Sightings Archive

Orgreave Lakes: Whooper Swan - 2 - South west at 15.35

Peat Pits: Red Grouse - 4 - flew in from west and landed in NW field

R Derwent, Grindleford: Dipper - 3 ; Goosander - 2 - M&F ; Goldcrest - 1 ; 319 - 2 ; Grey Heron - 1 ; Jay - 1 ; Jay - 1 ; Kestrel - 2 ; Mandarin - 3 - M&F ; Long-tailed Tit - 6+

RVCP, Main Lake: Grey Heron - 8 - on the island, including birds back inspecting three of the nests.

Shillito Wood: Treecreeper - 1 ; Yellowhammer - 1 ; Nuthatch - 2 ; Great Spotted Woodpecker - 1 ; Pheasant - 3 ; Coal Tit - 6+ ; Goldfinch - 8+ ; Red-legged Partridge - 4 - in nearby field ; Fieldfare - 20+ - in nearby field, in mixed flock with Redwings and Starlings ; Redwing - 6+

Silverwood Lagoon: Pochard - 9

Wharncliffe Wood: Raven - 2

Agden: Nuthatch - 1 ; Great Spotted Woodpecker - 1 - Female ; Jay - 1 ; Redwing - 30+ - Feeding in field ; Mistle Thrush - 1 - With Redwing ; Grey Heron - 1 ; Long-tailed Tit - 6+ ; Cormorant - 1

Attercliffe: CASPIAN GULL - 1 - 1w on roof at Warren St, and possibly a second bird also.

Bingham Park: 319 - 1

Calver Sough: 319 - 2

Coombs Dale: Raven - 2

Crowhole: Chiffchaff - 1 ; Kingfisher - 1 ; Grey Wagtail - 1 ; 319 - 1 ; Goldcrest - 2 ; Nuthatch - 2 ; Great Spotted Woodpecker - 1 ; Long-tailed Tit - 8+ ; Goldfinch - c. 45 ; Pied Wagtail - 2

Ecclesall Woods: Stock Dove - 2 - One singing. ; Great Spotted Woodpecker - 2 - One drumming. ; Nuthatch - 12+ ; Treecreeper - 1 ; Song Thrush - 1 - Singing. ; Redwing - 20+

Endcliffe Park: Dipper - 1 - under bridge by mini-roundabout

Firsby Res: Moorhen - 1 ; Mallard - 2 ; Cormorant - 1 ; Grey Wagtail - 1 - Sluice. ; Kestrel - 1 ; Black-headed Gull - 4 ; Jackdaw - 3 - Over calling. ; Fieldfare - 10+ ; Redwing - 6+ - With FF. ; Grey Partridge - 6 - On farmland. ; Goldfinch - 15+ ; Long-tailed Tit - 9+

Hangingwater allotments: Redwing - 3 ; Siskin - 2 ; Common Buzzard - 2 - circling low then W

Longshaw: Tawny Owl - 1 - heard

Millhouses Park: Woodpigeon - 300+ - NE at dawn. ; Collared Dove - 3 - One singing. ; Redwing - 10+

Millhouses. Sheaf Valley Walk: Tawny Owl - 1 - One calling.

Netherthorpe: Redwing - 6+ - Tree by Brook Hill roundabout ; Mistle Thrush - 1 - same tree as Redwing

Rawmarsh; Rockcliffe Road: Sparrowhawk - 1 - female, SE @ 0930hrs

Wire Mill Dam: Goosander - 7 - 5m & 2f ; Mandarin - 22 - 16m & 6f

Brownhills Lane: Pink-footed Goose - 1 - with about 40 greylags

Carlisle Street: Kestrel - 1 - female over towards Burngreave

Hathersage: 319 - 2

Longshaw: Bullfinch - 3 - m+2f main carpark ; Treecreeper - 1 - by cafe at 8:40 ; Mandarin - 29 - 19m+10f on lake at 8:50

Millhouses Lane garden: Treecreeper - 1 - foraging on borderline trees and bushes ; Great Tit - 1 - visiting sunflower hearts feeder ; Stock Dove - 4

Nether Green: Mistle Thrush - 1 - chasing Woodpigeon from "its" holly bush

R Don, Effingham St: Kingfisher - 1

Rawmarsh; Rockcliffe Road: Greenfinch - 2 ; Long-tailed Tit - 8 ; Goldfinch - 13 - max ; Chaffinch - 1 - male; rare here (much less than annual visitor to garden)

Redmires Middle Res: Tufted Duck - 4

Redmires Plantation: Woodcock - 1 - flushed from undergrowth

Rotherham; Masborough: Redwing - 6 - on central reservation, Centenary Way

Walkley Bank: Blackcap - 1 - 1 male feeding on fatballs

Wire Mill Dam: Mandarin - 29 ; Mallard - 44