Sightings Archive

Silverwood Lagoon: Raven - 2 - low over western paddocks at 08.15, much to the displeasure of some of the local crows ; Bullfinch - 3

Thrybergh CP: Scaup - 1 - male on E side ; Water Rail - 1 ; Lesser Redpoll - 40 ; Little Grebe - 3 ; Great Crested Grebe - 7 ; Gadwall - 2 ; Pochard - 2 ; Tufted Duck - 30 ; Lapwing - 120 - over ; Moorhen - 3 ; Coot - 15

Weston Park: Goldfinch - c.40 - In tree crowns and in flight, adjoining Western Bank.

Wortley: Pink-footed Goose - c300 - c200 NE 11.30 + c100 S 14.30 ; Brambling - 1 ; 319 - 4 ; Song Thrush - 3 - All singing ; Fieldfare - 8 ; Redwing - 10

Canklow Woods: Long-tailed Tit - 12

Crosspool: Waxwing - 2 - Outside 600 Manchester Rd feeding on berries in treetops ; Waxwing - 2 - present from midday on Manchester Rd, often flycatching ; Waxwing - 2 - occasional visits to berry trees (in shocking light!) ; Redwing - 7 - around berry trees on Manchester Rd

Ecclesfield: Lesser Redpoll - 5 - Feeding in birch in garden, Cross Hill

Firsby Res: Treecreeper - 2 ; Grey Heron - 1

Heeley Retail Park: Pied Wagtail - 2

Meersbrook Park: Great Spotted Woodpecker - 1 - drumming

Norton: Song Thrush - 1 - singing near Church

Norton Lees: Starling - c 50

Orgreave Lakes: Jack Snipe - 1 - flew from edge of causeway

Ravenfield Park: Coal Tit - 2 ; Goldcrest - 4 ; Tawny Owl - 1 ; Linnet - 80 - Footpath from church

Redmires Top Res: Black-headed Gull - c.1250 - roosted top res - good count here

Sharrow: Redwing - c20 - foraging under trees near junction of Washington Rd and Cemetery Rd

Thrybergh CP: Scaup - 1 - male ; Pochard - 7 ; Tufted Duck - 44 ; Gadwall - 18 ; Shoveler - 1 ; Water Rail - 2+ ; Great Crested Grebe - 16 ; Grey Partridge - 12 ; 319 - 2 ; Kestrel - 2 ; Mistle Thrush - 2 ; Goldfinch - 30 ; Chaffinch - 12 ; Brambling - 1 - with Chaffinch at stream feeding station afternoon ; Mistle Thrush - 2 ; Great Black-backed Gull - 2 ; Herring Gull - 28 ; Common Gull - 4 ; Black-headed Gull - c100 ; Lapwing - 140

Thurcroft: Mistle Thrush - 1 - Feeding on garden crab apples.

Wortley: Lesser Redpoll - c80 ; Mistle Thrush - 1 - Brief song PM

Ecclesall: Blackcap - 1 - male in garden on Ansell Road - first seen this winter ; Pink-footed Goose - c90 - low skein flew west calling - thought to be part of a bigger skein of c200

Hunters Bar: Starling - 1 - First Starling in garden in 16 years. Attacked by resident sparrows, pecking its legs and tail

Longshaw: Lesser Redpoll - 3 - Another Photo

Markham Vale: Snipe - 6 ; Jack Snipe - 4

Orgreave Lakes: Goosander - 9 ; Wigeon - 5 ; Stonechat - 3 ; Stonechat - 3 - second picture ; Kestrel - 2 ; Pink-footed Goose - c50 - over high E at 15:15

R Don, Effingham St: Goosander - 4 - 1 male and 3 redheads ; Long-tailed Tit - 15 - mobile feeding flock ; Long-tailed Tit - 15 - second photo ; Goldcrest - 1 - with Long-tailed Tit flock ; Great Tit - 3 - with LT Tit flock ; Blue Tit - 4 - with LT Tit flock ; Moorhen - 2 ; Mallard - 12 ; Goosander - 4 - photo of redhead

Redmires Res: Black-headed Gull - 740 - c. roosted on Top Res ; Common Gull - 1 - 2W roosted amongst BHGs

Redmires Top Res: Bullfinch - 3 - 3 males roadside ; Kestrel - 1 - female roadside ; Goldeneye - 1 - redhead mid-afternoon

Rivelin Valley: Kingfisher - 1 - On second Coppice Wheel Dam ; Mandarin - 2 ; Mallard - 26 ; Woodpigeon - 2 ; Magpie - 1 ; Carrion Crow - 1 ; Coal Tit - 3 ; Blue Tit - 2 ; Great Tit - 1 ; Long-tailed Tit - 4 ; Goldcrest - 1 ; Goldfinch - 6