Birds and Habitats in the SBSG area.
Photographs and Information.
[plus a few other mostly flying things thrown in for good measure].

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The following images are accompanied by brief, but hopefully useful notes about the species or habitat depicted.
My thanks to the many observers who regularly submit photographs for this feature - now too many in number to list here. Each example of their work is acknowledged fully within the context of the relevant page as well as in this index. The photographs taken by myself, [Tony J Morris], are indicated [AJM], but those taken by far superior photographers than I are credited in full. Special thanks to Rotherham MBC which has allowed me to reproduce some of the habitat shots [as indicated], and similarly to SWAP [Sheffield Wildlife Action Partnership].  I would be very grateful to anyone else who could offer photographs for inclusion on these pages - preferably taken within the SBSG recording area. All contributions will be acknowledged.

Photographs of and info about some of the birds of the area.
Black-throated Diver - juvenile at RVCP, December 2001, Ashley Fisher.
Black-necked Grebe - adult winter, Catcliffe Flash Nov-Dec 2000, by Carl Corbidge.
Grey Heron - a photograph by John Rochester.
Mute Swan - a chequered breeding career, AJM.
Whooper Swans - photographs by AJM, Richard Hill and Carl Corbidge.
Pink-footed Geese - several skeins over Redmires, October 2001, Richard Hill.
Greylag Goose - portrait of a feral individual at RVCP, Feb 2001, Mark Reeder.
Canada Goose - Thrybergh CP and Redmires,  2001, Ashley Fisher and Richard Hill.
Barnacle Geese - at Redmires in 1986, AJM.
Gadwall - including photographs by Mark Reeder.
Blue-winged Teal - adult male at Monsal Dale, 1997, by Carl Corbidge.
Shoveler - series of photographs at Catcliffe Flash, 20th January 2001, Ashley Fisher.
Hybrid duck - Endcliffe Park, January 2001, Richard Hill.
Scaup - first winter drake, RVCP 21st January 2001, Mark Reeder.
Scaup-type hybrid - Thrybergh CP, winter 2000-20001, Ashley Fisher. 
Ferruginous Duck - including photograph of a tame bird in Endcliffe Park, John Rochester.
Long-tailed Duck - December 1999, Carl Corbidge.
Goldeneye - with photographs by Richard Hill.
Smew - a redhead at Thrybergh CP, January 2002, Ashley Fisher.
Red-breasted Mergansers - including photographs by John Rochester and Ashley Fisher.
Red-breasted Mergansers - female with brood at Redmires, AJM.
Goosander - including photographs by John Rochester and Doug Chinnery.
Exotic Wildfowl in Endcliffe Park - John Rochester and Richard Hill.
Red Kite - likely to become much more regular, AJM and Andy Deighton.
Hen Harrier - one at Redmires on 7th October 2001, Richard Hill.
Montagu's Harrier - three photographs of the Midhope 2000 bird, Carl Corbidge.
Common Buzzard - two photographs, a more regular sight.
Kestrel - females by Carl Corbidge, and Richard Hill. 
Red Grouse - on local moorlands - photographs by John Rochester and Carl Corbidge. 
Grey Partridge - Rod Moor, spring 2000, Carl Corbidge.
Pheasant - including photographs by Carl Corbidge, Richard Hill and John Rochester.
Water Rail - photographs by Pete Wragg and Roger Kay.
Coot - including photographs by John Rochester and AJM.
Oystercatcher - in flight, AJM.
Little Ringed Plover - including photographs by Ashley Fisher and Pete Wragg.
Ringed Plover - including photographs by Ashley Fisher and Pete Wragg.
Golden Plover - one at RVCP by Mark Reeder and two shots by AJM.
Lapwing - Thrybergh CP, early February 2001, Ashley Fisher.
Knot - a spring bird at Redmires [AJM] and one at Thrybergh CP [Paul Leonard].
Dunlin - at Redmires, September 2001, Richard Hill.
Baird's Sandpiper - the Barbrook bird, September 1983, by Jon Hornbuckle.
Snipe - two photographs of a bird feeding at a wet flush, AJM.
Redshank - 2 birds at RVCP on 10th June 2001, Mark Reeder.
Common Sandpiper - two photographs taken 8th June 2000, by John Rochester.
Common Sandpiper - a bird at the nest, by Carl Corbidge.
Wood Sandpiper - a juvenile at RVCP on 26th-27th July, Mark Reeder.
Turnstone - RVCP, 11th May 2001, Mark Reeder.
Grey Phalarope - the one at Ladybower, September 1989, Jon Hornbuckle.
Mediterranean Gull - five shots of an adult winter, 28th December 2000, by Ashley Fisher.
Black-headed Gulls - at Catcliffe Flash and Thrybergh CP, early 2001, Ashley Fisher.
Common Gull - an adult winter at Catcliffe Flash, 20th January 2001, Ashley Fisher.
Lesser Black-backed Gull - including photograph by Andy Deighton.
