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Saturday 18th November 2023

  • Thrybergh CP: Common Gull - 1 ; Pochard - 3 ; Nuthatch - 1 ; Chaffinch - 20+ ; Bullfinch - 1 ; Greenfinch - 4 ; Goldfinch - 12 ; Grey Wagtail - 1 ; Pied Wagtail - 5 ; Reed Bunting - 1
  • Walkley garden: Blackcap - 1 - single male with a large tit flock ; Goldcrest - 2 - with large mixed tit flock ; Long-tailed Tit - 12+ - with mixed tit flock 25+ in fruit trees and shrubs

Friday 17th November 2023

  • Bingham Park: Goosander - 1 - Redhead on pond nearest Rustlings Road
  • Botanical Gardens: Sparrowhawk - 1 - Flew East ; Jay - 1 ; Chaffinch - 2+
  • Canklow Woods: Lesser Redpoll - 15
  • Carr Vale NR: Marsh Tit - 1 - inside the SBSG area
  • Crosspool: Waxwing - c22 - at 14:30
  • Damflask Res: Goosander - 1 - redhead ; Siskin - 20+ - flock in flooded willow scrub at NW end of res, coming down to water to drink.
  • Ecclesall Woods 3km circuit: Jay - 7 ; Stock Dove - 1 - Singing ; Great Spotted Woodpecker - 1 ; Nuthatch - 8+ ; Treecreeper - 2 ; Goldcrest - 6+ ; Siskin - 1
  • Ewden Height: Pink-footed Goose - c620 - flew east - c250 @ 08:30, c120 @ 08:53, c250 @ 09:01 ; Brambling - 1 ; Lesser Redpoll - 2 ; Siskin - 2 ; Meadow Pipit - 4 ; Starling - c400 - W/SW ; Fieldfare - c60 ; Redwing - c20
  • General Cemetery, Sharrow: Long-tailed Tit - 8+
  • Middleton Moor: Shoveler - 21 ; Wigeon - 11 ; 320 - 62 ; Shelduck - 1 ; Goldeneye - 1 - Male ; Tufted Duck - 5
  • Midhope Res: 320 - Pair ; Long-tailed Tit - 12
  • Orgreave Lakes: Dunlin - 1 - Feeding on east side big lake near tern board. ; SLAVONIAN GREBE - 1 - Still stuffing itself with small fish. ; SLAVONIAN GREBE - 1 ; 319 - 4 - circling together ; Stonechat - 1 - female
  • R Rother, Bolehill: Pink-footed Goose - 1 - Feeding near ox-bow alongside 60+ Canada Geese.
  • R Rother, Catcliffe: Goosander - 1 - Single Redhead ; 324 - 1 - Large Mink patrolling river bank.
  • Redmires Middle Res: Common Gull - 1 - Adult with BHGs ; Black-headed Gull - 40 ; 320 - 3
  • Redmires Top Res: Goldcrest - 1 ; Kestrel - 1
  • Thrybergh CP: Mute Swan - 32 ; Pink-footed Goose - 50 - East ; Tufted Duck - 20 ; Goldeneye - 1 - redhead ; Goosander - 4 ; Nuthatch - 1+ - Showing well at feeding station ; Siskin - 8 ; Lesser Redpoll - 16
  • Wentworth Park; Mausoleum Plantation: Common Buzzard - 2 - soaring over together @ 1210hrs
  • Wentworth; Cortworth Lane: Sparrowhawk - 1 - N, low over road & into trees
  • Whiston Meadows: Carrion Crow - 12 ; Fieldfare - 2
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Thursday 16th November 2023

  • Canklow Woods: Pink-footed Goose - 120+ - flew west at 13:55
  • Green Moor: Tawny Owl - 2 - Calling ; Tree Sparrow - 7
  • Hillsborough Park: Mute Swan - 6 - 2 adults, 1 subadult and 3 imms. Only ringed bird an adult yellow Y095. ; Goosander - 2 - drakes ; Coot - 15 ; Moorhen - 8 ; Canada Goose - 63 ; Mallard - c120 ; 322 - 1 - Muscovy Duck
  • Holmebrook Valley Park: Goosander - 19 - A site record for me. Three males and sixteen redheads. ; Little Egret - 1
  • Loxley Valley: Kingfisher - 1
  • Malin Bridge: Collared Dove - 4 - in garden
  • Middle Common, Scholes: Linnet - c30 ; 319 - 1 - on regular perch of telegraph pole, above cover crop
  • Middleton Moor: Goldeneye - 1 - Male ; Shoveler - 15 ; Shelduck - 1 ; Lapwing - 14 ; Lesser Black-backed Gull - 1000+ - At 16:00 ; Herring Gull - 4 ; Common Gull - 6 ; Starling - 12000+ - Numbers greater than previous week
  • New Stubbin colliery/tip: Goldcrest - 1 ; Chaffinch - 1 ; Redwing - 35-40 - 3 (SK4396); flock of c35 (SK4296) ; Goldfinch - c25 - 5 (SK4396); flock of c20 (SK4296) ; Jay - 2 - singles, SK4396 & SK4296
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