Sightings Archive

Smithy Wood: Snipe - 4+ - 4-6 on wasteland below ; Meadow Pipit - 3+ - 03-Jun

Sothall: Golden Plover - 1 - nocmig sound recorded over garden 0508hr

Thrybergh CP: Swallow - 6 - c6 feeding over the water ; House Martin - 4+ - 4-5 with Swallows over water. ; Kestrel - 1 ; Linnet - 100 - c100 on adjacent stubble field ; Starling - 25 ; Pochard - 1 - Female/juvenile. ; Mute Swan - c20 ; Black-headed Gull - 30+ ; Pied Wagtail - 5 ; Lapwing - 12 ; Long-tailed Tit - 9 ; Mallard - 8 ; Tufted Duck - 4

Walkley garden: Greenfinch - 2 - Pair at mixed seed feeder. First obs.in 2021.

Back Tor, Derwentdale: Red Kite - 1 ; Meadow Pipit - 70+ - heading s/w. ; Kestrel - 1

Broomhead Hall: Jay - 21 - single group came off the moor ,flew over the road into Broomhead hall.

Canklow Woods: Chiffchaff - 1

Centenary Riverside: Goosander - 1 - River, redhead ; Mallard - 12 ; Moorhen - 1 ; Cormorant - 1 ; Grey Wagtail - 1 ; Mute Swan - 2 - Both tagged ; Wren - 2 - Alarm call, song ; Robin - 1 - Singing ; Canada Goose - 2

Dale Dike Res: Mallard - 78

Dukes Road: House Martin - 33 - steady passage of birds heading s/w in small groups. ; Pink-footed Goose - c200 - heading east @ 11.30.

Ecclesall: Swallow - 7 - flew S over Ansell Road during the day ; House Martin - 3 - singles S over Ansell Road during the day

Greasbrough: 319 - 1 - SE, between Munsbrough Lane and Bassingthorpe Farm, 10:30

Holdworth: Stonechat - 3 - fly catching from wall.

Rawmarsh; Rockcliffe Road: Tawny Owl - 1 - female calling, 0545-0550hrs

Redmires Top Res: Tufted Duck - 26

Roughwood Rec: Pied Wagtail - 2 - S. ; Rook - 9 ; Jackdaw - 2+

West Nab/White LEA area: Black-headed Gull - 24 - In field by cross roads ; Carrion Crow - 05-Jun - with gulls ; Rook - 30+ - in field with sheep and over flying area ; Lapwing - 20/30 - in field opposite west nab farm ; Pied Wagtail - 3 - around white lea farm ; Linnet - 10+ - overflying area esp newly seeded fields ; Woodpigeon - 4 ; Kestrel - 1 - hunting over field at W. Nab ; 319 - 1 - same area as kestrel ; Pheasant - 2 ; Magpie - 1 ; Jay - 1 ; Raven - 2 - around West Nab Tower ; Little Owl - 1 - on wall below shooting range ; Blackbird - 1 ; Red-legged Partridge - 3 - in newly sprouting corn field near peatpits ; Golden Plover - 06-Aug - in stuble field at peatpits ; Wren - 1 ; Jackdaw - 7+ ; Starling - Oct-15

Wharncliffe Chase (north): Meadow Pipit - c115 - S/SW 7.30-8 still passing as I left ; Chaffinch - 16 - S/SW ; Swallow - 6 - S/SW ; House Martin - 2 - south ; Starling - 4 - west ; Skylark - 6 - Single group SW 8am ; Goldfinch - 14 ; Red-legged Partridge - c40 ; 319 - 2 ; Jay - 5 ; Linnet - c200 - Single group feeding in fields next to Wharncliffe Res.

Wingfield: Goose sp - 100+ - skein E @ 11:40

Wingfield School: Black-headed Gull - c.20 - on playing field

Worrall: Starling - c200 - sat on wires.

Blue Man*s Bower: Reed Bunting - 1 ; Chiffchaff - 1 - singing ; Common Buzzard - 1 - over

Canklow Woods: Common Buzzard - 3 - soaring over together @ 1015hrs

Catcliffe Flash: Wigeon - 54 ; Gadwall - c50 ; Tufted Duck - 12 ; Cormorant - 12 ; Grey Heron - 1 ; Mute Swan - 2+ - + 2 1cy, close to flying ; Shoveler - 15 ; Little Grebe - 18 - inc 1 juv still dependent ; Moorhen - 11+ ; Great Crested Grebe - 1 ; Coot - c50 ; 320 - 4 ; Mallard - 8

Crowhole: 319 - 3 ; Kestrel - 1 ; Sparrowhawk - 1 ; Pied Wagtail - 2

Lodge Moor: Dunnock - 3 - coming to feed

Moss Valley, lower: Red Kite - 1 - over Plumbley Farm