Sightings Archive

Sunday 3rd February 2019

• Morehall Res: 319 - 1 - being mobbed by 2 crows ; Carrion Crow - 2+ ; Nuthatch - 2 ; Woodpigeon - c3 ; Robin - 2+ ; Goldcrest - 3+ - one singing ; Jay - 1 ; Blackbird - c10 - all males ; Magpie - 3
• Norfolk Park: Treecreeper - 2 - Two together in Norfolk Heritage Park this morning
• Orgreave Lakes: Redshank - 1 ; Kingfisher - 2 - in NW channel into lagoon ; Kingfisher - 2 - second photo ; Grey Wagtail - 1 - on weir ; Glaucous Gull - 1 - 1x 1st winter left to roost at c17.20 ; Yellow-legged Gull - 2 - Adult and 3rd winter ; Pochard - 60 - On large lake ; Peregrine - 1 - Prob 2cy male attacking/disturbing the gulls and ducks ; Glaucous Gull - 1 - late afternoon ; Glaucous Gull - 1 - looked not to roost and headed off N shortly before dusk ; Kingfisher - 1 - successfully catching tiny fish (fry?) from rocks on N edge of main lake late afternoon
• Oughtibridge: Magpie - 2 - renovating old nest in obs garden .
• Oughtibridge garden: Brambling - 15 ; Siskin - 1 ; Redwing - 2 ; Song Thrush - 1
• Parkgate Canal Basin: Mute Swan - 92 - inc 9 2cy (water largely frozen) ; Mallard - 2 ; Bullfinch - 1pr - feeding in birches ; Goldfinch - 2 - in birches ; Cormorant - 5 - 2 SW; 3 in from high to NW, circled & left SW
• Parkgate; *Banana* plantation: Siskin - present - several over (heard only) ; Starling - 800+ - W/SW in long, snaking flock @ 0740hrs ; Herring Gull - 23 - 17 SW; 6 S ; Fieldfare - 5 - inc 2 N ; Great Black-backed Gull - 2 - 1 ad; 1 imm, both SW ; Redwing - 15 ; Kestrel - 1 - male ; Greenfinch - 4 - inc 1 W & 1 singing in sunshine ; Blue Tit - 5 - lots of chasing & calling ; Great Spotted Woodpecker - 1 - calling ; Coal Tit - 1 - singing
• Ravenfield Park: Moorhen - 6 ; Coot - 1 ; Mute Swan - 2 ; Grey Heron - 1 ; Siskin - 5+ ; Lesser Redpoll - 2 - Over. ; Goldcrest - 2
• Roundwood Golf course: Raven - 2 - circling over before settling on Minteq roof, Aldwarke Lane, briefly; left W (record shot) ; Song Thrush - 1 - singing @ 0725hrs ; Fieldfare - 1 - left SW ; Goldfinch - 20-25 - feeding in birches
• Shirecliffe: Brambling - 3 - visiting garden feeders ; Siskin - 3 - on feeders ; Lesser Redpoll - 1 - male on nyjer seed. First for the garden ; Blackcap - 1 - male sitting in hawthorn catching the morning sun.
• Stannington garden: Stock Dove - 2 - First visit by stock dove to observers garden in 30 years ; Goldfinch - 6 ; House Sparrow - 3 ; Chaffinch - 2(pair)
• Thrybergh CP: Great Crested Grebe - 9 - 2disp. ; Little Grebe - 3 ; Cormorant - 16 ; Mute Swan - 6 ; Greylag Goose - 200+ ; Canada Goose - 109 - + feral grey 1 ; Gadwall - 14 - 7pr ; Pochard - 15 ; Tufted Duck - 27 ; Water Rail - 2 ; Lapwing - 130+ ; Black-headed Gull - 150+ ; Common Gull - 1 ; Herring Gull - 10 - inc.1+ 6 south ; Great Black-backed Gull - 1 - ad west ; Little Owl - 1 ; Wren - 2 ; Dunnock - 17 - 6 singing ; Robin - 27 - 8 singing ; Song Thrush - 1 ; Blackbird - 27 ; Great Tit - 9 - 1 singing ; Blue Tit - 13 ; Long-tailed Tit - 6+ - party ; Magpie - 11 ; Jackdaw - 2 ; Rook - 3 - 1+2 north ; Carrion Crow - 7 ; Chaffinch - 16 - 2 singing ; Goldfinch - 14 ; Greenfinch - 5 ; Brambling - 22+ - at least 22 counted ; Bullfinch - 19 - 6-2-5-6 ; Reed Bunting - 10 ; Yellowhammer - 2
• Ulley CP: Golden Plover - 1 - Single over @ 10.00. AM ; 319 - 1 - Low over site mobbed by crow.
• Whiteley Woods: Dipper - 3 - 1 near Oakbrook Road entrance and a nosy courting couple near Forge Dam ; Grey Heron - 1 - Sunning itself in Hangingwater Allotments