Sightings Archive

Midhope Res: Fieldfare - 1+ ; Song Thrush - 1 - singing ; Cormorant - 1 - flew west ; Oystercatcher - 3 - On dam wall 16.15. Left and circled area before eventually returning. ; Canada Goose - 123 ; Greylag Goose - 143 - Including one with orange neck ring showing ’HSP ; Goldeneye - 1 - male ; Black-headed Gull - 3000+ - Groups constantly moving west to Langsett Res roost until leaving at 16.45 ; Common Gull - 1 - West

Millhouses Park: Grey Wagtail - 1 - One with conspicuous white patches on both wings. Not seen it here before today.

Morley Pond: Great Crested Grebe - 2 ; Mallard - 9+ ; Tufted Duck - 18 - c10 males ; Goosander - 2 - pair? ; 319 - 1 ; Coot - 10 ; Black-headed Gull - 10+ - with 20+ in fields to W

Old Brampton: 325 - 1 - Briefly late morning in field SE of the church at SK338717.

Oughtibridge: Fieldfare - 150 - Lumb Lane

Rawmarsh; High Street: Mistle Thrush - 1 - on Methodist Church spire around 1345hrs ; Canada Goose - 13 - low to W @ 1000hrs

Rockingham Wood: 319 - 2 - close together, low over N end of Wood

RVCP: Egyptian Goose - 3

Scholes Coppice: Great Spotted Woodpecker - 1 - calls ; Robin - 6 - singing ; Blackbird - 1+ ; Blue Tit - 1+ ; Great Tit - 1+ - singing ; Nuthatch - 1+ ; Song Thrush - 1 - singing near lodge ; Greenfinch - 1+ - singing near lodge

Thorpe Hesley: Lapwing - c100 ; Fieldfare - c170 - feeding in field ; Redwing - 10 - with Fieldfare ; Song Thrush - 2 - Both singing ; Skylark - 3 ; Greenfinch - 3

Thrybergh CP: Great Crested Grebe - c15 - 2 showing courtship behaviour beginnings of weed dance. ; Coot - 20+ - 1 sat on and building a nest in front of willows near v.c. ; Scaup - 1 - Male still present in Eastern arm/Doncaster point, ; Goosander - 1 - Female fishing Eastern arm close to banking.

Upper Common, Scholes: Song Thrush - 1 - singing from scrub ; Long-tailed Tit - 2 - active around gorse bushes, behind Remount Cottages

Upper Derwentdale: Siskin - 20+ - lots of small groups 6 singing males. ; Crossbill - 20+ - several small groups 5 singing and song flighting males ; 319 - 3+ ; Goshawk - 2 - females getting physical. ; Goshawk - 2 - additional photo ; Kestrel - 5 - Howden Edge

Barlow Brook: Moorhen - 6 - in field by Brook ; Song Thrush - 1 ; Nuthatch - 1 - Lee Bridge

Barlow Common: Little Owl - 1 ; Song Thrush - 1 ; Coal Tit - 1

Blackburn Meadows NR: Mute Swan - 1 - On canal. ; Goosander - 2 - NE along the canal. ; Water Rail - 1 - Calling from reeds on Ferham Lake. ; Long-tailed Tit - 12 ; Lesser Redpoll - 1 ; Reed Bunting - 3

Blue Man*s Bower: Reed Bunting - 4+ - inc 2 singing ; Grey Wagtail - 1 - female, on Whiston Brook ; Grey Heron - 1 - over to W ; Greenfinch - 1 - singing ; Song Thrush - 1 - singing ; Common Buzzard - 1

Bradfield Moors: Red Kite - 3

Bramley: Peregrine - 1 - Over Flanderwell Avenue twice late afternoon.

Catcliffe Flash: Tufted Duck - 13 ; Mute Swan - 1pr ; Gadwall - 28 ; 320 - c40 - probably more under willows ; Coot - 24 ; Long-tailed Tit - 10 - flock ; Shoveler - 1 - drake ; Pochard - 3 - all drakes ; Black-headed Gull - c60 ; Herring Gull - 1 - 2cy ; Grey Heron - 2 - adults ; Mallard - 1pr ; Moorhen - 2

Clifton, Rotherham: Coal Tit - 1 - singing, Clifton Park

Dale Dyke: Mistle Thrush - 4 - 2 singing

Elsecar Res: Great Crested Grebe - 3 ; Pink-footed Goose - c250 - flew west @ 09:38 ; Common Buzzard - 1 ; Ring-necked Parakeet - 1 ; Nuthatch - 2 ; Lesser Redpoll - 2

Grange Park Golf Course: 319 - 1 - in small tree at Walkworth Farm, causing finch flock to alarm ; Black-headed Gull - 3 - low over fields at Walkworth Farm ; Skylark - 1 - calls from Watson's Tip ; Wren - 1+ ; Dunnock - 1 ; Robin - 6+ - at least 5 singing ; Blackbird - 3+ ; Song Thrush - 1 - singing ; Redwing - 1+ - calls ; Mistle Thrush - 1 - singing from Walkworth Wood