Sightings Archive

Wednesday 20th April 2022

• Ecclesfield: Grey Wagtail - 2 - Pair near metal footbridge, Blackburn Brook ; Chiffchaff - 8 - Singing, Transpennine Trail
• Ecclesfield.: Willow Warbler - 5 - Singing, Transpennine Trail ; Whitethroat - 1 - Male singing, Transpennine Trail, ; Linnet - 4 - 2 pairs, Transpennine Trail,
• Hallam Moor: Skylark - 8 - Singing ; Red Grouse - 4 - Calling ; Meadow Pipit - 13+ ; Wren - 1 - Calling ; Curlew - 6 - Calling ; Golden Plover - 1 - Calling ; Wheatear - 2 - M&F
• Hollingdale: Woodcock - 3 - part of BTO survey - 3 roding
• Meersbrook Park: Chiffchaff - 1 - heard
• Middleton Moor: 320 - 15 ; Shelduck - 4 - 2 pairs ; Oystercatcher - 3 - pair on lagoons, one near Watergrove. ; Little Ringed Plover - 2 ; Wheatear - 3 ; Curlew - 2 ; Lapwing - c25 - inc birds sitting on dry lagoon. ; Swallow - 2 ; Lesser Black-backed Gull - 14 ; Tufted Duck - 1 - drake ; Mandarin - 1 - drake ; 319 - 3 - inc one with twine attached to feet
• Morley Pond: Shoveler - 2 - males ; Tufted Duck - 23 - (13 males)
• Moscar Cross: Golden Plover - 15 - over N
• Orgreave Lakes: 321 - 1 - fishing on the river ; Sand Martin - 12 ; Common Sandpiper - 1 ; Little Ringed Plover - 1 ; Pochard - 1 - male ; Shoveler - 2 - Adult male regularly driving off the imm male ; Goosander - 2 - 1 pair ; Oystercatcher - 3 ; Chiffchaff - 7 - 7 singing males ; Whitethroat - 4 - singing males ; Blackcap - 2 - singing males ; Skylark - 12 - bird singing at one time. However 20+ singing males in total.
• Ramsley Moor: Whinchat - 1 - male, showing intermittently very well ; Stonechat - 3 - 2 m, 1 f ; Willow Warbler - 3+ ; Kestrel - 1 ; Linnet - 2 ; Lesser Redpoll - 1
• Ramsley Res: Whitethroat - 1
• Rawmarsh; Rockcliffe Road: Greenfinch - 2 - males
• Redmires conduit: Willow Warbler - 3 - Singing ; Skylark - 10+ - Singing ; Red Grouse - 2 - Calling ; Meadow Pipit - 22+ ; Wren - 2 - Singing ; Curlew - 12+ ; Golden Plover - 1 - Calling ; Wheatear - 1 - Male ; Pheasant - 3 - Male ; Lapwing - 23+ ; Greylag Goose - 19 - 13 on dam ; Canada Goose - 4 - 3 on dam ; Chaffinch - 1 - Singing ; Robin - 1 - Singing
• Redmires Top Res: Robin - 3 ; Willow Warbler - 20+ - Singing ; Blue Tit - 2 ; Wren - 4 - Singing ; Greylag Goose - 1 - On water ; Mallard - 7 ; Goldfinch - 4 - Singing ; Chiffchaff - 2 - Calling ; Chaffinch - 3 - Singing ; Great Tit - 2 - Calling ; Tufted Duck - 4 ; Curlew - 2 - Calling ; Blackbird - 1 ; Mistle Thrush - 1 - Calling ; Pheasant - 1 - Calling
• Stanage Edge, below: Willow Warbler - 8 - Singing ; Wren - 8 - Singing ; Red Grouse - 5 - Calling ; Pheasant - 1 - Caliing ; Stonechat - 6 - 3 pairs ; Golden Plover - 1 - Calling ; Skylark - 3 - Singing ; Lapwing - 2 - In flight ; Ring Ouzel - 1 - Female
• Stanedge Pole: Meadow Pipit - 11+ ; Skylark - 7+ - Singing ; Red Grouse - 1 - Calling ; Raven - 1
• Thorpe Hesley: House Martin - 1
• Ughill Moors: Golden Plover - 11+
• Wentworth, Mausoleum Plantation: 319 - 2 - drifting SW @ 10:35 ; Stock Dove - 1 - singing ; Woodpigeon - 1+ - singing ; Wren - 1 - singing ; Blackcap - 1 - singing ; Chiffchaff - 1 - singing ; Blue Tit - 1+