Sightings Archive

Greasbrough Dam,Wentworth: Kestrel - 2 - S of lake over main track ; Moorhen - 2 - inc 1 injured, limping but coming to food. ; Coot - 7+

Langsett Res: Great Crested Grebe - 3 - Juveniles still present AM

Lees Hall: Cormorant - 6 - south ; Swallow - 10 - south

Middle Common: Meadow Pipit - 2+ - up from wheat crop ; 319 - 1 - on tel. poles adj Rockingham Wood. ; Kestrel - 1 - on tel.pole in centre of field, female or juv?

Middleton Moor: Canada Goose - 14 ; 320 - 19 ; Tufted Duck - 3 ; Lapwing - 24 ; Snipe - 8 ; Dunlin - 1 ; Redstart - 2 ; Whinchat - 1 ; Stonechat - 2 ; Chiffchaff - 2 ; Canada Goose - 14 ; 320 - 12 ; Wigeon - 1 - male ; Lapwing - 1 ; Lesser Black-backed Gull - 1950 - c. roosted ; Yellow-legged Gull - 1 - ad ; Black-headed Gull - 110 - c. roosted ; Swallow - 30 - c. roosted

Midhope Res: Mallard - 42 ; 320 - 13 ; Black-headed Gull - c920 - East 6.20-7.00 in large groups, assumed from Langsett Res roost. ; Greylag Goose - c246 - East 6.20-7.10 from roost ; Canada Goose - 10 ; Grey Wagtail - 3 ; Pied Wagtail - 9 ; Meadow Pipit - c20 - Incl. 15 south ; Sand Martin - 7 - south ; Little Grebe - 10 ; Chaffinch - 2 - south ; House Martin - 24 - south ; Mistle Thrush - 12 ; Tawny Owl - 1 - Calling 6.20 ; 319 - 1 ; Raven - 6 - Assumed family group west, first for a while. ; Tufted Duck - 6 ; Linnet - c40 - Large post-breeding group ; Goldcrest - 1 ; Siskin - 5 ; Song Thrush - 2 - 1 south plus another flighty one around. ; Greenfinch - 1 - south ; Sparrowhawk - 1 ; Starling - 11 - 6 west, 5 east ; 324 - 1 - Buck Roe Deer

Onesmoor: Golden Plover - 27 - sat in cereal field.

Parkgate Canal Basin: Mute Swan - 53 - inc 2 1cy ; Mallard - 44 ; Black-headed Gull - 5 ; Cormorant - 3 - W/SW ; Lesser Black-backed Gull - 2 - adult & 2cy

Parkgate; *Banana* plantation: Meadow Pipit - 8 - all moving S, 0650-0720hrs ; Chiffchaff - 4 ; Grey Wagtail - 2 - N together

Parkgate; Stubbin incline: Collared Dove - 7 ; Chiffchaff - 2 - calling ; Skylark - 1 - singing over adjacent field

Parkgate; Westfield Road: House Martin - 5 - feeding over

Peat Pits: Wheatear - 2 - fly catching from wall. ; Red-legged Partridge - 6 - family party feeding in stubble. ; Linnet - c150 - feeding in stubble.

Pebley Pond: GREAT WHITE EGRET - 1 ; Little Egret - 2 ; Grey Heron - 1 ; Gadwall - 4 ; Moorhen - 6

R Don, Eastwood: Little Grebe - 3 - together ; Mallard - 4 ; Chiffchaff - 3 - 2 singing ; Black-headed Gull - 1 ; Grey Heron - 1 ; Kingfisher - 01-Feb - singles seen SK4494 & SK4393; same or different? ; Treecreeper - 1 - calling ; Grey Wagtail - 1

Redmires conduit: Mistle Thrush - 30+ ; Kestrel - 2

Sharrow: Tawny Owl - 2 - Calling from TV aerials at 03:55

Upper Common, Scholes: Woodpigeon - 200+ - feeding on oil seed rape stubble

Wardlow Mires: Tawny Owl - 1 - flew low across road at dusk

Wentworth Park, Eof Roman Ridge: Kestrel - 1 - male ; 319 - 1 - on tel.pole, S of Mausoleum

West Nab: Little Owl - 1 - sat on it's favourite stone wall. ; Mistle Thrush - 17 - sat on wires.

Burbage Valley: Stonechat - 6+ ; Whinchat - 2 ; Kestrel - 1 ; 319 - 1 ; Reed Bunting - 2 ; Wren - 1

Ewden Valley: Marsh Harrier - 1 - Cream Crown seen from Ewden shooting cabin

Firsby Res: Mallard - 1 ; Moorhen - 3 ; Moorhen - 3