Sightings Archive

Upper Commons: 319 - 4

Worrall: Tawny Owl - 1 - juvenile begging call heard by Worrall Road near Yews Farm SK 31019 91823

Agden Rocher: Hobby - 1 - over towards Thornseat

Barlow Common: 319 - 2 ; Kestrel - 1 ; Swift - 3 ; Linnet - c. 20

Bramley: House Martin - 3 - Feeding mid afternoon over Flanderwell Avenue. ; Swift - 1 - The large flocks now largely departed.

Hangingwater: Swift - c.25 - enjoying huge swarm of insects around lime trees before heading SW

Peat Pits: DOTTEREL - 1 - Adult still present 20:20hrs ; Wheatear - 8+ ; Golden Plover - 6 ; DOTTEREL - 1 - adult presumed male in ploughed field at 17:15 ; Whinchat - 1 - feeding in ploughed field with Wheatears am ; Little Owl - 1 ; Tree Pipit - 1 - over calling am ; Grey Partridge - 4 - pair with two fully grown juvs ; Golden Plover - 16 - 1 juv

Thrybergh CP: Great Crested Grebe - 5 ; Cormorant - 10 ; Mute Swan - 37 ; Canada Goose - 105 - in from n ; Pochard - 1 - f ; Tufted Duck - 52 ; 319 - 1 ; Sparrowhawk - 1 ; Grey Partridge - 1 - call ; Lapwing - 82+ - inc.flock 70+ ; Black-headed Gull - 200+ - inc.100+in fields ; Woodpigeon - 75+ ; Swift - 10 ; Sand Martin - 50 - #NAME? ; House Martin - 2 ; Blackcap - 2 ; Reed Warbler - 1 ; Willow Warbler - 6 ; Chiffchaff - 18 ; Starling - 150+ - in with Lapwing ; Carrion Crow - 46 - inc 44 feeding in field ; Goldfinch - 210+ - inc.flocks of 140+ & 70+

Ulley CP: Common Tern - 3 - 1 ad. / 2 juv. feeding from 0930 - 0940.

White Lee Moor: Tree Pipit - 2 - over calling

Broomhead Moor: Mistle Thrush - 16 - flock at edge of moor

Canklow Woods: Common Buzzard - 3 - 2 ads 1 juv in the air together at 1000

Catcliffe Flash: Pochard - 13 ; Gadwall - 40 ; Little Grebe - 5 - Including three juvs- breeding confirmed ; Moorhen - 5 - Including three fledged juvs - breeding confirmed ; Mute Swan - 5 - Adult pair and 3 imms of the year ; Coot - 80 - Including striking partial leucistic bird with largely white flanks

Crookes Valley Park: Coot - 4+ - Two resident pairs, one with a small chick from second brood ; Moorhen - 3 - Imms

Fulwood: Bullfinch - 1 - Juv found dead in drive ; Kestrel - 1 - Over N

Hope: Blackcap - 1m

Lose Hill: Raven - 2

Middleton Moor: Little Grebe - 1 - V unusual here ; Grey Heron - 1 - juv ; Marsh Harrier - 1 - Same juv as two days ago.

Norton Lees: House Sparrow - 20+ - In observer's garden

Orgreave Lakes: Tufted Duck - c 100 - a female with six newly hatched young. ; Little Egret - 3 ; Common Sandpiper - 1 ; Little Egret - 3 - Mid-afternoon on small lake ; Common Sandpiper - 1 - On large lake ; Tufted Duck - 105 ; Little Grebe - 2 - One on large lake; imm on small lake ; Mute Swan - 13 - On large lake ; Canada Goose - 110 ; Greylag Goose - 90 - Including 2 Greylag-ish white birds ; Swift - 30

Poolsbrook Marsh: Green Woodpecker - 1 ; Reed Warbler - 10 - c. inc five ads feeding juvs ; Willow Warbler - 3 ; Chiffchaff - 2 ; Whitethroat - 1 ; Bullfinch - 2 ; Common Sandpiper - 1 - flushed from river Doe Lea ; Ringed Plover - 1 - flew SE calling at 0645 hrs

Porter Brook: Dipper - 1

Redmires Middle Res: Yellow-legged Gull - 2 - Adults on water among LBBGs mid-morning

Silverwood Lagoon: Yellow Wagtail - 1 - south

Thrybergh CP: Great Crested Grebe - 7 ; Cormorant - 5 ; Mute Swan - 45 - inc.2y ; Canada Goose - 80 - came in 2parties ; Gadwall - 1 - f ; Pochard - 1 ; Tufted Duck - 41 ; 319 - 1 - call.loudly ; Sparrowhawk - 1 - m hunting 1320 ; Red-legged Partridge - 2 ; Lapwing - 83 - circa ; Black-headed Gull - 60+ ; Woodpigeon - 100+ - flushed from stubble field ; Swift - 24 ; Sand Martin - 8 ; Wren - 11 ; Robin - 16