Sightings Archive

Friday 9th April 2021

• Firsby Res: Bullfinch - 2 ; Goldfinch - 2 ; Chaffinch - 1 - Singing Male. ; Blackcap - 4 - Singing. ; Chiffchaff - 5 - Singing. ; Willow Warbler - 2 - Singing.
• Fulwood garden: Brambling - 8 - at least, including several males in decent plumage not seen before ; Lesser Redpoll - 1 ; Siskin - 8 - at least ; Great Spotted Woodpecker - 1 ; Bullfinch - 2 - pair
• Grange Golf Course: Blackcap - 4 ; Chiffchaff - 3 ; Kestrel - Pair
• Graves Park: Willow Warbler - 1 - By lower pond ; Nuthatch - 5 ; Mistle Thrush - 1
• Green Moor: Siskin - 4+ ; Siskin - 4+ ; Siskin - 4+
• Greno Wood: Crossbill - 6 - in flight over conifer plantation
• Leadmill Bridge: Dipper - 2 - Courtship display ; Dipper - 2 - 2nd Photo
• Linacre Res: Common Sandpiper - 1 - at 13:55
• Lodge Moor: Great Spotted Woodpecker - 2 - in Redmires Camp Plantation ; Brambling - 2+ - calling in trees at the bottom of Lodge Moor Road
• Mayfield Valley: Bullfinch - 3 ; Fieldfare - 30 - in treetops Clough Lane ; Curlew - 3 - feeding in fields Hassop Lane
• Middleton Moor: Shelduck - 2 ; Dunlin - 1 ; Golden Plover - 8 ; Snipe - 2 ; Reed Bunting - 3
• Midhope: Osprey - 1 - flying quite low from reservoir NE towards Penistone at 07:45
• Miller*s Dale: Chiffchaff - 2 ; Mandarin - 1m ; Song Thrush - 1 ; Mistle Thrush - 1 ; Canada Goose - 4 ; Chiffchaff - 4 ; Wren - 1
• Miller*s Dale Station: Peregrine - 1 over ; 321 - 1 over
• Monsal Trail: Grey Wagtail - 2 - Above Chee Dale
• Norfolk Heritage Park: 319 - 2
• Orgreave Lakes: Osprey - 1 - 08:40 - flew over, circled over Catcliffe and continued north ; Osprey - 1 - record shot of the bird N at 08:40. ; Wheatear - 1 - .ale ; Grey Partridge - 2 - 2 singing males ; Common Sandpiper - 2 ; Ringed Plover - 6 ; Dunlin - 1 - In summer plumage ; Shelduck - 2 ; Curlew - 1 - North ; Wheatear - 2 - Pair ; Osprey - 1 - North at 08:40 ; Little Ringed Plover - 2 - Pair in typical breeding habitat. ; Common Gull - 1 - 1st yr ; Dunlin - 1 ; Common Sandpiper - 1 - Early afternoon. 1st of yr ; Ringed Plover - 1 ; Wheatear - 1 - Male
• Owler Bar: Fieldfare - 60
• R Derwent, Harper Lees: Goosander - 4 ; Mandarin - 6 ; Grey Wagtail - 2 ; Sparrowhawk - 1
• Rawmarsh; Rectory Fields allotments: Chiffchaff - 1 - singing
• Rawmarsh; Rockcliffe Road: Swallow - 1 - N, skimming rooftops @ 1300hrs
• Redmires Middle Res: Reed Bunting - 1 - male near southern end of dam wall ; Common Sandpiper - 1 - feeding near dam wall, northern end
• Redmires Res: 320 - 2 ; Oystercatcher - 2 ; Redshank - 2 - on Middle Res in NE corner ; Common Sandpiper - 1 - on Middle Res ; Ringed Plover - 1+ - on Middle Res ; Willow Warbler - 1 - singing by Top Res ; Chiffchaff - 2 - singing ; Grey Wagtail - 1 - male by Top Res ; Brambling - 1 - calling in Redmires Plantation ; Meadow Pipit - 5 - on Middle Res shoreline ; Siskin - 20 - flew NW in 3 parties
• Rivelin Valley: Siskin - 3 ; Brambling - 1 ; Bullfinch - 2 - All in observers garden ; Grey Heron - 1 - Unfortunately in observers garden pond ; Great Spotted Woodpecker - 1 - In observers garden
• Rotherham; Moorgate: Common Buzzard - 1 - W @ 1240hrs
• Rotherham; Wellgate: Common Buzzard - 1 - circling over @ 1250hrs
• Upper Common, Scholes: 319 - 3 - Low over Shepherd's Plantation then drifted over to Scholes Coppice @ 11:50. ; Kestrel - 1 - hunting, causing Linnets c 100 to scatter from stubble and ploughed areas.
• Wharncliffe Chase: Lesser Black-backed Gull - 1 - ad West ; Curlew - 02-Mar ; Jay - 4 ; Great Spotted Woodpecker - 3 - 1 drumming ; Meadow Pipit - c45 - 12 north plus numerous display on site ; Skylark - c15 - Numerous song/territorial disputes ; Fieldfare - c60 ; Snipe - 1 - Heard chipping