Sightings Archive

Midhope Res: House Martin - c200 - Fed over water during shower ; Meadow Pipit - 2

Redmires Top Res: CASPIAN GULL - 2 ; CASPIAN GULL - 2 - second bird

Rother Valley CP: Green Sandpiper - 1 - On island of main lake.

Sothall: Golden Plover - 1 - nocmig recorded 0015hr

Strines Inn: Sparrowhawk - 1 - Had a eye to eye encounter with the observer whilst on his motorbike driving on Mortimer Rd, nr the Strines Inn

Thorpe Hesley: Chiffchaff - 5 - 5 inc 3 juv ; Ring-necked Parakeet - 1 - flew over N calling at 0930 ; 319 - 1 ; House Martin - 2

Underbank Res: Little Ringed Plover - 5 - Adult pair and 3 well grown juvs. ; Chiffchaff - 2 - Brief song ; Siskin - 1+ ; Grey Wagtail - 2 ; Swallow - 5 ; Grey Heron - 2 ; 319 - 1

Wentworth: Spotted Flycatcher - 1 ; Nuthatch - 1 ; Swallow - 16 - 16 inc one visiting nest in garden center ; 319 - 2 ; House Martin - 13

Wentworth SF: Chiffchaff - 3 - Mill Lane ; Willow Warbler - 1 ; Grey Wagtail - 1 - f ; Kingfisher - 1

Ash Cabin Flat: Willow Warbler - 3 ; Tree Pipit - 2 - trapped by SBRG ; Blackcap - 1 - male ; Siskin - 15 - c. ; Stonechat - 1 - juv ; Swallow - 3 ; Sparrowhawk - 1 ; Kestrel - 1

Chelmorton/Chelmorton Low: Kestrel - 1 ; 319 - 1

Ecclesall: Willow Warbler - 1 - in garden on Ansell Road

Ecclesfield: House Martin - 06-Jul ; Swift - 1 - 19.15

Green Moor: House Sparrow - c50 - Feeding on lawn together

Morehall Res: Yellow-legged Gull - 1 - adult with Lesser Black-backed Gulls ; Lesser Black-backed Gull - 14 - `

Orgreave Lakes: Greenshank - 1 - on small lake

Redmires conduit: Swallow - 9 - At least 6 juvs ; Sand Martin - 1 ; Kestrel - 2 - Together

Redmires Res: Mallard - 30 - c. ; Tufted Duck - 4 - on Top Res ; Canada Goose - 30 - c. ; Greylag Goose - 22 ; Common Sandpiper - 1 - on Top Res - newly arrived ; Kestrel - 5 - inc 3 fledged juvs on Top Res dam wall ; Lesser Black-backed Gull - 30 - c. ; Herring Gull - 8 - C. ; Yellow-legged Gull - 1 - ad with LBBs ; Willow Warbler - 5 ; Chiffchaff - 8 ; Blackcap - 3 ; Swallow - 20 - flew SW ; Tree Pipit - 9 - singles flew SW in 2 hrs ; Grey Wagtail - 2 - flew SW ; Spotted Flycatcher - 1 - by Top Res ; Moorhen - 1 ; Meadow Pipit - 30 - c. post-breeding flock

Redmires Top Res: Grey Wagtail - 1 ; Tufted Duck - 2 ; Black-headed Gull - 35 ; Lesser Black-backed Gull - 20

Silverwood Lagoon: Green Woodpecker - 1 - calling in Round Wood at 08.50 ; Chiffchaff - 1 - brief song ; Common Buzzard - 2 - adult and juv soaring together ; Kestrel - 1 ; House Martin - c15 ; Swallow - 3 ; Jay - 4

Sothall: Raven - 2 - a pair SW 1120hr ; Oystercatcher - 1 - nocmig recorded 2250hr

Thorpe Hesley: House Martin - 1 - Still around nest site 19.00

Thrybergh CP: Mute Swan - 33 ; Canada Goose - c400 ; Greylag Goose - 48 ; Oystercatcher - 1 ; Lapwing - 68 ; Chiffchaff - 3 ; Reed Warbler - 2 ; Lesser Whitethroat - 1 ; Whitethroat - 5 ; Blackcap - 2 ; Swallow - 8 ; Swift - 10 ; Grey Wagtail - 2 ; Pied Wagtail - 6 ; Yellowhammer - 2 ; Mandarin - 1 ; Kestrel - 1

Aldwarke: Chiffchaff - 4 - 2 (SK4494); 2 (SK4394) ; Linnet - 3 ; Stock Dove - 2 ; Grey Wagtail - 2 - by dried-up pond