Herring Gull - with photographs by Martin Garner.
Caspian and Yellow-legged Gulls - various photographs by Ashley Fisher and Martin Garner.
Kittiwake flock - two photographs of a flock [part of] at Redmires, AJM.
Kittiwake - three shots of an adult at Old Denaby in Spring 2002, Ashley Fisher.
Common Tern - adult summer at RVCP June 2001, Mark Reeder.
Little Tern - adult at Treeton Dyke, 24th April 2002, Ashley Fisher.
Black Tern - at RVCP, April 2001, John Rochester and Mark Reeder.
White-winged Black Tern - first-winter at RVCP October 2001. Carl Corbidge.
Little Auk - a wrecked individual, photograph by Carl Corbidge.
Woodpigeon - part of a flock flying south at Redmires, 4th November 2001. Richard Hill.
Collared Doves - past their peak, photographs by Russell Slack and AJM.
Little Owl - March 2001, two photographs, by Richard Hill and Paul Leonard.
Short-eared Owl - July 2001, Richard Hill.
Nightjar - photograph of one picked up dead in August 2000, by John Rochester.
Great Spotted Woodpecker - including photograph by Doug Chinnery.
Swallow - recently fledged juvenile at Redmires, September 2001, Richard Hill.
Sand Martin - photograph by Bob Croxton, September 2003.
Tree Pipit - on song post at Redmires in June 2001, Richard Hill.
Meadow Pipit - with photographs by Carl Corbidge and Richard Hill.
Rock Pipit - including photograph by Richard Hill.
Pied Wagtail - spring adult, April 2001 [Mark Reeder], a juvenile [John Rochester].
White Wagtail - a spring adult at Tinsley Park, April 2001, Mark Reeder.
Grey Wagtail - a spring adult at Redmires, 31st March 2001, by Richard Hill.
Waxwings - two photographs by Nicolas Chaline, at Crosspool in December 1999.
Waxwings - three photographs by John Rochester, at St. Mary's Gate, mid-April 2000.
Waxwings - 2 shots at Meadowhall Retail Park, 10th January 2001, Ashley Fisher.
Waxwings - information and gallery of shots from winter 2003-2004, various photographers.
Dipper - with photographs by Nicolas Chaline and Richard Hill.
Dunnock - one at Loxley Chase, April 2001, Carl Corbidge.
Robin - in a Sheffield 8 garden, Chris Sykes.
Black Redstart - a male with food, at a lost Sheffield breeding site, Jon Hornbuckle.
Whinchat - a male at Redmires, June 2001, Richard Hill.
Stonechat - an adult male on breeding territory, AJM.
Wheatear - juvenile at Redmires, 1st September 2001, Richard Hill.
Blackbird - shots of male and female, January 2002, by Russell Slack.
Fieldfare - with photographs by Carl Corbidge and Richard Hill.
Redwing - at Hillsborough in winter 1985, AJM.
Mistle Thrush - with photographs by Richard Hill and Simon Bailey.
Sedge Warbler - photograph of one at Old Denaby, 26th April 2002, Ashley Fisher.
Reed Warbler - in full view for a change, AJM.
Blackcap - a male, by Carl Corbidge and a female by Andrew Cannon.
Blackcap - a male at a garden feeder, Christmas 2001, Jim Sherwin.
Garden Warbler - 2 shots taken May 2001 at RVCP, by Mark  Reeder.
Yellow-browed Warbler  - a photograph from 1993, by Ashley Fisher.
Siberian Chiffchaff - Poolsbrook CP, January 2002, Ashley Fisher
Willow Warbler - one at Broomhead, May 2001, Carl Corbidge.
Firecrest - a photograph of the Botanical Gardens bird of 1982, by Jon Hornbuckle.
Firecrest -  Feb/March 2000, photographs by C.Corbidge, J.Rochester, J.Sherwin.
Pied Flycatcher - shots by Nicolas Chaline, May 2000, and Ashley Fisher, April 2002.
Long-tailed Tit - Loxley Chase, March 2001, Carl Corbidge.
Coal Tit - at Low Bradfield, February 2001, Carl Corbidge.
Blue Tit - including photographs by Carl Corbidge and Russell Slack.
Great Tit - a male at Low Bradfield in February 2001, Carl Corbidge.
Great Grey Shrike - Leash Fen, Nov-Dec 2001, R S Slack and E A Fisher.
Jay - one at a garden bird-feeder in November 2001, Jim Sherwin.
Magpie - one on a Crosspool roof-top, April 2001, Richard Hill.
Jackdaw - two very devious looking characters.
Carrion Crow - with photograph of The Ghost of Totley Moss, November 2003, by Carl Corbidge.
House Sparrow - including photographs by Carl Corbidge and John Rochester.
Chaffinch - male at Redmires, June 2001, Richard Hill.
Brambling - including photographs by Carl Corbidge and Ashley Fisher.
Greenfinch - photographs by Carl Corbidge and Russell Slack.
Goldfinch - at a High Green bird-feeder, May 2001, Russell Slack.
Siskins - in Millhouses and Crosspool gardens, Jim Sherwin and John Rochester.
Lesser Redpoll - at RVCP in April 2001, Mark Reeder.
Bullfinch - a pair at Loxley Common, March 2001, Carl Corbidge.
Reed Bunting - three photographs in winter 2001, Carl Corbidge and John Rochester.

