Sightings Archive

Meersbrook Park: Song Thrush - 2 - singles ; Stock Dove - 2

Norton Lees: Ring-necked Parakeet - 12 - 2 groups over - one of 3, one of 9

Old Ravenfield: Skylark - 4 - In field next to St James church. ; Cormorant - 3 - Together heading to Ravenfield Park. ; Chaffinch - 1 - Singing Male. ; Greenfinch - 1 ; Yellowhammer - 1 - Over Arbour Lane early morning. ; Herring Gull - 17 - Various ages low over farmland.

R Derwent, Froggatt: Goosander - 2 ; Mandarin - 6

Rawmarsh; Rockcliffe Road: Raven - 2 - S/SE @ 1055hrs ; Great Tit - 1 - investigating nest box

Redmires Middle Res: Curlew - 18 - roosted ; Lapwing - c.140 ; 320 - 13

Soughley Lane, Redmires: Pink-footed Goose - 1 - with Canadas ; Canada Goose - 18 ; Greylag Goose - 65 ; Barn Owl - 1

Tinsley viaduct: Cormorant - 7 - 7 birds low over viaduct.

Wincobank: Ring-necked Parakeet - 6 - regular flyover sightings over the past 2 days.

Fulwood garden: Brambling - 4 - At feeders ; Great Spotted Woodpecker - 1 - On feeders ; Long-tailed Tit - 5 ; Greenfinch - 9

Green Moor: Brambling - 1 - Single male on the lawn ; House Sparrow - 30+ - On lawn

Kimberworth Park: Black-headed Gull - c90 - about 10% coming into breeding plumage, on Roughwood Rec ; Rook - c20 - on Roughwood Rec with 10+ Jackdaws ; Sparrowhawk - 1 - male on garden fence , House sparrows calling from hawthorn hedge, Remount Road.

Silverwood Lagoon: Black-headed Gull - c.370 ; Common Gull - 4 ; Lesser Black-backed Gull - 1

Tinsley viaduct: Cormorant - 6 - 6 birds west at low level.

Agden Res: Oystercatcher - 1 - on dam wall

Beauchief Golf Course: 319 - 1

Gleadless Townend: 322 - 1 - An escapee imm male Two-barred Crossbill, with aviculturist rings at a garden feeder. Surprising what is kept in captivity!

Green Moor: Fieldfare - 6 ; Tree Sparrow - 10+

Greystones garden: Blackcap - 1 - Male

Hangingwater Road: Blackcap - 1

High Green: Sparrowhawk - 1

Low Moor, Upper Midhope: Curlew - 5 ; Lapwing - 2 ; Siskin - 1 ; Kestrel - 1

Midhope Res: 319 - 3 ; Fieldfare - c50 ; Curlew - 5 - West 13.00, seen later on Low Moor ; 320 - 10+ - Display ; Oystercatcher - 7 ; Lapwing - 27 - West ; Goldeneye - 1 - male ; Meadow Pipit - 1

Rawmarsh; High Street: Common Buzzard - 1 - over @ 1230hrs

Underbank Res: Cormorant - 1

Wharncliffe Wood: 319 - 5 - displaying

Aughton: Fieldfare - 50+ - Aughton lane.

Derwent Res: Kestrel - 2 - inc male displaying briefly ; Sparrowhawk - 1 - overhead ; Common Buzzard - 2 - circling

Ecclesfield Park: Black-headed Gull - 102 - On football pitches ; Common Gull - 2

Endcliffe Park: Siskin - 50 - Unusually large flock, particularly in this location ; Kingfisher - 1 - lower lake at 8:15 ; Kingfisher - 1 - lower lake at 16:30

High Bradfield: Greylag Goose - 37 - feeding in field next to brewery. ; Chaffinch - 25 - in roadside bushes. ; Raven - 1 - flying west. ; Mistle Thrush - 3 - All singing from tree tops.

Holdworth: Redwing - 50+ ; Fieldfare - c200 - large group feeding in recently manured fields. ; Dunnock - 1

Meersbrook Park: Redwing - 7+ ; Nuthatch - 1

Middleton Moor: Lapwing - 450 ; Golden Plover - 2 ; Snipe - 5

Mowbray Street: 319 - 1 - flew just above roof top height over Jewsons and Mowbray St at 17:40 heading towards the river/Kelham Island.

Onesmoor: Fieldfare - c100 - feeding in surrounding fields.

Orgreave Lakes: Oystercatcher - 3 ; Ringed Plover - 1

Ranmoor: Tawny Owl - 1 - male calling in gardens along Ivy Park Road

Redmires Res: Tufted Duck - 5 - on Top Res ; 320 - 8 - on Middle Res ; Lapwing - 160 - on Middle Res ; Golden Plover - 10 - c. on Middle Res amongst Lapwings ; Curlew - 7 - on Middle Res - flushed by dog walker but still present at dusk ; Black-headed Gull - 30 - c. roosted on Top Res

Ringinglow: Raven - 1 - flew N over main road at 13:25 ; Kestrel - 1

Rivelin Valley: 321 - 1 - In river cascade near paddling pools ; Treecreeper - 1 ; Dipper - 1

Ulley Res: 319 - 3 - Circling over the Yatch club ; Long-tailed Tit - 6 ; Chaffinch - 10+ ; Great Crested Grebe - 10+ - Displaying ; Tufted Duck - 8