Sightings Archive

Orgreave Lakes: BLACK-NECKED GREBE - 1 - still present on large at dusk, often with group of 5 Tufted Ducks ; Sand Martin - 180+ - gathering at dusk, probably considerably more. Many sitting in large flock on NW shore for short periods ; Wheatear - 3 - On top track on the hill. ; 319 - 6 - seen together, ; Common Tern - 3 - 1 with the Sandwich Terns + 2 other singles. ; Swallow - 2 - Singles North

Parkgate Canal Basin: Mute Swan - 54 - inc 13 2cy ; Whooper Swan - 1 - 2cy ; Mallard - 30 ; Herring Gull - 2 ; Chiffchaff - 1 - singing male ; Grey Heron - 1 - E

Parkgate; *Banana* plantation: Chiffchaff - 2 - singing males ; Herring Gull - 3 - SW ; Blackcap - 2 - singing male + 1f ; Greylag Goose - 4 - 2+2 SW ; Linnet - 1 - W ; Black-headed Gull - c70 - SW in small parties in first hour after dawn ; Lesser Black-backed Gull - 3 - 2 S; 1 SW ; Canada Goose - 4 - SW ; Song Thrush - 1 ; Meadow Pipit - 1 - N ; Lesser Redpoll - 3 - N ; Mistle Thrush - 1 - singing male

R Don, Effingham Street: Sand Martin - 10+ - frenzy of activity typical of building phase of breeding cycle mid-afternoon but ignoring contentiously placed 'mitigation' barrels

Redmires Res: Sandwich Tern - 4 - west at 0800

Remires Conduit: Wren - 1 ; Chaffinch - 3 ; Goldfinch - 2 ; Swallow - 1 ; Pheasant - 2 - Male and female ; Curlew - 1

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

Roundwood Golf course: Chiffchaff - 1 - singing male ; Mistle Thrush - 4 - inc 2 singing males ; Greenfinch - 1 - singing male

Strines: Osprey - 1 - north from Strines Inn area over ridge viewed from Agden Side late am heading towards BBSG area

Thrybergh CP: Great Crested Grebe - 5 ; Grey Heron - 1 - past s 1020 ; Mute Swan - 45 ; Gadwall - 2 - mf ; Tufted Duck - 17 ; Scaup - 1 - m ; Red Kite - 1 - in from east at 0935, drifted around before soaring high and dep.SE at 0941 ; Sand Martin - 2 - in ; Wren - 18 - sing ; Blackcap - 5 - sing ; Reed Warbler - 1 - sing 0750 ; Willow Warbler - 3 - sing ; Chiffchaff - 9 - sing ; Bullfinch - 6 - 3pr at feed stat. ; Reed Bunting - 2 - sing ; Yellowhammer - 8 - 2sing

Ulley Res: Blackcap - 1 - Singing Male. ; Bullfinch - 4 ; Mute Swan - 2 - Pair with nest. ; Great Crested Grebe - 2 - Pair building nest near bridge.

Wharncliffe Heath NR: Willow Warbler - 24 - Singing ; Chiffchaff - 4 - Singing ; Robin - 32 - Singing ; Wren - 38 - Singing ; Treecreeper - 3 - Including a pair building a nest ; Linnet - 4 - Singing ; Blackcap - 1 - Singing ; Lesser Redpoll - 2+ - Singing ; Nuthatch - 6 - Including 2 pairs using nest boxes ; Sparrowhawk - 1 - Female ; Common Buzzard - 1 ; Blue Tit - 20+ - at least 10 pairs using nest boxes ; Great Tit - 20+ - 10 pairs around nest boxes

Wyming Brook: Lapwing - 2 - 2 in the fields at lodge lane byway ; Song Thrush - 1 - singing on the start of the bridleway heading to lodge lane

Bar Brook Valley: Willow Warbler - 12 - 12 singing in 2km between Little Barbrook Res and Clod Hall Lane/A621 junction.

Bolsterstone/Heads Lane area: Swallow - 2 - around seat at far end of lane first we have seen this spring ; Kestrel - 1 - hunting over rough pasture ; Skylark - 2 - singing ; Curlew - 1 - calling from field wall ; Mistle Thrush - 3 - feeding in pasture

Bradfield Dale: Oystercatcher - 2 - blindside lane

Brinsworth: Mistle Thrush - 1 - Eating garden Ivy berries 17.15.

Edge Mount: Stock Dove - 2 - pair feeding in field with fieidfare . ; Fieldfare - c70 ; Kestrel - 1 - male

Firsby Res: Cormorant - 1 - Main Res. ; Coot - 2 ; Moorhen - 1 ; Tufted Duck - 1 - Male. ; Red-legged Partridge - 2 - Pair on farm track. ; Lapwing - 8 ; Snipe - 1 - Flew from Reed bed calling. ; Willow Warbler - 2 - At least two singing. ; Blackcap - 1 - Singing near road. ; Chiffchaff - 4+ ; Willow Tit - 1 ; Chaffinch - 10+ ; Goldfinch - 20+ ; Linnet - 15 ; Reed Bunting - 3 ; Yellowhammer - 2 - Pair in hedgerow. ; Stock Dove - 1