Sightings Archive

Botanical Gardens: Goldcrest - 1 ; Long-tailed Tit - 4 ; Jay - 1

Bradfield: Mistle Thrush - 2 ; Nuthatch - 1

Brownhills Lane: Lapwing - 30

Catcliffe Flash: 320 - 83

Crosspool: Waxwing - 2 - On Manchester Rd at 0825

Damflask Res: Nuthatch - 1 ; Goldcrest - 1 ; Pied Wagtail - 1 ; Black-headed Gull - 25+ ; Grey Heron - 1 ; Mandarin - 17 ; Treecreeper - 1

Ecclesall: Waxwing - 13 - small flock feeding on berries in Cemetery Ave

Ecclesall Road: Waxwing - 15 - feeding on Cemetery Avenue, 11:00-11:30

Firsby Res: Mute Swan - 2 - Arrived twice circled but did not land due to frozen water. ; Kingfisher - 1 ; Fieldfare - 30+ - Large flock feeding in fallen apples. ; Blackbird - 10+ - With Fieldfares. ; Sparrowhawk - 1

Fulwood garden: Blackcap - 1 - Male

Gleadless: Waxwing - 40+ - c40 to 50 still feeding on Sorbus in the garden of United Reform Church ; Waxwing - 40+ - outside United Reform Church ; Waxwing - 40+ - another photo ; Waxwing - 40+ - another photo

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

Hathersage: Brambling - up to 6 - In churchyard. ; Nuthatch - 1 - In tree by church. ; Great Spotted Woodpecker - 1 - Over churchyard. ; Dipper - 1 - By bridge at southern tip of Hathersage.

Heeley City Farm: Coal Tit - 2 - only 3rd/4th record for this inner city site ; Pink-footed Goose - 400+ - flew SW at c10:30

Hunter*s Bar: Dipper - 1 - near weir in Endcliffe Park

Manor: Waxwing - 1 - Windy House Lane

Manor Park Fields: Tawny Owl - 1 - at 6am on border with cemetery. ; Water Rail - 1 - in lower end of water couse in small pool 16:15.

Orgreave Lakes: BEAN GOOSE (Tundra/Taiga) - 1 - the adult rossicus feeding with Greylags by large lake from at least 11.54-14.00 ; Pink-footed Goose - 71 - 1st winter with Greylags flock plus skein of c.70 NW at 13.00 ; BEAN GOOSE (Tundra/Taiga) - 1 - with Greylags still near bridge at 14:00 ; Greylag Goose - 85 - flock of 84 plus 1 with Canada Goose flock ; Canada Goose - 81 - flock of 80 plus 1 with Greylag flock ; Goosander - 5 - males early afternoon ; Cormorant - 9 ; Snipe - 4 - on island ; Goldeneye - 3 - Males. ; BEAN GOOSE (Tundra/Taiga) - 1 - flew off east with greylags and pink-foot c16.10 ; CASPIAN GULL - 1 - 3rd winter type, in roost with c400 big gulls. ; Scaup - 1 - 1st winter still present ; Little Egret - 1 - 1 flew from reed fringed edge of big lake ; Goosander - 25 - Late afternoon ; Fieldfare - 14 - On big hill

Redmires conduit: 324 - 1 - a Mountain Hare on the moorland, never seen one here before ; Red Grouse - 4+ - 4-5 quite noisy

Sunnybank: Song Thrush - 1 - singing (for third day in a row)

Thrybergh: Barn Owl - 1 - Thrybergh Lane @17.00hrs approx.

Thrybergh Cemetery: Yellowhammer - 2

Tinsley Marshalling Yard: Peregrine - 1 ; Common Buzzard - 1

Ulley CP: BEAN GOOSE (Tundra/Taiga) - 1 - in same field above S end of reservoir towards Ulley village, with GLGs (no PFGs). Present at 0945.

Weston Park: Wigeon - 1 - Female, on small pond. Unknown origin but unringed and less tame than domesticated mallard types.

Whirlow Hall Farm: Great Spotted Woodpecker - 2

Whiteley Woods: 319 - 1 - Flew into a field tree near Ivy Cottage Lane ; 319 - 1 - Flew into a field tree near Ivy Cottage Lane

Wyming Brook: Treecreeper - 1 ; Goldcrest - 1 - both in car park ; Fieldfare - 10 - in neighbouring field

Abbeydale Golf Course: Sparrowhawk - 1 ; Mistle Thrush - 1

Bingham Park: Dipper - 1 - By river at the bottom of Hangingwater allotments.

Broad Lane: Waxwing - 30 - Small flock flying over.

Broomhall: Waxwing - 50+ - N over Filey St

Burngreave Cemetery: Waxwing - 50 - Two small flocks(c50 in total) flying over Burngreave Cemetery heading NE at 13:55

Catcliffe Flash: Mute Swan - 7 - ad pr + 5 imm ; Gadwall - 3 ; 320 - 8+ ; Pochard - 2 ; Tufted Duck - 8 ; Goosander - 1 ; Grey Heron - 1 ; Little Grebe - 1 ; Moorhen - 2+ ; Coot - 30 ; Mute Swan - 5 - ad pr + 3 juv ; Wigeon - 25+ ; Gadwall - 24 ; 320 - 3 ; Tufted Duck - 3 ; Shoveler - 3 ; Cormorant - 3 ; Little Grebe - 1 ; Moorhen - 3+ ; Coot - 90+ ; Black-headed Gull - 40

Crosspool: Waxwing - 55-60 - Showing well on the tops of look-out trees, and when coming down to the rowans - on Manchester Road, 200 yds east of Coldwell Lane. ; Song Thrush - 1 ; Redwing - c.16 - Showing well on trees on Manchester Road, 200 yds east of Coldwell Lane, and further down in the area near Tapton School..

Ecclesall: Waxwing - C15 - On Cemetery Av.