Sightings Archive

Ewden Height: Kestrel - 2 ; Swallow - 76 - 14 south + 18 towards Midhopestones and 44 towards Ewden from suspected local breeding ; Meadow Pipit - c50 - Incl. 7 south ; 324 - 9 - Brown Hare - 9 in single field ; House Martin - 4 - South with Swallow group ; Linnet - 2 ; Hobby - 1 - Made a failed attack on Swallows over woods ; Willow Warbler - 1 ; Goldfinch - 2 ; Lesser Redpoll - 2 - South ; Raven - 2 ; Lesser Black-backed Gull - 1 - South ; Stock Dove - 2 - South ; Cormorant - 1 - South ; Great Black-backed Gull - 1 - Adult south ; Starling - c70 - Feeding group in fields including juvs

Firsby Res: Mallard - 1 ; Moorhen - 1 ; 319 - 1 - Low over site. ; Swallow - 1 - Single over. ; Black-headed Gull - 3 - Over together. ; Blackcap - 1 - Bedraggled Male at side of road in undergrowth. ; Coal Tit - 2 ; Long-tailed Tit - 10+ ; Treecreeper - 1 - With LT Tit flock.

Killamarsh: Swift - 1 - Flying S at 10:50

Middleton Moor: Lesser Black-backed Gull - 1100+ - roost building during evening and birds still arriving after 20:30 ; Pied Wagtail - c100 - pre roost gathering ; Yellow Wagtail - 6+ - with alba Wag flock ; Swallow - c500 - pre roost gathering ; Starling - c30 ; Shelduck - 1 - juv ; 320 - 9 ; Coot - 2 - ad and juv ; Moorhen - 4 - pair and two fledged juvs ; Sparrowhawk - 1 ; Osprey - 1 - sat at waters edge 17:55, left heading towards Hassop. Record shot ; Tufted Duck - 1 ; Yellow-legged Gull - 3 - adults ; Herring Gull - 3 - ad/subads

Morehall Res: Great Crested Grebe - 6 - Adults with 4 well grown juvs ; Cormorant - 12 ; Kingfisher - 1

R Derwent, Grindleford: Osprey - 1 - Flew towards Hathersage, Record photo ; Dipper - 2 ; 319 - 1 ; House Martin - 6+ ; Swallow - 2+ ; Swift - 2+

Ramsley Moor: Stonechat - 4

Redmires: Great Spotted Woodpecker - 1 - In area of felled plantation adjacent to Fairthorn Lodge

Redmires conduit: Kestrel - 1 ; Meadow Pipit - c5 ; Stock Dove - 1 - juvenile ; Red Grouse - c3

Redmires Middle Res: Wheatear - 1

Stanage Edge: Wheatear - 3 ; Raven - 2 ; Red Grouse - c5

Stanley Moor: Little Owl - 1 - hovering at roadside late dusk

Thrybergh CP: Great Crested Grebe - 1 ; Little Grebe - 2 ; Cormorant - 1 ; Mute Swan - 6 - 3ad3jv ; Canada Goose - 180 ; Tufted Duck - 41 ; 319 - 2 - soar. ; Sparrowhawk - 1 ; Kestrel - 1 ; Lapwing - 45 ; Black-headed Gull - 450+ - most following tractor ; Herring Gull - 2 ; Lesser Black-backed Gull - 3 - inc.1ad s ; Swift - 50+ ; Sand Martin - 20+ ; Swallow - 2 ; House Martin - 14+ ; Grey Wagtail - 2 ; Blackcap - 3+ ; Whitethroat - 1 ; Chiffchaff - 32 ; Jackdaw - 6 - party on n/side

Aldwarke SF: Stock Dove - 4 ; Whitethroat - 2 ; Kestrel - 1 - f/juv ; Moorhen - 2+ - adult with dependent juv + 1 independent juv ; Coot - 4 ; Tufted Duck - 1+ - duck with 3 dependent juvs, now fully-grown ; Goldfinch - c20 ; Blackcap - 01-Feb ; Chiffchaff - 2 ; Gadwall - 4 ; 320 - 5 ; Mallard - c35 ; House Martin - 2 - SW ; Common Buzzard - 1

Barbrook Plantation: Stonechat - 4 - family party pr + 2 juvs

Botanical Gardens: Swift - 1

Burncross, Chapeltown: Lesser Black-backed Gull - 4 - Low south 19.15

Carr Vale: Osprey - 1 - Distantly