Sightings Archive

Brecks: 319 - 1 - Over.

Canklow: Blackbird - 3 - Singing between KFC/ AMG car park 03.15 ; Robin - 1 - Singing near KFC 03.15

Canklow Woods: Woodcock - 1 - 1 heard 0535 ; Barn Owl - 1 - quartering the field below boston castle at 0615 ; Lesser Redpoll - 12 ; 319 - 4 - Over woods near Boston Castle 10.35 ; Chiffchaff - 2 - singing

Catcliffe: Skylark - 1 - Singing opposite Winter Garden pub facing Handsworth 12.30 ; Pied Wagtail - 1 - Very tame bird, outside Morrisons entrance door. 12.00

City Road Cemetery: Redwing - 1 - Feeding round plots 13.15

Crowhole: Kingfisher - 1 ; Chiffchaff - 1 ; Goldcrest - 1 ; Mistle Thrush - 1 ; Song Thrush - 1

Fairholmes: Siskin - 2 - Male & female at feeders ; Nuthatch - 1 - at feeders

Greystones: Siskin - 2 - Male & female in observer's garden ; Waxwing - 50+ - 16:45 last feed on berries before heading off to roost. Also about at 07:00 this morning. ; Waxwing - 50+

Hanover Way: Redwing - 5 - Bottom of Hanover Way in front of flats

Heeley: Grey Heron - 1 - Fishing in River Sheaf.

King Tree: Peregrine - 2 - males

Ladybower Res, North arm: Oystercatcher - 2 ; 319 - 1

Millhouses: Waxwing - 30 - C30 still in various back gardens in and around Kingsley Park Grove/Button Hill/ Dewar Drive/Millhouses Lane. ; Goldcrest - 1 ; Starling - 1 - very unusual visitor ; Blackcap - 2f ; Great Spotted Woodpecker - 2 - 1m, 1f

Moscar: Lapwing - 4

Mount Darnall: Iceland Gull - 1 - one 2nd winter roosting on the old sheffield airport till 18.00. when it flew into town to roost. ; Barn Owl - 1 - one barn own pellet found under street light at the side of the old airport.

Orgreave Lakes: Wigeon - 30 ; Redshank - 6 ; Redshank - 3 ; Oystercatcher - 2 - On island. ; Goldeneye - 9 - 2 males. ; Goosander - 14 ; Little Grebe - 2 - Large lake. ; Chiffchaff - 2 - Between bridges. ; Tufted Duck - 2 - 1 male 1 female

Parkwood Landfill Site: Skylark - 1 - singing over former landfill site

R Don, Effingham St: Iceland Gull - 1 - 2W Iceland Gull on roof of Wards on Effingham Street, Sheffield at 07:15 ; Kingfisher - 1 ; Iceland Gull - 1 - circled Effingham Street again at 12:40 and over Burngreave at 14:10 ; Iceland Gull - 1 ; Iceland Gull - 1 ; Iceland Gull - 1 ; Kingfisher - 1 ; Kingfisher - 1

Thrybergh CP: Great Crested Grebe - 4 - 1pr disp. ; Mute Swan - 35 ; Pochard - 3 - mmf ; Tufted Duck - 42 ; Scaup - 1 - m ; 319 - 1 - soar in e ; Water Rail - 2 ; Lapwing - 4 - disp. ; Oystercatcher - 1 - call. left n ; Skylark - 8 - 8+sing. ; Wren - 16 - 12sing ; Dunnock - 24 - 17sing ; Dunnock - 24 - 17sing ; Robin - 18 - 11sing. ; Song Thrush - 3 - sing ; Mistle Thrush - 1 - sing ; Chiffchaff - 2 - sing ; Goldcrest - 1 ; Long-tailed Tit - 8 - 4pr ; Magpie - 12 - 6pr ; Jackdaw - 7 - 4-1-1-1 all past w ; Chaffinch - 10 ; Lesser Redpoll - 2 ; Bullfinch - 8 ; Reed Bunting - 5 - 2sing ; Yellowhammer - 9 - 4sing

Totley Rifle Range: Willow Tit - 1 - singing around SK 29678 79700 ; Chiffchaff - 1 - singing briefly

Aldwarke: Cormorant - 1 - on pylon briefly @ 0650hrs ; Mistle Thrush - 3 ; Lapwing - 10 ; Ringed Plover - 2prs ; Snipe - 2 ; Grey Wagtail - 1 ; Meadow Pipit - 1 ; Greenfinch - 1 - singing male; Waddington Way

Aldwarke SF: Song Thrush - 1 - singing male ; Gadwall - 14 - 8m; 6f ; Lapwing - 3 ; Magpie - 16 ; Mallard - 11 - 6m; 5f ; Coot - 4 ; Moorhen - 2 ; Great Spotted Woodpecker - 1 ; Pheasant - 1 - cock ; Mute Swan - 1pr ; Grey Wagtail - 1

Aldwarke; Tata Steel: Peregrine - 1 - adult, probably m, sat on roof from dawn until disturbed by roof repairs; on water tower later