Sightings Archive

Low Moor, Upper Midhope: Crossbill - 20 - Group moving from Langsett to Midhope. Also odd pair of birds flying over. ; Meadow Pipit - 1 - dropping into grass field. ; Woodcock - 1 - flew from wood west side of Midhope Res.

Loxley Valley: Grey Heron - 1 ; Goosander - 2 - male and female on the former mill pond by Loxley Park Care Home ; Blue Tit - 3+ ; Great Tit - 2 ; Robin - c5 - some singing ; Chaffinch - 1 ; Coal Tit - 2 ; Wren - 1 ; Siskin - 5+ ; Tufted Duck - 4 ; Mallard - c 20 ; Black-headed Gull - c20 - on former mill pond ; Jackdaw - c50 - on farm building roof and flying into cattle byre where they appeared to be finding food ; Woodpigeon - c10 ; Goldcrest - c3 ; Magpie - 1

Poolsbrook CP: Mediterranean Gull - 1 ; Common Gull - 2 ; Herring Gull - 85 ; Great Black-backed Gull - 54

R Derwent, Padley to Leadmill Bridge: Goosander - 2 - a pair ; Dipper - 1 ; Jay - 2 ; 319 - 1 ; Mandarin - 15 - 10m, 5f

Roughwood Rec: Black-headed Gull - c30 ; Corvid - 20+ - Mix of rook and jackdaw

Roughwood School: Mistle Thrush - 1 - singing

Surprise View: 324 - 2 - Red Deer stags

Wadsley Common: 327 - c10 ; Goldfinch - 2+ ; Blue Tit - 2+ ; Woodpigeon - 5+

Bingham Park: Mistle Thrush - 2 - Feeding on worms ; Nuthatch - 1 ; Grey Wagtail - 1

Chesterfield: Peregrine - 1 - On Crooked Spire.

Crowhole: Redwing - 1 ; Mistle Thrush - 1 ; Pheasant - 1 ; Tufted Duck - 5 ; Long-tailed Tit - 4+ ; House Sparrow - 09-Oct - all in same bush ; Greenfinch - 2

Endcliffe Park: Black-headed Gull - 200+ - Feeding on the recreation ground ; Kingfisher - 1 - Male on lower pond ; Goldcrest - 1 - Next to kingfisher at the lower pond ; Pied Wagtail - 1 - Nr Cafe

Firsby Res: 320 - 05-Jun ; Mallard - 5 ; Mute Swan - 2 ; Bullfinch - c15 ; Blue Tit - 8 ; Great Tit - 6 ; Tree Sparrow - 2 ; Coot - 2 ; Moorhen - 2 ; Long-tailed Tit - 8

Forge Dam: Mandarin - 6 ; 320 - 1 - Male ; Grey Heron - 1 - Immature

Ibbotson*s Dam: Grey Heron - 1 ; Kingfisher - 1 - Probably same as Shepherds Wheel?

Old Ravenfield: Brambling - 8 - In trees overlooking water treatment plant, nr St James's Church ; Coal Tit - 1 ; Fieldfare - 20+ - On fields next to church. ; Redwing - 04-May - With Fieldfares.

Sheffield University: Peregrine - 1 - perched next to nest box @ 16.30

Shepherd Wheel: Kingfisher - 1 - Female ; Grey Heron - 1 ; Grey Heron - 2 - Adult & immature

Silver Wood: Great Spotted Woodpecker - 1 - 'drumming' ; Jay - 2 ; Brambling - c.20 - eastern edge of top woods mid-morning ; Nuthatch - 6 ; Mistle Thrush - 1

Thrybergh CP: Great Crested Grebe - 12 ; Little Grebe - 3 ; Cormorant - 2 ; Mute Swan - 21 ; Gadwall - 2 - mf ; Pochard - 10 - 2f ; Tufted Duck - 31 ; Water Rail - 1 - call non seen ; Moorhen - 12 ; Coot - 110+ ; Lapwing - 80 ; Black-headed Gull - 100 ; Herring Gull - 3 ; Skylark - 1 - singing ; Great Tit - 12 ; Goldfinch - 34+ - flocks of 14-20+ ; Greenfinch - 4 ; Reed Bunting - 8 ; Yellowhammer - 2 ; Brambling - 4 - only few birds at feed stat.due to high winds

Wadsley Common garden: Brambling - 5 - On feeders. 8 yesterday.