Sightings Archive

Firsby Res: Bullfinch - 4 - Nest with 4 chicks. ; Reed Warbler - 1 - Singing. ; Whitethroat - 1 ; Willow Warbler - 2 ; Blackcap - 2

Jagger*s Clough: Ring Ouzel - 1 - male calling

Keppels Field: Swift - 20+ ; Lesser Whitethroat - 1 - singing ; Blackcap - 1 - singing ; Whitethroat - 1 - singing

Leash Fen: Lapwing - 12+ - including several juveniles ; Stock Dove - 2 ; Skylark - 1

Loxley Chase: Red Kite - 1 - Single swooping low over fields, flew off to valley bottom towards Stannington

Moscar House: Snipe - 1 ; Oystercatcher - 1 ; Red Grouse - 4+ - 1 with 4+ young ; Golden Plover - 2+ heard ; Lapwing - 8 ; Curlew - c6

Padley Gorge: Pied Flycatcher - 4 - 3m (2 carrying food) + 1f ; Redstart - 1 - singing ; Treecreeper - 2 - (pair?) working same tree ; Dipper - 1 - juv near top of gorge ; Tree Pipit - 1 - nr ice cream van

R Don, nr Gripple: Sand Martin - 30+ - at least 7 holes in Gripple box being visited frequently ; Garden Warbler - 1 - singing near weir ; Lesser Whitethroat - 1 - singing near "Helen of Troy"

Redmires Bottom Res: Linnet - 2

Redmires Plantation: Spotted Flycatcher - 1

Ringing Roger: Ring Ouzel - 1 - male calling

Rivelin Dams: Garden Warbler - 1 - singing near car park

Stanage Edge, below: Ring Ouzel - 1 ; Curlew - 2+ ; Golden Plover - 1 heard

Stubley Hollow: Chiffchaff - 7 ; Blackcap - 3 ; Whitethroat - 2 ; Willow Warbler - 1 ; Swallow - 8 ; Swift - 4 ; House Martin - 2 ; House Sparrow - 21 ; 319 - 1

Thrybergh CP: Great Crested Grebe - 2 - a pr pos.trying a 2nd nest ; Mute Swan - 36 - ad+.6y--- many leaving w ; Tufted Duck - 6 - 1f ; 319 - 3 - 01-Feb ; Kestrel - 1 - hunting ; Red-legged Partridge - 1 ; Oystercatcher - 3 - 01-Feb ; Lesser Black-backed Gull - 1 - near ad ; Little Owl - 1 - rep.in cy ; Swift - 100+ - feeding above trees then dispersing ; Skylark - 4 - singing ; Wren - 15 - singing ; Dunnock - 9 - singing ; Robin - 10 ; Reed Warbler - 2 - singing ; Blackcap - 8 - singing ; Whitethroat - 5 - 2 singing ; Chiffchaff - 7 - singing ; Long-tailed Tit - 20+ - in 3 fams ; Jackdaw - 9 - inc.a noisy party of 7 pos.a fam. ; Bullfinch - 2 - mf ; Reed Bunting - 4 - 2 singing

Totley Moss (Stony Ridge): 319 - 1 - Flying off with small prey, mobbed by Curlew

Upper Derwentdale: Little Egret - 1 - 1 bird feeding along reservoir edge opposite Fairholmes car park ; Goosander - 1A 2Juv - Female with 2 ducklings in tow they were catching insects on water surface same location as Little Egret

Barbrook Plantation: Song Thrush - 1 - adult carrying food ; Redstart - 2 - 2 adults, 2+ recently fledged juvs ; Wren - 1 - 1 adult, 5+ juvs

Bingham Park: Grey Wagtail - 4 - 1+ Juvenile ; Dipper - 1

Blacka Moor: Curlew - 5 - poss breeding ; Willow Warbler - 3 - s m ; Song Thrush - 2 - s m ; Blackcap - 2 - s m ; Starling - 120 - post breeding flock 60/40 juv/ad ; Whitethroat - 1 - s m ; Reed Bunting - 2 - m ; Linnet - 2 ; Stonechat - 1 - juv ; Meadow Pipit - 10+ - numerous, mostly carrying food, Carrion crow predating young observed.

Burncross, Chapeltown: Oystercatcher - 1 - Flew lowish east over housing estate calling at 7.45am. Garden tick!

Castleton: Swallow - 6 - Winnat's pass ; Swift - 12 - Winnat's pass

Catcliffe Flash: Mute Swan - 2+ - ad pr with just one chick ; Gadwall - 12+ ; Great Crested Grebe - 2 - a pair with nest ; Coot - 15+ ; Black-headed Gull - 2 ; Lesser Black-backed Gull - 1 - over ; Swift - 6+ ; Sand Martin - 10+ ; House Martin - 4+ ; Blackcap - 1 - singing ; Reed Warbler - 1 - singing, southern reedbed ; Blackbird - 1 - singing ; Robin - 1 - singing