Sightings Archive

Fulwood: Swallow - 8 - W ; Great Spotted Woodpecker - 1 - Male again observer’s garden ; Kestrel - 1 - W over observer’s garden mid-morning

Low Common: Grey Heron - 4

Markham Vale: Willow Tit - 1 - calling ; Green Woodpecker - 1 - South Tip, calling

Middle Common: Kestrel - 1 - on telegraph pole.

Orgreave Lakes: Snipe - 1 ; Common Sandpiper - 1 ; Sand Martin - 31 ; 328 - 1 - It's back!!!

Pitsmoor: 319 - 6 - soaring on thermals heading towards Wincobank (NE). Juvs constantly calling.

Poolsbrook Marsh: Willow Tit - 1 - calling ; Green Woodpecker - 1 - calling

Ramsley Moor: Whinchat - 5 ; Stonechat - 9 ; Redstart - 1 ; Blackcap - 1 ; Whitethroat - 1

Redmires Res: Hobby - 1 - Flew N at 07:00 ; Swallow - 200 - c. Flew S in 2 hrs ; House Martin - 10 - Flew S ; Sand Martin - 8 - Flew SW in 2 hrs ; Swift - 35 - Flew S in 2 hrs ; Kestrel - 3 ; Lapwing - 4 ; Snipe - 1 - Flew SW ; Black-headed Gull - 30 - SW ; Lesser Black-backed Gull - 20 - SW ; Siskin - 80 - Flew SW in 2 hrs ; Meadow Pipit - 30 - Flew SW in 2 hrs ; Grey Heron - 2 - Flew NW ; Mallard - 40 - c. ; Chaffinch - 6 - Flew W

Silverwood Lagoon: Whinchat - 1 - in Hollings Lane meadows ; Swift - 1 ; Lesser Black-backed Gull - 4 ; Swallow - 2 ; Rook - c.20 - in stubble to west ; Chiffchaff - 2 - singing ; Snipe - 1 ; Jay - 10+ ; Common Buzzard - 2 ; Kestrel - 1 ; Meadow Pipit - 1

Barbrook Res: Swallow - 50

Blacka Moor: Raven - 3

Blackburn Meadows NR: Lesser Whitethroat - 1 - Feeding in the tree tops

Botanical Gardens: Swift - 6

Bramley: Swift - 3 - Over Flanderwell Avenue @ 18:44 ; Swift - 3 - Over Flanderwell Avenue @ 18:44

Burbage: Black Redstart - 1

Endcliffe student village: Moorhen - 9 - 2 adults; 4 chicks; 3 full grown young on the larger pond adjacent to Endcliffe Vale Road

Firsby Res: Moorhen - 2 ; Coot - 1 ; 319 - 1 - Juv still calling from woodland near nest. ; Sparrowhawk - 1 - Circled site mobbed by Swallows and Martins. ; Kestrel - 1 ; Swallow - 5+ - Mobbing SH. ; Song Thrush - 1 ; Mistle Thrush - 1 - Flew into cottage garden. ; Chaffinch - 1 - Single Male. ; Bullfinch - 6+ - Family party with juvs. ; Blackcap - 1 - Juv. ; Treecreeper - 1 - Calling from woodland near road. ; Goldcrest - 1 - Foraging near very overgrown path. ; Stock Dove - 2 - On wires.

Fulwood: Swift - 9 - NW in loose party over observer’s garden 08:10, presumably off to feed over the Peak District ; House Martin - 4 - From Moorside colony over observer’s garden ; Chiffchaff - 2 - In observer’s garden ; Siskin - 8 - 6 over SW, 2 dropped into observer’s garden to feed ; Great Spotted Woodpecker - 1 - Adult male visiting feeders in observer’s garden

Hallam Moors: 319 - 8 ; Kestrel - 2

Hudson*s Rough: Woodpigeon - 2+ - singing ; Great Spotted Woodpecker - 2 - Feeding close together on branch. ; Robin - 1+ - singing ; Chiffchaff - 1+ - calls ; Coal Tit - 1+ - at least 1 singing

Hurlfield: Swift - 3 - over observers house at 19:03. ; Swallow - 9 - 5 then 4 all south. ; Common Buzzard - 2

Longshaw: Jay - 2 - Pair

Manor Fields Park: House Martin - 3 - over Manor Pk Cres ent at10:35. ; Swift - 2 - breifly with H Ms. ; Siskin - 7 - flew over south calling ; Water Rail - 1 - In reedbed calling at 10:15.

Markham Vale: WRYNECK - 1 - ringed this morning

Middleton Moor: Mallard - 13 ; Shoveler - 1 ; 320 - 11 ; Pheasant - 6 ; Pheasant - 6 ; Stock Dove - 1 ; Woodpigeon - 25 ; Moorhen - 2 ; Coot - 1 ; Lesser Black-backed Gull - 5 ; 319 - 1 ; Great Spotted Woodpecker - 1