Sightings Archive

Linacre Res: Great Crested Grebe - 10 - 4 ads, 6 juvs ; Mandarin - 30 ; Grey Wagtail - 5 ; Grey Heron - 1 ; House Martin - c30

Orgreave Lakes: Spotted Redshank - 1 - From 07:15 until 8:15 when lost ; Greylag Goose - 304 - Single flock on W shore of large lake, including several family parties ; Little Grebe - 1 - On small lake ; Sand Martin - 1 - Over large lake ; House Martin - 15 ; Skylark - 7 - In long grass E of large lake ; Canada Goose - 50 - C. ; Pochard - 35

Silverwood Lagoon: Greenshank - 1 - calling bird south at 06.50

Thrybergh CP: Great Crested Grebe - 8 - inc 3j ; Little Grebe - 5 ; Cormorant - 3 ; Grey Heron - 3 - inc. 2se ; Mute Swan - 41 - inc.4j ; Greylag Goose - 36 ; Canada Goose - 146 ; Gadwall - 7 - inc 5 left nw ; Tufted Duck - 59 ; Black-headed Gull - 160 - + ; Herring Gull - 2 - 1a1 2cy ; Lesser Black-backed Gull - 1 - ad ; Sand Martin - 2 - + ; Swallow - 30 - + ; House Martin - 140 - + ; Meadow Pipit - 3 - s ; Robin - 20 ; Song Thrush - 5inc. - inc. 4 tgether ; Chiffchaff - 8 ; Jay - 1

Aldwarke: Mute Swan - 03-Jun - 3 NE, 0635-0654hrs; 3 SW, 0825-0900hrs ; Goosander - 2 - redheads, SW @ 0656hrs

Aldwarke; Liberty Steel: Cormorant - 9 - on pylon by 0810hrs ; Raven - 01-Feb - 1 strongly N @ 0723hrs; same or different bird low over complex (SK4495) briefly @ 0808hrs, possibly leaving SE @ 0900hrs ; Sparrowhawk - 02-Mar - 1 left N/NW; 2 soaring over together @ 0923hrs

Attercliffe: Little Egret - 1 - Over Hawke Street heading upstream.

Brownhills Lane: Whinchat - 2 - perched on roadside wall.

Canklow: Pheasant - 5 - Large juveniles on AMG works field. This springs successful brood. 06.50

Canklow Woods: 319 - 1 - Over near Boston Castle 19.10.

Dore: Red Kite - 1 - Flying west at 9.35.

Hangingwater garden: Woodpigeon - 1 - first juv of year, dead by feed table

Listerdale; Black Carr: Common Buzzard - 2 - soaring over, interacting with 2 RNs @ 0920-0928hrs ; Raven - 2 - soaring & tumbling together mobbed by c15 smaller corvids, 0903-0928hrs at least, interacting with 2 BZ & SH at one point ; Sparrowhawk - 1 - soaring/interacting with BZs & RNs @ 0928hrs

Norwood Allotments: Ring-necked Parakeet - 7 - A new high count for the site. Flying presumably to roost.

Parkgate; *Banana* plantation: Swallow - 17 - 3 feeding + 14 SW ; House Martin - 18 - 2 feeding; party of 16 SW ; Meadow Pipit - 6 - S/SW ; Lesser Black-backed Gull - 5 - S/SW ; Chaffinch - 1 - NW ; Pied Wagtail - 2 - 'alba' wagtails, SW ; Kestrel - 1 - f/juv ; Goldfinch - 30-40 ; Siskin - 12 - 2 N; 10 S ; Great Spotted Woodpecker - 1 ; Merlin - 1 - female-type, S/SW @ 0858hrs ; Chiffchaff - 1

Roundwood Golf course: Magpie - 14 - foraging party ; Sparrowhawk - 1 - mobbed by SGs, left S/SW

RVCP, Meadowgate Lake: Little Egret - 1

Silver Wood: Grey Heron - 1 - on Woodlaithes duckpond at 05.55 ; Gadwall - 8 - departed north early morning

Silverwood Lagoon: Peregrine - 1 - over stubble fields to west at 09.15 ; Shoveler - 1 ; Cormorant - 2 - SW at 07.15 ; Sparrowhawk - 1 ; Kestrel - 2 ; Chiffchaff - 1 - singing

Thrybergh CP: Great Crested Grebe - 7 - 2ad 3j now independent ; Little Grebe - 2 - a ; Cormorant - 4 ; Mute Swan - 34 - inc.4j ; Canada Goose - 100 - + ; Tufted Duck - 79 ; Goosander - 2 - r/h then left early prob same seen sw ; 319 - 2 - drift w ; Lapwing - 130 - #NAME? ; Black-headed Gull - 150 - + ; Lesser Black-backed Gull - 3 - 1-3cy ring on +2jv passed n ; Ruff - 1 - jv ; Sand Martin - 12 - + ; Swallow - 20 - + ; House Martin - 150 - #NAME? ; Meadow Pipit - 2 - singles s ; Grey Wagtail - 2 ; Blackcap - 1 ; Chiffchaff - 9 - 3sing ; Starling - 60 - #NAME? ; Snipe - 2

Attercliffe: CASPIAN GULL - 1 - juv on low roof at Warren St 13:30 ; Yellow-legged Gull - 1 - adult. Limping bird, similar bird present for the last few years here at this time of year. ; Peregrine - 2 - juvs chasing over Norfolk Bridge tonight

Firsby Res: Moorhen - 6 ; 320 - 4 - Feeding on mud in dried out small Res. ; Grey Heron - 1 ; Pheasant - 2 - Pair.