Sightings Archive

Roundwood Golf course: Chiffchaff - 1 - singing ; Song Thrush - 1 - singing ; Goldcrest - 1 - singing from conifers ; Moorhen - 1pr+ - + 2 juvs by pond ; Grey Heron - 1 - on pond

Stanage: Cuckoo - 1 - in bracken ; Curlew - 1 - alarming - indicating young present

Thorpe Hesley: House Martin - 4 - Over traditional nest site at Hesley Hall Farm

Thrybergh CP: Common Tern - 1 ; Oystercatcher - 1

Upper Common, Scholes: 319 - 1 - hunting low over fields between Shepherd's Plantation and Scholes Coppice

Ecclesall: Swift - 20 - c. feeding low in evening sky ; Hobby - 1 - flew S at 19:45 hrs

Ecclesfield: Swift - 3 - Screaming and chasing, High St at 07:05

Firsby Res: Moorhen - 2 - Adult with fully grown juv. ; Coot - 3 - Pair with well grown chick, also built new nest on main Res on floating debris. ; Mallard - 5 ; Mute Swan - 2 - Resident pair. ; Grey Wagtail - 2 - On sluice. ; Black-headed Gull - 2 - Noisy overhead. ; Lesser Black-backed Gull - 1 - Over towards M18. ; Sparrowhawk - 1+ - Large Female on nest brooding young in the rain. ; Swift - 3 ; Swallow - 10+ - Along Arbour Lane and over surrounding crops with HMs. ; House Martin - 10+ - with Swallows. ; Stock Dove - 2 ; Blackcap - 4+ - Adult Male with at least 3 juvs. ; Sedge Warbler - 1 - In full song including “parachute??? display. ; Chiffchaff - 5 - All singing. ; Reed Warbler - 1 - Calling in main Res Reed bed. ; Willow Warbler - 1 - Singing. ; Song Thrush - 1 - Singing. ; Reed Bunting - 2+ - Perched on crop stalks. ; Yellowhammer - 2 - Singing Males. ; Goldfinch - 10+ - Inc Juvs. ; Chaffinch - 1 - Singing Male ; Treecreeper - 1 - Calling in woodland.

Graves Park: Woodcock - 1 - flushed by a dog near Charles Ashmore car park.

Kimberworth Park: Great Spotted Woodpecker - 1 - calling from Silver Birch,on Ashworth Drive, then S

Nether Green: Dunnock - 4+ - newly fledged Juveniles being fed by parents in garden. 2nd Brood (3rd??) of the year

Pingle Lane Tip: Linnet - 10+ - On wires adults and Juvs. ; Goldfinch - 10+ - With Linnets presumed brought into area by recent clearance of undergrowth under pylons. ; Greenfinch - 3+ - With other finches. ; Chaffinch - 2 - Pair with other finches. ; Tawny Owl - 1 - Owlet calling from thick cover near over grown pond near Silverwood sidings. ; Great Spotted Woodpecker - 1 - Near approach track. ; Whitethroat - 1 - Calling in nettles/Brambles. ; Yellowhammer - 3+ - Singing Males. ; Reed Bunting - 2+ - Calling in surrounding crops.

Rawmarsh: Swift - c25 - over @ 1745hrs ; Greenfinch - 1 - male

Redmires Res: Canada Goose - 13 - 2 prs with fledged young ; Greylag Goose - 80 - c. on Middle Res ; Tufted Duck - 4 - inc 2 unaccompanied young on Bottom Res ; Mallard - 14 - inc new brood of 8 young ; Common Buzzard - 2 - around Top Res ; Kestrel - 3 - inc recently fledged juv begging for food from adult by Bottom Res ; Little Ringed Plover - 1 - calling from cleared area N of Middle Res ; Common Sandpiper - 3 ; Common Gull - 1 - ad on Middle Res gantry ; Black-headed Gull - 18 - flew SW - low numbers compared with previous years ; Lesser Black-backed Gull - 8 - flew SW ; Swift - 8 - flew SW ; Sand Martin - 27 - flew SW in 2 hours - record count for this site ; Swallow - 25 - c. feeding over fields ; Grasshopper Warbler - 2 - reeling south side of Middle Res ; Spotted Flycatcher - 1 - by Middle Res ; Crossbill - 1 - calling by Top Res

RVCP: Black-headed Gull - 60 ; Common Gull - 1 - 2nd summer ; Tufted Duck - 23 ; Common Tern - 5 - same family group ; 320 - 1

Silverwood Lagoon: Common Tern - 1 - lingered briefly then SW at 09.10

Thorpe Hesley: Swift - 4 - Still around nest site

Thrybergh CP: Little Egret - 2 ; Oystercatcher - 3 - 2 Adults 1 fledged juv ; Swallow - 4 ; Swift - 12+

Wortley: Swift - c90 - South in 3-4 groups during morning ; Swallow - 4 - South

Baslow: Oystercatcher - 2 - High north over observer’s garden

Bell Ground, Tankersley: Swift - 25+ ; Little Ringed Plover - 3 ; Mallard - c40 - incl fresh batch of ducklings ; Lapwing - 5 - incl 2 juvs of different ages ; Grey Heron - 1 - Juvenile ; 319 - 1 ; Linnet - 01-Feb

Broomhill: Herring Gull - 3 - pair of territorial adults low over Sheffield School of Medicine + unseen begging chick heard from rooftop

Chapeltown: Swift - 13 - Flying over area, centred above nesting site in house at entrance to Burncross Cemetery

Ecclesfield: Sparrowhawk - 1 - Flew through low in garden, Cross Hill

Firsby Res: Grey Heron - 1 ; Mute Swan - 2 ; Grey Wagtail - 4+ - Adult with 3 fledged young on overflow ; Blackbird - 4 ; Song Thrush - 2 ; Swallow - 6 ; House Martin - 5 ; Blackcap - 2