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Thursday 12th January 2023

Centenary Riverside: 320 - 10+ - Noisy on ponds. ; Mallard - c30 - Some males showing aggressive behaviour. ; Mistle Thrush - 2 ; Song Thrush - 1 ; Mute Swan - 2 - River ; Goldfinch - 2 ; Long-tailed Tit - 2 ; Carrion Crow - 6 - Noisily interaction.
Darnall: Redwing - 12 ; Sparrowhawk - 1 - male
Foxhill: Pink-footed Goose - 5+ - Calling, not seen above cloud
Graves Park: Goosander - 3 - One male and two females on Boating Lake ; Redwing - c10 - in tree near Woodseats entrance ; Sparrowhawk - 1 - over
Greystones: Sparrowhawk - 1 - Unsuccessful hunting attempt in observer's garden ; Sparrowhawk - 1 - 2nd photo ; Blackcap - 3 - 2m1f becoming daily visitors in observer's garden
Handsworth garden: Ring-necked Parakeet - 1 - Feeding in crab apple ; House Sparrow - 32+ - At least 32 on crushed fat balls
Handsworth Waverley lane: Woodpigeon - 12 - Feasting of Ivy Berries.
Longshaw: Brambling - 300 - Large mobile flock, in beech trees near lake. Then later beside car park.
Middleton Moor: 320 - 8 ; Lapwing - 38
Orgreave Lakes: Shelduck - 2 ; Goldeneye - 2 ; Stonechat - 2
Orgreave Tip: Tawny Owl - 2 - Along back path below big hill.
Porter Brook: Dipper - 1 - Male singing just below road bridge at the bottom of Highcliffe Road.
R Sheaf, Broadfield Road: Moorhen - 1
Redmires Res: Black-headed Gull - 280 - c. roosted on Top Res ; Common Gull - 1 - first-winter roosted amongst BHGs
River Don Effingham street: Goosander - 1 - RH ; 321 - 1 ; Mallard - 16 ; Goosander - 1 - RH Eating Bread.
RVCP: Little Egret - 9
Shillito Wood: Treecreeper - 1 ; Nuthatch - 1
Thrybergh CP: Scaup - 1 - M ; Tufted Duck - 38 ; Pochard - 3 ; Water Rail - 2 ; Lapwing - 200+
Tyzack*s Dam: Goosander - 2
Waverley Industrial estate: Lapwing - 54 ; Herring Gull - 20 - Washing off in puddles.

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Wednesday 11th January 2023

Bowden Housteads Wood: Woodpigeon - c30 - 1st display flight of the year noted today.
Crosspool: Waxwing - 1 - still coming and going this morning, though absent for lengthy periods ; Waxwing - 1 - another photo ; Redwing - 4 - in berry trees
Cutthorpe: Stock Dove - 01-Feb ; Song Thrush - 1 ; 324 - 4 - 4 Brown Hares, including a pair boxing.
Damflask Res: Greylag Goose - c200 - feeding in fields
Darnall: Redwing - 22 - feed on and under berry trees on Wilfred rd. ; Redwing - 22 - another Photo ; Blackbird - 4 ; Song Thrush - 1
Derek Dooley Way: Magpie - 1 - Nest building.
Ecclesfield: Lesser Redpoll - 23 - Feeding in birch in garden, Cross Hill
Handsworth garden: Goldfinch - 20+ ; Starling - 20+ ; Blackbird - 10+ ; Chaffinch - 8+ ; Greenfinch - 8+ ; Woodpigeon - 8+ ; House Sparrow - 18+
Holmebrook Valley Park: Goosander - 2 - pair ; Great Crested Grebe - 1
Meersbrook Park: Great Spotted Woodpecker - 1
R Sheaf, Broadfield Road: Mandarin - 2 - 1m,1f
Roe Wood: Ring-necked Parakeet - 1 - Calling, near entrance to Roe Wood on Norwood Lane
Shalesmoor: Siskin - c60 - feeding on Alder cones in Tesco car park
Thrybergh: Blackcap - 1 - Female feeding in garden
Thurcroft: Blackcap - 1 - Female feeding on garden crab apple tree.
Wentworth: Redwing - 100+ ; Fieldfare - c10 - In field with Redwings
Wire Mill Dam: Goosander - 2 - Male and female together
Woodhouse Washlands: 319 - 1 ; Gadwall - 1 ; Mallard - 10 ; Fieldfare - 2 ; Blue Tit - 1 ; Great Tit - 2 ; Lesser Black-backed Gull - 1 ; Black-headed Gull - c100

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Tuesday 10th January 2023

Crabtree Pond: Ring-necked Parakeet - 2
Crosspool: Waxwing - 1 - still present this morning
Edge Mount: Chaffinch - 12 - feeding under beech trees. ; Robin - 1 - singing. ; Kestrel - 1 - male hunting from fence post.
Green Moor: Tawny Owl - 1 - roosting
Peat Pits: Golden Plover - 52 ; Fieldfare - c200 - mixed flock feeding in horse field with starlings. ; Starling - c100
Redmires Top Res: Black-headed Gull - 1720 - approx roosted, including one fully hooded bird ; Common Gull - 1 - first-winter roosted with BHGs ; Herring Gull - 2 - adult and third-winter roosted
Spout House Hill: Lapwing - c100 - struggling to fly west in strong wind.
West Nab: Redwing - 2