Sightings Archive

Silverwood Lagoon: Tufted Duck - 1 ; Coot - 15 ; Black-headed Gull - 40 ; Lesser Black-backed Gull - 1 ; Kestrel - 1 ; Reed Bunting - 3

Thrybergh CP: Lapwing - 60+ ; Grey Wagtail - 1 ; Lesser Redpoll - 4 ; Goldfinch - 80+ ; Linnet - 2 ; Greenfinch - 6 ; Chaffinch - 10 ; 319 - 1 ; Peregrine - 1 - Ad east 09:20

Wortley: Red Kite - 1 - Swooped down into field adj to A629, nr golf club. Appeared to be attacking prey.

Big Moor: Barn Owl - 1 - hunting N of Barbrook Res late afternoon. ; Snipe - 4 - flew in and dropped onto the moor

Bingham Park: Grey Heron - 4 - flew high to the N at dusk

Bole Hill, Treeton: Yellowhammer - 2

Brightside: Peregrine - 1 - juv landed on foundry building

Brownhills Lane: Redwing - 15000+ - 15000+ thrushes heading W, SW & S on a broad front from Lodge Moor & Fulwood across to Redmires. Vast majority Redwings. This count is after Redmires count Largest flock exceeded 1000 ; Fieldfare - 20+ - calling amongst Redwings ; Song Thrush - 20+ - amongst Redwing flocks ; Pied Wagtail - 60 + - south ; Pink-footed Goose - 20 - went NW to SE ; Woodpigeon - 40+ - amongst Redwings ; Siskin - 15+ - south ; 327 - 6+ - south ; Meadow Pipit - 50 - south ; Chaffinch - 20+ - south ; Swallow - 1 - due west ; Starling - 17 - went west, possibly local birds ; Grey Wagtail - 1 - S ; Lesser Black-backed Gull - 5

Dore: Red Kite - 1 - Flying high above redwing passage

Ecclesall: Redwing - 12 - at 08:50 ; Redwing - 500 - flew S mid-morning ; Skylark - 1 - flew S ; Pink-footed Goose - 140 - flew W at 10:50 hrs

Fatty Boyns Ponds: Stonechat - 1 - Male by pond ; Skylark - 6 ; Chiffchaff - 1 ; Long-tailed Tit - 12 ; Song Thrush - 2 ; Redwing - 35

Foxhill: Pink-footed Goose - c100 - Heading south at 10:10

Gillfield Wood: Pink-footed Goose - c200 - south over wood calling at 11:00

Intake: Redwing - 300+ - constant waves of small to large flocks all heading low west, 08:00-08:25 - 300+ being a conservative estimate.

Little Barbrook Res: Brambling - 1 ; Ring Ouzel - 4

Longshaw: Mistle Thrush - 1 ; Goldfinch - 8 ; Kestrel - 1 ; 324 - 1

Millhouses Park: Grey Wagtail - 2 - Male in full song. ; Redwing - 58 - SSW at 08:45

Moss Road, Totley: Pink-footed Goose - 214 - In one straggling party S at 11:05 ; Skylark - 8 - SW ; Meadow Pipit - 10 - SW ; Pied Wagtail - 9 - SW ; Redwing - 2020+ - 1,962+ mostly SW 09:45-11:00 and c60 down. ; Fieldfare - 1 ; Blackcap - 1 ; Chiffchaff - 2 ; Starling - 22 - SW ; Chaffinch - 6 - SW ; Siskin - 13 - SW ; Crossbill - 12 - 11 NE at 10:00 and one NE at 10:42 ; Bullfinch - 2

Nether Green garden: Redwing - 850 - 09:40-11:00 - 50% due west, 50% SW ; Sparrowhawk - 1 ; Pink-footed Goose - 100+ - ESE - WNW, vocal

New Whittington: Red Kite - 1 - over obs garden

Northern General Hospital: Redwing - 857 - moving SW at varying altitudes 09:00-09:55. Largest flock consisted of approx 89 birds.

Orgreave: Goldfinch - 50+ ; Redwing - 50+ ; Red Kite - 1 ; Red Kite - 1 ; Pink-footed Goose - 60+ - NE at 10:15 ; Reed Bunting - 2

Orgreave Lakes: Short-eared Owl - 1 - Along tip ridge behind small lake early evening.

R Derwent, Leadmill Bridge - Padley: Goosander - 2 - 2 redheads - prob juvs ; Dipper - 2 ; Mallard - 15 ; 321 - 1 ; Mandarin - 31

R Don, Effingham St: Goosander - 3 - 2 imm males and a female ; Chiffchaff - 1 - calling

Ramsley Moor: Pink-footed Goose - 380 - Flocks of 40,40,50 and 250 west 9.15-11.00 ; Snipe - 6 - Party high to west 9.30

Rawmarsh Cemetery: Tawny Owl - 01-Feb - calling for several minutes around 0030hrs

Redmires Res: Redwing - 8745 - flew S/SW in 90 mins ; Song Thrush - 2 - flew SW amongst Redwings ; Fieldfare - 11 - flew SW with Redwings ; Chaffinch - 6 - flew W ; Linnet - 8 - flew S ; Pied Wagtail - 5 - flew S ; Skylark - 1 - flew S ; Reed Bunting - 1 - flew S