Sightings Archive

R Don, Aldwarke: Blackcap - 2 - singing ; Mallard - 2 - drakes ; Kingfisher - 2 ; Song Thrush - 1 - singing ; Cormorant - 3 - 1 on river; 2 S/SW ; Stock Dove - 4 - under bridge, Liberty approach road, inc 1 singing

R Don, Eastwood: Moorhen - 1 ; Blackcap - 1 - singing ; Chiffchaff - 1 - singing ; Long-tailed Tit - 2 ; Tufted Duck - 4 - 3m; 1f ; Cormorant - 1 ; Common Buzzard - 1 - N

R Don, Thrybergh Banks: Gadwall - 1pr ; Moorhen - 1 ; Mallard - 1 - drake ; Tufted Duck - 1pr ; 320 - 10

Ramsley Res: Pied Flycatcher - 1 - Male - moving around but mainly at NW corner of old reservoir.

Redmires: Redshank - 2 ; Oystercatcher - 2 ; Common Sandpiper - 2+ ; Lapwing - 3 ; Curlew - 1 ; Linnet - 35+ ; Mandarin - 1 - Male. Bottom Res. ; 320 - 4 ; Great Spotted Woodpecker - 2 - Male & Female pair bonding ; 319 - 1 ; Willow Warbler - 1 ; Chiffchaff - 1 ; Dunnock - 2 ; Mistle Thrush - 1 ; Song Thrush - 1 ; Meadow Pipit - 10+ ; FIRECREST - 1 - In trees north of top car park SK256857. ; Brambling - 1 - male

Rocher Head Fields: Wheatear - 6 ; Stonechat - 3 - pair and second male ; Ring Ouzel - 2 - m&f feeding apart ; Fieldfare - 12

Shatton: Mistle Thrush - 2 - a pair carrying food ; Blue Tit - 1 - nest building

Silver Wood: Willow Warbler - 1 - singing near r/way line pond

Silverwood Lagoon: Willow Warbler - 8 - singing ; Blackcap - 7 - singing ; Chiffchaff - 6 - singing ; Song Thrush - 1 - singing ; Mute Swan - 2 - resident pair, female now sitting ; Tufted Duck - 4 ; Little Grebe - 6 ; Lesser Black-backed Gull - 1 ; Greylag Goose - 2 - west ; Common Buzzard - 2 ; Yellowhammer - 1 - singing ; Linnet - c.15 ; Long-tailed Tit - 6 ; Reed Bunting - 5 - 1 singing ; Skylark - 8 - 2 singing ; Jay - 4 ; Green Woodpecker - 1 - good to hear one 'yaffling' in The Close ; Grey Partridge - 1 ; Red-legged Partridge - 10+

Thrybergh CP: Mute Swan - 86 ; Sand Martin - 400+ - Numbers building up all morning ; Willow Warbler - 1 ; Swallow - 6 ; House Martin - 3 ; Blackcap - 5 ; Chiffchaff - 10 ; Yellow Wagtail - 2 - 2 males ; Grey Wagtail - 1 ; Pied Wagtail - 6

Thrybergh Tip: Raven - 2 - 1 flew NE pursued by crows @ 0701hrs; 2 returned SW @ 0707hrs ; Cetti's Warbler - 1 - singing from N shore of flash ; Mute Swan - 01-Feb - probably inc bird on concealed nest ; Snipe - 5 ; Linnet - 4 ; Kingfisher - 1 ; Canada Goose - 2 ; Greylag Goose - 12 ; Gadwall - 11 ; Coot - 8 ; Shoveler - 5 - 4m; 1f ; Mallard - 6 - 4m; 1pr ; Moorhen - 6 ; Reed Bunting - 1 - singing ; Blackcap - 8 - inc 7 singing ; Chiffchaff - 17+ - inc 11+ singing ; Song Thrush - 2 - singing ; Jay - 1 ; Red-legged Partridge - 1 ; Mute Swan - 19 - 12 SW @ 0649hrs; 7 SW @ 0707hrs, presumably to Parkgate

Ughill: Curlew - c70 - wet shaw

Wadsley Common garden: Goldcrest - 1 - Singing ; Siskin - 5 - Last few of the 15-20 or so we have had all winter. ; Bullfinch - 4 - 2 pairs.

Agden Res: Pink-footed Goose - 1 - with Greylags in fields to W ; Greylag Goose - 18 ; Oystercatcher - 2