Sunday 25 January
Catcliffe: 42 Waxwings on Poplar Way in JTf carpark (R.Twigg)

Saturday 24 January
Pebley: Still lots of birds in fields around Pebley Inn.Mixed flock of c200 Finches/Buntings.Mostly Chaffinch, Yellowhammers and Linnets.25 Reed Buntings at least 12 Corn Buntings and a few Bramblings.Also a separate flock of c80 Skylarks.(P.Wragg)
 
Friday 23 January
Rawmarsh: 2 Little Owls calling from allotments, adjacent to Rosehill Park (D.Stables)

Thursday 22 January
Woodhouse: 62 Waxwings at Newton Croft  at 14.40 (R.Twigg)

Wednesday 21 January
Thrybergh CP:  Pink-footed Geese - 154 at 0945, c120 at 0950, both skeins (NW). Also 2 brambling (M&F). Further skeins over Brecks area - 1015 (heard but not seen) and 100+ at 1035 - again (NW). (M.Smethurst)
Moscar: Large Westerly Pink Footed Goose movement 10:00 - 11:15: c1000 in 8 skeins over Damflask and Moscar, Roy Frost counted an impressive  3270 in 16 skeins W over Moscar. Also male Black Grouse on moor opposite Windy Corner (A.Deighton).  Further skeins seen flying over Neepsend.


Tuesday 20 January
Silverwood: Short Eared Owl 1, Common Buzzard 1, Linnet 50+, Meadow Pipit 3, Skylark 1 Singing, Stonechat 1(I.Hedge)

Monday 19 January
Hackenthorpe: At least 40 Waxwings in trees at the corner of Birley Spa Lane and Main Street at 14.40 (K.Bower)
Sheffield: 25 waxwings outside 213 Cemetery Road (M.Timms)

Sunday 18 January
Chesterfield: 50+ Waxwings in Tescos car park   (K.Gould)
Pebley: Large bunting flock still present, containing 4 - 5 Corn Bunting, 20+ Chaffinch, 30+ Yellowhammer, 6+ Reed Bunting, 4+ Greenfinch etc.Also 3 Skylark. (T.Minskip)
Barlborough Park c220 mixed flock of Redwing and Fieldfare. Flock of c120 Wood Pigeon, with at least 2 Stock Dove, and 3 Common Buzzard overhead.(T.Minskip)
Fox Hagg: 2 woodcock seen just before dawn (T.Grose)

Saturday 17 January
Loxley Valley: 2 drake Teal on Damflask "steps" at Stacey Bank; 6 Siskin at Old Wheel Dam; 1 Dipper on river by Fisheries; 2 Jay, 3 Treecreeper and 1Goldcrest on path between Loxley Road/Low Latlock Lane (P.Mella)
Blackburn Meadows: 2 Barn Owls hunting at 07.50, following 1 at 1530 previous day ((K.Bower)
Markham Pit Yard: 82 Golden Plover (A.Deighton)
Totley Brook: c24 birds Bushey Wood Road 12:00 (C.Measures)
 
Feeding on berries in tree in a front garden but dispersed as cars drew up alongside and Sparrowhawk flew overhead.
 
Similar number appeared again on Totley Brook Road, Dore 1445
Pebley: Large bunting flock with at least 8 Corn Buntings in stubbles around Pebley Inn carpark (pager report of 37 here might not be as unlikely as it sounds). (A.Deighton)
Waverley new lagoons: 1 Dark Bellied Brent goose still present with Canadas, and  gull roost of c240 big gulls, c110 GBBG, c130 Herrings, view from Treeton Workshops (A.Deighton)

Photograph Copyright A.Deighton
Thursday 15 January 
Sheffield: 1 Peregrine in the city centre at midday (S.Roddis), and again over St Georges Churchyard (S1) 2:30pm (G.Williams)
Totley: 2 Woodcock flushed near  Rifle Range, following 1 on 7/1 over pasture near Gillfield Wood (C.Measures)

Wednesday 14 January 
Ringinglow: Pink footed Goose - 134 NW at 10.30, also Stonechat on Houndkirk Moor and Kingfisher on Whirlow Dam (P.Brown)
 
Tuesday 13 January 
Pit-house West: Lesser Redpoll - c 140, Common Buzzard - 1, Water Rail - 1 (P.Brown)
 
