Sightings Archive

Deepcar garden: House Martin - 03-Apr - flying low around houses in misty conditions ; Starling - 07-Oct ; House Sparrow - 6+ ; Dunnock - 2 ; Greenfinch - 2 ; Woodpigeon - 4 ; Stock Dove - 1 ; Collared Dove - 4

Endcliffe Park: Swift - 1 ; Grey Heron - 1 ; Mistle Thrush - 1

Forge Dam: Mandarin - 8 - 1 young duckling

Margery Hill: 337 - 1 - wandering imm reported in the Margery Hill area in S.Yorks at 12:39, heading E

Poolsbrook CP: GANNET - 1 - sub-adult found injured nearby yesterday and released at Poolsbrook CP still present this am, but in poor condition and taken into care at 11:15 am. Unfortunately the bird died in care. ; GANNET - 1 - Photo half an hour prior to being taken into care

Redmires Bottom Res: Redshank - 1 - feeding on exposed mud at west end at 19:30

Redmires Res: Cuckoo - 1 - heard briefly

Stocksbridge/Stone Moor wood: Spotted Flycatcher - 1+ - 1 adult, 2 juveniles hunting abundant supply of biting midges ; Redstart - 1 - male in same area as flycatchers ; Swallow - 4+ - 4-5 hunting low over moor and around trees ; Blackbird - 05-Jun ; Song Thrush - 2 ; Chiffchaff - 3 - all singing ; Chaffinch - 4 ; Goldfinch - 5 ; Wren - 1

Arbourthorne: Swift - c10 - around Sheffield Springs Academy c19:30. ; Lesser Black-backed Gull - c12 - on SSA Field. ; Black-headed Gull - 95 - on SSA field with LBBs

Big Moor: 337 - 1 - reported again over Big Moor heading towards Burbage at c09:30 Last seen 10:30-11:00ish gaining height quickly over Baslow Edge heading roughly NW, and reported at 11:15 at Gardom's Edge

Birley Edge: Oystercatcher - 2 - Flying North calling. First seen here in this location. ; Swift - 30+

Canklow Woods: Siskin - 1 - 1 south

Eckington: Ring-necked Parakeet - 1

General Cemetery, Sharrow: Song Thrush - 1 heard ; Chiffchaff - 1 heard ; Swift - 40 - 50 - Above Cemetery Road entrance

Greystones: Swift - 3 - Observer's garden ; Long-tailed Tit - 4 - Juvs

Langsett Res: House Martin - 5 ; Sand Martin - 2 ; Canada Goose - 50+

Leadmill Bridge: Dipper - 2 - adult feeding well grown juv

Longshaw: Nuthatch - 3 - 3 fledged young ; Chaffinch - 1 - f carrying food

Low Moor, Upper Midhope: Curlew - 4+ - 3 adults and 1 juv ; Lapwing - 8+ - 5 adults and 3 juvs ; Lesser Redpoll - 1+ ; Snipe - 5+ - Many chipping and drumming display flights ; Oystercatcher - Pair ; Siskin - 1+

Midhope Moor/Res: Lesser Redpoll - 2 - Pair showing territorial behaviour. ; Siskin - 10+ ; Snipe - 2 - Drumming ; Great Black-backed Gull - 1 - NW ; Swallow - 1 ; Chiffchaff - 2 - Singing ; Little Grebe - 6+ - 2 family groups, at least 3 adults and 3 juvs. ; Goldfinch - 1+ - Juvenile ; Mistle Thrush - 10 - Single group ; Bullfinch - 1 - Female ; Willow Warbler - 1 - Singing ; Greylag Goose - 93 ; Crossbill - 6 ; Garden Warbler - 1 - Singing

Norbriggs Flash NR: GANNET - 1 - adult reported this afternoon - has been released at Poolsbrook CP and is showing very well

R Sheaf, Heeley: Kingfisher - 1 - Seen from footpath over the Sheaf at Broadfield Road, flying downstream.

RVCP: Little Egret - 3 - 2 Meadowgate, 1 Main Lake island ; Kingfisher - 1 - Meadowgate Lake

Shillito Wood: Yellowhammer - 4+ - 2 or 3 juvs on feeders with parent birds ; Stonechat - 1 - male in field directly south of Woods

Sothall: Redshank - 1 - nocmig sound recorded over garden at 0343hr

Stanley Hill: Linnet - 15-20 - On telegraph wires mixed flock of 30+ with Greenfinches ; Greenfinch - 15-20

Thrybergh CP: Common Sandpiper - 1

Wortley Park: Siskin - 10 - Single group ; Swift - 12 ; Song Thrush - 4 - Singing ; Goldcrest - 2 - Singing ; Great Spotted Woodpecker - 1 ; Bullfinch - 1

Cressbrook Dale: 337 - 1 - over the Peter's Stone area, mobbed by Ravens at 13:30. Screenshot from video.

Froggatt Edge: 337 - 1 - Pager report - juvenile flying north towards Stanage Edge at 15:20. Assumed same at Curbar Gap at 15:30 (Presumed wild bred from reintroduced but not yet self-sustaining population in the Alps so category E)

Millhouses: 322 - 1 - Spanish Timbrado Canary ; Greenfinch - 4 - Including two juvs. ; Bullfinch - 3 - Two adult males and one juv.

Norton Lees: Swift - 2

Orgreave Lakes: Common Tern - 4 - Main lake, mid afternoon

Parson House: Curlew - 2 - pair, one alarming and circling overhead ; Starling - 30+ ; Kestrel - 1

RVCP, Meadowgate Lake: Black-tailed Godwit - 5 ; Little Egret - 2 ; Redshank - 1

Stanage Edge: Snipe - 1 ; Skylark - 2 ; Swallow - 3+ ; Kestrel - 1

Stubley Hollow: Swallow - 18 ; Chiffchaff - 3