Sightings Archive

Rotherham; Northfield: Rook - 10 - recycling centre ; Jackdaw - 15 - recycling centre ; Grey Wagtail - 1 - over ; Common Buzzard - 3 - over together @ 1230hrs, chasing & diving with much calling. Two 'lost', third drifted N/NW

Silver Wood: Mistle Thrush - 1 - singing in top woods near car park

Aston: Whooper Swan - 2+ - Heard only heading NNW at 00:30hrs over Church Lane.

Canklow Woods: Lesser Redpoll - c 40 - flock of c 40

Frecheville: Goosander - 5 - Frecheville Pond

Fulwood: Tawny Owl - 1 - perched in eucalyptus tree till dusk

Norton Lees: Sparrowhawk - 1 - Prob female only seen briefly

Silverwood Lagoon: Short-eared Owl - 1 - reported by a (reliable) dog-walker late morning

Attercliffe: Pink-footed Goose - 27 - low WNW at 12:40

Beauchief: 319 - 2 ; Grey Heron - 1 ; Pied Wagtail - 1

Big Moor: Peregrine - 1 ; Raven - 3

Catcliffe Flash: Gadwall - 66 ; Wigeon - 34 ; Shoveler - 5 ; Grey Heron - 6 ; Mute Swan - 6 - adult pair and four first-winters ; Pochard - 15 ; Tufted Duck - 20

Endcliffe Park: Dipper - 2 - by Hunter's Bar at 07:50

Kimberworth Park: 319 - 1 - Over Remount Road.

Load Brook: 319 - 2 ; Jay - 1 ; Chaffinch - 2 ; Black-headed Gull - 50 - Flying over plantation

Middleton Moor: Goosander - 7 - 2m, 5 redheads. All left to SW at 10.05 ; 320 - 2 ; Red-legged Partridge - 25

Norton Lees: Greenfinch - 1 ; Tawny Owl - 2 - Calling in the early hours

Norton Lees garden: Redwing - c5 - Feeding on holly berries

Peat Pits: Golden Plover - 150 - Flying around over fields ; 319 - 2

Redmires Middle Res: Lapwing - 40-50 - on south shore

Rother Valley CP: Mute Swan - 19 ; Greylag Goose - 125 ; Canada Goose - 326 ; Cormorant - 41 ; Grey Heron - 5 ; Little Egret - 2 ; Great Crested Grebe - 19 ; Mallard - 239 ; Gadwall - 31 ; Wigeon - 218 ; 320 - 99 ; Tufted Duck - 88 ; Pochard - 20 ; Goldeneye - 6 ; Goosander - 16 ; Black-headed Gull - 140 ; Lesser Black-backed Gull - 8 ; Herring Gull - 4 ; Lapwing - 134 ; Mistle Thrush - 6 - 2 singing ; Song Thrush - 1 - One singing ; Redwing - 60+ ; Blackbird - 25+

Sheffield University: Peregrine - 1 - perched on nest platform at St George's 09:30

Silverwood Lagoon: Short-eared Owl - 1 - flushed by dog-walkers ; Fieldfare - c.60 - loose flock south

Thrybergh CP: Water Rail - 1 ; Wigeon - 1 - female ; Greylag Goose - 76 - in adjacent fields ; Pink-footed Goose - 1 - with Greylags in fields

Waverley: Jack Snipe - 3 - phonescoped shot

Wentworth Estate: Mistle Thrush - 4 - feeding near to the herd of deer at Wentworth Woodhouse. ; 319 - 5 - Group in the air over the path through Wentworth Woodhouse.

Chapeltown: Mistle Thrush - 1 - Singing 2pm

Frecheville: Goosander - 2 - Frecheville Pond 2 x RH

Fulwood: Brambling - 4 - at feeder in observer's garden - all males ; Bullfinch - 5 - at feeder in observer's garden - 3m and 2f ; Greenfinch - 5 - at feeder ; Chaffinch - 6 - at feeder ; Goldfinch - 8 - at feeder ; Great Spotted Woodpecker - 1 - at feeder ; Blue Tit - 5 - including pair inspecting nest box ; Great Tit - 2 - at feeder

Greystones: Bullfinch - 1 - Male ; Redwing - 1 - Observer's garden ; Tawny Owl - 1 - calling from observer's garden

Longshaw: Goldcrest - 6 ; Goldcrest - 6 - Another photo ; Nuthatch - 4 ; Treecreeper - 3 ; Woodcock - 1

Pebley Pond: Goosander - 14 - Most recorded at this site. ; Mallard - c66 ; Great Crested Grebe - 2 ; Tufted Duck - 2 ; Grey Heron - 2

Rivelin Valley: Treecreeper - 1 ; Long-tailed Tit - 5 ; Blue Tit - 3 ; Great Tit - 2 ; Grey Wagtail - 1