Monday 12 January 
Blackburn Meadows: 1 Bittern came in from the east flew over the reserve then landed in the reedbed at 11.35. Other birds seen  3 Mute Swans, 6 Goosander, 2 Pochard,12 Snipe, 8 Coot and 5 Reed Bunting.   (K.Bower)
Oughtibridge: 15 waxwings by bridge (M.Oxlade)
Sheffield: c40 Waxwings Penistone Road opposite mecca Bingo at 8:30, 80+ there at lunchtime but no obvious food source (A.Deighton)
Derwent Valley Common Buzzard 4, Raven 2, Red grouse 5+ (J.Partridge)

Sunday 11 January   
Grenoside: Waxwing – 15 at 9.45am (D.Woodriff)
Broomhead Reservoir: Gull Roost - Gbb Gull 7, Herring Gull 70, Common Gull C75, Bh Gull C2500, Goosander 11. Also 2 Raven mobbing a Common Buzzard on Ewden Height (R.Twigg)
Ulley CP: 500 Golden Plover, 80 Lapwing, 4 Common Buzzard, 7 Wigeon, 5 Gadwall, 25 Tufted Duck, 1 Common Gull (D Bye)

Saturday 10 January
Broomhead Reservoir: Gull Roost- 600+BH Gulls including one nearly in breeding plumage, 9 GBB Gulls, 68 Herring Gulls, 15 Common Gulls, 12 LBB Gulls. Also 3 Tufted Ducks and 7 male, 5 female Goosanders (A.Hill)
Ladybower Reservoir: Goldeneye 1 pair, Redwing 30, also 12  Fieldfare nearby (J.Kingsland)
Barlborough: – small flock of Waxwings on Clowne Road, 5 Bullfinch and mixed thrush flock (36 Redwing, 12 Blackbird, 2 Song Thrush and 1 Mistle Thrush) within village (T.Minskip)

Friday 9 January
Langsett Reservoir : Black Headed Gull – c.2500 left NE in several waves, Common Gull – c. 40, Mistle Thrush – party of 4 (D.Woodriff)
Stannington - field adjoining Anvil Close/Wood Lane: 30 Waxwing 15.30 (S.Clifton)

Thursday 8 January
Shirecliff tip: 1 juvenile Iceland Gull, also 20 Red Deer at Barbrook reservoir (M.Garner)

Wednesday 7 January
Silverwood :  Stonechat 2, Short Eared Owl 1, Mistle Thrush 3, Meadow pipit  2 (I.Hedge) 

Tuesday 6 January
Harthill Reservoir: (almost all of water frozen) Teal - 46, Water Rail - 1, Redshank - 1, Little Owl - 1, Willow Tit - 1, Siskin - 40 (M.Sherwin)
Totley: 20 Waxwings in Sunnyvale Avenue area (C.Measures)

Monday 5 January
Wentworth Lakes/Greasborough Dams: Grey Heron 6, Goosander 1, Sparrowhawk 4, Kingfisher 2, Bullfinch 5, Water rail 1 (C.Naylor)

Sunday 4 January
Thrybergh Tip: Cormorant - 5 river; Shoveler - 11; Goosander - 1 redhead on river; Sparrowhawk - 4 up together (P.Leonard)
Pebley Pub fields: Yellowhammer c.70 still present; Corn Bunting 1+; Reed Bunting 1; Chaffinch c.30; Brambling 5 (R.Hill)
Redmires (Rivelin Conduit): 10 Red Grouse (4 others heard), 13 male Pheasants (no females); 6 Lapwing, also 12 Fieldfares (with one Mistle Thrush) off School Green Lane Fulwood (M.Hodgson)
Ulley CP: 2 Common Snipe, 3 Cormorant, 1 Common Buzzard, 2 Goldeneye, 1 male Wigeon, 1 Kingfisher, 300 Golden Plover on Guilthwaite Common, also Woodcock 2nd Jan (D Bye), and c170 Lapwing on Guilthwaite Common (M Smethurst)
Stanage:  4 Crossbills feeding - 1 male 3 female

Photograph Copyright C.Hurst

Saturday 3 January
Langsett area: Black Headed Gull – c.3000 left N to NE from roost by 8.15am, Common Gull – c.50, Red Grouse – 28, Teal – 34, Redwing – 14, Fieldfare – 10, Bullfinch – 5 (D.Woodriff)
Chesterfield: Waxwing; 37 at junction of Loundsley Green Road and Linacre Road (R.Blagden)

