Sightings Archive

Firsby Res: Lapwing - 4 - Mobbing Buzzard. ; Chaffinch - 2 - Singing Males.

Fulwood garden: Brambling - 2 - males at feeders ; 319 - 1 - over

Low Bradfield: Willow Tit - 1

Offerton Moor: Ring Ouzel - 4

Orgreave Lakes: BLACK-NECKED GREBE - 1 - still present ; Wheatear - 11 ; Yellow Wagtail - 1 ; Pochard - 6 ; Oystercatcher - 1 - on island ; Lapwing - 6 ; Great Crested Grebe - 3 ; Ringed Plover - 4 ; Little Ringed Plover - 1 ; Wheatear - 1 ; Pink-footed Goose - 1 - on island with Greylag ; BLACK-NECKED GREBE - 1 ; Common Sandpiper - 1 - Edge of main lake ; Little Ringed Plover - 4 ; Wheatear - 4 ; Willow Warbler - 1 ; Blackcap - 1 ; Chiffchaff - 1 ; Sand Martin - 6 ; Kestrel - 1 ; Sparrowhawk - 1 ; Skylark - 5 ; Goosander - 3 ; Linnet - 2 ; Pied Wagtail - 2 ; Grey Heron - 1

R Don, Effingham St: Canada Goose - 2 - female incubating using same nest site as 2015.

R Don, Norfolk Bridge: Iceland Gull - 1 ; Iceland Gull - 1 - another photo ; Great Black-backed Gull - 2 - 1w birds ; Herring Gull - c30 ; Lesser Black-backed Gull - c12 ; Black-headed Gull - c25

R Don, Stevenson Rd: Common Buzzard - 1 - dark bird over, mobbed by Carrion Crows. ; Kingfisher - 1 - male fishing from bulrush head.

Redmires Res: Common Sandpiper - 2 - a pair ; Little Ringed Plover - 1 ; Wheatear - 11 ; Sand Martin - 3 - north ; Oystercatcher - 2 ; Golden Plover - 20 ; Lesser Black-backed Gull - 2

Rud Hill: Lapwing - 8 - 4 prs ; Curlew - 4 - 2 prs ; Snipe - 2 - drumming ; Wheatear - 16 ; Tree Pipit - 1 - north

Shatton area: 319 - 1 ; Mandarin - 4 - In flight

Shatton Moor: Wheatear - 4

Silver Wood: Whitethroat - 1 - singing in hedgerow to north of woods

Silverwood Lagoon: Whitethroat - 1 - singing ; Wheatear - 3 ; Yellow Wagtail - 1 - north ; Mute Swan - 2 - female now sitting ; Swallow - 6 ; Gadwall - 4 - 3m ; Tufted Duck - 1pr

Strines Inn: Curlew - 6 ; Lapwing - 5 ; Jay - 1 ; Pied Wagtail - 1

Stubley Hollow: Wheatear - 1 - ; Chiffchaff - 11 ; Willow Warbler - 2 ; Swallow - 6 ; Little Owl - 1 ; Buzzard - 1

Thrybergh CP: Mute Swan - 42 ; Tufted Duck - 20 - 11m9f ; Kestrel - 1 - m ; Red-legged Partridge - 4 - 03-Jan ; Herring Gull - 5 - 2cy 4 left ne ; Swift - 1 - in a t0856 ; Sand Martin - 150+ ; Yellow Wagtail - 1 - past n call not seen ; Wheatear - 1 - m dam wall .flushed by dog walker ; Blackcap - 5 - sing ; Reed Warbler - 1 - sing ; Lesser Whitethroat - 1 - sing. ; Willow Warbler - 9 - sing. ; Chiffchaff - 7 - sing ; Carrion Crow - 6 - 3 active nests ; House Sparrow - 6 - 03-Mar

Upper Burbage valley: Wheatear - 1f ; Willow Warbler - 5+ - several singing,1 seen ; Stonechat - 3m ; Ring Ouzel - 1m 1f - the male was deliberately flushed by a guy trying to make it visible for his partner ; Meadow Pipit - many all along the valley ; Meadow Pipit - many all along the valley ; Wren - several heard 2 seen ; Robin - 2 ; Curlew - 1 heard

Agden Rocher: Redstart - 2 - both singing . ; Tree Pipit - 1 - in aerial display flight .

Barbrook: Stonechat - 2 ; Skylark - 1 ; Willow Warbler - 10+ ; Wheatear - 1