Sightings Archive

Birley Edge: Robin - 3 - Singing ; Dunnock - 1 - Singing

Brinsworth: Dunnock - 2 - nest building throughout day, recorders garden.

Burbage Moor: Curlew - 2 - flying South towards Burbage brook

Catcliffe Flash: Gadwall - 11 - including a couple of pairs chasing/ courtship ; Tufted Duck - 22 - including several pairs ; Great Crested Grebe - 1

Fulwood garden: Brambling - 8 - Minimum 5m and 3f around feeders ; Fieldfare - 12 - Over E mid-morning

Green Moor: Fieldfare - 14 ; Tree Sparrow - 6+

Hesley Wood east: Chiffchaff - 3 - 2 together in same tree + 1 singing ; Blackcap - 1

High Green: Merlin - 1 ; Swallow - 1 - Back on traditional breeding site near petrol station.

Hood Hill: Nuthatch - 1 ; Goldcrest - 1 ; Song Thrush - 1 - singing

Hudson*s Rough: 319 - 1 ; Great Spotted Woodpecker - 1 - drumming ; Woodpigeon - 10+ - several singing ; Wren - 2+ - singing ; Dunnock - 1 - singing ; Robin - 1+ - singing ; Blackbird - 1 - singing ; Nuthatch - 1 - singing ; Chiffchaff - 2 - singing ; Blackcap - 1 - singing

Orgreave Lakes: Common Sandpiper - 1 - at S end of big lake at 08.30. ; Common Sandpiper - 1 - main lake ; Little Ringed Plover - 1 - flushed by dog walker on shoreline (flight comparison with Ringed Plover and Common Sand) ; Sand Martin - 55 - gathered late morning in dribs and drabs before all leaving N ; Swallow - 1 ; Grey Partridge - 2 - W side of main lake

Peat Pits: Wheatear - 3 ; Little Owl - 1 ; Fieldfare - 61 - heading north east at dusk.

Redmires: Redshank - 2 ; Swallow - 2 ; Teal - 4 - 2 pairs

Redmires conduit: Red Kite - 1

Redmires Res: Crossbill - 2 - Top res car park ; Canada Goose - 12 ; Greylag Goose - 16 ; 320 - 2 ; Moorhen - 1 - on Top Res ; Little Ringed Plover - 5 - ads on Middle Res ; Common Sandpiper - 3 ; Redshank - 2 - pair again - display noted ; Willow Warbler - 12 - singing - increase ; Chiffchaff - 1 ; Linnet - 25 - c. feeding on Middle Res shoreline ; Brambling - 2 - in trees by Top Res - sub-song heard briefly ; Siskin - 10 - c ; Swallow - 1 - feeding around Bottom Res

Ringinglow: Red Grouse - 2

Ringinglow village: 319 - 1

Silverwood Lagoon: Wheatear - 2 - at Hollings Lane end of main approach track 07.20 ; Willow Warbler - 10 - singing birds widespread on pit top now

Thorpe Hesley: Blackbird - 2 - 2 in seperate areas collecting food ; Lapwing - 6 - On territory and harrying 2 crows ; Song Thrush - 1 - singing ; Red-legged Partridge - 4 - 2pr ; Great Spotted Woodpecker - 1 ; Chiffchaff - 1 - singing

Wharncliffe Chase: Skylark - c20 ; Song Thrush - 2 ; Mistle Thrush - 7 - 4 singing ; Redstart - 1 - Present but silent ; Tawny Owl - 1 ; Wheatear - 2

Wharncliffe Chase + woodland fringe: Nuthatch - 12 ; Long-tailed Tit - 3 ; Meadow Pipit - 40+ ; Stock Dove - 2 - 1 singing ; Wheatear - 10 ; Raven - 2 ; Fieldfare - 1+ ; Redstart - 3 - All singing males ; Willow Warbler - 14 ; Stonechat - 3 - Striking male chasing 2 females near Lodge ; Crossbill - 1+ ; Lesser Black-backed Gull - 1 ad NE ; Chiffchaff - 4 ; Green Woodpecker - 3 - All calling ; Goldfinch - 4 ; Yellowhammer - 2 singing ; Linnet - 20 - At least 3 breeding territories with female seen carrying nest material ; Grey Heron - 1 - Low east ; Pied Wagtail - 1 ; Reed Bunting - 3 singing males ; Curlew - 1+ - 4 reported by another birder ; Siskin - 5 ; Lapwing - 4 ; 319 - 6 - 2 pairs soaring together ; Lesser Redpoll - 2 - One singing ; Sparrowhawk - 1

Barlow Common: Blackcap - 2 ; Chiffchaff - 2 ; Pheasant - 1