Recent news
05 May 2024
Aldwarke; Liberty Steels: Common Buzzard - 3 - 2 circling together near Roundwood Rolling mills drifted E, joined by a third birdBarbrook: Whinchat - 5 - 3m+2f seen from path to Ramsley Reservoir ; Tree Pipit - 1
Bramley: Sparrowhawk - 1 - low over Bramley Grange estate, heading W
Catcliffe Flash: Great Crested Grebe - 1 ; Grey Heron - 2 ; Tufted Duck - 10
Dalton: Common Buzzard - 1 - soaring over Odd Hill @ 1000hrs
Eckington: Swallow - 2 ; Chiffchaff - 3
Firsby Res: Moorhen - 1 - Sat on nest. ; Coot - 2 ; Mute Swan - 2 ; Mallard - 1+ - Female with 4 ducklings catching flies on spillway. ; Grey Wagtail - 1 - With beak full Of insects. ; Pied Wagtail - 1 - Down on farmland. ; Kestrel - 1 - Male. ; Cetti's Warbler - 1 - Singing in paddock hedge. ; Whitethroat - 4 - Calling from Hedgerows. ; Blackcap - 6+ ; Chiffchaff - 3 ; Reed Warbler - 1 ; Willow Warbler - 2 ; Blackbird - 2 - Sitting Females. ; Yellowhammer - 2 - Pair. ; Lapwing - 3 - On surrounding farmland. ; Chaffinch - 8+ ; Bullfinch - 1 - Male near metal Bench. ; Greenfinch - 3 - In tree top calling near small holding. ; Goldfinch - 8+ ; Swallow - 2 - Resting on wires near houses.
Grange Park,Watson's Tip: Buzzard - 2 - 1 from E side of tip, followed shortly by another, both over football pitches ; Skylark - 3+ - up and singing at tip plateau with at least 1 more singing on W side ; Woodpigeon - 1+ - singing ; Song Thrush - 1 - singing ; Whitethroat - 2+ - at least 1 singing from plateau ; Blackcap - 1 - singing ; Chiffchaff - 2 - singing
Handsworth: Waxwing - 20+ - feeding on berries' on the Asda roundabout ;
Kingsforth Fishery: Chaffinch - 1 - singing ; Pied Wagtail - 3 ; Mallard - 2+ - pair with 1+ duckling ; Moorhen - 2+ - pair + 3 juvs ; Chiffchaff - 1 - singing ; Blackcap - 1 - singing ; Whitethroat - 2 - singing
Longshaw: Redstart - 7+ - At least 7 singing males between visitor centre and Grouse Inn. ; Pied Flycatcher - 2 - 1m and 1f near Yarncliffe ; Tree Pipit - 1
Markham Vale: Water Rail - 1 - calling close by in reedbed ; Reed Warbler - 8 - singing ; Cetti's Warbler - 1 - singing by pool near Great Bear distribution block ; Garden Warbler - 2 - singing ; Reed Warbler - 11 - singing - corrected total ; Sedge Warbler - 1 - singing ; Green Woodpecker - 2 - calling at opposite ends of the site ; Lapwing - 1 - flew SE
Middleton Moor: Whimbrel - 3 ; Oystercatcher - 1 ; Shelduck - 6 ; Whitethroat - 2 - singing ; Reed Warbler - 3 - singing, and one flying up to feed on flies ; Garden Warbler - 1 - singing ; Redstart - 1 - singing ; Song Thrush - 1 - singing ; Linnet - 2 - a pair
Millhouses: Greenfinch - 4 - Pair feeding fledged young in Stowe Avenue garden
Mosborough: Collared Dove - 1
Moss Valley, lower: Chiffchaff - 6 - 6 individuals ; Nuthatch - 2 - 2 individuals 1 feeding on the ground 1 heard later ; Swallow - 3 ; Long-tailed Tit - 1
Old Ravenfield: House Martin - 4 - Over horse paddock near Church.
Orgreave Lakes: Whitethroat - 5 - Singing ; Tufted Duck - 15 ; Great Crested Grebe - 11 ; Black-headed Gull - 12 ; Buzzard - 2 ; Little Egret - 1 ; Reed Bunting - 3 - Males all singing ; Skylark - 3 ; Lesser Black-backed Gull - 2 - Sat next to the Great Crested Grebe on nest ; Little Grebe - 2 ; Pochard - 1 ; Greylag Goose - 1 ; Oystercatcher - 7 ; Willow Warbler - 6 - Singing ; Cormorant - 2 ; Grey Heron - 1 ; Gadwall - 1 ; Canada Goose - 30+ - 1 gosling taken by Crow - killed & eaten
Padley Gorge: Redstart - 1 - Male near top of ramp ; Tree Pipit - 1+ - one possibly two birds moorland fringe ; Sparrowhawk - 1 ; Cuckoo - 1 - heard calling
Parkgate: Common Buzzard - 1 - soaring over
Parkgate; 'Banana' plantation: Chiffchaff - 1 - singing ; Blackcap - 1 - singing
Poolsbrook CP: Water Rail - 1 - adult feeding actively on path by reedbed ;
, Reed Warbler - 3 - singing