Sightings Archive

Centenary Riverside: Mallard - 05-Jun - Female with 3 very young ducklings river. ; Robin - 1

Crookes Valley Park: Chiffchaff - 1 - singing from trees on N side of park this morning

Fulwood: Reed Bunting - 2 - again at feeders in observer's garden

Manor Fields Park: Magpie - 20+ - A night-time roost in hawthorn hedge between Manor Park Fields and City Road Cemetery.

Moorhall: Curlew - 03-Apr - one in field near hamlet showing v. well, c.12.15; three in and over nearby field, c. 14.30

Orgreave Lakes: Shelduck - 1 ; Common Tern - 2 ; Dunlin - 1 ; Ringed Plover - 2 ; Common Sandpiper - 2 ; Yellow Wagtail - 1 ; Wheatear - 3

Porter Valley: Dipper - 1 - Flying upstream from top dam at shepherds wheel ; Grey Wagtail - 1 - Feeding on muddy area of lower pond in Bingham park

Ramsley Moor: Tree Pipit - 3 - one showing very well ; Lesser Redpoll - 7+ - two in full breeding plumage ; Kestrel - 1 ; 319 - 1 ; Great Spotted Woodpecker - 1 ; Swallow - 1 ; Coal Tit - 2 ; Mistle Thrush - 1 ; Meadow Pipit - 4+ ; Cuckoo - 1 - heard and fleetingly saw ; Willow Warbler - 2

Redmires Bottom Res: Wheatear - 4 - In field adjacent to bottom reservoir ; Swallow - 1 ; Common Sandpiper - 1

Redmires Top Res: Common Sandpiper - 5 ; Little Ringed Plover - 4 ; Dunlin - 3 - smart summer-plumaged birds ; Ringed Plover - 2 ; Swallow - 1 ; House Martin - 1

Sheephill Road: Cuckoo - 2 - Two heard. ; Swallow - 2

Sheffield University: Peregrine - 2+ - 3rd chick hatched today

Thrybergh CP: Mute Swan - 54 - inc.41 left w in 2hrs ; Herring Gull - 2 - 1ad-1-2cy ; Common Sandpiper - 1 ; Sand Martin - 100+ ; Swallow - 70+ ; House Martin - 15+ ; Swift - 2 ; Yellow Wagtail - 1 ; Blackcap - 4 - sing ; Whitethroat - 2 - sing ; Willow Warbler - 6 - sing

Wire Mill Dam: Mandarin - 3 - 2 males and 1 female

Bar Brook cottage area: 319 - 4 - in the air together ; Golden Plover - 2 - south calling

Barbrook Bridge: Swallow - 1 ; Kestrel - 1 ; 319 - 1 ; Meadow Pipit - 2

Barbrook Plantation: Tree Pipit - 4+ singing ; Redstart - 1 - brief song ; Pied Flycatcher - 1 - male singing its heart out

Burbage Brook: Cuckoo - 1 - Flying west ; Kestrel - 1

Burbage Rocks: Kestrel - 1 ; 319 - 1 ; Meadow Pipit - 6+ - Three climbers climbing in an area where there are at least four notices asking people to keep out because there are Ring Ouzels nesting there

Canklow Woods: Grasshopper Warbler - 1 - 1 reeling

Centenary Riverside: Willow Warbler - 1 ; Chaffinch - 2 ; Blackcap - 1 ; Goosander - 1 - male,river ; Gadwall - 2 - pair,river ; Grey Wagtail - 1 - feeding , river ; Whitethroat - 3 ; Reed Warbler - 2 - 1 singing ; Bullfinch - 2 - pair ; Chiffchaff - 1 ; Lapwing - 1 ; Song Thrush - 1 ; Robin - 1 ; Goldfinch - 1 ; 324 - 2 - 2 Orange Tip butterflies.

Coal Aston: Barn Owl - 1 - landed on roadside hedge near to Wards Garden Centre

Crookes Valley Park: Mallard - 12+ - including 2 females with broods of 2 and 3 fresh chicks respectively; low numbers the result of Herring Gull present? ; Herring Gull - 1 - adult circling lake this morning, presumed one of regular pair through early spring. Interested in fresh Mallard chicks? ; Song Thrush - 1 - singing

Lawrence Field: Tree Pipit - 3 ; Whinchat - 1

Manor Fields Park: Moorhen - 2+ - 2 adults with a least 3 very young chicks ; Mallard - 10 ; Song Thrush - 6 - 3 pair. ; Willow Warbler - 1 ; Chiffchaff - 3 ; Blackcap - 7 - 5 M 2 F ; Whitethroat - 5 - 4 singing males ; Blackbird - 15 ; Bullfinch - 2 ; Sparrowhawk - 1 ; Wren - 6 - at least 6 singing around site 05:35-06:45

Padley Gorge: Pied Flycatcher - 2 - pair, showing very well ; Pied Flycatcher - 7 ; Redstart - 3 - 2 Male and 1 female