Sightings Archive

Redmires Res: Curlew - 1 - around Bottom Res ; Ringed Plover - 1 - flew south-west at 0736 hrs ; Snipe - 1 ; Black-headed Gull - 43 - drifted south-west ; Yellow-legged Gull - 2 - separate adults flew south-west on to Middle Res ; Lesser Black-backed Gull - 40 - flew west on to Middle Res - including at least one 'intermedius' ; Common Tern - 1 - ad briefly around Middle Res at 0800 hrs - scarce here these days.. ; Jay - 1 ; House Martin - 32 - may blogging, but a few drifting through south-west ; Sand Martin - 1 - arrived from south ; Tree Pipit - 4 - flew south in 2 hours ; Linnet - 11 - 2 E + 9 SW ; Goldfinch - 8 - flew south-west ; Great Spotted Woodpecker - 1 - drifted west ; Pied Wagtail - 15 - c. 10 on res margins + 5 south-west ; Grey Wagtail - 1 - flew south-west ; Wheatear - 2

Rivelin Valley: Little Owl - 2 - 1 adult and 1 juvenile on Coppice Farm

Rocher Head Farm: Stonechat - 3 - juveniles ; Redstart - 1 - male ; Wheatear - 1

Roundwood Golf course: Chiffchaff - 1 ; Willow Warbler - 1 - feeding along hedgerow ; Sparrowhawk - 1 ; Ring-necked Parakeet - 1 - N/NE calling @ 0703hrs ; Goldcrest - 1 ; Green Woodpecker - 1 - calling

Shatton: Goldfinch - c45+ - Seen from Shatton Lane

Swinton Common; Wentworth Road: Blackcap - 1 - f/juv in roadside hedge ; Linnet - 10 - in paddock/rape field ; Bullfinch - 1pr ; Swallow - c30 - feeding over paddock/rape field ; Swift - 40-50 - feeding over Blackamoor Plantation ; Common Buzzard - 1 - over, mobbed by hirundines ; Greenfinch - c15 - in rape field ; House Martin - c10 - feeding over rape field ; Stock Dove - 2 - inc one singing, in dead tree on edge of Blackamoor Plantn ; Song Thrush - 1

Thrybergh CP: Great Crested Grebe - 10 - ads ; Cormorant - 6 ; Mute Swan - 43 - inc2jv ; Greylag Goose - 21 - 20left n 1past s ; Canada Goose - 38 - 27+11 in from s ; Pochard - 1 - dull coloured m ; Tufted Duck - 47 ; Lapwing - 68 - +8down-60 + circled ; Black-headed Gull - 155 - +70+down 85+ in fields ; Great Black-backed Gull - 1 - past se ; Swift - 7 ; Grey Wagtail - 1 ; Song Thrush - 2 ; Blackcap - 3 ; Willow Warbler - 4 - sing softly ; Chiffchaff - 18 - 2sing. ; Reed Warbler - 3 - + call.from r/bed ; Peregrine - 1 - past s 0900 ; House Sparrow - 10 - #NAME?

Upper Haugh: Kestrel - 1 - f/juv ; Swift - 30-40 - feeding over ; House Martin - c20

Wentworth Park: Common Buzzard - 5 - soaring together of E end of Park @ 0955hrs ; Kestrel - 2 - mobbing BZs

Chelmorton: House Sparrow - 30 - Dustbathing on path near church

Manor Fields Park: Great Spotted Woodpecker - 1 ; Kestrel - 1 ; Whitethroat - 11 - groups of 6 + 5. ; House Martin - 7 ; Goldfinch - 100 - at least in flock on site ; Mistle Thrush - 4

Norton Lees: Tawny Owl - 1

Ramsley Moor: Willow Warbler - 10 - including 4 singing ; Chiffchaff - 1 ; Whitethroat - 1 - Adult in bracken ; Tree Pipit - 1 - 1 S-W calling ; Siskin - 20+ ; Whinchat - 6 - two separate groups of 3 juvs

Rawmarsh: Swift - 270 - min, W/SW 1855-1955hrs

Redmires Res: Canada Goose - 29 - in fields ; Greylag Goose - 6 - in fields ; Mallard - 28 ; Tufted Duck - 2 - ads + young heard calling ; Common Buzzard - 1 - over conduit ; Kestrel - 4 - inc at least 2 juvs ; Common Sandpiper - 1 - juv on Middle Res ; Little Egret - 1 - flew west over Roper Hill onto Middle Res at 0752 - off south-west ten mins later ; Black-headed Gull - 61 - mostly SW ; Lesser Black-backed Gull - 85 - including at least 3 obvious 'intermedius' ; Pied Wagtail - 15 - c. around res margins ; Grey Wagtail - 1 ; Whitethroat - 1 - alarming by Bottom Res ; Willow Warbler - 10 - c. calling ; Chiffchaff - 2 ; Wheatear - 4 - on Roper Hill ; House Martin - 50 - c. many drifting off west ; Sand Martin - 3 - in with other hirundines ; Swallow - 4 - flew north-west ; Swift - 1 - flew west ; Goldfinch - 4 - 3 SW + 1 N ; Greenfinch - 6 - flew north-west ; Linnet - 3 - flew south-west