Sightings Archive

Redmires Res: Chaffinch - 1 - flew west ; Starling - 1 - flew north-east

Silverwood Lagoon: Green Sandpiper - 1 - on pool at southern end at 08.00 then flushed by dog-walkers

Taddington: Swift - 1 - flying west

Thrybergh CP: Great Crested Grebe - 7 ; Cormorant - 4 ; Mute Swan - 34 ; Canada Goose - 48 ; Pochard - 1 - m ; Tufted Duck - 43 ; 319 - 5 - soar 2n-1e-2se ; Kestrel - 3 - 01-Feb ; Lapwing - 60 - circa flushed from fields ; Black-headed Gull - 200 ; Woodpigeon - 100 - flushed ; Blackcap - 5 - inc2ad 2jv ; Whitethroat - 2 ; Lesser Whitethroat - 1 ; Willow Warbler - 4 ; Chiffchaff - 22 ; Jay - 1 ; Kingfisher - 1 ; Starling - 100 - in fields ; Linnet - 100 - feed in stubble ; Goldfinch - 140 - +inc.flocks 100-20-20 ; Greenfinch - 17 - around site ; Bullfinch - 6

Westfield Plantation: Woodpigeon - 60+ - Feeding in adjacent wheat field. ; Jay - 5 - Feeding with pigeons.

Wye Dale: Mandarin - 4 - Female with 3 well grown young

Agden Res: 322 - 1 - Black Swan still with Greylags on Resr ; Greylag Goose - 38 - inc sev fully grown juvs.

Barbrook Pools: Whinchat - 4 - Juvs on fence by cottage ; Redstart - 1 - Juv in shelter belt by cottage

Green Moor: Little Owl - 3 - Adult and 2 owlets ; Little Owl - 3 - photo

Greystones: House Sparrow - 30+ - All time record in observer's garden

Langsett Res: CASPIAN GULL - 1 - 3rd summer roosted ; Yellow-legged Gull - 3 - inc 2 ads ; Lesser Black-backed Gull - 107 ; Black-headed Gull - 176 ; Common Gull - 2 ; Herring Gull - 2 - 2 juvs

Middleton Moor: Grey Heron - 2 ; Tufted Duck - 1 - Female ; Dunlin - 1 - Landed briefly before leaving S-E ; Linnet - 10 - Mostly juvs

Orgreave Lakes: Little Egret - 4 ; Greenshank - 3 ; Common Tern - 4 - In at 09:00 ; Yellow-legged Gull - 1 - Juv ; Hobby - 1 - SW at 08:00 ; BLACK-NECKED GREBE - 1 ; Little Grebe - 2 ; Kingfisher - 1 - 1 flew downstream from bridge ; Goldfinch - C.200 ; Hobby - 1 - Flew southwest at 08:00

Peat Pits: Wheatear - 2

Silverwood Lagoon: Mute Swan - 11 - pair still with all 9 juvs ; Canada Goose - 42 - in at 07.15, constantly harassed by male Mute Swan and departed north at 07.30 ; Gadwall - 6 ; Little Grebe - 10+ - 2 pairs feeding second broods plus 2 adults and several independent jus ; Tufted Duck - 9 - female and 8 well-grown ducklings ; Moorhen - 4 - pair and 2 juvs ; 319 - 3 - 2 adults and juv over western paddocks. Almost certainly bred in The Close this year. ; Dunlin - 1 ; Swift - c20 - mainly south ; Swallow - 6 ; House Martin - c15 ; Goldfinch - c50 ; Lesser Black-backed Gull - 1 - south

Thrybergh CP: Great Crested Grebe - 6 ; Cormorant - 4 - 1jv ; Mute Swan - 38 - inc.2y ; Pochard - 1 - m ; Tufted Duck - 42 ; 319 - 4 - 1drif.w 3soar in se ; Red-legged Partridge - 3 ; Coot - 74 ; Lapwing - 65 - circa 65 circling ; Black-headed Gull - 100 - inc.20 jv ; Swift - 70+ - inc.50+ drifting south ; Sand Martin - 5 ; Swallow - 5 - family party ; Pied Wagtail - 1 - m collecting. food ; Blackcap - 1 - call ; Whitethroat - 2 ; Reed Warbler - 2 ; Willow Warbler - 6 - 4sing ; Chiffchaff - 18 ; Starling - 100 - circa with Lapwings

Burbage Valley: Kestrel - 2 - mobbed by a family of crows

Carr Vale: CASPIAN TERN - 1 - at 16:41; still present actively fishing at 17:50. Left to the SE at 18:50. ; CASPIAN TERN - 1 - Still fishing at 18:50

Green Moor: Little Owl - 1

Longshaw Lodge: Siskin - 2 - Females on the feeders

Middleton Moor: Lesser Black-backed Gull - 115 ; Black-headed Gull - 170 ; Yellow-legged Gull - 1 - Adult ; Tufted Duck - 1 - Female