Sightings Archive

Padley Gorge: Spotted Flycatcher - 1 ; Wood Warbler - 1 - Seen singing at length, near small ruined building ; Tree Pipit - 1 - singing at southern edge of Lawrence Field

Parkgate; *Banana* plantation: Willow Warbler - 1 - singing male ; Blackcap - 3 - 2 singing males; 1f ; Bullfinch - 1+ ; Whitethroat - 2 - singing males ; Chiffchaff - 1 - singing male ; Stock Dove - 1 - N ; Song Thrush - 1 - singing male ; Grey Heron - 1 - adult, W ; Pied Wagtail - 1 - over, carrying food ; Great Spotted Woodpecker - 1 - calling; left SW ; Common Buzzard - 1 - W @ 0708hrs

Parkgate; Parkfield Court & surrounds: House Martin - 10 - over nesting area

Parkwood Springs: Blackcap - 6+ - 5 singing + 1f seen ; Magpie - 5 - incl 1 juv being fed ; Long-tailed Tit - c.10 - incl juvs ; Willow Warbler - c.10 - singing

R Don, Effingham St: Yellow-legged Gull - 1

Rawmarsh: Kestrel - 1 - hunting @ 0540hrs

River Sheaf, Broadfield Road: Sand Martin - 2 - entering nest site - drainage pipe under tail of extensive graffiti piece (whale skeleton with Jonah inside) - same site as 2016

River Sheaf, Saxon Road: Mandarin - 7 - female with 6 ducklings

Rotherham; private site: Cetti's Warbler - 1 - singing male still present

Roundwood Golf course: Willow Warbler - 1 - singing male ; Mistle Thrush - 2 - inc singing male ; Stock Dove - 2 ; Lesser Black-backed Gull - 6 - SW

Shatton: Spotted Flycatcher - 1 - In trees over R. Derwent ; Pied Flycatcher - 1 - In trees at edge of R.Derwent ; Goosander - 1 - A female in R. Derwent ; Mandarin - 2 - A pair in R. Derwent ; Dipper - 2 - in R. Derwent ; Kingfisher - 1 - Flying downstream

Thrybergh CP: Great Crested Grebe - 3 ; Mute Swan - 18 - inc2ad4y ; Whooper Swan - 1 - heard call 0740 prob leaving w with m swans ; Mallard - 10 - a f. +10y ; Gadwall - 2 - mf ; Tufted Duck - 10 - 8m2f ; 319 - 3 - 2e1se soar ; Kestrel - 4 - 1m on site 1se 2e ; Grey Partridge - 1 ; Coot - 17 - 2ad 5y 2ad8y ; Herring Gull - 4 - past 1e 2n 1nw ; Swift - 60 - + ; Sand Martin - 5 ; House Martin - 3 ; Pied Wagtail - 3 - jvs ; Wren - 12 - sing ; Dunnock - 10 - inc.2jv ; Song Thrush - 2 - sing ; Blackbird - 18 - 14sing ; Blackcap - 1 - sing ; Whitethroat - 6 - sing ; Reed Warbler - 2 - sing ; Willow Warbler - 6 - sing ; Chiffchaff - 3 - sing ; House Sparrow - 4 - + ; Tree Sparrow - 1 - jv ; Bullfinch - 5 - 2call+2m1f ; Reed Bunting - 3 - sing ; Yellowhammer - 2

Thrybergh Park: Common Buzzard - 1 - soaring over

Treeton: Sedge Warbler - 1 - Singing from hawthorn at side of Long Lane ; Red-legged Partridge - 1 ; Grey Partridge - 1 ; Reed Warbler - 2 - at Triangle Pond ; Little Grebe - 3 - Pair with a well grown chick

Wharncliffe Heath NR: Pied Flycatcher - 3+ - 2 singing males and female ; Spotted Flycatcher - 1+ - Singing ; Linnet - 1+ - Singing ; Tree Pipit - 1 - Singing ; Blue Tit - 4+ - Nest found in tree, total of 30 nests on reserve this year ; Great Spotted Woodpecker - 2+ - nest in dead silver birch ; Great Spotted Woodpecker - 2+ - nest in dead silver birch ; Chiffchaff - 5 - singing ; Blackcap - 5 - singing ; Willow Warbler - 20+

Wharncliffe Wood: Nuthatch - 3+ - pair feeding young in nest box

Wyming Brook: Woodcock - 1 - moorland fringe ; Nightjar - 1 - Moorland fringe above Wyming Brook. Churring from 21:30. Male displaying well from 21:40. Wing clapping.

Blacka Moor (Stony Ridge): Spotted Flycatcher - 5 - pr copulating at traditional site, second pair near by +1 more, most I've seen here. ; Redstart - 1 - male, never seen one here before ; Garden Warbler - 1 ; Coal Tit - 1 - feeding at nest

Dukes Road: Red Kite - 1 - driven off by Curlews

Hangingwater garden: Blue Tit - 2+ - One juv only seen with parents, but no activity at nest box today ; Long-tailed Tit - 6+ - 2 adults with at least 4 juvs, plus 1 dead after hitting window ; Magpie - 4 - 2 adults + 2 juvs ; Jackdaw - 1 - carrying food from table

Kimberworth: Bullfinch - 3 - Male and 2 juveniles on seed feeder. Both male and female frequent visitors throughout the day.

Litton: Goldfinch - 1

Manor Fields Park: Lesser Whitethroat - 1 - stil singing ; Willow Warbler - 1 ; Whitethroat - 6 - at least 6 inc 2 female ; Chiffchaff - 3 ; Blackcap - 4 - 3 male ; Bullfinch - 2 ; Long-tailed Tit - 10 - family group.