Sightings Archive

Orgreave Lakes: Sedge Warbler - 1 - Male singing from weedy mound

Poolsbrook Marsh: Lesser Whitethroat - 1 ; Sedge Warbler - 1 ; Whitethroat - 2 ; Reed Bunting - 3 ; Swift - 6 ; Grey Heron - 1 ; Mistle Thrush - 2

Ramsley Moor: Cuckoo - 1 - 1 Calling

Rawmarsh:Haugh Rd: Barnacle Goose - 2 - high NW in heavy shower @ 18.05 ; Herring Gull - 1 - S ; Barnacle Goose - 2 - NW @ 18.05 (present on 21/5/17 at Adwick Washlands)

Redmires Top Res: Cuckoo - 1 - singing from fringes of conifer plantation and briefly in Fairthorn Clough ; Mistle Thrush - 2+ - family party with fledged juvs in plantation near end of road ; Goldfinch - 8 - including pair with 3 fledged juvs ; Crossbill - 2 - male and streaky juv ; Crossbill - 2 - another photo ; Greylag Goose - 11+ - including 2 pairs with 5 and 3 young ; Mallard - 6+ - including female with 4 small chicks ; Goldfinch - 8+ - photo ; Chiffchaff - 2 - singing from sycamores ; Blackcap - 2 - singing ; Willow Warbler - 6 - singing

Rivelin Dams: Wood Warbler - 3 - singing male, and pair feeding and calling occasionally ; Spotted Flycatcher - 4 - single, and 3 together. ; Pied Flycatcher - 2 - singing males, at bottom of Wyming Brook. ; Wood Warbler - 2 - 2 singing birds in pines at foot of footpath to Reddicar Clough ; Redstart - 1 - singing male ; Cuckoo - 1 - singing ; Cuckoo - 1 - singing ; Raven - 3 - 3 calling birds flew into pines at foot of footpath to Reddicar Clough, had a squabble, then flew off singly in direction of Moscar

Rivelin Fire Station: Dipper - 1 - Adult bird apparently feeding young in nest in wall of bridge just above Rivelin Fire Station

RVCP: Kingfisher - 1 - R. Rother flew upstream under the A frame bridge carrying a fish ; Oystercatcher - 4

RVCP, Main Lake: 321 - 12 - Twelve. Eight adults and an adult and three well grown juvs on nest.

Sothall: Starling - 3 - Ad and first 2 juvs of the year in the garden

Stocksbridge: Curlew - 1 - foraging on rugby pitch off Coal Pit Lane

Wentworth Lakes: Great Crested Grebe - 8 - prs + 2 well grown juvs ; 321 - 4 ; Mute Swan - 1 ; Canada Goose - 14 ; Greylag Goose - 35 - + 14 juvs ; Tufted Duck - 14 ; Sparrowhawk - 2 ; 319 - 4 ; Kestrel - 2 ; Red-legged Partridge - 2 ; Lapwing - 4 - Prs ; Lesser Black-backed Gull - 2 - S ; Stock Dove - 6 ; Kingfisher - 2 ; Tawny Owl - 1 - calling @ 05.45 ; Swift - 40 ; Skylark - 4 - Singing ; Swallow - 40 ; House Martin - 5 ; Sand Martin - 1 ; Pied Wagtail - 1 - pr ; Grey Wagtail - 1 - pr ; Garden Warbler - 1 - singing ; Blackcap - 5 - Singing ; Lesser Whitethroat - 1 - singing ; Whitethroat - 3 - Singing ; Chiffchaff - 4 - Singing ; Spotted Flycatcher - 1 - fly-catching from dead tree by Morley Pond ; Nuthatch - 2 ; Raven - 1 - W @ 06.10 ; Jay - 1 ; Bullfinch - 2 ; Reed Bunting - 2 - Singing ; Coal Tit - 1

Westwood CP: Great Spotted Woodpecker - 1

Wharncliffe Heath NR: Spotted Flycatcher - 1 - Singing near plank gate ; Pied Flycatcher - 2 - Singing males ; Willow Warbler - 25+ ; Tree Pipit - 3+ ; Blue Tit - 20+ - 20 occupied nest boxes ; Great Tit - 20+ - 12 occupied nest boxes, pair in tree cavity ; Coal Tit - 5+ - 3 singing, 2 nests, one in nest box

Wyming Brook: Crossbill - 1+ - calling ; Siskin - 5+ - 2 adults feeding at least 3 recently fledged young

Agden Rocher: Oystercatcher - 2 - in fields above ; Golden Plover - 1 ; Red-legged Partridge - 2

Bolsterstone/Rushy Wood Area: Nuthatch - 3 - on feeders ; Swallow - 7 ; Coal Tit - 6 ; Blackcap - 3 - all singing males ; Chiffchaff - 2 - singing ; Willow Warbler - 3 - singing

Damflask Res: Little Ringed Plover - 1 ; Great Crested Grebe - 2 - pair nest building in neck end. ; Mandarin - 5 - males ; Great Spotted Woodpecker - 1 - alarming

Dore Burlington Road: Siskin - 2 - Up to 16 present in garden all winter/spring; pair still present today on sunflower feeder

Ewden Beck: Woodcock - 1 - flew across the road in front of car at 10:00.

Fanshaw Gate: Tree Sparrow - 3+ ; Peregrine - 1 - carrying food towards Owler Bar/Big Moor (young Starling?) ; Starling - 350-400 ; Cuckoo - 1 - singing at c.SK 30847 78054