Sightings Archive

Bamford Edge: Peregrine - 2 - 2 circling together and chasing each other over Bamford edge for about 5 mins and drifted towards Stanage. ; Cormorant - 1 - between Bamford edge and Win hill ; Stonechat - 2 - both juv ; Swallow - 2 - feeding on top of the edge ; House Martin - 5+ - small group through ; Swift - 3 - feeding on top of the edge

Bamford Moor: 337 - 1 - up over Bamford Moor at c18:25 and landed, viewed from Moscar

Calver: Mandarin - 26 - females & juvs ; 319 - 2 - 2 inviduals

Dronfield: 319 - 2 - Above Hallowes golf course ; Great Spotted Woodpecker - 1 - Hallowes golf course

Ecclesfield: Common Buzzard - 1 - Flew low over Morrisons car park mobbed by two carrion crows.

Greystones: Swift - 4 - over observer's garden

Howden Moors: 337 - 1 - to north of Lost Lad at 06:00

Millhouses Park: Mandarin - 4 - female and three fully grown juvs ; Kingfisher - 1 - First in the park this year. ; Dipper - 1 - Juv

Rawmarsh: Swift - 20-30 - drifted SW @ 2010hrs

Redmires Bottom Res: Ringed Plover - 2 ; Little Ringed Plover - 1 - Juvenile, presumably a migrant ; Curlew - 5 ; Dunlin - 3 ; Little Ringed Plover - 1

Thrybergh Res: Grasshopper Warbler - 1 - Reeling in dip below dam wall at dusk. 21:00hrs

Aldwarke: Chiffchaff - 6+ - feeding in dense buddleia scrub (SK4394/4494) ; Long-tailed Tit - c10 ; Linnet - 8 - 1 singing (SK4394/4494) ; Grey Heron - 1 ; Swift - c15 - feeding over (SK4394/4494) ; Sand Martin - 2 ; House Martin - 1 ; Sparrowhawk - 1 - female ; Common Buzzard - 1 ; Stock Dove - 2 ; Swallow - 1

Aldwarke; Liberty Steel: Cormorant - 1 - on pylon

Birley Edge: Kestrel - 3

Brightholmlee: Whitethroat - 3 - Adult and 2 juvs

Cartledge Bents: 337 - 1 - viewed distantly from Mocar Cross, 18:50-19:05 heading towards roost area.

Cutthroat Bridge: 337 - 1 - reported again over A57 at Cutthroat Bridge mid-morning

Derwent Edge: Red Kite - 1+ - one over S end of Derwent Edge, presumed diferent bird later Back Tor-Hollingdale

Dronfield: Sparrowhawk - 1 - Male in garden behind Greendale chased & missed finch ; Long-tailed Tit - 4 - On feeder in garden

Greystones: Swift - 8 - Over observer's garden

Holling Dale: 337 - 1 - been up a couple of times 19:00-19:10 in Cartledge Flat area viewed distantly from Moscar

Howden Moor: 337 - 1 - roosting again this evening on its favoured ledge at c20:30

Kimberworth Park: Swift - 30+ - Over Remount/Roughwood Road, Then numbers 7-10 for next half hour.

Morehall Res: Crossbill - 10+ - south of res in plantation

Moscar Cross: Hobby - 1

Norton Lees garden: Blue Tit - 2 - juvs ; Greenfinch - 1 ; Robin - 2 - adults. Remains of yesterday’s fledgling found

Parkgate; *Banana* plantation: Sparrowhawk - 1 - female ; Song Thrush - 1 - singing ; Linnet - 1 - W/SW ; Blackcap - 2 - singing ; Treecreeper - 1 - singing ; Chiffchaff - 5 - 1 singing

Rawmarsh; Rockcliffe Road: Song Thrush - 1 - singing

Redmires Res: Mallard - 8 ; Tufted Duck - 2 ; Lapwing - 22 ; Oystercatcher - 3 ; Ringed Plover - 2 - A still present on Bottom Res ; Little Ringed Plover - 1 - juv on Bottom Res ; Green Sandpiper - 1 - on Bottom Res first thing ; Common Tern - 1 - 1st-summer on Bottom Res ; Black-headed Gull - 88 - Mostly Off W ; Lesser Black-backed Gull - 75 - c. On Bottom Res ; Yellow-legged Gull - 1 - ad with LBBs ; Herring Gull - 8 - various ages amongst LBBs ; Swift - 2 - Singles W ; Sand Martin - 1 - W ; Crossbill - 14 - Flew W in two parties ; Siskin - 10 - Flew W ; Whitethroat - 1 - Singing by Bottom Res

Roundwood Golf course: Goldcrest - 1 - calling

Stanley Hill: Linnet - C 30 - Around 30 including adults feeding fledglings

Strines Moor: Black-headed Gull - 25 - heading SW ; Lesser Black-backed Gull - 4 - SW ; Common Gull - 1 - ad SW

Unstone: Jay - 4 - In woods at side of old golf course

Upper Derwentdale: 337 - 1 - over Margery Hill 11.20 dropped down to Cut Gate and Slippery Stones

Whitwell Moor: Lesser Redpoll - 2+ - Several birds calling/trilling in birch scrub near Whitwell Spring.

Wigtwizzle: Spotted Flycatcher - 1

Back Tor, Derwentdale: 337 - 1 - south over Back Tor at 14:15, disappeared into cloud! ; 337 - 1 - over top of Abbey Brook drifted just W of Back Tor aod off S over Derwent Edge, cricling up into low cloud above Salt Cellar area.

Broomhead Moor: Stonechat - 4 - 1m + 3 juv ; Kestrel - 4+ - pair near the shooting cabin and others further down the track

Calver: Swift - 2 ; Chiffchaff - 1

Catcliffe Flash: Mute Swan - 5 - 1 ad + 4 juv ; Gadwall - 30+ ; Pochard - 5 ; Tufted Duck - 4 ; Little Grebe - 4+ - inc imm ; Great Crested Grebe - 2 - pr - 1 sitting ; Grey Heron - 2 ; Cormorant - 2 ; Coot - 30+ - at least 30 ads + several imm