Sightings Archive

Firsby Res: Meadow Pipit - 10+ - Several flocks over calling. ; Reed Bunting - 4 ; Lesser Black-backed Gull - 1 - Over high.

Grange Park Golf Course: 319 - 1 - Hunting? Calling regularly between Brown Spring and Brick Kiln plantation.

Harley: Osprey - 1 - Heading S, first appeared circling over Hoyland area c17:00.

Hurlfield: Swift - 4 - 1 north 13:38.+ 3 (2sth 1nth) 18:05-18:17. ; Common Buzzard - 1 - SE over c15:30 ; Sparrowhawk - 1 ; Mallard - 1 - Drake flew over observers house.

Longshaw: Chiffchaff - 1 ; Sparrowhawk - 1 ; Stonechat - 2 - M&F ; Whinchat - 1

Manor Fields Park: Swift - 1 - Dfifted slow thru site at 08:30. ; Whitethroat - 2 ; Meadow Pipit - c18 - small movement 07:30-08:45. all birds south. ; Chiffchaff - 3

Middleton Moor: 320 - 12 ; Redshank - 2 ; Dunlin - 2 ; Moorhen - 2 - Ad & juv ; Lesser Black-backed Gull - 1700 - c. roosted ; Yellow-legged Gull - 5 - 4 ads & a 2CY roosted ; Herring Gull - 1 - Ad roosted ; Black-headed Gull - 180 - c. roosted

New Stubbin colliery/tip: Chiffchaff - 4 - 1 singing ; Kestrel - 2 - f/imm ; Grey Wagtail - 1 - SE ; Reed Bunting - 1 - W ; Stock Dove - 1 - over ; Lesser Black-backed Gull - 11 - SW, mostly adults ; Siskin - 3+ - heard over ; Chaffinch - 4 - SW ; Yellow Wagtail - 2 - 'flava' wagtails, SW ; Greenfinch - 1 - SE ; Ringed Plover - 1 - heard over (S?) @ 0910hrs ; Goldfinch - 21 - N ; Jay - 1 ; Mute Swan - 2 - S @ 1028hrs ; Swallow - 10+ - S ; House Martin - 20+ - S ; Herring Gull - 5 - SW ; Meadow Pipit - c75 - 5 N/NE; c70 S

Ramsley Moor: Whinchat - 5 ; Whitethroat - 1 ; Blackcap - 2

Ravenfield Church: Mistle Thrush - 2 - On church Spire. ; Nuthatch - 1 - Calling in woodland. ; Sparrowhawk - 1 - Scattering House Martins. ; House Martin - 6+ - Alarm calling due to Sparrowhawk approaching.

Rawmarsh: Swift - c60 - S on a broad front from 0805hrs onwards; max visible at one time c25 ; Common Buzzard - 1 - very high to W @ 1510hrs ; Swift - 11 - E ahead of a rain shower @ 1510hrs

Rawmarsh Cemetery: Chiffchaff - 1 ; Long-tailed Tit - 5+

Rawmarsh; Haugh Road: Whinchat - 1 - on playing fields until flushed by dog walkers (record shot) ; Whitethroat - 1 ; Herring Gull - 2 - ads on playing field ; Black-headed Gull - 33 - max on playing field ; Lesser Black-backed Gull - 2 - ad & juv on playing field briefly ; Rook - 21 - max on playing field ; Jackdaw - 8 - max on playing field ; Magpie - 10 - max on playing field

Rawmarsh; Rockcliffe Road: Long-tailed Tit - 11 - in garden briefly ; Goldfinch - 5 - in garden briefly

Rawmarsh; Stubbin incline: Chiffchaff - 4 - 2 singing ; Grey Wagtail - 2 - singles, SE ; Song Thrush - 1 ; Red-legged Partridge - 1 ; Jay - 1 ; Bullfinch - 1 - calling ; Swift - 1 - high to S with Swallows ; Swallow - c15 - high to S ; Blackcap - 1 - calling ; Long-tailed Tit - c10 ; Sparrowhawk - 2 - singles over, inc a very worn individual

Shepherd*s Plantation: 319 - 3 - Low, together over wood.

Totley Moor: Meadow Pipit - 6 ; Raven - 1 ; Kestrel - 1

Troway: 319 - 1

Unstone: Great Spotted Woodpecker - 1

Wentworth Park: Common Buzzard - 3 - over @ 1045hrs (different to Rawmarsh birds)

Wharncliffe Side: Chiffchaff - 1 - calling and brief song in observers garden

Whirlow Hall Farm: Wheatear - 1 - Not unusual here at this time of year

Burbage Valley: Whinchat - 3 - 3 birds together ; Stonechat - 5 - 1+3 +1

Catcliffe Flash: Tufted Duck - 4 - M&F ; Great Crested Grebe - 3 - 1 juv ; Little Grebe - 1+ ; Gadwall - 4+ - M&F ; Kestrel - 1 ; Wigeon - 2+ ; Lesser Black-backed Gull - 30+ ; Black-headed Gull - 200+ ; Tufted Duck - 17+ - M&F ; Pochard - 50+ - M&F

Dale Dike Res: Mallard - 87 - Most on water, particularly under willows at edge, 18 on dam wall. ; Mandarin - 1 - female ; Robin - 4