Sightings Archive

Rotherham; Don Canal, Eastwood: Whitethroat - 2 - inc singing male, S side ; Swallow - 3 ; Bullfinch - 2+ - S side

Rotherham; Northfield: Canada Goose - 6 - N/NE @ 0815hrs

Smithy Wood: Hobby - 1 - adult flying East at 08.40

Thrybergh CP: Barn Owl - 1 - hunting in w/arm ; Oystercatcher - 5 - in onto front

Totley Moor: Hobby - 1 - Hunting bumblebees

Wharncliffe Heath NR: Nightjar - 2 - Pair, male churring and wing clapping from 21:40 ; Tawny Owl - 3+ - Two juveniles near plank gate and another near wharncliffe chase ; Woodcock - 4+ - Minimum of 4 birds roding ; Tree Pipit - 1 - singing

Barlow Common: Kestrel - 1 ; Chiffchaff - 1 ; Great Spotted Woodpecker - 2 ; Goldfinch - 1

Baslow: Grey Wagtail - 1 ; 319 - 1

Baslow Edge: Kestrel - 1 - Under Edge ; Curlew - 2 ; Mistle Thrush - 1 ; Pied Wagtail - 1 - Bar Road - one with food

Calver: 319 - 2

Canklow: Canada Goose - 12 - Flew over AMG works, 07.15 ; Pied Wagtail - 1 ; Robin - 1 - Singing AMG works ; Blackcap - 1 - Singing ; Chiffchaff - 1 - Singing

Centenary Riverside: Chiffchaff - 2 - Singing 07.30 ; Blackbird - 1 - Singing ; Robin - 1 - Singing ; Blackcap - 2 - Singing ; Whitethroat - 3 - Singing ; Willow Warbler - 1 - Singing ; Song Thrush - 3 - 2 males singing ; 321 - 3 - Flew over. ; Dunnock - 1 - Singing ; Wren - 10+ - Singing ; Reed Warbler - 1 - Brief song ; Gadwall - 2 - Pair with 10 young. ; Mallard hybrid - 1 - Pond, flew to river. ; Moorhen - 1 - Pond ; Goldfinch - 1

Crowhole: Grey Wagtail - 1 ; Yellowhammer - 2 ; Swallow - 3 ; Goldfinch - 01-Feb

Graves Park: Lesser Spotted Woodpecker - 3 - ad male and 2 recently fledged calling juvs, by Charles Ashmore car park. Juvs attacked twice by GSW, escaping minus a clump of feathers.

Kimberworth: Bullfinch - 4 - Male and 3 youngsters visiting the bird feeder. ; Blue Tit - 2 - Adult feeding youngster with food from the bird feeder.

Low Bradfield: Mandarin - 4 - pair of mandarins visiting house garden regularly for several months. ; Mandarin - 4 - regular garden visitors .

New Hagg: Curlew - 2

Orgreave Lagoons: Kingfisher - 1 - flew N along river ; Mute Swan - 2 - with one cygnet on small lagoon ; Grasshopper Warbler - 1 - reeling between small lagoon and river ; Grasshopper Warbler - 1 - second photo

Padley (Bolehill Quarry): Pied Flycatcher - 2

R Derwent, Calver: Mandarin - 4 - 2 pairs

R Don, Attercliffe: Kingfisher - Pair - Flew upstream

R Don, Effingham St: Yellow-legged Gull - 1 - 3cy, ; Lesser Black-backed Gull - c35 ; Herring Gull - c10 ; Yellow-legged Gull - 1 - 3cy. photo (left) with 3cy LBBG.

Ramsley Res: Mallard - 12 - 11 adults plus a female with a brood of 8 small young.

Rawmarsh:Haugh Rd: 319 - 3 ; Sparrowhawk - 1 ; Hobby - 1 - Circled over playing field 15.10-15.20 harassing local Swifts & House Martins ; Kestrel - 2 ; Swift - 90 ; House Martin - 10

Rotherham; Northfield: Common Buzzard - 1 - soaring over, drifted W/SW @ 1612hrs

Silverwood Lagoon: Pochard - 1pr ; Gadwall - 1pr ; Tufted Duck - 6 ; Moorhen - 3 - 2 adults + 1 jus ; Mute Swan - 2+ - pair + 9 cygnets ; Little Grebe - 8+ - now 2 pairs feeding young ; 319 - 2 ; Reed Warbler - 3 - singing

Stubley Hollow: Mistle Thrush - 5 inc 3 juvs - House Martin - 5 ; Swallow -11 ; Swift - 4 ; Chiffchaff - 3 ; Blackcap - 2 ; Whitethroat - 1 ; Little Owl -1

Walkley Bank: Coal Tit - 3 - 3 young birds begging for food from adult and taking sunflower hearts at feeders. ; Great Tit - 6 - 4 young birds at feeders being fed by both adults ; Bullfinch - 1 - Male bird at feeders. ; Swift - 12+ - At least 12 birds maybe more feeding low over Donkey Woods

Wyming Brook: Wood Warbler - 1 ; Treecreeper - 1 ; Grey Wagtail - 1 ; Linnet - pair - Perched on fence at edge of moorland ; Wood Warbler - 2 - singing ; Spotted Flycatcher - 1 ; Grey Wagtail - 2 - Adult feeding youngster

Agden Res: Spotted Flycatcher - 1

Harthill Res: Common Tern - 2 - present ; Cetti's Warbler - 1 ; Reed Warbler - 14 - 8 singing males ; Reed Bunting - 12 - 10 m, juv ; Blackcap - 5 - m,singing ; Chiffchaff - 4 - s m ; Yellowhammer - 4 - 2 singing males