Sightings Archive

Redmires Res: Lapwing - 4 - 2 pairs with 2 young ; Swift - 5 - flew S ; Swallow - 2

Rivelin Valley: Dipper - 2 - adult feeding recently-fledged juvenile near Holme Head Weir ; Kestrel - 2 - hunting over freshly-cut silage field

Scholes Coppice: Tawny Owl - 1 - calls followed by Blackbird and Magpie alarms ; Wren - 1+ - singing ; Robin - 1+ - singing ; Blackbird - 1+ ; Song Thrush - 1 - singing ; Chiffchaff - 1 - singing ; Carrion Crow - 1 ; Nuthatch - 1 - calls

Scholes Coppice @ Scholes Lane: Great Spotted Woodpecker - 1 - calls ; Wren - 1 - singing ; Blackcap - 1 - singing ; Blue Tit - 1+ ; Great Tit - 1+ ; Chaffinch - 1 - singing ; Greenfinch - 1 - singing ; Goldfinch - 1+ - singing

Scholes Coppice,Bell Pits: Wren - 1 - singing ; Robin - 1 - singing ; Chiffchaff - 1 - singing ; Great Tit - 1+ ; Blue Tit - 3+ - juveniles ; Woodpigeon - 1 - singing ; Dunnock - 1+ - 1 singing and 1 juv ; Blue Tit - 3+ - juvs

Bole Hill, Treeton: Yellowhammer - 3

Dog Kennel Pond: Mute Swan - 2 - adult pair feeding @ W end

Dore: Red Kite - 1 - Parkers Lane

Frecheville: Swift - 10+ - Feeding above Frecheville Pond ; House Martin - 14+ - Feeding above Frecheville Pond.

Greasbrough Dam,Wentworth: Great Crested Grebe - 5 - 3 adults, 2 juvs W end ; Mallard - 30+ - several family parties ; Moorhen - 5+ - adults and juvs ; Coot - 7+ - at least 2 family parties ; Grey Heron - 2 - juvenile birds either end of lake on S side ; Whitethroat - 1 - singing S side

Hordron Edge: Spotted Flycatcher - 1

Middle Common: Lapwing - 1 - up along with 2+ singing Skylark - tractor cutting grass mixture

Morley Pond: Mute Swan - 6 - family(316 and 035) with 4 young above overflow,down from 7 seen on 28/5

Northern General Hospital: Ring-necked Parakeet - 1 - Calling and flying near Barnsley Road entrance.

Orgreave Lakes: Whitethroat - 2 ; Reed Bunting - 5

Pebley Pond: Little Egret - 1 ; Oystercatcher - 3 - 2 Adult 1 Young ; Pink-footed Goose - 1 - Been around for several week now, mixing with a family of Canada Goose. ; Little Ringed Plover - 1 ; Great Crested Grebe - 4 ; Oystercatcher - 4 - noisy adults displaying together

Rawmarsh: Greylag Goose - c35 - low to W @ 1230hrs (Thrybergh to Wentworth commuters?)

Upper Common, Scholes: 319 - 1 - mobbed by 2 Carrion Crows

Whiston Brook: Little Egret - 1 - Feeding on brook towards Howarth Lane

Wyming Brook: Wood Warbler - 3 - singing males

Burbage Valley: Woodcock - 3 - One roding and a pair tussling in flight ; Snipe - 2 - chipping ; Curlew - 1 ; Cuckoo - 1 ; Stonechat - 3 - male with two juvs ; Curlew - 1 ; Kestrel - 1 ; Willow Warbler - 2

Ecclesfield Cemetery: Ring-necked Parakeet - 1 - Calling in flight and in Horse Chestnut tree.

Grange Park Golf Course: 319 - 1 - hunting, briefly hovering ; Song Thrush - 1 - singing ; Chiffchaff - 1 - singing ; Linnet - 2 - between tip and Driving range

M1/M18 junction: Red Kite - 1

Middleton Moor: Reed Warbler - 3 - Singing ; Reed Bunting - 2 - Males singing ; Shelduck - 1 ; Lesser Black-backed Gull - 305

Moorland Fringe: Nightjar - 8 - churring males at 6 sites

Oughtibridge: Yellowhammer - 2+ - pair making regular trips to nest site . Presumed young.

Redmires conduit: Ring-necked Parakeet - 2 - 2 over towards town

Rocher Flat: Golden Plover - 1+

RVCP, Meadowgate Lake: Common Tern - 1

Silverwood Lagoon: Mute Swan - 11 - Adult pair + 9 cygnets ; Little Grebe - 2 ; Tufted Duck - 2 ; Linnet - 3 ; House Martin - 15+ ; 319 - 1 ; Whitethroat - 5+ - 2 seen food carrying ; Swift - c10 ; Sand Martin - 1 ; Kestrel - 1 ; BLACK-NECKED GREBE - 2+ - Adult pair + 2 young ; BLACK-NECKED GREBE - 4 - two pairs, including pair with 2 chicks. Access from Hollins Lane, SK478941, please park sensibly and keep to the paths to avoid disturbance

Stubley Hollow: Whitethroat - 2 singing ; Chiffchaff - 2 singing

Thrybergh CP: Tawny Owl - 4 - Adult feeding 3 chicks

Bassingthorpe Spring: Woodpigeon - 1+ - singing ; Wren - 1+ - singing ; Robin - 1 - singing ; Lesser Whitethroat - 1 - singing from usual spot, SK412941 ; Blackcap - 2 - singing ; Chiffchaff - 2 - singing