Sightings Archive

Firsby Res: Tawny Owl - 1 - Perched calling. ; Blackbird - 16 ; Great Spotted Woodpecker - 1

Fulwood Lane: 319 - 1 - Sat in a tree

Greystones: Blackcap - 1 - Female in observer's garden

Longshaw: Mandarin - 19

Mayfield Valley: Ring-necked Parakeet - 1 - present again in area of parkland (with what appeared to be an occupied nest hole) - adult flew off towards Fulwood ; Mandarin - 21 - on mill pond ; Stock Dove - 1 - singing in suitable breeding habitat ; Stock Dove - 1 - singing in suitable breeding habitat

Meersbrook: Waxwing - 2 - a 1st. w perched on top of London Plane outside 9 Meersbrook Park Road at 16.45 - .joined by 2nd bird, both left WNW at 16.49.

Middleton Moor: Common Gull - 195 ; 320 - 25 ; Shelduck - 1

Orgreave Lakes: Ringed Plover - 1 - 1 adult ; Oystercatcher - 2 ; Yellow-legged Gull - 1 - 3rd year

R Don, Hawke St: Kingfisher - 1 - Dove from bridge,then flew north.

R Don, Newhall Bridge: Cormorant - 2 - Flew over towards Sheffield city centre

Ranmoor: Sparrowhawk - 1 - f

Ravenfield Church: Tawny Owl - 2 - Pair calling at dusk.

Rawmarsh; Rockcliffe Road: Long-tailed Tit - 2

Redmires Bottom Res: Greylag Goose - 47 - With Pink-footed ; Pink-footed Goose - 2 ; Pink-footed Goose - 52 - Flying NW

Redmires conduit: Red Grouse - 6

Redmires Middle Res: Lapwing - 70+ ; Black-headed Gull - 20+

Redmires Res: Black-headed Gull - 230 - roosted on Top Res ; Black-headed Gull - 230 - roosted on Top Res

Thorpe Hesley: Mistle Thrush - 1 - Singing 7.30am

Upper Derwent Valley: 319 - 1 ; Carrion Crow - 71 ; Brambling - 3 ; Goshawk - 1 ; Whooper Swan - 2 ; 320 - 5 ; Bullfinch - 2 ; Woodpigeon - 97 ; Siskin - 2 ; Long-tailed Tit - 8 ; Mallard - 30 ; Cormorant - 1 ; Wren - 1 ; Mistle Thrush - 1 ; Magpie - 4 ; Robin - 2 ; Coal Tit - 5 ; Chaffinch - 12 ; Raven - 3 ; Blue Tit - 5 ; Great Tit - 5 ; Blackbird - 2 ; Pheasant - 3

Walkley garden: Wren - 2 - inc one at mixed seed feeder

Ecclesall: Tawny Owl - 1 - calling on Edale Road ; Water Rail - 1 - clearly heard calling over Edale Road at 23:48 hrs - clear, calm night with only 2.5 pints consumed....

Green Moor: Pink-footed Goose - 90 - c90 flew west at 10:50

Handsworth: Whooper Swan - 1+ - A herd over at 22:55 seemed to be going north.

Kiveton Community Woodland: Willow Tit - 1 - singing male ; Meadow Pipit - 14 - in adjacent field ; Snipe - 11 - in adjacent field ; Redwing - 20+ - in a tree with some singing ; Tawny Owl - 1+ - sound recorded after dark

Norfolk Heritage Park: Great Spotted Woodpecker - 2 - both drumming ; Woodpigeon - c30 ; Nuthatch - 1 ; Carrion Crow - 4 ; Magpie - 10+ ; Robin - 5+ ; Blackbird - 7+ - all males, all feeding amongst leaf mould ; Song Thrush - 3+ ; Mistle Thrush - 2 ; Redwing - 2 - feeding on ground ; Wren - 3 - 2 of them scolding a pair of Blue Tits ; Blue Tit - 10+ ; Great Tit - 4 ; Coal Tit - 1 ; Long-tailed Tit - 5 ; Dunnock - 3 ; Black-headed Gull - 1 ; Chiffchaff - 1+ - feeding amongst branches of Turkey Oaks ; Feral Pigeon - c18 ; 324 - 6+ - Grey Squirrel.

Rawmarsh; Rockcliffe Road: Long-tailed Tit - 10

Rivelin Valley: Pink-footed Goose - 47 - Flying west at 11:00

Rockingham Wood: Great Spotted Woodpecker - 1 ; Wren - 1 - singing ; Song Thrush - 1 - singing ; Long-tailed Tit - 1+ ; Blue Tit - 1+ ; Great Tit - 1+ ; Treecreeper - 1+

Shillito Wood: Lapwing - 55 - In fields behind wood ; Skylark - 2 - In field behind wood, including 1 singing briefly

Silverwood Lagoon: Little Grebe - 03-Apr - trilling ; Skylark - 8 - 2 singing ; Song Thrush - 2 - singing ; Reed Bunting - 6 - including 1 singing ; Great Tit - 6+ - several singing around pit top