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Wednesday 8th October 2025

  • Canklow: Pink-footed Goose - 70 - c70 flew east at 07:50
  • Ecclesfield: Goose sp - 12 - Large goose species flock, calling, SW over Cross Hill at 08:09
  • Handsworth: Pink-footed Goose - 50 - c50 flew over west at 10:36
  • Intake: Pink-footed Goose - 400+ - flew SW in two large skeins at 08:00
  • Middleton Moor: Pink-footed Goose - 190 - over west at 08:30
  • Morley Pond: Canada Goose - 20+ - flew east, descending probably onto Dog Kennel, 11:40 ; Nuthatch - 1 - calling ; Long-tailed Tit - 1+ ; Buzzard - 2 - together, high over lake ; Mallard - 70 - c70 ; Great Crested Grebe - 1 ; Cormorant - 1
  • Orgreave Lakes: Pink-footed Goose - 450 - flew NW at 08:15
  • R Don, Abyssinia Bridge: Goosander - 4 ; Little Egret - 3
  • Rother Valley CP: Pink-footed Goose - 220 - c220 flew west at 07:50
  • Silverwood Lagoon: Pink-footed Goose - 170 - flew west at 08:40
  • Sothall: Redwing - 3 - nocmig sound recorded over garden in the early hours ; Golden Plover - 1 - nocmig sound recorded over garden 0409hr
  • Thrybergh CP: Pink-footed Goose - 200 - SW at 07:55 ; Scaup - 1 - Juvenile female Not a lot of work being carried out in park today bird still present 11:30 but has flush with noise ; Whooper Swan - 2
  • Thrybergh Tip: Grey Heron - 2 ; Shoveler - 21 ; Wigeon - 10 ; Gadwall - 15 ; Great White Egret - 3 ; Water Rail - 1 ; Cetti's Warbler - 1 ; Teal - 8
  • Upper Common, Scholes: Stonechat - 2 ; Skylark - 3+ ; Meadow Pipit - 1+ ; Linnet - 40+
  • Wentworth, Low Common: Goldfinch - 20+ - feeding on Sow Thistles, edge of cover crop of Chicory, adj Rockingham Wood
  • Whirlow: Pink-footed Goose - 70 - c70 flew SW at 09:10
  • Woodhouse: Pink-footed Goose - 130+ - flew west at 10:10
  • Woodhouse Tip: Jay - 1 ; Magpie - 7 ; Skylark - 12+ ; Chiffchaff - 2+ ; Song Thrush - 4 ; Blackbird - 11 ; Goldcrest - 1 ; Linnet - 3 ; Goldfinch - 80+ ; Greenfinch - 6 ; Redpoll sp (Common/Lesser) - 4
  • Woodseats: Whooper Swan - 15 - Heading south

Tuesday 7th October 2025

  • Catcliffe Flash: Shoveler - 28 ; Pintail - 1 ; Teal - 30 ; Wigeon - 105 - At least 105. Undoubtedly other birds obscured by vegetation in the NE corner ; Pintail - 1
  • Clough Lane, Porter Valley: Jay - 1 ; Grey Wagtail - 1 ; Buzzard - 1
  • Harthill Res: Great White Egret - 1 - down then south ; Redpoll sp (Common/Lesser) - 40+
  • Orgreave Lakes: Pink-footed Goose - 120 - c120 flying SE at 09:30 ; Stonechat - 3 - in reed beds at the southern end of the main lake ; Brambling - 1 - west at 08:05 ; Whooper Swan - 3 - moving NW at 08:30
  • Pit-house West: Lesser Redpoll - 22
  • Richmond Park, Sheffield: Pink-footed Goose - 90+ - flew over NE at 09:30
  • Rotherham Centre: Cormorant - 1 - circled & left NE @ 0745hrs ; Grey Wagtail - 1 - calling from Don at Keppel Wharf, 0755hrs
  • Rotherham; Northfield: Common Buzzard - 1 - soaring over, gaining height until lost from sight @ 1305hrs
  • RVCP, Meadowgate Lake: Cormorant - 36 ; Lapwing - 72
  • Sothall: Dunlin - 1 - nocmig sound recorded over garden 0010hr ; Redwing - 3 - nocmig sound recorded over garden in the evening
  • Stanage Edge: Raven - 5 - Cronking; diamond tails in at least two. Aerobatics on a stiff breeze over the edge. Family party?
  • Thrybergh CP: Whooper Swan - 1 ; Mute Swan - 30 ; Canada Goose - 500 ; Pink-footed Goose - 100 - West ; Shoveler - 5 ; Godwit species - 2 ; Tufted Duck - 33 ; Kingfisher - 1 ; Grey Wagtail - 2 ; Kestrel - 2 ; Buzzard - 2 ; Redwing - 40 - South
  • Ughill: Kestrel - 3 ; Pink-footed Goose - 60 - c60 ; Stonechat - 2 ; Lapwing - 1 ; Fieldfare - 10 - c10 ; Brambling - 1

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