Sightings Archive

Underbank Res: Black-headed Gull - c150 ; 319 - 1

Wortley: House Martin - 12 ; Long-tailed Tit - 10 ; Sparrowhawk - 1 ; Siskin - 1+

Dog Kennel Pond: Great Crested Grebe - 3 ; Cormorant - 1 ; Grey Heron - 1 ; Greylag Goose - 3 ; Mallard - 20+ ; Tufted Duck - 8 ; Sparrowhawk - 1 - mobbed by 3 Carrion Crows ; Black-headed Gull - 60+ ; Stock Dove - 1 ; Woodpigeon - 10+ ; Kingfisher - 1

Hillsborough: Peregrine - 1 - Small male over Burton St 17.50 ; House Martin - c10 - Burton St 19.00

Meersbrook Park: 319 - 1 over, fairly low

Middleton Moor: Lesser Black-backed Gull - 220 ; Yellow-legged Gull - 3 - Adults ; 320 - 12 ; 321 - 1 ; Whinchat - 3

Orgreave Lakes: Ruff - 5 - Male still present + 4 Reeves briefly at 6:50 ; 320 - 25 ; Wigeon - 5 ; Shoveler - 5 ; Wheatear - 1 - On Big Hill late afternoon.

R Don, Deepcar: Kingfisher - 1 - flying upstream with small fish

Redmires Res: Tufted Duck - 6 ; 320 - 9 ; Snipe - 1 - flew straight S calling - first of the autumn ; Willow Warbler - 3 ; Chiffchaff - 22 - around Res perimeter ; Yellow Wagtail - 1 - flew S calling ; Swallow - 20 - c. flew SW ; Moorhen - 1 ; Kestrel - 2 ; Lesser Black-backed Gull - 30 - c. ; Herring Gull - 4 ; Black-headed Gull - 30 - c. ; Meadow Pipit - 40 - c. ; Song Thrush - 2 ; Spotted Flycatcher - 1

Dore: House Martin - 2 - Circling, calling continuously at 19:20. Felt like a farewell

Morley Pond: Tufted Duck - 8 - juveniles ; Coot - 2

Oaking Clough: Little Grebe - 1 - juv on small pond - presumably from Redmires ; Mallard - 12 ; Common Buzzard - 1 ; Chiffchaff - 2

Orgreave Lakes: Mediterranean Gull - 1 - Juv again early morning. ; Ruff - 1 - Male on West shore

Rawmarsh Cemetery: Tawny Owl - 1 - male calling, 0440-0445hrs

Rawmarsh; Rockcliffe Road: Common Buzzard - 4 - soaring overhead together @ 1030hrs

Redmires Res: Tufted Duck - 4 ; Mallard - 20 - c ; 320 - 2 ; Lesser Black-backed Gull - 25 - c. ; Herring Gull - 4 ; Black-headed Gull - 30 - c. ; Common Buzzard - 2 ; Kestrel - 3 ; Song Thrush - 1 ; Whitethroat - 1 - by Top Res ; Blackcap - 2 ; Spotted Flycatcher - 1 ; Willow Warbler - 3 ; Chiffchaff - 28 - mostly around Res perimeter- record count here ; Stonechat - 3 - on track to Stanage ; Swallow - 25 - flew SW ; Jay - 1 ; Red Grouse - 8

Scholes Village: Swallow - 1+ ; House Martin - 6+ - field adj to and W of Red House Farm, along with Swallows ; Lapwing - 10 - field between Red House Farm and Upper Ox Close Wood

Silverwood Lagoon: Yellow Wagtail - 1 - south at 09.20

Stanedge Pole: Yellow Wagtail - 1 - flew south calling ; Wheatear - 4 - on fence ; Meadow Pipit - 50 - c. post-breeding flock

Thorpe Hesley: House Martin - 20

Thrybergh CP: Mandarin - 1 ; Grey Wagtail - 3 ; Whitethroat - 3 ; Linnet - 40+ - Nice mixed flock in North field ; Goldfinch - 50+ ; Greenfinch - 6 ; Chaffinch - 10 ; 319 - 3 ; Kestrel - 1m

Trowles Wood: Mallard - 35 ; Grey Heron - 1 - possibly juv? ; 319 - 1

Crowhole: Hobby - 1 ; Swallow - c. 8 ; Blackcap - 1

Dore: Raven - 1 - harassed by two crows ; House Martin - 2 - Over Newfield Crescent