Sightings Archive

Redmires Top Res: Lesser Black-backed Gull - 80 - mid-morning ; Herring Gull - 30 ; Black-headed Gull - 60 ; 319 - 6 - up together, much interaction and one very pale bird ; Kestrel - 3 ; Raven - 3 - low N ; Rook - 2 - high E ; Bullfinch - 1 - over E ; Nuthatch - 2 - calling ; Pheasant - 5 - female and 4 well-grown juvs; 1 eating blackberries ; Tufted Duck - 5 ; Coot - 1 - on Top Res - very rare here and first documented record since June 1987 ; Coot - 1 - another photo - full on Fulica....! ; Coot - 1 - ok - milking it a bit now..... ; Moorhen - 2 - showing territorial behaviour to vagrant Coot - rail mecca!

Sothall: Barn Owl - 1 - nocmig recorded calling twice 0140hr

Tankersley Golf Course: Peregrine - 1 - Over towards Holland

Thorpe Hesley: House Martin - c15

Thrybergh CP: Mute Swan - 36 ; Canada Goose - c300 ; Greylag Goose - c50 ; Grey Heron - 1 ; Black-headed Gull - 80 ; Lesser Black-backed Gull - 12 ; Lapwing - 66 ; Common Sandpiper - 1 ; Chiffchaff - 4 ; Swallow - 14 ; Sand Martin - 2 ; Whitethroat - 2 ; Lesser Whitethroat - 1 ; Reed Warbler - 3 ; Yellowhammer - 2 ; 319 - 3

Dore garden: Treecreeper - 1 - an irregular visitor

Foxhil: House Martin - 2 - Shaw Hill at 15:15

Great Hucklow: Red Kite - 1 - Over fields towards Foolow

Greystones garden: Goldcrest - 2 - Chasing each other

Harley: Starling - 155 - post breeding numbers building up on telegraph wires feeding in stubble

Hathersage: Dipper - 2 - On Hood Brook in village centre

Middleton Moor: Greylag Goose - 6 - Pair plus 4 young practising flying ; 320 - 24 ; Ringed Plover - 1 - Flew W at 9.30, didn’t land

R Don, Effingham St: Yellow-legged Gull - 1 - juvenile

Rawmarsh: Sparrowhawk - 1 - drifted SE @ 1035hrs ; House Martin - 5 - over in evening

Redmires Res: Tufted Duck - 3 - on Top Res ; Common Scoter - 1 - male on Top Res ; 320 - 1 ; Mallard - 15 - c. ; Kestrel - 3 ; Lesser Black-backed Gull - 30 - c. ; Black-headed Gull - 25 - c. ; Herring Gull - 6 ; Swallow - 75 - c. on wires ; Starling - 120 - c. In fields ; Tree Pipit - 5 - singles SW ; Grey Wagtail - 2 - flew SW ; Meadow Pipit - 25 - c. ; Chiffchaff - 6 ; Willow Warbler - 2

Rivelin Valley: Swift - 3 - feeding over valley at dusk (viewed from Den Bank)

Stone Circle, Broomhead: Stonechat - 10 - family parties ; Nightjar - 1+ - churring male Broomhead Moor 21:05

Thorpe Hesley: Starling - 65 - on rooftops am ; 319 - 5 ; House Martin - 16 ; Kestrel - 1

Upper Ewden: Hobby - 1 - down valley from shooting lodge 20:15

Walkley garden: Tawny Owl - 1 - silent, perched on top of hawthorn for 15 minutes.

Agden Rocher: Hobby - 1 - flew over, brief interaction with kestrel ; Redstart - 1 - male in hawthorn

Brincliffe Edge Wood: Swift - 1 - circling over

Dore: House Martin - 3 - Feeding over Devonshire Rd

Ecclesall: Swift - 2 - over Ansell Road early evening ; Chiffchaff - 1 - in garden on Ansell Road

Kimberworth Park: Starling - c40 - Ashworth Drive roof tops

Low Bradfield: Hobby - 1 - flew over south at speed

Middleton Moor: Yellow-legged Gull - 2 - 2 adults on lagoon with 240 Lesser Black-backs

Midhope Res: Spotted Flycatcher - 4 - Ad + 3 juvs ; Greylag Goose - 318 ; Canada Goose - 110 ; House Martin - 13 - South ; Little Ringed Plover - 1 ; Meadow Pipit - 2 ; Lesser Black-backed Gull - 7 - Incl ad with 2 juvs food begging - sign of local breeding? ; 319 - 1 ; Lesser Redpoll - 1 - First of Autumn ; Swallow - 8 ; Sand Martin - 1 ; Common Sandpiper - 1 ; Yellow Wagtail - 1 - South ; Jay - 2 ; Willow Warbler - ++ - Mixed group of c50 birds incl Willow Warbler, Chiffchaff, Great Tit, Blue Tit and LT Tit

Pebley Pond: GREAT WHITE EGRET - 1 - Been here for a week. ; Little Egret - 3 ; Grey Heron - 2 ; Greylag Goose - 7 ; Canada Goose - c70

Redmires Res: 320 - 5 - on Top Res