Sightings Archive

Thursday 31st December 2020

• Blue Man*s Bower: 319 - 1 ; Cormorant - 2 ; Song Thrush - 5+ ; Stock Dove - 1 ; Kingfisher - 1 ; Grey Wagtail - 2 ; Lapwing - 17
• Brownhills Lane: Pink-footed Goose - 53 - single skein NW at 12:20 ; Raven - 2 - low N 12:25 ; 319 - 1 ; Kestrel - 1 - unsuccessful hunting foray in snow-covered garden at juntion of Harrison Lane
• Catcliffe Flash: Mute Swan - 5 - On ice late morning
• Centenary Riverside: Kingfisher - 1 - Male. Flew under bridge down river 10.50 ; Grey Wagtail - 1 - Feeding riverbank. ; Cormorant - 4 - 3 over, 1 feeding on river ; 321 - 1 ; Long-tailed Tit - 6 ; Blue Tit - 3 ; Robin - 1 ; Wren - 1 ; Moorhen - 1
• Chancet Wood: Nuthatch - 1 ; Great Spotted Woodpecker - 1
• Derwent Dam: Peregrine - 1 - roosting on the west face of the East Tower
• Duckmanton: Black Redstart - 1 - per DOS - in horse paddock off Longcourse Lane late morning
• Endcliffe Park: Dipper - 2 - Pair close to Hunters Bar bridge, male singing. ; Dipper - 2 - Male (left) displaying to female (record shot) ; Kingfisher - 1 - lower pond ; Grey Wagtail - 1 ; Nuthatch - 2
• Firsby Res: Moorhen - 1 - Feeding in frozen Reed bed. ; Grey Heron - 1 - Flew from waters edge. Main Res completely frozen. ; Snipe - 1 - Flew into Reed bed near stream. ; Treecreeper - 1 - Calling in woodland. ; Redwing - 5+ ; Fieldfare - 10+ - Coming into roost.
• Fulwood: Snipe - 2 - Low over heading N late afternoon
• Green Moor: Yellowhammer - 2 ; Yellowhammer - 2 - photo ; Tree Sparrow - 6 ; Great Spotted Woodpecker - 1 ; Bullfinch - 2
• Greystones garden: Redwing - 1 ; Song Thrush - 1 ; Long-tailed Tit - 2
• Harlesthorpe Dam: Great Spotted Woodpecker - 1 - one of only 3 found by me in 38 tetrads in SK47-49 in Nov and Dec 2020 ; Lapwing - 59 - flying SW (cold weather movement)
• Hutcliffe Wood: 324 - 2 - Foxes - 2 individuals
• Millhouses Lane garden: Feral Pigeon - 01-Jun - almost daily visitors during the last quarter, foraging under the feeders ; Stock Dove - 01-Apr ; Woodpigeon - 01-Apr ; Collared Dove - 01-Feb - occasional visitors to the front garden during the last quarter, but generally heard most mornings. Rarely visit the bird feeders ; Great Spotted Woodpecker - 2 - a pair, daily visitors to the suet ball feeder during the quarter ; Magpie - 01-Feb - always about, but not long stayers, during the last quarter ; Coal Tit - 1 - regular visitor to the feeders during the last quarter ; Blue Tit - 01-Apr - regular visitors to the feeders during the last quarter ; Great Tit - 01-Feb - regular visitors to the bird feeders during the last quarter ; Long-tailed Tit - 02-Jun - once or twice a day visitors to the bird feeders, particularly the suet balls, during the last quarter ; Nuthatch - 01-Feb - regular visitors to the bird feeders during the last quarter ; Blackbird - 01-Apr - feeding under the bird feeders regularly during the last quarter ; Robin - 01-Feb - a regular visitor to the bird feeders during the last quarter and generally seeing off an interloper from a neighbouring garden ; Dunnock - 1 - sole bird, a regularly visitor to the garden during the last quarter, the families present during the summer seemingly gone elsewhere ; Chaffinch - 01-Apr - occasional visitors to the garden during the last quarter ; Bullfinch - 06-Aug - daily visitors to the bird feeders during the last quarter ; Greenfinch - 01-May - equal numbers of males/females visiting the bird feeders during the last quarter ; Goldfinch - Jan-14 - 14 being the max. count during the quarter of these daily visitors to the bird feeders during the last quarter
• Norton Lees: Redwing - c16 - Over ; Tawny Owl - 1
• Norwood Allotments: Pink-footed Goose - c180 - over west flying very high at around 10:00
• Orgreave Lakes: Water Pipit - 1 - showing well on sunny side of island at 10:00 ; Water Pipit - 1 - NE corner of island mid-afternoon. ; Meadow Pipit - c.5 - on island and around small lake. ; Skylark - 1 - on island. ; Snipe - c.5 - on island. ; Little Grebe - 1 ; Great Crested Grebe - 1 ; Snipe - 1 ; Lapwing - 20 - c. ; Grey Heron - 1 ; Tufted Duck - 60 - c. ; Pochard - 60 - c. ; Wigeon - 25 - c. ; 320 - 15 - c. ; Skylark - 3 ; Meadow Pipit - 4 ; Water Pipit - 1 - around island ; Reed Bunting - 1 - on island ; Stonechat - 1 ; Black-headed Gull - 150 - c. ; Bullfinch - 2 - by bridge ; Goldeneye - 3 ; Goosander - 6 ; Mallard - 88 ; 320 - 36 ; Wigeon - 39 ; Gadwall - 16 ; Little Grebe - 5 ; Pochard - 109 ; Goldeneye - 4 ; 328 - 1