Sightings Archive

Aldwarke; Liberty Steels: Peregrine - 1pr - on adjacent chimneys from 0800hrs at least

Blackburn brook,Ecclesfield: 319 - 1 - Perched in woodland.

Curbar Gap: Fieldfare - c 100 - in nearby fields

Ecclesall: Bullfinch - 1 - male flew W over Ansell Road

Endcliffe Park: Black-headed Gull - 74 - On lower pond. Several first winter birds. ; Kingfisher - 1 - Flying over upper lake at 16:00

Holdworth: Little Owl - 1 - in tree near Haighenfield Farm.

Hudson*s Rough: Great Spotted Woodpecker - 1 - female, foraging on tree, calling regularly ; Robin - 3+ - singing ; Blackbird - 1 ; Long-tailed Tit - 1+ ; Coal Tit - 1+ ; Blue Tit - 5+ ; Great Tit - 1+ - at least 1 singing ; Nuthatch - 1 - calls ; Jay - 1 ; Magpie - 1+

Ladybower Res, North arm: Jay - 1 ; Cormorant - 1 ; Canada Goose - 23 ; Greylag Goose - 51

Lodge Moor: Tree Sparrow - 2 - pair apparently prospecting nest site on Lodge Moor Rd ; Common Gull - 1 - adult feeding alone in fields

Middleton Moor: Lapwing - 310 ; Golden Plover - 1 ; Canada Goose - 12 ; Greylag Goose - 2 ; Wigeon - 3 ; 320 - 22 ; Stonechat - 1

Old Ravenfield: Skylark - 1 - singing over fields beyond St James' Church

Orgreave Lakes: Yellow-legged Gull - 1 - Adult ; Goosander - 26 ; Goldeneye - 3 - 2m, 1f ; Raven - 2 - over NW calling at dusk

Parkgate; *Banana* plantation: Siskin - 6 - 4 N/NE; 2 W ; Kestrel - 1 - male ; Mallard - 13 - E/NE

R Don, Effingham St: Goosander - 5 - 1 male ; Chiffchaff - 1 ; 320 - 1 - male

Redmires: 319 - 2 - feeding in fields from stone walls ; Raven - 1 - over S

Redmires Bottom Res: Greylag Goose - 70

Redmires Middle Res: Peregrine - 1 ; Lapwing - 50+

Redmires Res: Greylag Goose - 60 - c. in fields ; Canada Goose - 30 - c. in fields ; Mallard - 50 - c. ; 320 - 10 - c. ; Cormorant - 1 ; Lapwing - 20 - c. ; Curlew - 1 - flew east calling at 08:52 hrs, but not present in any of the fields along Soughley or Brownhills Lane - first wintering record ; Herring Gull - 1 ; Bullfinch - 2

Roundwood Golf course: Siskin - 20-25 - feeding in Alders ; Goldfinch - c15 - with Siskins ; Greenfinch - 1 ; Redwing - 13 - feeding under trees

RVCP, Main Lake: Egyptian Goose - 2 - 2,,present all year on and off

Silver Wood: Skylark - 1 - singing over fields to north of woods

Smithy Wood: Snipe - 12 - On marshy field adj.to DPD depot.

Totley Moor: SNOW BUNTING - 1 - 2 metres East of ventilation chimney on mound at 08:30.

Treeton Dyke: CASPIAN GULL - 1 - adult on ice with BH Gulls at sw corner of Dyke

Wingfield school: Black-headed Gull - c60 - on playing field ; Rook - 10

Barlow: Yellowhammer - 1 ; Grey Wagtail - 1 ; Grey Heron - 1 ; Sparrowhawk - 1 ; Rook - 2 ; Pied Wagtail - 2

Beauchief Golf Course: Sparrowhawk - 1 ; 319 - 1

Chatsworth Park: Brambling - 30+ ; Redwing - 35

Coombs Dale: 319 - 3 - In the air together ; Nuthatch - 1 ; Mallard - 8 - Pond above Coombs Dale

Ecclesall: Bullfinch - 1 - calling from churchyard

Firsby Res: Grey Heron - 1 - Fishing in unfrozen part on main Res. ; Sparrowhawk - 1 ; 319 - 2 - Pair interacting ; Goldcrest - 2 - Singles ; Fieldfare - 20+ - Down on farmland. ; Bullfinch - 2 - Pair

Middleton Moor: 320 - 6 ; Tufted Duck - 1 - male ; Greylag Goose - 2 ; Canada Goose - 4+ ; Lapwing - c130

Morley Pond: Siskin - 20+ - feeding on Alder, E end of lake

Norfolk Heritage Park: 319 - 2

Oughtibridge: Pink-footed Goose - c100 - West at 12:10

Ravenfield Church: Tawny Owl - 1

Rawmarsh; Rockcliffe Road: Sparrowhawk - 1 - imm male on garden fence for several minutes around 1555hrs; left W

Silverwood (Pit Wood): Tawny Owl - 2 - A pair roosting under Squirrel drey.

Stubley Hollow: Redwing - 5 ; Black-headed Gull - 30 ; 319 - 1