Sightings Archive

Thrybergh Tip: Lesser Black-backed Gull - 2 - SW ; Meadow Pipit - 1 - S ; Cormorant - 19 - 18 SW; 1 NE ; Black-headed Gull - c30

Thrybergh; Rectory garden, Doncaster Road: Coal Tit - 1

Woodhouse Tip: Tree Pipit - 1 - SW at 9.10 ; Swift - 1 - Drifting South

Abbeydale: 319 - 1 - Circling over Abbeydale Golf Course

Agden Res: Cormorant - 5 ; Greylag Goose - 33 ; 322 - 1 - Black Swan still with Greylags ; Hobby - 1 - over towards Dale Dyke

Agden Rocher: Raven - 4 - over N

Agden Side: Swift - 1

Bradfield Dale: Red Kite - 1 - flew from Onesmoor over to Dale Dyke and Hollingdale late morning, and over Strines Res early afternoon. ; Common Buzzard - 12+

Canklow: Goldfinch - 26 - max of 26 coming to garden feeders

Emlin Moor, Agden: Peregrine - 2

Ewden Beck/Upper Commons: Marsh Harrier - 2+ - at least 2 cream crowns (seen together) with possibly a third present

Freebirch: 319 - 3 ; Sparrowhawk - 1 ; Raven - 4 ; Linnet - 180+ - In small field opposite White Gates Farm

Greystones garden: Great Spotted Woodpecker - 1 - Female

Leash Fen: Peregrine - 1 - Drifting S ; Swallow - 60+ - 60+ SW 09:45 to 10:15 ; Great Spotted Woodpecker - 3 - flew N ; Stonechat - 4 ; Willow Warbler - 15+ - Including 2/3 singing.

Malin Bridge: Kingfisher - 1 - flying up R Loxley

Orgreave Lakes: Swift - 1 ; Sedge Warbler - 1 - in reeds by main lake

Rawmarsh:Haugh Rd: Hobby - 1 - over playing field @ 13.15 ; Swift - 1 - SW @ 13.40 ; Mistle Thrush - 17 - over Garden ; Willow Warbler - 1 - in garden @ 15.50 ; Long-tailed Tit - 8 - in garden ; Coal Tit - 2 - on feeders ; Goldcrest - 1 - in garden @ 15.50

Redmires Res: Mallard - 28 ; Tufted Duck - 2 - males ; Kestrel - 3 ; Black-headed Gull - 62 - SW ; Common Gull - 1 - 2 CY SW ; Lesser Black-backed Gull - 14 - SW ; Yellow-legged Gull - 2 - ads - left to the east ; 320 - 1 ; Ringed Plover - 4 - on Middle Res ; Common Sandpiper - 1 - on Middle Res - migrant as all local birds have departed ; Curlew - 1 ; Golden Plover - 1 - calling ; Starling - 150 - c. in fields ; Meadow Pipit - 30 - post-breeding flock ; Whinchat - 1 - juv arrived from NE - paused briefly before moved off towards Middle res ; Tree Pipit - 7 - flew SW in 2 hrs ; Meadow Pipit - 21 - flew SW in 2 hrs ; Swallow - 235 - flew SW in 2 hrs ; House Martin - 115 - flew SW in 2 hrs ; Sand Martin - 6 - flew SW in 2 hrs ; Grey Wagtail - 6 ; Siskin - 1 - flew SW - first of the autumn ; Goldfinch - 14 - flew SW in 2 hrs ; Linnet - 3 - flew SW

Shillito Wood: Siskin - 24

Spitewinter Farm: Linnet - 70+

Thrybergh CP: Great Crested Grebe - 10 - ads ; Little Grebe - 5 - 3ad2jv ; Mute Swan - 40 - inc.3left w ; Greylag Goose - 11 - in ; Tufted Duck - 67 ; Tufted Duck - 67 ; Lapwing - 70 - + ; Black-headed Gull - 650 - #NAME? ; Swift - 3 - feeding ; Sand Martin - 6 ; Swallow - 2 ; Grey Wagtail - 3 - singles ; Robin - 22 ; Blackcap - 5 - 1m2f-1call ; Whitethroat - 1 ; Chiffchaff - 22 ; House Sparrow - 10 ; Tree Sparrow - 1 ; Linnet - 80 - + ; Bullfinch - 4 ; Reed Warbler - 1 - in reedbed

Tyzack*s Dam: Little Grebe - 1

Upper Ewden: Stonechat - 6+ - below shooting lodge ; Whinchat - 1 ; Ring Ouzel - 1

Barbrook Filters: Wheatear - 1

Barlow Common: 319 - 3 - one showing very well, low overhead ; Kestrel - 1 ; Swallow - 2 ; Tawny Owl - 1

Blacka Moor: Ring Ouzel - 2 ; Whinchat - 1 ; Stonechat - 7 ; Swallow - 50+ - steady movement south ; Whitethroat - 1