Sightings Archive

Ewden Height: Swallow - c50 ; Linnet - 3 ; 324 - 1 - Weasel

Froggatt Bridge: Swallow - 5

Greystones: Swift - 1 - Over observer's garden ; Great Spotted Woodpecker - 1 - Female on feeder in observer's garden

Middleton Moor: Yellow-legged Gull - 2 - Adults ; Shelduck - 1 - 1 juv ; Lesser Black-backed Gull - 170 ; Raven - 3

Morehall Res: 319 - Oct-15 - 10 circling together calling plus another 5 seen a short while before towards Bolsterstone. ; Swift - 2 ; Grey Wagtail - 4 - incl juvs ; Great Crested Grebe - 1

Moscar Cross: Osprey - 1 - flew low to the SW at 08:24 hrs - seen from Redmires ; Marsh Harrier - 1 - Cream-crown hunting over fields at 08:27 - seen from Redmires

Orgreave Lakes: Dipper - 1 - Juv still on the weir this morning ; Hobby - 2 ; Greenshank - 1 ; Common Sandpiper - 1 ; Yellow Wagtail - 12 ; Hobby - 2 - Adults interacting over lake ; Greenshank - 1 - In at 06:40 ; Common Sandpiper - 1 ; Yellow Wagtail - 12

Peat Pits: Marsh Harrier - 1 - Cream-crown quartered over Peat Pits mobbed by Kestrel at c09:00. Then drifting over ridge towards Bradfield as viewed from Onesmoor Road ; Grey Partridge - 1 - calling in field near junction with Bolsterstone Rd and Onesmoor Rd

Rawmarsh; Rockcliffe Road: House Sparrow - 10+ - mobile flock in gardens

Redmires Res: Little Grebe - 1 - juv on Middle Res ; Tufted Duck - 1 - female on Middle Res ; Grey Heron - 1 - flew S ; Greylag Goose - 12 ; Canada Goose - 36 ; Lapwing - 14 ; Black-headed Gull - 26 ; Lesser Black-backed Gull - 84 ; Herring Gull - 11 ; Yellow-legged Gull - 1 ; Mistle Thrush - 3 - by Bottom Res ; Whitethroat - 2 ; Willow Warbler - 8 ; Blackcap - 2 ; Chiffchaff - 3 ; Grasshopper Warbler - 2 - reeling by Middle Res ; Swallow - 60 - flew SW in 2 hrs ; Swift - 4 - flew W ; Great Spotted Woodpecker - 1 - calling ; Meadow Pipit - 20 - first post-breeding flock ; Kestrel - 2 - juvs ; Goldfinch - 40 - c. Post-breeding flock

Sharrow/Nether Edge: Cormorant - 6 - flock of 6 approximately SW at c.19.30

Strawberry Lea Plantation: Bullfinch - 1+ - a juvenile

Thrybergh CP: 319 - 2 - high ; Lapwing - 1

Treeton Wood: Sparrowhawk - 1 - Male flying at head height, heading NE

Bolsterstone: House Martin - 8+ ; Pied Wagtail - 2 - 1 Juv ; Kestrel - 3 - Together ; Lesser Black-backed Gull - 1+ ; Curlew - 1 ; Swallow - 9+ - 3+ Juv ; Jay - 1 ; Redstart - 1+

Greystones: Swift - 1 - Over observer's garden

Kimberworth Park: Swift - 6 - over Remount Rd/Shearman Avenue, 20:45

Midhope Res: Wigeon - 1 ; Great Crested Grebe - 1 - a juv - Infrequent upland res visitor ; Stock Dove - 18 ; Spotted Flycatcher - 1 ; Meadow Pipit - 5 ; Lesser Black-backed Gull - c20 - 10 resting + others SE ; Starling - c20 ; Cormorant - 8 - flew NW ; Pied Wagtail - 5 - Ad + 4 juvs ; Tufted Duck - 8 - Incl. well grown juvs ; Little Grebe - 15 ; Lapwing - 60 - Incl. many juvs ; House Martin - 37 - SW parties 2,23,7,5 ; Sand Martin - 8 - flew SW ; Swallow - 6 - flew SW ; Willow Warbler - 3 - One singing briefly ; Common Sandpiper - 1 ; Canada Goose - 10 ; Greylag Goose - 215 ; Common Gull - 2 - flew SE ; Mallard - 43 ; 320 - 2 ; Linnet - 2 - 2 juvs ; 319 - 1 ; Kestrel - 1

Orgreave Lakes: Dipper - 1 - Juv still around this morning

Pebley Pond: GREAT WHITE EGRET - 1 - 1825hr

Rawmarsh; Rockcliffe Road: Swift - c30 - screaming flock circling overhead @ c0930hrs; left W

Redmires Top Res: Great Crested Grebe - 1 ; Little Grebe - 1

Redmires, Hammond*s Field: Common Buzzard - 3 - Interacting in flight for several minutes then 2 birds flew off West

Stanage Plantation: Sparrowhawk - 1 - Female on conifer stump before flying off low to North

Strawberry Lea: Blackcap - 4 - Ads&juvs

Treeton Dyke: 319 - 3 - 3 juvs, all sitting on three different pylons mewing to each other.

Treeton Tip: Red Kite - 1 - at 11:00