Sightings Archive

Orgreave Lakes: Ringed Plover - 1

Padley Gorge: Pied Flycatcher - 3 - 2 males singing, 1 female and 1 male making regular trips to nest box

Rawmarsh; Rockcliffe Road: Sparrowhawk - 1 - circling high over @ 1130hrs

Ringinglow: Whinchat - 1 - male between Ringinglow Road and Brown Edge

Ringinglow village: Curlew - 1+ - Flying and calling in field to east of Sheephill Road

Thorpe Hesley: Red Kite - 1 - Circled with buzzards

Underbank Res: Tufted Duck - 1 - male

Wharncliffe Heath NR: Crossbill - 2

Wickersley Woods: Great Spotted Woodpecker - 1 - Calling and drumming. ; Nuthatch - 2 - Lots of calling. ; Treecreeper - 1

Agden Rocher: Mandarin - 2 - pair ; Golden Plover - 1 ; Wheatear - 5 ; Redstart - 1 ; Pied Flycatcher - 1

Agden Side: Whitethroat - 1

Ashopton: Nuthatch - 1 - calling ; Willow Warbler - 4 - calling ; Chiffchaff - 1 - calling ; Robin - 4 - singing ; Wren - 3 - singing ; Siskin - 1 ; Blackbird - 3 - singing ; Goldfinch - 2 - singing ; Chaffinch - 4 - calling

Blacka Moor: Ring Ouzel - 5+

Blackburn Meadows NR: Sparrowhawk - 2 - Pair being harassed by a single crow. ; Greylag Goose - 1 - Still only a single bird on nest between Jordan lock and the Weir. ; Kingfisher - 1 - flying near the weir just past Jordans lock.

Canklow Woods: Grasshopper Warbler - 1 - 1 reeling

Castle Dyke: Swallow - 1 - playing fields

Chatsworth House: Red Kite - 1 ; Raven - 4 ; 319 - 1 ; Little Grebe - 1 - On one of the smaller lakes in the gardens.

Clod Hall Moor: Cuckoo - 1

Cowell Flat: Grasshopper Warbler - 1 - reeling

Crowhole: Swallow - 1 ; Yellowhammer - 4 - 2 m, 2 f - one f showing v. well, 12 ft away ; Chiffchaff - 2 ; Nuthatch - 1 ; Grey Wagtail - 1 ; 319 - 01-Feb ; Bullfinch - 1 ; Pied Wagtail - 2 ; Long-tailed Tit - 7 - up to 7 ; Jay - 3

Derwent Moor: Curlew - 4+ - near track leading up to Derwent Edge from Cut Throat Bridge ; Pheasant - 2 - calling ; Red Grouse - 6+ - Calling & in flight. Near track leading to Derwent Edge from Cut Throat Bridge ; Meadow Pipit - 20+ ; Wren - 4 - Calling

Green Moor: Fieldfare - C40 ; Tree Sparrow - 10+ ; Yellowhammer - 2

Holmesfield: Chiffchaff - 3 ; Curlew - 1 - heard

Kimberworth Park: 319 - 3 - Together drifted from W end of estate over Roughwood School calling @ 14:30.

Lady Cannings Plantation: Crossbill - 4+ - At least 4 feeding on pine cones.

Ladybower: Mandarin - 2 - m&f ; Pied Wagtail - 2 ; Curlew - 2 - on ground and calling in flight ; Willow Warbler - 5+ - calling ; Mistle Thrush - 4 - singing ; Song Thrush - 2 - singing ; Chaffinch - 4 - calling ; Robin - 3 - singing ; Wren - 3 - singing ; Carrion Crow - 1

Ladybower Dam: Gadwall - 2 - m&f ; Mallard - 10+ ; Canada Goose - 20+ - some on water, some on land

Ladybower Wood: Lesser Spotted Woodpecker - 1 - calling regularly from various trees over 10 min period. Brief glimpse in flight. ; Wren - 3 ; Robin - 3+ ; Willow Warbler - 6 ; Coal Tit - 2 ; Chaffinch - 2

Longshaw: Redstart - 4 - Southern area.Males in song ; Redwing - 6 - Five seen plus one doing sub song unseen. ; Song Thrush - 3

Middleton Moor: Grey Plover - 1 - Still present at 10.15 ; Shelduck - 4 - Intruder pair seen off by “resident “ pair ; Grey Plover - 1 - Still present on main lagoon at 18:45

Nether Haugh: Chaffinch - 2 - singing ; Yellowhammer - 1 ; Linnet - 8 ; Chiffchaff - 1 - singing ; Long-tailed Tit - 2 ; Greenfinch - 1 - singing ; Coal Tit - 1 - singing

Nether Haugh; Roman Ridge: Linnet - 17 - 1 singing; 11 over to N + 5 ; Yellowhammer - 2

New Stubbin colliery/tip: Blackcap - 2 - singing (1 SK4296; 1 SK4396) ; Chiffchaff - 5 - 1 singing + 1 (SK4396); 3 singing (SK4296) ; Willow Warbler - 5 - singing (1 SK4396; 4 SK4296) ; Song Thrush - 1 - singing ; Mallard - 1 - E ; Jay - 2