Sightings Archive

Redmires Res: Reed Bunting - 3 - males - one in song ; Mistle Thrush - 1 - singing ; Starling - 80 - c. in fields ; Herring Gull - 8 - on Middle Res ; Black-headed Gull - 35 - c. Flew W

Redmires Top Res: Moorhen - 1

Soughley Lane, Redmires: Canada Goose - 66 ; Greylag Goose - 65 ; Curlew - 21 - in fields - an early build up

Stocksbridge: 319 - 4

Thrybergh: Barn Owl - 1 - Over A630 Doncaster Road at Dusk.

Thrybergh CP: Mute Swan - 54 ; Water Rail - 1 - Coming to food ; Tufted Duck - 52 ; Pochard - 1 ; Great Crested Grebe - 22 ; Little Grebe - 2 ; Common Gull - 1 ; Herring Gull - 10 ; Black-headed Gull - c100 ; Bullfinch - 6 ; Chaffinch - 12 ; Goldfinch - 12 ; Redwing - 26 ; Song Thrush - 2 - 2 singing ; Skylark - 6 ; 319 - 2 ; Sparrowhawk - 1F

White Lee Moor: 319 - 1 ; Fieldfare - c50 ; Skylark - 3 - all singing.

Whiteley Woods: Goosander - 2 - Pair on the pond

Wire Mill Dam: Goosander - 2 - 1m 1 f ; Mandarin - 14 ; Grey Wagtail - 1

Langsett Res: Oystercatcher - 2 - a pair

Low Moor, Upper Midhope: Fieldfare - 1 ; Redwing - 1 ; Curlew - 14

Meersbrook Park: Grey Wagtail - 1

Midhope Res: Oystercatcher - 5 ; Little Grebe - 1

Millhouses garden: Brambling - 1 - male visiting feeders this morning, the first this winter.

Orgreave Lakes: Curlew - 1 - NW over calling late afternoon ; Goosander - 27 - at dusk ; Curlew - 1 - north west with gulls late afternoon ; Goldeneye - 6 - 4 males ; Pochard - 41 - On large lake ; Pochard - 41 - On large lake

Peat Pits: Peregrine - 1 - causing panic amongst resting plovers during unsuccessful hunting attempt. ; Golden Plover - 100+ ; Lapwing - 30+ ; Pied Wagtail - 1 ; Kestrel - 1

Rivelin Valley: Grey Wagtail - 1

Botanical Gardens: Jay - 1

Brightholmlee: Curlew - 1 - Feeding in damp fields to side of Brightholmlee Road opposite Tinker brook farm.

Brownhills Lane: Pink-footed Goose - 1 - Still with greylags also 20 curlew

Fulwood Grange Farm: Fieldfare - 12+ ; Redwing - 20+ ; Siskin - 4+ ; Starling - 20+ - mixed flock with Redwings and Fieldfares ; Greenfinch - 1 ; Curlew - 5 - feeding in field

General Cemetery, Sharrow: Redwing - 30+

Meersbrook Park: Grey Wagtail - 1 ; Starling - c40

Norfolk Heritage Park: 319 - 2 - both worming on very wet soil of football field ; Redwing - c40 ; Mistle Thrush - 2+ ; Magpie - 6+

Peat Pits: Curlew - 1 - 1st bird back at this traditional site this year. ; Lapwing - 2 - 1st displaying birds again on traditional site this year.

Redmires Middle Res: Redshank - 2

Sugworth: Barn Owl - 1 - Hunting the hillside in squally showers between the weekend storms

Walkley garden: Sparrowhawk - 1 - 1st winter through wet window.

Brownhills Lane: Golden Plover - 4+ - Feeding with Lapwings

Chatsworth Park: Mandarin - 11 - Flying north near cricket ground ; Stock Dove - 3 ; Peregrine - 1 - Male mobbing Buzzard over House

Damflask Res: Oystercatcher - 4 - Flying near the dam wall.

Handsworth garden: Reed Bunting - 1 - Female feeding on seed hopper

Heeley City Farm: Grey Wagtail - 1

Holmebrook Valley Park: Redwing - 1 ; Siskin - 30+ - Feeding on alder cones at the side of the lake ; Treecreeper - 1 - On tree at the side of the lake ; Goosander - 6 - On lake ; Tufted Duck - 4

Meersbrook Park: Treecreeper - 1

Middleton Moor: Lapwing - 32 ; Golden Plover - 24 ; Snipe - 5 ; Common Gull - 2

Orgreave Lakes: Kittiwake - 1 - 1st w 08:00-0830 then left NW

R Don, Carbrook: Goosander - 2 - Male and female in front of Gripple ; Grey Wagtail - 1 - Male singing and displaying by Gripple.

Rawmarsh Cemetery: Song Thrush - 1 - singing ; Stock Dove - 1pr ; Coal Tit - 1 ; Common Buzzard - 1 - pursued through trees by crow