Sightings Archive

Morley Pond: Tufted Duck - 12+ ; Grey Heron - 1 ; Black-headed Gull - 6+ ; Swallow - 5+ - several taking grit from path

Parkwood Springs: Kestrel - 4 - female and 3 juvs hunting together around the old ski slope.

R Don, Effingham St: Yellow-legged Gull - 1 - 3cy on weir ; Goosander - 1 - redhead

R Sheaf, Broadfield Road: Mandarin - 4 - 1f with 2 imm; another female

R Sheaf, Frog Walk: Grey Wagtail - 1 ; Grey Wagtail - 1

Rawmarsh; Rockcliffe Road: Song Thrush - 1 - singing from 0420hrs at least

Redmires Bottom Res: Yellow-legged Gull - 1 - adult ; Oystercatcher - 2

Upper Common, Scholes: Kestrel - 1

Botanical Gardens: Dunnock - 2+ - 2 ads feeding young at nest in conifer hedge

Broomhill, Sheffield: Stock Dove - 1 - calling/singing on Taptonville Road

Canklow Woods: Siskin - 1 - 1 heard over

Crook clough: 337 - 1 ; Ring Ouzel - 1 - Calling

Graves Park: Ring-necked Parakeet - 1

Howden Moor: 337 - 1 - Returned to roost site at 08:00 ; 337 - 1 - briefly in flight from Back Tor at 07:30. Then at roost site near Abbey Brook ; Raven - 6

Kimberworth: Coal Tit - 1 - Juvenile on garden peanut feeder

Malin Bridge: Peregrine - 1 - adult circling over house

Mayfield Valley: Little Owl - 1 - Juvenile on wall above Old May House

R Don, Effingham St: Goosander - 1 - redhead

Rawmarsh; Rockcliffe Road: Song Thrush - 1 - singing from 0420hrs at least

Redmires Res: Lesser Black-backed Gull - 100 - c. on Bottom Res ; Ringed Plover - 2 ; Common Sandpiper - 2 - on Bottom Res ; Black-headed Gull - 42 - mostly W ; Moorhen - 1 - on Middle Res ; Stonechat - 5 - Juvs by Middle Res ; Lesser Redpoll - 2 - by Top Res ; Kestrel - 2

Southgrove Road: Jay - 3 - adj to Botanical Gardens. Ad + 2 juvs

Canklow Woods: Siskin - 1 - heard

Catcliffe Flash: Blackcap - 1 - Male ; Sparrowhawk - 1 ; Tufted Duck - 2 ; Little Grebe - 2 - 1 juv ; Great Crested Grebe - 1 - on nest

Dog Kennel Pond: Great Crested Grebe - 1 ; Greylag Goose - 18+ - adults and juvs ; Mallard - 40+ - inc several family parties ; Canada Goose - 1 - W ; Moorhen - 5+ - several family parties ; Coot - 3+ - at least 1 family party ; Black-headed Gull - 1+ ; Stock Dove - 1 - singing, N side ; Kingfisher - 1 ; Sand Martin - 3 - At least 3. 2 regularly entering drain pipe in W wall. ; Chiffchaff - 1 - singing,N side.

Firsby Res: Moorhen - 2 ; Coot - 5 - Family party. ; Mallard - 10 ; Common Tern - 1 - Fishing on main Res @ 11:30. First record since 2014 ; Grey Wagtail - 2 - 2 juvs with Juv PW on sluice. ; Pied Wagtail - 1 - juv ; Reed Bunting - 2 ; Reed Warbler - 3 - Adult with 2 juvs in sluice reed bed. ; Chiffchaff - 2 ; Whitethroat - 1 ; Blackcap - 3 ; House Martin - 25+ - Low over main Res. ; Swift - 4+ ; Goldcrest - 1 - Calling in woodland. ; Treecreeper - 1 ; Bullfinch - 1 - Call only.

Greystones garden: Sparrowhawk - 1 - Caught & ate juv starling in observer's garden ; Swift - 4 - over

Loxley Valley: Coot - 4 - Adult on nest in large pond just upstream of sheltered homes. 3 immatures elsewhere on the pond. ; Coot - 4 - Adult on nest in large pond just upstream of sheltered homes. 3 immatures elsewhere on the pond.

Malin Bridge: Chaffinch - 1 - fem type in garden, unusual here

Morley Pond: Great Crested Grebe - 1 ; Grey Heron - 1 ; Mallard - 10+ ; Tufted Duck - 12+ ; Kingfisher - 1 ; Grey Wagtail - 1 ; Stock Dove - 2 - singing ; Black-headed Gull - 5+ ; Goldfinch - 1+

New Stubbin colliery/tip: Red-legged Partridge - 1 - calling ; Tawny Owl - 1 - calling @ 0730hrs ; Common Buzzard - 1 ; Sparrowhawk - 1 - f/juv, left woodland where breeding suspected ; Willow Warbler - 8+ - 2 singing; remainder feeding in dense birches, inc juvs ; Jay - 1 ; Yellowhammer - 4 - 3 singing ; Song Thrush - 1 ; Whitethroat - 1 - singing ; Crossbill - 1 - over calling @ 0833hrs ; Grey Heron - 3 - high to N together, calling @ 0842hrs ; Linnet - 3 - over ; Kestrel - 1 ; Chiffchaff - 4 - 1 singing (SK4396); 3 inc 2 singing (SK4296) ; Blackcap - 2+ - m singing/feeding 2+ fledged juvs (SK4396); 1 singing (SK4296)

New Stubbin; Back Lane: Whitethroat - 1 - singing