Sightings Archive

Firsby Res: Nuthatch - 1 ; Reed Bunting - 1 ; Whitethroat - 1 ; Red-legged Partridge - 9

Green Moor: Pied Wagtail - 7+ - Breeding pair ; Little Owl - 1 - With large prey, small rat perhaps, could only just carry it off ; Little Owl - 1 - With prey ; Tawny Owl - 1 - Calling

Heeley: Peregrine - 1 - Circled high around a number of swifts for several minutes, then flew NW.

Morehall Res: Great Crested Grebe - 2 - adult feeding large juvenile ; Lesser Black-backed Gull - 1

Pitsmoor: Long-tailed Tit - 29 - Single flock moving through trees., Pexton Road

R Don, Effingham St: Kingfisher - 2 - very vocal, probably juvs.

R Don, Norfolk Bridge: Lesser Black-backed Gull - c40 - one fresh juvenile.

Redmires Top Res: Tufted Duck - one

Rotherham Centre; Chantry Bridge: Sand Martin - Oct-15 ; Grey Wagtail - 1

Rotherham; Rawmarsh Road: Kingfisher - 1 - flew SW towards river at Chantry Bridge @ 0756hrs

Aldwarke; Aldwarke Lane: Kingfisher - 1 - flew upriver, over road in front of car @ 0555hrs

Aldwarke; Liberty Steel: Peregrine - 2 - adult sat on edge of roof @ 1045hrs, joined by a juv. ; Cormorant - 8 - on pylon @ 1105hrs ; Stock Dove - 1 - singing male on pylon

Barlow Common: 319 - 1 ; Yellowhammer - 1 ; Swift - 07-Aug

Brinsworth: 319 - 2 - Over railway lines calling nr Barrett estate moved East towards Canklow Woods 15.40

Dalton: Chiffchaff - 2 - singing males ; Blackcap - 1 - singing male ; Wren - breeding confirmed - family party ; Treecreeper - 1 ; Grey Wagtail - 1 - over, calling

Fatty Boyns Ponds: Bullfinch - 3 ; Blackcap - 1 - singing male ; Jay - 2 ; Moorhen - 6 - all juvs, 4 from first brood tending 2 from later brood ; Song Thrush - 1 - singing male ; Tufted Duck - breeding confirmed - f + 2 small ducklings ; Little Grebe - 1pr+ - + 2 juvs, one from first brood, one dependent juv from a second brood ; Goldcrest - 2+ ; Treecreeper - 1 ; Chiffchaff - 1 - singing male ; Swallow - 2 ; Mute Swan - 6 - SW @ 0936hrs

Green Moor: Pheasant - 5+ - Female with at least 4 young

High Bradfield: Grey Wagtail - 1 - on church roof with beakful of insects.

Kiveton Community Woodland: BITTERN - 1 - flew from small stream..record shots ; BITTERN - 1 - second record shot...possibly a first sighting for the site

Parkgate; *Banana* plantation: Whitethroat - 2

R Don, Aldwarke: Greenfinch - 2 - inc singing male ; Goldfinch - 5 ; Bullfinch - 3 ; Chiffchaff - 1 ; Kingfisher - 1 ; Song Thrush - 1

Rawmarsh; Rectory Fields allotments: Chiffchaff - 1 - singing male

Silverwood Lagoon: Mute Swan - 11 - pair + 9 juvs ; Coot - c20 - including at least 3 pairs feeding broods of various ages ; Grey Heron - 1 - regular recently, presumably attracted by abundance of tiny frogs at the moment ; Lesser Black-backed Gull - 2 - west ; Yellow Wagtail - 1 - south ; Lapwing - 4 - south ; Grey Partridge - 1 ; Grasshopper Warbler - 1 - reeling ; Jay - 12+ - widespread around site

Stubley Hollow: Swallow - 21 - ; Little Owl - 2 - 1 juv ; Buzzard - 1 ; Whitethroat - 1 - juv ; Chiffchaff - 3 ; House Martin - 5 ; Goldfinch - 16 ; Greenfinch - 6 ; House Sparrow - 14

Thrybergh CP: Great Crested Grebe - 7 ; Cormorant - 5 ; Mute Swan - 30 - inc.2young ; Tufted Duck - 43 - 37m6f ; 319 - 2 - singles soar ; Sparrowhawk - 1 - f soar e ; Kestrel - 1 ; Black-headed Gull - 45 - inc.2j ; Lesser Black-backed Gull - 1 - 3rd sum. ; Pied Wagtail - 4 - jv ; Song Thrush - 1 - sing ; Blackcap - 6 ; Chiffchaff - 7 ; Goldcrest - 1 ; Bullfinch - 4 ; Reed Bunting - 2 - 1sing 1f ; Yellowhammer - 2 - 1sing1f

Thrybergh Tip: Coal Tit - 1 - singing male ; Bullfinch - 6 - 2prs + 2 independent juvs ; Goldfinch - 4 ; Song Thrush - 3 - singing males ; Blackcap - 7+ - inc 3m (2 singing) ; Hirundine - present - light but steady SW movement noted ; Swift - present - as hirundines ; Chiffchaff - 10+ - inc 3 singing males ; Willow Warbler - 1 - singing male ; Mallard - 27 ; Coot - 15 - inc juvs ; Gadwall - 32 - inc juvs of varying ages (2 dependent broods of 6 each) ; Moorhen - 10 - 6 ads + 4 independent juvs ; Grey Heron - 4 - 2 ads + 2 1cy ; Tufted Duck - 3 - 1m; 2f ; Lapwing - 18 ; Common Tern - 1 - adult, feeding ; Little Egret - 1 - dropped in @ 0720hrs & left SW shortly after