Sightings Archive

Orgreave Lakes: Grey Partridge - 1 - Calling at dusk ; Dunlin - 1 ; Yellow-legged Gull - 1 - Adult ; Great Black-backed Gull - 1 - 1st year bird. ; Lesser Black-backed Gull - 11 ; Herring Gull - 37 - All still present at dusk. Many more big gull going north 1440- 16.30

Rawmarsh:Haugh Rd/New Stubbin: Cormorant - 6 - S & 4 N during day ; Whooper Swan - 6 - S @ 08.22 ; Mallard - 38 - E @ 08.45 ; Goosander - 2 - N @ 08.03 ; Sparrowhawk - 2 ; 319 - 2 ; Kestrel - 1 ; Lapwing - 1 - S ; Common Gull - 1 - on playing field ; Herring Gull - 8 - S ; Great Black-backed Gull - 3 - S ; Green Woodpecker - 1 ; Skylark - 1 - S ; Fieldfare - 15 - S ; Redwing - 35 - SW ; Starling - 170 - W early morning ; Chaffinch - 6 - SW ; Siskin - 6 - SW

Thrybergh CP: Great Crested Grebe - 19 ; Little Grebe - 5 ; Cormorant - 26 ; Grey Heron - 2 ; Mute Swan - 10 ; Greylag Goose - 103 - +2w/b feral ; Canada Goose - 170 - circa ; Gadwall - 8 - 6m2f ; Pochard - 9 - 6m3f ; Tufted Duck - 58 ; Goldeneye - 1 - f ; Lapwing - 220+ ; Black-headed Gull - 200+ ; Herring Gull - 1 - ad ; Dunnock - 19 ; Robin - 16 ; Song Thrush - 4 ; Redwing - 20 ; Fieldfare - 25 - w ; Blackbird - 65 ; Chiffchaff - 1 - calling from r/bed ; Starling - 65 - w in 3 flocks ; Lesser Redpoll - 7 - past s ; Siskin - 2 - singles past s ; Bullfinch - 10 ; Kestrel - 2 - mf ; Water Rail - 2 - 1+1call.

Wharncliffe Heath NR: Woodcock - 3 - Flushed from heather ; Fieldfare - 1 ; Kestrel - 1 ; Common Buzzard - 1 ; Raven - 2 ; Mallard - 2

Beauchief Gardens: Mandarin - 22 - on grass area at 08:05 ; Moorhen - 6 ; Mallard - 8

Brecks: Barn Owl - 1 - High over Tesco petrol station @ 18.30.

Chatsworth Park: Nuthatch - 1

Greystones garden: Bullfinch - 2 - Both Males ; Jay - 2

Manor Fields Park: Common Buzzard - 1 - flew low West 11.50. ; Mallard - 11 - 6 male ; Jay - 1

Nether Edge: Carrion Crow - 3 - sparring over Abbeydale Road including 2 locking feet and spiralling down in eagle like fashion

Parkbank Wood: Common Buzzard - 1 - over giving perculiar strained and high-pitched call

Thrybergh CP: Great Crested Grebe - 22 ; Little Grebe - 5 ; Cormorant - 20 ; Grey Heron - 3 ; Mute Swan - 10 ; Greylag Goose - 118 - and 2white/brown feral ; Canada Goose - 127 ; Gadwall - 9 - 6m3f ; Pochard - 8 ; Tufted Duck - 57 ; Kestrel - 1 ; Red-legged Partridge - 16 - inc 15 covey ; Water Rail - 1 ; Lapwing - 90+ ; Black-headed Gull - 200+ ; Common Gull - 2 ; Herring Gull - 5 - 4ad 1 ist w ; Great Spotted Woodpecker - 1 ; Wren - 13 ; Dunnock - 24 ; Robin - 21 ; Song Thrush - 6 ; Redwing - 12 ; Fieldfare - 4+ ; Blackbird - 74 - feeding in hawthorns all around site ; Goldcrest - 6 ; Bullfinch - 11 - 05-Jun

Tyzack*s Dam: Kingfisher - 1 ; Tufted Duck - 3 ; Goosander - 8 - 2 male. ; Mandarin - 10