Sightings Archive

Redmires Res: Yellow Wagtail - 1 - flew SW ; Siskin - 18 - flew SW ; Swallow - 14 - flew SW

Renishaw Park Lake: GREAT WHITE EGRET - 1 - Feeding close to footpath at field side of lake 12:00-12:30

Roundwood Golf course: Raven - 2 - low to SW, then W @ 0642hrs pursued by local crows ; Jay - 1 ; Kestrel - 1 - male, hunting

Shillito Wood: Great Spotted Woodpecker - 3 - ad fem + 2 juvs at feeders ; Blue Tit - 4+ ; Great Tit - 4+ ; Coal Tit - 2 ; Nuthatch - 1 ; Treecreeper - 2 ; Robin - 1 ; Dunnock - 1 ; Chaffinch - 8+ ; Goldfinch - 2

Stubbin, nr Rawmarsh; Back Lane: Swallow - 8 - SW ; House Martin - 13 - single party SW ; Linnet - 11 ; Lesser Black-backed Gull - 4 - W/SW ; Stock Dove - 4 ; Sparrowhawk - 1 ; Meadow Pipit - 11 - S/SE ; Greenfinch - 2 - NW ; Chaffinch - 2 ; Rook - c30 ; Mistle Thrush - 1 ; Kestrel - 1 - hunting

Sugworth: Barn Owl - 1

Thrybergh CP: Great Crested Grebe - 8 - inc.2ad, 3jv now independant ; Little Grebe - 6 ; Cormorant - 6 - 1jv ; Greylag Goose - 48+ - inc 2 grey white/buff col ; Canada Goose - 400+ ; Gadwall - 3 - mmf ; Shoveler - 2 - mf ; Pochard - 2 - m ; Tufted Duck - 59 ; Moorhen - 12 - inc 8jv ; Coot - 110+ ; Black-headed Gull - 400+ - inc 300+ following.plough ; Herring Gull - 2 - ad ; Lesser Black-backed Gull - 1 - 3cy Norway bird ; Sand Martin - 1 ; Swallow - 2 ; House Martin - 4 ; Meadow Pipit - 3 - past s1-1-1 ; Chiffchaff - 11 - 1 singing ; Starling - 200 ; Reed Bunting - 3 ; Yellowhammer - 1

Upper Haugh: Starling - c60 - single flock

Walkley: Tawny Owl - 1 - female calling near Carr Road

Walkley Cemetery: 319 - 2

Agden: Meadow Pipit - 30+ - Lots of meadow pipits moving south against a south westerly this morning in small parties of 20-30 all morning from first light until at least 11:00.

Arbourthorne: Grey Heron - 1 - in tree by pond12:20 ; Moorhen - 6 - on pond ; Chiffchaff - 1 ; Meadow Pipit - 13 - small flock over pond 12:25

Barbrook Pools: Peregrine - 1 ; Merlin - 1 - Persistently mobbing the Peregrine over the Pools and continued until both flew SW and out of sight. ; 319 - 2 ; Kestrel - 2 ; Golden Plover - 1 ; Meadow Pipit - 218 - 218 SW in one hour ; House Martin - 14 - SW ; Swallow - 4 - SW ; Pied Wagtail - 1 - SW ; Linnet - 2 - SW

Blackburn Meadows: Pink-footed Goose - 60 - c60 flew over at 08:40

Castle Dyke: Swallow - 50+ 100+ ? - Hawking all over playing fields and surrounding farm fields, including c 40 on ground on area of playing field shortly after it was vacated by footballers. No idea how many there were in the area altogether.

Cowell Flat: Wheatear - 4 ; Whinchat - 1

Damflask Res: Lapwing - 15 - in amongst rocks near overflow

Derwent Edge: Pink-footed Goose - 74 - Skeins of 47 and 27 over Bradfield Dale from the N before heading off W over Derwent edge at 9:05 and 10:20

Firsby Res: Snipe - 1 - Feeding along waters edge. ; Moorhen - 6 ; Grey Heron - 1 - Juv. ; 320 - 1

Fulwood: Swift - 1 - Over observer’s house SE mid-morning

Great Longstone: Stonechat - 3 ; Pink-footed Goose - 3 - over ; Meadow Pipit - 65 ; Skylark - 4 ; Chiffchaff - 7

Holmebrook Valley Park: Mute Swan - 6 ; Tufted Duck - 1 - Male ; Goldfinch - 30+ - Flock ; Great Crested Grebe - 1 - Adult

Hurlfield: Meadow Pipit - 150 - c150 noted all south 08:30-11:00. ; Swallow - 7 - 5 S +2 NW. ; Common Buzzard - 3 ; Sparrowhawk - 2 ; Chiffchaff - 1 - in observers garden ; Blackcap - 1 - fem in observers garden ; Kestrel - 1 ; Cormorant - 2 - flew W 10:35

Intake: Little Egret - 1 - flew west towards Richmond at 08:20

Ladybower Res: Raven - 4 - over W