Sightings Archive

Redmires Res: Chiffchaff - 9 - around reservoir perimeter

Rother Valley CP: Little Egret - 1 - On River Rother

Wharncliffe Chase (north): Stonechat - 2

Wharncliffe Chase (south): Reed Bunting - 1

Wharncliffe Heath NR: Woodcock - 2

Wingfield School: Corvid - 30+ - mixed corvid mainly jackdaw and Carrion crow

Aldwarke; Liberty Steel: Peregrine - 1 - adult 'buzzing' Ravens on roof, unsuccessfully hunting FPs ; Raven - 2 - seen frequently from 0710hrs; mobbed by Peregrine @ 0750hrs ; Cormorant - 3 - max on pylon

Baslow: Chiffchaff - 1 - With tit flock in observer’s garden

Bolehill Flash: Grey Heron - 2 - Flew east ; Cormorant - 2 - Both east following the river. ; Sparrowhawk - 1 - Female ; Kingfisher - 1 ; Tree Sparrow - 5 - Flew south calling.

Burbage Rocks: Black Redstart - 1 - Very mobile near the top of the eastern rocks between the first oak south of the top car park and the main stretch of oaks ; Wheatear - 1 ; Meadow Pipit - 15+

Firsby Res: Moorhen - 2 - Adult and fully grown juv. ; Grey Heron - 2 - Flushed from waters edge left calling. ; Grey Wagtail - 1 - On sluice. ; Herring Gull - 3+ - Following tractor ploughing field. ; Lesser Black-backed Gull - 6+ - With Gull flock on ploughed field. ; Black-headed Gull - 25+ - Following tractor. ; Kestrel - 1 - Male on wires. ; Jay - 1 - Calling from undergrowth. ; Meadow Pipit - 1 - Over calling. ; Goldcrest - 1 ; Bullfinch - 5 - Family party in bushes near sluice. ; Linnet - 4 ; Lesser Redpoll - 6 ; Siskin - 3

Little Don Valley, upper: Siskin - c.30 - Flew down river near Mickleden Beck

Longshaw: Mandarin - 1 - Eclipse drake on pond.

Mickleden: Goldcrest - 4 - family ; Red Grouse - c4 ; Meadow Pipit - c20 ; Goldfinch - c25 - flock flying down valley S to N ; Wren - 1 ; Raven - 5 - In a group displaying and flying together until 3 Buzzards arrived when Buzzards and Ravens interacted, mobbing and all slowly flying up valley N to S - lasted about 20 mins ; 319 - 3 ; Kestrel - 1

Midhope Res: Goldcrest - 4+ ; Nuthatch - 1 ; Blue Tit - 3 ; Willow Tit - 1 ; Coal Tit - 2 ; Great Tit - 2 ; Chiffchaff - 1 - singing ; Robin - 3 ; Greylag Goose - c100 - on shore ; Mallard - at least 10 - on shore ; Coot - 1 ; Black-headed Gull - 2 ; Song Thrush - 1 ; Meadow Pipit - c25 - in flock rough grassland and perched on wall near dam ; Wren - 1 ; 324 - c10 - Speckled Wood Butterflies

Norfolk Park: Ring-necked Parakeet - 9 - Flew S calling over Park Grange in two separate flocks.

Onesmoor: Linnet - c600 - feeding in stubble on both sides of onesmoor bottpm Rd. ; Skylark - 5 ; 319 - 7 - all in the air at the same time. ; Sparrowhawk - 2 - chasing linnets. ; Kestrel - 2

Parkgate; *Banana* plantation: Chiffchaff - 1 ; Lesser Redpoll - 2 - singles SW & N ; Lesser Black-backed Gull - 4 - 2 SW; 1 N; 1 W ; Herring Gull - 2 - N ; Siskin - 4+ - 4 SE + other heard over ; Grey Wagtail - 2 - singles S & N ; Mallard - 33 - E/NE @ 0805hrs ; Great Spotted Woodpecker - 1 - W ; Coal Tit - 01-Feb ; Sparrowhawk - 1 - male ; Goldcrest - 01-Feb ; Blackcap - 1

Roundwood Golf course: Coal Tit - 1 ; Sand Martin - 1 - over ; Great Spotted Woodpecker - 1 - calling ; Stock Dove - 1 ; Mistle Thrush - 4 ; Mistle Thrush - 4 ; Chiffchaff - 2

Thrybergh CP: Lesser Black-backed Gull - 1 - adult fuscus race with metal and plastic (red) rings

Aldwarke: Peregrine - 1 - Possible juvenile resting on roof of Liberty melting shop 12.30 for 10 minutes, then hunting over moved South with some hovering 12.40 till 13.05. ; Raven - 2 - On melting shop roof 13.10 ; Peregrine - 1 - Returned 13.25 over Melting shop, hunting Pigeons with unsuccessful stops, putting on a show.

Burbage Valley: Black Redstart - 1 - still present this morning - northern end of Burbage Oaks

Cowell Flat: Whinchat - 1

Dalton: Herring Gull - 1 - adult on lamp post @ 0700hrs

Edale: 337 - 1 - reports indicate return to area ; 337 - 1 - flew to top of Grindsbrook Clough then started circling to gain altitude before it left

Ewden Height: Siskin - 19 - south 6.45-8.00 ; Meadow Pipit - 33 - 12 NE, 21 S ; Grey Wagtail - 1 - south ; Chaffinch - 3 - south ; Yellowhammer - 7 - Single group south, assumed to have roosted here overnight as calls heard from first light before moving ; Crossbill - 15 - south ; Pied Wagtail - 2 - south ; Goldfinch - 20 - south