Sightings Archive

Rotherham Centre: Goosander - 2 - redheads, NE, the W/SW @ 0914hrs ; Grey Heron - 1 - NE @ 0755hrs

Rotherham; Rawmarsh Road: Grey Wagtail - 3 - over, calling & chasing excitedly @ 1620hrs

Sheffield Centre: Waxwing - 2+ - At least 2 on St Marys Gate at 12.10

Aldwarke: Cormorant - 15 - on pylons @ 0945hrs

Aldwarke SF: Chiffchaff - 1 ; Pied Wagtail - 3 ; Grey Heron - 1 - adult ; Pheasant - 6 - 2m; 4f ; Common Buzzard - 2 ; Song Thrush - 4 ; Tufted Duck - 2prs ; Mute Swan - 3 - adults (inc colour ringed birds 376 & 282 yellow) ; Gadwall - 19 ; Shoveler - 3 - 2m; 1f ; Coot - 2 ; 320 - 13 ; Mallard - 6prs ; Grey Wagtail - 1

Brinsworth: Waxwing - up to 100 - in the Churchyard at 14:50. They had been feeding on Sorbus berries on Whitehill Lane. Spooked by the local Sparrowhawk. A small group had a look at the Red Rowans on Brinsworth Lane but were seen off by a very territorial Mistle Thrush.

Canklow Woods: 319 - 1 - Circling low over woods near KFC, landed.08.30.

Crosspool: Waxwing - C50 - C50 reported on Marsh Lane today

Denaby Common/Low Meadow: Carrion Crow - Oct-15 ; Stock Dove - 5 - S ; Greylag Goose - 6 - inc seen arriving earlier, + 1 leucistic bird ; Canada Goose - c30 - feeding on floodbank, + 1x Barnacle hybrid

Firsby Res: Moorhen - 2 ; Grey Heron - 1 - Fishing on Main Res. ; 319 - 1 - Caught prey then flew into into tree. ; Jay - 2 - Calling in willows. ; Willow Tit - 2

Hallowes, Dronfield: Blackcap - 1 - female in garden, a.m.

Heeley: Goldfinch - 100+ - In trees at Broadfield Road car park & flying around ; Redwing - 3 - Trees by Broadfield Road Car Park

Kilnhurst Ings: Gadwall - 18 ; Mallard - 6 ; Snipe - 11 ; Cormorant - 11 - S ; Jack Snipe - 1 ; Reed Bunting - 1 ; Grey Wagtail - 1 ; Moorhen - 4 ; Greylag Goose - 4 - N ; Redwing - 33 ; Carrion Crow - 6 ; Kestrel - 1 - female ; Mute Swan - 1 - colour ring 372 (yellow), not looking too well

Kilnhurst Riverside: Song Thrush - 5 ; Woodpigeon - c50 ; Long-tailed Tit - 5 ; Goldcrest - 1 ; Kingfisher - 1 - on river ; Moorhen - 4 - on river ; 320 - 4 - on river

Kirk Edge: 319 - 2 - 1 sat on telegraph pole , 1 flying east .

Lodge Moor: Brambling - 6 - Visiting feeders regularly with Chaffinches, Goldfinches and Greenfinches, Blue Tits,Great tits,Coal tits and occasional Siskins ; Great Spotted Woodpecker - 1 - Regular daily visitor to feeders in garden ; Bullfinch - 1F 1M - On garden sunflower feeders

Meersbrook Park: Grey Wagtail - 1 ; Pied Wagtail - 4 - 1, 1,2 imm ; Redwing - 10

Park Head: Waxwing - 1 - Single bird by Park Head cricket ground at 15:00

Parkgate Canal Basin: Mute Swan - c100 - inc 12 2cy ; Mallard - 15-20 ; Whooper Swan - 1 - 2cy

R Sheaf, Heeley: Grey Wagtail - 1 - Broadfield Road area

Ravenfield Church: Sparrowhawk - 1 - Flew over towards Ravenfield ponds.

Rawmarsh; Rockcliffe Road: Long-tailed Tit - 8 - in garden briefly @ 1635hrs; left W

Rotherham; Gin House Lane/Primrose Hill: Herring Gull - 70-80 ; Magpie - 20+ ; Carrion Crow - 20+ ; Kestrel - 1 - female ; Pheasant - 1 - cock

Sheffield Centre: Waxwing - 18 - 18 feeding in car park of B&Q on Queens road

Silver Wood: Fieldfare - 70 - in field of winter wheat adjacent to western edge of woods

Silverwood Lagoon: Mallard - 3 ; Coot - c20 ; Redwing - 20 ; Green Woodpecker - 1 ; Rook - 40 - in stubble fields to west ; Short-eared Owl - 3 ; Pochard - 2 ; Gadwall - 3 ; 319 - 2 ; Kestrel - 3 ; Sparrowhawk - 1

Thrybergh CP: Great Crested Grebe - 21 ; Little Grebe - 3 ; Mute Swan - 12 ; Gadwall - 6 - 3pr ; Tufted Duck - 31 ; Pochard - 8 - 7m1f ; Water Rail - 1 - still same confiding bird ; 319 - 2 - singles past nw ; Moorhen - 15 ; Lapwing - 145+ - inc.130+ north ; Black-headed Gull - 200+ ; Common Gull - 1 - 1st w ; Herring Gull - 4 - 2ad, 2-1st w ; Dunnock - 20