Sightings Archive

Middleton Moor: Sand Martin - 2

Moscar Cross: Cormorant - 6 - SW over to Ladybower ; Stock Dove - 20 - SW movement in ones and twos

Orgreave Lakes: Greenshank - 1 - On large lake side of causeway then flew south at 13.11 ; Red-crested Pochard - 1 - Eclipse drake still present on/by south side of island at 14.30 ; Red-crested Pochard - 2 - Eclipse males on island early morning onwards

Redmires Top Res: Peregrine - 1

Silverwood Lagoon: Gadwall - 4 ; House Martin - c.30 ; Swallow - 4 ; Reed Bunting - 6 - calling in phragmites ; Snipe - 2 ; Grey Heron - 1 - SW ; Jay - 11 - the one thing that seems to be getting commoner here ; Chiffchaff - 3 - singing ; 319 - 2 ; Canada Goose - 16 - departed north early morning ; Rook - 8 - in stubble fields to west ; Hobby - 1 - north at 08.45 ; Red-legged Partridge - c.50 - in fields to west - released by local shoot ; Great Tit - 1 - singing in The Close ; Lesser Black-backed Gull - 1 - adult

Strines Moor: Red Grouse - c150 - shoot in progress, put up by beaters

Thrybergh CP: Shoveler - 6 - eclipse birds ; Red-crested Pochard - 4 - 3m,1f ; Spotted Flycatcher - 1 ; Hobby - 1

Wadsley Common garden: Osprey - 1 - Low over garden, just skirting treetops heading west at 15:15

Waverley: Grey Partridge - 6

Waverley Estate: Hobby - 3 - up for 2 mins with a large flock of mainly Bĺack Headed Gulls feeding on insect hatch. ; Mistle Thrush - 28

Woodhouse Washlands: Little Egret - 1 ; Kingfisher - 1 ; Grey Wagtail - 1 ; Cormorant - 4 - Heading South ; Reed Bunting - 1

Aldwarke: Raven - 2 - SW calling @ 0615hrs, then W, settling on telecoms mast in Parkgate, attracting curious Starlings. One still present @ 0630hrs. Not relocated.

Aldwarke; Liberty Steel: Peregrine - 1 - adult sat on chimney

Birley Edge: Common Buzzard - 1 - Flying low over fields and 'mewing' before heading to Great Hollins Wood

Bramley: Swift - 2 - Screaming low over Flanderwell Avenue at 16.00.

Brightside: 319 - 1 - over

Brinsworth: 319 - 1 - Over Phoenix sports club 11.18

Firsby Res: Mallard - 1 ; Moorhen - 5 ; 319 - 1 - Mobbed by C Crow. ; Black-headed Gull - 2

Greystones garden: Nuthatch - 1

Hangingwater garden: Tawny Owl - 2 - calling simultaneously

Hope Valley: Kestrel - 1

Longshaw: 319 - 2

Middleton Moor: Wigeon - 9 ; 320 - 29 ; Dunlin - 1 ; Whinchat - 1

Midhope: Marsh Harrier - 1 - Juvenile/female Marsh Harrier quartering low over ploughed field Midhope Hall lane

Nether Haugh: Kestrel - 1 - f/juv ; Mistle Thrush - 1

Orgreave Lakes: Greenshank - 1 - 1 Early morning ; Curlew - 2 ; Yellow-legged Gull - 1 - Ad ; Mandarin - 1 - Juv' still present

Parkgate; *Banana* plantation: Goldcrest - 2+

Parkgate; Greasbrough Road: Swallow - 1 - on wires

Peat Pits: Wheatear - 1 - sat on wall ; Curlew - 1 - flying east ; Linnet - 30+ - in rape stubble ; Woodpigeon - 100+ - feeding in rape stubble

Poolsbrook Marsh: Gadwall - 17 ; Lesser Black-backed Gull - 21 ; Chiffchaff - 11 ; Reed Warbler - 5 ; Willow Tit - 2 ; Grasshopper Warbler - 1 ; Gadwall - 17 ; Moorhen - 3 ; Grey Heron - 1 - imm ; Lesser Black-backed Gull - 21 - flew N ; Blackbird - 3 ; Willow Tit - 2 - separate singles - a welcome return after numerous blank visits ; Chiffchaff - 12 ; Blackcap - 1 ; Reed Warbler - 5 - inc 2 ads still feeding young ; Grasshopper Warbler - 1 - ad carrying food - gave sharp 'plit' call & another high pitch alarm I'd not heard before - movement in adjacent grass a suspected fledged juv ; Bullfinch - 5 - c. ; Yellowhammer - 1

R Don, Effingham St: CASPIAN GULL - 1 - juvenile on weir again tonight, flew to Warren St Viridor site. ; CASPIAN GULL - 1 - another photo

R Don, Norfolk Bridge: Swift - 1 - heading E ; Swallow - 7 - heading S

Stubbin, nr Rawmarsh; Back Lane: Rook - c30 - feeding in stubble ; Red-legged Partridge - 3 ; Grey Partridge - 2+ - pair + 14 full-grown juvs ; House Martin - 4 - over ; Sparrowhawk - 02-Mar - hunting pigeons in adjacent fields ; Woodpigeon - 200+ - in stubble fields ; Feral Pigeon - 4-500 - in stubble fields ; Mistle Thrush - 9 - over ; Yellowhammer - 1 ; Linnet - c30 - in stubble field ; Chaffinch - 40-50 - in stubble fields