Sightings Archive

Silver Wood: Chiffchaff - 9 - 6 singing disused r/way line, 2 singing southern edge of main woods, 1 singing near Woodlaithes duckpond ; Great Spotted Woodpecker - 1 - drumming in SE finger of woods ; Mistle Thrush - 1 - singing ; Blackcap - 6 - 3 singing r/way line, 1 singing lower woods (Gulling Wood), 2 singing woodland south of Hollings Lane ; Nuthatch - 3 - 2 singing main woods, 1 singing south of Hollings Lane ; Chaffinch - 7+ - at least 7 singing in area, up on recent years ; Yellowhammer - 2 - pair on Pingle Lane Tip ; Linnet - 4 - on upper-level of Pingle Lane Tip, 1 singing ; Treecreeper - 1 ; Jay - 1 ; Coal Tit - 2

Silverwood Lagoon: Curlew - 1 - in from SW at 07.50, departed east at 08.00

Strines Moor: Wheatear - 3 - 2m, 1f in roadside fields

Ughill: Curlew - c100 - two colour ringed birds (both ringed in Wales) still with the flock. ; Oystercatcher - 1 ; Golden Plover - c50 - in fields

Underbank Res: Grey Heron - 1 - on nest ; Swallow - 1 - west ; Chiffchaff - 9 ; Grey Wagtail - 2 - a pair

Upper Common, Scholes: 319 - 1 - low over field mobbed by several Carrion Crows @ 09:55. ; Linnet - 70+ - Feeding in last field(8116) with flax stubble remaining with 3 Magpie and 20+ Wood pigeon.

Woodseats: Grey Wagtail - 1 - in Graves Park Beck, near Fraser Drive.

Brownhills Lane: Lapwing - 3 - on territory in fields ; Greylag Goose - 22 ; Canada Goose - 8

Burbage Rocks: Ring Ouzel - 1 - male ; Golden Plover - 2 - flew over ; Stonechat - 1 ; Curlew - c5 ; Ring Ouzel - 3 - 2 males, 1 female on grass below Higger Tor

Endcliffe Park: Mandarin - 3 ; Goldcrest - 2 ; Long-tailed Tit - 3 ; Song Thrush - 1 ; Nuthatch - 1 ; Great Spotted Woodpecker - 1 ; Mandarin - 5 - All males

Fulwood garden: Brambling - 10+ - at least 6f and 4m around feeders - some in the photo

Fulwood Head: Golden Plover - 200+ - 2 large flocks over totalling 200+, with some birds landing

Graves Park: Ring-necked Parakeet - 1 - In trees near lakes, calling. ; Mistle Thrush - 1

Greave*s Piece: Lesser Redpoll - 1 - song-flighting ; Yellowhammer - 1 - singing

Hudson*s Rough: Woodpigeon - 3+ - singing ; Great Spotted Woodpecker - 1 - drumming ; Wren - 1 - singing ; Robin - 2+ - singing ; Blackbird - 2 - singing ; Coal Tit - 1 - singing ; Great Tit - 1+ - singing ; Treecreeper - 1 - singing ; Blackcap - 2 - singing ; Chiffchaff - 2 - singing ; Magpie - 1+

Leadmill Bridge: Grey Wagtail - 2 - pair in courtship ; Dipper - 2 - pair in courtship/ copulation ; Dipper - 2 - flew under bridge and upstream

Linacre Res: Swallow - 6 ; House Martin - 2 ; Sand Martin - 2

Meersbrook Park: Nuthatch - 1 ; Chiffchaff - 1

Old Ravenfield: Swallow - 1 - Low over horse paddock next to St James church & 10:30AM. ; 319 - 1 ; Coal Tit - 1 - Calling in church yard. ; Blackbird - 4 - Female on 3 newly hatched chicks.

Orgreave Lakes: Little Egret - 1

Ramsley Moor: Redwing - 1

Redmires Middle Res: Ringed Plover - 1 ; Linnet - 35 ; Pied Wagtail - 7 ; Tufted Duck - 2 ; Kestrel - 3

Redmires Res: Wigeon - 1 - Drake on bottom Res 14.00 then flew south ; Little Grebe - 2 - again present on Top Res early morning - display noted ; Wigeon - 1 - male on Bottom Res ; Mallard - 34 ; Little Ringed Plover - 1 ; Ringed Plover - 2 ; Linnet - 6 ; Reed Bunting - 3 ; Crossbill - 2

Roughwood School: Great Spotted Woodpecker - 1

Rud Hill: Stonechat - 1 - male ; Curlew - 3 ; Golden Plover - 45 - in rough fields ; Golden Plover - 45 - party in field joined by another group

Shepherd*s Plantation: Coal Tit - 1 - singing ; Great Tit - 1 - singing ; Blackcap - 1 - singing ; Chiffchaff - 1 - singing ; Chaffinch - 1 - singing, behind Kimberworth Park pub with at least 2 Goldfinch

Shillito Wood: Brambling - 9+ - up to 7 at feeding station at any one time plus 2 heard singing nearby at the same time. All flew NNW around 09.45hrs

Silver Wood: Nuthatch - 2 - Singles lots of calls.

Stubley Hollow: Chiffchaff - 5 ; 319 - 3

Thornbridge Hall: Tufted Duck - 16 ; Little Grebe - 2

Upper Common, Scholes: Black-headed Gull - 200+ - following tractor