Sightings Archive

Kilnhurst Riverside: Moorhen - 1 - on river ; Pied Wagtail - 3 - over ; Bullfinch - 1pr ; Chaffinch - 2 - singing

Kilnhurst; Baker*s Pond: Mallard - 8 ; Grey Heron - 1 - imm ; Moorhen - 5 ; Goosander - 1 - drake ; Coot - 2

Longshaw: Brambling - c200

Meersbrook Park: Great Spotted Woodpecker - 1 - drumming

Middleton Moor: Pintail - 2 - males ; 320 - 26 ; Lapwing - 18 ; Herring Gull - 6 - Left south 16.40 ; Pintail - 6 - 2 drakes,4 females

Norton Lees garden: Goldcrest - 1

Old Brampton: 325 - 1 - On and off in first field from Bridleway opposite Church.

Old Ravenfield: Sparrowhawk - 1 - Over fields between Arbour Lane and Village. ; Skylark - 3 - Over farmland.

Onesmoor: Brambling - c30 - feeding on Beech mast.

Orgreave Lakes: Oystercatcher - 1

R Don, Swinton Bridge: Cormorant - 8 - in riverside trees

Ravenfield Park: Mallard - 4 ; Grey Heron - 2 - Roosting. ; Black-headed Gull - 1 ; Black-headed Gull - 1 ; Tawny Owl - 2 - Singles roosting on opposite sides of site. ; Siskin - 20+ - In treetops near stone bridge including a Male in summer plumage. ; Lesser Redpoll - 10+ - With Siskin.

Rawmarsh; Collier Brook Marsh: Water Rail - 1 - 'sharming' from Typha ; Cetti's Warbler - 1 - singing

RVCP: Little Egret - 8 ; Pochard - 20 ; Little Grebe - 2

Thurcroft: Redwing - 10 - c10 sitting in the sun on a hedge in a field on the edge of the Mineral Line.

Ughill: Brambling - 100+ - large flock in Beeches, mainly Brambling, Hoar Stones Road.

Wadsley Common garden: Lesser Redpoll - 12 - Record count here. ; Lesser Redpoll - 16 - Mobbing feeders. Another new record!

Blacka Moor: 319 - 1

Brownhills Lane: Fieldfare - 50+

Eyam: Pink-footed Goose - 95 - West at 13.00

Graves Park: Great Spotted Woodpecker - 1 - drumming

Great Hucklow: Common Gull - 120 - Feeding in fields

Holdworth: Stonechat - 1 - male foraging in paddocks off Stony Lane

Lower Walkley: 319 - 2 - inc one hovering over allotments

Malin Bridge: Blackcap - 1 ; Grey Heron - 1 ; Blackcap - 1 - male at fatball feeders ; Blue Tit - 2 - coming to feeders ; Great Tit - 2 ; Dunnock - 2 ; Magpie - 2 ; Sparrowhawk - 2 - over ; Magpie - 2 ; Blackbird - 2 ; Tawny Owl - 1 - calling from school buildings and garden Leylandii

Middleton Moor: 320 - 45 ; Lapwing - 42 ; Common Scoter - 1 - Drake, probably 1st W

Moss Valley: Little Owl - 1 - 1 near bottom of Carter Hall Lane ; Linnet - 50 - Flock of c50 near Carter Hall Lane

New Stubbin colliery/tip: Common Gull - 1 - adult, W ; Jay - 1 ; Chaffinch - 3 ; Kestrel - 1 - female ; Fieldfare - c25 - feeding in Hawthorns ; Yellowhammer - c10 - flock ; Rook - c30 - circling over, flushed from playing field by motorbikes ; Jackdaw - c20 - circling over, flushed from playing field by motorbikes

New Stubbin; Back Lane: Yellowhammer - c30 - on set-aside ; Skylark - c25 - on set-aside ; Reed Bunting - 1+ - with Yellowhammers, on set-aside

Old Brampton: 325 - 1 - reported still present from the bridleway in fields S of Old Brampton Church SK338717 ; 325 - 1 - showing very well in field SE of Old Brampton Church, 12:28-12:40 then flew off south, towards Broomhall Fm. Relocated later by other birders.

Rawmarsh Cemetery: Long-tailed Tit - 4 ; Goldfinch - 3+ - in full song ; Goldcrest - 1

Rawmarsh; Rockcliffe Road: Sparrowhawk - 1 - W/NW @ 1215hrs ; Robin - 2 - pair, investigating old nest sites

Rawmarsh; Stubbin incline: Common Buzzard - 4 - 1 S, hotly pursued by 2 more; 1 left scrub to W ; Skylark - 1 - over ; Goldfinch - 1 - singing

RVCP: Little Grebe - 3 ; Little Egret - 3

Silver Wood: Tawny Owl - 1 - Roosting.

Silverwood Lagoon: Jack Snipe - 2 - Small pool below Lagoon. ; Snipe - 1 - Reed bed near Gorse. ; Kestrel - 2 - Pair interacting and loud calling. ; 319 - 1 ; Jay - 2 ; Lesser Redpoll - 30+ ; Siskin - 25+ - With Redpoll.

Sir William Hill: Fieldfare - 60+ - In fields south of radio mast

Wharncliffe Side: Pink-footed Goose - 200+ - Large skein moving SE at 16:05.

Birley Edge: Pink-footed Goose - 110 - Flew west at 13:30 - one skein

Coombs Dale: Kestrel - 1

Ecclesfield: Lesser Redpoll - 1 - Feeding in silver birch in garden, Cross Hill

High Storrs: Waxwing - 50 - c. flew SW over Ringinglow Road at 10:30 hrs

Lodge Moor: Pink-footed Goose - 55 - Vocal skein heading WNW at 11:30