Sightings Archive

Silverwood Lagoon: Common Buzzard - 2 ; Kestrel - 1 ; Canada Goose - 30 - north at 07.15 ; Snipe - 1 ; Long-tailed Tit - c.35

Stocksbridge: House Martin - c10 - South 13.00

Storrs: Cormorant - 5 - flew over going west

Stubley Hollow: Swallow - 4 ; Magpie - 22 - flock of 18 in field

Tapton School: Redwing - 1 - Flying south at 08:10

Thorpe Hesley: Red-legged Partridge - 75+ - feeding in field

Whinfell Quarry Gardens: Pink-footed Goose - 100+ ; Nuthatch - 1 ; 324 - 1 - Small Tortoiseshell

Woodseats: Pink-footed Goose - 180 - Skein of c180 chattering their way NE over Woodseats this afternoon

Wragg*s Pond: Canada Goose - 58 - on fields behind pond

Agden Side: Red Kite - 1

Canklow Woods: Chiffchaff - 2 - 1 singing

Crowhole: 319 - 03-Apr ; Song Thrush - 1 ; Mistle Thrush - 1 ; Lesser Black-backed Gull - c. 20

Ecclesall: Pink-footed Goose - 120 - flew east at 10:30 in classic conditions ; Pink-footed Goose - 630 - c. flew E over Ansell Road in 4 skeins between 10:20 and 11:10 hrs

Kimberworth: Tawny Owl - 1 - Calling from trees near Wilton Court

Kimberworth Park: Goose sp - 100+ - large skein(s), low over estate, E @ 09:05 ; Kestrel - 1 - hunting over long grass( yet to be cut) @ Grey Hill between Town Lane and Roughwood Road

Malin Bridge: Pink-footed Goose - c300 - Heading SE viewed from Malin Bridge, in 4 skeins 9:25-9:45, a big movement of Pinkfeet today E over the Pennines heading for N Norfolk/Humber

Nether Edge: Pink-footed Goose - C150 - One skein flying SE at 10:28

Old Ravenfield: Pink-footed Goose - 50+ - Over Ravenfield Park/Firsby area @ 17:15. ; Golden Plover - 1 - Call only. ; Jay - 2 - On Arbour Lane. ; Common Buzzard - 1 - Low over farmland. ; Kestrel - 1 - Male on pylon. ; Sparrowhawk - 1 - Flying at ground level. ; Meadow Pipit - 1 - Over. ; Long-tailed Tit - 15+ - Along Arbour Lane hedgerow. ; Swallow - 5 - Over farmland close to St James church.

Old Ravenfield-Firsby: Spotted Flycatcher - 1 - In dead Silver Birch tree on lane down to Firsby reservoirs, ; Stonechat - 1 - A male feeding along field side of hedgerow near stile onto Arbour lane, (footpath from St James church). ; 319 - 6 - In air together soaring over Woodland.

Orgreave Lakes: Stonechat - 12+ - 12 birds + west side lakes.

Redmires Middle Res: Pied Wagtail - 3 ; Mallard - 70+ ; 320 - 15+ ; Stonechat - 2 ; 319 - 1 ; Kestrel - 2 ; Lapwing - 65+ ; Golden Plover - 8+

Silverwood Lagoon: Pink-footed Goose - c.650 - skeins of 70-300-100-100-40-40 ESE 08.45 - 09.30

Sothall: Raven - 1 - sound recorded over garden 0643hr ; Redwing - 21 - nocmig sound recorded over garden. First call 2035hr, min 21 birds by mid-night. No further calls through the night. ; Golden Plover - 1 - nocmig sound recorded over garden 0442hr

Totley Rise: Common Buzzard - 10 - 2 soaring over Totley and then 8 appeared over house and headed off over Bradway ; Peregrine - 1 - 1 low flying bird heading N.E.

Walkley Bank: Swallow - 12+ - low over the houses on Robertson Road, heading south-west ; House Martin - 8+ - low over the houses on Robertson Road, heading south-west ; Swallow - 4 - Flying South ; Redwing - 2+ - calling overhead after dark

Westfield: Swallow - 8 - South over Isabel Bowler sports complex

White Lee Moor: Kestrel - 2 ; 319 - 3 - 3 x Buzzards and 2 Kestrels soaring in the strong Westerlies and having aerial skirmishes.

Wortley: Skylark - 27 - 7 west, 16 south, 4 east ; Woodpigeon - 18 - flew south ; 319 - 15+ - In general area ; Nuthatch - 1 - Flew eastwards over farmland ; Meadow Pipit - c60 - flew south ; House Martin - 7 - flew south ; Pied Wagtail - 6 - S/SW ; Swallow - 85 - flew south ; Jay - 3 ; Greenfinch - 1 - flew south ; Stock Dove - 8 ; Pink-footed Goose - 70 - Two skeins - c40+c30 high NW 12.10 & 12.17 battling strong winds

Canklow Woods: Chiffchaff - 2

Ecclesall: Sand Martin - 2 - flew low to the NNE over Ansell Road at 17:10 hrs ; Swallow - 1 - flew S at lunchtime

Endcliffe: Pink-footed Goose - C 200 - Flying east

Green Moor: Pink-footed Goose - 40 - c40 flew east at 09:50

Lodge Moor: Sparrowhawk - 1 - lunchtime visitor to feeders-no success

Mondal Dale: Marsh Tit - 1 - with tit flock ; Dipper - 2 - one singing ; Green Woodpecker - 1 - calling ; Chiffchaff - 1

Orgreave Lakes: Wheatear - 1 - On northern shore of Big Lake early morning. ; Snipe - 2 ; Dunlin - 1 - Juv on northern shore

R Don, Meadowhall: Kingfisher - 1

Rawmarsh; Bellows Close: Sparrowhawk - 1 - f/juv hunting @ 1530hrs; left W

Redmires Res: Tufted Duck - 20 - on Top Res ; Pintail - 8 - on Top Res at 18:30 hrs until dusk ; Mallard - 26 ; 320 - 2 ; Black-headed Gull - 220 - c. roosted on Middle Res ; Common Gull - 1 ; Lesser Black-backed Gull - 55 - c. roosted on Middle Res ; Herring Gull - 8 - roosted on Middle Res ; Yellow-legged Gull - 1 - ad roosted amongst LBBs

Silver Wood: Pink-footed Goose - c.250 - single skein east at 12.45