Sightings Archive

Rother Valley CP: Whooper Swan - 1 - Main Lake ; Cetti's Warbler - 1 - singing Intermediate Lake

Silverwood Lagoon: Sedge Warbler - 1 - singing ; Grasshopper Warbler - 1 - reeling ; Whitethroat - 8 - singing ; Willow Warbler - 15+ - singing

Thrybergh: Sedge Warbler - 1 - Singing in disused railway cutting next to Park Lane Bridge.

Treeton: Garden Warbler - 1 - Singing near track entrance to Dyke off Mill Lane @08.00

Ulley: Great Spotted Woodpecker - 1 - On telegraph Post on Ulley Lane @ 08.45

Woodhouse Washlands: Whitethroat - 1 - singing male ; Reed Warbler - 1 - singing

Agden Side: Cuckoo - 1 - Calling

Bamford Moor: Curlew - 10+ - Calling

Dore: Stock Dove - 2 - a pair feeding below bird feeders in observer’s garden

Ecclesfield: Ring-necked Parakeet - 1 - Female in pine tree,calling,then flew south. ; Grey Wagtail - 2 - Pair near metal footbridge, Blackburn Brook ; Chiffchaff - 8 - Singing, Transpennine Trail

Ecclesfield.: Willow Warbler - 5 - Singing, Transpennine Trail ; Whitethroat - 1 - Male singing, Transpennine Trail, ; Linnet - 4 - 2 pairs, Transpennine Trail,

Hallam Moor: Skylark - 8 - Singing ; Red Grouse - 4 - Calling ; Meadow Pipit - 13+ ; Wren - 1 - Calling ; Curlew - 6 - Calling ; Golden Plover - 1 - Calling ; Wheatear - 2 - M&F

Hollingdale: Woodcock - 3 - part of BTO survey - 3 roding

Meersbrook Park: Chiffchaff - 1 - heard

Middleton Moor: 320 - 15 ; Shelduck - 4 - 2 pairs ; Oystercatcher - 3 - pair on lagoons, one near Watergrove. ; Little Ringed Plover - 2 ; Wheatear - 3 ; Curlew - 2 ; Lapwing - c25 - inc birds sitting on dry lagoon. ; Swallow - 2 ; Lesser Black-backed Gull - 14 ; Tufted Duck - 1 - drake ; Mandarin - 1 - drake ; 319 - 3 - inc one with twine attached to feet

Morley Pond: Shoveler - 2 - males ; Tufted Duck - 23 - (13 males)

Moscar Cross: Golden Plover - 15 - over N

Orgreave Lakes: 321 - 1 - fishing on the river ; Sand Martin - 12 ; Common Sandpiper - 1 ; Little Ringed Plover - 1 ; Pochard - 1 - male ; Shoveler - 2 - Adult male regularly driving off the imm male ; Goosander - 2 - 1 pair ; Oystercatcher - 3 ; Chiffchaff - 7 - 7 singing males ; Whitethroat - 4 - singing males ; Blackcap - 2 - singing males ; Skylark - 12 - bird singing at one time. However 20+ singing males in total.

Ramsley Moor: Whinchat - 1 - male, showing intermittently very well ; Stonechat - 3 - 2 m, 1 f ; Willow Warbler - 3+ ; Kestrel - 1 ; Linnet - 2 ; Lesser Redpoll - 1

Ramsley Res: Whitethroat - 1

Rawmarsh; Rockcliffe Road: Greenfinch - 2 - males

Redmires conduit: Willow Warbler - 3 - Singing ; Skylark - 10+ - Singing ; Red Grouse - 2 - Calling ; Meadow Pipit - 22+ ; Wren - 2 - Singing ; Curlew - 12+ ; Golden Plover - 1 - Calling ; Wheatear - 1 - Male ; Pheasant - 3 - Male ; Lapwing - 23+ ; Greylag Goose - 19 - 13 on dam ; Canada Goose - 4 - 3 on dam ; Chaffinch - 1 - Singing ; Robin - 1 - Singing

Redmires Top Res: Robin - 3 ; Willow Warbler - 20+ - Singing ; Blue Tit - 2 ; Wren - 4 - Singing ; Greylag Goose - 1 - On water ; Mallard - 7 ; Goldfinch - 4 - Singing ; Chiffchaff - 2 - Calling ; Chaffinch - 3 - Singing ; Great Tit - 2 - Calling ; Tufted Duck - 4 ; Curlew - 2 - Calling ; Blackbird - 1 ; Mistle Thrush - 1 - Calling ; Pheasant - 1 - Calling

Stanage Edge, below: Willow Warbler - 8 - Singing ; Wren - 8 - Singing ; Red Grouse - 5 - Calling ; Pheasant - 1 - Caliing ; Stonechat - 6 - 3 pairs ; Golden Plover - 1 - Calling ; Skylark - 3 - Singing