Treeton Nature Diary 2026
- Bob Croxton
- Jan 1
- 2 min read
Updated: 1 day ago
Sunday 22 February Monthly wildfowl count highlights
Orgreave Lakes and R. Rother
Mallard 24, Gadwall 1, Pochard 37, Red-crested Pochard, Tufted Duck 17, Scaup 1, Godeneye 5, Coot 24, Oystercatcher 2.
Treeton Dyke
Mute Swan 31, Mallard 28, Gadwall 4, Tufted Duck 34, Goosander 1, Great Crested Grebe 1, Coot 24, Moorhen 5, Kingfisher 1.
Catcliffe Flash
Mallard 12, Gadwall 7, Shoveler 8, Pochard 11, Tufted Duck 40, Coot 5, Moorhen 1.
Wednesday 18 February
Treeton
Whooper Swan 22 over NW at 1002 hrs.
Tuesday 17 February
Catcliffe Flash
Ten Shoveler.
Friday 6 February
Treeton
Only my second ever Blackcap (Male) made a brief aperance in my garden this morning.
Thursday 29 January
Catcliffe Flash
Three pairs of Shovelers and 13 Pochard.
Tuesday 20 January Monthly wildfowl counts
Treeton Dyke
Mute Swan 35, Mallard 90, Pochard 2, Tufted Duck 35, Goosander 4, Coot 66, Moorhen 3.
Orgreave Lakes
Mallard 35, Gadwall 2, Pochard 53, Tufted Duck 18, Goldeneye 2, Coot 54, Little Grebe 1, Little Egret 2.
Monday 19 January Monthly wildfowl counts
Catcliffe Flash
Mute Swan 1, Teal 11, Mallard 3, Gadwall 4, Wigeon 3, Pochard 4, Tufted Duck 15, Scaup 1, Coot 17, Moorhen 2.
Thursday 15 January
Catcliffe Flash
The male Scaup wakened from its slumber today for while and fed and preened, before going back to sleep.
Saturday 10 January
Oxbow Treeton Meadows
c40 Wigeon.
Catcliffe Flash 90% frozen
Three Shoveler, c70 Teal, Male Scaup.
Monday 5 January
Ulley Country Park
Two female Shovelers were an unusual sight here. A large disjointed flock of a minimum of 250 Pink-footed Geese flew over NW at 0944 hrs.
Treeton Dyke
Mostly frozen. A minimum of 121 Coot were on a small patch of open water.
Sunday 4 January
Catcliffe Flash
Scaup, 3 Common Gulls.
River Rother, Treeton Meadows
Seven Cormorants landed on the river and then flew off SW.
Saturday 3 January
Treeton Dyke
Three Goldeneye 2M 1F, 43 Tufted Duck, a pair of Bullfinch
Oxbow, Treeton Meadows
A minimum of ten Stock Doves and a minimum of 30 Wigeon.
Thursday 1 January
New Year Bird Count 2026
Urban Treeton
Woodpigeon, Collared Dove, Robin, Jackdaw, Great Tit, Long-tailed Tit, Blue Tit.
Treeton Upper Tip
Carrion Crow, Blackbird, Magpie, Kestrel, Redwing, Goldfinch.
Old Flatts Farm
Pheasant, Pied Wagtail.
Spa House Farm
Buzzard, Starling, Stock Dove.
Lower Ulley Brook
Fieldfare, Reed Bunting, Black-headed Gull.
River Rother
Cormorant, Mallard, Goosander, Goldcrest, Dunnock, Grey Wagtail, Chiffchaff.
Oxbow Treeton Meadows
Grey Heron.
Catcliffe Flash
Pochard, Tufted Duck, Gadwall, Mute Swan, Coot, Herring Gull, Lesser Black-backed Gull.
Treeton Dyke
Moorhen, Great Crested Grebe, Goldeneye.
Treeton Grange
Green Woodpecker heard.
Orgreave Lakes & Common
Lapwing, Little Grebe, Little Egret, Meadow Pipit, Great Black-backed Gull, Greylag Goose, Canada Goose.
A grand total of 47 species.
Apart from a few species, passerines were hard to come bye. Goldfinch only finch, no House Sparrows!
2025 - 55 species. 2024 – 50 Species. 2023 – 57 species. 2022 - 53 Species. 2021 - 52 species. 2020 - 58 species. 2019 - 48 species. Record 2009 - 66 species
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