Sightings Archive

Orgreave Lakes: Whooper Swan - 3 - flew north in the gloom at 08:20 ; Jack Snipe - 1 ; Skylark - 18 - By Wheel Wash ; Pochard - 83 ; Tufted Duck - 37 ; Wigeon - 67

R Don, Effingham St: Cormorant - 5 - atop Saville House ; Goosander - 8 - 4m, 4f ; 321 - 1 - in Buddlea clump

RVCP, Fishing Lake: Snipe - 2

RVCP, Main Lake: Egyptian Goose - 2

RVCP, Meadowgate Lake: Smew - 1 - Redhead still present. ; Shelduck - 1 ; Snipe - 3

Shepherd Wheel: Kingfisher - 1 - Female

Shirecliffe: Brambling - 4 - still regular at garden feeders ; Siskin - 4 - a new high count for the garden coming to nyjer seed. ; Bullfinch - 3

Thrybergh CP: Great Crested Grebe - 24 ; Little Grebe - 5 ; Cormorant - 4 - water mostly free of ice ; Grey Heron - 1 - imm ; Mute Swan - 14 - 2 2nd cy ; Gadwall - 5 - 2f ; Pochard - 14 - 3f ; Tufted Duck - 33 ; Goldeneye - 1 - m ; Water Rail - 3 ; Black-headed Gull - 80 - + ; Common Gull - 1 ; Herring Gull - 2 ; Stock Dove - 2 - at feeders ; Bullfinch - 8 ; Brambling - 18 - + 1m with near black head ; Reed Bunting - 14 - + 9m ; Yellowhammer - 2 - mf

Walkley garden: Fieldfare - 4

Weston Park: Coot - 2 - pair on tiny area of unfrozen water

Fulwood garden: Brambling - 12 - around feeders ; Rook - 11 - under feeders - high count for garden, no doubt down to the frozen ground

Hathersage: Brambling - 11+

Ibbotson*s Dam: 320 - 2 - M&F ; Kingfisher - 1

Kimberworth Park: Sparrowhawk - 1 - Male on garden fence for over 5 mins while male blackbird fed on apple just ft away. ; Dunnock - 1 ; Robin - 1 ; Blackbird - 3 ; Blue Tit - 2 ; Magpie - 2 ; Woodpigeon - 1 ; Collared Dove - 1 ; Feral Pigeon - 1+

Malin Bridge: Chiffchaff - 1 - Norris Rd garden, feeding in ivy hedge. ; Redwing - 10+ - At least 10 feeding on remaining rowan berries in garden.

Norfolk Park: Great Spotted Woodpecker - 1 - Drumming in Norfolk Heritage Park ; Great Tit - 1+ - feeding on garden feeders ; Sparrowhawk - 1 - Probable juvenile caught a House Sparrow in observer's garden. ; Robin - 1 - regular visitor to garden

Northern General Hospital: Ring-necked Parakeet - 3 - Flew across Herries Rd at 07:30

R Derwent, Shatton - Leadmill Bridge: Mandarin - c47 - c29m, c18f ; 321 - 1 ; Dipper - 1 ; Goosander - c4m, 1f ; Redwing - 11+

R Don, Niagara Weir: Grey Heron - 1

R Don, Salmon Pastures: Cormorant - 5 - flying downstream at first light .

Shatton: 319 - 2

Shepherd Wheel: Kingfisher - 1 ; Grey Heron - 1

Silver Wood: Brambling - 6

Thrybergh CP: Great Crested Grebe - 15 - res 90% iced ; Little Grebe - 2 ; Cormorant - 8 - sat on w/side ; 321 - 1 - imm ; Mute Swan - 38 ; Greylag Goose - 90 ; Canada Goose - 101 ; Shoveler - 2 - f ; Pochard - 16 - 3f ; Tufted Duck - 70 ; Kestrel - 2 - singles ; Red-legged Partridge - 6 ; Water Rail - 3 ; Coot - 100 - circa ; Stock Dove - 3 ; Skylark - 5 - inc.4s ; Robin - 24 ; Little Grebe - 10 - + ; Bullfinch - 16 - inc party 8 ; Brambling - 7 ; Little Owl - 1 ; Brambling - 20+ - At feeding station, ; Starling - 10-Dec - To seed at feeding station ; Reed Bunting - 10+ - Feeding station. ; Chaffinch - 6 ; Robin - 20+

Totley Grange: Brambling - 3 - Perched in Rowan Tree ; Mistle Thrush - 1 - Feeding on holly berries ; Bullfinch - 2 - Male and female. Calling from Rowan tree. ; Redwing - 3 - Hunkered down in lower branches of Rowan