Sightings Archive

Rawmarsh; Dale Road: Sparrowhawk - 1 - flew up into roadside tree (same bird as seen hunting c20mins earlier & 560m away, or different?)

Rawmarsh; Rockcliffe Road: Sparrowhawk - 1 - f/imm, chased local B into/through dense ivy. B emerged with SH only a couple of metres behind & screamed off over gardens; outcome unknown!

Redmires Top Res: 320 - 22 ; Crossbill - 2 ; Curlew - c40

Sheffield University: Peregrine - 2 - pair copulating at 13:05 ; Mistle Thrush - 2 - a pair nest building in grounds of St George's

Shepherd*s Plantation: Sparrowhawk - 1 - hunting ; Wren - 1 - sing ; Robin - 1+ - sing ; Blackbird - 1 - male ; Long-tailed Tit - 2 ; Blue Tit - 1+ ; Nuthatch - 1 - sing ; Magpie - 1+

Soughley Lane, Redmires: Curlew - 15 - Flying south low and calling.

Stanage Edge, below: Brambling - 1 - On Feeders at Hollin Bank Car Park ; Great Tit - 20+ ; Coal Tit - 20+ ; Blue Tit - 20+ ; Chaffinch - 10+ ; Robin - 2 ; Dunnock - 8+ ; Wren - 1 ; 319 - 3 - Flew over ; Nuthatch - 1 - Calling ; Carrion Crow - 3 - in fields ; Great Spotted Woodpecker - 2 - Calling ; Goldcrest - 2 - calling

Wharncliffe Side: Siskin - 46 - Flock in trees in observers garden, highest count recorded ; Reed Bunting - 1 - In observers garden, first for 3 years

Crabtree Pond: Redwing - 6 - At least 6 in trees next to pond ; Mallard - 2 - Pair on pond ; Moorhen - 2 ; Grey Wagtail - 1

Linacre Res: Tufted Duck - 36 ; Goosander - 1 ; Cormorant - 5 ; Great Crested Grebe - 3 ; Chaffinch - 1 - Singing ; Wren - 1 - Singing ; Robin - 1 - Singing

Meersbrook Bank: Brambling - 1 - Male, around but not on the feeders, Bishopscourt Road Garden

Orgreave Lakes: Rock Pipit - 1 ; Sand Martin - 2 ; Rock Pipit - 1 - Still present at 11am between the 2 inlets, north end of main lake. ; Peregrine - 1 ; Chiffchaff - 1 - Singing between the bridges. ; Sand Martin - 1 - Roosting on bank between lakes ; Dunlin - 1 ; Redshank - 4 - At least 4 ; Chiffchaff - 1 - Singing ; Goldeneye - 5 ; Short-eared Owl - 1 - In plantation then high over lake, when mobbed by pair of Peregrine ; Peregrine - 2 - Pair mobbing Short-eared Owl ; Meadow Pipit - 6 - On north shore

R Don, Rotherham Centre: Goosander - 1 - female, left NE @ c0845hrs

Redmires Top Res: 320 - 22 ; Oystercatcher - 5 - 2 seen mating ; Chaffinch - c50 - feeding flock along roadside, all males.

Sheffield University: Peregrine - 1 - St, Georges, stood on edge of nest box ; Redwing - 4 - Feeding in St George's churchyard

Thrybergh CP: Great Crested Grebe - 10 ; Cormorant - 2 ; Grey Heron - 1 ; Mute Swan - 30 ; Gadwall - 2 - mf ; Pochard - 1 ; Tufted Duck - 43 ; Water Rail - 3 ; Black-headed Gull - 300+ ; Herring Gull - 2 - 1ad1-2cy ; Little Owl - 1 ; Starling - 80+ - in stubble fld ; Tree Sparrow - 2 - feed stat. ; Chaffinch - 11 - inc. 6 at feed stat. ; Greenfinch - 8 - at feed stat. ; Bullfinch - 8 - 4 at feed st. ; Reed Bunting - 12 - inc 10 at feed st. ; Yellowhammer - 1 - at feed st. ; Brambling - 10+

Aldwarke SF: Grey Wagtail - 1 ; Redwing - 10 ; Magpie - c15 ; Lapwing - 6 - over onto treatment works ; Red-legged Partridge - 1pr ; Reed Bunting - 2 - 1m; 1f ; Mute Swan - 1 - adult ; Coot - 3 ; Mallard - 1pr ; 320 - 5 - 3m; 2f ; Mistle Thrush - 6 ; Pheasant - 3 - 2m; 1f ; Pied Wagtail - 1 - male

Aldwarke; Liberty Steel: Peregrine - 1 - adult sat on chimney with occasional forays over complex ; Stock Dove - 2 - in aerial display ; Cormorant - 2 - on pylon

Birley Edge: Lesser Redpoll - 1 - At nyjer feeder with Golfinches

Canklow Woods: Green Woodpecker - 1 - 1 yaffling

Catcliffe Flash: Shoveler - 5