Sightings Archive

Firsby Res: Chaffinch - 3 - Males coming to seed. ; Meadow Pipit - 1 - Over call only. ; Skylark - 1 ; Robin - 7+ - Seemingly in every bush. ; Great Spotted Woodpecker - 1 ; Pheasant - 2 ; Stock Dove - 1

Flanderwell: Sparrowhawk - 1 - Male low over road

Holling Dale Plantation: Brambling - 80 - feeding in the Beech trees at the back of Hollingdale. ; Crossbill - 12 - feeding in conifers off Thornseats Delf. ; Woodcock - 3 - in plantation.

Kelham Island: Red Kite - 1 - Flying NE at 11:35

Ladybower Res: Mallard - 143 - Fairholmes car park.

Meersbrook Park: Grey Wagtail - 1

Millhouses: House Sparrow - 20 - Springfield Rd garden

Norton Lees garden: Redwing - 2

Orgreave Lakes: Great Black-backed Gull - 21 - Including this colour tinged bird

Poolsbrook Marsh: Cetti's Warbler - 1 - singing briefly. ; Willow Tit - 1+ - calling ; Water Rail - 2 - caling

R Don, Stevenson Rd: CASPIAN GULL - 1 - 3w briefly before flying E 15:10

Rivelin Valley: Brambling - 12 - Small flock moving up the valley.

Shillito Wood: Yellowhammer - 2 ; Great Tit - 8 ; Raven - 1 ; Chaffinch - 8 ; Coal Tit - 6 ; Blue Tit - 12 ; Yellowhammer - 1 - Male in splendid plumage ; Dunnock - 1 ; Blackcap - 1 ; Nuthatch - 2

Silverwood Lagoon: 320 - 2 ; Lesser Black-backed Gull - 1 ; Common Gull - 2 ; Great Black-backed Gull - 2 - SW ; Jackdaw - 17 - flock south ; Kestrel - 1 ; Sparrowhawk - 1 ; Common Buzzard - 1 ; Siskin - 1 ; Linnet - 8 ; Meadow Pipit - 3 ; Pied Wagtail - 2 ; Bullfinch - 2 ; Mistle Thrush - 1 ; Tawny Owl - 1 - calling in Hollings Lane sidings at 07.15

Stubley Hollow: House Sparrow - 23 ; Carrion Crow - 92 ; Black-headed Gull - 44 ; Blackbird - 19 ; Redwing - 18

Woodall: Raven - 2 - over M1 just S of services

Agden Res: Mandarin - 20 ; Jay - 3

Aldwarke: Great Spotted Woodpecker - 1 - Female on feeder Liberty Specialty Steels 13.00-13.15

Dog Kennel Pond: Mute Swan - 2 ; Mallard - c60 ; Coot - 1 ; Moorhen - 2 ; Black-headed Gull - 50+

Dore: Ring-necked Parakeet - 7 - Over gardens towards the miniature railway.

Greystones: Jay - 1

Greystones gatden: Bullfinch - 1 - Male ; Nuthatch - 1

Longshaw: Nuthatch - 6 - collecting Beech nuts ; Great Spotted Woodpecker - 4 ; Long-tailed Tit - 10+ ; Brambling - 1+

Millhouses Park: Grey Heron - 4 - Three by the river and one over. Most I've ever seen in the Park at one time. ; Mistle Thrush - 1 - Singing

Morley Pond: Mute Swan - 2 ; Mallard - 20+ ; Moorhen - 1

Moss Road, Totley: Sparrowhawk - 1 - Unsuccessful pass at the feeders. ; Redwing - 40+ ; Fieldfare - 30+ ; Blackbird - c12 ; Willow Tit - 1+ - Coming to feeders ; Greenfinch - 10+

Norfolk Heritage Park: Fieldfare - 4

Onesmoor bottom: Fieldfare - c70 - feeding in surrounding fields.

Orgreave Lakes: Stonechat - 2 - M/F in saplings between river and big lagoon. ; Stonechat - 2 - second photo

R Don, Hillfoot: Common Buzzard - 1 - Over river near Penistone road, mobbed by Black-headed Gulls

Redmires conduit: 319 - one - perched in horse fields

Redmires Top Res: Pink-footed Goose - 220 - Single skein low NW at 13:25 ; Treecreeper - 2 - In plantation near conduit ; Black-headed Gull - 40 - Blogging

Rockingham Wood: Nuthatch - 1+ ; Long-tailed Tit - 10+ ; Blue Tit - 1+

Sheffield University: Peregrine - 2 - On St Georges church.

Shepherd*s Plantation: 319 - 3 - Low over wood together calling regularly @ 11:45.

Shillito Wood: Little Owl - 2 - A pair on the dilapidated barn to the rear ; Raven - 2 ; Lapwing - 60

Shirebrook Valley: Kingfisher - 1 - Carr Forge pond ; Little Grebe - 1 - Carr Forge pond ; Kestrel - 1 - Linley Bank Meadows