Sightings Archive

Thrybergh CP: Tufted Duck - 38 - inc 1small young ; Sparrowhawk - 1 - m past e with prey ; Coot - 70 - + ; Black-headed Gull - 100 - +inc 2 jv ; Lesser Black-backed Gull - 1 - past n ; Great Black-backed Gull - 2 - 1ad1jv past w ; Common Tern - 2 - ad then left n ; Swift - 35 ; Sand Martin - 4 - 1-3 past s ; Swallow - 3 ; Yellow Wagtail - 1 - over w ; Wren - 17 - sing ; Dunnock - 9 - inc 2jv ; Robin - 14 - inc 2jv ; Song Thrush - 1 - sing ; Blackbird - 14 ; Blackcap - 7 - sing ; Whitethroat - 3 ; Willow Warbler - 2 - 1s ; Chiffchaff - 7 - 1sing 6jv call ; Long-tailed Tit - 12 - +in 2parties ; House Sparrow - 2 ; Chaffinch - 5 - inc.2jv ; Reed Bunting - 3 - m 2sing ; Yellowhammer - 1 - sing

Ughill: Little Owl - 4 - Family party

Aldwarke; Liberty Steel: Cormorant - 3 - on pylon, then left SW ; Peregrine - 1 - adult, sat on edge of roof 0655-0745hrs at least

Aldwarke; Waddington Way: Common Buzzard - 1 - soaring over @ 1100hrs ; Bullfinch - 1 - singing male ; Blackcap - 1 - singing male

Ash Cabin Flat: Woodcock - 1

Beeley Moor: Hobby - 1 - Flying east at 13.55

Head Stone Bank: Woodcock - 02-Mar - 2-3 still roding

Hingcliff Common: Stonechat - 1 - male and female at different spots, probably different pairs.

Kimberworth: Sparrowhawk - 1 - Male flying from Ferham area across towards Bradgate Park ; Bullfinch - 2 - Male and female on the garden seed feeder most of the day. Now daily visitors.

Langsett Res: Oystercatcher - 1 - calling.

Little Don Valley, upper: Stonechat - 3 - juvs, Hordron Clough

Millhouses: Bullfinch - 5+ - Pair and at least 2 juvs from a successful nest beside Sheaf Valley Walk plus a second adult male.

Orgreave Lakes: Common Sandpiper - 1 - Large Lake ; Cormorant - 2 - Large Lake ; Little Egret - 1 - Large Lake

R Don, Aldwarke: Greenfinch - 1 - singing male ; Blackcap - 1 - singing male ; Cormorant - 1 - left downriver, then back & onto pylon ; Mute Swan - 1 ; Mallard - 8 ; Black-headed Gull - 7 - 6 ads; 1 1cy ; Kingfisher - 1+ ; Song Thrush - 1 ; Wren - breeding confirmed - family party ; Mistle Thrush - 2 - over ; Bullfinch - 1 ; Long-tailed Tit - 2+ ; Chiffchaff - 1 - singing male

Rawmarsh; *Banana* plantation: Sparrowhawk - 1 - SE ; Linnet - 2 - SW ; Kestrel - 1+ - male with at least 2 fully-grown/fledged juvs ; Whitethroat - 1 - singing male ; Mistle Thrush - 9 - 5 W/NW; 1 SW; 3 SE ; Blackcap - 1 - singing male ; Goldcrest - 1 ; Song Thrush - 4 - inc singing male & 1 carrying food ; Goldfinch - 8 ; Ringed Plover - 3 - SW together, calling @ 0719hrs ; Yellow Wagtail - 3 - 'flava' wagtails: 2 SW @v 0726hrs; 1 SW @ 0742hrs ; Chiffchaff - 2 ; Bullfinch - 1+

Rawmarsh:Haugh Rd: 319 - 3 - SW @ 14.30 & 1 N @ 16.25 ; Sparrowhawk - 2 ; Marsh Harrier - 1 - 'cream crown' drifted SW @ 15.58-16.04 ; Grey Partridge - 6 - family party flushed by dog walker. Flew onto playing field @ 08.30 ; Sand Martin - 4 - S @ 07.30

Redmires Bottom Res: Common Scoter - 5 - 5 males 09:00~09:30 and still present at 11:00 ; Common Scoter - 5 - Still there at 14.30 ; Common Scoter - 5 - still present at 18:30

Roundwood Golf course: Stock Dove - 2 ; Blackcap - 1 - singing male ; Coal Tit - 2+ - inc singing male ; Great Spotted Woodpecker - 1 - calling ; Long-tailed Tit - 5+ ; Magpie - 6+ - inc juvs ; Song Thrush - 1 - singing male

Silverwood Lagoon: Grasshopper Warbler - 2 - reeling

Storrs: Redstart - 1 - female

Thrybergh CP: Great Crested Grebe - 6 - 2-2-1-1 ; Mute Swan - 31 - inc pr 2ad2jv 13left s 0755 8left w0800 ; Tufted Duck - 46 - inc 39m6f 1y ; 319 - 2 - drifted nw ; Kestrel - 5 - 2ad3jvin air tgether ; Black-headed Gull - 28 - 3jv ; Little Owl - 2 - 2jv seen by ct ; Swift - 9 ; Wren - 16 - 15sing ; Dunnock - 11 - 9sing ; Blackcap - 4 - sing ; Whitethroat - 2 ; Lesser Whitethroat - 1 - sing ; Reed Warbler - 1 - sing