Sightings Archive

Scholes: Lapwing - 22 ; Jay - 1

Silverwood Lagoon: Fieldfare - c.500 - big increase in numbers this morning, many flocks of 20-50 feeding in rowans all around pit top ; Redwing - c.300 - still about 300 around pit top

Thrybergh CP: Mute Swan - 29 ; Scaup - 1 - First winter male ; Goosander - 3 ; 320 - 6 ; Gadwall - 134 - Site record count ; Tufted Duck - 90+ ; Pochard - 15 ; Goldeneye - 4 - 2 males ; Wigeon - 4 ; Moorhen - 10 ; Coot - 38 ; Water Rail - 2 ; Lapwing - C60 ; Golden Plover - 1 - In sheep fields ; Woodcock - 1 - Flew twice over southern arm after being flushed 12:15 ; Red-legged Partridge - 8 ; Grey Partridge - 16 - Field off Thrybergh lane ; Kingfisher - 2 ; Great Crested Grebe - 14 ; Little Grebe - 4 ; Grey Wagtail - 1 ; Sparrowhawk - 2 ; Kestrel - 2 ; Common Gull - 3 ; Mistle Thrush - 1

Thurcroft: Blackbird - 6 - Feeding on garden crab apple tree. ; Redwing - 1 - Feeding on garden crab apple tree. ; Fieldfare - 2 - Feeding on garden crab apple tree. ; Coal Tit - 1 - On garden seed feeder.

Treeton: Raven - 1 - low over fields N of Wood Lane, harassed by crow @ 0930hrs; left W ; Kestrel - 1 - male in tree in Burial Ground ; Chaffinch - c200 - flock, feeding on weeds in corner of field rear of Burial Ground

Ulley CP: Cormorant - 8 ; Kingfisher - 1 ; Kestrel - 1 - male, caught small mammal in edge of Reservoir Road ; Long-tailed Tit - c10 - flock ; Goldcrest - 3 - with LT flock ; Tufted Duck - 17 - 15m; 2f ; Sparrowhawk - 1 - hunting, Morthen arm ; Great Crested Grebe - 8 ; Grey Heron - 1 - flew out onto Guilthwaite Common ; Moorhen - 2+ ; Coot - 10+ ; Mallard - 60-70 ; Mute Swan - 6 - adult pair + 4 1cy ; Herring Gull - c35 - max, stood on ice ; Black-headed Gull - c120 - stood on ice ; Bullfinch - 2 ; Greylag Goose - c120 - flock, over from W @ 0905hrs, circled & settled in field to SW - despite scarecrows! ; Thrush sp - many - mobile flocks of Redwing & Fieldfare feeding in general area

Walkley garden: Redwing - 10 - Roosting in boundary hollies with 3 blackbirds, taking berries all day

Wentworth: Kestrel - 1 ; Redwing - 45+ ; 319 - 2

Whiston: Redwing - 50+ - feeding in Hawthorns either side of Pleasley Road

Woodseats: Lapwing - 06-Jul - Drifting n.west quite low

Bolehill Flash: Snipe - 3 ; Water Rail - 2 - Both on feeder stream.

Botanical Gardens: Great Spotted Woodpecker - 1 - f ; Nuthatch - 2 - calling repeatedly ; Redwing - 10+ ; Bullfinch - 1 - f ; Carrion Crow - 7+ ; Goldfinch - 2+ ; Woodpigeon - 5+ ; Magpie - 2

Catcliffe Flash: Coot - 55 - On a mainly frozen flash. ; Mute Swan - 2 - No other water birds at 14.00 ; 320 - 66 - At dusk. ; Shoveler - 5 - At dusk.

Cemetery Avenue: Redwing - 20+ - in trees, eating berries ; Blackbird - 4+ - 2 m. and 2 f., eating berries in trees ; Mistle Thrush - 1

Ecclesall: Fieldfare - 30 - flew south over Ansell Road ; Lapwing - 14 - flew W over Ansell Road mid-morning - hard weather movement ; Blackcap - 2 - males feeding in garden on Ansell Road

Fulwood: Lapwing - 5 - over N - second party of the week

Handsworth garden: Black-headed Gull - 14 - Landing to feed on bread ; Blackbird - 9

Midhope Res: Pink-footed Goose - 1 - With Greylags and CG ; Greylag Goose - 167 ; Canada Goose - 90 ; Goldeneye - 1 - female ; Tufted Duck - 9 ; Fieldfare - c20 ; Redwing - c10 ; Common Gull - 1 - west ; Grey Wagtail - 1 ; 320 - 3 ; Snipe - 2 - Flew into dry gorse under eastern bank.

Norton Lees: Woodpigeon - 1 - singing down observer's chimney

Orgreave Lakes: Goldeneye - 5 ; Stonechat - 2 ; Snipe - 2 ; 320 - 10+ ; CASPIAN GULL - 1 - 1st winter in roost ; Herring Gull - C. 500 - In pre-roost inc yellow ringed bird Y779