Sightings Archive

Peat Pits: Lapwing - c40

Porter Brook: Ring-necked Parakeet - 2 - In ash tree near Forge Dam. Near 2 nest holes on main trunk

R Sheaf, Heeley: Mandarin - 14 - by Broadfield Road

Rother Valley CP: Egyptian Goose - 2 - pair grazing on the lawns, later flew N ; Cormorant - 20+ - coming in to roost on island ; Little Egret - 1 - in to roost ; Corvid - 400+ - roosting on island, mainly Jackdaws. ; Wigeon - 183 - main lake and N lake. ; Goldeneye - 2 - ad and 1w male ; Great Crested Grebe - 2 - main lake ; Moorhen - 17 - main lake feeding area ; 321 - 10+

West Nab: Little Owl - 1 - on stone wall.

White Lee Moor: Bullfinch - 16 - single group feeding on heather seeds.

Wire Mill Dam: Mandarin - 28 ; Treecreeper - 1

Agden Side: Skylark - 1 - subsong

Aldwarke: Cormorant - 1 - N/NE ; Redwing - 6 ; Common Buzzard - 1 - same as SF bird? ; Herring Gull - 1 - SW ; Magpie - 15 ; Raven - 2 - singles over towards Liberty Steels @ 0953 & 0957hrs, both carrying food?!

Aldwarke SF: Common Buzzard - 1 ; Shoveler - 1pr ; 320 - 1pr ; Coot - 4+ ; Magpie - 8+ ; Grey Wagtail - 1 ; Mute Swan - 4 - 2 + 2, SW @ 0832hrs

Aldwarke; Liberty Steels: Peregrine - 1pr - on adjacent chimneys

Beauchief Ponds: 320 - 1 - male ; Mandarin - 2 - 1m, 1f ; Mallard - 12 ; Moorhen - 2 ; Robin - 2

Blackburn Meadows NR: Bullfinch - 3 - 2 males and 1 female in a tree

Bray Plantation: Stock Dove - 1 - singing ; Great Spotted Woodpecker - 1+ - drumming ; Robin - 1 - singing ; Blue Tit - 1+ ; Nuthatch - 1+ - song and calls

Brightside: Ring-necked Parakeet - 92 - into roost ; 322 - 2 - Alexandrine Parakeet pair in roost with Ring-neckeds.

Brownhills Lane: Curlew - 1 - wintering bird still present ; Redwing - 80 - mobile flock

Catcliffe Flash: Cormorant - 3 ; Gadwall - 16 ; Tufted Duck - 16 ; 320 - 3 ; Black-headed Gull - 85+ ; Long-tailed Tit - 3

Cowell Flat: Raven - 4 - over W

Damflask Res: Mandarin - 8 - 6 males, 2 females displaying Rickett Bank arm

Don Canal; Rotherham Cut: Goosander - 1 - drake, flew W, following canal

Firsby Res: Mallard - 2 ; Grey Heron - 1 ; Herring Gull - 2 ; Great Black-backed Gull - 1 - Over headed to towards TCP. ; 319 - 2 - Pair low calling. ; Kestrel - 1 - Female hunting ; Little Owl - 1 - On farm building. ; Stock Dove - 4 - On old barn. ; Mistle Thrush - 1 - Singing ; Redwing - 2 ; Goldcrest - 1 ; Long-tailed Tit - 5+ ; Yellowhammer - 6 - feeding in field edge. ; Lesser Redpoll - 2+ - Over. ; Meadow Pipit - 2 ; Skylark - 2 - Singing.

Fulwood garden: Blackcap - 1 - female still bossing feeder

Green Moor: Tree Sparrow - 14 - To garden feeders, a good count here

Hallam Moors: Red Grouse - 14

Hangingwater garden: Blackcap - 1 - Garden Birdwatch - male ; Blackbird - 3 - 2m & 1f ; Goldfinch - 4 ; Dunnock - 2 ; Chaffinch - 1 - m ; Jay - 2 ; Carrion Crow - 2 ; Woodpigeon - 6 ; Blue Tit - 1

Langsett Res: Little Grebe - 1 ; 320 - 28

Lodge Moor: Common Gull - 1 - adult 'paddling' for worms

Oakes Park: 319 - 1

Orgreave Lakes: Greylag Goose - 8 ; Tufted Duck - 13 ; Goosander - 5 ; Black-headed Gull - 100+ ; Little Grebe - 6 ; Goldeneye - 3 ; Pochard - 60+ ; 320 - 3 ; Gadwall - 40+ ; Lapwing - 45+ ; Grey Heron - 2 ; Cormorant - 5 ; Wigeon - 8