Sightings Archive

Redmires Res: Golden Plover - 28 - over Middle Res ; Dunlin - 1 - flew S at the rear of a flock of Woodpigeons - "Pigeon's Paige"! ; Woodpigeon - 1000 - flew S in one hour ; Stock Dove - 2 - flew SW with Woodpigeons ; Fieldfare - 150 - c. flew SW in one hour ; Blackbird - 10 - c. ; Lesser Redpoll - 3 - flew W ; Siskin - 20 - flew SW ; Meadow Pipit - 6 - on res margin ; Goldcrest - 10 - c. ; Treecreeper - 1 - with tit flock

Roughwood Rec: Black-headed Gull - 40+ ; Common Gull - 1 ; Herring Gull - 3 - juveniles

Stanedge Pole: Sparrowhawk - 1 - male sat on wall by Pole - flew SE

Thrybergh CP: Mute Swan - 40 ; Greylag Goose - 36 ; Gadwall - 10 ; Tufted Duck - 9 ; Great Crested Grebe - 2 ; Little Grebe - 2 ; Water Rail - 2 ; Moorhen - 8 ; Coot - 22 ; Cormorant - 4 ; Grey Heron - 2 ; Kingfisher - 1 ; Kestrel - 1 - male ; Chaffinch - 10 ; Goldfinch - 60+ ; Linnet - 3 ; Fieldfare - 40 ; Redwing - 100+ ; Blackbird - 12 ; Goldcrest - 1 ; Woodcock - 2 - Overhead East at dusk.

Thrybergh Tip: GREAT WHITE EGRET - 1 - On flash, ; Gadwall - c115 ; Cormorant - 6 ; Great Crested Grebe - 2 ; Little Grebe - 2 ; Mute Swan - 4 ; Shoveler - 7 ; Jackdaw - 7 ; Mallard - c60 ; Tufted Duck - 23 ; Kingfisher - 1 ; Cetti's Warbler - 1 - Calling in reeds ; Water Rail - 1

Wales Common: Snipe - 8 ; Jack Snipe - 1 ; Woodcock - 1 - arrived at dusk

Wortley: Goosander - 12 - West

Cinder Bridge Field; The Tops: Sparrowhawk - 1 - female, over to NW ; Common Buzzard - 1 - over to W, 1245-1305hrs

Langsett: Jay - 1 ; Kestrel - 1 ; Red Grouse - 2 ; Fieldfare - 20

Middleton Moor: Golden Plover - 31 ; Lapwing - 89 ; 320 - 33 ; Shelduck - 1 ; Stonechat - 2

Monsal Head: Barn Owl - 1 - At 18.30

Morley Pond: Great Crested Grebe - 1 ; Mallard - 70+ ; Kestrel - 1 - active along Cascades

Nether Haugh; fields to E: Kestrel - 1 - female, hunting

New Stubbin colliery/tip: Kestrel - 1 - male

New Stubbin; Back Lane: Kestrel - 1 - female ; Yellowhammer - 8 - in set-aside ; Skylark - c40 - flock, in set-aside ; Linnet - 4 - in set-aside

Parkgate: Sparrowhawk - 1 - soaring over @ 0945hrs ; Common Buzzard - 2 - soaring over together @ 1030hrs

Parkgate; Stubbin incline: Common Buzzard - 4 - 2+2, drifted W, 1305-1315hrs ; Redwing - 1 ; Song Thrush - 1

Pingle Lane Tip: Lesser Redpoll - c20 - Feeding in Silver Birch trees ; Siskin - c30 - With Redpoll, ; Common Buzzard - c15 - Viewing from high ground, a large number of Buzzards in the air in the local area, including a group of 7 over Silverwood.

R Derwent Hathersage to Leadmill Bridge: Dipper - 2 individuals ; 321 - 3 individuals ; Grey Wagtail - 1 ; Goosander - 2 redheads ; Mandarin - 25 - a group of 23, & a pair ; Mistle Thrush - 1 ; Great Spotted Woodpecker - 1

Ramsley Moor: Stonechat - 2 ; Pheasant - 2

Rawmarsh Cemetery: Goldcrest - 1 ; Chaffinch - 1 ; Pheasant - 1 - female

Rawmarsh; Bellows Road: Starling - c40 - on mobile mast

Redmires conduit: Crossbill - c6 - In conifers to the right of the conduit entrance. Brief glimpse, small flock. Moved off quickly towards the hills.

Redmires Res: Canada Goose - 46 ; Greylag Goose - 60 - c. ; Mallard - 60 - c. ; 320 - 25 - c.