Sightings Archive

Padley Gorge: Pied Flycatcher - 4 - 2 pairs both visiting nest boxes ; Tree Pipit - 2 - 1 singing ; Coal Tit - 1 - Visiting nest

Rawmarsh: Swift - c15 - first returning birds noted over nesting area ; House Martin - 1

Redmires Res: Crossbill - 11 - flew NW at 07:25hrs ; Tufted Duck - 6 - 3 prs ; Stonechat - 5 - Pair of adults with 3 fledged young by Middle Res ; Swallow - 4

Stubley Hollow: House Martin - 3 ; Swallow - 9 ; Whitethroat - 4 ; Garden Warbler - 1 ; Chiffchaff - 3

Upper Common, Scholes: Whitethroat - 1 - song and display over hawthorn/dog rose, behind Remount Cottages.

Upperdale: Dipper - 3 - Feeding 2 fledged young ; Hobby - 1 - 1 over

Wentworth Park, Temple Hill Plantation: Blackbird - 1 - singing ; Great Tit - 1 - singing ; Goldcrest - 1 - singing ; Chaffinch - 1 - singing

Wentworth Park, Wood adj Deer Shed: Blackbird - 1 - singing ; Song Thrush - 1 - singing ; Blackcap - 1 - singing ; Long-tailed Tit - 1+ - calls

Wyming Brook: Wood Warbler - 1 - seen and contact calls heard briefly,

Agden: Swallow - 1 ; Pied Wagtail - 1 ; Willow Warbler - 4 - Singing ; Long-tailed Tit - 1 ; Blackcap - 1 - Male singing ; Goldcrest - 1 ; Garden Warbler - 1 - Singing ; Chiffchaff - 2 - Singing ; Song Thrush - 1 - Singing ; Willow Warbler - 4 - Couple in courtship & display

Arbourthorne: Starling - c35 - flock of mainly adults on field opp pond also several begging young amongst them. ; Moorhen - 2 - Pair on pond ; Mallard - 5 - 1 female

Barlborough: Marsh Harrier - 1 - Female (cream Crown) Drifted slowly around the area from the east and left north west

Birley Edge: Green Woodpecker - 1 - Yaffling ; Yellowhammer - 1 - singing ; Willow Warbler - 3 - Singing ; Chiffchaff - 1 - Singing ; Chaffinch - 2 - Singing ; Song Thrush - 1 - Singing ; Swift - 2 - First here this spring ; Swallow - 1 ; Kestrel - 1

Blacka Moor: Wheatear - 3 - Male and two females on Strawberry Lee Pastures. One of females Greenland type, other 2 not seen as well.

Blackburn Meadows: Sedge Warbler - 3 ; Chiffchaff - 5+ ; Blackcap - 2 - Singing males ; Whitethroat - 4+ - inc display ; Swift - 2

Bradfield: Swallow - 2 ; Mistle Thrush - 1 ; House Martin - 3 - Visiting possible nest site

Burbage Bridge: Garden Warbler - 1

Burbage Valley: Cuckoo - 2 - 2 males singing, moblie, between the plantation and Burbage South rocks

Canklow Woods: 319 - 1 - Over woods 11.10 ; Common Buzzard - 7 - 7 in the air together at 1400

Chapeltown: Starling - c20 - First 2 juveniles coming to feeders ; Swift - 4 ; Coal Tit - 1 ; Sparrowhawk - 1 female ; Lesser Black-backed Gull - 1 west

Dennis Knoll: Cuckoo - 2 - One singing, other a female?

Five Weirs Walk: Blackcap - 1 - m just beyond East Coast Road

Fulwood garden: Swift - 1 - first sighting here for the year - late!

Greystones garden: Starling - 13 - 8 Juveniles in observer's garden

Leash Fen: Lapwing - 5+ ; Skylark - 1 ; Pied Wagtail - 1 ; Meadow Pipit - 2 ; Linnet - 3 ; 319 - 1 ; Whinchat - 1 - Male on fence post by road between Leash Fen and Ramsley Moor ; Yellowhammer - 1 - male

Loxley Common: Garden Warbler - 1 - Near small ravine carrying nesting material.

North Lees, Hathersage: Pied Flycatcher - 2 - Male singing behind toilet block with female.close by ; Redstart - 1 - Singing male

Orgreave Lakes: Little Stint - 1 - Showing very well on north shore this morning. ; Little Stint - 1 - on east shore of main lake near tern rail 12:30 ; Common Sandpiper - 1 - Initially feeding from south side of island alongside single little ringed plover. ; Little Ringed Plover - 1 - Single bird on south side island. ; Swift - 6 ; Swallow - 4 ; Great Crested Grebe - 5+ ; Yellow Wagtail - 2 - To and from small island. ; Skylark - 1 ; Reed Bunting - 2 ; Gadwall - 2 - Pair on small lake ; Oystercatcher - 3 - On island in small lake ; Wigeon - 1 - Feeding on island in small lake ; Dunlin - 1 ; Garden Warbler - 2 - Treeton exit ; Sparrowhawk - 1 - Overhead soaring at Hemingway Road exit. ; Tufted Duck - 2 - a pair ; Redshank - 1