Sightings Archive

Old Ravenfield: Black-headed Gull - 25+ - Down on farmland. ; Chaffinch - 1 - Singing on Arbour Lane.

Parkgate Canal Basin: Mute Swan - 9 ; Mallard - 17 ; Stock Dove - 1 ; Black-headed Gull - c20

Peat Pits: Wheatear - 1 - sheltering behind stone wall.

Pingle Lane: Lapwing - 6 - Lots of calling and displaying. ; Skylark - 10+ ; Meadow Pipit - 2

Rawmarsh; Barber*s Avenue: Common Buzzard - 1 - low to W @ 1105hrs

Redmires conduit: Kestrel - 1 - female hunting from post perches alongside conduit in strong winds.

Redmires Res: Tufted Duck - 4 - on Top Res ; Golden Plover - 125 - c. flew SW in 2 parties ; Lapwing - 25 ; Curlew - 8 ; Fieldfare - 10 - flew W ; Ringed Plover - 1 - on Middle Res ; Crossbill - 5 - flew S from Bottom Res ; Meadow Pipit - 30 - flew N ; Linnet - 2 - flew N ; Pied Wagtail - 6 ; Grey Wagtail - 2 ; Sparrowhawk - 1 - NW

Shilito Wood: Brambling - 2

Silver Wood: Chiffchaff - 9 - 6 singing along length of disused r/way line, 3 singing in woods ; Blackcap - 1 - singing in lower woods ; Tawny Owl - 2 - in separate areas of the wood. ; Nuthatch - 2 - Alarm calling. ; Mistle Thrush - 1 ; Chaffinch - 1 - Singing.

Silverwood Lagoon: Chiffchaff - 6 - singing in sheltered spots around pit top ; Blackcap - 1 - singing

Thrybergh CP: Mute Swan - 90 ; Tufted Duck - 28 ; Pochard - 1 ; Black-headed Gull - C600 ; Sand Martin - 1 ; Chiffchaff - 6 ; Blackcap - 1 ; Reed Bunting - 10 ; 319 - 4 ; Kestrel - 1m

Ulley Brook, NE of CP: Jay - 2 ; Kingfisher - 1 - calling ; Goldcrest - 1 - singing ; Song Thrush - 2 - in gorse ; Linnet - 6+ - in gorse, inc several singing ; Yellowhammer - 2prs - in gorse ; Willow Tit - 1 - calling in suitable habitat ; Chiffchaff - 4 - (& SK4688), inc 3 singing

Ulley CP: Great Crested Grebe - 10 - inc 2-3 pairs in full display ; Greylag Goose - 6 - over onto farmland from NE early, onto water later ; Gadwall - 1pr ; Coot - 10 ; Pied Wagtail - 3 - on dam ; Mallard - 19 ; Song Thrush - 1 - singing ; Chiffchaff - 1 - singing ; Canada Goose - 1 ; Moorhen - 2 ; Mute Swan - 1 - sub-adult ; Reed Bunting - 1 - singing, SW shore ; Black-headed Gull - 8

Ulley CP; Morthen arm: Coot - 2prs - each with nest/bird sitting ; Mallard - 10 ; Chiffchaff - 2 - singing ; Moorhen - 2 ; Mute Swan - 1pr - adults (bird on nest briefly) colour-ringed 337Y & 447Y, both red ; Pheasant - 3 - crowing ; Treecreeper - 1 - singing ; Long-tailed Tit - 3

Ulley Holt: Lesser Redpoll - c25

Unstone: 319 - 1 ; Grey Wagtail - 1 ; Chiffchaff - 3 heard

West Handley: Chiffchaff - 1 ; Skylark - 3+ - Singing in crop fields

Wharncliffe Heath NR: Sparrowhawk - 3 - Displaying birds ; Lesser Redpoll - 120 - Flock in silver burches ; Common Buzzard - 4 - Over reserve ; Nuthatch - 1 - Singing ; Mallard - 5

Back Tor, Derwentdale: Merlin - 1 ; Red Grouse - 5

Birley Edge: Redwing - 8

Brightholmlee: Curlew - 2 - In fields calling

Catcliffe Flash: Tufted Duck - 8 ; Gadwall - 3 ; 320 - 3 ; Great Crested Grebe - 2 ; Black-headed Gull - 6+ ; Song Thrush - 1

Crosspool - Den Bank Wood: Goldcrest - 1 ; Great Spotted Woodpecker - 2 ; Bullfinch - 2 - Male & female ; Coal Tit - 2 ; Great Tit - 6+ ; Blue Tit - 10+

Endcliffe Park: Mandarin - 4 - 2 male, 2 female