Sightings Archive

Firsby Res: Linnet - 4 - Over. ; Chaffinch - 6+ - Males. ; Yellowhammer - 5 ; Song Thrush - 2 - Singing. ; Mistle Thrush - 1 ; Pheasant - 1 - Male. ; Moorhen - 2 ; 319 - 1 - Low over site calling. ; Bullfinch - 2 - Pair at side of small Res ; Siskin - 5+ - Inc 2 stunning Males. ; Linnet - 2 ; Chaffinch - 3+ - Singing Males. ; Goldfinch - 2+ ; Dunnock - 2 - Courtship behaviour ; Treecreeper - 2 ; Mistle Thrush - 1

Flint Hill: Red Grouse - 8 - 4p, noisy display

Greystones: Sparrowhawk - 1 - in observer's garden

Kimberworth Park: Magpie - 1 - Carrying nest material to trees between Clfford Road and Hampstead Green.

Langsett Res: Oystercatcher - 5 - Separate to Midhope birds

Longshaw: Woodcock - 3+ - 3+ roding ; Tawny Owl - 1 - heard ; Skylark - 2 ; 319 - 1 - Above Hay Wood

Low Bradfield: Curlew - 1 - song flighting ; Snipe - 1 - chipping in rushy fields by the Plough,

Malin Bridge: Dunnock - 1 - nocmig: singing 02:38 ; Greenfinch - 1 - heard from garden ; Blackcap - 1

Manor Fields Park: Water Rail - 1 - reedbed briefly 07:05. ; Moorhen - 4 ; Mallard - 5 ; Reed Bunting - 1 - male singing from reedbed area. ; Stonechat - 2 - around north end of park

Midhope Moor: Raven - 1 ; Golden Plover - 1

Midhope Res: Oystercatcher - 5 ; Song Thrush - 5 - singing ; Oystercatcher - 6 ; Curlew - 3 ; Starling - c100 - Moving west up the valley from Stocksbridge area. ; Canada Goose - 15 ; Greylag Goose - 40 ; Little Grebe - 1 - trilling ; Grey Heron - 1 - Flew over towards Broomhead ; Pied Wagtail - 1 ; Goldcrest - 1 - singing ; Skylark - 2 - 1 singing ; Siskin - 4 ; 319 - 1 ; Tufted Duck - 4 - 3 male, 1 female ; Meadow Pipit - 3 - Low west towards Langsett ; Grey Wagtail - 1 - On overflow ; Lapwing - 10+ ; Sparrowhawk - 1 - Female

Old Ravenfield: Lapwing - 5 - Down in field between Silverwood and Pingle Lane Tip. ; Skylark - 2+ - Singing. ; Sparrowhawk - 1 - Female low up hedgerow ; Song Thrush - 1 - Singing ; Chaffinch - 5 - Numerous singing Males around village. ; Greenfinch - 1 - Singing Male

Orgreave Lakes: Goldeneye - 9 - 4 full males,1 imm male and 4 females .lots of displaying. ; Goosander - 34 - Lots of display.

R Don, Effingham St: Goosander - 2 - 2 females

Rawmarsh; Rockcliffe Road: Common Buzzard - 5 - soaring high over together @ 1220hrs ; Sparrowhawk - 1 - soaring over @ 1220hrs

Redmires: Curlew - 2 - Two flying over Roper Hill towards Redmires Dams

Redmires Bottom Res: Oystercatcher - 3 - Apparent pair chasing a single bird ; Mallard - 36 - Including one all-white bird ; Greylag Goose - 35 ; Canada Goose - 23 ; Common Gull - 4 - Arrived from NE

Rivelin Filters: Curlew - 20 - Flying from one side to the other and back 10 minutes later.

Silver Wood: Nuthatch - 2 - Singing. ; Coal Tit - 1 ; Treecreeper - 1

Thrybergh CP: Oystercatcher - 3

Treeton meadows: Wigeon - 34 ; Canada Goose - 49 ; Gadwall - 8

Treeton SF: Pied Wagtail - 41 ; Grey Wagtail - 2

Upper Common, Scholes: Skylark - 1+ - singing ; Dunnock - 3 - close together in gorse, 1 singing. ; Linnet - 100+ - Up and down over stubble, not too disturbed by about 8 motorbikes crossing straight across field.

Walkley garden: Goldcrest - 1 - In conifers ; Long-tailed Tit - 2 - On fat balls

West Nab/Rocher Flat: Skylark - c5 ; Curlew - 1 ; Lapwing - c8 ; Reed Bunting - 2 ; Snipe - 2 ; Red Grouse - 1 ; Red Kite - 1 - flew over

Wharncliffe Wood: Raven - 1

Aldwarke: Jack Snipe - 1 ; Mute Swan - 1 - SW ; Linnet - 12 - inc at least 2 singing ; Lapwing - 1 ; Lesser Redpoll - 1 - SW