Sightings Archive

Midhope Res: Swift - 8+ - Part of a decent Swift/Martin feeding group below darkening clouds 13.15. ; Grey Wagtail - 4 - incl juvs ; Oystercatcher - 3 ; Starling - 11 - flew west ; Sand Martin - 20+ ; Yellow Wagtail - 1 ; Little Ringed Plover - 1 ; Tufted Duck - 2 ; Common Sandpiper - 3 ; Linnet - 2 ; Siskin - 1+ ; House Martin - 8+ ; Redshank - 1 - Feeding on western shore ; 320 - 4 - Moulting adults, no signs of breeding yet. ; Little Grebe - 7 ; Greylag Goose - 156 ; Canada Goose - 1 ; Goldfinch - 10 - Group of adults plus only one juvenile

Orgreave Lakes: Redshank - 4 ; Dunlin - 2 ; Common Sandpiper - 1 ; Little Ringed Plover - 1 ; Ringed Plover - 1

Redmires Res: Yellow-legged Gull - 1 - ad with LBBs ; Grasshopper Warbler - 1 - reeling briefly early morning ; Lesser Redpoll - 1 - calling ; Black-headed Gull - 12 ; Lesser Black-backed Gull - 8 ; Herring Gull - 4 - with LBBs ; Whitethroat - 3 - pair by Bottom Res + another by Middle Res ; Little Grebe - 3 - Pair with chick on Top Res ; Tufted Duck - 4

RVCP, Main Lake: Common Buzzard - 1 - an adult bird observed carrying a grass snake back to a nesting area,first time I've seen this prey item.

Underbank Res: Song Thrush - 3 - Singing neck end 6am ; Chiffchaff - 1 - singing ; Common Sandpiper - 4 - incl large juvenile ; Black-headed Gull - c15 - incl 2 juvs ; Great Tit - 4 - juvs on feeders ; Goldcrest - 1 - singing ; Oystercatcher - 3 - Together at neck end 6am ; Lesser Black-backed Gull - 1 dead ; Grey Heron - 1 - juv

Blackburn Meadows NR: Jackdaw - 250+ - Left the roost at 04.30

Damflask Res: Greylag Goose - 80 - 1 dead bird near the overflow ; Lesser Black-backed Gull - 6 ; Herring Gull - 1

Greystones garden: Bullfinch - 3 - Male, female and juvenile in observer's garden ; Goldfinch - 3 - including 1 juvenile ; House Sparrow - 10 - including 1 juvenile ; Robin - 1 - juvenile

Holmesfield: Red Kite - 1

New Stubbin colliery/tip: Chiffchaff - 6 - 5 singing ; Willow Warbler - 1 - singing ; Yellowhammer - 5 - 3 singing ; Chaffinch - 1 - male ; Goldcrest - 1 ; Long-tailed Tit - 9+ ; Song Thrush - 1 - singing ; Greenfinch - 1 ; Kestrel - 1

Norfolk Park: House Sparrow - 20+ - mixed flock of adults and young; some fledglings being fed by parents; feeding on inverts on shrubs and lawn in garden

Orgreave Lakes: Coot - 1 - Ad with 2 new chicks ; Barn Owl - 1 - Hunting at 08:30 ; Little Ringed Plover - 3 - Inc juv ; Ringed Plover - 1 ; Carrion Crow - 51

Parkwood Springs: Kestrel - 3

Rawmarsh Cemetery: Blackcap - 1 - singing ; Stock Dove - 1 - singing

Rawmarsh; Rockcliffe Road: Chaffinch - 1

Rawmarsh; Stubbin incline: Whitethroat - 1 - singing ; Magpie - 6 ; Blackcap - 2 - singing ; Song Thrush - 1 - singing ; Chiffchaff - 2 - 1 singing ; Goldcrest - 1 ; Wren - breeding confirmed - family parties

RVCP, Main Lake: Black-tailed Godwit - 6 - flew south

Silverwood Lagoon: BLACK-NECKED GREBE - 4+ ; Tufted Duck - 2+ - now 2 females with ducklings (7 and 8) ; Lesser Black-backed Gull - 5

Thorpe Hesley: House Martin - 2 - Above Hesley Hall Farm, traditional nest site

Thrybergh CP: Little Ringed Plover - 3

Bar Brook Valley: Stonechat - 5 ; Whinchat - 2 ; Swift - 2 ; Meadow Pipit - 2 ; Reed Bunting - 1

Loxley Valley: Hobby - 1 - flying west over Throstle Nest & Storrs Grange area, mobbed by Swallows ; Kestrel - 2 - adult female with recently-fledged juvenile making begging calls ; Mandarin - 3 - adult female with 2 juveniles on Olive Wheel Dam

Orgreave Lakes: Little Egret - 1 ; Oystercatcher - 2 ; Pochard - 32 - Small lake ; Tufted Duck - 82 ; Common Tern - 2 ; Great Crested Grebe - 23 ; Lapwing - 31 - Inc 3 full grown juvs (probably not from here.

Rawmarsh; High Street: Kestrel - 2 - flew towards St Mary's Church

Rawmarsh; Rockcliffe Road: Chaffinch - 1 - male