Sightings Archive

Crosspool: Waxwing - about 20 - On Manchester Road ; Waxwing - 57 - in treetops on Manchester Road at 13:30

Dore: Pink-footed Goose - c120 - Flying west at 09:15

Endcliffe Park: Kingfisher - 1 - female on upper pond

Firsby Res: Moorhen - 1 ; Barn Owl - 1 - Hunting in set aside field at dawn left E. ; Tawny Owl - 1 - Calling loudly from trees at edge of set aside field.

Fox Hagg, Rivelin: Pink-footed Goose - 46 headingNW

Greystones: Bullfinch - 2 - male & female in observer's garden ; Goldcrest - 1 - in observer's garden

Hangingwater garden: Bullfinch - 1 - m defending feeder against goldfinches

Langsett Res: Herring Gull - 3 - in roost ; Common Gull - 114 ; Black-headed Gull - 4800

Lodge Moor: Brambling - 12 - With usual other finches at feeders

Low Bradfield: Redwing - 40+ - Feeding in field by Windy Bank

Moorwood: Golden Plover - 100 - 2 flocks c50 in each

Onesmoor: Fieldfare - c130 - feeding in surrounding fields. ; Golden Plover - c70 - in rape field .

Orgreave Lakes: Pochard - 188 ; Goldeneye - 5 - 2m 3f ; Goosander - 10 ; Gadwall - 24 ; Wigeon - 8 ; Oystercatcher - 1 - on island on small lake

Peat Pits: Grey Heron - 2 - over south

Ranmoor: Pink-footed Goose - c100 - flying west

Rivelin Valley: 319 - 2 ; Little Owl - 1

Silver Wood: Green Woodpecker - 1 - 'yaffling' ; Song Thrush - 1 - singing ; Grey Heron - 2 - Woodlaithes duckpond

Silverwood Lagoon: Short-eared Owl - 1 ; Siskin - 1 - over paddocks near Hollings Lane entrance - very scarce locally last few months ; Pochard - 2m ; Gadwall - 1pr ; Little Grebe - 1 - 'trilling'. First returning bird of year here exceptionally early ; Snipe - 3 ; Jack Snipe - 1 - first of winter 2016/17 here ; Mistle Thrush - 1 - singing ; Fieldfare - 8 ; Green Woodpecker - 1 - 'yaffling'

Thrybergh CP: Great Crested Grebe - 16 ; Little Grebe - 4 ; Mute Swan - 16 ; Greylag Goose - 49 - in from w ; Barnacle Goose - 46 - noisy skein in at 0815 still present at 1100 ; Gadwall - 3 - mmf ; Wigeon - 2 - mf ; Pochard - 3 - mmf ; Tufted Duck - 24 ; Scaup - 1 - imm. m ; Goosander - 1 - m past w 0835 ; Black-headed Gull - 200+ ; Common Gull - 1 - 1st w ; Herring Gull - 23 - 2ad 3imm down rest past thro ; Great Black-backed Gull - 4 - odd birds in with hg ; Green Woodpecker - 1 - yaff. ; Grey Wagtail - 1 ; Song Thrush - 1 - sing ; Mistle Thrush - 2 - singles 1sing. 1past w ; Goldcrest - 1 ; Scaup - 1` - imm. m. ; Barnacle Goose - 46 - still present at 11.00 ; Barnacle Goose - 46 - second photo

Ulley Village: BEAN GOOSE (Tundra/Taiga) - 1 - grazing in field between village and CP with Greylag flock ; Pink-footed Goose - 1 - with Greylag flock in fields ; Greylag Goose - 90 - flock in fields between village and CP

Wadsley Common: Bullfinch - 6 ; Siskin - 5 ; Great Spotted Woodpecker - 2 ; Lesser Redpoll - 3 ; Stock Dove - 4 - All on or around garden feeders.

Whiteley Woods: Dipper - 1 - silver ring on right leg

Wire Mill Dam: Goosander - 4 - 2m; 2f

Worrall: Waxwing - 9 - Feeding on Rowan in garden

Wyming Brook: Raven - 1

Big Moor: Barn Owl - 1 - Below Barbrook Plantation

Blacka Moor: Stonechat - 2 - pair

Broomhead Res: Goosander - 9

Castleton: Redwing - 50+ - Near Riding House farm

Centenary Riverside: Redwing - 16-17 - Flock by river need bridge 14.20 ; Kingfisher - 1 - on small pond 14.30 ; Gadwall - 3 ; Mistle Thrush - 2 - Pair.

Crosspool: Waxwing - around 20 - on Manchester Rd in an altercation with an extremely feisty Mistle Thrush at 11:00

Dore: Waxwing - 6 - sat at the top of tall tree, Causeway Glade at 09:06

Gleadless Townend: Waxwing - 20 - 25 - Flock opposite Gleadless Co-op, White Lane right next to road at 12:45

Green Moor: Waxwing - 60+ - on Chapel Lane this morning but left at 09:00 after exhausting most of sorbus ; Waxwing - 75 - regularly on trees in front of old school ; Waxwing - 60+ - Photo ; Waxwing - 60+ - another photo from this morning ; Waxwing - 60+ - final photo

Greystones garden: Goldcrest - 1

Kilnhurst Ings: Goldeneye - 1 - Male on river ; Goosander - 4 - Pair on river, then 2 males flew over ; Skylark - 2 - 1 singing over fields on opposite side of river and another calling nearby.

Norton Lees: Great Spotted Woodpecker - 2

Norwood Allotments: Pink-footed Goose - c310 - Total c310, including 33 at 08:10, c160 at 09:20 and c120 at 09:50. All going west.

Orgreave Lakes: BEAN GOOSE (Tundra/Taiga) - 1