Sightings Archive

Stanedge Pole: Raven - 3 ; Common Buzzard - 2

Treeton SF: Yellowhammer - 1 ; Corvid - c60 - mostly C, on aeration beds ; Common Buzzard - 1 - juv calling constantly from adjacent woodland

Treeton; Long Lane: Song Thrush - 1 - flew across road

Ulley Brook, SE of Long Lane: Song Thrush - 1 - singing ; Linnet - 9 - inc f carrying food ; Yellowhammer - 13-18 - inc juvs ; Whitethroat - 1 ; Chiffchaff - 2 ; Yellow Wagtail - 2+ - at least 1 juv ; Pheasant - 1 - f, on floodbank ; Skylark - 2 - on floodbank ; Great Spotted Woodpecker - 2 - f + fully-grown juv ; Reed Bunting - 3+ - inc 2 males

Woodhouse Washlands: Goosander - 10 - independent juvs on the river.

Apperknowle: 319 - 1 - Low over woods S of Hallowes golf course

Cutthroat Bridge: 337 - 1 - reported again 1.5mls east of Ladybower Res at Cutthroat Bridge flew west at c1500hrs, but not seen by most of observers onsite.

Fulwood: Blackbird - 1+ - Female and 2 fledged juvs feeding on rowan berries in observer’s garden

Greystones: Swift - 10 - Over observer's garden

Keppels Field: 319 - 1 - low over field and Scholes Coppice. ; Kestrel - 1 - Hunting over scrub SK389949

Kimberworth Park: Kestrel - 1 - Hunting from lamp post overlooking uncut banking @ Roughwood Way SK402949.

Lodge Moor: Tree Sparrow - 14 - At W end of Lodge Moor Rd, including several imms. Some feeding on grass seeds in verge between road and green desert of ‘improved’ pasture.

Nether Green: Swift - 10+ - prospecting nest boxes

Orgreave Lakes: Marsh Harrier - 1 - Cream-crown over lakes at 08:45 then gained height and left east ; Yellow Wagtail - 5 - 5 juvs on northern shore ; Common Tern - 1 ; Common Sandpiper - 1 ; Black-headed Gull - C.300 - Feasting on flying ants

R Derwent, Grindleford: Kestrel - 1 ; 319 - 1 ; Swift - 10 ; Dipper - 2 - 1 with silver ring on right leg

R Derwent, Harper Lees: Swallow - 6

Ranmoor: Swift - 20 + - in screaming party attacked by Peregrine ; Peregrine - 1 - hunting Swifts

Rawmarsh: Swift - present - light but steady S/SW movement late a.m.

Redmires Res: Canada Goose - 8 - on Middle Res ; Greylag Goose - 12 ; Mallard - 24 ; Grey Heron - 1 - imm on Bottom Res ; Lapwing - 5 ; Ringed Plover - 2 - on Bottom Res ; Redshank - 1 - on Bottom Res ; Curlew - 1 - Juv still in fields ; Black-headed Gull - 38 - mostly SW ; Lesser Black-backed Gull - 90 - c. on Bottom Res ; Yellow-legged Gull - 6 - 3 ads, 2 x 3CY + 1 x 2CY ; Herring Gull - 8 ; Hobby - 1 - over Bottom Res ; Kestrel - 2 ; Sparrowhawk - 1 - female flew into Redmires Plantation ; Swift - 55 - flew S ; Swallow - 23 - flew SW ; Sand Martin - 4 - flew S

Thrybergh Res: Sparrowhawk - 1 - Male making 3 unsuccessful attempts on Starling flock in roost in Willows ; Grasshopper Warbler - 1 - Still reeling nr pump house. ; Mute Swan - c50 ; Song Thrush - 1 - Singing.

Wadsley: Swift - 30 - Count probably an underestimate.

Apperknowle: 319 - 1 - Being harried by Kestrel ; Kestrel - 2 - 1 chasing off Buzzard

Birley Edge: Great Spotted Woodpecker - 1 - Probing dead branch ; Swift - 2 ; Kestrel - 4 - I adult and 3 juveniles in the same tree. ; Red Kite - 1 - Flying over Beeley Wood, then towards Worrall

Catcliffe Flash: Little Egret - 1 ; Pochard - 2 - Males

Chapeltown: Swift - 20+ - Assumed family group’s indicating breeding success nearby.

Cutthroat Bridge: Pied Flycatcher - 1 - fem type in pines under Hordron Edge

Derwent Moors: 337 - 1 - over Derwent Edge at 08:10 ; 337 - 1 - observed from White Tor, Derwent Edge 13:00 settled in sheep field

Derwent Res: Grey Heron - 2 - Squabbling adults at top of conifers on island below Derwent dam.

Ewden Height: Goldfinch - 40+ - Incl. juvs ; Kestrel - 4 - Family group ; Linnet - 20+ ; Meadow Pipit - 80+ ; Red Grouse - 30+ ; Lesser Black-backed Gull - 2 - Adults ; Willow Warbler - 10+ ; Golden Plover - 17 - Group in flight low then settled to feed - local breeding success? ; Raven - 3 ; Cormorant - 1 - West towards Langsett ; Skylark - 1 ; Lesser Redpoll - 1 ; Red Kite - 1 - 7.45 drifted southwards ; Lapwing - 2 ; Swift - 3 ; Swallow - 8 ; Chiffchaff - 3

Firsby Res: Coot - 5 ; Moorhen - 1 ; Mallard - 2 ; Pied Wagtail - 1 ; Pied Wagtail - 1 ; Sparrowhawk - 1 - Female in stoop from on high.

Greenfield Howden: Whimbrel - 1 - Flying west - calling

Greystones: Swift - 10 - Over observer's garden