Sightings Archive

Nether Green: Common Buzzard - 1 - very low over residential streets

Orgreave Lakes: Goldeneye - 2

R Derwent, Grindleford-Hathersage: Mandarin - 29 ; Goosander - 1 ; Dipper - 3 ; Kingfisher - 1

R Sheaf, Heeley - Broadfield Road: Grey Wagtail - 1

Rawmarsh: Stock Dove - 2 - W @ 1255hrs

Redmires: Woodpigeon - 10,000 - Flying south, just east of Redmires for over an hour, flock after flock. Estimated numbers ; Fieldfare - 100 - at 17:00

Redmires conduit: Short-eared Owl - 1 - flying south and high

Redmires Res: Canada Goose - 60 - c. in fields and on Middle Res ; Greylag Goose - 50 - c. in fields ; Mallard - 80 - c. on Middle Res ; 320 - 25 - c. on Middle Res ; Tufted Duck - 2 ; Lapwing - 110 - c. ; Golden Plover - 69 - on Middle Res ; Black-headed Gull - 40 - c. ; Lesser Black-backed Gull - 10 - c. ; Herring Gull - 3 ; Kestrel - 1 ; Sparrowhawk - 1 ; Grey Heron - 1 - flew low to the W ; Woodpigeon - 11250 - c. flew south in 2 hrs ; Jackdaw - 60 - c. flew W in 2 hrs ; Fieldfare - 150 - c. flew SW in 2 hrs ; Redwing - 100 - c. flew SW in 2 hrs ; Song Thrush - 3 ; Blackbird - 19 - around reservoir perimeter ; Jay - 1 ; Chaffinch - 172 - flew NW in 2 hrs ; Lesser Redpoll - 25 - c. flew SW in 2 hrs ; Siskin - 20 - flew SW in 2 hrs ; Meadow Pipit - 20 - flew SW in 2 hrs ; Rock Pipit - 1 - flew low to the SW at 08:28 hrs ; Pied Wagtail - 5 - flew SW ; Skylark - 1 - flew SW

Silverwood Lagoon: Tawny Owl - 1 - calling in Hollings Lane sidings at dawn ; Woodpigeon - 600 - single flock SW at 07.50 ; Shoveler - 6 ; Black-headed Gull - c.70 ; Lesser Black-backed Gull - 1 ; Water Rail - 1 - calling in southern reedbed ; Lesser Redpoll - 1 - over ; Great Spotted Woodpecker - 1 ; Jay - 8 ; Jackdaw - 10 - over in ones and twos ; Common Buzzard - 1 ; Kestrel - 1 ; Stock Dove - 1 ; Skylark - 12 - in fields to west ; Long-tailed Tit - c.30 ; Pheasant - 20+ ; Reed Bunting - 6 ; Bullfinch - 2

Stanedge Pole: Short-eared Owl - 1

Thrybergh CP: Water Rail - 2 - 2+first returning birds ; Kingfisher - 1 ; Raven - 1E ; Skylark - 20 - Most south ; Meadow Pipit - 30+ ; Redwing - 33 ; Reed Bunting - 2 ; Yellowhammer - 2 ; Bullfinch - 2 ; Sparrowhawk - 1F

Wadsley Common garden: Blackbird - c40 - Low over garden heading south-west.

Crookes: Red Kite - 1 - Fairly low over Newent lane

Dog Kennel Pond: Great Crested Grebe - 2 ; Cormorant - 1 ; Coot - 4 ; Black-headed Gull - 30+

Holmebrook Valley Park: Goosander - 3 - A male and two redheads, the first of the autumn.

Kimberworth Park: Starling - 40+ - Ashworth Drive ; Feral Pigeon - 10+ - Oaks Lane shops ; Pied Wagtail - 1 - Remount Road

Middle Common: Redwing - 20+ - from defunct hawthorn hedge and ditch adj Rockingham Wood ; Kestrel - 1 - hunting ; Red-legged Partridge - 4+ - up from cover crop ; Skylark - 10+ - up from cover crop,at least 2 singing

Middleton Moor: 320 - 23 ; Tufted Duck - 9 ; Lapwing - 69 ; Dunlin - 3 ; Lapwing - 103 ; Snipe - 2+ - calling late dusk ; 320 - 17 ; Goosander - 10 - roost ; Tufted Duck - 9 ; Lesser Black-backed Gull - 2500+ ; Black-headed Gull - c350 - inc bird ringed as pullus in Poland (Lodz) in 2019. ; Common Gull - 3 ; Herring Gull - 6 ; Yellow-legged Gull - 14 - 13 adults and a 2cy. ; Jackdaw - c400 - sat amongst roosting Gulls up to near dark, then flew noisily to nearby plantation.

Mitchell Field: Fieldfare - 50+ - Gathering on field bushes

Morley Pond: Great Crested Grebe - 1 ; Mallard - c200

Oughtibridge garden: Redwing - 2 - Feeding on Rowan berries