Sightings Archive

Worrall: Siskin - 15+ - In Alders in the park on Stockarth Lane.

Aldwarke; Liberty Steels: Peregrine - 1 - over briefly @ 1247hrs, flushing pigeons ; Kestrel - 1 - female, flew towards Roundwood Rolling Mills

Bar Road, Baslow: Brambling - 3 ; Jay - 2

Baslow: Siskin - 12 - Visiting feeders

Bingham Park: Dipper - 1 ; Grey Wagtail - 2 ; Grey Heron - 1 - in stream late afternoon

Endcliffe Park: Black-headed Gull - 20+ ; Kingfisher - 1 - Upper pond ; Grey Wagtail - 1 ; Kingfisher - 1 - caught a fish late afternoon on top pond ; Mandarin - 14 - mostly perched on dead tree late afternoon

Fulwood garden: Brambling - 11 - best count of the winter to date

Greystones garden: Blackcap - 2 - Males, seen together in observer's garden

Parkgate; *Banana* plantation: Song Thrush - 1 ; Greenfinch - 3+ - feeding on rose hips ; Long-tailed Tit - 7+ ; Great Tit - 09-Oct - together in lengthy interaction; lots of noisy chasing/calling & some song

R Derwent, Baslow: 321 - 1 - Flying downstream

R Derwent, Calver to Bubnell: Mandarin - 18 ; Canada Goose - 8

R Don, Effingham St: Goosander - 4 - 1 Male + 3 RH ; Goosander - 4 - another photo

R Don. Brightside weir: Dipper - 1 - feeding downstream side of weir.

Rawmarsh Cemetery: Great Spotted Woodpecker - 1 - calling

Rawmarsh; Barber*s Avenue: Black-headed Gull - 18 - feeding on playing field

Roundwood Golf course: Siskin - 10+ - very noisy with lots of singing in sunshine ; Long-tailed Tit - 9+ ; Lesser Redpoll - 12+ - associating loosely with Siskins, inc some fine males ; Bullfinch - 3 - 1m & 2f, eating Blackthorn buds

Sothall: Raven - 1 - South

Whiteley Woods: Goosander - 2 - pair on Wire Mill Dam ; Great Spotted Woodpecker - 1 - drumming

Aughton: 319 - 1 - Circling over ; Great Spotted Woodpecker - 1

Bingham Park: Great Spotted Woodpecker - 1 - drumming

Bradfield Dale: Red Kite - 1 - SW towards Strines Moor ; Skylark - 2 - one singing ; Raven - 2

Crookes Valley Park: 320 - 1 - male still present

Damflask Res: Common Gull - 20

Dog Kennel Pond: Great Crested Grebe - 3 - including pair displaying, head- shaking. ; 319 - 1 - low across lake,from N side ; Black-headed Gull - 10+ ; Herring Gull - 5 - juvs ; Moorhen - 1 ; Song Thrush - 1 - singing from N side ; Mistle Thrush - 4

Ecclesall: Greylag Goose - 1 - flew W over Ansell Road mid-afternoon

General Cemetery, Sharrow: Goldcrest - 1

Greasbrough Dam,Wentworth: Mallard - 20+ ; Kestrel - 1 ; Greylag Goose - 2 - W @ 11:05 ; Red-legged Partridge - 20+ - S side fields ; Lapwing - 7 - S side fields ; Black-headed Gull - c40 - resting in S side field along with Lapwing and 20+ Woodplgeon ; Moorhen - 12+ - most feeding in S side fields ; Coot - 12+ - most in S side fields ; Jackdaw - 40+ - into wood SE of Mausoleum

Green Moor: Tree Sparrow - 10+ ; House Sparrow - 25+

Hangingwater: Grey Wagtail - 2 - 2 individuals

Hangingwater Allotments: Song Thrush - 3+ - 2 poss 3 mobile singing males, 1 female. At least one male has been singing here since 21st Jan. ; Blackbird - 3 + - 3 males fighting ; Goldcrest - 1 - Singing male ; Blue Tit - 10+ ; Great Tit - 10+ ; Long-tailed Tit - 4+ ; Goldfinch - 4+ ; Chaffinch - 5 ; Dunnock - 5+ - 4+ Singing males

Holbrook Marsh: Water Rail - 1 ; Snipe - 2

Holling Dale: Lapwing - 25 - in flight over plantations. ; Common Buzzard - 4

Hoober: Common Buzzard - 1 - soaring over @ 1330hrs

Loxley Valley: Dipper - 1

Meersbrook Park: Great Spotted Woodpecker - 1 - drumming

Middleton Moor: Lapwing - 575 - At 16.30 ; Golden Plover - 5

Morley Plantation(W): Nuthatch - 1 - calls

Morley Pond: Great Crested Grebe - 3 ; Mute Swan - 1 ; Tufted Duck - 10

Nether Haugh: Common Buzzard - 1 - soaring over @ 1330hrs

Nether Haugh; Cortworth Lane: Kestrel - 1 - hunting by roadside @ 1330hrs

R Don, Jordans Lock: Cormorant - 3

R Sheaf, Heeley: Mandarin - 8 - Broadfield Road

Rawmarsh; Stubbin incline: Common Buzzard - 2 - soaring over together @ 1340hrs

Rockingham Wood: Great Spotted Woodpecker - 2 - pair? in close proximity, more than 1 drumming.

Ulley Res: Lesser Redpoll - 2 - feeding on path ; Skylark - 4 ; Long-tailed Tit - 8 - On tfeeders ; 319 - 2 - On hedgerow west of the CP

Upper Common, Scholes: Skylark - 3 - 1 singing

Wales Common: Jack Snipe - 1

Wentworth Deer Park: Common Buzzard - 1 - soaring over @ 1325hrs

Wentworth, Mausoleum Plantation: Stock Dove - 1 - singing