Sightings Archive

R Don, Effingham St: Goosander - 2 - pair

Rawmarsh; Stubbin incline: Chaffinch - c10 - feeding in field-edge ; Pied Wagtail - 2 ; Kestrel - 1 - female, over

Silver Wood: Tawny Owl - 1 ; Nuthatch - 2

Thrybergh CP: Pink-footed Goose - 80 - flew west at 08:40 ; Mute Swan - 71 ; Grey Heron - 1 ; Tufted Duck - 57 ; Pochard - 4 ; 320 - 3 ; Shoveler - 2 ; Gadwall - 8 ; Great Crested Grebe - 8 ; Little Grebe - 8 ; Reed Bunting - 2 ; Bullfinch - 6 ; Goldfinch - 22 ; Skylark - 2 ; Fieldfare - 18 ; Song Thrush - 3 ; Mistle Thrush - 2

Totley Rise: Red Kite - 1 - Over gardens

Underbank Res: Pink-footed Goose - 70 - c70 west at 09:45 ; Coal Tit - 15 ; Goldcrest - 6

Wadsley Common garden: Goldcrest - 2 ; Blackbird - 6 ; Chaffinch - 8 ; Nuthatch - 3 ; Long-tailed Tit - 3

Whiteley Woods: Great Spotted Woodpecker - 1 - Male drumming

Blacka Moor: Raven - 1 - Cronking overhead ; Pink-footed Goose - 200 approx - Flew towards Hathersage ; Stonechat - 3

Crimicar Drive Garden: Redwing - 1

Damflask Res: White-fronted Goose - 1 - 1st. winter feeding with 200+ Greylag Geese in fields between the reservoir and Loxley Rd (immediately south of the junction of Loxley Road and Trouble Wood Lane, SK 27584 91284).

Gleadless Valley LNR: Greenfinch - 1 - heard

Graves Park: Redwing - c22 - one flock of around 20 in Chantrey Meadow area ; Song Thrush - 1

Greystones garden: Sparrowhawk - 1 ; Redwing - 1 - In Holly bush ; Long-tailed Tit - 3

Hillsborough Park: Black-headed Gull - c200 - my highest count here Jan-Mar

Hurlfield: Tawny Owl - 1 - Very vocal at 06:00

Keppels Field: Goose sp - 150+ - NW @ 10:10, one large skein with smaller formation behind.

Kimberworth: Redwing - 6 - ground feeding in Masbrough cemetery

Langsett Wood: Goldfinch - c30 ; Greenfinch - 3

Manor Fields Park: Water Rail - 1 - again in reedbed. ; Snipe - 1 - in reedbed area then flushed by squabbling moorhens. ; Moorhen - 4 ; Mallard - 2 - a pair on frozen pond. ; Grey Wagtail - 1 - seemingly to roost in reedbed 17:00. ; Herring Gull - 1 - adult on nearby rooftop with LBBGull. ; Lesser Black-backed Gull - 1 - adult. ; Redwing - c10 - on site feeding on ground. ; Song Thrush - 4

Mayfield Valley: Little Owl - 1 - In trees above farm house

Midhope Res: Little Grebe - 1 ; Mallard - c30 ; 320 - 27+ - High count around 9am with water 50% frozen ; Siskin - 5+ ; Coal Tit - 4+ - Singing ; Treecreeper - 2

Millhouses garden: Magpie - 1 ; Great Tit - 1

Moss Road Totley: Green Woodpecker - 1 - Green Woodpecker. Flew overhead yaffling. ; Great Spotted Woodpecker - 1 - Flew towards Strawberry Lee plantation. Could also hear drumming ; Lesser Redpoll - 8 - feeding and calling ; Willow Tit - 1 - Orange and blue ringed coming to feeder.

Nether Edge: Goldfinch - c18 - in tree - St Andrew’s Road

Norfolk Heritage Park: Song Thrush - 1 - singing ; Nuthatch - 1

Norfolk Park garden: Jay - 1 - Flew through ; Coal Tit - 1 ; Great Tit - 1 ; Blue Tit - 2 ; Dunnock - 2 ; Robin - 1 ; Woodpigeon - 2 ; Magpie - 2 - pair flew through ; Herring Gull - 5 - mix of adults and sub adults on neighbouring roofs ; Goldfinch - 4 ; Blackbird - 2 - 2m + 1f ; House Sparrow - c7 ; Wren - 1 ; Collared Dove - 1 ; Ring-necked Parakeet - 9 - flew over from Arbourthorne direction towards city centre

Norfolk Park; Park Grange estate: Lesser Black-backed Gull - 1 - Sitting on top of lamppost.

Norton Lees: Bullfinch - 1 - male

Norton Lees garden: Blackcap - 1m

Rawmarsh; Rockcliffe Road: Sparrowhawk - 1 - male, hunting through gardens @ 1020hrs, avoiding a brick wall by inches/a split second! ; Long-tailed Tit - 1 - in garden

Silverwood Lagoon: Little Grebe - 1 - Calling often. ; 320 - 2 - A pair. ; Herring Gull - 8 ; Common Gull - 4+ ; Lesser Black-backed Gull - 1 - Resident adult.