Sightings Archive

Saturday 17th April 2021

• Agden Res: Willow Warbler - 4 ; Blackcap - 1 ; Siskin - 5 ; 319 - 1 ; Tawny Owl - 1 - Harassed by a pair of Jays ; Jay - 2
• Agden Rocher: Pied Flycatcher - 1 - singing male
• Calver: Marsh Tit - 1 - singing just S of Calver in Hawthorn scrub, my first here in over 30 years WBBS surveying, and at a site that has previously held Willow Tit
• Catcliffe Flash: Greylag Goose - 4 ; Tufted Duck - 20+ ; Shoveler - 3 ; Pochard - 1 ; Coot - 5+ - One on nest
• Cowell Flat: Merlin - 1 - Alarmed two lapwings on Cowell Flat and flew on east towards West Nab being chased by two Meadow Pipits.
• Cressbrook Dale: Chiffchaff - 1
• Derwent Edge: Raven - 1
• Firsby Res: Mallard - 5 - Family, 3 ducklings. ; Grey Heron - 1 - Fishing main Res. ; 319 - 1 - Perched on pylon ; Great Spotted Woodpecker - 1 - Through site calling. ; Mistle Thrush - 1 ; Song Thrush - 1 - Singing. ; Reed Warbler - 1 - Singing in far reed bed main Res. ; Blackcap - 4 ; Willow Warbler - 3 ; Chiffchaff - 2 ; Reed Bunting - 1 - Male.
• Frecheville: Red Kite - 1 - Circling very high, drifting north.
• Hallam Moor: Merlin - 1 - female flew N
• Keppels Field: Kestrel - 1 - male hunting ; Willow Warbler - 1 - singing ; Blackbird - 1 - singing
• Litton: 319 - 1 ; Greenfinch - 1
• Longshaw: Redstart - 1 - male
• Middleton Moor: Grey Plover - 1 - summer plumaged bird still present ; Ringed Plover - 2 ; Shelduck - 2 ; Wheatear - 1 ; Linnet - 2 ; Grey Plover - 1 - bird in almost full summer plumage still present ; Shelduck - 2 - pair
• Miller*s Dale: Grey Wagtail - 2 ; Dipper - 1 ; Canada Goose - 2
• Orgreave Lakes: Canada Goose - 20+ - Several on nest on island ; Mute Swan - 5+ - One on nest on island ; Chiffchaff - 2 ; Jay - 2 ; Black-headed Gull - 80+ ; Tufted Duck - 11 ; Great Crested Grebe - 12 - One on nest on island ; Skylark - 11 ; Lesser Black-backed Gull - 4 ; Sand Martin - 6 ; Lapwing - 4 ; Redshank - 4 ; Gadwall - 8 ; Wigeon - 1 ; 324 - 1 - Brown hare, Orange Tip Butterfly - 1st of year ; Willow Warbler - 6+ ; Pied Wagtail - 1 ; Ringed Plover - 1 ; Little Ringed Plover - 1 ; Bullfinch - 1 ; Grey Heron - 2 ; Jay - 3 ; CASPIAN GULL - 1 - 1st year bird
• Oughtibridge: Peregrine - 1 - Flying high over Sensical Park
• Rawmarsh Cemetery: Blackcap - 1 - singing ; Chiffchaff - 1 - singing
• Rawmarsh; Rockcliffe Road: Common Buzzard - 1 - circling over, drifted away W ; Sparrowhawk - 1 - high over to W ; Greenfinch - 2 - m in aerial display; f bathing in garden
• Redmires: Mistle Thrush - 1 - collecting food on ground ; Willow Warbler - 6 ; Stonechat - 1 - near middle dam ; Curlew - 4 - circling lower dam ; Lapwing - 6 ; Pied Wagtail - 4 - next to middle & lower dams
• Redmires Bottom Res: Oystercatcher - 2 - flying over towards middle reservoir
• Redmires Middle Res: Redshank - 2 - near northern end of dam wall ; Linnet - 15+ ; Common Sandpiper - 3 - very low water on middle dam ; Yellow Wagtail - 1 - very low water on middle dam
• Redmires Res: Common Sandpiper - 4 ; Snipe - 1 - on Conduit ; Lapwing - 8 - pairs along conduit - at least one pair on eggs ; Golden Plover - 2 - displaying on Conduit ; Herring Gull - 2 - N ; Lesser Black-backed Gull - 1 - ad NW
• Redmires Top Res: Stonechat - 1 - male near southern end of dam wall
• Rivelin Dams: Little Grebe - 1 - on Top Res ; Mandarin - 2 - makes on Top Res ; Grey Heron - 1 - ad ; Moorhen - 5 ; Sparrowhawk - 1 - male
• Rivelin Hagg: Chiffchaff - 4 - singing ; Willow Warbler - 3 - singing ; Bullfinch - 2