Friday 2 January
Silverwood Lagoon: drake Smew until 09.10 when flew off high west with a drake Goldeneye (B.Bailey)
Rother Valley: Drake Smew 10am, also female Pintail (Les)
Dean Head, Near Green Moor: 13 Red Legged Partridge, 24 Lapwing (P.Garrity)
Haywood Farm: Lesser Redpoll 70+ still present, Siskin 20+, Woodcock 1 flushed, Reed Bunting F (S.Bailey)

Thursday 1 January
Tinsley:1 Chiffchaff feeding in a garden on Oversley Street (K.Bower)
Heeley. River Sheaf by Broadfield Road: A pair of Mandarins (P.Brown)

Tuesday 30 December
Broomhead Res: Gull roost - BH Gull 856; Common Gull 52; Herring Gull 101; GBB Gull 12; Iceland Gull 1 presumably the 2nd winter from last week (R.Hill)
Abbeydale: 7 Mandarin ( 4 males 3 females) Abbeydale Hamlet lake (J.Sherwin)
Loxley : c.120 Fieldfare and 70 Redwing on Myers Lane, also female Goldeneye on Old Wheel Dam (P.Mella)
Carr Vale Nature Reserve: 5 Willow Tit, 14 Reed Bunting, 28 Teal, 51 Gadwal, 23 Mallard, 6 Cormorant, 20 Siskins, 100+ Black headed gulls, 2 Pochard.  Also 4 Red Legged Partridge, 20 Redpoll at  Elmton (A.Hill)
Elsecar Reservoir Goosander – 10: 4 male and 6 female; Kingfisher – 1, Mallard – c.200 (D.Woodriff )
Wentworth Estate; Grey Heron – 6, Long Tailed Tit – 15, Jackdaw – c.200, Rook – c.300, Red-legged Partridge – 1, Woodpigeon – c.300 (D.Woodriff )
 
Monday 29 December
Sheffield: 300+ Waxwing St Marys Gate, nr Staples (KRG+ A.Deighton)
Redmires Res: Waxwing 20 W to roost at 15:25; Raven 2; Brambling 21, Greenfinch 24, Lesser Redpoll 4, Siskin 1 - all W to roost (R.Hill)
RVCP: 20+ Goosander, 10+/- Goldeneye, 1 Gt Northern Diver (Reserve Lake about 14:30) (M.Hodgson)
 
Sunday 28 December
Linacre Res: GC Grebe 1; Little Grebe 1; Mandarin Duck 5 (3m + 2f); Pochard 1; Tufted Duck 5; BH Gull 20; Willow Tit 2 : also Peregrine on Big moor (R.Hill)
Wharncliffe Chase and Woods: Tawny Owl – 1: calling, Stonechat – pair, Yellowhammer – 5, Red Legged Partridge – 8 (D.Woodriff )
Thrybergh CP: L Grebe - 3; GC Grebe - 25; Cormorant - 24; Wigeon - 27; Gadwall - 2; Pochard - 16; Tufted Duck - 103; Goosander - 1 redhead; Moorhen - 25; Common Gull - 8; Kingfisher - 1; Green Woodpecker-1 (P.Leonard)
Thrybergh Tip: Teal - c50; Shoveler - 13; Pochard - 5; Goldeneye - 1m; Woodcock - 1 flushed; Green Woodpecker - 1; Willow Tit - 1.(P.Leonard)
Aldwarke SF: Jack Snipe - 1, Snipe - 1 (P.Leonard)
Clowne: 1 Merlin flew over west of the village at 1:40pm, 2 Common Buzzards, 52 Lapwings, 5 male 3 female Teal (A.Hill)
Heeley: 100-120 Waxwings feeding on rowan berriesat start of Abbeydale Rd (J.Hornbuckle)
Sheffield: 100+ Waxwings St Mary's Gate outside Staples, eyeing up 2 berry laden whitebeams (A.Deighton)
Poolsbrook CP :120 P.F Geese flew E (K.Gould)

Saturday 27 December
Barlborough:  3 Corn Bunting by Pebley Inn, with c70 Yellowhammer, also 41 P.F.Geese flew W at RVCP, 1 Ad Caspian Gull at Poolsbrook CP, and 400 Golden Plover, Woodthorpe nr Staveley (K.Gould)

Friday 26 December
Offerton: Siskin, 31, Redwing c.80, Fieldfare, 1 (J.Kingsland)

