Sightings Archive

Clay Wood, Sheaf Valley Park: Blackcap - 2+ - Two to four birds singing

Frith Wood, Dronfield: Nuthatch - 2 ; Song Thrush - 2 ; Mallard - 2 - Pair on pond

Grasscroft Wood, Hundall: Nuthatch - 2 ; Great Spotted Woodpecker - 1 ; Chaffinch - 4+ - several singing birds ; Chiffchaff - 2+ - Several birds singing

Graves Park: Robin - 27 - In song

Hudson*s Rough: Mallard - 2 - 1 pair at pond ; Woodpigeon - 1+ - singing ; Great Spotted Woodpecker - 1 ; Wren - 1+ - singing ; Robin - 2+ - at least 2 singing, 1 pair passing food ; Song Thrush - 1 - singing ; Chiffchaff - 2 - singing ; Goldcrest - 1 - singing, near pond ; Blue Tit - 3+ - at least 1 singing and 1 visiting recently installed nest box ; Great Tit - 1+ - singing ; Nuthatch - 1+ - at least 1 singing ; Chaffinch - 1 - singing

Kimberworth Park: Coal Tit - 1 - singing from tree , Roughwood Way, bottom of Grey Hill ; Blackbird - 1 - male carrying food, front garden, Roughwood Road near Rhodes Avenue

Langsett Res: Willow Warbler - 1 - Brief song ; Curlew - 1 ; Oystercatcher - Pair

Lodge Moor: Brambling - 2 - males at feeder in garden

Low Moor, Upper Midhope: Snipe - 3+ - Chipping ; Curlew - 5 ; Lapwing - 1

Middleton Moor: Wigeon - 1 - Male ; Shelduck - 2 ; Oystercatcher - 2 ; Swallow - 1

Midhope Moor: Curlew - 3+ - Displaying

Midhope Res: Song Thrush - 4 - Singing ; Barn Owl - 1 - 6.5 ; Meadow Pipit - 3+ ; Oystercatcher - Pair ; 324 - 3 - Roe Deer ; Curlew - 1 ; Chiffchaff - 1 ; Jay - 1 ; Little Grebe - 1 ; Tufted Duck - 2 ; Greylag Goose - c50 ; Canada Goose - c30 ; Linnet - 4 ; Barn Owl - 1

Midhopestones: Swallow - 1 - On wires 6.40

Morehall Res: Coot - 2 ; Grey Wagtail - 1 - singing outflow

Norton Lees: Jay - 4 - Flying towards Meersbrook Park

Norton Lees garden: Carrion Crow - 1 - eating from a suet block

R Derwent, Chatsworth: Swallow - 20+ - Skimming over river - seen from bridge near House.

R Don, Effingham St: Goosander - 6 - 5 females and 1 male.

RVCP: Yellow Wagtail - 2 ; Sand Martin - 300+ ; Shoveler - 1

Sheffield University: Peregrine - 3 - A bit of a scrap going on over the St George's tower. Third adult bird chased away(?)

Strawberry Lee: Wheatear - 1 - Male

Thrybergh CP: Scaup - 1M ; Sand Martin - C200 ; Swallow - C20 ; House Martin - 10 ; Yellow Wagtail - 1 ; Common Sandpiper - 1

Upper Midhope: Swallow - 2 - On wires 7.30

Wadsley Common garden: Brambling - 1 - Male on feeders again.

Walkley garden: Woodpigeon - 14+ - Regular evening visits to feed on ash buds

Watergrove: Goosander - 1 - redhead

Barlow Common: Chiffchaff - 1 ; Mistle Thrush - 1 ; Linnet - 1

Baslow: House Martin - 1 - First here this year

Cemetery Road: Nuthatch - 1 - in front gardens

Ecclesfield: Sparrowhawk - 1 - Male flushed from hedgerow opposite cottages.Johnson Lane,. ; Lesser Black-backed Gull - 12 - Adults above Barworth Flockton steelworks.

Endcliffe Student Village: Moorhen - 7 - Pond: 2 adults (mating - brood 2) + 5 healthy-looking downy young ; Mistle Thrush - 1

Firsby Res: Goldfinch - 2 - Nest building off Arbour lane ; Chiffchaff - 01-Feb - Singing by res ; Willow Warbler - 01-Feb - Singing ; Mute Swan - 2 ; Kestrel - 1 - Male ; Sparrowhawk - 2 ; Little Grebe - 1 ; Bullfinch - 2 - Pair

General Cemetery, Sharrow: Willow Warbler - 1 - Third day running, heard not seen

Greystones garden: Blackcap - 1 - Female in observer's garden

Gulling Wood: Nuthatch - 2 ; Tawny Owl - 2

Hooton Brook: Kingfisher - 1 ; Goldfinch - c10 - Flock with Siskin and Redpoll mixed in. ; Siskin - 4+ - 04-May ; Lesser Redpoll - 4+ - 04-May ; Coal Tit - 1 ; Long-tailed Tit - 2 - Nest building ; Treecreeper - 1

Keppels Field: Kestrel - 1 - male hunting