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Thursday 28th October 2021

Middleton Moor: Lapwing - 77 ; Lesser Black-backed Gull - 400+ - count at 10.30 ; Pheasant - 10 - at least 10 within lagoons fence ; 320 - 11
R Sheaf, Heeley: 321 - 1 - near Broadfield Road
Ramsley Moor: Fieldfare - 10 - Party landed briefly before moving west ; Redwing - 100+ - Moving west in small parties
Rawmarsh: Sparrowhawk - 1 - over harassed by Starlings @ 1605hrs
Rawmarsh; Rockcliffe Road: Mistle Thrush - 1
Upper Common, Scholes: Red-legged Partridge - 12 - feeding centre of field ; Skylark - 3+ ; Linnet - 10+ - mobile flock
Water Grove: Wigeon - 3

Wednesday 27th October 2021

Barlow Common: 319 - 1 ; Kestrel - 1 ; Redwing - 4+
Harthill Res: Water Rail - 2
Kirk Edge: Barn Owl - 1 - Hunting around farm buildings
Peat Pits: Golden Plover - 35 ; Lapwing - 50
Silverwood Lagoon: Shoveler - 2 - m+f ; Black-headed Gull - 140 ; Lesser Black-backed Gull - 2 ; Redwing - 13 ; Siskin - 4 ; Mistle Thrush - 2 ; Meadow Pipit - 1

Tuesday 26th October 2021

Brownhills Lane: Greylag Goose - 52 - In two groups of 21 and 31 either side of the lane.
Canklow Woods: Chiffchaff - 1
Catcliffe Flash: Kingfisher - 1 - 13.00-13.20
Handsworth: Jay - 1 - Flew over Parkway 12.15
Hangingwater: Goldfinch - 35+ - resident 10 joined by 25+
Longshaw: Brambling - 8 ; Redwing - 25 ; Woodcock - 1 ; Jay - 2
Middleton Moor: Wigeon - 1 ; 320 - 17 ; Lapwing - 87 ; Lesser Black-backed Gull - 140
Parkgate Canal Basin: Mute Swan - 40 ; Mallard - c30 ; Meadow Pipit - 1 - S ; Redwing - 3 - SW
R Don, Rotherham Centre: Grey Heron - 1 - adult ; Goosander - 6 - redheads ; Grey Wagtail - 1 ; Kingfisher - 1
Redmires conduit: Red Grouse - 3
Redmires Middle Res: Lapwing - 65+ ; 320 - 6 ; Mallard - 7 ; Little Egret - 1 - Flew high above res, heading southwards.
Redmires Top Res: Brambling - 8 - Small flock feeding in trees, observed from bridge at base of Fairthorn Clough ; Kestrel - 1 ; Green Woodpecker - 1 - distant view in plantation
Sothall: Redwing - 1 - nocmig recorded 26/27th

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Monday 25th October 2021

Canklow Woods: Common Buzzard - 3 - 3 in the air together at 1230
Harthill Res: Golden Plover - 300+ - 300-400 over ; Brambling - 4 ; Lesser Redpoll - 10 ; Siskin - 25 ; Rock Pipit - 1 - over ; Water Rail - 1
Kimberworth Park: Sparrowhawk - 1 - Attempting, possibly catching small bird in mid air, edge of grounds of Roughwood School ; Magpie - 6 - feeding on Grey Hill
Low Common: 319 - 1 - hunting, same bird? again same area in afternoon, neae Morley Pond
Middleton Moor: Wigeon - 15 ; 320 - 5 ; Lapwing - 85 ; Lesser Black-backed Gull - 200+ - a high count for 10.00 ; Sparrowhawk - 1 ; Stonechat - 1
Middlewood: Skylark - 1 - flying over
Moss Road, Totley: Skylark - 5 - South West in one hour. ; Woodpigeon - 70 - SW in one flock. ; Redwing - 128 - Mostly SW between 1015 and 1115. ; Lesser Redpoll - 70+ ; Brambling - 1+ - Over calling. ; Willow Tit - 1
Norwood Allotments: Pink-footed Goose - 43 - over west at 16:02 ; Blackcap - 1 - male in hedgerow. First for some time. Presumably new migrant.
Orgreave Lakes: CASPIAN GULL - 1 - 1st wintet ; Yellow-legged Gull - 1 - 1 Poss 2 adults ; Lesser Black-backed Gull - 72 ; Herring Gull - 52 ; Skylark - 16 - Flushed by dog walker on what left of the plains.
Ramsley Res: Fieldfare - 2
Rawmarsh Cemetery: Tawny Owl - 1 - male calling around 2315hrs
Seymour Link Road: Jack Snipe - 2 ; Snipe - 4
Silverwood Lagoon: Wigeon - 2 ; Shoveler - 1 ; Lesser Black-backed Gull - 2 ; Black-headed Gull - 90 ; Siskin - 1 ; Lesser Redpoll - 3 ; Goldfinch - c.60 ; Jay - 5 ; Kestrel - 1

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