Sightings Archive

Midhope Res: Goldeneye - 2 - Pair feeding together close to dam wall. ; Canada Goose - 88 ; Grey Wagtail - 1 ; Cormorant - 1 - flew east ; Brambling - 1

Morley Pond: Great Crested Grebe - 2 ; Greylag Goose - 6 ; Wigeon - 5 - 4 males ; Gadwall - 2 - 1 pair ; Mallard - 10+ ; Tufted Duck - 12+ ; Coot - 4+ ; Black-headed Gull - 20+ ; 319 - 1 ; Song Thrush - 1 - singing ; Robin - 1+ - at least 1 singing ; Nuthatch - 1 - calls ; Lapwing - 30+ - into field to W adj with Trowles Wood, joining 50+ BH

Redmires conduit: Lapwing - 40+ ; Red Grouse - 1

Rickett Bank: Tawny Owl - 2 - calling

Rivelin Valley: Mallard - 11 ; Mandarin - 11 - 5 on Frank Wheel and 6 walking through the woodland south of the river ; Moorhen - 1 ; Great Spotted Woodpecker - 1 - Drumming heard over last two days near Wolf Wheel ; Tawny Owl - 3 - 2 hooting males and one female call within100 metres of Tofts lane at 10pm

Thrybergh CP: Scaup - 1 - male ; Stonechat - 1 - female ; Grey Wagtail - 1

Ughill Brook: Barn Owl - 1 - hunting over rough grassland

Upper Derwentdale: Crossbill - c20 - 1 singing male ; Jay - 2 ; Siskin - c30 - 2+ singing males ; 320 - 1 - male

Walkley Bank: 319 - 1 - low over roof-tops, mobbed by Carrion Crow

Walkley garden: Redwing - 30+ - In ash and pear trees until away south ; Starling - 35+ - Competing with Redwings for resting spots. ; Blackcap - 1 - male sheltering in eucalyptus tree.

Weston Park: Goldfinch - c.25 - Landed in tree crown by museum.

Bassingthorpe Spring: 319 - 1 - Hunting through the Wood ; Robin - 1+ - singing ; Blackbird - 1+ ; Blue Tit - 1+ - at least 1 singing ; Great Tit - 1+ - singing ; Nuthatch - 1 - calls ; Treecreeper - 1 - observed with calls heard ; Magpie - 1+

Bowden Housteads Wood: Ring-necked Parakeet - 2 - Pair in tree near last years nest. One bird singing.

Brincliffe Edge: Great Spotted Woodpecker - 1 ; Mistle Thrush - 1

Brinsworth: Blackbird - 3 - All singing on Barrett Estate 17.30

Dore: Raven - 2 - Pair SE side by side over Newfield Crescent, one calling one cronking

Gillfield Wood: Kestrel - 1 - Flying over west end of wood

Heeley: Tawny Owl - 1 - calling

Hillsborough Park: Sparrowhawk - 1 - dead by the pond at car park end. ; Redwing - 10

Hudson*s Rough: Song Thrush - 1 - singing ; Wren - 1 - singing ; Dunnock - 1 - singing ; Woodpigeon - 1 - singing ; Goldcrest - 1 - singing ; Robin - 3+ - singing ; Great Tit - 1+ - singing ; Nuthatch - 1 - singing

Kimberworth Park: 319 - 1 - circling over Grey Hill, harassed by single Carrion Crow

Middleton Moor: Shelduck - 2 - Pair ; Wigeon - 2 - Males ; 320 - 43 ; Common Gull - 2 ; Herring Gull - 1 ; Golden Plover - 1 ; Lapwing - 395

Orgreave Lakes: Whooper Swan - 16 - 14 adults and 2 imms. Still present at 16:00

Abbey Brook: Red Kite - 1

Barley Hall: 319 - 1

Canklow Woods: Jackdaw - 126 - 126 west at 16:45

Centenary Riverside: Kingfisher - 1 - Near Bridge 13.45 ; Mute Swan - W - Pair on river ; Mallard - 10-Dec ; 320 - 2 - Females ; Moorhen - 4 ; Cormorant - 1 ; Wren - 1 - Foraging in riverbank undergrowth. ; Robin - 2 - One singing ; Carrion Crow - 2

Derwent Res: Brambling - 10+ - in Beeches on E side

Fairholmes: Coot - 1 - heard calling overhead 6pm (heard only)

Graves Park: Goosander - 4 - 1 male, 3 redhead ; Grey Wagtail - 1 ; Ring-necked Parakeet - 4 ; Grey Heron - 1 ; Jay - 3 ; Long-tailed Tit - 4

Lady Canning*s Plantation: Raven - 1 - Overhead ; Wren - 2 ; Robin - 1

Langsett Res: Grey Wagtail - 3+ ; Black-headed Gull - 750-1000 - 15.45 estimated with groups constantly arriving.

Middle Common: Skylark - c10 - at least 2 singing

Midhope Res: Grey Wagtail - 1