Sightings Archive

Firsby Res: 319 - 1 ; Green Woodpecker - 1 - On telegraph pole in cottage hedge. ; Great Spotted Woodpecker - 1 - Calling in willows. ; Goldcrest - 1 - In woodland. ; Jay - 2+ - Calling in willows. ; Chiffchaff - 3 ; Song Thrush - 4 ; Pink-footed Goose - 30+ - Over high towards Micklebring.

Green Moor: Pink-footed Goose - 175 - East over Green Moor at 09:18

Greenhill: Woodpigeon - 5 - 2 adults and 3 juveniles in garden

Hollow Meadows: Kestrel - 2 - hover hunting ; 319 - 2 - soaring over pastures and calling

Howbrook: Osprey - 2 - 2 over heading towards Chapeltown/Ecclesfield

Middleton Moor: 320 - 19 ; Stonechat - 3 ; Skylark - 8 - On dry lagoon

Morehall Res: Pink-footed Goose - 4 - with Canada Geese on reservoir

Morley Pond: Ring-necked Parakeet - 5 - active around oak tree, then N @ 09:30 ; Great Crested Grebe - 2 ; Grey Heron - 1 - W end field ; Mute Swan - 6 - resident family ; Greylag Goose - 17 ; Mallard - 20+ ; Coot - 4+ ; Corvid - 70+ - W end field, mainly Carrion Crows with Jackdaws

Moscar Cross: Meadow Pipit - c20 - flock, along with Goldfinches, feeding along track to Ughill Moor ; Goldfinch - c10 ; Wheatear - 1 - on track to Ughill Moor

New Stubbin colliery/tip: Chiffchaff - 3 - 1 (SK4396); 2 inc 1 singing (SK4296) ; Pied Wagtail - 5 - 2 S; 1 NE; 2 N ; Yellowhammer - 7 - inc 2 E; 1 N ; Kestrel - 2 - 1m; 1f/juv ; Chaffinch - 2 - singles E & S ; Jay - 4+ ; Stock Dove - 1 ; Skylark - 39 - 22 S; 17 SW ; Swallow - 4 - 2 S/SW; 2 feeding along Old Sough ; Greylag Goose - 2 - SW @ 0806hrs ; Snipe - 1 - SW @ 0809hrs ; Siskin - 1+ - heard over ; Meadow Pipit - 72 - 6 E; 1 SE; 5 N; 4 NE; 56 S ; Lapwing - 13 - flock over from N/NW & returned ; Pink-footed Goose - c130 - skeins of c90 & 41 E @ 0833hrs

Old Ravenfield: Coot - 2 ; Moorhen - 1 ; Swallow - 20+ - Low across the crops, perched on wires and also chasing meadow pipits. ; Meadow Pipit - 20+ - In crops on farmland between St James church and Arbour Lane. ; Reed Bunting - 2

Orgreave Lakes: Tufted Duck - 35 ; Pochard - 50 ; Black-headed Gull - 80 ; Lesser Black-backed Gull - 30 ; Great Crested Grebe - 6 ; Little Grebe - 7 ; Lapwing - 2 ; Little Egret - 2 ; Cormorant - 19 ; Grey Heron - 1 ; House Martin - 9 ; Swallow - 1 ; Herring Gull - 10

Parkgate: Pink-footed Goose - c50 - E @ 0826hrs

Rawmarsh Cemetery: Tawny Owl - 1 - male, calling around 0455hrs ; Coal Tit - 1 - singing

Rawmarsh; Haugh Road: Black-headed Gull - 28 - max on playing field ; Lesser Black-backed Gull - 3 - max on playing field ; Magpie - 10 - max on playing field ; Rook - 17 - max on playing field ; Starling - 11 - flock, feeding on playing field

Redmires conduit: Snipe - 1 - Beyond the pool. Flew up from ditch beside track. ; Red Grouse - 2+ ; Swallow - 6+ - group of 4 and then 6 seen on two separate locations along conduit ; Linnet - 5 - small flock flying over moors and conduit ; Meadow Pipit - 5+ - seen at various places along whole length of conduit

Rod Moor: Skylark - 1 - flushed and then landed on moor again

Silver Wood: Nuthatch - 2 - Calling.

Silverwood Lagoon: Pink-footed Goose - 150 - east at 08.25 ; Grey Heron - 1 ; Chiffchaff - 1 - singing ; Pied Wagtail - 2

Thrybergh CP: Grey Heron - 1 ; Pink-footed Goose - 434 - Total in 7 skeins ; Lapwing - c80 ; Chiffchaff - 1 ; Red-legged Partridge - 11 ; Pied Wagtail - 8 ; Grey Wagtail - 1 ; Skylark - 28 ; Meadow Pipit - 18 ; Yellowhammer - 4

Totley Moor: Pink-footed Goose - c100 - NE at 10:36

Ughill Moors: Marsh Harrier - 1 - probably a juvenile flying E to W over Stake Hill Rd towards Back Tor ; Pink-footed Goose - 45+ - 45-50 flying from Agden Res. SW towards Strines Moor at 11:35 ; Linnet - 6 - flock briefly perched on dry-stone-wall beside Stake Hill Rd ; Kestrel - 1 - hovering

Upper Haugh: Pink-footed Goose - c130 - skeins of c110 & 23 E/NE @ 0914hrs

Baslow: Pink-footed Goose - 100 - East at 08:45

Blacka Hill: Ringed Plover - 1 - Heard only heading east

Blacka Moor: Red Kite - 1 ; Pink-footed Goose - 110