Sightings Archive

Underbank Res/ lower midhope: Wren - 2 ; Kestrel - 1 ; Mallard - 6 ; Swallow - 60plus - mostly perched and also many flying around in loose flock by cottages and old school in Lower Midhope.Probably getting ready to migrate ; 324 - 12 - 2 specled woods,3 red admirals,3painted ladies and 4 large whites

Walker Edge: Spotted Flycatcher - 2 - Catching insects from tree ; 324 - 6 - Wall butterflies by roadside, some on thistles

Aldwarke: Lesser Black-backed Gull - 1 - S ; Linnet - 2 ; Yellow Wagtail - 1 - 'flava' wagtail, SW ; Grey Wagtail - 1 ; Chiffchaff - 1 ; Swift - 1 - over ; Spotted Flycatcher - 2 - a bumper SF day! (record shot)

Centenary Riverside: Chiffchaff - 5 - inc two singing ; Goldfinch - 7 ; Moorhen - 2 - calling ; Grey Heron - 1 ; Pheasant - 1 - juv male ; Song Thrush - 1 ; Cormorant - 2 - on river

Ecclesall: Swift - 21 - 17 south early morning + 4 north late afternoon

Ewden Height: Osprey - 1 - flew south towards Broomhead Res just after 12:00

Grange Park Golf Course: Kestrel - 2 - Ad male and pos juv E from Brick Kiln Ext toward Watson's Tip. ; Robin - 6+ - singing ; Mistle Thrush - 30 - Feeding @ practice range ; Chiffchaff - 1+ - calls ; Long-tailed Tit - 10+ ; Nuthatch - 1+ - calls ; Bullfinch - 1 - calls ; Great Spotted Woodpecker - 1 - N from Brick Kiln toward Brown Spring.

Lodge Moor: Long-tailed Tit - 1 - Apparently lone juvenile, fluo pink ring left leg, above garden feeders with juv blue tits, coal tit and great tits.

Malin Bridge: House Sparrow - 20+ - At least 20 coming down to feeders all day..in Norris road garden

Middleton Moor: Lesser Black-backed Gull - 480 - c. roosted ; Black-headed Gull - 210 - c. roosted ; Common Sandpiper - 1 ; Swallow - 500 - c. circling over reedbed before roosting ; Pied Wagtail - 30 - c. roosted in reedbed ; Yellow Wagtail - 1 - flew S with Meadow Pipits

Parkgate Canal Basin: Mute Swan - 18 ; Mallard - 4

Parkgate; *Banana* plantation: Lesser Black-backed Gull - 1 - SW ; Spotted Flycatcher - 1 - great 'patch' bird! (record shot) ; Chiffchaff - 1 ; Cormorant - 2 - N @ 0844hrs ; Blackcap - 2 ; Mistle Thrush - 1 - SW ; Bullfinch - 1 ; Sparrowhawk - 1 - calling ; Coal Tit - 1

Parkgate; Forge Way: Long-tailed Tit - c20 ; Raven - 2 - low to SW @ 0730hrs, lost over Rotherham town centre ; Chiffchaff - 6 - inc 1 singing; with LT flock ; Goldfinch - 50-60 ; Greenfinch - 1+ ; Blackcap - 1+ ; Whitethroat - 01-Feb ; Kestrel - 1 - over ; Whinchat - 1 - juv in Homebase car park

Psalter Lane: Swift - 1 - 1 W

Redmires Res: Cormorant - 1 - ad arrived from NE ; Tufted Duck - 2 ; Mallard - 42 ; Lapwing - 25 - c. ; Snipe - 2 - singles NW - first movt of the autumn ; Curlew - 8 - 2 NW + 6 W ; Sparrowhawk - 1 - male ; Kestrel - 2 ; Willow Warbler - 14 - around res perimeter ; Whitethroat - 9 - around res perimeter - record count ; Chiffchaff - 8 - around res perimeter ; Whinchat - 1 - juv in Fairthorn Clough ; Redstart - 1 - Female/juv arrived from the NE - continued westwards shortly after ; Yellow Wagtail - 7 - flew SW/W in 2 hours ; Sand Martin - 12 - mostly SW ; Swallow - 200 - Flew SW in 2 hrs ; House Martin - 170 - flew SW in 2 hrs ; Garden Warbler - 1 - in Fairthorn Clough ; Spotted Flycatcher - 2 - ad & juv by Bottom Res ; Lesser Black-backed Gull - 100 - c. loafing on Middle Res ; Yellow-legged Gull - 3 - with LBBs ; Grey Wagtail - 2 - on Bottom Res ; Raven - 2 - flew N ; Bullfinch - 2 - By works

Rotherham; Thorn Hill: Black-headed Gull - 60-70 - on roof of industrial unit ; Lesser Black-backed Gull - 5 - with BH flock ; Pied Wagtail - 1 ; Goldfinch - c20

Roundwood Golf course: Chiffchaff - 1 - singing ; Coal Tit - 1 - singing

Silverwood Lagoon: Little Grebe - 11 - pair feeding 3 juvs, 4 adults, 2 independent juvs ; Yellow Wagtail - 1 - south ; Grey Wagtail - 1 ; Mute Swan - 2 - resident pair coming and going ; Gadwall - 2 ; Snipe - 1 ; Lesser Black-backed Gull - 1 - adult ; Kestrel - 1 ; House Martin - c.25 ; Swallow - 4