Sightings Archive

Pebley Pond: Black-headed Gull - c45 ; Pheasant - 5+

Redmires Res: Greylag Goose - 72 - in fields on Soughley Lane ; Canada Goose - 22 - in fields on Soughley Lane ; Mallard - 12 ; 320 - 11 ; Common Buzzard - 1 - over Bottom Res ; Peregrine - 1 - one seen briefly over Top Res mobbing Ravens presumably same as adult male seen later on Middle Res - landed on shoreline ; Kestrel - 3 ; Lapwing - 12 - flushed by Peregrine ; Herring Gull - 1 ; Black-headed Gull - 25 - left roost ; Fieldfare - 20 - flew S ; Redwing - 2 - in Fairthorn Clough with Blackbirds ; Blackbird - 10 - mostly in Fairthorn Clough ; Robin - 11 - around reservoir perimeter ; Brambling - 1 - calling by Top Res

Roundwood Golf course: Siskin - 11+ - inc 4 in from NW & 3 + 1 NE ; Sparrowhawk - 1 - imm male hunting ; Cormorant - 1 - NE ; Redwing - 5 - left W ; Herring Gull - 4 - 1 SW; 3 NE ; Coal Tit - 2 ; Goldfinch - 4 ; Pied Wagtail - 1 ; Magpie - 10 - together on ground, engaged in some kind of ritualised behaviour then aggression focused on one individual for about 20mins ; Lesser Redpoll - 1 - N/NE ; Lesser Black-backed Gull - 1 - W

Roundwood Ponds: Cormorant - 6 - max on pylon overlooking ponds

Shatton: Nuthatch - 1

Shirebrook Valley: Pink-footed Goose - 130+ - Flying S/E at 09.35

Silverwood Lagoon: Pink-footed Goose - c.440 - 180 east at 08.35, 260 east at 09.00. Presumably same as Parkgate and Aldwarke ; Woodcock - 1 ; Siskin - 3

Thrybergh CP: Water Rail - 1 - First returning bird under willows halfway up south arm ; Mute Swan - 28 ; Canada Goose - C100 ; Greylag Goose - 22 ; Tufted Duck - 60 ; Pochard - 5 ; Goosander - 1 - male ; Great Crested Grebe - 7 ; Little Grebe - 2 ; Pied Wagtail - 4 ; Grey Wagtail - 2 ; 319 - 6+ ; Kestrel - 1 - female ; Sparrowhawk - 1 - female ; Goldcrest - 1 ; Chaffinch - 8 ; Goldfinch - C30 ; Greenfinch - 2 ; Bullfinch - 4 ; Lesser Redpoll - 20 ; Blackbird - 25 ; Redwing - 12 ; Grey Heron - 1

Thrybergh; Bluebell Wood: Common Buzzard - 3 - soaring with Sparrowhawk, harassed by crows ; Sparrowhawk - 1 - soaring with Buzzards

Win Hill: Kestrel - 1

Wire Mill Dam: Mandarin - 10

Bramley: Pink-footed Goose - 200+ - Over Village at 09:15.

Canklow Woods: Common Buzzard - 5 - soaring over together @ 1340hrs

Hangingwater garden: Mistle Thrush - 3 - through garden heading south

Pebley Pond: Little Egret - 1 ; Wigeon - 1 ; Mute Swan - 5 - 1 adult 4 juveniles (resident family)

R Don, Effingham St: 320 - 1 - imm drake still present with Mallard. ; Kingfisher - 1 ; Moorhen - 4

Rawmarsh; Rockcliffe Road: Goldfinch - c20 - visiting gardens & drinking from guttering

Redmires Res: Tufted Duck - 3

Thrybergh CP: Tufted Duck - 57 ; Pochard - 2 ; Pink-footed Goose - 110 - SW 15:30 ; Lapwing - 87 ; Golden Plover - 19 ; Woodcock - 1 - 1 from cover 16:00 landed in caravan park ; Kestrel - 1 ; Lesser Redpoll - 3

Wadsley Common garden: Brambling - 1 - female on feeders-first of the winter here.

Worrall: Barn Owl - 1 - hunting over fields

Bole Hill, Treeton: Raven - 2 - flying between pylons yowards M1.

Firsby Res: Moorhen - 1 ; Mute Swan - 1 ; Cormorant - 1 - Fishing on main Res. ; 319 - 3 - Active at Dawn. ; Mistle Thrush - 1 ; Song Thrush - 2 - Feeding in hedge bottom. ; Redwing - 30+ ; Jackdaw - 21 - Flock leaving roost. ; Herring Gull - 27 - Over. ; Bullfinch - 6 ; Goldfinch - 5+ ; Siskin - 20+ - Small groups through early morning. ; Goldcrest - 2 ; Skylark - 1 ; Meadow Pipit - 1 - Over calling. ; Reed Bunting - 4+ - on farmland ; Yellowhammer - 8+ - with Reed Buntings.