Sightings Archive

Aldwarke; Liberty Steels: Cormorant - 1 - SW

Bamford Mill: Little Egret - 1 - Present in riverside garden from 16.30. Still there at 19.30

Bramley: Red Kite - 1 - Over Village @ 12:00

Brincliffe Edge: Robin - 1 - Juvenile in Samson tree

Burncross: Greenfinch - 1

Chapeltown: Swift - 2 - 19.15

Crowhole: Kestrel - 1 ; Swallow - 2 ; Tufted Duck - 1+ - ad fem and 5 juveniles; first time observer has known them to breed here ; Greylag Goose - 3

Hangingwater garden: Blackcap - 1 - m singing in adjacent garden. Not heard in summer before

Hillsborough: Swift - 1 - Flew low through old school complex, Burton St at 17:45

Orgreave Lakes: Peregrine - 1 - unringed immature local bird. Harassing the gulls. ; Peregrine - 1 - another shot

Parkgate; *Banana* plantation: Chiffchaff - 3+ - 1 singing ; Mallard - 1 - N/NE ; House Martin - 4 - local birds, feeding over woodland ; Lesser Black-backed Gull - 1 - adult, N/NE ; Blackcap - 2 - 1 singing ; Swift - 17 - inc party of 11; all drifted S ; Green Woodpecker - 1 - flew from woodland into trees on golf course; age unknown ; Swallow - 11 - parties of 3 + 8, S

R Don, Aldwarke: Cormorant - 1 - on pylon ; Peregrine - 1 - adult, probably female, on pylon briefly

Rawmarsh: Swift - 9 - party over High Street, drifted S around 1000hrs

Roundwood Golf course: Chiffchaff - 2 - singing ; Song Thrush - 1 - singing ; Pied Wagtail - 1 - left W ; Lesser Black-backed Gull - 1 - S/SW ; Herring Gull - 2 - N/NE ; Black-headed Gull - 19 - 3, 2 + 14, all S

Tankersley: Pintail - 1 - Female, grazing with Mallards ; Mallard - 73 - Incl. at least 4 broods of separate ducklings of different ages. ; House Martin - 2 ; Swallow - 1 ; Yellowhammer - 1

Thrybergh CP: Common Scoter - 1 - Female still present 17:30

Underbank Res: Common Sandpiper - 2 ; Greenfinch - 1 - Singing ; Goldcrest - 4 - Family group incl. juvs

Black Dike: Dunlin - 1

Ecclesall: Starling - 75 - c. local post-breeding flock ; Chiffchaff - 1 - calling in Ansell Road garden

Firsby Res: Moorhen - 1 ; Coot - 1 - Nest on main Res destroyed by heavy rain. ; Mallard - 6 - In eclipse plumage. ; Mute Swan - 2 ; Common Tern - 1 - Fishing early morning a welcome addition to the year list. ; Grey Wagtail - 2 - Juvs on sluice. ; Grey Heron - 1 ; Sparrowhawk - 5+ - Chicks being fed by Male. ; Chiffchaff - 2 - Singing. ; Reed Warbler - 2 - Calling. ; Willow Warbler - 1 - Singing. ; Treecreeper - 1 - Calling in woodland near road.

Greno Wood: Woodcock - 2 - roding ; Tawny Owl - 2

Kimberworth Park: Swift - 10+ - low over roofs, Cinder Hill Rd/ Roughwood Rd

Orgreave Lakes: Black Redstart - 1 - Juvenile feeding around inlets on northern shore

Rawmarsh; Rockcliffe Road: Greenfinch - 1 - singing

Redmires Bottom Res: Whitethroat - 04-May - 1 adult and 3/4 juveniles

Redmires Middle Res: Swift - c30 - Loose flock heading SW ; Little Grebe - 1 ; Moorhen - 1 - juvenile

Redmires Res: Canada Goose - 8 ; Greylag Goose - 30 - c. ; Mallard - 20 - c. inc female with 3 young ; Tufted Duck - 4 - 2 males + female with single chick ; Moorhen - 1 - Juv on Middle Res - confirmed bred ; Oystercatcher - 2 ; Common Sandpiper - 1 - on Bottom Res ; Curlew - 5 - ad + 4 obvious juvs over Middle Res ; Lesser Black-backed Gull - 3 ; Herring Gull - 3 ; Black-headed Gull - 18 - mostly SW ; Swift - 1 - over Middle Res ; Swallow - 14 - flew SW - first noticeable movt ; Sand Martin - 7 - flew SW in two parties - good autumn passage here ; Wheatear - 1 - female / imm on Bottom Res dam wall - flew across res ; Common Buzzard - 2 - calling from Redmires Plantation ; Kestrel - 2 ; Spotted Flycatcher - 3 - family party by Middle Res ; Tufted Duck - 1 - lone recently hatched chick - not accompanied by an adult, but part of a third brood.

Walkley garden: Long-tailed Tit - 25+ - Mixed tit flock, mainly l-t-t in fruit trees for >30 mins.

Edge Mount: Curlew - 3 - adult feeding with 2 fledged juv's in hay field.

Middleton Moor: Dunlin - 1 ; Ringed Plover - 2 ; Little Ringed Plover - 1 ; Curlew - 3 ; Shelduck - 8 - Pair still with 6 well grown young ; Coot - 2 - Adult plus juvenile ; Lesser Black-backed Gull - 300 ; Yellow-legged Gull - 8 - 7 Adult/near adults plus second summer ; Reed Warbler - 3 - 2 singing plus one seen in reeds/willow scrub

Orgreave Lakes: Tufted Duck - 91 - Including broods of 13, 7 and 3 ; Tufted Duck - 91 - second Photo ; Pochard - 34 ; Sedge Warbler - 2 ; Common Sandpiper - 2 ; Oystercatcher - 1