Sightings Archive

Silverwood Lagoon: Great Crested Grebe - 2 - still surprisingly scarce here and first-ever displaying pair for site ; Little Grebe - 06-Aug - at least 3 pairs ; Reed Warbler - 2 - singing ; Yellow Wagtail - 1 - north at 08.25 ; Grasshopper Warbler - 1 - reeling in low scrub just beyond northern end of lagoon at 11.15 ; Green Woodpecker - 1 - in scrub along eastern side of lagoon

Strawberry Lea Pastures: Fieldfare - 1 - In from north east with Mistle Thrush. ; Ring Ouzel - 4

Thrybergh CP: Great Crested Grebe - 9 ; Lapwing - 6 ; Little Ringed Plover - 1 - 1 North 09:50 ; Chiffchaff - 4 ; Willow Warbler - 5 ; Blackcap - 6 ; Whitethroat - 2 ; Sand Martin - 18 ; Swallow - 3 ; Kestrel - 3 ; Sparrowhawk - 3 ; 319 - 10+

Totley Rise: Siskin - 2 - Pair at garden feeders

Ughill Moors: Golden Plover - c50 - flock wheeling around, looked to be 'Northern' birds.

Ulley Res: Great Crested Grebe - 2 - Breeding pair ; Great Crested Grebe - 2 - Another pic with large fish.

Wharncliffe Chase: Whimbrel - 2 - 2 feeding on ground then flew off to SE calling

Wharncliffe Heath NR: Pied Flycatcher - 4+ - 3 males and at least one female

Agden Rocher: Mandarin - 2 - Pair , perched in tree ; Swallow - 3 ; Linnet - 2 ; Redstart - 2 - Pair

Aldwarke; Liberty Steels: Peregrine - 1 - male on water tower ; Song Thrush - 1 - singing ; Willow Warbler - 1 - singing

Big Moor: Red Kite - 1 ; Kestrel - 2 ; Tree Pipit - 3 ; Willow Warbler - 3 - Jack Flat ; Chiffchaff - 2+ ; Skylark - 6+ - White Edge & Jack Flat ; Linnet - 7 - Near Jack Flat ; Meadow Pipit - 15+ - White Edge ; Stonechat - 3 - Pair + female

Blacka Moor: Wheatear - 2 - pair ; Curlew - 2 ; Chiffchaff - 2 - singing ; Meadow Pipit - 20+ ; Willow Warbler - 20+ ; Wren - 15+ - singing ; Blackcap - 5 - singing ; Song Thrush - 5 - singing ; Chaffinch - 4 - singing ; Long-tailed Tit - 2

Burbage Valley: Red Kite - 1

Cliff Wood: Pied Flycatcher - 1 - Inspecting nest boxes

Crosspool-Den Bank Wood: Wren - 4 - Singing ; Robin - 7 - Singing ; Great Tit - 3 - Calling ; Blue Tit - 6 ; Dunnock - 5 ; Blackbird - 7 - Singing ; Collared Dove - 1 - Calling ; Blackcap - 4 - Singing ; Nuthatch - 2 - Calling ; Chiffchaff - 4 - Calling ; Mistle Thrush - 1 - Calling ; Canada Goose - 5 - Flying W-E ; Curlew - 1 - Distant call from Rivelin Valley

Dalton: Song Thrush - 1 - singing in Asda car park ; Oystercatcher - 1 - NE over Asda car park @ 0950hrs ; Chiffchaff - 2 - 1 singing ; Blackcap - 2 - 1 singing

Ecclesfield: Ring-necked Parakeet - 1 - Over West,calling.

Edge Mount: Curlew - 2 - pair copulating.

Fatty Boyns Ponds: Chiffchaff - 3 - singing ; Linnet - 2prs ; Goldcrest - 2 - singing ; Bullfinch - 1pr ; Blackcap - 2 - singing ; Gadwall - 1pr ; Mallard - 1 - drake ; Long-tailed Tit - 3 ; Reed Bunting - 1 - singing ; Song Thrush - 1 - singing

Firsby Res: Swallow - 1 - Over water briefly. ; Skylark - c10 - 2 dust bathing on dirt path. ; Tufted Duck - 2 - Male and female, ; Mallard - 3 - 3M ; Grey Heron - 1 - Flushed by dogs sent into water and Reedbeds. ; Willow Warbler - 6 ; Chiffchaff - 5 ; Sedge Warbler - 2 - Singing ; Swallow - 3 - Over water plunge bathing . ; Reed Warbler - 1

Grange: Wren - 1 - singing, former car park ; Chiffchaff - 1 - singing ; Goldcrest - 1 - singing

Grange, Brick Kiln: Song Thrush - 1 - singing ; Blackbird - 1 - singing ; Blue Tit - 2+ ; Stock Dove - 1 - singing