Sightings Archive

Nr Hollow Meadows: Barn Owl - 1 - flying across road

Parkgate Canal Basin: Mute Swan - 44 ; Mallard - 28+ - + broods of 2 & 4 ; Cormorant - 1 ; Black-headed Gull - 23

Parkgate; *Banana* plantation: Sparrowhawk - 01-Feb - fledged juvs, calling from woodland ; Stock Dove - 2 - NW ; Chiffchaff - 1 ; Herring Gull - 3 - SW

Parkgate; Forge Way: Goldfinch - c30 - on knapweed ; Kingfisher - 1 - flew along drain ; Willow Warbler - 1 - calling

Redmires Res: Lesser Black-backed Gull - 60 - loafing on Middle Res ; Black-headed Gull - 45 - on Middle Res ; Whitethroat - 1 - juv by Top Res ; Common Buzzard - 1 - sat in trees by Bottom Res - a brave individual.... ; Mallard - 36 ; Willow Warbler - 4 ; Swallow - 45 - blogging

Thrybergh CP: Great Crested Grebe - 1 ; Little Grebe - 1 - ad ; Cormorant - 3 ; Mute Swan - 7 - inc.3y ; Tufted Duck - 39 ; Oystercatcher - 3 - 2a1j left w ; Black-headed Gull - 170 ; Lesser Black-backed Gull - 1 - a ; Swift - 40+ ; Sand Martin - 10 ; Kingfisher - 1 ; Wren - 11 ; Dunnock - 4 ; Robin - 9 ; Blackbird - 6 ; Blackcap - 2 ; Whitethroat - 2 ; Reed Warbler - 2 ; Chiffchaff - 11 ; Long-tailed Tit - 14+ - 3 parties ; Nuthatch - 1 ; Tree Sparrow - 2 ; Goldfinch - 16 ; Greenfinch - 4 ; Bullfinch - 2+

Walkley Bank: Swift - 12 - over Bell Hagg Road.

Walkley garden: Swift - 1 - Single entered local nest after a number of dusk fly pasts.

Bramley: House Sparrow - 5+ - On garden feeders. ; Great Tit - 2 - At feeders. ; Blue Tit - 1 - On fat cake.

Brownhills Lane: Lapwing - 30 - sheltering from gales in roadside field

Ecclesall: Yellow-legged Gull - 1 - ad flew SW - later seen on High Storrs School playing fields

Ecclesfield: Swift - 1 - 09:40

Firsby Res: Moorhen - 2 - Adult with chick - main Res. ; Mallard - 2 - Juvs. ; Kestrel - 1 - Hunting over Arbour Lane.

Middleton Moor: Goosander - 1 - scarce here ; Little Grebe - 1 - scarce here ; Tufted Duck - 2 ; Willow Warbler - 10 ; Swallow - 45 ; Canada Goose - 1 ; Redstart - 1 ; Black-headed Gull - 35

Onesmoor: Merlin - 1 - Female hunting in fields beside Onesmoor Bottom

Orgreave Lakes: Black Tern - 1 - a juv on Big Lake from 06:30 ; Black Tern - 1 - juvenile still over Main Lake at 11:30 ; Black Tern - 1 - Juv ; Godwit species - 1 - Probably Black-tailed Godwit, very high and distant flying east ; Greenshank - 2 ; Common Sandpiper - 3

Rawmarsh: Black Tern - 1 - juv flew over SE at 14:05

Rawmarsh; Rockcliffe Road: Common Buzzard - 1 - S/SE @ 0920hrs ; Common Buzzard - 1 - S/SE @ 0920hrs

Thrybergh CP: Great Crested Grebe - 2 ; Cormorant - 3 ; Mute Swan - 8 - pr3y + 3ad ; Tufted Duck - 43 ; Coot - 80+ ; Lapwing - 51 - inc good nmbr y ; Black-headed Gull - 70+ ; Lesser Black-backed Gull - 2 - 1ad 1jv ; Swift - 30+ ; Sand Martin - 4 ; Blackcap - 1 ; Reed Warbler - 2 - c ; Chiffchaff - 10

West Nab: Kestrel - 2 - 2 fledged juvs sat on stone wall.

Aldwarke: Cormorant - 7 - on pylon @ 0840hrs

Bingham Park: 319 - 2 - Circling together

Bramley: Swift - 1 ; Goose sp - 8+

Firsby Res: Moorhen - 1 ; Mallard - 4 - All juvs. ; Jay - 1 - Call only. ; Swift - 4 - High over site. ; Swallow - 6 ; House Martin - 3 - Briefly over main Res. ; Bullfinch - 1 - Female. ; Linnet - 2 - Over.

Middleton Moor: Lesser Black-backed Gull - 330