Sightings Archive

Scholes Coppice: Long-tailed Tit - 20+ - 2 parties each of 10+ ; Jay - 2+ ; Goldfinch - 1+

Silver Wood: Grey Heron - 1 - on Woodlaithes duckpond

Wharncliffe Side: Brambling - 1 - Male in observers garden feeding on sunflower hearts

Baslow: 321 - 1 - Flying over field near Wheatlands Lane

Baslow - Wheatlands Lane: Sparrowhawk - 1 - Being chased by a Crow

Broomhead Res: Whooper Swan - 12 - on resr at midday.

Bubnell: 321 - 1 - In weir

Burngreave: CASPIAN GULL - 1 - 2nd w./3cy on roof of Tesco on Saville Street, viewable for a few minutes from Furnival Road/Effingham Street 10.30/35hrs when perched on ventilation duct before dropping out of sight.

Calver - Bramley Wood: Wren - 1

Calver Sough: Jay - 1 ; 324 - 3 - Red Deer

Crosspool: Tawny Owl - 1 - perched in entrance to cavity

Ecclesfield Park: Common Gull - 1 - With 9 black-headed gulls on football pitch.

Frecheville: Goosander - 7 - 2m 5rh. Frecheville pond.

Greystones: Sparrowhawk - 1 - Female unsuccessfully hunting sparrows in cotoneaster shrub in observer's garden

Kimberworth Park: Goldfinch - 10+ - briefly on roof of flats @ Remount Rd

Middleton Moor: Lapwing - 198 ; Golden Plover - 1 ; Common Gull - 5 ; Greylag Goose - 5

Orgreave Lakes: CASPIAN GULL - 1 - 1st winter in pre-roost ; Goosander - 58 - At dusk

R Don, Effingham St: Chiffchaff - 1 - 1 (possibly 2) around northern end of Bailey Bridge ; Goosander - 4 - females ; Cormorant - 1 - 2cy ; Canada Goose - 4 ; Grey Wagtail - 1 ; Kingfisher - 1

Rawmarsh; Rockcliffe Road: Goldfinch - c15 - flock, visiting gardens

Scholes Coppice: 319 - 1 - active within wood ,calling, then hunting over Upper Common/Cinder Hills ; Wren - 1 - singing ; Robin - 1+ - singing ; Coal Tit - 1+ ; Blue Tit - 1+ - singing ; Great Tit - 1+ - singing ; Woodpigeon - 1+ ; Magpie - 1+

Totley Moor: SNOW BUNTING - 1 - Showing well by brick structure off main path

Wicker: Chiffchaff - 1 - by R Don just north of Derek Dooley Way

Beauchief Ponds: Mallard - c10 ; Moorhen - 3 ; Mandarin - 3 - 2m, 1f

Bramley: Lesser Black-backed Gull - 2+ - Mixed flock with HG down on farmland off Lidgett Lane. ; Herring Gull - 10+ - Inc group of 6 in field close to road worming. ; Kestrel - 1 - Male near dumpit site.

Castle Dyke playing fields: Black-headed Gull - 100+ - A lot more than usual

Fulwood garden: Brambling - 1 - Male at feeders ; Bullfinch - 1 - Male ; Greenfinch - 8 ; Goldfinch - 11 ; House Sparrow - 3 ; Brambling - 2 - m and f around feeders - first of the winter ; Siskin - 1 - male at feeders ; Greenfinch - 6 ; Goldfinch - 9 ; Chaffinch - 3 ; Dunnock - 2 ; Starling - 40 - in treetops ; Blackbird - 5 ; Collared Dove - 3 ; Feral Pigeon - 7 ; Robin - 2 - including song ; House Sparrow - 4

Graves Park: Jay - 2

Killamarsh: Blackcap - 1 - In observer's garden

Langsett: Mistle Thrush - 2 - Singing birds ; Red Grouse - 5+ - Including one approachable bird

Moss Road, Totley: Willow Tit - 2 - 1 ringed bird (orange over grey), 1 un-ringed. ; Siskin - 2

Orgreave Lakes: Golden Plover - 29 - Over Waverley estate ; CASPIAN GULL - 2 - Ad & 2nd W ; Peregrine - 1 ; Siskin - 3 - In riverside alders ; Lesser Redpoll - c60 - In riverside alders ; Stonechat - 4 - 2 pairs

Oughtibridge garden: Blackcap - 1 - Male, flitting round garden then feeding on bird table

Owler Bar: Little Owl - 1

R Don, Effingham St: Goosander - 2 - both RH

Rawmarsh; High Street: Mistle Thrush - 1 - singing from St Mary's Church tower at dawn

Rawmarsh; Rockcliffe Road: Blue Tit - 1 - again, investigating/entering nestbox

Redmires: Fieldfare - 80 - c80 In fields west of conduit

Redmires conduit: Kestrel - 1 ; Pheasant - 2 ; Mistle Thrush - 1

Redmires Middle Res: Mallard - 100+ ; Lapwing - 50+ ; Canada Goose - 30

Redmires Top Res: Curlew - 1 - Calling as it passed over, heading east.

Rother Valley CP: Raven - 2 - S over the Rother Valley Way car park at 10;05

RVCP, Main Lake: Raven - 2 - over west,,,, now recorded in every month with a max of 3 together on 05/07

Shillito Wood: Brambling - 2 - 1m, 1f

Thrybergh CP: Water Rail - 1 ; Brambling - C15 - Birds at feeding station early morning but not settled good mixed flock of other finches ; Herring Gull - 54 ; Great Black-backed Gull - 3

Totley Bents: Brambling - 1 - Single adult male at feeders ; Greenfinch - 12 - at feeders ; Green Woodpecker - 1 - In flight, then landed on Oak