Sightings Archive

Hangingwater garden: Great Tit - 1 - 1 juv with Blue Tits (adopted?) ; Greenfinch - 1 - juv solo

Hathersage: Robin - 2 juv

Lawrence Field: Treecreeper - 1 ; Stonechat - 2 - a pair ; Willow Warbler - 3 heard

Linacre Res: Great Crested Grebe - 1+ - Adult feeding 2 fledged young ; Mandarin - 2 - 2f with broods of 10 & 7. ; Moorhen - 4 - 2 prs with 1 & 3 young ; Coot - 2 - Pr with 3 young ; Mallard - 2 - 2f with broods of 10 & 9 ; Robin - 1 - Carrying food

Longshaw: Kestrel - 1

Longshaw Feeders: Goldfinch - 4 ; Siskin - 2

Longshaw Lake: Mandarin - 8m, 2f

Norton Lees: 321 - 1 over this evening

Orgreave Lakes: Yellow-legged Gull - 2 ; Little Egret - 1 - On big lake early morning ; Little Egret - 1 ; Yellow-legged Gull - 2 - 2nd and 3rd Summer ; Tufted Duck - 25 ; Pochard - 4 ; Wigeon - 1 - Drake with damaged wing on Small Lake. Still present 25th August

Padley Gorge: Treecreeper - 1

R Derwent, Harper Lees to. Leadmill: Pied Wagtail - 1 ; Dipper - 1 ; Grey Wagtail - 2 1 ad, 1 juv

R Sheaf, Broadfield Rd: Mandarin - 10 - Including a female with a brood of five small ducklings.

Ravenfield Church: Tawny Owl - 2 - Plump fluffy owlet calling for food in woodland. Adult near church gate at last light.

Rawmarsh; Rockcliffe Road: Song Thrush - 1 - singing

Silverwood Pit Top: Kestrel - 1 - Injured male seen be dog walker in morning - still in sane spot PM so rescued for hopeful recuperation by Raptor Rescue.

Surprise View area: 319 - 1

Totley Moss: 324 - 2 - Red Deer stags opposite Fox House

Woodseats - Chesterfield Road: Swift - 30+

Canklow Woods: Oystercatcher - 1 - 1 north at 0915

Corker bottom: Sparrowhawk - 1 - Female carrying prey to nest.

Greystones garden: Great Spotted Woodpecker - 1 - Female

Heeley: Swift - 4

Millhouses Lane garden: Blue Tit - 6+ - including fledglings ; Bullfinch - 6+ - including 2+ fledglings ; Goldfinch - 4+ - including 2+ fledglings ; Stock Dove - 1+ ; Dunnock - 2+ ; Blackbird - 3+ - including 2 males ; Coal Tit - 1 ; Great Tit - 2+ ; Robin - 2+ ; Great Spotted Woodpecker - 2 - for the second day, female showing her offspring the delights of feeding on suet balls! Female disappeared leaving junior to it

Orgreave Lakes: Dunlin - 2 - Big lake ; Shoveler - 1 - Drake ; Reed Warbler - 1 - Singing along river 100m upstream of bridge ; Ringed Plover - 3 - tundrae types ; Lapwing - 2

Thrybergh CP: Great Crested Grebe - 1 - mate prob.on hidden nest ; Mute Swan - 40 - inc.6 y ; Tufted Duck - 1 - m ; Moorhen - 2 - young alone ; Coot - 30+ - ad, 3prs with 6-4-4 young ; Oystercatcher - 2 ; Herring Gull - 1 - 3rd cy ; Lesser Black-backed Gull - 1 - left w ; Swift - 20+ ; Pied Wagtail - 5 - pr with 3jv ; Blackcap - 4 - singing ; Reed Warbler - 1 - singing ; Whitethroat - 4 - 2 singing ; Willow Warbler - 1 - singing ; Chiffchaff - 3 - singing ; Great Tit - 6+ - fam.party ; Blue Tit - 30+ - in 4fams ; Long-tailed Tit - 8 - fam party ; Reed Bunting - 9 - inc fam 4+ ; Yellowhammer - 1 - singing

Ulley: Skylark - 07-Aug - 4 singing ; Linnet - 6 ; 324 - 2 - Hare x2 in Broad bean field. ; Pheasant - 1 - Male on mound of manure .

Abbeydale Golf Club: 319 - 1

Bamford Moor: Ring Ouzel - 1m ; Swift - 2 ; Curlew - 3+ ; Lapwing - 7+

Birley Edge: Swift - 15 - Largest number so far this year.

Catcliffe Flash: Little Egret - 1

Crookes Valley Park: Mistle Thrush - 3 - pair furiously mobbing Magpie intent on fresh fledgling which, at risk of subsequently being trampled by people playing sports, was moved to safety by observer. ; Herring Gull - 1 - adult

Dore: House Sparrow - 2 - 2 adults feeding 1+ young in observer’s garden. Good to have them back as breeding sp. again

Firsby Res: Moorhen - 1 ; Coot - 3 - 2 adults 1 chick. ; Mallard - 2 - 3 Males, 1 F with only 2 ducklings from the 11 at the weekend. ; Grey Heron - 1 - Fishing. ; Black-headed Gull - 1 - Over. ; Song Thrush - 1 - Singing ; Mistle Thrush - 2 ; 319 - 1 - on telegraph pole ; Treecreeper - 1 ; Tree Sparrow - 2+ - Calling ; Yellowhammer - 1 - Singing Male. ; Reed Bunting - 2