Sightings Archive

Redmires conduit: Kestrel - 1

Redmires Top Res: Treecreeper - 1

Roughwood Rec: Corvid - 30+ - Jackdaw and Rook

Unstone: Pied Wagtail - 14 - In field near Ramshaw Lodge ; Meadow Pipit - 2 ; Grey Wagtail - 1 ; Mistle Thrush - 1 ; Jay - 1

Wharncliffe Side: Brambling - 3 - Male and 2 females in observers garden

Wingfield: 319 - 1 - chasing C @ roundabout

Baslow: Stonechat - 1 - Male on fence near tennis courts; my first in village

Bingham Park: Pink-footed Goose - 100+ - Flying west at 14.15

Brincliffe Edge Wood: Redwing - 4+

Firsby Res: Woodcock - 1

Fulwood garden: Redwing - 20 - feeding on holly and hawthorn berries amid snow ; Song Thrush - 2 - feeding on berries with Redwings - unusual at this time of year ; Mistle Thrush - 1 - feeding on berries - unusual in garden ; Blackbird - 8 - increase in numbers with snow ; Wren - 1 ; Greenfinch - 5 - at feeders ; House Sparrow - 6 - at feeders ; Chaffinch - 6 - around feeders ; Goldfinch - 3 - at feeders ; Great Tit - 2 ; Blue Tit - 4 - eating snow and washing heads in snow

Greystones: Sparrowhawk - 1 - Female in observer's garden

Hangingwater garden: Mistle Thrush - 1 - singing in high trees ; Pink-footed Goose - c 150 - over SW

Hillsborough Park: Mistle Thrush - 6 - one singing ; Tufted Duck - 6 ; Common Gull - 1 ; Coot - c12 ; Coot - c12 ; Common Gull - 1

Loxley Common: Brambling - 1 - at feeding station

Middlewood: Lapwing - 17 - flying over Beeley Wood works - cold weather movement

Norton Lees: Redwing - 1 - Feeding on holly berries - observer’s garden

R Don, Oughtibridge: Goosander - 5 - 3 males and 2 females

Thrybergh CP: Tufted Duck - 55 ; Pochard - 10 ; Goldeneye - 2 - Pair ; Shoveler - 4 ; Great Crested Grebe - 7 ; Little Grebe - 5 ; Grey Heron - 1 ; Cormorant - 6 ; Lapwing - 100 - c100 ; 319 - 2 ; Sparrowhawk - 2 - 1m, 1f ; Brambling - 2

Whiteley Woods: Sparrowhawk - 1 ; Grey Wagtail - 1

Aldwarke; Liberty Steel: Peregrine - 2 - pair over together @ 0750hrs, spooking pigeons

Barlow: Fieldfare - 1 ; Redwing - 6+ ; Mistle Thrush - 1 ; Song Thrush - 1 ; Rook - 9 ; Goldfinch - 1

Birley Edge: Brambling - 1 - At garden feeding station. First here this winter.

Bolsterstone Garden: Brambling - 1 ; Tree Sparrow - 1

Brownhills Lane: Fieldfare - 1

Firsby Res: Mute Swan - 1 - On ice free part of main Res. ; 320 - 2 - On small Res. ; Mallard - 2 - Pair., ; Pied Wagtail - 2 ; Grey Heron - 1 ; Lesser Black-backed Gull - 1 - Adult over. ; 319 - 2 ; Kestrel - 1 ; Goldfinch - 10+ ; Lesser Redpoll - 3+ - With Goldfinch. ; Goldcrest - 1

Greystones: Redwing - 2 - Observer's garden

Handsworth garden: Carrion Crow - 1 - Under feeders

Harthill: Marsh Harrier - 1 - over west at 10:45

Longstone Edge: Woodpigeon - 300+ - In beech trees along Edge

Malin Bridge: Song Thrush - 1 - In gardens for last week or so, unusual to see one 'down' here.

Mayfield Valley: Common Buzzard - 3 ; Fieldfare - 1 ; Redwing - 20 - mobile flock

Orgreave Lakes: Pochard - 93 ; Goldeneye - 2 - pair ; Wigeon - 16 ; Goosander - 3 ; Stonechat - 1 ; Skylark - 6 - Tip

Parkgate: Mistle Thrush - 3+ - 3-4, Goosebutt Street ; Goldfinch - 9 - Terrace Road

Parkgate; *Banana* plantation: Goldcrest - 1 ; Redwing - 19 - 2 S/SW; 17 N ; Mallard - 8 - all NE ; Chaffinch - 3 - W ; Herring Gull - 23 - all SW ; Great Black-backed Gull - 4 - SW ; Greenfinch - 4 - feeding on rose-hips ; Siskin - 30 - N in several parties

Parkgate; Stubbin incline: Mistle Thrush - 1 - feeding in hawthorns ; Bullfinch - 1