Sightings Archive

Middleton Moor: Curlew - 114 - roosted ; Common Gull - 595 - 420 on water with flocks of 70, 70 and 35 NW

Orgreave Lakes: Rock Pipit - 1 - this morning and still present at 13:00 ; Sand Martin - 1 - am, and one still pm over Treeton Dyke and big lake ; Rock Pipit - 1 - Scandi type feeding on the northern shore with Mipits and Reed Buntings ; Rock Pipit - 1 - another photo ; Shoveler - 3 - 2m,1f ; Wigeon - 6 ; Goldeneye - 5 - 3m, 2f

Porter Valley: Song Thrush - 7+ - 5 singing males from Shepherd Wheel to Wire Mill Dam + 2 others ; Chiffchaff - 3 - 3 singing males in scrub below Woofindin Ave. ; Dipper - 2 - on Territitory ; Long-tailed Tit - 2+ - Gathering feathers for nest lining from Sparrowhawk kill (Woodpigeon) Sparrowhawk overhead ; Sparrowhawk - 1 - fem ; Jay - 2+ - Raucous reaction to patrolling Sparrowhawk ; Nuthatch - 1 ; Goldcrest - 1 - singing ; Greenfinch - 4 - Hangingwater allotments ; Dunnock - 6+ ; Great Spotted Woodpecker - 1 - drumming

Rawmarsh: Common Buzzard - 2 - up over incline together @ 1322hrs; one bird displaying ; Kestrel - 1 - 'buzzing' Buzzards ; Sparrowhawk - 1 - soaring over @ 1325 & 1335hrs

Rawmarsh Cemetery: Tawny Owl - 01-Feb - calling frequently around 0400hrs

Rawmarsh; Rockcliffe Road: Blue Tit - 1pr - investigating nest box

Redmires Middle Res: Redshank - 1 - on the North shore.

Redmires Res: Curlew - 117 - roosted on Middle Res ; Oystercatcher - 5 - roosted on Middle Res ; Dunlin - 1 - amongst Lapwings & Curlews ; Lapwing - 40 - c. on Middle Res

RVCP: Chiffchaff - 5 - singing males

RVCP, Main Lake: Redshank - 1 - also present 15/03,,a poor year, with other singles on 29/04,,02/06,, 01-03/07,,09/07,, and 02/09.

Sothall: Sparrowhawk - 2 - pair displaying

Tyzack*s Dam: Wood Duck - 1 - Female getting very friendly with male Mandarin

Ulley: Lapwing - 5 ; Skylark - 10+ - Fields off Guithwaite Common Lane, 3-4 singing ; 319 - 4 - Hunting 13.30 then 14.40. Pair hunting off Peasley Road North of reservoir 14.45. 1 being mobbed by 3 Carrion crows and Magpie in field next to reservoir 14.30 ; Kestrel - 2 - Pair South end of reservoir. ; Grey Partridge - 4

Ulley Res: Common Buzzard - 6 - Soaring above fields towards Upper Whiston.

Wharncliffe Chase / Wortley: Cormorant - 8 - East ; Meadow Pipit - 3+ ; Common Gull - 1 - ad flew SE ; Fieldfare - c400 - Large chattering group in fields below Bank Lane ; Redwing - c100 - With FF ; Song Thrush - 1 singing ; Linnet - 5 ; 319 - 1 ; Kestrel - 3 - incl display ; Skylark - 2 south ; Stock Dove - Pair ; Red-legged Partridge - 3

Birley Edge: Chiffchaff - 1 - Singing - first here this year

Canklow Woods: Chiffchaff - 2

Chatsworth Park: Brambling - 9 ; Mandarin - 5 - 3 drakes

Cinder Bridge Field: Skylark - 2+ - singing over young cereal crop

Cinder Bridge Plantation: Nuthatch - 1 - singing ; Stock Dove - 1 - flew in

Deepcar/Garden: Goldfinch - 11 - on sunflower heart feeer ; Siskin - 2 - male & female on sunflower hearts with goldfinches ; Reed Bunting - 2 - both males feeding on small bird mix on bird table ; House Sparrow - 08-Oct - on fat blocks and table ; Wren - 1 ; Chaffinch - 2 ; Robin - 2 - one in front gdn one in back ; Collared Dove - 2 ; Woodpigeon - 04-May ; Jackdaw - 07-Oct ; Starling - 15/20 - early morning &late afternoon visitors ; 319 - 1

Lightwood Lane: Red Kite - 1 - Flew over Lightwood Farm towards Norton

Longshaw: Wren - 4 ; Goldcrest - 3 ; Lesser Redpoll - 6 ; Jay - 1

Low Bradfield: Curlew - c50 - loose flock foraging in fields to east of Mill Lee Road

Loxley Valley: Chiffchaff - 1 - singing in scrub off Loxley Road

Manor Fields Park: Moorhen - 5 ; Reed Bunting - 1 - male singing in reedbed area ; Chiffchaff - 3 - 2 near Stonehirst.1 singing by watercourse. ; Linnet - 2 ; Greenfinch - 3 ; Collared Dove - 3 ; Blackbird - 7+ - around park ; Meadow Pipit - 3 - flyovers. ; Long-tailed Tit - 6

Morley Plantation: Song Thrush - 1 - singing ; Sparrowhawk - 1 - over; left N

Nether Haugh: Great Spotted Woodpecker - 1 - calling ; Mistle Thrush - 1 ; Song Thrush - 1 - Daniel Lane

New Stubbin colliery/tip: Chaffinch - 5 - one singing ; Chiffchaff - 2 - singing ; Jay - 1 ; Yellowhammer - 3 - one singing ; Long-tailed Tit - 2 ; Greenfinch - 1 - over ; Linnet - 3 - over ; Redwing - 2