Sightings Archive

Padley Gorge: Nuthatch - 1 ; Jay - 2 ; Pied Flycatcher - 3 - 1 pair seen visiting a nest box with food, 1 other male also seen visiting a different nest box ; Treecreeper - 3 - including juv ; Grey Wagtail - 1

Parson Cross: Swift - 6

Parson*s Piece: QUAIL - 1 - heard calling

R Don, Thrybergh Banks: Great Crested Grebe - 1pr ; Mute Swan - 1pr ; Stock Dove - 1 - singing, Thrybergh Bridge

Redmires Res: Tufted Duck - 3 ; Kestrel - 1 ; 319 - 1 - sat in Redmires Plantation ; Oystercatcher - 2 - ads on Middle Res - young being protected by one ad ; Lapwing - 9 - 4 pairs with at least one grown chick ; Snipe - 4 - territories ; Cuckoo - 2 - calling ; Sedge Warbler - 2 - pair with nest material in south-east corner of Middle Res - first ever breeding attempt ; Grasshopper Warbler - 1 - reeling in Hammond’s Field ; Golden Plover - 1 - displaying over Roper Hill ; Starling - 140 - c. Post-breeding flock

Rivelin Dams: Little Grebe - 1 - ad on Top Res ; Common Sandpiper - 2 - on Top Res ; Pied Flycatcher - 1 - singing by Bottom Res ; Tufted Duck - 2 - on Bottom Res

Silverwood Lagoon: Cuckoo - 1 - singing from southern edge of The Close 06.50-07.15

Summerley: Whitethroat - 1 ; Swift - 4 ; Swallow - 2

Thrybergh Tip: Coot - 13+ - + 3+ juvs from 3 broods ; Gadwall - 7 ; Canada Goose - 3prs ; Mute Swan - 3+ - 1pr & single cygnet + dead adult in shallows, Y330 (yellow) ; Cetti's Warbler - 1 - singing ; Chiffchaff - 8+ - inc 6+ singing ; Blackcap - 10+ - inc 9+ singing ; Willow Warbler - 1 - singing ; Song Thrush - 4 - inc 3 singing ; Reed Bunting - 2 - singing ; Reed Warbler - 11+ - inc 7+ singing ; Moorhen - 2+ ; Sand Martin - 5 - feeding over ; Great Crested Grebe - 1 ; Swallow - 1 - N ; Mallard - 1 - drake ; Whitethroat - 4 - singing ; Hobby - 1 - over E/SE @ 0730hrs ; Pheasant - 1 - cock ; Linnet - 1pr ; Kestrel - 1 - female ; Great Spotted Woodpecker - 1 - calling ; Red-legged Partridge - 1

Walkley: Swift - 12 - Highest number seen to date flying locally.

White Lee Moor: Oystercatcher - 2 - in field to the west of plantation

Wyming Brook: Blackcap - 2 - Singing

Agden Res: Mandarin - 7 - 2 females with broods of 4 + 1. ; Common Sandpiper - 3 - feeding around reservoir margin. ; Woodcock - 1 - roding at dusk.

Ash Cabin Flat: Cuckoo - 1

Bents Green: House Martin - 1+ - 1-2 flying in and out of possible nest site under eaves near Bents Green School

Brinsworth: Greenfinch - 3 - Pair feeding 1 youngster from observers feeder 17.00 ; 319 - 1 - Flew low over Barrett estate towards Canklow Woods 12.55

Burbage Moor: Curlew - 1 - Calling, heard distantly from Ox Stones, well away from footpaths I think. Not much signs of life within dog range of footpaths near Ox Stones

Canklow Woods: Lesser Whitethroat - 1 - singing

Dennis Knoll: Spotted Flycatcher - 1 - Mobbing grey squirrel, presumably near nest site ; Whitethroat - 1 - Male singing in Jubilee plantation

Fairholmes: Wood Warbler - 1 - 1 Singing male woods above Fairholmes

Fairholmes Bay: Oystercatcher - 3 - flying around over Reservoir made off to the south calling.

Firsby Res: Moorhen - 1 ; Coot - 1 ; Mallard - 6 ; Canada Goose - 2 - Over calling. ; Grey Heron - 2 ; Pied Wagtail - 2 - a pair ; Grey Wagtail - 1 - Carrying food ; 319 - 1 - On telegraph pole ; Swallow - 2 - On wires. ; House Martin - 3 - Over Arbour Lane. ; Great Spotted Woodpecker - 1 - In tree tops on dam wall. ; Whitethroat - 3 ; Blackcap - 7+ ; Reed Warbler - 1 - Singing. ; Willow Warbler - 6 ; Chiffchaff - 5 ; Chaffinch - 2 - Singing Males. ; Linnet - 6 ; Yellowhammer - 2 - Singing Males. ; Reed Bunting - 3 ; Red-legged Partridge - 2 - In crops. ; Mistle Thrush - 1 ; Song Thrush - 1 - Singing Male.

Hathersage: Swift - 5

Holmebrook Valley Park (WeBS): Mallard - 70 - inc juvs ; Coot - 22 - 9 ad. 13 juvs ; Moorhen - 7 ; Great Crested Grebe - 2 ; Mute Swan - 2+ - female sat on 4 eggs and a freshly hatched cygnet on the nest

Kimberworth Park: Swift - 6 - low over roofs, Cinder Hill Road.

Moorland fringe: Nightjar - 3 - Churring at 2 sites

Orgreave Lakes: Redshank - 5 - Pair with 3 chicks, These fledged successfully in July