Sightings Archive

Holdworth: Starling - 30+ ; Skylark - 3 - singing (1 north of village, 2 Myers Lane) ; Curlew - 2 - 2 Myers Lane (1 singing) ; Linnet - 3+

Little Matlock Wood: Stock Dove - 2 - low over

Long Line: Swallow - 2 - Drinking from carp pond

Low Holdsworth: Mandarin - 2 - over Back Lane ; Mistle Thrush - 1 - singing Back Lane ; Linnet - 1 - Back Lane

Low Holdworth: Redwing - c.6 - Dalroyd Lane ; Stock Dove - 02-Mar - Dalroyd Lane. 1 singing ; Linnet - c.30 - flock Dalroyd Lane ; Treecreeper - 1 - Dalroyd Lane ; Willow Warbler - 1 - singing Dalroyd Lane ; Yellowhammer - 1 - male Dalroyd Lane

Loxley Chase (east end Myers Lane): Song Thrush - 1 ; Bullfinch - 2 ; Linnet - 1 ; Stock Dove - 2 - over

Loxley Common: Yellowhammer - 3 - including 2 squabbling males at ca park feeding station ; Mistle Thrush - 1 ; Willow Warbler - 2 - singing ; Linnet - 1

Loxley Fishery: Grey Heron - 1 - adult ; Stock Dove - 1 - by playing field north of Fishery

Orgreave Lakes: Sand Martin - 3 ; Ringed Plover - 1 ; Oystercatcher - 2 ; Redshank - 4 ; Shoveler - 1 - male

R Don, Effingham St: Goosander - 1 - drake

RVCP: House Martin - 4 ; Swallow - 2 ; Little Egret - 2 ; Sand Martin - 100+

Shirecliffe: Brambling - 1 - single male at garden feeders ; Lesser Redpoll - c25 - coming to feeders for nyjer seed. High count of 43 last week. Also feeding around plum blossom, but unclear whether they are taking buds or perhaps aphids?

Stacey Bank: Mandarin - 7 - 6 males, 1 female on Loxley between Damflask Reservoir and Loxley Fishery ; Stock Dove - 2 - Stacey Lane ; Kestrel - 1 - calling

Storrs Bridge: Mandarin - 2 - pair perched on disused factory roofs ; Stock Dove - 2 - at disused factories ; Jackdaw - 2+ - including 2 with nesting material ; 327 - 1 - over ; Sparrowhawk - 1 - male

Storrs Brook: Jay - 2 - 1 with nesting material ; Bullfinch - 3 ; Mistle Thrush - 01-Feb - 1 singing ; Stock Dove - 2 - over ; Carrion Crow - 2 - occupied nest east of brook

Thrybergh CP: Tree Sparrow - 1 ; Brambling - 4 ; Yellowhammer - 9

Ughill: Common Buzzard - 1

Ulley Brook Bog: Water Rail - 1 - Singing ; Yellowhammer - 1 - Singing

Wadsley Common: Linnet - 1 ; Bullfinch - 1 ; Raven - 1 - heard calling over ; Treecreeper - 1 - singing

Whiteley Woods: Grey Wagtail - 1

Barbrook Pools: Lapwing - 5 - Five displaying.

Barlow Common: Yellowhammer - 1 ; Chiffchaff - 2 ; Skylark - 1 ; 319 - 1 ; Linnet - 2 ; Goldfinch - 2 ; Pheasant - 1

Brightside: Common Buzzard - 1 - over mobbed by 2 adult LBBG

Burbage Edge: Ring Ouzel - 1

Burbage Valley: Stonechat - 4 ; Meadow Pipit - 12

Burncross, Chapeltown: Siskin - c15 - Single group still around area

Centenary Riverside: Willow Warbler - 1 - singing ; Kingfisher - 1 ; Willow Warbler - 1 - Singing ; Goldfinch - 09-Oct ; Greenfinch - 1 ; Chaffinch - 1 - Singing ; Chiffchaff - 1 - Singing ; Robin - 2 ; Bullfinch - 2 - Pair ; Dunnock - 1 - Singing ; Wren - 4 - Singing ; Carrion Crow - 05-Jun - 1 sat on nest high in Willow tree. ; 320 - 2 - Pair on pond ; 321 - 1 - River then on pond ; Gadwall - 3 - Pair on river, 1 on pond ; Moorhen - 1 - Pond ; Canada Goose - 2 - River ; 324 - 2 - Orange tip butterflies. ; 324 - 1 - Tortoishell

Coombs Dale: Chiffchaff - 06-Aug - 3 singing ; Goldcrest - 1 ; Raven - 1 ; Blackcap - 1

Dore: Stock Dove - 2 - Regular early morning visitors feeding on spilt grain from garden bird feeders over the last week

Green Moor: Brambling - 5

Greystones garden: Brambling - 1 - Male