Sightings Archive

Holmebrook Valley Park: Goosander - 3 - 2 m, 1 f ; Kingfisher - 1

Kimberworth Park: Goose sp - 60+ - west @ 11:30, 1 skein

Midhope Res: Goldeneye - 1 - male ; 320 - 13+ - At least 10 males and 3 females. ; Little Grebe - 1 ; 319 - 3 ; Sparrowhawk - 1 ; Lapwing - c130 - High over res before moving towards Langsett Res. ; Pied Wagtail - 2 ; Tufted Duck - 1 - female

Orgreave Lakes: Raven - 2 - North west late PM ; Lapwing - 28 ; Greylag Goose - 94 - including one hybrid ; 320 - 4 ; Goldeneye - 2 - pair ; Goosander - 51 - lots of Display ; Great Black-backed Gull - 32 - Pre roost ; Lesser Black-backed Gull - 2 ; Herring Gull - 88 ; Common Gull - 1 ; Black-headed Gull - C300 ; Grey Partridge - 1 - Calling at Dusk.

Pit-house West: Water Rail - 2+ - calling from Bittern Pool

R Don, Attercliffe: Goosander - 5 - 4f, 1m Effingham St - Washford Bridge.

R Don, Effingham St: Chiffchaff - 2+ - 2 together Effingham St, and one at Norfolk Bridge. ; 320 - 1 - drake still present ; Canada Goose - 4 ; Kingfisher - 1 ; Chiffchaff - 1 - presumed tristris, the bird only had any obvious signs of yellow/green on bend in wing, flight feathers and tail, likely meaning a 'western intergrade' fulvescens bird currently generally agreed to be within 'tristris'. No calls heard, bird with normal collybita.

R Don, Salmon Pastures: Goldcrest - 1 - singing

Redmires Middle Res: Lapwing - c70 - On north shore among rocks

RVCP: Woodcock - 1 - feeding in cattle field after dark

RVCP, Main Lake: Cormorant - 48 - 48 max count in early months

RVCP, Northern Lake: Yellow-legged Gull - 1 - adult

Silverwood Lagoon: Tufted Duck - 5+ ; Pochard - 2 - Males. ; Herring Gull - 1 ; Lesser Black-backed Gull - 1 ; Common Gull - 3 - with BHGs. ; Snipe - 3 - 2+1 in flooded ground at end of Reed bed. ; Jack Snipe - 1 ; Jay - 1

Soughley Lane, Redmires: Greylag Goose - 67

Totley: Pink-footed Goose - 350 - c350 flying SE at 10:15

Totley Moor: SNOW BUNTING - 1 - Feeding on grass seed between Totley Tunnel mound and brick building ; SNOW BUNTING - 1 - photo ; SNOW BUNTING - 1 - photo ; SNOW BUNTING - 1 - Still present

Treeton meadows: Wigeon - 2 ; Canada Goose - 26

Treeton SF: Carrion Crow - 154 ; Pied Wagtail - 61

Ulley Brook Bog: 319 - 4

Upper Newbold: Pink-footed Goose - 200 - 2 skeins: one of c150, going west, at 10:00; the other of c50, going NW

Woodhouse Washlands: Mallard - 1 ; Blackbird - 2 ; Magpie - 6 ; Raven - 2 - South Calling ; Woodpigeon - 4 ; Long-tailed Tit - 8 ; Mistle Thrush - 1

Wortley: Lapwing - c80

Aldwarke SF: Common Buzzard - 1 ; Magpie - 10+ ; Song Thrush - 2 ; Coot - 4 ; Mallard - 10 - 5prs ; 320 - 3 - 1pr + 1m ; Mute Swan - 1 ; Reed Bunting - 1 ; Shoveler - 6 - 3prs ; Grey Wagtail - 1 ; Pied Wagtail - 17 - feeding together ; Chiffchaff - 1 - feeding in low vegetation/on ground

Aldwarke; Candlelight field: Goldfinch - c10 - on teasel heads

Aldwarke; Liberty Steels: Stock Dove - 4 - on pylon

Bradfield Dale: Pink-footed Goose - c120 - SW into gloom and rain c12:30

Brownhills Lane: Greylag Goose - 47

Damflask Res: Greylag Goose - 200 - counted from photo, fields to NE of Resr

Endcliffe Park: Black-headed Gull - 80+ ; Dipper - 1 - Singing in river adj to upper pond

Fatty Boyns Ponds: Kestrel - 1 ; Pheasant - 1 - crowing cock ; Lesser Redpoll - 8 ; Common Buzzard - 1

Firsby Res: Moorhen - 1 ; Mallard - 4 - Main Res. ; Grey Heron - 1 ; Cormorant - 1 - Over. ; Kestrel - 1 - Hunting over set aside field. ; Rook - 3 - Over. ; Stock Dove - 4 - On barn. ; Great Spotted Woodpecker - 1 - Flew through site. ; Red-legged Partridge - 2 ; Goldfinch - 2+ ; Chaffinch - 2 - Both Males. ; Lesser Black-backed Gull - 1 - Adult over.

Fulwood: Pink-footed Goose - c.180 - WNW at 14:00 ; Herring Gull - 3 - over fields off School Green Lane