Sightings Archive

Saturday 10th June 2023

• Firsby Res: 319 - 1 - Soaring in distance. ; Swift - 1 - Single over main Res. ; Swallow - 2 ; Jay - 2 - Calling in woodland near road. ; Blackcap - 4 - Singing Males. ; Reed Warbler - 1 - Low call in sluice Reed bed. ; Whitethroat - 2 - Calling in brambles. ; Willow Warbler - 3 - Singing. ; Chiffchaff - 4+ - Singing. ; Reed Bunting - 1 - Male. ; Goldfinch - 5+ ; Chaffinch - 1 - Singing Male.
• Greno Wood: Hobby - 1 - Flew over heath area at dusk ; Woodcock - 3 - Roding ; Tawny Owl - 1
• Langsett Res: Tree Pipit - 1 - singing south of res ; Whitethroat - 1 - singing ; Siskin - 3 - including male displaying ; Lesser Redpoll - 1 - calling
• Mickleden Beck: Ring Ouzel - 1 - male singing ; Stonechat - 1 - calling ; Blackcap - 1 - singing ; Kestrel - 1
• Mickleden Edge: Golden Plover - 1 - territory
• Middleton Moor: Shelduck - 4+ - a pair with 6 young plus a second pair ; Greylag Goose - 23+ - 23 adults plus 2 juvs ; Canada Goose - 2+ - pr with 3 juvs ; Mallard - 1+ - f with 6 young ; Lapwing - 18 - 18 adults, no young ; Oystercatcher - 1 ; House Martin - 10 ; Whitethroat - 1 ; Reed Warbler - 3 - singing ; Reed Bunting - 3 - males singing
• Moscar Cross farm: Lapwing - 13 ; Curlew - 3 - 1 pair with at least 1 chick. ; Oystercatcher - 6 ; Redstart - 1 - singing male. ; Snipe - 5 - adults
• New Stubbin colliery/tip: Chiffchaff - 3 - 1 (SK4396); 2 (SK4296), all singing ; Willow Warbler - 5 - singing ; Chaffinch - 1 - singing ; Yellowhammer - 3 - 2 singing ; Song Thrush - 1 - singing ; Long-tailed Tit - breeding confirmed - inc fledged juvs ; Wren - breeding confirmed - inc fledged juvs ; Blue Tit - breeding confirmed - inc fledged juvs ; Great Tit - breeding confirmed - inc fledged juvs
• Old Ravenfield: House Martin - 5+ - Over St James Drive. ; Swallow - 1 - Low over crops.
• Orgreave Lakes: Pochard - 24 - On Small Lake. ; Grasshopper Warbler - 1 - 1 reeling in scrub on west side.
• R Don, Effingham St: Little Egret - 1 - feeding in river ; Kingfisher - 1 - juv ; Canada Goose - 2 ; Canada Goose - 2 ; Lesser Black-backed Gull - c90 - range of ages 2cy-adult, plus colour ringed bird ; Herring Gull - c15 - cooling off on weir ; Yellow-legged Gull - 1 - 3cy ; Black-headed Gull - 3 - ad and 2x2cy ; Sand Martin - 5
• R Sheaf, Norton Hammer: Mandarin - 1+ - Female and 8 ducklings Little London Rd. ; Moorhen - 2+ - Pair with two young. ; Grey Wagtail - 2 - Pair. ; Sand Martin - 2+ - Pair making regular flights into a pipe opening below the Climbin Works, Little London Rd.
• Rawmarsh Cemetery: Blackcap - 1 - singing ; Chaffinch - 1 - singing
• Rawmarsh; Rockcliffe Road: Tawny Owl - 1 - low over gardens @ midnight
• Rawmarsh; Stubbin incline: Chiffchaff - 2+ - inc 1 singing ; Blackcap - 02-Mar - inc 1 singing ; Chaffinch - 1 - singing ; Coal Tit - 1 - singing ; Long-tailed Tit - 3+ ; Swallow - 1 - over adjacent cerals
• Rocher Wood: Green Woodpecker - 2+ - Attendant male and at least one well grown chick. ; Spotted Flycatcher - 2 ; Pied Flycatcher - 6 ; Redstart - 2 ; Kestrel - 2+ - Nest with ad male and at least 1 large chick.
• Silver Wood: Blackbird - 2+ - Parents with 4+ newly fledged chicks ; Nuthatch - 2 - Calling in woodland. ; Goldcrest - 3+ - Adults feeding young. ; Treecreeper - 3+ - Calling. Possible nest. ; Blue Tit - 6 - Nest in base of tree ; Chaffinch - 1 - Singing Male. ; Yellowhammer - 1 - Singing Male on path to Old Ravenfield.
• Silverwood Lagoon: Little Gull - 1 - only gull on lagoon, present at 08.15 but had left unseen by 08.20 ; BLACK-NECKED GREBE - 4+ ; Great Crested Grebe - 2 ; Reed Warbler - 05-Jun - lots of song this morning, must have been the warm sunshine! ; Cetti's Warbler - 1 - brief burst of song ; Yellowhammer - 2 - singing ; Swift - 2 ; House Martin - 10+ ; Common Buzzard - 1 ; Kestrel - 1
• Thrybergh CP: 319 - 7+ ; Red Kite - 1 - NW ; Kestrel - 2 ; Swift - 100+