Sightings Archive

Silverwood Lagoon: Skylark - 4 - singing

Silverwood Pit Wood: Nuthatch - 2 - Calling. ; Mistle Thrush - 1 ; Tawny Owl - 1 - Roosting above path.

Thrybergh CP: Raven - 1 ; Mute Swan - 78 ; Great Crested Grebe - 8 ; Pochard - 1 ; Gadwall - 2 ; Tufted Duck - 38 ; 319 - 6 ; Sparrowhawk - 1 - Mobbing the Raven over East of Reservoir ; Siskin - 3 ; Skylark - 10 ; Reed Bunting - 8 ; Yellowhammer - 2 pair

Treeton meadows: Wigeon - 41 ; Canada Goose - 37 ; Gadwall - 17 ; Mute Swan - 2 ; Jackdaw - 28 ; Carrion Crow - 7 ; Mallard - 6

Treeton SF: Pied Wagtail - 32 ; Grey Wagtail - 2 ; 321 - 2 ; Reed Bunting - 2

Upper Common, Scholes: Red-legged Partridge - 5 ; Skylark - 1 - singing ; Meadow Pipit - 1 - calls

Waverley: Grey Partridge - 2 - pair

Waverley Estate: Golden Plover - 39 ; Ringed Plover - 2 ; Lapwing - 37 - Opposite the Winter Green.

Wentworth Park: Common Buzzard - 9 - up together, N of lakes @ 0830hrs ; Peregrine - 1pr - over Mausoleum Plantation, harassing BZs, 0925-0930hrs; drifted away E (presumably Aldwarke pair?) ; Jackdaw - 15 - around shattered Ash tree where several pairs usually breed

Wentworth Park; Deer Park: Song Thrush - 1 - singing, Temple hill Plantn ; Jay - 1 - Temple hill Plantn ; Nuthatch - 1 - Temple Hill Plantn ; Mistle Thrush - 1 - singing, Temple Hill Plantn ; Meadow Pipit - 1 - NW

Wentworth Park; Dog Kennel Pond: Greylag Goose - 4 ; Coot - 5+ ; Canada Goose - 1 ; Mallard - c40 ; Great Crested Grebe - 2 ; Moorhen - 3 ; Grey Wagtail - 1 ; Linnet - 2 - sing from ground in field to N

Wentworth Park; Greasbrough Dam: Mallard - 55 ; Moorhen - 12 ; Coot - 18 ; Great Crested Grebe - 2prs - display ; Siskin - 2 - over ; Mute Swan - 1 ; Canada Goose - 1pr ; Black-headed Gull - c25 ; Common Buzzard - 2 - over woodland to N ; Song Thrush - 2 - singing, to N

Wentworth Park; Morley Pond: Mallard - 5 ; Coot - 5 ; Great Crested Grebe - 2 ; Mute Swan - 1 ; Stock Dove - 2 - over

Woodhouse Washlands: Wigeon - 39 - Feeding around pools on the east side of the river. ; Oystercatcher - 2 - East side pools ; Carrion Crow - 5 ; Greylag Goose - 2 - One with damaged left wing on east side pools ; Shoveler - 2 - On east side pools. ; 320 - 6 - On east side pools. ; Water Rail - 2 - West side ; Kingfisher - 1 ; Goldfinch - 24 ; Moorhen - 6

Baslow SF: Grey Wagtail - 2 ; Goldcrest - 2 ; Chiffchaff - 5 - At least 5, including 1 singing

Curbar Edge: Peregrine - 1 ; Skylark - 2 ; Stonechat - 2

Eaglestone Flat: Raven - 1 ; Skylark - 2 ; Meadow Pipit - 4 - displaying in gusty wind ; Corvid - c100 - Mixed flock of Jackdaws and Carrion Crows feeding in sheep pastures. ; Starling - c100 - flock feeding in rape field and flying around ; Fieldfare - 2 - feeding in rape field ; Pheasant - 2 - Males probably taking seeds from sheep fodder feeder in field.

Ecclesall Woods: Nuthatch - 1 ; 319 - 1 ; Grey Heron - 5 - All seen on nests, 2 visited nests that had birds in situ.

Forge Dam: Grey Wagtail - 2

Fulwood Lane: Fieldfare - 30+ - Field opposite Greenhouse Farm

Fulwood Lane - Brown Edge Farm: Golden Plover - c50 - Wheeling over moorland near Farm.

Holmebrook Valley Park: Shoveler - 1

Houndkirk Moor: Red Grouse - 2

Kelham Island: Stock Dove - 5 - Small group of 5 on grassy bank overlooking the river ; Cormorant - 3 - Attempting to fish in the strong current and high water

Mayfield Valley: LONG-TAILED SKUA - 1 - adult in fields around Clough Lane all day, and still present at last light at 18:45. ; LONG-TAILED SKUA - 1