Sightings Archive

Parkgate; *Banana* plantation: Canada Goose - 4 - W @ 0724hrs ; Black-headed Gull - 58 - SW in small parties ; Herring Gull - 2 - singles N & W ; Coal Tit - 2 ; Sparrowhawk - 3 - up together, chasing & diving from 0730hrs, drifted S; 2 returned. All appeared to be males. ; Mallard - 33 - 25 E; 8 NE ; Carrion Crow - 10 - W/SW together ; Greenfinch - 6 - 4 SW; 2 NW ; Siskin - 10 - 2 SW; 8 S ; Meadow Pipit - 26 - all S ; Great Black-backed Gull - 1 - adult, S ; Goldfinch - 24 - NE ; House Martin - 6 - SW ; Swallow - 1 - NE! ; Chiffchaff - 1 ; Pied Wagtail - 2 - 'alba' wagtails, N ; Peregrine - 1 - low to W, buzzing FPs over Parkgate @ 0727hrs (presumed Aldwarke bird)

Rawmarsh; High Street: Grey Wagtail - 1 - on roof of Earl Grey PH

Richmond Park: Swallow - 6 - South at 08:00

Roundwood Golf course: Grey Heron - 1 - N, calling @ 0710hrs ; Goldfinch - c20 - flock ; Mistle Thrush - 2 - left N/NW ; Lesser Black-backed Gull - 2 - SW

Bamford Moor: Red Grouse - 1

Barlow Common: Little Owl - 2 ; Redwing - 1 ; Siskin - 15+ - flock at the top of conifer trees ; Bullfinch - 1 ; Goldcrest - 1 ; 319 - 01-Feb ; Sparrowhawk - 1 ; Great Spotted Woodpecker - 01-Feb ; Jay - 1 ; Mistle Thrush - 9 ; Song Thrush - 1 ; Tree Sparrow - 2 ; Long-tailed Tit - 12+ ; Goldfinch - 40+ ; Pied Wagtail - 1 ; Coal Tit - 2 ; Pheasant - 4

Ecclesall: Goldfinch - 60 - c. post-breeding flock of sorts in gardens on Ansell Road - most I've seen in 16 years

Ecclesfield: Chiffchaff - 2 - with mixed flock of 15+ Long-tailed Tits and Blue Tits, Cross Hill

Greystones garden: Chiffchaff - 2 - Observer's garden

Hathersage Moor: Red Grouse - 3

Kimberworth Park: 319 - 3 - Circling close together and calling over Ashworth Drive @ 12:20

Roughwood Rec: Black-headed Gull - 50+

Sothall: Golden Plover - 1+ - flock nocmig sound recorded over garden ; Redwing - 2 - nocmig sound recorded over garden between 1900-0600hr ; Golden Plover - 2 - nocmig sound recorded over garden between 1900-0600hr

Stanage Edge, below: Wheatear - 3

Thrybergh CP: Red-legged Partridge - 9

Whim Wood: Great Spotted Woodpecker - 1

Aldwarke: Peregrine - 1 - Hunting, Liberty melting shop 08.40 ; Kestrel - 1 - Male on usual chimney stacks, made many attempts throughout day to take prey off feeders, Liberty Steels.

Bingham Park: Raven - 1 - Harassed by a pair of crows at 17:30

Ecclesall: Hobby - 1 - flew S at 14:05

Forge Dam: Kingfisher - 1 - quietly perched on branch over pond above the cafe; fished successfully

Greystones garden: Chiffchaff - 3 - Observer's garden, together in same tree ; Long-tailed Tit - 1+

Hartley Brook: Common Buzzard - 3 - Pair circling and calling , drifted South,with smaller bird higher following.15.08

Longstone Moor: Swallow - 2

Malin Bridge: Song Thrush - 1 - nocmig 00:34 ; Redwing - 1 - nocmig 00:34

Middleton Moor: Lesser Black-backed Gull - 1400 ; Black-headed Gull - 425 ; Common Gull - 2 ; Yellow-legged Gull - 7 ; Starling - 300+ ; Tufted Duck - 2 ; Jackdaw - 200 - Feeding on shoreline ; Goosander - 10 ; Lapwing - 54

R Don, Rutland Rd: Dipper - 2

Roughwood Rec: Black-headed Gull - 30

Roughwood School: Woodpigeon - 20+ - Feeding on playing field

Silverwood Lagoon: Peregrine - 1 - NW at 09.30 ; Grey Wagtail - 1 ; Lesser Redpoll - 1 ; Skylark - c.15 - in stubble to west (one singing) ; Stonechat - 1 - male giving odd snatch of song in reeds at northern end. Probably same bird as late September

Sothall: Redwing - 1 - nocmig sound recorded over garden between 1900-0600hr

Walkley garden: Coal Tit - 2 - Pair on fat balls again ; Chiffchaff - 1 - In fruit trees.

Wharncliffe Side: Swallow - 1 - over observers garden

Aldwarke: Sparrowhawk - 1 - Over Liberty melting shop, worrying Pigeons 10.10 ; Kestrel - 1 - Greenfinch taken from feeder 15.45,

Barbrook Valley: Stonechat - 3 ; Raven - 1

Big Moor: 324 - 19 - Red Deer, several males bellowing

Catcliffe Meadow: Wigeon - 81 ; Shoveler - 11

Fulwood garden: Chiffchaff - 1 - in observer's garden

Lodge Moor garden: Brambling - 1 - Male

Malin Bridge: Redwing - 1 - nocmig 22:17

Norton Lees: Pink-footed Goose - 70 - c70 flew east above allotments at 11:45

Redmires Bottom Res: Goosander - 1 - female

Sothall: Ringed Plover - 1+ - nocmig sound recorded over garden 0134hr ; Redwing - 5 - nocmig sound recorded over garden between 1900-0600hr 6th-7th Oct

Stocksbridge: Pink-footed Goose - 74 - flew west at 07:35