Sightings Archive

Shirecliffe Tip: Sparrowhawk - 2 ; Kestrel - 2 ; Chiffchaff - 4+ - one singing

Silverwood Lagoon: Pink-footed Goose - 115 - 45 east at 08.35, 70 east at 09.00

Thrybergh CP: Mute Swan - 38 ; Canada Goose - C250 ; Pink-footed Goose - 50 - East ; Lapwing - 88 ; Kingfisher - 2 ; Grey Wagtail - 4 ; 319 - 3 ; Kestrel - 2 ; Sparrowhawk - 1 ; Swallow - c60 ; House Martin - C80 ; Sand Martin - 12

Totley Moor: Pink-footed Goose - c500 - Heading E/SE in 5 skeins, 09:27-09:50 ; Sand Martin - 1 - Heading low to west

Wentworth, Dog Kennel: Osprey - 1 - E @10:10, slight hover over centre of lake, as if to fish, causing 30+ gulls to scatter.

Westwood CP, High Green: Osprey - 2 - Filmed circling dam

Wharncliffe Heath NR: Pink-footed Goose - 90 - flew high over reserve at 18:15

White Edge: 319 - 2 - together ; Kestrel - 2 - together ; Swallow - 1 ; Meadow Pipit - 6

Worrall: Pink-footed Goose - c70 - skeins still going ESE early evening

Wortley: Skylark - c20 - Post-breeding group in fields

Aldwarke; Liberty Steels: Peregrine - 1 - adult, probably female, sat on safety rail on and off ; Grey Heron - 1 - low over to N/NE, battling into stiff N breeze @ 0905hrs

Castle Dyke playing fields: Pied Wagtail - c15

Ecclesall: Pink-footed Goose - 100 - ESE in 3 skeins at 09:45 hrs ; Chiffchaff - 2 - in garden on Ansell Road

Liberty Steels; Roundwood Rolling Mills: Raven - 1 - on water tower briefly

Longstone Moor: Goldfinch - 40 - Feeding on thistles

Malin Bridge: Pink-footed Goose - c35 - E over Hillsborough corner 09:10

Norwood Allotments: Pink-footed Goose - c50 - over east

Orgreave Lakes: Pink-footed Goose - 74 - east at 08:40 ; Red Kite - 1 - south west at 08:10 ; Turnstone - 1 - South at 08:15 ; Common Sandpiper - 1 - on island on small lake. ; Lapwing - 28 ; Kestrel - 4 ; Sparrowhawk - 1 ; House Martin - 16 ; Swallow - 7

Oughtibridge: Pink-footed Goose - C90 - Flying SE at 19:30

Parkgate; *Banana* plantation: Chiffchaff - 5 - inc one singing ; Sparrowhawk - 1 - ad female harassed by MGs on woodland edge ; Pied Wagtail - 4 - 'alba' wagtails, N/NE ; Swallow - 12 - 4 @ 0720hrs; 6 @ 0845hrs & 2 @ 0855hrs, all heading strongly N! ; Meadow Pipit - 6+ - all S ; House Martin - 9 - party over S end of site briefly ; Pink-footed Goose - c90 - single skein E/SE @ 0850hrs, disappeared over Woodlaithes

Peat Pits: Little Owl - 1 - sat on road. ; Grey Partridge - 1 - calling at dusk from surrounding fields. ; Pink-footed Goose - 101 - heading SE @19:25.

Redmires Res: Canada Goose - 4 ; Pink-footed Goose - 25 - c. flew E at 08:03 hrs ; Merlin - 1 - flew N over Bottom Res at 07:52 hrs ; Kestrel - 1 - juv ; Sparrowhawk - 1 - nice ad male over Top Res ; Tufted Duck - 21 - on Top Res ; Lesser Black-backed Gull - 20 - c. ; Linnet - 30 - c. on Middle Res ; Meadow Pipit - 40 - c. ; Chiffchaff - 12 ; Song Thrush - 2 ; Bullfinch - 5 ; Great Spotted Woodpecker - 1

Roundwood Golf course: Great Spotted Woodpecker - 1 - calling ; Coal Tit - 1 ; Green Woodpecker - 1 - calling from small birch/cherry copse

Roundwood Ponds: Cormorant - 1 - on pylon overlooking ponds

Silverwood Lagoon: Pink-footed Goose - c.120 - 50 E at 08.40, 70 E at 08.50 ; Canada Goose - 28 - north at 08.40 ; Shoveler - 2 ; Lesser Black-backed Gull - 1

Silverwood Pit Top: Common Buzzard - 4 - soaring together around 0850hrs

Stanage Edge: Pink-footed Goose - 67 - 51 picked up towards Kinder, passed high ESE over Redmires Resrs 19:15, 16 followed on 19:20

Thurcroft: Raven - 2 - Calling and flying over Steadfolds Rise towards Brookhouse.

Whirlow Hall Farm: Starling - 100+

Barlborough: Pink-footed Goose - 250 - c250 over NE at c09:45

Birley Edge: Pink-footed Goose - 78 - Flying over East and calling at 09:20

Canklow Woods: Pink-footed Goose - 100+ - east at 08;50

Catcliffe Flash: Raven - 1 - yellow colour ringed bird over calling ; Little Egret - 1 - dropped onto duck rails. ; Shoveler - 10 ; Wigeon - 13

Elsecar Res: Pink-footed Goose - 70 - c70 flew east

Firsby Res: Moorhen - 1 ; Coot - 2 ; Canada Goose - 11 - Arrived from TCP. ; Kingfisher - 1 - Main Res at Sun rise. ; Barn Owl - 1 - Hunting along Arbour Lane at dawn. ; 319 - 2 ; Kestrel - 1 - Early morning. ; Mistle Thrush - 7 - On pylon. ; Chiffchaff - 1 - Singing. ; Bullfinch - 6 - Together. ; Swallow - 5 - Over woodland early morning.