Sightings Archive

R Don, Stevenson Rd: Yellow-legged Gull - 1 - 2cy/2w

Ringinglow: Brambling - 10 - Amongst large flock of Chaffinches feeding on Beech mast ; Brambling - 10

Rotherham Centre; Main Street: Common Buzzard - 1 - low to SW @ 1330hrs

Derwent Res: Mandarin - 13 - M&F ; 327 - 1 - In trees next to path

Fulwood: Tree Sparrow - 1 - Visiting feeders in observer’s garden with House Sparrows; presumed same as seen once last month.

Heads Lane: Brambling - 1 ; Linnet - 3

Millhouses garden: Redwing - 3+ ; Bullfinch - 2 - 2 males eating Rowan berries ; Fieldfare - 1 - first of season

Parkgate; Rotherham Road: Mute Swan - 1 - in low over road from NE onto canal basin @ 0752hrs

R Don, Rotherham Centre; adjacent Forge Island: Grey Wagtail - 1

Rotherham Centre: Goosander - 4 - NE, then NW @ 0807hrs

Thrybergh CP: Goldeneye - 1 - A female feeding in western bay among Tufted Duck and Pochard.

Wortley: Cormorant - 3 - Low towards Langsett

Agden Side: Red Kite - 1 ; Hawfinch - 1 - Flew up Agden beck and seemed to land in trees at Agen lodge.

Aldwarke: Black-headed Gull - 32 - whole site flooded/inaccessible ; Tufted Duck - 2 ; Mallard - 14 ; Redwing - 3

Aldwarke SF: Stock Dove - 1 ; Tufted Duck - 3 ; Mute Swan - 1 - adult ; Moorhen - 2 ; Gadwall - 4prs ; Grey Wagtail - 1 - over ; Coot - 3 ; Pheasant - 6 ; Herring Gull - 2 - W/SW ; Shoveler - 1pr ; 320 - 1pr ; Long-tailed Tit - 3+

Baslow: Whooper Swan - 25 - Flying east at 16.10, calling

Calver Weir: 321 - 1

Derwent Res: Mandarin - 72 - Scattered along W edge of res in several parties ; Brambling - 35 - Single flock under and in beech trees by Gores Farm ; Goldcrest - 2 - By Gores Farm

Ecclesall: Jay - 3 - in observer's garden

Firsby Res: Moorhen - 1 ; Coot - 1 ; 319 - 1 - Over. ; Kestrel - 1 ; Barn Owl - 1 ; Fieldfare - 1 - under apple tree. ; Great Spotted Woodpecker - 1 ; Treecreeper - 1 ; Goldfinch - 6 ; Pied Wagtail - 1 - On cottage roof.

Fulwood: Pink-footed Goose - 110 - Single skein low SE over observer’s house at 10:20

Grange Park Golf Course: 319 - 2 - Both calling frequently, low over and around Watson's Tip. ; Great Spotted Woodpecker - 1 - calls ; Skylark - 1+ ; Meadow Pipit - 4 - Adjacent to tip near bulldozer tracks, extension of tip seems to be progressing - unfortunately! ; Wren - 1+ - at least 1 singing ; Dunnock - 1+ - calling ; Robin - 1+ ; Blackbird - 2+ ; Long-tailed Tit - 1+ ; Great Tit - 1+ ; Jay - 1+ ; Magpie - 3+ ; Carrion Crow - 3 ; Bullfinch - 1 ; Pheasant - 2+ ; Woodpigeon - 1+

Greasbrough: Pink-footed Goose - 150 - c150 over towards Thrybergh at 10:05

Greasbrough Dam,Wentworth: Siskin - 8 ; Mute Swan - 1pr - colour ringed (yellow) Y035 & 336 ; Grey Heron - 1 - adult ; Mallard - 5 ; Coot - 17 ; Little Grebe - 1 ; Black-headed Gull - 55 ; Moorhen - 3 ; Water Rail - 1 - Called from flooded field margin ; Red-legged Partridge - 20+ - In ploughed fields above dam

Greystones: Great Spotted Woodpecker - 1 - Female in observer's garden

Kimberworth Park: Goose sp - 10+ - S @ 15:45.

Ladybower Res, West arm: 319 - 2 - Circling together ; Long-tailed Tit - 2 ; Cormorant - 1

Linacre Res: Grey Wagtail - 1 ; Nuthatch - 2 ; Mandarin - 1 ; Little Grebe - 1 ; Kestrel - 1 ; Great Crested Grebe - 1 ; Cormorant - 1 ; Coal Tit - 01-Feb

Longshaw: Lesser Redpoll - 15 ; Brambling - 5 ; Goldcrest - 4 ; Siskin - 40/50

Middleton Moor: Whooper Swan - 25 - 25 including 3 juvs on lagoon ; Pink-footed Goose - c420 - 2 skeins of c240 SE at 10.20 and c180 SE 5 mins later ; Stonechat - 2 - a pair ; Barn Owl - 1 - flew off from beside footpath near Black Harry Lane