Sightings Archive

Redmires Res: Ringed Plover - 2 ; Grasshopper Warbler - 1 - Still reeling by south side of Middle Res ; Crossbill - 6 - flew high to the S over Roper Hill ; Ringed Plover - 2 ; Little Ringed Plover - 1 - juv ; Lesser Black-backed Gull - 60 - c. ; Yellow-legged Gull - 3 - ads with LBBs ; Black-headed Gull - 50 - c. mostly W

Silverwood Lagoon: Common Scoter - 2 - flighty male and female at 10.05

Stanage Edge, below: Whinchat - 3 - Family ; Whinchat - 3 ; Hobby - 1

Totley Moss: Barn Owl - 1 - Hunting between Totley Moss and Nell Croft at dusk

Treeton Dyke: Great Crested Grebe - 6 - Pair with 4 fairly well developed young northern end ; Mute Swan - 7 - Pair with 5 half grown cygnets northern end ; Coot - 1+ - Including pair with 6 half grown young northern end

Wadsley: Swift - 25 ; House Martin - 1 - Unusual for the garden

Wharncliffe Side: Sand Martin - 2+ - Over R Don

Blue Man*s Bower: Greenfinch - 3 ; Pheasant - 2 - crowing cock + juv cock ; Kestrel - 1 - f/juv ; Reed Bunting - 3 ; Linnet - 4 - over ; Goldfinch - c40

Bradwell Edge: Raven - 1 - over E ; Kestrel - 1 - over W ; Redstart - 1 - juv ; Lesser Redpoll - 1 - over N ; Peregrine - 2 - over E, one (juv?) calling constantly

Brincliffe Edge Wood: 324 - 1+ - Pipistrelle

Canklow Woods: 319 - 1 - Low trying to find thermals, moved Eastwards over Holiday Inn towards woods 11.10

Catcliffe Flash: Tufted Duck - 10 ; Cormorant - 7 ; Pochard - 6 - 3m; 1f; 2 juvs ; Coot - c50 - inc full-grown juvs + new brood of 5. A couple of apparently active nests + one bird carrying material ; Gadwall - c50 - inc independent juvs ; Great Crested Grebe - 1pr - with nest ; Little Grebe - 12 - 8 ads + 4 independent juvs ; Kingfisher - 2 ; Grey Heron - 2 - adult feeding + 1 over N ; Moorhen - 6 - 4 ads + 2 independent juvs ; Mallard - c40 ; Common Buzzard - 1 - drifted S ; Blackcap - 1 - singing ; Reed Warbler - 1+ ; Sand Martin - 2 - feeding over ; Chiffchaff - 2+ - calling ; House Martin - 2 - feeding over ; Kestrel - 1 - f/juv, over ; Sparrowhawk - 1 - adult male, N ; Mute Swan - 1pr+ - + 4 well-grown cygnets ; Black-headed Gull - 3 ; Swift - 6 ; Long-tailed Tit - 1

Cutthroat Bridge: Kestrel - 13 - 13 on the edge towards Stanage over an area of 300-400m

Grange Park Golf Course: 319 - 2+ - Adults and juvs ; Kestrel - 1+ - at least 1 juv ; Chiffchaff - 1+ - calls ; Goldfinch - 1+ ; Bullfinch - 1+ - calls ; Jay - 1+

Greystones: Swift - 8 - Over observer's garden

Ironbower Moss (Woodhead): 337 - 1 - per Birdguides, videoed over Ironbower Moss, Woodhead around 1pm, drifted S then N, just in our recording area.

Langsett Res: Moorhen - 1 ; Crossbill - 3 - over

Margery Hill: Peregrine - 1 - peeled off a pigeon from flock of racers and pursued it towards Mickleden

Mickleden Beck: Stonechat - 2 - pair at top just below Bull Clough

Orgreave Lakes: Black-tailed Godwit - 3 - Including colour ringed individual Orange over Red (LL) & white over green (RL). ; Common Tern - 1 ; Yellow Wagtail - 4 - At least 4 juveniles on north shore. ; Tufted Duck - 29 - M&F ; Black-headed Gull - 130+ ; Lesser Black-backed Gull - 20+ - Lots of probable juvs ; Swift - 1 ; Sand Martin - 15+ ; Sand Martin - 15+ ; Great Crested Grebe - 11 ; Pied Wagtail - 6 - 2 juvs ; Pochard - 5 - Males ; Cormorant - 4 ; Little Egret - 1 ; Oystercatcher - 2 ; Kestrel - 1 ; Yellow Wagtail - 3 - Juvs

Rawmarsh; High Street: Chiffchaff - 1 - singing @ 0700hrs

Redmires Res: Lesser Black-backed Gull - 120 - c. ; Yellow-legged Gull - 5 ; Black-headed Gull - 60 - c. ; Common Gull - 2 - single ads W ; Ringed Plover - 2 ; Grey Heron - 1 - imm ; Kestrel - 3 ; Swift - 6 - Flew W ; Swallow - 10 - Flew W ; Willow Warbler - 1 - Juv

Rivelin Res: Cormorant - 1

Rocher Head: Red Kite - 1 - Glided over from easterly direction.

Stanedge Pole: Red Kite - 3 - Circled together high over Pole at 12:25 and drifted North. ; Peregrine - 1