Recent News - Eccleshall
02 September 2010
Ecclesall: Bullfinch - 5 - garden Charnley Ave30 August 2010
Ecclesall: Swift - 3 - flew N late morningMillhouses Park: Kingfisher - 1 ; Lesser Black-backed Gull - 12 - feeding on last days rubbish by cricket pitch only at dawn flock grown over three days from single bird
28 August 2010
Ecclesall: Swift - 1 - NW over Ansell Road late morning21 August 2010
Ecclesall: Common Gull - 1 - ad W over Ansell Road at 1917 hrs15 August 2010
Ecclesall: Raven - 3 - drifted high to SE over Ansell Road at 0956 hrs - garden tick! ; Swift - 1 - SW ; Swift - 302 August 2010
Millhouses Park: Grey Wagtail - 7 - 5 juveniles ; Dipper - 2 ; Moorhen - 1 - adult incubating below usual water level31 July 2010
Ecclesall: Meadow Pipit - 1 - flew N in late-morning30 July 2010
Millhouses Park: Moorhen - 2 - pair gathering nesting material and building nest in wall at water level which is at near all time low ; Blackbird - 129 July 2010
Ecclesall: Swallow - 3 - flew SW in late afternoon - first evidence of return movt28 July 2010
Ecclesall: Swift - 1 - pair with young in nest on Ansell Road ; Swift - 65 - post-breeding flock18 July 2010
Ecclesall: Crossbill - 12 - flock of 12 west at 1540 ; Blue Tit - 36 - flock of 36 in back garden13 July 2010
Millhouses Park: Dipper - 1 - juvenile ; Kingfisher - 1 - Flying down stream near tennis courts02 July 2010
Millhouses Park: Blackbird - 1 ; Song Thrush - 129 June 2010
Millhouses Park: Dipper - 3 - adult and 2 juvs ; Kingfisher - 1 ; Moorhen - 2 - adult and fully grown juv ; Grey Wagtail - 3 - female feeding two juvs22 June 2010
Millhouses Park: Mistle Thrush - 4 - 3 adults ,one carrying food and 1 juvenile fending for itself ; Mandarin - 9 - 1 female and 8 ducklings11 June 2010
Millhouses Park: Mandarin - 6 - 1 female with 5 fledglings on R. Sheaf07 June 2010
Millhouses Park: Dipper - 1 - violent attack on carrion crow striking it on head after flying directly at it,which eventually departed at speed ; Grey Wagtail - 4 - two adults and two juveniles04 June 2010
Millhouses Park: Bullfinch - 2 - M & F, am on bank of river Sheaf02 June 2010
Millhouses Park: Mandarin - 9 - 1 female and 8 young31 May 2010
Ecclesall Woods: Mandarin - 2 - pair on Limb Brook near Miniature Railway28 May 2010
Ecclesall: Escaped/Feral Species - 1 - Red-rumped Parrot (Psephotus haematonotus)singing in garden on Ansell Road - had more than a passing resemblence to a Bee-eater in flight and initial distant views almost prompted an involuntary change of underwear...!25 May 2010
Hutcliffe Wood: Great Spotted Woodpecker - 1 - Adult feeding young at nest hole in oak tree at 1255h22 May 2010
Ecclesall: Swift - 20 ; House Sparrow - 3 - pairs nesting in ivy - ads feeding fledged juvs ; Starling - 1 - ad carrying food16 May 2010
Millhouses Park: Moorhen - 4 - 2 Adult and 2 very small recently hatched juveniles26 April 2010
Ecclesall: Common Buzzard - 2 - Near Whirlowbrook Park at 1115am soaring, mobbed by crows15 April 2010
Millhouses Park: Song Thrush - 1 ; Mistle Thrush - 4 - 2 distinct pairs at both ends of park ,one pair gathering nesting material14 April 2010
