Sightings Archive

Rawmarsh:Stubbin Old Pit Hill: Sand Martin - 13 - S ; House Martin - 5 - S ; Peregrine - 1 - m S @ 07.00 ; Meadow Pipit - 2 - S ; Tree Pipit - 2 - SW ; Mistle Thrush - 6 - on playing field

Rotherham Centre: Common Sandpiper - 1 - Flew under Forge Island bridge along the river towards the New York stadium

Thrybergh CP: Great Crested Grebe - 8 ; Little Grebe - 3 - 1j+2aj ; Cormorant - 4 ; Grey Heron - 1 - past w ; Mute Swan - 45 ; Tufted Duck - 60 ; Sparrowhawk - 1 ; Grey Partridge - 1 - call ; Barn Owl - 1 - flying over w field 10.28 ; Swift - 11 ; Kingfisher - 1 ; Sand Martin - 7 - past s2-2-3 ; Swallow - 13 - 1s1s 11 on wires ; House Martin - 8 - 1-8 past s ; Grey Wagtail - 1 ; Wren - 12 ; Robin - 20 ; Blackcap - 7 - inc.family 5 ; Whitethroat - 3 ; Willow Warbler - 3 ; Chiffchaff - 28 - 3sing ; Goldcrest - 1 ; Goldfinch - 166 - +inc flock 160+in stubble ; Bullfinch - 13 - inc fam.4+

Treeton Dyke: Cetti's Warbler - 1 - still singing (and showing) at north end of the dyke early morning

Wadsley: 319 - 1 - Flying SW over Ben Lane, calling.

Wharncliffe Side: Greenshank - 1 - Flew over observers garden calling at 07:36

Bents Green: Nuthatch - 1 - Insecting on roof and wall of house on Knowle Lane

Botanical Gardens: Swift - 7 - 1 SW, 6 NW between 20.00-20.30

Coombs Dale: Raven - 2 ; 319 - 1 ; Kestrel - 1 ; Nuthatch - 2

Foulstone Delph: Short-eared Owl - 1 - hunting moor at dusk

Green Moor: Little Owl - 3 - Adult and two Owlets ; Tawny Owl - 1

Moorhall: Swallow - 12

Onesmoor: Hobby - 1 - made 2 passes low over rape stubble . ; Goldfinch - 16 - feeding on remnants of rape . ; Meadow Pipit - 9 - in stubble

Rawmarsh:Haugh Rd: 319 - 4 - circling over the playing field @ 15.15 ; Swift - 10 - in area ; Wheatear - 1 - imm on playing field @ 08.55

Redmires Res: Canada Goose - 5 ; Mallard - 19 ; Sparrowhawk - 1 ; Common Buzzard - 1 ; Kestrel - 3 ; Lapwing - 64 - on Middle Res ; Snipe - 1 - flew SW ; Curlew - 1 ; Black-headed Gull - 84 - flew SW ; Lesser Black-backed Gull - 43 ; Yellow-legged Gull - 1 - ad ; Mistle Thrush - 17 ; Raven - 7 ; Whitethroat - 1 - by Bottom Res ; Meadow Pipit - 11 - flew SW ; Tree Pipit - 10 - flew SW ; Swallow - 31 - flew SW ; House Martin - 12 - flew SW ; Sand Martin - 9 - flew SW inc a party of 8 birds ; Yellow Wagtail - 2 - flew SW ; Grey Wagtail - 1 - flew SW ; Linnet - 5 - flew SW ; Bullfinch - 1 - flew W

Silverwood Lagoon: Canada Goose - 25 ; Snipe - 1 ; Grey Partridge - 1 ; Tree Pipit - 1 - south ; Green Woodpecker - 1 ; 319 - 3 - regular family party ; Kestrel - 1 ; Sparrowhawk - 1 ; Swallow - 6 ; Swift - 2 ; House Martin - c25 - Woodlaithes end of pit top ; Chiffchaff - 1 - singing ; Jay - 4

Thrybergh CP: Great Crested Grebe - 7 ; Little Grebe - 1 - ad ; Cormorant - 5 ; Grey Heron - 1 - past w ; Mute Swan - 46 - inc.4left w ; Tufted Duck - 51 ; 319 - 4 - soar..t.gether ; Lapwing - 50+ ; Black-headed Gull - 500+ ; Lesser Black-backed Gull - 1 - ad past w ; Common Sandpiper - 1 ; Swift - 30 - circa ; Swallow - 8 - feed.over fields ; Robin - 17