Sightings Archive

Redmires Res: Great Spotted Woodpecker - 1 ; Raven - 1 ; Lesser Black-backed Gull - 80 - c. roosting on Middle Res ; Black-headed Gull - 160 - c. ; Yellow-legged Gull - 3 - 2 ads & a 2 CY with LBBs ; Herring Gull - 1 - ad with LBBs ; Pied Wagtail - 15 - c. on res margins ; 320 - 23

Thrybergh CP: Great Crested Grebe - 1 ; Little Grebe - 6 ; Gadwall - 1 - m ; Mandarin - 1 - m ; Tufted Duck - 47 ; Red-legged Partridge - 12 - inc.11-1 ; Lapwing - 42 ; Chiffchaff - 4 ; Long-tailed Tit - 20+ - in 3 parties ; House Sparrow - 10+ - calling from cover

Catcliffe Flash: Grey Heron - 1 ; Gadwall - 40 - c. ; Little Grebe - 8 - looked to be 2 family groups of ads & juvs ; 320 - 8 ; Wigeon - 6 ; Pochard - 8

Ecclesall: Meadow Pipit - 50 - c. flew SW - in one hour (08:30 - 09:30 hrs) ; Lesser Redpoll - 1 - flew SW with Meadow Pipits ; Sparrowhawk - 1

Heeley City Farm: Skylark - 2 - flew north at 13:30 ; Jay - 4+ - at least 4 harvesting acorns on site in the last 2 weeks.

Hillsborough Park: Kestrel - 1

Linacre Res: Moorhen - 17 ; Mallard - 104 ; Mandarin - 72 ; Coot - 5 ; Tufted Duck - 21 ; Grey Heron - 1 ; Cormorant - 1 ; Grey Wagtail - 2 ; Great Crested Grebe - 2 ; Little Grebe - 1 ; Chiffchaff - 1

Redmires Bottom Res: Swallow - 5

Redmires Res: Tufted Duck - 3 - on Top Res ; Goosander - 1 - redhead on Top Res ; Canada Goose - 22 ; Mallard - 100 - c. ; Swallow - 5 - still present around farm ; 320 - 4 ; Lapwing - 60 - c. ; Meadow Pipit - 20 - c. ; Lesser Black-backed Gull - 40 - c. ; Black-headed Gull - 60 - c. ; Mistle Thrush - 1 - no sign of the traditional post-breeding flock this year

Rother Valley CP: Tawny Owl - 3 - 3 different individuals calling at 2 locations ; Wigeon - 1+ - calling on lake in the dark at 19:30

Thornseat Delf: Mistle Thrush - 33 - on power lines before moving across to Thornseats Moor.

Thrybergh CP: Great Crested Grebe - 2 ; Little Grebe - 1 ; Cormorant - 5 ; Tufted Duck - 39 ; Kestrel - 1 - bombing peregrine ; Peregrine - 1 - jv into tree then down on field 0755 ; Lapwing - 97 - inc.8 circ.left sw ; Chiffchaff - 11 - 3 singing ; Magpie - 18 ; Jay - 1 - south

Thrybergh Tip: Mallard - c100 ; Gadwall - c50 ; 320 - c20 ; Shoveler - 4 ; Snipe - 1 ; Grey Heron - 5 ; Moorhen - 5 ; Mute Swan - 2 ; Black-headed Gull - 15 ; Carrion Crow - 10 ; Magpie - 7 ; Jay - 4 ; Jackdaw - 5 ; Kestrel - 1 ; 319 - 1 ; Sparrowhawk - 1 - Hunting low through trees. ; Great Spotted Woodpecker - 2 ; Long-tailed Tit - c30 ; Blue Tit - 6 ; Great Tit - 4 ; Goldcrest - 7 ; Treecreeper - 3 ; Nuthatch - 3 ; Linnet - 3 ; Goldfinch - 8 ; Woodpigeon - c20 ; Cormorant - 5 ; Wren - 5 ; Robin - 14 ; Blackbird - 9 ; Herring Gull - 2

Canklow Woods: Chiffchaff - 1

Green Moor: Swallow - 25+ ; Pheasant - 60+ - Game release