Sightings Archive

Attercliffe: Common Gull - 1 - ad ; Lesser Black-backed Gull - c50 ; Herring Gull - c10

Catcliffe Flash: Mute Swan - 2+ - ad pr + single juv ; Gadwall - 60+ ; Mallard - 40+ - inc fem with 2 young ; Pochard - 6 - 5m, 1f ; Tufted Duck - 2 - f/imm ; Little Grebe - 6+ - ad + juv, 2 prs inc a nest in SE corner ; Grey Heron - 1 ; Moorhen - 5+ - 4 juvs ; Coot - 40+ ; Hobby - 1

Orgreave Lakes: Black-tailed Godwit - 6 - At midday then flew high south ; Common Sandpiper - 1 ; Little Egret - 6

R Don, Stevenson Road: Ringed Plover - 3 - adults in heavy downpour, left when weather cleared ; Yellow-legged Gull - 1 - adult tonight ; Lesser Black-backed Gull - 20 - 2 fresh juveniles ; Herring Gull - 6 - inc first juvenile.

RVCP, Meadowgate Lake: Little Egret - 2 ; Common Sandpiper - 1 ; Cormorant - 7 ; Grey Heron - 5 ; Lapwing - 20+

Brinsworth: Swift - 10-Dec - feasting on flying ants

Ewden Height: Red Kite - 1 - over this morning

R Don, Stevenson Rd: Common Gull - 1 - 2cy ; Pied Wagtail - 11

Rotherham Centre; Forge Island: Sand Martin - 3 - max seen together

Shirebrook Valley: Green Woodpecker - 1 - Rainbow Meadow

Stubley Hollow: Swallow - 17 ; House Martin - 3 ; Chiffchaff - 3 ; Whitethroat - 1 ; Pied Wagtail - 6 - 2ad, 4 juvs

Walkley garden: House Sparrow - 40 - c.40 after heavy shower with single juv. starling

Brightholmlee: Barn Owl - 1 - Hunting at 19:05 ; Whitethroat - 2

Broomhead Res: Spotted Flycatcher - 1

Canyards: Stonechat - 5 - Pair with 3 juveniles ; Lesser Redpoll - 1 - Singing

Carr Vale: Common Scoter - c40 - flew over NW at 09:55

Linacre Res: Mandarin - 12 ; Tufted Duck - 36 - 35 plus a female with 2 downy young ; Goldcrest - 2 - 2 juvs

Malin Bridge: Swift - 20+ - For approx an hour 20-30 very active and screaming high up above Norris road area,5 coming down to roof level briefly.

Morehall Res: Great Crested Grebe - 5 - Adult and 4 juveniles ; Mandarin - 1 - Female ; Sparrowhawk - 2+ - Juveniles calling from plantation ; Cormorant - 4 ; Mallard - 40+ - Including female with 5 young ducklings

Orgreave: Spotted Flycatcher - 1 - 1 in area between the two bridges

Orgreave Lakes: Wood Sandpiper - 1 - single briefly, then flew NW ; Little Egret - 7 ; Wood Sandpiper - 1 - Juvenile flushed from small lake early morning and headed NW ; Little Egret - 7

R Don, Rotherham Centre; adjacent Forge Island: Grey Heron - 1 - juv/1cy @ 0800hrs

R Don, Stevenson Rd: Yellow-legged Gull - 2 - adults at 8pm, spooked by fireworks and all birds left E.

Rotherham Centre: Cormorant - 2 - SW @ 1220hrs ; Sand Martin - 4 - max seen together

Thrybergh CP: Great Crested Grebe - 2 ; Cormorant - 1 ; Mute Swan - 7 - inc pr 3y ; Greylag Goose - 5 - inc.2fer.1with cans.2in ; Canada Goose - 73 - inc.a 6 and 43 in from north ; Tufted Duck - 33 ; Kestrel - 2 - singles ; Oystercatcher - 3 - 2ad 1jv first breeding record for site ; Lapwing - 22 ; Herring Gull - 2 - 1ad.1 3cy ; Swift - 40 - circa ; Sand Martin - 2 ; Swallow - 2 ; Grey Wagtail - 2 - inc.1 south ; Reed Warbler - 8 - call ; Blackcap - 1 ; Whitethroat - 1 ; Willow Warbler - 2 - singing softly ; Chiffchaff - 7 ; Goldcrest - 1 ; Long-tailed Tit - 22+ - inc flock 20+ ; Yellowhammer - 1

Treeton Dyke: Kingfisher - 2

Aldwarke; Liberty Steel: Peregrine - 1 - adult sat on roof ; Cormorant - 1 - on pylon

Catcliffe Flash: Pochard - 9 - inc 6 drakes ; Little Grebe - 9 - 8 adults (inc pair with nest) + 1 independent juv ; Grey Heron - 1 - juv ; Little Egret - 2 - inc one in from S ; Mute Swan - 1pr+ - + 1 full-grown cygnet ; Moorhen - 6 - inc 4 independent juvs ; Gadwall - 60-70 ; Tufted Duck - 1 - drake ; Mallard - c50 ; Coot - c45 - + 'new' brood of 4 ; Kingfisher - 1 ; Cormorant - 3 - NW

Firsby Res: Mute Swan - 1 ; Moorhen - 1