Millhouses Park: Kingfisher - 210 April 2010
Ecclesall: Grey Heron - 1 - perched on conifer in garden on Ansell Road ; Sparrowhawk - 1 - circling09 April 2010
Millhouses Park: Kingfisher - 1 - perched outside traditional breeding site04 April 2010
Ecclesall: Lesser Black-backed Gull - 1 - ad W over Ringinglow Road in afternoonMillhouses Park: Greenfinch - 6 ; Mistle Thrush - 1 ; Mandarin - 2 - male and female
21 March 2010
Ecclesall: Meadow Pipit - 10 - N over Ansell Road between 12.30 - 15.30hrs02 March 2010
Ecclesall Woods: COMMON CRANE - 1 - Photo taken by Andy Hitchen who saw the bird circling over Ecclesall Woods at c1200h before setting off in the direction of Ringinglow. ;
28 February 2010
Ecclesall: Curlew - 1 - flew N over Ansell Road at 1140 hrs17 February 2010
Millhouses Park: Dipper - 1 - On R. Sheaf near cricket pitch31 January 2010
Ecclesall Woods: Pink-footed Goose - c150 - flew north-west at 11.4530 January 2010
Ecclesall Woods: Great Spotted Woodpecker - 5+ - At least 5 birds with 3 birds heard drumming at the same time22 January 2010
Millhouses Park: Heron - 2 - On River Sheaf for last few days18 January 2010
Ecclesall: Ring-necked Parakeet - 3 - in magnolia bush, Bents Drive01 January 2010
Ecclesall: Great Tit - 2 ; Rook - 2 ; Jackdaw - 50 - S to roost ; Starling - 2 ; Long-tailed Tit - 1 - in Ansell Road garden ; Greenfinch - 8 - in Ansell Road garden ; Chaffinch - 4 - on feeders in Ansell Road garden ; Pied Wagtail - 1 - by shops ; House Sparrow - 8 - in Ansell Road garden ; Collared Dove - 2 - nest-building in ornamental conifer ; Redwing - 10 ; Fieldfare - 10 - S ; Song Thrush - 1 ; Blue Tit - 4 - in Ansell Road garden ; Dunnock - 2 ; Robin - 1 ; Blackbird - 4 ; Common Gull - 1 - W ; Magpie - 4 ; Woodpigeon - 40 - N from Ecclesall Woods roost27 December 2009
Ecclesall: Blackcap - 1 - male in garden on Ansell Road20 December 2009
Ecclesall: Meadow Pipit - 1 - S over Ansell Road ahead of snow showerMillhouses Park: Kingfisher - 1 - On the river near to the Abbey Lane exit
08 December 2009
Ecclesall Road, Sheffield: Ring-necked Parakeet - 1 - Flew West, calling, along Ecclesall Road, near Renault garage at 0750h.04 December 2009
Millhouses Park: Heron - 110 November 2009
Millhouses Park: Mute Swan - 3 - Flying low over Park 0850hrs approx28 October 2009
Millhouses Park: Grey Heron - 1 ; Grey Wagtail - 327 October 2009
Millhouses park: Kingfisher - 119 October 2009
Millhouses Park: Grey Wagtail - 2 - On R. Sheaf despite work being done in area of old paddling pool18 October 2009
Ecclesall: FIRECREST - 1 - calling in garden on Ansell Road at 1750 hrs11 October 2009
Ecclesall: Great Spotted Woodpecker - 2 - singles W over Ansell Road during morning28 September 2009
Ecclesall: Snipe - 2 - NW over Ansell Road at 0930 hrs26 September 2009
Ecclesall: Pink-footed Goose - 75 - E over Ansell Road at 12:50 hrs20 September 2009
Ecclesall: Chiffchaff - 1 - in garden on Ansell Road13 September 2009
Millhouses Park: Cormorant - 1 - 0845 - Young Cormorant fishing in River Sheaf. Also 5 Grey Wagtail and a pair of Dippers.