Recent news
07 May 2025
Dore: Goldcrest - 2 - Calling on Kerwin DvEcclesfield: Swift - 2 - with House Martins, Cross Hill ; House Martin - 4 - with Swifts ; Dipper - 1 - On stream adjacent to Morrisons' car park.
Halfway: Reed Warbler - 1 - singing ; Reed Bunting - 1 - singing
Howden Dam: Common Sandpiper - 2 ; Cuckoo - 2
Kimberworth Park: Swift - 4 - low over back gardens of Shearman Avenue
Orgreave Lakes: Egyptian Goose - 3 - 3 at 06:40, later same at Carr Vale. ; Common Tern - 1 ; Reed Warbler - 5 - At least 5 singing along north shore.
Poolsbrook CP: Peregrine - 1 - male with feral pigeon prey
Poolsbrook Marsh: Garden Warbler - 3 - singing ; Cetti's Warbler - 1 - singing
Poolsbrook Marsh/ Markham Vale: Reed Warbler - 9 - singing
R Don, Newhall Rd: Kingfisher - 1 - Flying back and forth along river between Newhall Rd and Hawke St
R Don, Stevenson Rd: Sand Martin - 10+ - Catching flies over the river
Redmires Middle Res: Whimbrel - 6 - In flight, calling. Flew in direction of Burbage.
RVCP, Meadowgate Lake: Shelduck - 1 ; Common Sandpiper - 1
Silverwood Lagoon: Oystercatcher - 1 - north at 08.50 ; Swift - 1 ; Swallow - 2 ; Great Crested Grebe - 1+ ; Sedge Warbler - 2 - singing ; Reed Warbler - 5 - singing ; Cetti's Warbler - 1 - singing ; Grey Heron - 2 ; Yellowhammer - 1 - singing ; Reed Bunting - 1 - singing ; Common Buzzard - 1 ; Kestrel - 1 ; Garden Warbler - 4 - singing
Thorpe Hesley: Swift - 3
Thrybergh CP: Common Tern - 1 ; Mandarin - 1 ;
, Little Ringed Plover - 2 ; 
, Little Ringed Plover - 2 - second photo ; 
, Oystercatcher - 2 Whitwell Moor: Spotted Flycatcher - 4 - 2 pairs back in the usual areas of Millstones Wood. Both males singing. ; Cuckoo - 1 - Singing from Millstones Wood. ; Garden Warbler - 1 - Singing. ; Whitethroat - 1 - Singing.