Sightings Archive

Firsby Res: Goldfinch - 6+ ; Bullfinch - 10+ - 2 flocks. ; Lesser Redpoll - 3 - Over. ; Siskin - 4 ; Long-tailed Tit - 15

Green Moor: Brambling - 8+ - Still feeding on lawn, all feeders removed and disinfected due to risk of finch trichomonosis

Higger Tor: Stonechat - 2 - pair flew across road

Hudson*s Rough: Grey Heron - 1 - flew from pond ; Wren - 1 - singing ; Robin - 1+ ; Blackbird - 1+ ; Goldcrest - 1 - singng ; Blue Tit - 1+ ; Great Tit - 1+ ; Nuthatch - 2+ - 1 singing and 2 pos pr? feeding close together. ; Chaffinch - 1 - singng ; Greenfinch - 1 - singing from blackthorns adj f/p. ; Magpie - 1+

Kiveton Community Woodland: Little Egret - 1 - still present

Millhouses: Peregrine - 1 - Flew over Button Hill

Millhouses garden: Jay - 1 ; Blackcap - 1 - male

Norwood Allotments: Brambling - 30+ - flock appeared about 16:00 but didn't settle.

Oughtibridge garden: Brambling - 7

Ringinglow Bog: Stonechat - 1 - single on wires by cattle grid

Roughwood Rec: Black-headed Gull - c40

Silverwood Lagoon: Grey Heron - 2 - SE at 07.55

St George*s Church: Peregrine - 1

Thrybergh CP: Great Crested Grebe - 5 ; Little Grebe - 4 ; Cormorant - 2 ; Mute Swan - 20 ; Greylag Goose - 17 ; Tufted Duck - 43 ; 319 - 1 - feeding in field ; 319 - 1 - feeding in field ; Grey Partridge - 4 - #NAME? ; Water Rail - 2 ; Lapwing - 60 ; Black-headed Gull - 300 - + ; Herring Gull - 43 - most 2cy birds ; Common Gull - 1 ; Little Owl - 1 ; Grey Wagtail - 1 ; Dunnock - 20 - 16sing ; Robin - 24 - 15sing ; Goldcrest - 1 ; Tree Sparrow - 1 - #NAME? ; Goldfinch - 30 - + ; Brambling - 24 - + ; Greenfinch - 5 ; Bullfinch - 10 - 04/03/2003 ; Reed Bunting - 19 - inc. 1sing 18at feed stat ; Yellowhammer - 2 ; Blackbird - 9 - first 1 sing

Wingfield School: Woodpigeon - 20+ - feeding @ playingfield.

Crosspool: Waxwing - 7 - High in trees west of Sportsman pub on Manchester Rd at 1305@@

Ellesmere Green: Waxwing - 21 ; Waxwing - 32

Fox Hagg, Rivelin: Coal Tit - 8

Fulwood garden: Brambling - 20 - Around feeders

Gillfield Wood: Red Kite - 1 - Flew low over wood ar 10:00 then across fields to north towards Blacka Moor

Graves Park: Brambling - 15 - Chantreyland Meadow area

Green Moor: Brambling - 23+ ; Brambling - 23+ - photo ; Brambling - 23+ - photo

Harthill Res: Mute Swan - 2 ; Tufted Duck - 53 - increase in numbers ; Great Crested Grebe - 4 - 2 pairs back on breeding grounds ; Cormorant - 10 - c. flew W ; Skylark - 1 - singing ; Fieldfare - 5 - c. ; Siskin - 15 - c. ; Great Tit - 10 - 5 pairs ; Blue Tit - 8 - 4 pairs ; Coal Tit - 2 - calling ; Chaffinch - 5 - singing males ; Kingfisher - 2 - presumed pair ; Blackbird - 10 - c. ; Grey Wagtail - 1

Ickles: Goosander - 2 - 2 females feeding near lock 07.45 ; Goldfinch - 4 ; Robin - 1 - singing ; Cormorant - 2 - 1 near lock, 1 feeding towards NY Stadium. ; Mistle Thrush - 1 - singing between Ickles and Holmes lock. ; Great Tit - 1

Langsett Res: Siskin - c50 - Many heard in treetops in Thickwoods ; Chaffinch - c10 ; Blue Tit - 5+ ; Coal Tit - 10+ ; Long-tailed Tit - 10+ ; Black-headed Gull - 6+ - flying over car park ; Jackdaw - 20+ ; Great Tit - 2+

Limb Valley: Mandarin - 14 - 7 pairs

Lodge Lane: Barn Owl - 1 - On fence post at side of road 10.30pm

Markham: Red-legged Partridge - 1 ; Reed Bunting - 2 - singing ; Green Woodpecker - 1 - calling

Midhope Moor: Red Grouse - 100+