Sightings Archive

Orgreave Lakes: Little Egret - 5 ; Black-tailed Godwit - 1 - from this morning ; Little Egret - 1 - on main leake before moving onto small lake ; BLACK-NECKED GREBE - 1 - At southern end of main lake

Rawmarsh:Haugh Rd/Stubbin Old Pit Site: Cormorant - 3 - S @ 08.20 & 2 S @ 10.10 ; Greylag Goose - 9 - E @ 08.29 ; 319 - 4 ; Hobby - 1 - briefly @ 14.40 pursuing Swifts ; Knot - 3 - SW @ 08.16 ( 2 'greyish birds & 1 'reddish' bird) ; Lesser Black-backed Gull - 4 - S ; Swift - 100 - in area mid-afternoon ; Ring-necked Parakeet - 1 - SW @ 08.59

Redmires conduit: Raven - 5

Rotherham Centre: Cormorant - 1 - NE @ 0939hrs

Rotherham Centre; Don Canal, Brown*s Cut: Chiffchaff - 1 - giving 'sweeooo' calls

Silverwood Lagoon: Common Tern - 2 - SW at 08.25

Thrybergh CP: Great Crested Grebe - 8 - all ads ; Cormorant - 4 - inc.1jv ; Greylag Goose - 9 - in from n ; Gadwall - 2 - f/imm ; Tufted Duck - 31 ; Lapwing - 70 - circa flush from fields ; Black-headed Gull - 60 - inc.8jv ; Swift - 60 - + ; Sand Martin - 4 ; Blackcap - 3 ; Whitethroat - 3 ; Reed Warbler - 4 - 1ad3jv ; Willow Warbler - 3 - 2sing ; Chiffchaff - 13 ; Rook - 9 - o/head call ; Goldfinch - 42 - +inc flocks15+20+ ; Greenfinch - 20 - + inc 11+feed.in oilseed stub. ; Reed Bunting - 1

Aldwarke; Liberty Steel: Peregrine - 1 - sat on chimney briefly from 0545hrs at least ; Cormorant - 4 - on pylon by 0625hrs before leaving SW

Barlow Common: 319 - 03-Apr ; Yellowhammer - 3 ; Linnet - 10 ; Kestrel - 1 ; Mistle Thrush - 1 ; Swift - 08-Oct ; Swallow - 12+ ; Goldfinch - c.30 ; Stock Dove - 1

Botanical Gardens: Swift - 30+

Canklow Woods: Grasshopper Warbler - 1 - 1 reeling 1800

Centenary Riverside: Willow Warbler - 2 - inc singing male ; Whitethroat - 1 ; Song Thrush - 4 - inc singing male ; Sedge Warbler - 2 - at least one was adult; not seen/heard on previous recent visits ; Reed Bunting - 1 - f/juv ; Chiffchaff - 3 ; Bullfinch - 1 - male ; Moorhen - 3 - 2 ads + one calling ; Cormorant - 3 - all W ; Swallow - 1 ; Sand Martin - 2 ; Swift - 2 - S ; Blackcap - 2 - calling by river ; Jay - 1 ; Grey Wagtail - 1 - 1cy ; Mallard - 02-Mar ; Reed Warbler - breeding confirmed - at least 2prs feeding recently fledged broods of 3+ & 1+

Centenary Riverside; Riverside Way: Goldfinch - c30 - on thistle heads, inc juvs

Cinder Bridge Field: Swift - c20 - feeding high over

Dog Kennel Pond: Great Crested Grebe - 3+ ; Mallard - 10+ ; Canada Goose - 1 ; Greylag Goose - 10+ ; Moorhen - 1 ; Kingfisher - 1

Green Moor: Little Owl - 3 - Two Owlets and Adult

Hangingwater: Swift - 5 - circling and drifting SW

Low Moor, Upper Midhope: Marsh Harrier - 1 - a juv in from east at 10:25

Mayfield Valley: Kestrel - 2 - pair

Morehall Res: 321 - 1 ; Common Sandpiper - 1 - feeding on shoreline ; Lesser Black-backed Gull - 1 - on water with mallards ; Grey Wagtail - 1 ; Moorhen - 5 ; Coot - 1 ; Robin - 2 ; Carrion Crow - 2 ; Magpie - 5 ; Woodpigeon - 4 ; Swallow - 2 - hawking over water

Morley Pond: Great Crested Grebe - 5 ; Grey Heron - 3 ; Mute Swan - 6 - 2 Adult with 4 juvs ; Mallard - 10+ ; 319 - 1 ; Kestrel - 1 ; Coot - 3 ; Swallow - 1 ; Chiffchaff - 1+ ; Jackdaw - 1+ ; Goldfinch - 1+ ; Nuthatch - 1 ; Blackbird - 1+