Sightings Archive

Midhope Res: Greenfinch - 1 ; Linnet - c15 - mainly juvs ; 319 - 2 - Adult plus begging juv ; Tufted Duck - 9 - Slight increase

Orgreave Lakes: Greenshank - 1 ; Ringed Plover - 1 ; Turnstone - 1 ; Cormorant - 15 ; Swallow - 68 - low over water ; House Martin - 12 ; Sand Martin - 16 ; Dunlin - 1 - flew straight through north. ; Little Grebe - 12 ; Great Crested Grebe - 12 ; Tufted Duck - 91 ; Pochard - 32

RVCP, Main Lake: Wigeon - 4 - first birds of autumn

RVCP, Meadowgate Lake: Swallow - 300+

Walkley: 319 - 1 - Flying north-east, low over houses on Heavygate Avenue.

Barlow Common: Lesser Black-backed Gull - 23 - loafing in a field

Dog Kennel Pond: Great Crested Grebe - 1 ; Cormorant - 1 ; Grey Heron - 1 ; 319 - 1 - along S edge, causing 30+ WP to move from tree tops ; Mallard - 20+ ; Tufted Duck - 10+ ; Stock Dove - 1 - singing ; Swallow - 1

Ecclesfield Park: 319 - 1 - Circling and calling.

Greasbrough Dam,Wentworth: Great Crested Grebe - 6 ; Grey Heron - 1 - juvenile ; Mallard - 20+ - several family parties ; Moorhen - 6 ; Coot - 10 ; Black-headed Gull - 3+ ; Swallow - 1+ ; Chiffchaff - 1 - calling

Hillsborough Park: Cormorant - 2 - circling the pond ; Mute Swan - 5 - adult pair (presumably failed), and 3 subadults. ; Coot - c10 - no sign of any chicks/juvs. ; Moorhen - 3 - + 1 juv.

Kimberworth Park: Magpie - 5 - on Grey HIll ; Nuthatch - 1 - calls from behind Remount Road

Longshaw: Redstart - 2 ; Redstart - 2 ; 319 - 1 ; Spotted Flycatcher - 6 ; Green Woodpecker - 1 - Yaffling - first here for a while

Middle Comon: Kestrel - 1 - male on tel. pole, over cover crop ; Red-legged Partridge - 3 - up from cover crop

Midhope Res: Raven - 1 - high south ; Spotted Flycatcher - 4 - Adult + 3 juvs ; Swallow - c40 ; Linnet - c100 - incl numerous juvs ; Goldfinch - c20 - incl juvs ; Siskin - 05-Oct - incl juvs ; Greylag Goose - 427 ; Canada Goose - 183 ; 320 - 3 ; Pied Wagtail - 10 - incl several juvs ; Kestrel - 1 ; Grey Wagtail - 2 ; Tufted Duck - 8 ; Little Grebe - 9 - incl juvs ; 319 - 01-Feb ; Lesser Black-backed Gull - 7

Morley Plantation, E: Nuthatch - 1+

Morley Pond: Great Crested Grebe - 3 ; Mute Swan - 6 - resident family ; Tufted Duck - 4 - female with 3 juvs ; Grey Heron - 5 - in field at W end. ; Black-headed Gull - 50+ - adjacent field @ Peacock Lodge Farm ; Lesser Black-backed Gull - 1 - at least 1 with Black-Headed's ; Coot - 7+ - at least 1 family party

Orgreave Lakes: Greenshank - 1 ; Common Sandpiper - 2 ; Lapwing - 12 ; Little Egret - 1 ; GREAT WHITE EGRET - 1 - south at 07.08 ; Tufted Duck - 86 ; Pochard - 22 ; Little Grebe - 12 ; Peregrine - 1 ; Swift - 5

Owlerton: Dipper - 1 - singing, Club Mill Lane bridge

Pebley Pond: GREAT WHITE EGRET - 1 - at 13:00 ; Little Egret - 3 ; Grey Heron - 3 ; Canada Goose - c105 ; Greylag Goose - 4 ; Pink-footed Goose - 1 - Still here after many weeks ; Mallard - c65 ; Tufted Duck - 2 ; Lapwing - c14 ; Pied Wagtail - 3 ; Common Buzzard - 3

RVCP, Main Lake: Egyptian Goose - 4 - flew NW ; GREAT WHITE EGRET - 1 - flew S

Upper Common, Scholes: Linnet - 2

Dore: House Martin - 2+ - Prolonged feeding over Kerwin Dv, nesting in village still ongoing