Sightings Archive

Attercliffe: Iceland Gull - 1 - 09:27 - 2w Iceland back at Attercliffe today, just flew over Saville St towards Norfolk Bridge ; Herring Gull - 10 - around Efffingham St / Warren St ; Great Black-backed Gull - 1 - lame 1w

Barbrook Res: Red Kite - 1 - over low at 10:10; then seen off by Short-eared Owl ; Short-eared Owl - 1

Canklow: Pied Wagtail - 1 - Among pallets,AMG works 10.00 ; Jay - 5 - Flew over public footpath AMG works. 17.15 ; Pheasant - 2 - Pair on field AMG works 06.45.

Canklow Woods: Blackcap - 2 - 2 singing ; Common Buzzard - 1 ; Common Buzzard - 4 - 4 in the air together at 1300 much displaying ; Peregrine - 1 - over west mobbed by kestrel

Crowhole: 319 - 3 ; Yellowhammer - 1 ; Willow Warbler - 1 ; Blackcap - 1

Endcliffe Park: Mandarin - 2 - female on upper pond, male nearby on river

Fulwood garden: Brambling - 3 - 2m 1f visiting feeders still ; Chiffchaff - 1 - singing

Graves Park: Lesser Spotted Woodpecker - 2 - pair. Drumming for periods to at least 08.00, predominantly by (as usual) the female but also duets. Some song heard, wing-raised display pose noted

Grimesthorpe Allotments: Willow Warbler - 1 - 1 singing around the site for last 2 days

Orgreave Lakes: BLACK-NECKED GREBE - 1 - still present early morning [reported to have spent Monday/Tuesday at Rother Valley CP] ; BLACK-NECKED GREBE - 1 - still on large lake @13.30hrs. ; Common Sandpiper - 1 ; Little Ringed Plover - 1 ; Ringed Plover - 2 ; Redshank - 7 ; Oystercatcher - 4 - all 4 on island "commotion" ; Pink-footed Goose - 1 - with 2 greylag. ; Sand Martin - 70+ ; House Martin - 2 ; Swallow - 2 ; Mute Swan - 2 - sitting on island. ; Wheatear - 6

R Don, Stevenson Rd: Jay - 1 ; Sand Martin - 50+ ; 319 - 1 - over towards the Manor.

RVCP, Main Lake: Whooper Swan - 1 - 2cy with a pair of mute swan ; Common Sandpiper - 3 ; Mallard - 4 - Female with 3 young

Thrybergh CP: Great Crested Grebe - 3 ; Mute Swan - 37 ; Gadwall - 2 ; Tufted Duck - 18 - 11m7f ; 319 - 3 - 1ne2se soar. ; Oystercatcher - 1 - in briefly dep. e ; Common Sandpiper - 1 ; Herring Gull - 2 - 2cy ; Sand Martin - 340 - + ; Swallow - 1 ; House Martin - 2 ; Wren - 16 - 15sing ; Blackcap - 6 - sing. ; Reed Warbler - 1 - sing ; Sedge Warbler - 1 - sing 0730 ; Willow Warbler - 7 - sing. ; Chiffchaff - 9 - sing. 1carrying nest mat. ; Great Tit - 7 - 5sing. ; Blue Tit - 12 - 6pr. ; Bullfinch - 8 - 4pr. ; Scaup - 1 - m ; Egyptian Goose - 1

Ulley CP: Great Crested Grebe - 2 - Pair with nest very close to Swan nest. ; Mute Swan - 2 - Pair with nest. ; Blackcap - 1 - Male singing close to path.

Wharncliffe Heath NR: Woodcock - 3 - Roding

Catcliffe Flash: Mute Swan - 1 - ad nr potential nest site ; Grey Heron - 2 ; Gadwall - 9+ - mostly paired ; Pochard - 2 - m+f ; Tufted Duck - 9+ ; Little Grebe - 4 - 2 prs interacting ; Moorhen - 1+ ; Coot - 18+ ; Blackcap - 1 - singing ; Chiffchaff - 1 - singing ; 319 - 2 - Over the flash at 9.22

Chesterfield Canal: Chiffchaff - 3 - On the Chesterfield part of canal.

Firsby Res: Coot - 2 ; Mallard - 4 - 2 pairs. ; Song Thrush - 1 - Singing at 20.00PM. ; Chaffinch - 1 - Singing Male. ; Carrion Crow - 1 - At waters edge. ; Pheasant - 3 - M & 2F on farmland. ; Lapwing - 1

Graves Park: Lesser Spotted Woodpecker - 2 - male drumming at 0655hr, female drumming on the same tree 0725hr, female drumming from a different tree at 0745hr.

Norwood allotment*s: Osprey - 1 - low NE at c12:25 pursued by 3 gulls

Orgreave Lakes: BLACK-NECKED GREBE - 1 - on big lake at 0630. Presumably a new bird ; Wheatear - 4 ; Common Sandpiper - 2 ; Swallow - 2 ; Sand Martin - 350 ; House Martin - 1 - North ; Little Ringed Plover - 8 ; Ringed Plover - 2 ; BLACK-NECKED GREBE - 1 - still present on large lake at 13:20 ; Redshank - 6+ ; Oystercatcher - 4 - pair on island poss.sitting.pair large lake. ; Sand Martin - 150+ ; Swallow - 2