Sightings Archive

Firsby Res: Reed Warbler - 1 - Singing in reed bed. ; Grasshopper Warbler - 1 - Still reeling in set aside field early morning. ; Blackcap - 6 ; Willow Warbler - 5 ; Chiffchaff - 4 ; Skylark - 2 - Pair together on ground in set aside field. ; Chaffinch - 1 - Singing Male. ; Goldfinch - 2 ; Bullfinch - 3 ; Pied Wagtail - 2 - Pair on concrete sluice. ; Willow Tit - 1

Grange Park Golf Course: Mistle Thrush - 1 - Collecting food, presumed nest nearby

Orgreave Lakes: Ruff - 1 - Male on Small Lake early morning ; Common Sandpiper - 7+ ; Dunlin - 1 ; Wheatear - 4 - 3 fem, 1 male ; Goosander - 7 ; Ruff - 1 - transitional male still present at dusk, north shore of small lake then island ; Ringed Plover - 1 - heard large lake ; Wheatear - 2 - including peachy female Greenland type

Redmires Middle Res: Oystercatcher - 2 - On island

Redmires Top Res: Common Sandpiper - 1 - Feeding on shoreline ; Oystercatcher - 1 - Feeding on shoreline

Redmires, Hammond*s Field: Golden Plover - 30+ - feeding in field with horses in. scared off by horses flew around and then returned to same field ; Lapwing - 10+ - Several adults sitting on nests. other adults feeding. Saw one chick on one nest ; Curlew - 3 - 3 individuals - 1 feeding/preening 2 flying over ; Greylag Goose - 11 - flying over fields heading west ; Red Grouse - 4 - feeding or flying between feeding sites/nests ; Meadow Pipit - 2 - Feeding ; Pheasant - 4 - 2 males, 2 females feeding

Renishaw: Lesser Whitethroat - 1 - singing near Boiley Farm

Sheffield Airport runway: Wheatear - 4 ; Linnet - 2

Thrybergh CP: Great Crested Grebe - 4 ; Mute Swan - 33 ; Greylag Goose - 5 ; Canada Goose - 10 ; Tufted Duck - 7 ; 319 - 3 - soar. ; Kestrel - 1 ; Pheasant - 4 - crow. ; Lesser Black-backed Gull - 4 - inc.3past n ; Swift - 4 ; Skylark - 5 - sing ; Sand Martin - 300 - circa ; Swallow - 20+ ; House Martin - 25+ ; Yellow Wagtail - 3 - inc.1 past n ; Wren - 9 - sing ; Dunnock - 10 ; Robin - 12 - 7sing. ; Song Thrush - 1 - sing ; Blackbird - 8 - 3sing. ; Blackcap - 8 - 7sing +1f ; Whitethroat - 5 - 3sing ; Willow Warbler - 5 - sing ; Chiffchaff - 4 - sing. ; Bullfinch - 8 - 02/02/2004 ; Reed Bunting - 4 - 1sing ; Yellowhammer - 1

Tyzack*s Dam: Goosander - 1 ; Mandarin - 1 - male ; Canada Goose - 2 - nesting ; Swallow - 14 - my highest spring count there in 35 years. ; House Martin - 1 ; 319 - 2 ; Grey Heron - 2

Barlow Common: Swallow - 2 ; Goldcrest - 1 ; Grey Heron - 1 ; Goldfinch - 2

Bassingthorpe Spring: Pheasant - 1 - calling ; Blackbird - 1+ - inc 1 sing ; Wren - 1+ ; Robin - 1+ ; Whitethroat - 1 - sing ; Blackcap - 2 - sing ; Chiffchaff - 1 - sing ; Willow Warbler - 1 - sing ; Blue Tit - 1+ ; Great Tit - 1+ - sing ; Nuthatch - 1 - sing ; Jay - 1 ; Linnet - 20+ - feeding in adj field, partially ploughed ; Swallow - 2 - feeding over ploughed field

Brownhills Lane: Greylag Goose - 19

Catcliffe Flash: Mute Swan - 2 - ad pr with probable nest ; Canada Goose - 1 ; Gadwall - 6+ ; Pochard - 2 - a pair interacting ; Tufted Duck - 10+ ; Cormorant - 2 - 2 imms ; Grey Heron - 1 - flew south ; Coot - 8+ ; Swallow - 4 ; Blackcap - 2 - 2 singing

Clough: Skylark - 1 - sing ; Lesser Whitethroat - 1 - sing ; Blackcap - 2 - sing ; Willow Warbler - 1 - sing