Sightings Archive

Greystones: Sparrowhawk - 1 - Took a sparrow ; House Sparrow - 14 - Became 13 after visit of Sparrowhawk ; Long-tailed Tit - 5

Hillsborough: Peregrine - 1 - Circling over Middlewood and performed stoop dive over Hillsborough stadium.

Howden Moor: 337 - 1 - Over Howden Clough 11:30-11:40, viewed from Windy Corner. Lost to view heading S.

Howden Res: Cormorant - 9 - All adults, on dam tower

Ladybower Wood: Swift - 70 - Feeding party over the wood

Longshaw: Siskin - 6 ; Redstart - 5 - Family ; Redstart - 5 ; Chiffchaff - 6 - Family ; Willow Warbler - 1 ; Blue Tit - 3

Margery Hill: 337 - 1 - over Margery Hill and Upper Commons 10.50, viewed from Ewden shooting cabin. Then on and off over Margery Hill to 12.10 when drifted off high southwards

Mayfield Valley: Little Owl - 1

Midhope Res: Tufted Duck - 1 ; 320 - 1 ; Little Grebe - 3 ; Siskin - 4+ ; Lesser Redpoll - 1 ; Goldcrest - 1 ; Moorhen - 1 ; Swallow - 3 ; Willow Warbler - 10+

Moscar Moor: Osprey - 1 - Flew over A57 Strines turnoff ; Red Kite - 1 - heading towards Heatherdene

Norwood Allotments: Curlew - 1 - south at 8:45 this evening ; Garden Warbler - 1 - first of the year here. ; House Martin - 8 - single group heading quickly south this evening ; Swift - 39 - Feeding alongside black headed gulls on flying ants.

Redmires Bottom Res: Dunlin - 1 - Adult ; Ringed Plover - 2 - Adults ; Little Ringed Plover - 2 - Adult and juvenile ; Curlew - 16 ; Lapwing - 10 ; Raven - 2 ; Peregrine - 1 - Juvenile repeatedly attacked the gull flock then attacked a male Kestrel to the north of the Top Res ; Yellow-legged Gull - 1 - 3 cy ; Herring Gull - 6 ; Greylag Goose - 14 - 2 on the Bottom Res first thing then 14 adjacent fields at Fulwood Booth ; Oystercatcher - 1 - then flew to Top Res ; Lesser Black-backed Gull - 1+ - flock early morning not counted but included 1 juvenile

Redmires Res: Grasshopper Warbler - 1 - reeling from moorland approximately due south of Middle Res dam wall ; Lesser Redpoll - 1 - flying west at the SW corner of the Middle Res

Redmires Top Res: Mallard - 1+ - Including a female with a fresh brood of 4

Silver Wood: Common Buzzard - 4 - family party drifted SE over woods early afternoon

Stanage Edge: 319 - 1 ; Kestrel - 2

Stanley Hill: Linnet - 25-30 - Post breeding party ; Whitethroat - 1

Ulley Brook Bog: Sedge Warbler - 1 ; Yellowhammer - 1 - Singing male

Wadsley: Hobby - 1 ; Swift - 10 - 10 became 9 via a Hobby

Walkley garden: 319 - 2 - 2 beneath swifts, E of South Road. Departed in opposite directions. Record shot.

Bolsterstone/Heads Lane: Swallow - 22 - Young & Adults Perched o Power Lines by farm ; Kestrel - 3 - hunting over moor at end of lane ; Blackbird - 3 ; Woodpigeon - 06-Aug ; Linnet - 8 - in small flock by farm yard

Cutthroat Bridge: 319 - 1

Deepcar/Garden: Swift - 18/ 20 - flying very low over garden and between houses.several clinging to brickwork under guttering of neighbors house.Never had so many here before ; Magpie - 3 ; House Sparrow - 10-Dec ; House Martin - 5 - hawking but flying much higher than swifts ; Dunnock - 2 ; Starling - 6 ; Goldfinch - 5 ; Blackbird - 6 - mix of males & juveniles

Derwent Edge: 337 - 1 - east of Ladybower Res flew north over Derwent Edge at 09:25 ; 337 - 1 - flew over south at c.14:00

Greystones: Swift - 4 - Over observer's garden

Houndkirk Moor: Curlew - 1 - Perched on stone wall nonplussed by two cyclists passing by close up ; Mistle Thrush - 1

Howden Res: Kestrel - 1 ; 319 - 2 ; Peregrine - 1

Ladybower Res, North arm: House Martin - 1 ; Swift - 4 ; Kestrel - 1

Longshaw: Mandarin - 7 - juvs on pond

Orgreave Lakes: Dunlin - 2 - at S end of big lake ; Common Tern - 3

R Don, Effingham St: Lesser Black-backed Gull - c50 - inc 3 juveniles on weir

R Don, Norfolk Bridge: Yellow-legged Gull - 2 - adult and 3cy Warren St

Ramsley Moor: Cuckoo - 1

Rawmarsh; Rockcliffe Road: Sparrowhawk - 1 - adult male, fence-hopped through garden @ 1336hrs ; Goldfinch - 6 - max together

Redmires Bottom Res: Dunlin - 2 - adults ; Ringed Plover - 2 - adults ; Little Ringed Plover - 2 - juvs, one younger bird. ; Common Gull - 2 - adults ; Yellow-legged Gull - 1 - 2s or 3s ; Herring Gull - 2 - 2s ; Lesser Black-backed Gull - c30 ; Yellow-legged Gull - 3 - Adult and 2 x 3cy roosted ; Common Gull - 2 - Adults roosted ; Herring Gull - 4 - Roosted ; Curlew - 16 - Roosted ; Lapwing - 31 - Roosted