Sightings Archive

Underbank Res: Grey Heron - 1 ; Siskin - 1+

Wadsley Common garden: Swallow - 2 - Back on nest in outbuilding.

Firsby Res: Coot - 4 ; Moorhen - 2 ; Mallard - 10+ - All juvs. ; Kingfisher - 2 - Early morning. ; Pied Wagtail - 1 - On farm building. ; Black-headed Gull - 1 - Over. ; 319 - 1 ; Kestrel - 1 - Fledged juv. ; Barn Owl - 1 - Brief sighting early morning. ; Swallow - 100+ - Large flock on wires and over grass field. Also others hunting low on Arbour Lane. ; Song Thrush - 1 - Singing from woodland. ; Blackbird - 1 - Female sitting near cottage. ; Goldfinch - 5+ ; Linnet - 1 ; Reed Bunting - 1 - Call only. ; Yellowhammer - 2 - Singing early morning. ; Bullfinch - 1 - Call only. ; Dunnock - 4+ - Juvs feeding in crops. ; Coal Tit - 1 - Calling near entrance gate. ; Whitethroat - 4 ; Chiffchaff - 1 ; Pheasant - 1 - Male. ; 324 - 1 - Roe Buck on Arbour Lane.

Graves Park: Nuthatch - 1 - heard ; Great Spotted Woodpecker - 1 - heard

Harthill Res: Little Ringed Plover - 1 ; Pied Wagtail - 11 - 3 Ads, 8juvs plus ; Oystercatcher - 10 ; Little Egret - 1 ; Little Grebe - 1 ; Reed Warbler - 3 ; Linnet - 6 ; House Martin - 10 + ; Swallow - 2 ; Yellowhammer - 1 - male ; Spotted Flycatcher - 4 - 2 Ads, 2 juv ; Song Thrush - 1 - juv, well grown ; Reed Bunting - 1 - male

Moss Valley: Mandarin - 1 - A juvenile on a private fishing pond

Moss Valley, upper: Swallow - 4

Norton Lees: Tawny Owl - 1 - calling in the early hours

R Sheaf, Heeley - Broadfield Road: Mandarin - 7

Rawmarsh; High Street: Kestrel - 1 - flew towards St Mary's Church

Silverwood Lagoon: BLACK-NECKED GREBE - 6+ - still at least 4 adults and 2 independent juvs ; Little Grebe - 10+ ; Mute Swan - 11 - pair and 9 cygnets ; Reed Warbler - 6+ - 2 singing ; Reed Bunting - 2 - singing ; Yellowhammer - 1 - singing male by f/path below NW corner of lagoon ; Swallow - 2 ; House Martin - 12 ; Swift - 4 ; Kestrel - 1 ; Common Buzzard - 3 ; Jay - 3 ; Skylark - 1 - singing ; Song Thrush - 2 - singing ; Linnet - c15 - several small parties around pit top

Bolsterstone: Swallow - 5 ; Pied Wagtail - 2 ; Stonechat - 3 - including 1 juvenile ; Kestrel - 2 ; Meadow Pipit - 1 ; Curlew - 2 - adult and juvenile

Bowden Housteads Wood: Swift - 12 - feeding over wood Most with full crops so should be feeing young in the nest.

Kimberworth: Robin - 1 - Juvenile (still with gape) feeding on insects in the garden. Very tame.

Rawmarsh; High Street: Sparrowhawk - 1 - NE @ 2035hrs

Redmires Res: Canada Goose - 20 - Ads & fledged young ; Greylag Goose - 12 - Ads & fledged young ; Tufted Duck - 4 - 2 pairs on Top Res - no young sadly ; Little Grebe - 2 - Ad & well-grown young ; Mallard - 20 - c. ads & young ; Kestrel - 2 - jugs ; Curlew - 1 - over Soughley Lane ; Lapwing - 2 ; Common Sandpiper - 1 - on Middle Res ; Little Ringed Plover - 2 ; Whitethroat - 2 - pair by Bottom Res ; Lesser Redpoll - 1 - over Top Res ; Lesser Black-backed Gull - 6 ; Herring Gull - 1 - ad on Top Res ; Black-headed Gull - 39 - on Top Res - some drifting west ; Spotted Flycatcher - 1 - singing by Bottom Res ; Siskin - 4 - family party by Top Res ; Swallow - 8 ; Blackbird - 3

RVCP, Main Lake: Common Sandpiper - 3 - lat summer/autumn max. also on 14/07

Sothall: Raven - 1 - circling and calling 1425hr

Kimberworth Park: Starling - c30 - adults and juvs feeding on verge, Kimberworth Park Road near Bower Road ; Swift - 30+ - over Roughwood Road/Shearman Avenue

Midhope Res: Swallow - 7 - mainly juvs ; Swift - 1 ; Lapwing - 12 - all juvs ; Greylag Goose - 40 ; Lesser Black-backed Gull - 7 - adult, sub-ad and juv west, 4 ad/sub ads east ; Meadow Pipit - 3 ; Sand Martin - 4 - south