Sightings Archive

Morehall Res: Great Crested Grebe - 2 - Pair displaying ; Cormorant - 1 - fishing ; 321 - 2 - pair with nest ; Sparrowhawk - 1 ; Mistle Thrush - 2 ; Wren - 1 ; Dunnock - 1 ; Robin - 2 ; Mallard - 20

Norton Lees: Pheasant - 2 - Male and female roosting in garden tree. F recorded some weeks ago.

Orgreave Lakes: 319 - 2

R Don, Attercliffe: Iceland Gull - 1 - 2w still, over Warren St then flew towards Tesco 13:40.

Ramsley Moor: Great Grey Shrike - 1

Rawmarsh; Rockcliffe Road: Goldfinch - 5 - in garden

Ughill Moor: Barn Owl - 1 - On fence post at junction of Hoar Stones Road and Wet Shaw Lane.

Bingham Park: Goldcrest - 1 ; Grey Heron - 1 - lower pond ; Grey Wagtail - 3 ; Jay - 1

Blackburn Meadows NR: Chiffchaff - 3 - 3 , 2 singing. ; Lapwing - 2 ; Black-headed Gull - 1 ; Reed Bunting - 1 - Male ; Coot - 2 - Pair ; 321 - 3 - 2 being aggressive with each other. ; Bullfinch - 2 - 1 male, 1 female ; Goldfinch - 1 - Singing ; Blue Tit - 3 - 1 pair, one checking possible nest hole. ; Wren - 4 - 3 singing ; Dunnock - 3 - 2 singing ; 319 - 1 - Flew over 13.35 ; Moorhen - 1 ; Mute Swan - 2 - Pair ; Robin - 4 - Singing ; Great Tit - 4 ; Song Thrush - 1 - Singing

Canklow Woods: Common Buzzard - 2 - 2 in the air at 1330 ; Chiffchaff - 3 - 3 singing ; 319 - 6 - High over below Boston Castle 14.10

Catcliffe Flash: Mute Swan - 3 - ad pr + 1 juv (just about tolerated still) ; Gadwall - 21 - mostly paired ; Pochard - 6 ; Tufted Duck - 24 ; Cormorant - 4 ; Little Grebe - 4+ ; Great Crested Grebe - 1 ; Moorhen - 3+ ; Coot - 14+

Endcliffe Park: Goldcrest - 1 - Upper pond ; Kingfisher - 1 - Male, Upper pond ; Black-headed Gull - 36 - lower pond ; Jay - 1

Greave*s Piece: Kestrel - 1 ; Reed Bunting - 1

Greystones: Waxwing - 10 - 09:10 A small group of 10 Waxwing about. Feeding on Cotoneaster. Resting in garden's Sycamore. ; Waxwing - 10 - Another pic

Hangingwater garden: Blackcap - 1 - m feeding voraciously, in preparation for take-off? ; Blackcap - 1 - fem joining male in stuffathon

Heeley: 319 - 1 - Circling high, causing large group of pigeons to scatter below

Marsh House Road Ecclesall: Tawny Owl - 1 - Calling loudly and flying across garden at 19:30

Meersbrook Park: Great Spotted Woodpecker - 1 - Drumming

Millhouses: Goldfinch - 5+ - feeding on conifer cones that have been 'popping' all day ; Blackcap - 1 - female ; Robin - 2 ; Great Spotted Woodpecker - 3 - 1m 2f

Moorhall: Lapwing - 9

Orgreave Lakes: Iceland Gull - 1 - Presumably the Attercliffe bird present from 07:15 - 08:00 at least ; Redshank - 4 ; Oystercatcher - 2 ; Goldeneye - 12 - 3 males. ; Little Grebe - 2

Parkgate Canal Basin: Mute Swan - 85-90 - inc 26 2cy. ; Whooper Swan - 1 - 2cy now looking distinctly whiter & showing a tinge of yellow to pale areas on bill; aggressive towards MS ; Song Thrush - 1 ; Black-headed Gull - 50-60 - on adjacent roofs, waiting to be fed! ; Mallard - c10

R Don, Effingham St: Iceland Gull - 1 - 2w circling at 13:45

R Don, Salmon Pastures: 319 - 1 - circling

Ramsley Moor: Great Grey Shrike - 1 - On small tree just north of the layby at c.SK286763 today, 12.00 - 12.07 p.m., then flew off. ; Kestrel - 1 ; Skylark - 4

Redmires: Golden Plover - c250 - In field 400 yards north of top res. ; Redwing - 15 - Flock in plantation ; Brambling - 2 - In middle res wood near feeders ; Curlew - 12 - Mostly in pairs, territorial behaviour ; Red Grouse - 3 ; Snipe - 3 - 1, 2,

Rivelin: Chiffchaff - 1 - Singing in Hollins Bridge area.

RVCP: Wigeon - 60+ ; Tufted Duck - 35 ; Goldeneye - 6 ; Shoveler - 3 ; 319 - 6 ; Kestrel - 1 ; Sparrowhawk - 1 ; Chiffchaff - 5 - All singing ; Redwing - 1 ; Oystercatcher - 1 ; Cormorant - 18 ; Jay - 1