Sightings Archive

Friday 8th October 2021

• Orgreave Lakes: Pink-footed Goose - 59 - Flew southeast at 10:55 ; Golden Plover - 1 - Flew west ; Redwing - 3 - West ; Redwing - 3 - West ; Golden Plover - 1 - West ; Stonechat - 4 - 2 pairs
• Parkgate; *Banana* plantation: Chiffchaff - 1 ; Pied Wagtail - 18 - 'alba' ssp. all S, inc party of 5 ; Goldfinch - 46 - 23 SW/S; c23 feeding on teasel/alder ; Woodpigeon - c115 - SE ; Mistle Thrush - 5 - 2 + 3, W/NW ; Sparrowhawk - 2 - different individuals, over ; Lesser Redpoll - 4 - SW/S ; Meadow Pipit - 23+ - 22+ SW/SE/S; 1 N! ; Jackdaw - 24 - 23 W; 1 S ; Common Buzzard - 1 - E/NE ; Grey Wagtail - 1 - over ; Chaffinch - 12 - inc 5 SW ; Redwing - 2 - SW ; Reed Bunting - 3 - SW ; Swallow - 4 - SW ; House Martin - 4 - SW ; Skylark - 4 - 3 E/NE; 1 E ; Dunnock - 4+ - inc 3 which lifted from scrub & left SW together ; Mallard - 56 - E (from Wentworth?), some dropping towards river
• Rawmarsh; Rockcliffe Road: Tawny Owl - 1 - female calling @ 0435hrs
• Rawmarsh; Ryecroft: Common Gull - 2 - W ; Pink-footed Goose - c70 - E @ 0935hrs
• Redmires conduit: Lapwing - 40+ ; Red Grouse - 8+ - Never seen so many along the fencing. ; Kestrel - 2 ; Wren - 4 ; 324 - 1 - Small Tortoiseshell ; Jay - 1 ; 319 - 1
• Redmires Res: Canada Goose - 5 ; Greylag Goose - 1 - with Canada Geese ; Pink-footed Goose - 50 - c. flew E at 08:30 hrs ; Mallard - 56 ; 320 - 13 ; Tufted Duck - 14 - on Top Res ; Sparrowhawk - 1 - hunting around Bottom Res ; Lapwing - 52 - on Middle Res ; Golden Plover - 39 - on Middle Res ; Lesser Black-backed Gull - 12 ; Black-headed Gull - 35 ; Chaffinch - 52 - flew SW ; Lesser Redpoll - 7 - flew SW ; Siskin - 32 - flew SW ; Linnet - 24 - flew SS ; Song Thrush - 3 ; Blackbird - 11 - around Res perimeter - noticeable influx ; Greenfinch - 32 ; Chiffchaff - 3 ; Grey Wagtail - 1 - flew S ; Mistle Thrush - 6 ; Goldcrest - 10 - c. Small influx
• Rivelin Valley: Chiffchaff - 1 - In observers garden ; Tawny Owl - 1 - Calling at 19-30 ; Grey Wagtail - 1 ; Grey Heron - 1
• Rother Valley CP: Mute Swan - 21 ; Greylag Goose - 7 ; Canada Goose - 375 ; Grey Heron - 1 ; Little Egret - 1 ; Cormorant - 22 ; Great Crested Grebe - 25 ; Mallard - 276 ; Shoveler - 1 ; Gadwall - 10 ; Wigeon - 87 ; 320 - 18 ; Little Grebe - 1 ; Tufted Duck - 36 ; Pochard - 4 ; Coot - 233 ; Lapwing - 78 ; Common Sandpiper - 1 - Meadowgate Lake ; Black-headed Gull - 153 ; Herring Gull - 30+ ; Lesser Black-backed Gull - 4 ; Skylark - 13 - SW in 2 hours
• Roundwood Golf course: Coal Tit - 3 ; Lesser Black-backed Gull - 1 - SW ; Mistle Thrush - 1 - SW ; Redwing - 1 - disturbed from trees by groundsman, left N
• Roundwood Ponds: Cormorant - 12 - max on pylon overlooking ponds
• Silverwood Lagoon: Pink-footed Goose - c.180 - east at 09.15
• Wadsley Common garden: Pink-footed Goose - 50 - Over east.at 11:10
• Waverley Estate: Grey Partridge - 2
• Wortley: Woodpigeon - c550 - SW 7.40-8.45 first notable movement ; Chaffinch - 17 - South ; Song Thrush - 3 - Group flying around general area - assumed migrants ; Skylark - 20 - South in groups 3,6,2,4,5 ; Meadow Pipit - c250+ - S/SW 7.40-8.45 still moving as I left ; Jay - 1 - west, a lot more seen in general area, obvious influx ; Redwing - 13 ; Greenfinch - 7 - 2 groups south 2+5 ; 319 - 2