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Saturday 21st December 2019

  • Firsby Res: Mistle Thrush - 2 ; Chaffinch - 20+ - Feeding on farmland.
  • Frecheville: Goosander - 3 - Frecheville pond ; Sparrowhawk - 1 - Frecheville pond - over bowling green hedge.
  • Graves Park: Mistle Thrush - 2
  • Ladybower Res, North arm: Mandarin - c 60 - m & f fairly evenly distributed ; Pink-footed Goose - c 65 - over NW at 12:30
  • Longshaw Lodge: Brambling - 6 - Few in a large flock of chaffinch by visitor centre/cafe
  • Malin Bridge: Pink-footed Goose - c140 - low over NW calling at 11:55 ; Dipper - 1
  • Orgreave Lakes: Stonechat - 1
  • Oughtibridge: Kingfisher - 1 ; Grey Heron - 1
  • R Derwent, Chatsworth: Goosander - 1 - redhead ; Little Grebe - 1 ; 321 - 1
  • Rawmarsh; Rockcliffe Road: Blue Tit - 1pr - investigating nestbox ; Goldfinch - 6
  • Redmires Middle Res: Lapwing - 18
  • Stannington: Sparrowhawk - 1 - Chasing redwing over roofs of houses ; Redwing - 5
  • Tideswell Dale: Pink-footed Goose - c130 - West at 12.05
  • Totley Rise: Pink-footed Goose - 200+ - Large skein heading north-west towards Blacka Moor at least 200 together
  • Triangle pond catcliffe: Willow Tit - 1 ; Woodcock - 2 - At dusk ; Magpie - 61
  • Wadsley Common: Pink-footed Goose - c120 - Low west over south of common at 12:00 - easily audible from inside the house.
  • Waverley: Snipe - 1 ; Woodcock - 1 ; Grey Partridge - 8
  • Wire Mill Dam: Mandarin - 23 - 15 m, 8 f ; Goosander - 3 - 2 m, 1 f

Friday 20th December 2019

  • Freebirch: Fieldfare - 300+ - Feeding on pasture ; Starling - 100+ - Feeding on pasture
  • Hillsborough: Goldcrest - 1 - Showing well all week in trees in Holme Lane community garden.
  • Rawmarsh; Rockcliffe Road: Blue Tit - 1 - investigating nestbox
  • Silverwood Lagoon: Pochard - 2 ; Cormorant - 1 ; Common Gull - 3 ; Lesser Black-backed Gull - 1 ; Black-headed Gull - c.60 ; Snipe - 1 ; Woodcock - 1 ; Mistle Thrush - 2 ; Tawny Owl - 1 - calling in Hollings Lane sidings at 07.30 ; Kestrel - 2 ; Common Buzzard - 1

Thursday 19th December 2019

  • Attercliffe: CASPIAN GULL - 1 - 1w on roof at Warren St (less advanced bird).
  • Catcliffe Flash: BITTERN - 1 - report of one flying between reedbeds at c11:15
  • Handsworth garden: Sparrowhawk - 1 - female.
  • Heeley City Farm: Greylag Goose - 42 - Flying low heading south calling regulary.
  • Kimberworth: Blackcap - 1 - Female on garden fatball feeder
  • Lowedges: Blackcap - 1 - male foraging in garden on Gervase Drive
  • Manor Fields Park: Reed Bunting - 1 - fem in central area 09:55 ; Grey Wagtail - 1 - in watercourse below top pond ; Pied Wagtail - 2 ; Goldfinch - 70+ - flock of min 70 birds ; Bullfinch - 5 ; Greenfinch - 10+ - amongst redwing flock. ; Redwing - 40+ ; Song Thrush - 5 ; Mistle Thrush - 2
  • Middleton Moor: Red-legged Partridge - 1 ; Goldfinch - 15 - Feeding on weeds around perimeter track ; Bullfinch - 2 - Pair feeding on weeds around perimeter track
  • Ramsley Moor: Lapwing - 35 - Flying East
  • Ravenfield Church: Nuthatch - 1 - Coming to seed trays.
  • Rivelin Valley: Pink-footed Goose - 34 - Flying NW
  • Soughley Lane, Redmires: Greylag Goose - 51 - in roadside fields, including one with a white face (potential pitfall for the unwary) ; Pink-footed Goose - 1 - with Greylags in roadside field ; Canada Goose - 2
  • Stubley Hollow: Raven - 1 ; Green Woodpecker - 1 - Yaffling ; Redwing - 83 ; Blackbird - 24

Wednesday 18th December 2019

  • Derwent Valley: Pink-footed Goose - 200+ - Large Skein over Ladybower N. arm heading west towards snake pass 200 plus together
  • Green Moor: House Sparrow - 20+ ; Tree Sparrow - 10+
  • Handsworth garden: Long-tailed Tit - 13 - on trees and feeders.
  • R Don, Stevenson Rd: CASPIAN GULL - 2 - both 1w's together at Stevenson Rd this lunchtime ; Pink-footed Goose - 212 - Over SW at 13:45
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Tuesday 17th December 2019

  • Aldwarke: Great Spotted Woodpecker - 1 - Female on Liberty Steels feeders throughout the day, daily visitor. ; Coal Tit - 1 - Throughout the day. ; Redwing - 1 - Feeding on Hawthorn.
  • Bassingthorpe Lane: Kestrel - 1 - On telegraph pole
  • Bassingthorpe Spring: Woodpigeon - 3+ ; Dunnock - 1 ; Robin - 1 - singing ; Blackbird - 1+ ; Redwing - 1 ; Great Tit - 1+ ; Blue Tit - 1+ ; Jay - 2 ; Magpie - 1 ; Bullfinch - 1 - female
  • Broomhead/Rushy wood: Great Spotted Woodpecker - 1 ; Jay - 2 ; Robin - 4 ; Great Tit - 4 ; Blue Tit - 05-Jun
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