Sightings Archive

Pit-house West: Water Rail - 1 - sharming from river (Bittern pool frozen)

R Sheaf, Heeley - Broadfield Road: Mandarin - 1m ; Mallard - c18

Redmires conduit: Red Grouse - 4 - males displaying in snow ; Red Grouse - 4 - another photo ; Red Grouse - 4 - another photo

Roughwood Rec: Black-headed Gull - c30

Roughwood School: Magpie - 7

Sharrow: Woodcock - 1 - Over NE mid height, followed by Carrion Crow, then U turned back SW over Cemetary at 14:30

Sheffield airport: Lapwing - 4 ; Golden Plover - 1

Shirebrook Valley: Magpie - 8 ; Woodpigeon - 14 ; Blue Tit - 6 ; Great Tit - 3 ; Bullfinch - 6 ; Long-tailed Tit - 6 ; Grey Wagtail - 1 ; Blackbird - 1

Silver Wood: Nuthatch - 2 ; Tawny Owl - 1 ; Kestrel - 1 - Hunting over farmland. ; Brambling - 6 - Small flock arrived calling loudly. ; Lesser Redpoll - 1 - Over towards TCP. ; Great Spotted Woodpecker - 1 - Drumming near Ravenfield Arms.

Silverwood Lagoon: Woodcock - 1 ; Mute Swan - 2 - resident pair keeping tiny area of lagoon ice-free ; Coot - 10 - with M Swans ; Lesser Redpoll - 11 - in alders at Woodlaithes end of pit top ; Rook - 8 - north ; Fieldfare - 3 ; 319 - 1 ; 319 - 1 ; Reed Bunting - 6

Swinton: 319 - 1 - In field off Abdy lane nr golf club. Sat on small carcass with 2 Magpies in attendance 16.20.

Thrybergh CP: Great Crested Grebe - 12 ; Little Grebe - 4 ; Cormorant - 3 ; Grey Heron - 1 ; Mute Swan - 11 ; Canada Goose - 112 ; Greylag Goose - 220+ ; Gadwall - 7 ; Pochard - 15 ; Tufted Duck - 27 ; 319 - 1 - in field ; Water Rail - 3 ; Lapwing - 40+ ; Black-headed Gull - 80+ ; Herring Gull - 2 ; Little Owl - 1 - flushed by dog walkers ; Skylark - 40+ - in far east fields ; Tree Sparrow - 2 - at feeders ; House Sparrow - 1 - odd bird prob hybrid hs/ts ; Bullfinch - 12 - 06/04/2002 ; Brambling - 14+ ; Yellowhammer - 3 - at feeders ; Golden Plover - 1 - Over Dam wall calling approx 14:00.

Tinsley: Magpie - 2 - pair nest building

Treeton Meadows: Wigeon - 14 ; Greylag Goose - 45

Treeton SF: Pied Wagtail - 59 ; Grey Wagtail - 3 ; Meadow Pipit - 1

Ulley Res: Tufted Duck - 29 ; Pochard - 1 ; Robin - 3 - In area of feeders . But no Willow Tit, no Tree Sparrows

Wadsley Common garden: Brambling - 2 - On feeders-present all week. ; Stock Dove - 4 - Taking ground seed.

Whiteley Woods: Kestrel - 1 - Female ; Long-tailed Tit - 2 ; Goldcrest - 1 ; Dipper - 1 ; Jay - 1

Wingfield School: Rook - c30

Attercliffe: Peregrine - 1 - on Bernard Rd incinerator building

Baslow SF: Pied Wagtail - 70 - On filters in freezing conditions ; Meadow Pipit - 4 - On filters in freezing conditions

Bolehill Flash: Water Rail - 1 - On unfrozen ground by river ; Greylag Goose - 67 - In fields ; Pink-footed Goose - 39

Botanical Gardens: Long-tailed Tit - 10+

Crookes Valley Park: Wigeon - 1 - female on 75% frozen lake - site first; no doubt bird from Weston Park (no sign there), so it can fly! ; Mallard - 95 - high count, with 75% frozen lake ; Black-headed Gull - 204 ; Herring Gull - 3 - adult pair and a first-winter ; Mute Swan - 2 - first-winters still ; Moorhen - 4 - 2 pairs ; Coot - 4 - 2 pairs

Forge Dam: Mandarin - 6 - M&F ; 320 - 1 - Female

Green Moor: Fieldfare - 2 ; Fieldfare - 2

Kimberworth: Tawny Owl - 1 - Flew across Grange Lane at 19.15

Malin Bridge: Blackbird - 10+ - At least 10 in and around garden, 1 male with ring. ; Redwing - 6+ - At least 6 all day in and around garden.

Norfolk Park: House Sparrow - 25+ - visiting garden feeders ; Blue Tit - 2 - regular visitors ; Woodpigeon - 1 - Regular visitors

Norton Lees garden: Long-tailed Tit - 1