Sightings Archive

Grange Park,Brick Kiln Ext.: Nuthatch - 1 - feeding on suet pellets

Greystones: Pink-footed Goose - 130 - c. flew low to the W at 14:00 hsr

Handsworth Garden: Grey Wagtail - 1 - feeding on mealworms

Killamarsh: Pink-footed Goose - 175 - Flying west at 13:55

Kimberworth garden: Siskin - 6 ; Blackcap - 1 - Male with small group of Siskins feeding on ivy berries

Langsett Res: Black-headed Gull - 3500 - c3500 roosted ; Common Gull - 70 ; Herring Gull - 6 ; Pink-footed Goose - 200+ - flew west at 1310hrs

Limb Valley: Goldcrest - 1

Mayfield Valley: Great Spotted Woodpecker - 1 ; Pink-footed Goose - c.200 - WNW at 14:20 ; 319 - 1 ; Jay - 1 ; Grey Wagtail - 1

Middleton Moor: Lapwing - 122 ; 320 - 17 ; Canada Goose - 15 ; Greylag Goose - 2 ; Fieldfare - 20+ - feeding in field with recent muck-spreading

Moorhall: Common Buzzard - 1 ; Skylark - 1 ; Fieldfare - 45

Moss Valley, upper: Yellowhammer - 1 - 1 male - Coal Aston area ; Pied Wagtail - 1 ; Wren - 1

Orgreave Lakes: Kittiwake - 1 - adult still present at NE corner of large lake before sunrise (07.45 hrs)

Peat Pits: Golden Plover - 15

R Derwent, Calver: Mandarin - 10-Dec ; Sparrowhawk - 1

R Derwent, Curbar: Mandarin - 7+ ; Goldcrest - 01-Feb ; Treecreeper - 3 ; Long-tailed Tit - 10+

R Don, Aldwarke: Mute Swan - 8 - 6 ads, 2 2cy ; Grey Heron - 1 ; Grey Wagtail - 1 ; 320 - 2 ; Mallard - 5 ; Cormorant - 1 ; Goosander - 1 - flushed by canoeists ; Kingfisher - 1

Redmires Bottom Res: Green Woodpecker - 1 - Flew over res to the north ; Kestrel - 1 - Female

Redmires Middle Res: Peregrine - 1 - Strafed the norther shoreline, then settled on rocks. Soon disturbed unfortunately

Redmires Res: Greylag Goose - 44 ; Mallard - 61 ; 320 - 16 ; Lapwing - 35 - c. ; Raven - 6 - flew S at 08:40 hrs ; Meadow Pipit - 1 - feeding on track beyond Ocean View ; Herring Gull - 4 - inc 3 south ; Robin - 4 ; Fieldfare - 4 - flew SW

Ringinglow: Great Spotted Woodpecker - 1 - High in tree at the Alpaca centre

Rivelin Valley: Pink-footed Goose - 300+ - Flying NW at 14-15

Roundwood Ponds: Cormorant - 8 - on pylon overlooking ponds

Silver Wood: Pink-footed Goose - c.380 - 130 & 250 @WNW at 13.15

Silverwood Lagoon: Gadwall - 2 ; Jay - 2 ; Woodcock - 1 ; Fieldfare - 3 ; Common Buzzard - 1

Thrybergh Tip: Snipe - 3 ; Woodcock - 1 ; Mute Swan - 3 - NE, then E (to Thrybergh CP?) ; Jay - 1 ; Reed Bunting - 1 ; Coot - 14 ; Shoveler - 11 - 6m; 5f ; Great Crested Grebe - 1 ; Mallard - 2 - 1pr ; Gadwall - 1 - drake ; Moorhen - 2 ; Kingfisher - 1 ; Great Black-backed Gull - 5 - all SW ; Herring Gull - 8 - all SW ; Cormorant - 5 - 2 on flash; 2 SW & 1 NE

Totley Moor: Pink-footed Goose - 61 - 0925 ; Greylag Goose - 8 - South at 08.20 ; Raven - 1 ; SNOW BUNTING - 1 - Feeding on the banking uo to the chimney ; SNOW BUNTING - 1 - Still present at 15.30

Whiteley Woods: Grey Wagtail - 2 ; Wren - 1 ; Dipper - 1

Wire Mill Dam: Goosander - 1 - Male ; Mandarin - 20+

Bingham Park: Peregrine - 1 - Heading east at noon

Green Moor: House Sparrow - 45+ - Record count on the lawn

Greystones garden: Blackcap - 1 - Male in observer's garden ; Song Thrush - 1

Handsworth garden: Sparrowhawk - 1 - Missed opportunity around feeders (female) perched for 3 minutes

Longshaw: Treecreeper - 1

Loxley Common: Yellowhammer - 2 - Pair by feeders near car park ; Linnet - 10 - Feeding in trees above horse paddock ; Redwing - 30 - Feeding in horse paddocks ; Mistle Thrush - 1 - With Redwing on horse paddock

Midhope Res: Grey Wagtail - 1 - On overflow