Sightings Archive

Thrybergh CP: Blue Tit - 12 - in large tit flock among woodland to rear of caravan park ; Great Tit - c10 ; Long-tailed Tit - c20 ; Redwing - c100 - In Hawthorns around site ; Fieldfare - 5

Totley Moss: Kestrel - 1

Wentworth Park: Common Buzzard - 2 - inc one disturbed from ground. Both left S ; Greenfinch - 2 ; Mistle Thrush - 2 ; Siskin - 1+ - over ; Jay - 1

Wentworth Park; Greasbrough Dam: Mallard - 88 ; Mute Swan - 2 - adults, both colour ringed, yellow Y816 & Y766 ; Coot - 25 ; Wood Duck - 1 - female ; Moorhen - 23 - most feeding in edge of field, S shore ; Siskin - 1 - over ; Red-legged Partridge - 15 - field to S ; Black-headed Gull - 50-60 ; Meadow Pipit - 1 - W

White Edge: Red Grouse - 3

Birchen Edge: Redwing - 40 - by Robin Hood pub ; Long-tailed Tit - 12 ; Stonechat - 3

Bowden Housteads Wood: Tawny Owl - 2+ - 2+ birds having a terratorial dispute. Large variety of call's being used.

Canklow: Stonechat - 1 - male in field below Boston Castle only second record

Chatsworth Park: Redwing - 80+

Chatsworth, Emperor Lake: Grey Heron - 1 ; Nuthatch - 2 ; Treecreeper - 1 ; Long-tailed Tit - 20

Crosspool: Tawny Owl - 1 - In sun in usual tree

Elsecar Res: Pink-footed Goose - C250 - NW at 10:44 photo of part of flock

Longshaw: 319 - 2 - Together ; Nuthatch - 1 ; Greenfinch - 1 ; Brambling - 1 - On feeders ; Siskin - 2 - On feeders

Silverwood Lagoon: Barn Owl - 1 - hunting at first light ; Siskin - 3 ; Redwing - c.30 ; Long-tailed Tit - 25 - one flock ; Common Buzzard - 2 ; Pink-footed Goose - 1+ - heard, ESE at 10:00 ; Reed Bunting - 4 ; Pied Wagtail - 1 ; Woodcock - 1 ; Coot - 19 ; Black-headed Gull - c.90 ; Lesser Black-backed Gull - 2 ; Mute Swan - 8 - resident pair and 6 immatures

Stubley Hollow: Redwing - 21 ; Blackbird - 17 ; Bullfinch - 3

Thorpe Hesley garden: Wren - 3

White Edge: 324 - 11 - Red Deer

Dronfield: Woodpigeon - 2 - Recently fledge juvs feeding on the Bowshaw roundabout.

Fulwood garden: Pheasant - 1 - Female under feeders ; Great Spotted Woodpecker - 1 ; Tawny Owl - 1 - Calling in night

Green Moor: Pink-footed Goose - 50 - c50 flew south at 10:55

Linacre Res: Tufted Duck - 31 ; Mandarin - 2 ; Goosander - 1 ; Moorhen - 13 ; Coot - 8 ; Great Crested Grebe - 1 ; Little Grebe - 5 ; Cormorant - 1 ; Black-headed Gull - 37

Lodge Moor: Common Gull - 1 - Adult ‘paddling’ for worms on field below Sportsman

Lodge Moor garden: Brambling - 1 - on feeder

Queens Park, Chesterfield: Little Egret - 1 - Flew east over Markham Rd at 14.20. Seemed to come off Queens Park.

Redmires Middle Res: Mallard - 4 ; Lapwing - 6 - Toughing it out ; Herring Gull - 2 ; Black-headed Gull - 8 ; Wigeon - 1 - male on north shore with Mallards

Redmires Top Res: Tufted Duck - 1 - male ; Kestrel - 2 - squabbling around conduit inflow ; Goldfinch - 12 ; Jay - 1 ; Blackcap - 1 - male feeding roadside

Rivelin Filters: 320 - 3 - 2m, 1f ; Mandarin - 2 - pair ; Tufted Duck - 2 - pair ; Mallard - 20

Walkley garden: Bullfinch - 2 - Pair in fruit trees ; Blackcap - 1 - male in tree pecking at dried plum ; Sparrowhawk - 1 - Single in birch tree

Chesterfield: 319 - 3 - Together over Tapton Golf Course

Elsecar park: Ring-necked Parakeet - 1 ; Grey Wagtail - 2

Elsecar Res: Great Crested Grebe - 18

High Green: Pink-footed Goose - 1+ - Heard over in dark calling at 17.35, think SE

Kimberworth Park: Redwing - 10+ - N over Forty Martyrs @ 10:00 ; Kestrel - 1 - male into tree bottom of Grey Hill ; Magpie - 9 - on Grey Hill

Rawmarsh; Bellows Road: Mistle Thrush - 1 - over to W

Redmires conduit: 319 - 1