Sightings Archive

Middleton Moor: Black-headed Gull - 1 - Juv ; Little Grebe - 1 - V unusual here ; Peregrine - 1 - Adult male.Rested on dry lagoon for 5 mins before heading E ; Linnet - 2 - Adult male with juv ; Yellow-legged Gull - 2 - Adults

Orgreave Lakes: Common Tern - 1

R Don, Effingham St: Canada Goose - 8 - family party, pair that nested here returned with 6 juvs.

Ramsley Moor: Hobby - 1 - First summer bird flew from Leash Fen to Big Moor ; Whimbrel - 1 - Flying west calling at 17.00 ; Whinchat - 2 ; Stonechat - 3

Thrybergh CP: Oystercatcher - 3 - left W ; Lapwing - 8 ; Canada Goose - 1 ; Mute Swan - 5+ - + 3 juvs ; Cormorant - 2 ; Great Crested Grebe - 2 ; Tufted Duck - 20+ ; Sparrowhawk - 1 ; Great Spotted Woodpecker - 1 - calling

Walkley garden: Swift - 1 - 1 seen over through day, 1 entered local nest at 20:44

Abbeydale Industrial Hamlet: Swift - 2 - over south at 12:10

Aston: Yellow-legged Gull - 1 - Adult among 40 Lesser Black-backed Gulls on Lodge Lane playing fields at dawn.

Attercliffe: Black-headed Gull - 200+ - several flocks feeding on flying ants, with Lbbg/Herrings too, over a large area between Saville St and meadowhall

Bradwell: Raven - 2 - Dirtlow Rake area

Burngreave: Common Buzzard - 1 - low W

Castleton: Wheatear - 6 - 6 individuals - Cave Dale area

Dore garden: Siskin - 13 - inc 11 juveniles, high count this yr, at feeders ; Nuthatch - 1 - juv ; Great Spotted Woodpecker - 2 - juvs

Eldon Hill: Raven - 1 ; Wheatear - 1

Fox House: Short-eared Owl - 1 - hunting moors near Fox House pub

Handsworth garden: House Sparrow - 13 ; Bullfinch - 8 - 4 males,3 females,1 young female

Kimberworth: Willow Warbler - 1 - Perched very briefly on washing line before flying into the trees at the bottom of the garden

Orgreave Lakes: Hobby - 1 - 1st summer on tip ; Common Tern - 3 - adults

Rawmarsh; Rockcliffe Road: Chiffchaff - 1 - in garden, briefly ; Dunnock - 5 - in garden together

Brownhills Lane: Curlew - 1 - Juvenile

Catcliffe Flash: Marsh Harrier - 1 - a cream-crown hunted over the NW reed bed a couple of times, 13:30-13:45. Dropped in briefly but was apparently unsuccessful. ; Little Egret - 1 ; Mute Swan - 2+ - ad pr + single juv ; Canada Goose - 12 - in at 14:00 ; Gadwall - 50+ ; Pochard - 5 ; Tufted Duck - 3 ; Cormorant - 3 ; Little Grebe - 5+ ; Moorhen - 3+ ; Coot - c40 ; Black-headed Gull - 1 ; Sand Martin - 1+

Dog Kennel Pond: Great Crested Grebe - 3 ; Cormorant - 1 ; Mallard - 40+ ; Tufted Duck - 15 ; Greylag Goose - 1 ; Coot - 2+ ; Black-headed Gull - 1+ ; Kingfisher - 1 ; Nuthatch - 1 - calls

Lodge Moor: Linnet - 4 - Mixed group of adults and juveniles feeding woth Goldfinches and Greenfinches ; Greenfinch - 2

Middle Common: Sparrowhawk - 1 - Chased from hedge by Carrion Crow.

Middleton Moor: Lesser Black-backed Gull - 225 ; Black-headed Gull - 115 ; Yellow-legged Gull - 2 - Adults ; Starling - 185 - Virtually all juveniles ; Pied Wagtail - 50+ - Roosting ; Swallow - 80+ - West at 20.55

Morley Pond: Great Crested Grebe - 3 - 2Ad,1juv ; Cormorant - 1 - resting on fallen birch ; Mallard - 10+ ; Tufted Duck - 1 ; Swallow - 1

Rawmarsh: Wheatear - 1 - Juvenile feeding on grass verge on Manor farm housing estate this morning

Redmires Top Res: Grey Wagtail - 3 - Adult feeding 2 juveniles at conduit outfall

Rotherham Centre; Main Street: Cormorant - 1 - SW @ 0800hrs ; Sparrowhawk - 1 - NW @ 0822hrs ; Grey Heron - 1 - SW @ 1015hrs

Thrybergh CP: Great Crested Grebe - 2 ; Mute Swan - 8 - inc pr ; Canada Goose - 100 - circa ; Cormorant - 2 ; Tufted Duck - 44 ; Black-headed Gull - 180 - circa ; Lapwing - 80+ ; Swift - 40+ ; Chiffchaff - 11 ; Tree Sparrow - 1+ - at f/stat

Walkley: Feral Pigeon - 1 - Adult entering ventilation slit on stone house in Bentley Road, with young calling from nest within.

Barlow Common: Redstart - 1 - A juvenile visiting the observer's garden regularly for the last few weeks

R Don, Stevenson Rd: Yellow-legged Gull - 4 - 3x ad/near ad and 1x 3cy ; Common Gull - 2 - ad

Rawmarsh: Swift - 6 - S/SW @ 2015hrs

Redmires conduit: Swallow - c50 - adults and juveniles feeding along conduit and edges of conifers

Rivelin Valley: Tawny Owl - 1 - Juvenile found sitting in the middle of Rivelin Valley Rd @ 22-30 Picked up and put safe .

Rother Valley CP: Common Sandpiper - 2 - Main Lake