Sightings Archive

Hillsborough Park: Coot - c10

Kimberworth Park: 319 - 1 - S, low over Roughwood School @ 10:55, heading toward Hudson's Rough

Longshaw: Raven - 2

Longshaw pond: Mandarin - 19 - 10m,9f.Displaying.

Loxley Valley: Little Grebe - 1 - on Olive House Pond - my first here for years ; Kingfisher - 1 - by one-man bridge

Moorhall: Kestrel - 4 ; 319 - 3

Oughtibridge: Pink-footed Goose - c60 - flying high heading west @ 09.50.

Owlerton: Siskin - c50 - mobile flock drinking from river at the rear of Bassets.

Redmires Middle Res: Peregrine - 1 - adult perched on rocks in res basin

Redmires Res: Moorhen - 2 - ads still braving the Top Res ; Lapwing - 36 - roosted on Middle Res ; Curlew - 1 - roosted on Middle Res amongst Lapwings - late here ; Woodcock - 1 - arrived from the south at dusk and flew over Middle Res, along the dam wall and then into Redmires Plantation ; Canada Goose - 25 - on Middle Res ; Canada Goose - 25 - on Middle Res ; Blackbird - 2 - flew W at dusk ; Redwing - 20 - flew W at dusk

Thrybergh CP: Mute Swan - 32 ; Canada Goose - 280 ; Greylag Goose - 62 ; Pink-footed Goose - C80 ; Coot - 68 ; Moorhen - 6 ; Tufted Duck - 58 ; Pochard - 5 ; Gadwall - 4 ; Wigeon - 5 ; Great Crested Grebe - 7 ; Lapwing - 110 ; Goldfinch - 18 ; Greenfinch - 4 ; Chaffinch - 8 ; Lesser Redpoll - 22 ; Goldcrest - 2 ; Blue Tit - 6 ; Great Tit - 6 ; Blackbird - 21 ; 319 - 1 ; Treecreeper - 1 - Along Ramblers way back of caravan park.

Big Moor: Red Grouse - 1 ; 324 - 1 - Red Deer - 9-10 Red Deer, inc. 2 stags

Coal Aston: Goldcrest - 1

Cressbrook Dale: Green Woodpecker - 1 - Yaffling ; Pink-footed Goose - 20+ - Flying low SE in thick mist

Fatty Boyns Ponds: Siskin - 1+ - over ; Bullfinch - 1

Firsby Res: Moorhen - 2 ; Mallard - 3 ; Cormorant - 1 ; Mute Swan - 1 ; Black-headed Gull - 3 - over main Res. ; Grey Heron - 1 ; Golden Plover - 1 - Call over. ; Woodcock - 1 - Flew from undergrowth. ; Sparrowhawk - 1 - Male ; 319 - 3 - Local breeding pair driving off this years Juv. ; Jay - 1 ; Mistle Thrush - 1 ; Fieldfare - 20+ - Over towards TCP. ; Redwing - 30+ ; Treecreeper - 2 ; Goldcrest - 4 ; Meadow Pipit - 2 - Over. ; Skylark - 1 - Over. ; Reed Bunting - 2 - With Finch flock. ; Bullfinch - 6 ; Goldfinch - 5+ - With Siskin flock. ; Siskin - 40+ - Including flick of 30+ ; Lesser Redpoll - 5+ - In Hawthorn with other Finches. ; Chaffinch - 1 - Single Female with other Finches. ; Grey Wagtail - 1 ; Pied Wagtail - 2 ; Pheasant - 2 - Males together ; Red-legged Partridge - 2+ ; Tawny Owl - 1 - Roosting. ; 324 - 2 - Brown Hare.

Freebirch: Golden Plover - 76 ; Lapwing - 250 ; Starling - 200

Hallam Moor: Red Grouse - 20 - c. counted on between High Neb and Redmires

Handsworth garden: Mistle Thrush - 1 - Perched on neighbours aerial for 20 minutes

Hangingwater: Song Thrush - 1 - singing, harassed by Blackbird ; Pink-footed Goose - 60 - Asymmetric V heading west at 15:00

Hillsborough Park: Mandarin - 1

Leash Fen: Stonechat - 4

Loxley Valley: 320 - 1 - solitary drake on Olive Wheel Dam

Middleton Moor: Shelduck - 2 ; Stonechat - 2 ; Lapwing - 90 ; 320 - 27

Orgreave Lakes: Whooper Swan - 5 - adults on main lake at dusk ; Goosander - 28 - on small lake at dusk ; Snipe - 2 - Main lake

Parkgate Canal Basin: Mute Swan - 37 ; Mallard - c80 ; Cormorant - 2 - NE

Parkgate; *Banana* plantation: Redwing - 6 - SW ; Herring Gull - 8 - 4 SW; 4 N