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Parkgate Canal Basin: Great Black-backed Gull - 1 - W/SW
Parkgate; Forge Way: Redwing - 11
R Don, Aldwarke: Long-tailed Tit - 4+ ; Little Grebe - 1 ; Mallard - 2prs ; Redwing - 5
Ravenfield Church: Kestrel - 1 - Female hunting over horse paddock. ; Red-legged Partridge - 2
Rawmarsh; Rockcliffe Road: Goldfinch - Oct-15 - in garden ; Long-tailed Tit - 08-Sep
Rotherham; Glasshouse Street: Herring Gull - 2 - loafing on rooftop ; Black-headed Gull - c30
Silverwood Lagoon: Pochard - 6
Stoney Middleton: Kestrel - 1 - In tree off Middleton Lane
Totley Moss: Merlin - 1 - brown bird seen near the tunnel chimney
Wharncliffe Heath NR: Woodcock - 1

Bitholmes Wood: Woodcock - 1 - In flight next to Manchester road, flew into wood
Frecheville: Goosander - 4 - Frecheville pond.
Hangingwater garden: Goldfinch - c 30 - usual family joined by flock of 20+ moving S ; Jay - 2 - waiting patiently for squirrel to move off peanuts
Killamarsh: Redwing - Approx. 20 - Flock flying SW
Limb Valley: Raven - 1
Longshaw: Siskin - 50-60 ; Nuthatch - 4 ; Redwing - 5
Middleton Moor: Stonechat - 2 - a pair
Norton Lees: Sparrowhawk - 1
Orgreave Lakes: Yellow-legged Gull - 2 - 1w and 2w ; Goosander - 28 - At dusk ; CASPIAN GULL - 1 - 2nd Winter ; Stonechat - 2 - Pair around weedy mound ; Grey Partridge - 22 - 3 separate coveys of 7,7 and 8 on tip. ; Lapwing - 58
Shirebrook Valley: Grey Wagtail - 1 - Feeding along the brook. ; Tawny Owl - 1 - Calling at dusk ; 324 - 1 - Bat flying above Sally Clark's at 16.15
Sothall: Barn Owl - 1 - nocmig recorded from the garden at 0205hr and 0248hr

Bingham Park: Redwing - 2 ; Dipper - 1 - Singing ; Grey Wagtail - 1 ; Long-tailed Tit - 1+
Chatsworth Park: Kestrel - 1
Endcliffe Park: Kingfisher - 1 - Female, caught fish on upper pond. ; Black-headed Gull - 24 ; Redwing - 2 - Nr Cafe, feeding on holly berries
Firsby Res: 319 - 1 - Through woodland. ; Kestrel - 1 ; Grey Heron - 1 - Motionless in Set aside field. ; Grey Wagtail - 1 ; Mistle Thrush - 2 - Together. ; Goldcrest - 1 ; Jackdaw - 21 - Over to roost
Forge Dam: Redwing - 6 - Feeding on berries
Greystones gatden: Redwing - 6 - Feeding on holly berries ; Jay - 1 ; Starling - 17+
Mayfield Valley: Redwing - 160 - flock of 140 flew over, followed by another 20
Silverwood: Yellowhammer - c10 - Flock on Pingle tip, Males and females ; 319 - 4 ; Nuthatch - 3 - In Silverwood (pit wood) ; Treecreeper - 4
Thrybergh Res: Fieldfare - 12 - Thrybergh res. ; Little Grebe - 4
Whiteley Woods: Dipper - 1 ; Treecreeper - 1
Wire Mill Dam: Redwing - 4+ - Feeding on berries ; Mandarin - 13+ - M&F

Barbrook Plantation: Lesser Redpoll - c25 ; Siskin - c25 - In mixed flock with Lesser Redpoll feeding in Alders ; Redwing - c25 ; Great Spotted Woodpecker - 1 ; Treecreeper - 1
Firsby Res: Tawny Owl - 1 - Loud call pre Dawn from area of old quarry face. ; Redwing - 5+ - Singles over In dark.
Greystones gatden: Redwing - 1 ; Song Thrush - 1
Leash Fen: Redwing - c60 ; Fieldfare - c60 - Mixed flock with Redwing in fields between Leash Fen and Buckleather Lane.
Manor Fields Park: Water Rail - 1 - in watercourse below top pond at 08;50. ; Grey Wagtail - 1 - using watercourse. ; Bullfinch - 5 - near feeders 09:15 ; Fieldfare - 13 - flew over calling ; Mistle Thrush - 3 - 1 singing , 2 flew over ; Redwing - 50+ - 16 + 9 +c25 all flyovers.
Meersbrook Park: Starling - c50 ; Long-tailed Tit - c5
Norton Lees garden: Redwing - 1
Oughtibridge: Mute Swan - 1 - On river don, very unusual locally
Pit-house West: Kestrel - 1 ; 319 - 1 ; Redwing - 6
Ramsley Moor: Long-tailed Tit - 20+ - one flock ; Stonechat - 2 - Pair on fence by A621, male with metal ring on right leg.
Rawmarsh; Rockcliffe Road: Goldfinch - 9 ; Mistle Thrush - 1 - S/SE ; Redwing - 5 - W/SW
Shillito Wood: Yellowhammer - 10 - Together in a small flock ; Yellowhammer - 10 - another photo ; Great Spotted Woodpecker - 1 ; Coal Tit - 6