Sightings Archive

Firsby Res: Linnet - 2 ; Lesser Black-backed Gull - 1

Heeley City Farm: Redshank - 1 - flew over south calling at 05:30 ; Nuthatch - 1 - calling ; Chiffchaff - 1 - singing

Holling Dale: Cormorant - 3 - high W ; Stock Dove - 6 - SW

Kimberworth Park: 319 - 2 - SW, over Oaks Lane @11:00.

Middleton Moor: Dunlin - 2 ; Snipe - 2 ; 320 - 15 ; Skylark - 11 ; House Martin - 145 ; Blackcap - 2 ; Chiffchaff - 13 ; Meadow Pipit - 85

Millhouses: 319 - 2 - NE over Sainsbury's

Millhouses Park: Dipper - 2

Moscar Cross: House Martin - c337 - Low SW through Strines gap in morning, inc single flock of c200 ; Swallow - 53 - SW in morning ; Skylark - 2 - SW ; Collared Dove - 1 - SW ; Snipe - 11 - 9+2 W

Moss Road, Totley: Sparrowhawk - 1 ; Swallow - 40+ - SW between 11:00 and 11:30 ; House Martin - 3 - SW ; Willow Tit - 2 ; Goldcrest - 3 ; Chiffchaff - 2

Parkgate; Greasbrough Road: Swift - 4+ - S with small hirundine flock @ 1235hrs

Ravenfield Church: Hobby - 1 - Circling high.

Rawmarsh; Rockcliffe Road: Long-tailed Tit - 5+ - in garden

Redmires Bottom Res: Swallow - 100+ - feeding over res then heading S in small groups with some House Martins

Redmires Soughley Lane farm: House Martin - 100+ ; Sparrowhawk - 1 - making half-hearted pass at a swallow ; Starling - 60+ ; Greenfinch - 20+

Rocher Head Fields: Yellow Wagtail - 1 - dropped into sheep field.

Silverwood Lagoon: Canada Goose - 25 - in from west at 08.15 ; Lesser Black-backed Gull - 2 - adults ; Common Gull - 1 ; Black-headed Gull - 17 ; Mute Swan - 2 ; Little Grebe - 9 ; Gadwall - 2 ; 319 - 1 ; Kestrel - 1 ; Jay - 6 ; Meadow Pipit - 4 - odd single south ; Goldfinch - 20 ; House Martin - 15 ; Chiffchaff - 2 - singing ; Long-tailed Tit - c.30 - three parties ; Jackdaw - 3 - north ; Mistle Thrush - 2 ; Stock Dove - 1 ; Woodpigeon - 50 - in stubble fields to west

Sothall: Chiffchaff - 1 - calling

Strines Moor: Peregrine - 1 - adult

Totley Moss: Meadow Pipit - 40+ - Mostly on the ground. 10+SW ; Wheatear - 1 ; Whinchat - 1 ; 319 - 2

Upper Common, Scholes: Swallow - 2 - W @8:30 ; Meadow Pipit - 10+ - W @ 09:00

Aldwarke: Cormorant - 3 - max on pylon

Aldwarke; Liberty Steel: Peregrine - 1 - adult pair on adjacent chimneys with occasional unsuccessful hunting forays ; Cormorant - 6 - max on pylon

Attercliffe: Red Kite - 1 - high overhead at 13:30 viewed from Warren St, glided off N ; Common Buzzard - 2 - from Warren St

Big Moor: Whinchat - 4 ; Goldcrest - 2

Edge Mount: Meadow Pipit - c200 - single group of birds heading south at 19.05.

Ewden Height: Stock Dove - 1 - SW ; Meadow Pipit - 18 - All SW. Apparent that lots have moved on from yesterday as there were few around this morning. ; Tree Pipit - 2 - SW calling ; Sand Martin - 1 - North ; Goldcrest - 2+ ; Linnet - 1 - SW ; Chiffchaff - 1 - calling ; Greylag Goose - 100+ - Distant group on northern horizon arising from Millhouse Green area thought to be this species. 14 later flew SE towards Broomhead were definitely this species. ; Reed Bunting - 1 - SW ; Swallow - 7 - SW ; House Martin - 11 - Single group strongly south.

Fox Hill, nr Shaw Hill Fm: 324 - 1 - Hummingbird hawk moth. 2nd sighting in month

Kimberworth Park: Chiffchaff - 1 - singing, Roughwood School ; Chiffchaff - 1 - singing, Redscope School ; 319 - 1 - circling high over Remount and Shepherds Plantation.

Middleton Moor: Dunlin - 2 ; Ringed Plover - 1

Parkgate; *Banana* plantation: Stock Dove - 1 - W ; Goldcrest - 1 ; Chiffchaff - 2 - 1 singing ; Dunnock - 7 - inc 2 SW & 2 in from high to N ; Mute Swan - 2 - W, then SW @ 0658hrs ; Chaffinch - 1 - SW ; Greenfinch - 4 - 3 SW; 1 E ; Blackcap - 1 ; Kestrel - 1 - male ; Pied Wagtail - 3 - all N