Recent News - Harthill
06 July 2010
Harthill: Corn Bunting - 1 - singing male05 July 2010
Harthill: Buzzard - 5 - Count of birds in the air pm ; Swift - c500 - Large numbers feeding over fields around Rotherham all dayHarthill Res: Gadwall - 8 ; House Martin - c40 ; Swift - c50 ; Pied Wagtail - 2 - both juvs ; Great Crested Grebe - 11 - 6ad, 5 juvs ; Greenfinch - 1 ; Whitethroat - 2 - singing males ; Swallow - c10 ; Common Tern - 1 ; Linnet - 1 ; Sedge Warbler - 1 ; Goldfinch - 4 - at least 1 juv ; Mute Swan - Pair ; Sparrowhawk - 1 - f ; Lesser Black-backed Gull - 1 - ad over ; Chiffchaff - 1 ; Willow Tit - 1
17 June 2010
Harthill Res: Chiffchaff - 5+ - singing males, feeding and nest building activity ; Kingfisher - 1 ; Reed Warbler - 3 - vocal and visible, mid res reed bed ;
, House Martin - 5 ; Coot - 14 - inc 6juv ; Great Crested Grebe - 11 - inc 6 juv ; Yellowhammer - 1 ; Blackcap - 6+ - 4 fp, ad+juv ; Treecreeper - 1 ; Reed Bunting - 2 - pr ; Mute Swan - 2 - ads ; Swallow - 2 ; Long-tailed Tit - 1 ; Song Thrush - 2 - 1 feeding at nest ; Whitethroat - 6+ - 2ad+2juv,ad +juv 18 April 2010
Harthill Res: Blackcap - 3 - singing males ; Mute Swan - 2 ; Canada Goose - 4 ; Great Crested Grebe - 8 ; Chiffchaff - 4 - singing males ; Greylag Goose - 123 March 2010
Harthill Res: Red-legged Partridge - 2 ; Bullfinch - 4 - two pairs ; Mute Swan - 5 - two pairs. Previous nest with two eggs confirmed abandoned. Also one dead adult having hit telegraph wires. This bird had a BTO ring - details to follow. ; Mandarin - 1 - male with female mallard. ;, Great Crested Grebe - 15 ; Tufted Duck - 12 ; Chiffchaff - 2 - singing males ; Willow Tit - 4 - 2 pairs ; Treecreeper - 2 ; Reed Bunting - 1 - male ; Long-tailed Tit - 2 - nest now has roof on 10 March 2010
Harthill Res: Pochard - 1 - male ; Grey Wagtail - 1 ; Great Crested Grebe - 12 ; Cormorant - 1 ; Mute Swan - 2 - also nest with 2 eggs ; Greylag Goose - 3 ; Gadwall - 2 - a pair ; Tufted Duck - 44 ; Lapwing - 2 ; Reed Bunting - 2 ; Skylark - 3 ; Kingfisher - 2 - a pair ; Willow Tit - 1 ; Long-tailed Tit - 2 - with partially constructed nest in a low blackthorn hedge ; Treecreeper - 1 ; Water Rail - 128 February 2010
Harthill Res: Tufted Duck - 60 ; Cormorant - 1 ; Great Crested Grebe - 7 ; Mute Swan - 2 ; Woodpigeon - 250 ; Skylark - 2 - singing ; Willow Tit - 2 ; Bullfinch - 6 ; Coot - 2521 February 2010
Harthill Res: Coot - 5 - despite heavy snow & 99% frozen07 February 2010
Harthill Res: Tufted Duck - 26 ; Chaffinch - 3 - singing ; Pied Wagtail - 3 ; Black-headed Gull - 20 ; Blackbird - 9 ; Reed Bunting - 5 ; Mandarin - 1 - male with Mallards ; Moorhen - 15 ; Coot - 2029 January 2010
Harthill Res: Mandarin - 1 - male07 January 2010
Harthill Res: Siskin - 20+ ; Tree Sparrow - 1 ; Treecreeper - 2 ; Willow Tit - 3 ; Little Owl - 1 ; Water Rail - 1 ; Red-legged Partridge - 19 ; Mute Swan - 3 ; Reed Bunting - 313 December 2009
Harthill Res: Blackbird - 8 ; Great Crested Grebe - 4 ; Mandarin - 1 - male ; Tufted Duck - 68 ; Pochard - 1 - male ; Willow Tit - 1 ; Bullfinch - 5 ; Reed Bunting - 5 ; Coot - 2930 November 2009
Harthill Res: Tree Sparrow - 1 ; Willow Tit - 2 ; Little Owl - 1 ; Mandarin - 1 - male displaying amongst mallard29 November 2009
