Sightings Archive

Firsby Res: Little Grebe - 1 - A juvenile on the large pond, first time for at least 5 years since draining. ; Long-tailed Tit - 10 ; Magpie - 6 ; Mallard - 9 ; Moorhen - 3 ; Peregrine - 1 - Juvenile through site low West to East ; Red-legged Partridge - 4 ; Robin - 4 ; Swallow - c25 - over water briefly to feed and drink,moving South ; 320 - 6 ; Woodpigeon - 12 ; Wren - 7 ; Chaffinch - 2 ; Black-headed Gull - 8+ - flying East

Green Moor: Little Owl - 2+ - owlet and at least one adult ; Little Owl - 2+ - photo

Holdworth: Barn Owl - 1 - hunting at dusk.

Middleton Moor: Pintail - 7 - nice flock ; Wigeon - 1 ; 320 - 9 ; Grey Heron - 1 - imm ; Common Buzzard - 2

Morley Pond: Great Crested Grebe - 1 ; Mute Swan - 6 - 2 Adult, still with 4 juvs ; Canada Goose - 1 ; Grey Wagtail - 1 ; Mallard - 10+ ; Treecreeper - 1

Ramsley Moor: Chiffchaff - 1 - Singing

Rawmarsh:Haugh Rd: Marsh Harrier - 1 - juv drifted high W @ 15.45-15.55

Redmires: Marsh Harrier - 1 - juv still at 19:10

Redmires Middle Res: Ringed Plover - 2 - juvs ; Yellow-legged Gull - 02-Mar - at least 2 adults, one limping. ; Lesser Black-backed Gull - c230 - roosted ; Common Gull - 1 - ad

Redmires Res: Marsh Harrier - 1 - juv north @ c.10:55 ; Mallard - 22 ; Tufted Duck - 1 ; Kestrel - 2 ; Ringed Plover - 1 - juv ; Common Buzzard - 1 ; Black-headed Gull - 30 ; Lesser Black-backed Gull - 25 ; Chiffchaff - 8 ; Stonechat - 3 - juvs ; Jay - 1

Walkley: Hirundine - 6+ - Mixed group flying south over South Road

Waverley: Kestrel - 1 - Hunting over field back of JTF 11.35. Perched on lamppost nr Winter Green 12.10.

Bar Brook Valley: 320 - 1 - Barbrook Pools to Plantation ; 319 - 2 ; House Martin - 2 - 2 S. ; Swallow - 1 ; Meadow Pipit - 60+ ; Wheatear - 1 ; Stonechat - 2 ; Whinchat - 1 ; Chiffchaff - 1 ; Reed Bunting - 12+ ; Raven - 3

Baslow: Chiffchaff - 1 - Singing in observers garden ; Chiffchaff - 1 - Singing in observers garden

Bingham Park: Kingfisher - 1 - male in lower pond ; Grey Wagtail - 1

Curbar Gap: Ring Ouzel - 2 ; Mistle Thrush - 6 ; Song Thrush - 2

Endcliffe Park: Kingfisher - 1 - lower lake at 7:10 ; Dipper - 2 - 100m above Hunters Bar at 7:20

Greystones garden: Chiffchaff - 1 ; Long-tailed Tit - 3

Hillsborough Corner weir: Grey Wagtail - 2 - Pair on rocks midstream

Orgreave Lakes: Goosander - 9 - On island.

Oughtibridge garden: Chiffchaff - 1 - Foraging along Garden hedge

Parkgate Canal Basin: Tufted Duck - 10 ; Mallard - 66 ; Mute Swan - c80 ; Whooper Swan - 1 - 2cy still present ; Cormorant - 1 ; Chiffchaff - 2 ; Song Thrush - 1

Ramsley Moor: Ring Ouzel - 23 - at least twenty-three birds. (with JA; RPB). ; Mistle Thrush - 13 ; Whinchat - 2 ; Chiffchaff - 1 - Singing

Thrybergh CP: Great Crested Grebe - 8 ; Little Grebe - 6 ; Cormorant - 10 ; Grey Heron - 3 - inc.1past s 1past n ; Mute Swan - 33 ; Canada Goose - 107 ; 320 - 3 - f/j ; Tufted Duck - 55 ; 319 - 1 - distant in ne ; Lapwing - 91 - 16 +75 ; Black-headed Gull - 50 ; Swallow - 7 - south ; House Martin - 2 - south ; Grey Wagtail - 1 ; Robin - 33 ; Blackcap - 6 - 4m2f 1call