Sightings Archive

Redmires Middle Res: Canada Goose - 40 ; Tufted Duck - 1 - female ; Kestrel - 2

Redmires Top Res: Brambling - 1 - west late afternoon ; Lesser Redpoll - 18 - W late afternoon, presumed all Lesser ; Fieldfare - 5 - W late afternoon ; Mistle Thrush - 2 - W late afternoon ; Chaffinch - 3 - W late afternoon ; Wren - 2 ; Goldfinch - 5 ; Black-headed Gull - 80 ; Common Gull - 1 - adult late afternoon ; Mallard - 2 - pair

Scholes: Fieldfare - c25

Thorpe Hesley: Long-tailed Tit - 4 ; Bullfinch - 2

Thrybergh CP: Mute Swan - 25 ; Tufted Duck - 54 ; 319 - 2 ; Peregrine - 1 ; Kestrel - 1 ; Grey Heron - 1 ; Great Crested Grebe - 5 ; Pied Wagtail - 5 ; Grey Wagtail - 1 ; Chaffinch - 20+ ; Bullfinch - 2 ; Goldfinch - 40+ ; Lesser Redpoll - 10 ; Siskin - 4 ; Nuthatch - 1 ; Brambling - 3+ - at the feeding station ; House Sparrow - 20 ; Greenfinch - 4

Upper Haugh: Pink-footed Goose - c120 - single skein, W @ 1135hrs

Wharncliffe Heath NR: Pink-footed Goose - 150+ - flew high over reserve to the west ; Mandarin - 21 - on heath grazing pond, record site count ; Mallard - 25 - at Dam Pond, record site count ; Common Buzzard - 2 ; Kestrel - 1 ; Raven - 1

Black Lane, Tankersley: Grey Heron - 1

Crosspool: Waxwing - 42 - Perched in tall trees around 600 Manchester Rd, and flying down to Rowans

Handsworth garden: Starling - 70+ - On neighbours roofs

Hangingwater Garden: Blackcap - 1 - m

Leash Fen: Snipe - 13 - Seen during an Eastern Moors work party

Middle Common, Scholes: Woodcock - 1 - from dense vegetation, E side of field near Rockingham Wood ; GREAT WHITE EGRET - 1 - At first feeding close to boundary with Upper Common then eventually over to Low Common heading W toward Scholes Ground ; Grey Heron - 3 ; Kestrel - 3 ; Red-legged Partridge - c20

Midhope Res: Tufted Duck - Pair ; Mallard - 13

Orgreave Lakes: SLAVONIAN GREBE - 1 ; GREAT NORTHERN DIVER - 1 - still present at 11:30

Rawmarsh; Rockcliffe Road: Goldfinch - c25 - flock, visiting gardens

RVCP: Pochard - 36 ; Lapwing - 120 ; Herring Gull - 120

Thrybergh CP: Common Scoter - 1 - Female still present early morning ; Goldeneye - 1F ; Goosander - 1F ; Tufted Duck - 43 ; Kingfisher - 1 ; Skylark - C30 ; Lesser Redpoll - 6 ; Chaffinch - 20+

Crookes: Waxwing - 30+ - Flock of 30+ birds in flight overhead, heading towards Crookesmoor area.

Dore: Bullfinch - 1 - Brickhouse Lane ; Wren - 1 - Newfield Lane

Endcliffe Park: Pink-footed Goose - c40 - Flying SW

Handsworth garden: Grey Wagtail - 1 - One on flat garage roof in standing water.

Kimberworth Park: Goldfinch - 10+ - from back gardens of Remount Way

Low Common, Scholes: GREAT WHITE EGRET - 1 - up from stubble field, then along Cinder Hills, W edge of Middle Common

Middle Common, Scholes: Grey Heron - 3 ; Kestrel - 3 - simultaneous hunt ; Stonechat - 1 - male ; Magpie - 1+

Orgreave Lakes: GREAT NORTHERN DIVER - 1 - Still feeding middle of main lake. ; Wigeon - 4 ; Goosander - 1 ; SLAVONIAN GREBE - 1 - Still feeding and showing well. ; SLAVONIAN GREBE - 1 ; Pochard - 58 ; 319 - 1 - Low overhead, harassed by crow ; Kestrel - 1 - Hovering and catching small mammal. Continued hunting shortly after. ; Stonechat - 1 ; Goosander - 3 - 2 male, 1 female ; Oystercatcher - 1 - Circling at edge of lake and calling ; Lapwing - 23 - Present in flight over lakes at numerous times

RVCP: Goosander - 10 ; Wigeon - 90 ; Egyptian Goose - 4

Thrybergh CP: Mute Swan - 22 ; Tufted Duck - 40 ; Pochard - 7 ; Goldeneye - 3 - redheads ; Common Scoter - 1 - Female flushed twice by Gass Gun ; Canada Goose - 80+ ; Pink-footed Goose - c50 - west