Sightings Archive

Monday 24th April 2023

• Greasbrough Dam,Wentworth: Mallard - 20+ ; Tufted Duck - 8 - 7 males ; Red-legged Partridge - 2 - in field, S side ; Song Thrush - 1 - singing from wood on N side ; Treecreeper - 1 - singing
• Hathersage Moor: Curlew - 1 ; Red Grouse - 2 - males
• Holmebrook Valley Park: Willow Warbler - 2 - Males singing from opposite sides of lake ; Common Sandpiper - 1 - At edge of lake and grass bank ; Song Thrush - 2 - Singing in shrubs next to lake ; Song Thrush - 2 - Singing in shrubs next to lake ; Common Sandpiper - 1 - A photo ; Chiffchaff - 3 - Makes singing ; Blackcap - 2 - Males singing
• Longshaw: Raven - 1
• Middleton Moor: Ringed Plover - 3 ; Oystercatcher - 2 ; Wigeon - 1
• Midhope: QUAIL - 2 - Two reportedly flew from grass next to Midhope Hall Lane and flew into field at Midhope Hall Farm.
• Millstone Edge: Raven - 2
• Morley Pond: Great Crested Grebe - 2 ; Greylag Goose - 2 ; Grey Heron - 1 - E to Dog Kennel ; Tufted Duck - 12+ ; Hirundine - 30+ - including at least 2 Sand Martin, 10+ Swallow, 10+House Martin ; Willow Warbler - 1 - singing
• Orgreave Lakes: Reed Bunting - 2 - Males ; Wheatear - 3 - 1 Pair ; Linnet - 8 ; Kestrel - 2 - Pair hunting around lakes ; Willow Warbler - 05-Jun - Singing ; Blackcap - 4 - Singing ; Skylark - 10+ - 3-4 singing ; Redshank - 3 ; Oystercatcher - 1 - On island ; 321 - 1 - Near River Bridge. ; Lapwing - 1 ; Lesser Whitethroat - 1 ; Garden Warbler - 1 ; Common Sandpiper - 4 ; Redshank - 3 ; Greenshank - 1 ; Egyptian Goose - 1 ; Kestrel - 5 ; Skylark - 20+ ; Grey Heron - 3 ; Cetti's Warbler - 1 ; Jay - 5 - 4 involved in territorial dispute near railway lines ; Whitethroat - 1 - Male singing ; Little Ringed Plover - 1 ; Skylark - 4 - Singing ; Sand Martin - 2 ; House Martin - 2 ; Swallow - 2 ; Common Sandpiper - 2
• Padley Wood: Jay - 2 ; Chiffchaff - 2 - singing
• Redmires conduit: Hobby - 1 - Chasing hirundines and meadow pipit ; Wheatear - 3 ; Lapwing - 5 - Parent with 4 chicks
• Redmires Res: Tufted Duck - 2 - pair ; Sparrowhawk - 1 ; Kestrel - 1 ; Snipe - 2 - displaying over Hammond's Field ; Curlew - 4 ; Lapwing - 20 - including 4 occupied nests in fields along the conduit including one female with four freshly hatched chicks ; Common Sandpiper - 3 ; Oystercatcher - 3 ; Redstart - 1 - male singing at entrance to conduit ; Wheatear - 1 - male on Roper Hill ; Meadow Pipit - 8 ; Reed Bunting - 4 - singing ; Ring Ouzel - 1 - male on Ocean View - left to the W ; Cuckoo - 1 - calling by Top Res ; Grey Wagtail - 1 - male displaying by Top Res ; Pied Wagtail - 4 ; Swallow - 4 - 3 around Bottom Res + 1 N ; Willow Warbler - 20 - c.
• Rivelin Valley: Stock Dove - 1 - flew from possible nest hole in dead tree
• RVCP: Pied Wagtail - 1 - "white wagtail" ; Yellow Wagtail - 1 ; Arctic Tern - 2 - North ; Goldeneye - 1 ; Wigeon - 2
• Silverwood Lagoon: Hobby - 1 - north at 10.15 ; Cetti's Warbler - 1 - singing on and off ; Great Crested Grebe - 1 ; Swallow - 1 ; Reed Warbler - 2 - singing
• Sothall: Willow Warbler - 1 - migrant singing in the estate
• Stanage Edge, below: Willow Warbler - 16 ; Coal Tit - 2 ; Curlew - 1
• Strawberry Lee Plantation: Fieldfare - 01-Feb ; Redstart - 1 - male
• Tankersley: Oystercatcher - 4 ; Lapwing - 1 ; 320 - 2 - Pair ; Gadwall - 7 ; 319 - 1