Sightings Archive

Redmires Res: Greylag Goose - 69 - in fields on Soughley Lane ; Canada Goose - 23 - in fields on Soughley Lane ; Tufted Duck - 2 - still on Top Res ; 320 - 9 ; Sparrowhawk - 2 - over Top Res ; Lapwing - 20 ; Fieldfare - 510 - mostly in and around Fairthorn Clough - before continuing SW ; Redwing - 1000 - in and around Fairthorn Clough before continuing SW ; Song Thrush - 1 - in Fairthorn Clough ; Blackbird - 6 - in Fairthorn Clough ; Ring Ouzel - 1 - with Blackbirds in Fairthorn Clough ; Mistle Thrush - 8 ; Starling - 250 - flew W in 1 hour ; Reed Bunting - 8 - flew SW in one hour ; Brambling - 19 - mostly SW

Sothall: Fieldfare - 50 - west 1500hr ; Redwing - 9 - nocmig recorded overnight 05/06th ; Blackbird - 4 - nocmig recorded overnight 5/6th

Brownhills Lane: Greylag Goose - 65

Derwent Valley: Cormorant - 1

Firsby Res: Pied Wagtail - 1 - On sluice. ; Grey Wagtail - 1 - Over calling. ; Black-headed Gull - 1 ; Tawny Owl - 1 - Calling early morning. ; Barn Owl - 1 ; 319 - 2 - Pair early morning. ; Kestrel - 1 - Call ; Jay - 2 - Calls ; Fieldfare - 100+ - Flock over heading SW at 07:30 ; Redwing - 5+ - Over. ; Skylark - 2 ; Siskin - 10+ - Over calling.

Fox Hill: Pink-footed Goose - 400+ - headed west ar 12:00, very vocal ; Collared Dove - 2

Greenhill: Redwing - c100 - A number of small groups (c20) of this species or Fieldfare (no bins) flying NW over Greenhill

Orgreave Lakes: Redwing - 300 - West

Rawmarsh; Rockcliffe Road: Goldfinch - 10 - flock visiting gardens

Rawmarsh; St Mary*s Church: Kestrel - 1 - flying around church tower calling excitedly, chased by crow

Redmires Middle Res: Mallard - 12 ; Canada Goose - 6 ; Lapwing - 25+ ; Golden Plover - 11 - Left middle res and flew east ; Kestrel - 2

Redmires Top Res: Woodcock - 2 - In flight through plantation ; Bullfinch - 2 - Male and female eating berries

Rother Valley CP: Mute Swan - 35 ; Canada Goose - 390 ; Greylag Goose - 1 ; Pink-footed Goose - 30 - SE ; Cormorant - 37 ; Great Crested Grebe - 23 ; Mallard - 301 ; Gadwall - 7 ; Wigeon - 157 ; Shoveler - 1 ; 320 - 15 ; Tufted Duck - 41 ; Pochard - 13 ; Goldeneye - 1 ; Goosander - 12 ; Lapwing - 67 ; Black-headed Gull - 110 ; Herring Gull - 6 ; Coot - 299 ; Moorhen - 36 ; Skylark - 10 - Mostly N ; Fieldfare - 620+ - Between 0715 and 0915 W. No doubt many hundreds more over whilst the observer was distracted counting coots etc. ; Redwing - 560+ - Between 0715 and 0915. ; Siskin - 40+ ; Lesser Redpoll - c20 ; Starling - 55+ - W ; Chiffchaff - 2 ; Goldcrest - 8+

Shirecliffe Tip: 319 - 3 - Circling over tip with Herons ; Grey Heron - 2

Stubley Hollow: Redwing - 30

Thorpe Hesley: Lapwing - 12 - in field

Upper Common, Scholes: Goose sp - 150+ - W over Scholes Coppice in 3 skeins @ 11:53 ; Sparrowhawk - 1 - W into S end of Scholes Coppice ; 319 - 2 - over Upper and Middle Commons calling @ 12:09

Wortley: Woodpigeon - 5095 - South 07.25-08.50 ; Starling - 1060 - West ; Redwing - 3300 - West ; Fieldfare - 2750 - West ; Brambling - 4 - West ; Goldfinch - 3 west ; Mallard - 27 west ; Cormorant - 5 NE

Orgreave Lakes: Pink-footed Goose - 300 - North ; Snipe - 5 - On tip ; Stonechat - 1 ; Dunlin - 2 ; Raven - 2

Rawmarsh: Redwing - 17 - flocks of 9 & 8, W

Redmires: 319 - 1 ; Kestrel - 1 ; Nuthatch - 1 ; Tufted Duck - 4 ; Jay - 1 ; Red Grouse - 5