Sightings Archive

Firsby Res: Sparrowhawk - 1 - Female sat on nest. ; 319 - 1 ; Barn Owl - 1 - Early morning chased by Kestrel. ; Kestrel - 1 ; Swift - 3 - Low over sluice. ; Swallow - 10+ - Lots of activity and calling over main Res. ; Grey Partridge - 8+ - Adult pair six very small chicks. ; Skylark - 2 - Singing. ; Reed Warbler - 2+ - Calling round main and small Res. ; Chiffchaff - 1 - Singing. ; Blackcap - 1 - Singing Male. ; Whitethroat - 4+ ; Willow Warbler - 1 - Singing. ; Yellowhammer - 5+ - Singing males, one Female. ; Reed Bunting - 1 - Singing Male. ; Linnet - 4+ ; Goldfinch - 3+ ; Bullfinch - 1 - Call only. ; Goldcrest - 2+ - Calling in lower branch’s of large trees near road. ; Great Spotted Woodpecker - 1 - First record for some time.

Litton Mill: Chiffchaff - 1 ; Dipper - 1

Parkgate Canal Basin: Mute Swan - 4 ; Whitethroat - 1 - singing ; Sand Martin - 2 - over ; Mallard - 12 ; Blackcap - 1 - singing

Parkgate; *Banana* plantation: Chiffchaff - 1 - singing ; Blackcap - 2 - 1 singing ; Robin - 1+ - adult feeding 1+ fledged young ; Kestrel - 1 - over, heading SE towards Liberty Steels

Redmires Res: Greylag Goose - 90 - c. ; Canada Goose - 11 - ads & fledged young (7) ; Tufted Duck - 1 - male ; Little Grebe - 1 ; Mallard - 14 ; Common Sandpiper - 4 ; Curlew - 4 ; Oystercatcher - 2 - in fields ; Lesser Black-backed Gull - 4 ; Black-headed Gull - 2 ; Hobby - 1 - ad briefly over Top Res at 07:10 hrs ; Moorhen - 2 - ad with single chick ; Mistle Thrush - 31 - post-breeding flock in Fairthorn Clough ; Garden Warbler - 1 - singing in Fairthorn Clough ; Crossbill - 6 - flew SW at 07:05 hrs ; Spotted Flycatcher - 1 - on fence along conduit ; Whitethroat - 5 - inc a couple of juvs ; Swift - 1 - flew W ; Swallow - 6 - family party

Redmires Top Res: 324 - 1 - Common Lizard on roadside wall

Rivelin Dams: Common Sandpiper - 1 - alarming - presumably young present ; Mallard - 10 - inc 2 females with 3 & 5 young ; Grey Heron - 4 - ad with 3 recently fledged juvs

Rotherham; Northfield Road: Sand Martin - c20 - feeding over canal with at least 2prs feeding large young in nests in holes behind steel piles along bank

Roundwood Golf course: Chiffchaff - 1 - singing ; Song Thrush - 1 - singing ; Grey Heron - 1 - imm, on pond

Silverwood Lagoon: BLACK-NECKED GREBE - 2 - some dispersal now, but at least 1 adult and 1 juvenile still about ; Great Crested Grebe - 2 - long-staying pair still present, occasionally displaying ; Lesser Black-backed Gull - 6 ; Reed Warbler - 4+ - 2 still singing, others calling in roadbeds

Tideswell area: Swallow - 13 + ; Pied Wagtail - 1 ; Skylark - 4

Tideswell Dale: Chiffchaff - 2 ; Song Thrush - 1

Wadsley Common garden: Swallow - 6 - 4 young just fledged from nest in outbuilding-currently flying around garden with adults.

Wharncliffe Heath NR: Great Spotted Woodpecker - 2 - Including 1 juvenile ; Blackcap - 5 - singing ; Coal Tit - 10 - At least 3 juvs

Wyming Brook: Wood Warbler - 1 - singing by cleared area along Wyming Brook Drive ; Spotted Flycatcher - 4 - territories ; Siskin - 5 - family party

Castle Dyke playing fields: Swallow - c. 12 - Including 6 juvs on roof of pavilion being fed (haven't seen so many in one place for years)

Dog Kennel Pond: Great Crested Grebe - 1+ ; Greylag Goose - 25+ - adults and young ; Mute Swan - 2 - adults onto Morley ; Blackbird - 1 - singing ; Song Thrush - 1 - singing ; Sand Martin - 2 - collecting grit? on track between lakes

Firsby Res: Whitethroat - 4 ; Blackcap - 2 ; Song Thrush - 2+ ; Magpie - 6 ; Mute Swan - 2 ; Coot - 3 ; Mallard - 5 ; Bullfinch - 2

Low Common: Whitethroat - 1 - calling from copse between lakes

Margery Hill: Woodpigeon - 10 ; Red Kite - 1 ; Lapwing - 1 ; Meadow Pipit - 10 ; Pheasant - 1 ; Jackdaw - 1 ; Curlew - 2 ; Red Grouse - 5+ ; Skylark - 5+ ; Willow Warbler - 5+