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Photographs of some of the localities, habitats and other stuff, in and around Sheffield.
Blue Man's Bower - Paul Leonard, reproduced by kind permission of Rotherham MBC.
Catcliffe Flash - Paul Leonard, reproduced by kind permission of Rotherham MBC.
Central Sheffield - Moorfoot / Hanover Way etc - photographs by AJM.
Derwentdale [Upper] - including photographs by Matthew Capper and AJM.
Eastern Moors - showing Big Moor and the Bar Brook Valley - Simon Bailey.
Elsecar Res -  February 2001, by Ashley Fisher.
Hollingdale Plantation and Strines - by Andy Deighton.
Longshaw Estate - two photographs, including view to the north, AJM.
Moorland Clough - in Upper Derwentdale, AJM.
Moscar and beyond - a view from Moscar to the west, AJM.
Moss Valley - mixed broad-leafed woodland surrounding the Moss Brook, AJM.
Old Denaby -  February 2001, Ashley Fisher.
Redmires - including an aerial photograph taken by Keith Clarkson.
Stubley Hollow, Dronfield Woodhouse  - Photograph and info by Jim Sherwin.
Thrybergh CP - two photographs by Ashley Fisher, February 2001.
Wentworth Lakes - including photographs by Dean Stables.
Wharncliffe Heath Nature Reserve - Photographs courtesy of SWAP.
Whiston Meadows - Paul Leonard, reproduced by kind permission of Rotherham MBC.

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[the other stuff ... ]
Stumped - a very peck[er]ed tree stump in the Moss Valley, AJM.
Not so much a bird as a fish - a Pike in Derwentdale, John Rochester.
Bee Orchids - at Thrybergh CP, June 2001, Paul Leonard.
The Moon in June - [well, actually in February] in 2002, Ashley Fisher.
Red-eared Terrapin - Catcliffe Flash, 3rd August 2002, Pete Wragg.
Longhorn Beetle - Stubbin, Rawmarsh, 24th May 2003, Dean Stables.
Bee Orchid - at a site near Middleton Moor, Derbyshire, 29th June 2003, Andy Deighton.
Grey Dagger moth larvae - Wentworth, 23rd August 2003, Dean Stables.
Silver-Y moth - Treeton Tip, 24th August 2003, Andy Deighton.
Convolvulus Hawkmoth - two 7th and 8th September 2003, Andy Deighton / Dean Stables.
Common Toad - at Wentworth Estates, 18th October 2003, Dean Stables.
Large White pupa - at Greasbrough, 18th October 2003, Dean Stables.
Hoverfly, Volucella inanis - Thrybergh Banks, 22nd August 2004, a first for Rotherham [Paul Leonard].
Stinkhorn, Wentworth Estate, South Yorkshire, August 2004, Dean Stables.
Soldier Fly Larva, Treeton Tip, 5th September 2004, Andy Deighton.
Spider with Emerald Damselfly in web, Barbrook, 15th August 2004, Andy Deighton.

Photographs of Butterflies and Dragonflies etc.
There are many shots of Butterflies, Dragonflies and Moths in or from within the following menus:
Butterflies | Dragonflies | Handsworth Garden | Treeton Dyke | Rawmarsh Moth Trapping

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