Sightings Archive

Nether Green garden: Blackbird - 2 - Singing male dispute with 2nd male ; Swift - 3 - More frequent overflights this weekend but still only 3 birds ; Long-tailed Tit - 9+ - Family party inc 5+ juveniles visiting daily since 28/5/21

Norfolk Heritage Park: Long-tailed Tit - 8+ - 6 recently fledged being fed by adults

North Lees, Hathersage: Cuckoo - 1 ; Curlew - 1

Rawmarsh: Common Buzzard - 1 - soaring over @ 0930hrs; drifted W

Redmires conduit: Redshank - 2 - 2 mobile in horse fields. ; Golden Plover - 2 - on conduit path ; Ring Ouzel - 2 - one definite male, possible female at far end of conduit.

Templeborough; Magna: Kestrel - 01-Feb - flying bird appeared to join a second on edge of roof

Tinsley; Blackburn Meadows Way: Kestrel - 1 - on streetlight

Treeton Dyke: Reed Warbler - 6 - including 4 singing and a courtship pair (presumed female wing trembling) ; Reed Bunting - 2 - singing males ; Tufted Duck - 5 - 4m ; Mute Swan - 4+ - pair at S end with 3 cygnets; pair at N end apparently failed, perhaps due to high water levels ; Greylag Goose - 2+ - pair with 2 small chicks ; Coot - 10+ - including 2 pairs sitting on nests and one pair with 5 half-grown chicks at N end ; Blackcap - 3 - singing males ; 324 - 100+ - big emergence of Common Blue Damselfly

Treeton Tip: Whitethroat - 3 - singing males ; Reed Bunting - 1 - singing male ; Willow Warbler - 2 - singing ; Chiffchaff - 1 - singing ; Reed Warbler - 1 - singing on dragonfly pools ; Blue Tit - 2+ - pair feeding chicks in nest in metal fence post

Wadsley: Swift - 3 - Screaming

Wadsley Common garden: Wren - 2+ - Young heard in nest in outbuilding. ; Blue Tit - 2+ - Young heard in nest in crevice in stone wall. ; Great Tit - 2+ - Young heard in nest in crevice in stone wall. ; Swallow - 2 - Building nest in outbuilding-the first time since we moved here 25 years ago.

Wentworth Park: Kestrel - 1 - active around trees E of Roman Ridge

Wharncliffe Heath NR: Pied Flycatcher - 5

Wharncliffe Wood: Cuckoo - 1 ; Garden Warbler - 3 ; Blackcap - 1 ; Song Thrush - 4

Agden: Tree Pipit - 2 - One on Agden side road, one at Bar Dyke

Aldwarke: Raven - 2 - Over and on melting shop Liberty Steels 20.00

Alport Castles: Ring Ouzel - 1

Bamford Edge: Ring Ouzel - 1

Barbrook Bridge: Whinchat - 1 ; Red Grouse - 2

Barbrook Plantation: Mandarin - 1 - 1f on nest in tree hole ; Redstart - 3 ; Pied Flycatcher - 1 - Male

Barbrook Valley: Cuckoo - 3 - 2 males chasing a female ; Whinchat - 2+ ; Stonechat - 4 - Family party ; Raven - 5 ; Tree Pipit - 2+

Brinsworth: Greenfinch - 4 - Pair with 2 youngsters squabbling over feeder, observers garden 06.15 ; Starling - 8

Brooks Bank Farm - top fields: Stonechat - 3+ - Juv birds seen on wall where adults previously observed ; Snipe - 1 ; Grey Heron - 3 - I adult, 2 juv ; Linnet - 1 - in field ; Curlew - c6 - adults ; Pied Wagtail - 2 - feeding in field ; Lapwing - at least 5 - one probably on nest, though no sign of young here yet ; Mallard - 1 - male ; Woodpigeon - 2 - in field

Burbage Valley: Whinchat - 2 ; Ring Ouzel - 2 ; Cuckoo - 1 ; Willow Warbler - 3 ; Stonechat - 2 ; 319 - 1

Burncross, Chapeltown (farmland to south): House Martin - 2 ; Kestrel - 1+ - Begging calls heard ; 319 - 2 ; Swift - 5 ; Whitethroat - 1 singing ; Blackcap - 1 singing ; Chiffchaff - 1 singing

Cowell Flat: Whinchat - 1 - male still present ; Cuckoo - 1 - flew to Agden Rocher then singing.

Dale Dike Res: Blue Tit - 1 - by the dam Blue Tit entering open scar in tree truck, presumably its nest site

Damflask Res: Common Sandpiper - 2 - Pair together on south side

Dore: Stock Dove - 2 - a pr eating spilt grain below garden feeders

Dukes Road: Red Kite - 1 - over Upper Commons early pm, then later over New Cross. ; Hobby - 1 - over Hobson Moss ; Golden Plover - c12 - at least 6 territorial pairs in general area ; House Martin - 3 - Flint Hill

Greno Wood: Woodcock - 3 - Display flights from 21.38

Greystones: House Sparrow - 4 - 1 Juvenile in observer's garden ; Starling - 8 - 6 Juveniles in OG ; Great Tit - 4 - 2 Juveniles in OG ; Dunnock - 2 - 1 Juvenile in OG

Hobson Moss, Agden: Stonechat - 2 - pair, male singing

Killamarsh: Red Kite - 1 - Circling and moving north whilst being mobbed

Low Bradfield: Mallard - 9 - Duck with 8 ducklings on stream out of Agden Res.

Middlewood: Swift - 1 - rescued after going down a cavity wall on Ganton Road. 2 active pairs in the roof and one in the house opposite.

Moorland Fringe: Nightjar - 1 - Churring and displaying

Mosborough: Barn Owl - 1 ; Treecreeper - 1

Orgreave Lakes: Pochard - 5

Parkgate Canal Basin: Song Thrush - 1 - Singing ; Blackcap - 2 - Singing ; Chiffchaff - 2 - Singing