Sightings Archive

Low Common: Skylark - 2+ - singing

Middle Common: Kestrel - 1 - male, low across fields, causing blackbirds and tits to scatter along hedge.

Middleton Moor: Curlew - 127 ; Lapwing - 345 ; Golden Plover - 5 ; Black-headed Gull - 220

Midhope Res: Oystercatcher - Pair ; Little Grebe - 1 - trilling ; Oystercatcher - 6 - Established pair by res plus 4 more in fields below res with Curlews. ; Song Thrush - 12 ; Curlew - 113 - Single group in fields below Midhope Hall Lane 9am ; Little Grebe - 2 - 1 in summer plumage trilling. ; 319 - 1 ; Kestrel - 1 ; 320 - Pair ; Linnet - 3 - One singing ; Siskin - 1 ; 321 - 1 ; Greylag Goose - 103 ; Meadow Pipit - 2 ; Skylark - 1 - Brief song ; Grey Wagtail - Pair ; Lapwing - 5 ; Mistle Thrush - 3 - 1 singing

Morley Pond: Great Crested Grebe - 4 ; Mute Swan - 2 - 1 pair, between Cascades and Morley Pond ; Greylag Goose - 4 ; Mallard - 2+ ; Tufted Duck - 20+ ; Coot - 3+ - 1 pair @ E end

Orgreave Lakes: Chiffchaff - 1 - Singing in silver birch woods just north of the triangle between the bridges.

Pebley Pond: Goosander - 1 - female ; Oystercatcher - 2 ; Gadwall - 5 ; Great Crested Grebe - 2

Strines Res: Whooper Swan - 30 - at 13;00 ; Whooper Swan - 30 - 27 adults, 3 juvs 16:00. Present earlier on Agden Res.

Thrybergh CP: Water Rail - 1 ; Tufted Duck - 38 ; Shoveler - 3 - (2m1f) ; Goldeneye - 1 - RH ; 319 - 4 ; Chiffchaff - 2

Upper Common, Scholes: Skylark - 1 - singing

Wadsley Common garden: 324 - 1 - Badger at 00.15

Wharncliffe Chase: Curlew - Pair ; Meadow Pipit - 3 ; Raven - 1 - south ; Siskin - 1 ; 319 - 05-Jul ; Cormorant - 1 - Adult in breeding plumage NE ; Kestrel - 2 - Display ; Skylark - 1 ; Mistle Thrush - 5 - 1 singing ; Goldfinch - 8 ; Song Thrush - 3 - 1 singing ; Linnet - 3 ; Meadow Pipit - c50 - Widespread, many displaying ; Skylark - c25 - Widespread, numerous singing ; Fieldfare - c50 ; Redwing - c25 ; Reed Bunting - 2 ; Stonechat - 7 - 3 pairs ; 319 - 2 ; 321 - 1 ; Chiffchaff - 1 ; Yellowhammer - 2 ; Stock Dove - 4 - 2 pairs ; Lapwing - 1 ; Curlew - 2 ; Green Woodpecker - 2

Canklow: Whooper Swan - 2 plus - heard calling north at 2225

Clifton, Rotherham: Whooper Swan - 1+ - a 'huge', noisy flock (estimated c1km wide, in V-formation), moved NE @ c1900hrs, illuminated from below by streetlights.

Damflask Res: Cormorant - 4 ; Mandarin - 12

Greystones: Treecreeper - 1 - Feeding on Silver Birch on Greystones Ave

Hurfield garden: Siskin - 1 - male on feeders

Hurlfield: Peregrine - 1 - flew over low east at 08:22

Hurlfield garden: Jay - 1 ; Magpie - 3 ; Woodpigeon - 4 ; Collared Dove - 2 ; Blackbird - 5 - 3 male ; Robin - 2+ ; Goldcrest - 1 ; Dunnock - c7 ; House Sparrow - 20+ ; Goldfinch - 15 ; Bullfinch - 1 ; Long-tailed Tit - 2 ; Coal Tit - 1+ ; Great Tit - 5 ; Blue Tit - c7 - pair at nest box ; Starling - c9 ; Sparrowhawk - 1 - low thru gardens.

Kimberworth Park: Grey Heron - 2 - S over Shepherd's Plantation @ 09:15 ; Goldcrest - 1 - singing from or near ornamental conifer @ Hampstead Green

Low Bradfield: Greylag Goose - 62 - in fields above Mill Farm ; Pink-footed Goose - 1 - with Greylags

Meersbrook Park: Sparrowhawk - 1 circling