Sightings Archive

Redmires Res: Black-headed Gull - 200 - c. ; Common Gull - 1 - adult

Baslow: Cormorant - 1 - Flying north up river ; Dipper - 1 - On river north of new bridge

Midhope Res: Linnet - 100+ - Majority species in a mixed finch group. ; Greenfinch - 3+ - Probably more ; Chaffinch - 05-Oct ; Starling - c66 - c60 + 6 west ; Little Grebe - 1 ; 319 - 2 ; Meadow Pipit - 2 ; Pink-footed Goose - c150 - Calling as they flew east at 14:30, briefly seen in fog/cloud break. ; Jay - 4 ; Tufted Duck - 8 ; 320 - 5 ; Mallard - 45 ; Goldfinch - Oct-15 - Within finch group ; Bullfinch - 1+ ; Siskin - 1+

Norton Lees garden: Woodpigeon - 16 - 14 of these eating berries on big holly at back of observer’s garden

R Rother, Catcliffe: Chiffchaff - 1

R Rother, Orgreave: Chiffchaff - 1 ; Kingfisher - 1 ; Bullfinch - 1 ; Grey Wagtail - 1 - over

Rawmarsh Cemetery: Tawny Owl - 2 - males calling, 0430-0500hrs

Rawmarsh; Rockcliffe Road: Grey Wagtail - 1 - over ; Siskin - 1 - over ; Long-tailed Tit - c20 - mobile flock, in garden for several minutes ; Coal Tit - 1 - with LT flock ; Mistle Thrush - 1

Rowlee Pasture: Brambling - 10+ - with chaffinch flock ; Chaffinch - 50+

Thrybergh CP: Goldeneye - 4 - 2 pairs ; Tufted Duck - 28 ; Gadwall - 4 ; Water Rail - 3 ; Peregrine - 1 - One south 10:10 ; Lapwing - C80 ; Barn Owl - 1 - Reported early morning on Dam ; Kingfisher - 1 ; Water Rail - 2 - 1 seen, 1 calling. ; Goosander - 3 - Another red head dropped in. ; Snipe - 2 - Over going Eastwards. ; Sparrowhawk - 2 - Two together Doncaster end. ; Robin - 20+ - Including 6 feeding fairly amicably together at Thrybergh Lane bridge feeding station.

Treeton Dyke: Wigeon - 7

Aldwarke Lane: Common Buzzard - 1 - over towards SF @ 0817hrs

Aldwarke Retail Park: Song Thrush - 2 - inc 1 singing ; Greenfinch - 3 - feeding in Sea Buckthorn

Aldwarke; Waddington Way: Fieldfare - 4 - in Hawthorns ; Song Thrush - 1 ; Grey Wagtail - 1 - over

Apperknowle: Grey Wagtail - 1 - flew up from small stream down side of field ; 319 - 1 - On field wall

Birley Hay: 321 - 1

Broomhall: Tawny Owl - 1 - heard only at 18:10

Canklow Woods: Redwing - 50

Don Canal; Rotherham Cut: Mute Swan - 1 - Eastwood Lock ; Redwing - 12+ - feeding in Hawthorns ; Pied Wagtail - 1 - over ; Black-headed Gull - c30 - east

Endcliffe Park: Kingfisher - 1 ; Mandarin - 2 ; Moorhen - 5 ; Mallard - 30 ; Goldcrest - 2

Firsby Res: Mute Swan - 4 - Still present. ; Moorhen - 1 ; Kingfisher - 1 - Perched on Reed. ; Water Rail - 1 ; Fieldfare - 20+ - Foraging on the ground with RWs. ; Redwing - 20+ - On ground with fieldfare.

Forge Dam: Kingfisher - 1

Frith Wood, Dronfield: Treecreeper - 1 ; Nuthatch - 1 - heard

Hallam Moor: Woodcock - 1 - Flushed from moorland fringe above Wyming brook.

Mayfield Valley: Green Woodpecker - 1 - feeding in fields

Orgreave: Stonechat - 1 ; Skylark - 7 - roosting after dark ; Lapwing - 6 ; Snipe - 5 ; Woodcock - 2

Parkgate Canal Basin: Mallard - 67 ; Gadwall - 1pr ; Mute Swan - 9 - inc 1 1cy (coloured ringed birds Y769, 3Y06, 2Y93, 358, Y558 & Y580, all yellow) ; Black-headed Gull - c50 ; Cormorant - 1 - SW ; Bullfinch - 1 - male

Parkgate; *Banana* plantation: Kestrel - 1 - male ; Stock Dove - 2 ; Fieldfare - 1 ; Long-tailed Tit - 10 - flock ; Goldcrest - 1 - with Long-tailed Tit flock

R Don, Eastwood: Mallard - 25 ; 320 - 1 - drake ; Long-tailed Tit - c15 - flock ; Goldcrest - 3 - with Long-tailed Tit flock ; Cormorant - 2 - one feeding on river + 1 east ; Song Thrush - 1