Sightings Archive

Orgreave Lakes: Shoveler - 3 - males

Parkwood Springs: Snipe - 1 - odd sighting of a bird calling frequently over the playing fields adjacent to Hillsborough College and then weaving east at treetop height over Parkwood Springs at 18.37. SK 34241 89797

R Don, Stevenson Rd: Sand Martin - c18 - visiting nest holes in wall

Redmires conduit: Canada Goose - one - at nest on on little res at end of conduit

Rivelin Valley: Swallow - 1 - On wires above Lodge Lane

Rocher Head Fields: Ring Ouzel - 5 - feeding in sheep field until spooked by runners and flew to Canyards tonight. Regular stopover site in recent years. ; Wheatear - 2

Silverwood Lagoon: Shoveler - 2 - males ; Gadwall - 1pr ; Tufted Duck - 4 ; Mute Swan - 2 - resident pair ; Little Grebe - 6+ - lots of trilling in reedbeds ; Rook - 1 - west ; Snipe - 3 - 2 in main seedbed, 1 by overflow pool below lagoon ; Swallow - 1 ; Willow Warbler - 11 - singing birds now widespread around pit top ; Chiffchaff - 8 - singing ; Blackcap - 8 - singing ; Chaffinch - 4 - singing ; Skylark - 4 - singing ; 319 - 2 ; Jackdaw - 6

Stanage Edge, below: Willow Warbler - 1 - Single bird singing in Hollin Bank car park

Stubley Hollow: Little Owl - 1 ; Swallow - 2 ; Blackcap - 2 ; Chiffchaff - 6 ; 319 - 2 ; Blackbird - 21

Templeborough: Wheatear - 1 - female ar 12:00 - Steelphalt, Sheffield Rd

Ughill Moors: Oystercatcher - 2 - feeding in tilled field ; Greylag Goose - 25 - feeding in fields

Wadsley Common: Lesser Spotted Woodpecker - 1 - Calling intermittently for past fortnight.

Wadsley Common garden: Brambling - 6 - Including 4 males now. ; Lesser Redpoll - 5 - Back on feeders after being absent for weeks. ; Brambling - 8 ; Blackcap - 2 - 2 males-first of year.

White Lee Moor: Stonechat - 1 - fem

Windy Corner: Peregrine - 1 - Male ; 319 - 2 ; Curlew - 3 ; Chiffchaff - 1 ; Cormorant - 1

Agden Res: Whooper Swan - 3 - Arrived at 15.10 and still there at 16.00

Barlow Common: Grey Wagtail - 1 ; Chiffchaff - 3 ; Nuthatch - 1 ; Kestrel - 1 ; Pheasant - 2 ; Jay - 1 ; Pied Wagtail - 2

Bingham Park: Dipper - 1 ; Nuthatch - 2 - Nr previous nest again ; Song Thrush - 2 ; Grey Wagtail - 2

Broomhead/Rushy wood area: Mallard - 3 - on stream in wood ; Pheasant - 2 ; Osprey - 1 - flying from N.W. to S.E. towards Morehall Reservoir fairly low. ; 319 - 2 ; Snipe - 1 - Foraging in field at end of rushy wood lane. ; Green Woodpecker - 1 - Heard but not seen near newly forested area calling from larch trees ; Dunnock - 5 ; Robin - 4 ; Song Thrush - 2 ; Blackbird - 3 ; Chiffchaff - 2 ; Wren - 3 - Singing in different areas ; Great Tit - 2 ; Coal Tit - 1 ; Blue Tit - 6 ; Nuthatch - 03-Apr - very vocal one pair checking nesthole out in old tree ; Long-tailed Tit - 1 ; Treecreeper - 1 ; Chaffinch - 05-Jun ; Lesser Redpoll - 1 - busy preening in top of larch

Catcliffe Flash: Mute Swan - 1 - male harassing Canada Goose ; Gadwall - 15+ ; Shoveler - 1 - male ; Pochard - 2 - 2 males ; Tufted Duck - 11+ ; Canada Goose - 1 ; Little Grebe - 2 - a pair ; Coot - 13+ - 4+ active nests ; Blue Tit - 2 - a pair nest building by lay-by

Damflask Res: Whooper Swan - 3 - 2 adults, 1 2nd cy. ; Great Crested Grebe - 2 - Pair ; Whooper Swan - 3 - still present at 11:10. Spooked by rowers and left W this afternoon. ; Whooper Swan - 3 - By dam wall still from 13:15 - 15:00. Flew round then landed, but lost to sight W. ; Oystercatcher - 1 - On overflow wall, preening. ; Common Gull - 1 - 2nd cy ; Swallow - c.6

Dore Moor: Curlew - 1 - E over garden centre

Ecclesall Woods: 319 - 1+ - Calling

Forge Dam: Mallard - 1 - Duckling, no sign of any siblings or parent. 1st of year!!! ; Mandarin - 2 - M&F

Green Moor: Brambling - 10+ - Still numerous singing ; Red Kite - 1 - NW at 13:35 ; Red Kite - 1 - NW over - photo

Hangingwater garden: Siskin - 1 - m Photo taken through window

Holdworth: Fieldfare - 300+