Sightings Archive

Orgreave Lakes: Little Ringed Plover - 1 - adult ; Ringed Plover - 1 - juv ; Redshank - 4 ; Common Tern - 4 - 3adults and 1 Juv ; Tern sp (Common/Arctic) - c25 - Sterna Terns seen to go south very high at 10:15

Owler Bar: Little Owl - 3 - i adult and 2 juveniles

Redmires Middle Res: Common Scoter - 1

Redmires Res: Common Scoter - 1 - still present on Middle Res in late afternoon ; Lesser Black-backed Gull - 7 ; Black-headed Gull - 25 - c.

Thrybergh CP: Lapwing - 68 ; Common Sandpiper - 1 ; Pied Wagtail - 10 ; Swallow - 8 ; Reed Warbler - 8 ; Goldcrest - 2+ ; Kestrel - 1 ; Peregrine - 1 - Adult male for 10min attacking lapwings and feral pigeon ; Reed Bunting - 3

Castle Dyke: Swallow - 30+ - over playing fields ; House Martin - 3+ - with passing Swallows

Dog Kennel Pond: Kestrel - 2 - adult and juv ; Grey Heron - 1 ; Mute Swan - 2 - 1 pair

Ecclesfield Park: House Martin - 10 - Feeding above Lime Avenue. ; Song Thrush - 1 - Singing ; Blackcap - 1 - Singing ; Chiffchaff - 1 - Singing.

Langsett Res: Oystercatcher - 2 ; Common Sandpiper - 1 - Juvenile

Low Common: Blue Tit - 12+ - juvs in copse between lakes

Morley Pond: Mute Swan - 2 - pair behind boathouse ; Grey Heron - 1 ; Common Sandpiper - 1 - followed by Grey Wagtail ; Nuthatch - 1 - calls

Orgreave Lakes: Little Egret - 6 ; Common Sandpiper - 3

Orgreave Tip: Sparrowhawk - 1 ; Kestrel - 2 ; Sedge Warbler - 1

Silverwood Lagoon: Hobby - 1 - SW over farmland below lagoon at 08.40

Stanedge Pole: Red Grouse - 14 - including at least 5 well-grown juvs

Tankersley: Pintail - 1 - Bell Ground - Female, quite wary and moved into long grass out of sight. ; Moorhen - 2 - Adult + juvenile ; Lapwing - 5 ; Stock Dove - 4 ; Swift - 3 ; Kestrel - 1 ; 319 - 1 ; Mallard - c70 ; Goldfinch - c30 ; Chiffchaff - 1 ; Linnet - 5 ; Greenfinch - 1 ; Grey Heron - 1 ; House Martin - 4 ; Pintail - 1 - Female still present 19.00

Thorpe Hesley: House Martin - 7 - at 20:30 over nest site ; Swift - 2

Thrybergh CP: Lapwing - 86 ; Little Ringed Plover - 1 ; Common Sandpiper - 1 ; Oystercatcher - 5 ; Pied Wagtail - 6+ ; Grey Wagtail - 1 ; Reed Warbler - 8+ ; Whitethroat - 6 ; Sand Martin - 10 ; Swift - 4 ; 319 - 1 ; Sparrowhawk - 1 ; Goldfinch - c40 ; Linnet - 4 ; Oystercatcher - 5

Underbank Res: Greenfinch - 2+ ; Swallow - 2 ; Goldcrest - 1 - Singing ; Great Crested Grebe - 1 ; Oystercatcher - 1 ; Mandarin - 1 - Female / juv ; Grey Heron - 3 ; Common Sandpiper - 7 - 5 very flighty ; Siskin - 3

Upper Midhope: Curlew - 1 ; Linnet - c30 - incl juvs ; Cormorant - 5 - west ; Swallow - 8

Walkley: Swift - c 50 - above Greenhow St and South Road 15.30 -16.00

Walkley garden: Swift - 30+ - Circling over Fir and Greenhow St.

Attercliffe: Yellow-legged Gull - 2 - juveniles, last week's bird still present and new one (photo)

Canklow Woods: Raven - 2 - 2 cronking south at 1030

Dog Kennel Pond: Cormorant - 1 ; Common Sandpiper - 1 ; Song Thrush - 1 - singing

Firsby Res: Barn Owl - 1 - Hunting near houses at last light. Appeared to be another calling in distance towards Hill atop. ; Tawny Owl - 3+ - Adult and two juvs calling in woodland after dark. ; Grey Heron - 1 - Into Roost. ; Swallow - 30+ - Over at dusk calling.

Hangingwater garden: Jackdaw - 3 - 1ad feeding 2 juvs from nearby nest site

Lodge Moor: Great Spotted Woodpecker - 1 - Juvenile at garden feeder