Thursday 25 December
Thrybergh CP: 12 male Goldeneye  - possibility a site record (M.Smethurst)
Salmon pastures: 1 female Goosander, 60+ Redpoll (C.Hurst)
Green Moor: C40 Pink Footed Geese flying NW @ 10.35, 6 Bullfinch, also Barn Owl over Bowshaw Roundabout,  Lowedges (M.Garrity)
Rivelin Valley: Harris Hawk with part jess attached,flying free near Coppice Farm Shop on both Christmas Day and along river on Boxing Day. Seems to be in good condition (N.Porter)
RVCP: 210 Pochard (K.Gould)

Wednesday 24 December
Broomhead Res: Goosander 5; Tufted Duck 6; Grey Heron 1; GBB Gull 34; Herring Gull 176; LBB Gull 1; Common Gull 48; BH Gull 863 in the roost (R.Hill, K.Clarkson
Greasbrough Dams/Wentworth Lakes: Grey Heron 4, Nuthatch 3, Long-tailed Tit 12, Goosander 3F, Bullfinch 3,Common Buzzard 1, Goldcrest 5, GC Grebe 2, Siskin 24, Tawny Owl 1( (S.Naylor)

Tuesday 23 December
High Green: Pink Footed Geese - 150 NW at 10.45am calling, low (D.Woodriff)
Wortley Hall and Estate:
Little Owl - 1: calling, Red Legged Partridge - 4, Chaffinch - 200, Siskin - 5, Goldfinch - 10, Bullfinch - 7, Greenfinch - 7, Lessor Redpoll - 10, Linnet - 1, Nuthatch - 1, Treecreeper - 3, Goldcrest - 8, Redwing - 15, Fieldfare - 9, Song Thrush - 2: 1 singing, Mistle Thrush - 2: 1 singing, Long Tailed Tit - 33, Coal Tit - 11, (D.Woodriff)
Gleadless: 30 waxwings on 11/12/08 and again on 23/12/08, on yellow rowans on Charnock Drive (K.Hindmarch)

Sunday 21 December
Ulley CP: Kingfisher - 1, Long Tailed Tit – 13, Willow Tit – 1, Lesser Redpoll – 50, Siskin – 15, Bullfinch – 4, Goldfinch – 34, Sparrowhawk – 1, Kestrel - 1 (D.Woodriff)
Broomhead resr gull roost: c300 Herring Gull, c25 Greater BBG, 2 Lesser BBG, c1800 BHG, c30 Common Gull, plus 2 Goosander.  Also Iceland Gull (second winter) 20/12 (A.Deighton)
Harthill Res:  Teal 7; Shoveler 5; Tufted Duck 23; Coot 58; Moorhen 22; Sparrowhawk 1; GC Grebe 1; Cormorant 2; Redshank 1; BH Gull 10; Woodpigeon c.100; Stock Dove 3; Bullfinch 6 (R.Hill)
Clowne: 3 Common Buzzard, 2 Sparrowhalk, 700+ Woodpigeon, 2 Goldcrest, 2 Kestral, 15 Grey Partridge, 2 Yellowhammer, 1 Redwing, 5 Bullfinch (A.Hill)
   
Saturday 20 December
Pit-house West: mixed flock of 200+ Siskins Redpoll and Goldfinch feeding on silver birch, 20+ long tailed tits 6 redwing 15+, Wren, 10 Goldcrest, 10 Dunnock, and a Green Woodpecker over (C.Hurst)
Broomhead Res: GBB Gulls 31, LBB Gulls 2,Herring Gulls 213, Common Gulls c30,BH Gulls c750, Iceland Gull 1 second winter bird (R.Twigg)
Blackburn Meadows: Goosander 8, Snipe 1, Jack Snipe 3 (K.Bower)
Ulley CP: 36 Tufted Duck, 1 Green Sandpiper, 1 Kingfisher, 40 Lesser Redpoll, 2 Common Snipe (D.Bye)

Friday 19 December
Rother Valley CP (Meadowgate Lake): Pochard  138, Goldeneye  13, Goosander  8, Ruddy Duck  None!, Snipe  22,Kingfisher 1, Siskin  20 (P.Brown, M.Fenner)
 
