Sightings Archive

Firsby Res: House Martin - 30+ ; Swift - 6+ - With HM. ; Treecreeper - 1 ; Great Spotted Woodpecker - 1 - Calling ; Linnet - 3 ; Goldfinch - 5 ; Chaffinch - 1 - Singing ; Chiffchaff - 1 - Singing. ; Willow Warbler - 1 - Singing. ; Sedge Warbler - 2 - Still calling from separate areas of reeds ; Willow Tit - 1 - Calling from hedgerow. ; Long-tailed Tit - 6 ; Skylark - 1 - Singing

Rawmarsh; High Street: Kestrel - 3 - hunting together; family party?

Rawmarsh; Rockcliffe Road: Blackcap - 1 - singing

Rowlee Bridge: Stonechat - 3 - Adult female with at least 2 well grown young ; Tree Pipit - 1 - Singing ; Ring Ouzel - 1 - Male

Whiteley Woods: Willow Warbler - 1 - still singing after many weeks at this site.

Attercliffe: Black-headed Gull - 1 - fresh juv flying low over Attercliffe Common.

Catcliffe Flash: Mute Swan - 2+ - ad pr + 4 young ; Gadwall - 8+ ; Mallard - 3+ - 3 fems with broods (4,6,10) ; Pochard - 6 - 5M, 1F ; Tufted Duck - 2 - 2M ; Little Grebe - 2+ - 1 on nest ; Moorhen - 2+ ; Coot - 16+ - 4 occupied nests, 1 brood (4) ; Black-headed Gull - 2 ; Sand Martin - 2+ ; House Martin - 2+ ; Blackcap - 1 - singing

Centenary Riverside: Kingfisher - 2+ - 2 seen near bridge, lots more calling in the area, possible young around? ; Kestrel - 1 - Sat on wooden structure plucking and eating a dead bird ( species unknown) ; Blackcap - 1 - Partial song. ; Reed Warbler - 1 - Singing ; Willow Warbler - 1 - Brief song ; Chaffinch - 1 - Singing ; Greenfinch - 1 - Calling ; Swallow - 2 - Feeding around small pond.

Hollow Meadows: Lapwing - 4 - Pairs agitated behaviour but no evidence of young ; Skylark - 2 - a pair ; Tree Sparrow - 2 ; Curlew - 3 ; Greenfinch - 3 ; Swift - 1 ; Swallow - 4

Surrey Farm: Lapwing - 15 ; Kestrel - 2

Underbank Res: Great Crested Grebe - 3 - adult with 2 young

Cinder Hills: 319 - 1 - @09:45, possibly same bird seen earlier@Upper Common ; Blackcap - 1 - sing ; Chiffchaff - 1+ - sing ; Coal Tit - 1 - sing ; Blue Tit - 1+ - juvs ; Great Tit - 1+ - juvs ; Wren - 1+ - sing ; Blackbird - 1 - sing ; Chaffinch - 1 - sing ; Woodpigeon - 1+ - sing

Hangingwater: Common Buzzard - 1 - circling high above Porter Valley

Hangingwater garden: Robin - 1 - juv feeding itself

Kimberworth Park, Town Lane: Blackbird - 1 - Adult male dead on verge side of road, prob road kill?

Middleton Moor: Black-headed Gull - 14 - Including two “ brown??? juveniles

Newbold, Chesterfield: 319 - 2 ; House Martin - 4+ ; Swift - 2 ; Swallow - 1 ; Goldfinch - 2 ; Sparrowhawk - 1

Orgreave Lakes: Dunlin - 4 ; Ringed Plover - 3 - 2 as, 1 full grown juv ; Redshank - 8 - On island including at least one flying juv ; Great Crested Grebe - 5 - Pair with 3 chicks

R Don, Effingham St: Yellow-legged Gull - 1 - 3cy/2s bird on weir ; Lesser Black-backed Gull - c50 - inc one flattened in road. ; Herring Gull - 10 - mainly imms

R Don, Rotherham Centre; Chantry Bridge: Sand Martin - 7+ prs - feeding young in at least 7 holes in wall beneath Bridge Inn

Rawmarsh; Rockcliffe Road: Tawny Owl - 1 - adult low over garden @ 2220hrs, settling on ridge of neighbouring roof before leaving @ 2225hrs

Remount Road, Kimberworth Park: Swift - 1

Stony Ridge: Hobby - 1

Thrybergh CP: Great Crested Grebe - 4 ; Mute Swan - 62 - inc 5 young 3+2 ; Tufted Duck - 3 - 1f ; 319 - 1 - soar se ; Coot - 10+ - inc 5prs, 25+y ; Lapwing - 9 - inc.8 south ; Common Sandpiper - 1 ; Wren - 15 - singing ; Blackcap - 3 - singing ; Reed Warbler - 3 - singing ; Whitethroat - 4 - 2 singing ; Willow Warbler - 2 - singing ; Chiffchaff - 3 - 2 singing ; Magpie - 25+ - in 5 fams ; Carrion Crow - 8 - inc.a pr with 2y ; House Sparrow - 8+ ; Bullfinch - 4 - 02-Feb

Upper Common, Scholes: 319 - 1 ; Swift - 5+