Harthill Res: Bullfinch - 4 ; Great Crested Grebe - 7 ; Shoveler - 1 ; Tufted Duck - 91 ; Kingfisher - 2 ; Blackbird - 10 ; Great Tit - 14 ; Coot - 4509 November 2009
Harthill Res: Tufted Duck - 60 ; Great Crested Grebe - 7 ; Mute Swan - 2 ; Mallard - 16 ; Water Rail - 1 - middle res ; Coot - 46 ; Willow Tit - 2 ; Tree Sparrow - 2 ; Reed Bunting - 3 ; Canada Goose - 105 November 2009
Harthill Res: Long-tailed Tit - 4 ; Tufted Duck - 39 ; Water Rail - 1 - noisy calling, and a brief view. ; Willow Tit - 1+ ; Reed Bunting - 2 - pair feeding ; Goldcrest - 1 ; Siskin - 1 - cock, with goldfinches ; Coal Tit - 1+ ; Bullfinch - 2 - cock and hen, not paired ; Mute Swan - 2 - paired ; Redwing - 1 - feeding on hawthorn31 October 2009
Harthill Res: Blackbird - 29 - influx of migrants ; Bullfinch - 9 ; Greylag Goose - 65 - c. flew low to NE in two skeins at 0830 hrs - presumably local birds ; Pink-footed Goose - 2 - flew NE with Greylag Geese - presumably feral birds ; Mallard - 50 ; Coot - 45 ; Tufted Duck - 73 ; Pochard - 7 ; Fieldfare - 10 - with other thrushes ;, Willow Tit - 1 - calling ; Goldfinch - 34 ; Great Tit - 6 ; Great Crested Grebe - 5 ; Kingfisher - 1 - seen several times on Middle Res ; Song Thrush - 7 - with Blackbirds 22 October 2009
Harthill Res: Siskin - 15 - feeding on birch nuts with Goldfinches ; Great Crested Grebe - 5 - Ad +2juv,juv,Ad ; Tufted Duck - 41 ; Sparrowhawk - 1 - Surprised the pigeons! ; Jay - 1 ; Bullfinch - 4 - 2 prs ; Mandarin - 1 - drake, full plumage ; Lesser Redpoll - 1 - feeding with finch flock ; Long-tailed Tit - 3 ; Treecreeper - 1 ; Kingfisher - 1 ; Redwing - 2 ; Goldfinch - 75 - mixed flock some Siskins approx 1509 October 2009
Harthill Res: Song Thrush - 2 ; Grey Heron - 2 ; Kingfisher - 1 ; Mute Swan - 3 - territory dispute in progress, the female of the resident pair died earlier this year, ; Grey Wagtail - 1 ; Great Crested Grebe - 7 - ad + 2juv,ad + juv, juv, 2 ad ; Long-tailed Tit - 12 ; Sparrowhawk - 1 ; Pochard - 1 ; Tufted Duck - 68 - influx ; Jay - 101 October 2009
Harthill Res: Treecreeper - 1 ; Great Crested Grebe - 7 - Including juvs ; Tufted Duck - 7 ; Kingfisher - 1 ; Mute Swan - 2 - Pair ; Willow Warbler - 2 ; Jay - 1 ; Willow Tit - 1+ ; Long-tailed Tit - 2 ; Kestrel - 2 ; Lapwing - 30 - flew North at 11.45 ; Goldfinch - 30 ; Little Grebe - 2 ; Bullfinch - 2 ; Siskin - 1 - male ; Sparrowhawk - 122 September 2009
Harthill Res: Treecreeper - 1 ; Tufted Duck - 8 ; Mute Swan - 3 ; Red-legged Partridge - 16 - in nearby field ; Great Crested Grebe - 9 - 5 juveniles ; Long-tailed Tit - 3 ; Pied Wagtail - 1 ; Willow Warbler - 2 ; Starling - 150+ ; Rook - 30 - near by field18 September 2009
Harthill Res: Song Thrush - 1 ; Great Crested Grebe - 8 ; Grey Heron - 1 ; Willow Warbler - 2 ; Kingfisher - 1 ; Willow Tit - 1 ; Treecreeper - 1 ; Tufted Duck - 7 ; Sparrowhawk - 1 - flew across ; Chiffchaff - 1 - seen & singing ; Bullfinch - 2 - Juveniles ; Kestrel - 2 ; Mallard - 9 ; Swallow - 5 ; Goldfinch - 6 - 4 juv ; Pied Wagtail - 1 ; Grey Wagtail - 1 ; Mute Swan - 4 - Adults ; Coot - 50+ - Amongst a specie count of 35, I submit ,posibly the most noteworthy from the morning there. ; Blackcap - 2