Thursday 18 December
Eastwood, Rotherham: c120 Pink-footed Geese moving low to NW (P.Leonard)
Ulley CP: 2 Common Snipe, 1 male Pochard, 1 male Wigeon, 1 female Goldeneye, 7 Great Crested Grebe, 1ad & 3imm Mute Swan, 36 Tufted Duck, 3 Gadwall, 1 Kingfisher, 2 Cormorant, 21 Lesser Redpoll (D.Bye)
Brincliffe Edge: Single adult Peregrine Falcon flying west, SK33/84 (R.Pethen)
RVCP:  160 Pochard, 360 Teal, also 260 Teal at Breck Farm, Staveley, and 102 Golden Plover at West Handley (K.Gould)
Pit-house West: Cormorant 1; Water Rail 1 calling; Herring Gull 6 SE; Meadow Pipit 7; Yellowhammer 2(R.Hill)
Harthill Res: Cormorant 4; GC Grebe 2; Grey Heron 4; Teal 18; Shoveler 10; Pintail 1; Gadwall 2; Tufted Duck 15 + 25 E; Goldeneye 4; Goosander 35; Coot 61; Golden Plover c.170 high to SW; Woodpigeon c.180; Kingfisher 1; Redwing c.45; Fieldfare 15; Blackbird 39; Willow Tit 1; Siskin c.50 (R.Hill)

Photograph Copyright R.Hill

Saturday 13 December: c50 Waxwings near Hammerton Road (Dodd Street) midday (A.Deighton)

Photograph Copyright A.Deighton

Friday 12 December
Cemetery Avenue: 50+ Waxwing (T.Grose)

Thursday 11 December
Heeley Green: 3 Waxwings opposite post office and bathing on roof of Nursery school off Denmark Road (P.Ridsdale)

Tuesday 9 December
Thrybergh CP: GC Grebe - 30, possibly a site record; Cormorant - 48; Greylag - 15; Wigeon - 6; Gadwall - 8; Pochard - 16; Tufted Duck - 233; Common Buzzard - 1; Golden Plover - 7; Green Woodpecker 1f. (P.Leonard)

Monday 8 December
Hammerton Road Sheffield: 105 Waxwing outside Police Station at 08:30 (P.Mella)

Sunday 7 December
Normanton Springs:1 male Peregrine over towards Richmond Park at 10.05 (K.Bower)
Ulley CP: 1 Woodcock, 1 Common Buzzard, 70 Lapwing, 30 Golden Plover (D.Bye)
Catcliffe Flash:  1 Water Rail by the layby, 14 Shoveler, 6 Wigeon (D.Bye)
Silverwood Pit Top: 3 Short-eared Owl, 2 Stonechat, 16 Common Gull, 30 Linnet (D.Bye)
Broomhead Moor: 2 Black Grouse males, 1 Raven (A.Hill)
Peat Pits Bradfield: c100 Golden Plover on damp grassland near farmhouse (J.Stobart)
Thrybergh CP: L Grebe - 3;  GC Grebe - 25; Cormorant - 33; Greylag - 16; Wigeon - 3; Gadwall - 3; Teal - 4; Pochard - 9; Tufted Duck - 191; Golden Plover - 28; Green Woodpecker - 1 calling from Thrybergh Park; Redwing - 99, all N. (P.Leonard)
Thrybergh Tip: Gadwall - 7; Teal - 18; Shoveler - 4; Goosander - 2 f; Woodcock -1 flushed; Snipe - 1; Chiffchaff - 1; Reed Bunting - 4. (P.Leonard)
Aldwarke SF: Heron - 2; Snipe - 1; Reed Bunting - 4. Also Cormorant - 22 on pylons at Aldwarke (P.Leonard)
Derwent Valley: 40 Long-tailed Tits over, 10 Coal Tits (C.Hurst)

Photograph Copyright C.Hurst
Thornseat Delf: Great Grey Shrike 1 found at 0855 hrs - showing well on overhead wires (R.Hill)

Photograph Copyright A.Deighton

Saturday 6 December
Ulley CP: 1 Green Sandpiper, 3 Wigeon, 1 female Goldeneye, 9 Gadwall, 1 Kingfisher, 21 Lesser Redpoll, 3 Cormorant (D.Bye)
Broomhead: Gull Roost: Adult Med Gull, c300 Herring Gulls, c50 GBB Gulls, 7 Goosander (3m 4f) (A.Deighton)
Redmires Res: Peregrine 1 female hunting over Middle Res; Waxwing 18 W to r