Sightings Archive

Silver Wood: Common Buzzard - 1 ; Reed Warbler - 1 - singing on r/way line pond ; Lesser Whitethroat - 1 - singing on mid-level of Pingle Lane Tip ; Whitethroat - 3 - 1 singing h/row to north of woods, 1 singing Pingle Lane Tip, 1 singing near Silverwood Test Centre ; Lapwing - 6+ - at least three breeding pairs in fields between woods and Old Ravenfiel ; Grey Heron - 1 - on Woodlaithes duckpond early morning

Totley Moor: 319 - 3 ; Whitethroat - 1 - Singing ; Cuckoo - 1 - Calling ; Tree Pipit - 1 - Singing ; Meadow Pipit - 11 ; Curlew - 5 ; Skylark - 3 - Singing ; Swift - 2 ; Chiffchaff - 1 - Calling ; Willow Warbler - 2 - Singing

Totley Moss: Lesser Redpoll - 1 ; Skylark - 2 ; Lapwing - up to 4

Wadsley: Swift - 4

Walkley: Swift - 9 - max, but mainly smaller local groups.

Wharncliffe Chase (south) + woodland fringe: Willow Warbler - 7 - singing ; Chiffchaff - 4 - singing towards dusk ; Goldcrest - 4 - singing ; Blackcap - 5 - singing ; Great Spotted Woodpecker - 1 - food carrying ; Garden Warbler - 4 - singing ; Tree Pipit - 2 - singing ; Linnet - 10+ ; Skylark - 1 - singing towards dusk ; Stonechat - 4 - Male with at least 2 juvs ; Snipe - 1 - Display flight 20.30 ; Reed Bunting - 1 - singing ; Cuckoo - 1 - Singing 20.30-21.15 ; Kestrel - 1 - male ; Meadow Pipit - 10+ ; Song Thrush - 6 - singing ; Swallow - 9 - Increased numbers ; Stock Dove - 1 - singing

Agden Side: Cuckoo - 1 - singing

Barlow Common: Skylark - 3 ; Linnet - 2 ; Whitethroat - 2 ; Swallow - 1

Bradfield/Rocher Area: Redstart - 2 - bringing food to nest site ; Blackcap - 4+ - 4-5 singing ; Willow Warbler - 6+ - 6-10 throughout area ; Great Tit - 3 ; Chaffinch - 4+ ; Chiffchaff - 3 - singing ; Robin - 1 ; Curlew - 2 - flew over calling ; Cormorant - 1 - flying towards Broomhead Res ; Green Woodpecker - 1 - constantly calling but unseen ; Song Thrush - 2 ; Blackbird - 04-May ; Carrion Crow - 7 ; Skylark - 1 - singing

Cowell Flat: Whinchat - 1 - obs first singing male here for many years.

Emlin Moor, Agden: Red Kite - 1 - circling and gaining height

Fulwood: 319 - 1

Grange Park Golf Course: 319 - 1 ; Kestrel - 1 - male ; Lapwing - 1 - W of Watson's Tip, calling over field ; Stock Dove - 1 - singing from Brick Kiln Pltn ; Skylark - 1 - singing ; Wren - 3+ - singing ; Dunnock - 1+ - singing ; Robin - 4+ - singing ; Blackbird - 3+ - singing ; Song Thrush - 2+ - singing ; Mistle Thrush - 1 ; Whitethroat - 6+ ; Blackcap - 6+ ; Chiffchaff - 1+ - singing ; Willow Warbler - 1 - singing ; Long-tailed Tit - 1+ ; Blue Tit - 2+ - nests in metal gate posts with juvs calling ; Great Tit - 1+ - singing ; Nuthatch - 1+ - calls ; Magpie - 1+ ; Chaffinch - 1+ - singing ; Goldfinch - 1+ - singing

High Bradfield: Redstart - 1 - male in churchyard

Nether Haugh: Jay - 1 - over Back Lane ; Stock Dove - 1 ; Goldfinch - 7+ ; Chaffinch - 3 - singing ; Collared Dove - 1+ - bird seen flying into garden conifer suggesting nesting ; Song Thrush - 2 - singing ; Blackcap - 2 - singing ; Chiffchaff - 1

New Stubbin colliery/tip: Chiffchaff - 4 - singing ; Song Thrush - 2 - singing; singles ; Blackcap - 3 - singing ; Willow Warbler - 7+ - singing ; Long-tailed Tit - 5+ ; Red-legged Partridge - 4 - 1pr + 2 calling ; Yellowhammer - 5 - inc 3 singing ; Chaffinch - 2 - singing