Sightings Archive

Ulley CP: Willow Tit - 1 ; Lesser Redpoll - 2

Woodhouse Tip: Waxwing - 10 - Flew north east at 08.30

Blackburn Meadows NR: Canada Goose - 2 ; 320 - 6 ; Mallard - 4 ; Snipe - 15+ ; Goosander - 2 - Pair flew west along the canal ; Lesser Redpoll - 30+ ; Chiffchaff - 1 - Singing ; Reed Bunting - 2 - Singing males

Bolsterstone: Curlew - 2 - in stubble field near Walders Low.

Canklow Woods: Common Buzzard - 2 - soaring together @ 1420hrs

Carterknowle: Waxwing - 10 - SW at 17.00

Endcliffe Park: Kingfisher - 1 - Male, caught & ate fish

Forge Dam: 320 - 2 - Male & female

Greave*s Piece: Great Grey Shrike - 1 - Showing in trees on side looking toward Chesterfield.

Halfway: Waxwing - 15+ - in trees at 13:15 seen from main road (B6058) going past Morrisons. Have since moved elsewhere.

Hallam Moor: Stonechat - 2m&f

Hangingwater garden: Siskin - 1 - m on feeders

Middleton Moor: Shelduck - 1 ; 320 - 5 ; Wigeon - 1 ; Curlew - 13

Mount Darnall: Peregrine - 1 - 1 adult probably female sat on the old air port for 30 miss front 15.40 ; Lapwing - 8 - On old airport ; Ringed Plover - 6 ; Iceland Gull - 16,50 - One 2nd winter through the towards Orgreave.

Norton Hammer: Waxwing - c.20 - c.W (blustered in wind) at c.17.15. Recent records are suggesting a roost somewhere in the outer Sheaf Valley (west of Ecclesall Woods) ; Grey Wagtail - 1 - singing

Orgreave Lakes: Goldeneye - 13 - 4m ; Wigeon - 33

Pit-house West: Water Rail - 2 - No sign of Bittern at dusk. ; Yellowhammer - 1 - snging

R Don, Effingham St: Iceland Gull - 1 - this morning ; Black-headed Gull - c150 ; Kingfisher - 1 ; Grey Wagtail - 1 ; Iceland Gull - 1 ; Lesser Black-backed Gull - 2

Ramsley Moor: Reed Bunting - 2

Redmires Top Res: Curlew - 107 - Roosting on dam wall and spooked into the air ; Oystercatcher - 1

Rother Valley CP: Grey Heron - 3 - Involved in activity around at least two nests on the island in the main lake. ; Oystercatcher - 3 - Flying up and down the main lake calling.

Shalesmoor: Goldfinch - 38 - at junction Corporation St. and Spring St at 17:00

Sherriff Wood: Brambling - 10+ - with a few Yellowhammer and Reed Buntings

Thrybergh CP: Great Crested Grebe - 4 ; Little Grebe - 2 - singles ; Cormorant - 1 ; Mute Swan - 10 - resident fam 8+2ads ; Shoveler - 1 - ad m ; Pochard - 10 - 6m4f ; Tufted Duck - 30 ; Goldeneye - 1 - imm m ; Goldeneye - 1 - imm m ; Water Rail - 2 ; Lapwing - 8 - 4prs disp.in fields ; Curlew - 2 - calling on dam wall c30mins dep. w 0905 ; Black-headed Gull - 40+ ; Herring Gull - 3 - 2ad 1-1st wint. ; Woodpigeon - 350+ - in 2 flocks-300+50+ ; Kingfisher - 1 ; Skylark - 7 - sing. ; Wren - 12 - sing. ; Dunnock - 32 - 15sing. ; Robin - 32 - 15sing ; Song Thrush - 1 - sing ; Mistle Thrush - 1 - sing ; Blackbird - 17 ; Goldcrest - 2 - 1sing ; Great Tit - 10 ; Blue Tit - 15 ; Long-tailed Tit - 4 - 2pr ; Lesser Redpoll - 8 - 2in tree+6past e ; Lesser Redpoll - 8 - 2in tree+6past e ; Bullfinch - 4 - 2m2f ; Reed Bunting - 9 - 3singles +6 at feeding stat. ; Yellowhammer - 3 - 2sing.

Tinsley: 319 - 4 - Circling over the M1

Totley & Dore: Common Buzzard - 6 - circling very high in bright sunshine at 11:00. Drifted over from Blackamoor direction towards the city then back again.

Ulley: BEAN GOOSE (Tundra/Taiga) - 1 - Tundra Bean Goose still on Ulley ; Greylag Goose - 91 ; Pink-footed Goose - 1

Ulley Res: BEAN GOOSE (Tundra/Taiga) - 1 - Tundra Bean still present on S arm wit Greylags ; Greylag Goose - 91 ; Pink-footed Goose - 1 - still with greylags ; Willow Tit - 1 - singing in E arm

Upper Midhope: Oystercatcher - 6 ; Oystercatcher - 6 - Over E

Windy Corner: Goshawk - 1 - 1 over Cow Hey ; 319 - 1 - Over Cow Hey

Aldwarke: Cormorant - 10 - max on pylons by 0920hrs ; Mute Swan - 21 - (inc 7 2cy) SW between 0710-0833hrs (no signs of any Whoopers from here!) ; Canada Goose - 2 - W/NW @ 0700hrs

Aldwarke; Tata Steel: Peregrine - 1 - adult (probably m), sat on rooftop for long periods 7:40 - 9:50 hrs at least

Attercliffe: Iceland Gull - 1 ; Iceland Gull - 1 ; Iceland Gull - 1

Gleadless Valley: Redwing - 70-80 - Roost in tree's next to block of flats, Callow Place. Been here for over 2 weeks