Sightings Archive

Firsby Res: Great Tit - 10+ - 2 Familes.

Greystones: Swift - 4

Hangingwater garden: Blue Tit - 6+ - young out of box this morning, 11 days later than last year. At least 4 calling from bushes + 2 ads ; Jay - 1+ - constant carrying away of mainly peanut bits to Bingham Park

Hollinsend Park: Starling - 80+ - large noisy flock of mostly juv birds at 07:30.

Hudson*s Rough: Wren - 1+ ; Robin - 1+ ; Blackbird - 10+ - inc 6+ juvs, and at least 3 singing ; Blackcap - 1 - sing ; Chiffchaff - 1 - sing ; Long-tailed Tit - 1+ ; Blue Tit - 1+ ; Pheasant - 1

Kimberworth Park: Swift - 1+ - 1 adult left nest after calls from nest in gable end, Roughwood Road

Linacre Res: Crossbill - 9 - flying around the Larch woodlands by the top reservoir this evening

Manor Fields Park: Reed Warbler - 1 - again in reedbed singing 05:25-06:00.

Moorland Fringe: Nightjar - 9 - reports from 4 sites, at least 6 churring males.

R Don, Effingham St: Lesser Black-backed Gull - c20 - inc new ringed 3cy intermedius, ringed as a chick near Stavanger, Norway in 2016. ; Bullfinch - 2 - adult and fledged juv

Ravenfield Church: Tawny Owl - 1 - In woodland early morning mobbed by Blackbirds and Magpies.

Redmires conduit: Lapwing - 1+ - one chick with adult in horse fields ; Curlew - 1 - calling from wall

Redmires Middle Res: Redshank - 1 - on north shore

Redmires Top Res: Wheatear - 1 - f ; Woodcock - 1+ - roding

Rivelin Filters: Mandarin - 1+ - female with three chicks ; Common Sandpiper - 2+ - 2 adult + one chick ; Moorhen - 2+ - 2 adult, 2 chicks ; Dipper - 2+ - bred in pipe in bywash - fledged 2 weeks ago when 2 chicks seen ; Coot - 2+ - bred on pond

Rivelin Valley: Redstart - 3 - on golf course

Roughwood Rec: Woodpigeon - 7 ; Jackdaw - 6+ ; Rook - 6+

Scholes Coppice: Kestrel - 1+ - Adult leaving nest? carrying prey. ; Robin - 1+ - sing ; Blackbird - 1+ - sing ; Song Thrush - 1 - sing ; Blackcap - 1 - sing ; Long-tailed Tit - 1+ ; Blue Tit - 1+ ; Treecreeper - 1 - sing ; Chaffinch - 1 - sing

Silverwood Lagoon: Little Grebe - 8+ - including pair feeding downy young ; Coot - 12+ - including pair with young brood ; 319 - 2 ; Reed Warbler - 6 - singing ; Sedge Warbler - 1 - singing ; House Martin - c.15 - feeding over meadows near Hollings Lane entrance ; Lesser Whitethroat - 2 - singing ; Garden Warbler - 1 - singing ; Jay - 2 ; Greylag Goose - 1 - SW ; Yellowhammer - 1 - singing ; Reed Bunting - 4 - singing ; Swallow - 2

Thrybergh CP: Great Crested Grebe - 7 - inc.pr with 3y ; Cormorant - 1 ; Mute Swan - 61 - inc.5y3-2 ; Tufted Duck - 33 - most in eclipse ; Herring Gull - 1 - ad ; Lesser Black-backed Gull - 1 - 2sum ; Common Sandpiper - 1 ; Reed Warbler - 2 - singing ; Blackcap - 4 - singing ; Whitethroat - 1 ; Sedge Warbler - 1 - singing ; Willow Warbler - 1 - singing ; Chiffchaff - 1 - singing ; Great Tit - 13 ; Blue Tit - 10 - inc. party of 7 ; Tree Sparrow - 1 ; Reed Bunting - 4 - 3 singing

Ulley CP: Hobby - 1 - flew E at 14.30.

Arbourthorne: Swift - 8 - over pond 20:35. ; Mallard - 9 - 2M ,1F, 6 young on pond. ; Moorhen - 7 - 1 ad, 6 young on pond.

Barbrook Plantation: Whinchat - 3 - pair, male ; Reed Bunting - 5 - singing males ; Linnet - 4 - 2 pairs ; Redstart - 2 - pair ; Pied Flycatcher - 2 - pair

Barbrook Valley: 319 - 1 - hunting ; Great Spotted Woodpecker - 1 - over ; Tree Pipit - 2 - males performing song flights ; Blackcap - 1 ; Meadow Pipit - 10+ - including juvs ; Skylark - 2

Big Moor: 319 - 1

Broomhill: Tawny Owl - 2 - calling nearly every night

Burbage Valley: Meadow Pipit - 7+ - some carrying food ; Curlew - 1 ; Kestrel - 1 - male ; Willow Warbler - 1 ; Stonechat - 2 - male & female ; Grey Heron - 1 ; Swift - 7 ; Woodcock - 4 - At least 4 roding ; 321 - 1 - Flying through valley ; Willow Warbler - 2