Sightings Archive

Old Ravenfield: Nuthatch - 2 - In woodland next to St James Church, ; Treecreeper - 1 - Same as Nuthatch. ; Goldcrest - 2 - Spring lane. ; Redwing - c20 - Over at dusk.

R Don, Effingham St: Goosander - 9 ; Mallard - 41

Ravenfield Ponds: Goosander - 1 - Female. ; Siskin - 10 ; Lesser Redpoll - 7 ; Goldfinch - 16c - Mixed flock in Silver Birch. ; 319 - 2 - Low over treetops calling.

Rawmarsh; Rockcliffe Road: Peregrine - 1 - a superb adult, drifted low to S @ 1117hrs

Redmires: Green Woodpecker - 1 - by top reservoir

Redmires conduit: Lapwing - c50 - hunkered down in horse fields ; Fieldfare - 11 - on hawthorn berries

RVCP: Raven - 1 - over to the east

Silverwood Lagoon: Crossbill - 3 - 3 calling birds south at 08.10

Thrybergh CP: Goldeneye - 1 - redhead ; Pink-footed Goose - 80 - 80+ east ; Lesser Redpoll - 25 ; Siskin - 2 ; Goldfinch - 30+ ; Chaffinch - 10 ; Sparrowhawk - 1 male ; 319 - 3 ; Kestrel - 1 m

Ulley CP: Linnet - 200+ - in field across Reservoir Rd. from park.

Walkley Bank: Raven - 1 - Low over rooftops calling repeatedly. Heading towards Bolehill Recreation Ground.

Woodhouse Washlands: Mallard - 104 - On flood water on the Rotherham side ; Wigeon - 11 - on flood water on the Rotherham side. ; Jack Snipe - 1 ; 321 - 3 ; Little Egret - 1 - flying north

Wortley vis-mig: Jackdaw - c250 - Post roost dispersal ; Redwing - c203 - S/SW 07:00-09:00 ; Fieldfare - c237 - S/SW ; Woodpigeon - c510 - South ; Starling - c145 - W/SW/S ; Stock Dove - 22 - 4 east + 18 in fields ; Snipe - 4 - Single group west ; Skylark - 1 ; 319 - 1 ; Yellowhammer - 4 ; Grey Wagtail - 01-Feb ; Cormorant - 6 ; Red-legged Partridge - 10 ; Meadow Pipit - 2

Crosspool: Waxwing - 10 - in rowans, Manchester Rd ; Sparrowhawk - 1 ; Siskin - 1 ; Blackbird - 1 ; Carrion Crow - 5+ ; Woodpigeon - 5+

Freebirch: Golden Plover - 75 ; Lapwing - 125 ; Starling - 100

Graves Park: Goosander - 2 - On Boating Lake ; Cormorant - 1 - On Boating Lake ; Fieldfare - 50 - Heading West over the park

Hudson*s Rough: Robin - 1+ ; Wren - 1+ ; Blackbird - 1+ ; Blue Tit - 1+ ; Jay - 1 ; Magpie - 1+ ; Greenfinch - 1+ ; Goldfinch - 1+

Kimberworth Park: Black-headed Gull - c10 - Roughwood Rec and feeding on scraps? on verges at Roughwood Way flats along with several Carrion Crows ; Herring Gull - 3 ; Corvid - 50+ - majority Jackdaws with Rooks ; 319 - 1 - over S edge of Scholes Coppice

Longshaw: Brambling - 9 - flew SW ; Raven - 1 ; Blackbird - 7+ ; Nuthatch - 3+ - vocal ; Mallard - 26 ; Mandarin - 24 ; Carrion Crow - 12+ ; Jay - 3 ; Magpie - 6+ ; Goldcrest - 8+ ; Long-tailed Tit - 25+ ; Blue Tit - 10 ; Coal Tit - 10 ; Goldcrest - 10 ; Chaffinch - 2 ; Siskin - 2

Middleton Moor: Shoveler - 13 ; Goldeneye - 1 - male still present ; Wigeon - 3 ; 320 - 75+ ; Shelduck - 1 ; Tufted Duck - 6 ; Mallard - 16 ; Coot - 4 ; Stonechat - 2 - a pair ; Common Gull - 1

Redmires Res: Barn Owl - 2 - hunting south side of Middle Res at dusk

Silverwood Lagoon: Pochard - 5 ; Fieldfare - 60