Sightings Archive

Saturday 5th September 2020

• Dale Dike Res: Blue Tit - 6 ; Goldcrest - 4 ; Woodpigeon - 4 ; Siskin - c10 - In tree tops ; Coal Tit - 2 ; Nuthatch - 2 ; House Martin - c12 - feeding over sheep pasture ; Swallow - c50 - feeding over pastures and reservoir ; Cormorant - 2 ; Chiffchaff - 2 ; Blackcap - 1 ; Long-tailed Tit - c5 ; 319 - 1 - flying over
• Deepcar Garden: Goldfinch - 24 ; Woodpigeon - 4 ; Collared Dove - 3 ; Greenfinch - 2 ; House Martin - 8 ; House Sparrow - Dec-15 ; Coal Tit - 1 ; Blue Tit - 2 ; Blackbird - 4 ; Dunnock - 1 ; Magpie - 3 ; Sparrowhawk - 1
• Ecclesfield: Common Buzzard - 2 - Circling and calling above Hartley Brook.
• Ewden Height: Swallow - 8 south - 07:45-08:45 ; Grey Wagtail - 1 south ; Goldfinch - 2 south ; Meadow Pipit - 18 south ; Raven - 8 - Appeared over Whitwell Moor and flew over Broomhead Res together ; Tree Pipit - 1 south ; Stock Dove - 3 - 1 north, 2 SW ; Skylark - 1 - Feeding in long grass ; Siskin - 1
• Firsby Res: Grey Heron - 1 - Large Res ; Grey Wagtail - 1 - Feeding in stream near road. ; Lesser Black-backed Gull - 3 - Over low. ; Chiffchaff - 3 - All singing.
• Greystones: Chiffchaff - 1 - In observer's garden
• Handsworth: Kestrel - 1 - In Costa car park
• Langsett Res: Lesser Black-backed Gull - 378 - roosted ; Common Gull - 15 ; Black-headed Gull - 670+ ; Yellow-legged Gull - 1 - adult
• Middleton Moor: Ringed Plover - 5 - dropped in at 10:10 ; Wigeon - 1 ; Mallard - 8 ; 320 - 10 ; Tufted Duck - 1 ; Goosander - 4 - Flew over at dawn from main pool, scarce at this site ; Pheasant - 13 ; Stock Dove - 3 ; Woodpigeon - 25 ; Moorhen - 4 ; Ringed Plover - 9 - 2 seperate groups, within 20 minutes of each other, not the same groups as one had adults and juv's, second group just juvs ; Dunlin - 3 ; Black-headed Gull - 3 ; Lesser Black-backed Gull - 80 ; 319 - 1 ; Great Spotted Woodpecker - 1 ; Kestrel - 2 ; Jay - 1 ; Magpie - 4 ; Jackdaw - 25 ; Rook - 25 ; Carrion Crow - 20 ; Coal Tit - 2 ; Blue Tit - 11 ; Great Tit - 4 ; Swallow - 15 ; House Martin - 4 ; Chiffchaff - 5 ; Whitethroat - 1 ; Goldcrest - 2 ; Wren - 4 ; Starling - 150 ; Song Thrush - 4 ; Blackbird - 2 ; Robin - 5 ; Stonechat - 2 ; Wheatear - 1 ; Dunnock - 2 ; Pied Wagtail - 100 - Coming out of roost, very conservative figure. ; Meadow Pipit - 25 ; Chaffinch - 2 ; Bullfinch - 21 - Lots of family parties feeding. ; Linnet - 12 ; Goldfinch - 75 - Mostly juv's ; Reed Bunting - 5
• Orgreave Lakes: Great Crested Grebe - 6 - 4 Adults, 2 Juv ; Great Crested Grebe - 6 - Adult ; House Martin - 3+ ; Common Sandpiper - 2 ; Sand Martin - 3+ ; Cormorant - 6 ; Greylag Goose - 1 ; Gadwall - 4+ - M&F ; Little Grebe - 3 ; Swallow - 1+