Sightings Archive

Sunday 14th April 2019

• High Bradfield: Curlew - 2 - in field off Brown House Lane.
• Horbury Common: Brambling - 2 - 2 singing ; Lesser Redpoll - c.6 - in the scrub and feeding in an adjacent garden. At least 2 singing ; Skylark - 4 - at least 2 singing. ; Common Buzzard - 1
• Linacre Res: Swallow - c40 ; Sand Martin - c20 ; House Martin - 5 ; Brambling - 4
• Longshaw: Siskin - 1 - on feeders at 8:15 ; Mandarin - 1 - male on lake ; Redstart - 1
• Millhouses: Brambling - 1 - Female still in Stowe Avenue garden
• Moss Valley: 321 - 1 - Over - Birley Hay/Geer Lane area ; Mistle Thrush - 6 - Near Troway ; Little Owl - 1 - Tree near Geer Lane Farm/Doe Lane
• New Hall Wood, Stocksbridge: Brambling - 4+ - 2 males singing
• Orgreave Lakes: Pied Wagtail - 4 - ssp alba White wagtail ; Yellow Wagtail - 2 ; Wheatear - 1 ; House Martin - 10+
• Oughtibridge garden: Brambling - 1
• Padley Gorge: Pied Flycatcher - 1 - male exploring nest box at 8:50 ; Nuthatch - 1
• Parkgate; *Banana* plantation: Chiffchaff - 1 - singing ; Greenfinch - 1 - male ; Song Thrush - 2 - inc 1 singing
• Pit-house West: Jay - 3 ; Chiffchaff - 3 ; Sparrowhawk - 1 - Male ; Bullfinch - 2 ; Cormorant - 2 ; Grey Heron - 2 ; Linnet - 2
• Rawmarsh; Birch Wood: Blackcap - 5 - singing ; Goldcrest - 2 - singing ; Nuthatch - 3 - inc 2 singing ; Song Thrush - 2 - inc 1 singing ; Pheasant - 1 - crowing ; Long-tailed Tit - 3 - 1pr + 1 ; Mistle Thrush - 1 ; Bullfinch - 3 - 1pr + singing male ; Tawny Owl - 1 - calling from dense cover
• Rawmarsh; Warren Vale LNR: Blackcap - 2 - singing ; Chiffchaff - 2 - singing ; Stock Dove - 1 - singing from pylon ; Mute Swan - 9 - S, presumably to canal basin @ 0730hrs
• Redmires Top Res: Oystercatcher - 3
• Rocher Head Farm: Golden Plover - 67 - foraging in field near Smallfield Lane. ; Snipe - 1 - in field near Smallfield Lane. ; Lapwing - 2 - in field near Smallfield Lane. ; Curlew - 2 - in field near Smallfield Lane. ; Mallard - 4 - in field near Smallfield Lane.
• Rocher Wood: Redstart - 1 - male near south-eastern end of wood. ; Mistle Thrush - 1 - singing from top of larch tree, near south-eastern end of wood.
• Roundwood Golf course: Coal Tit - 1 - singing ; Blackcap - 1 - singing ; Mistle Thrush - 2prs - song ; Red-legged Partridge - 1 - calling
• Shillito Wood: Blackbird - 1 - male ; Dunnock - 2+ ; Robin - 3+ ; Skylark - 1 - singing to east ; Pheasant - 1 - calling ; Coal Tit - 1 ; Great Tit - 1 ; Magpie - 1 ; Chaffinch - 8+ ; Goldfinch - 2 ; Yellowhammer - 1 - female ; Reed Bunting - 8+ - at least 4m, 4f at fatballs
• Spitewinter Lane: Fieldfare - 400+ - 55+ in field at east end (SK3173); and 350+ in field at west end (SK3073) ; Curlew - 1 - display flight
• Thrybergh CP: Great Crested Grebe - 5 ; Mute Swan - 19 ; Gadwall - 2 - mf ; Tufted Duck - 13 ; Kestrel - 2 - m ; Red-legged Partridge - 2 - singles call. ; Pheasant - 2 - crow. ; Black-headed Gull - 50+ ; Herring Gull - 2 - --3cy ; Sand Martin - 130+ ; Swallow - 20+ ; House Martin - 2+ ; Song Thrush - 1 - singing ; Mistle Thrush - 1 - singing ; Blackcap - 9 - singing ; Chiffchaff - 6 - singing ; Willow Warbler - 3 - singing ; Reed Bunting - 6 ; Yellowhammer - 4 - 3m1f ; Brambling - 7 - 5m2f ; Tree Sparrow - 1 - call. ; Grey Partridge - 2
• Troway: 319 - 1
• Ulley Res: Coot - 5+ - 2 on nests. ; Great Crested Grebe - 4 - Inc bird on nest end of Morthern arm. ; Tufted Duck - 1 - Male. ; Oystercatcher - 2 - a pair low of Morthern Arm calling approx 10:30AM.