Sightings Archive

Thrybergh CP: Gadwall - 35 ; Pochard - 12 ; 320 - 1 ; Wigeon - 1 ; Goldeneye - 1RH ; Grey Heron - 2 ; Water Rail - 1 - Coming to food ; Lapwing - 120 ; Golden Plover - 12 - north ; Great Crested Grebe - 20 ; Little Grebe - 3 ; Cormorant - 18 ; Peregrine - 1 - ad hunting across the park for 30 mins ; Kestrel - 1 - male ; Bullfinch - 6 ; Chaffinch - 8 ; Greenfinch - 4 ; Goldfinch - 12

Tinsley: Woodcock - 1 - flew across Meadowbank Road ; 320 - 2 - on R Don

Totley Moss: SNOW BUNTING - 1 - Photographed at 09:50 on main path towards Longshaw near airshaft by Stoney Ridge Road

Walkley garden: Long-tailed Tit - 15+ - On fat balls and feeders with other mixed tits.

Arkwright Pond: Lesser Redpoll - 25 - flock in birches near pond ; Pink-footed Goose - 54 - flew west

Barlow Common: Pink-footed Goose - 300+ - heading west at 11:30

Bolsover Moor: Pink-footed Goose - c250 - flew west 11am ; Yellowhammer - 60 - flock on Elmton Lane ; Skylark - c50 - flock in field nr Petticoat Farm ; Grey Partridge - 10 ; Tree Sparrow - 6 - at feeders nr Farnsworth Farm ; Reed Bunting - c20 - with Yellowhammer flock on Elmton Lane ; Golden Plover - c100 - flew over Petticoat Farm going west ; Woodpigeon - 500+ - flock in and around Brassica field

Brinsworth: Sparrowhawk - 1 - Flew over Whitehill Lane 07.45

Brownhills Lane: Greylag Goose - 30

Chapeltown: Pink-footed Goose - c100 - Low west 10.50

Dore: Blue Tit - 3 - feeding on nectar from inside flowers of mahonia bush

Ecclesall: Pink-footed Goose - c150 - Flying west at 16:40

Edale: Pink-footed Goose - 200 - west at 12:00

Handsworth: Pink-footed Goose - c 150 - Skein flying NW

Mam Tor: Raven - 1

Rawmarsh; High Street: Mistle Thrush - 1 - on spire of Methodist Church

Rawmarsh; Rockcliffe Road: Common Buzzard - 1 - low to N @ 1025hrs

Redmires: Pink-footed Goose - 150 - c150 heading west at 10:31 ; Pink-footed Goose - 60 - Heading west at 11:50 ; Green Woodpecker - 1 - At western plantation border to felled area ; Pink-footed Goose - 200 approx - Heading west at 10:32 ; Pink-footed Goose - 200 approx. - Heading west at 10:45

Redmires conduit: 319 - 1 - Mobbed by Kestrel ; Kestrel - 1 ; Red Grouse - 7

Redmires Middle Res: Lapwing - 35+

Redmires Res: Pink-footed Goose - 400 - c. flew low to the west in 3 skeins between 10:32 - 10:45 hrs ; 320 - 9 ; Mallard - 42 ; Kestrel - 2 ; Bullfinch - 1 ; Fieldfare - 20 - along conduit ; Curlew - 1 - the wintering bird flew E over Bottom Res 'bubbling' at 09:18hrs

Rother Valley CP: Mute Swan - 17 ; Greylag Goose - 7 ; Pink-footed Goose - 212 - NW at 0850 ; Canada Goose - 325 ; Grey Heron - 2 ; Cormorant - 28 ; Little Egret - 1 ; Great Crested Grebe - 13 ; Little Grebe - 2 ; Mallard - 330 ; Gadwall - 18 ; Wigeon - 174 ; 320 - 16 ; Tufted Duck - 38 ; Pochard - 17 ; Goldeneye - 9 ; Goosander - 47 ; Goosander - 47 - Part of the flock of 35 on the Main Lake ; Lapwing - 52 ; Herring Gull - 27 ; Lesser Black-backed Gull - 4 ; Black-headed Gull - 125+ ; Coot - 210 ; Moorhen - 27 ; Siskin - 35+ - Feeding on Alders ; Goldfinch - 45+ - single flock

Scholes: Pink-footed Goose - c70 - SE at 10.00 ; Goldfinch - 14 ; Fieldfare - 7

Silverwood Lagoon: 320 - 16 - very flighty

Waverley: Sparrowhawk - 1 - Flew up footpath off Highfield Spring 08.30

Wentworth: Pink-footed Goose - c150 - c90 and c60 N at 11.00

Wentworth Lakes: Cormorant - 11

Wyming Brook: Pink-footed Goose - c150 - Flying west ; Bullfinch - 6

Handsworth garden: Goldfinch - 30+ - Feeding on sunflower hearts with 4 greenfinch

Kimberworth Park: Pied Wagtail - 2 - feeding near shop door @ St Johns Green, also 1 later on pavement @ Wingfield Road

Mayfield Valley: Fieldfare - c30 - top of Foxhall Lane ; Pink-footed Goose - c100 - over SW

Norfolk Heritage Park: Song Thrush - 1 - singing

Norfolk Park: Robin - 1 - singing