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Sheffield Bird Study Group

Sunday 3rd May 2026

  • Damflask Res: Common Sandpiper - 2 - Together ; Grey Heron - 1 ; Song Thrush - 1+ ; Nuthatch - 1 ; Blackcap - 1+ ; Swallow - 3
  • Orgreave Lakes: Wheatear - 1 - Male on east shore. ; Dunlin - 5 ; Swallow - 300+ - Noticeable arrival of birds easily outnumbering other hirundines 4-1. ; Wheatear - 1 ; Yellow Wagtail - 8 ; Common Sandpiper - 3 ; Ringed Plover - 1 ; Whimbrel - 1 - Landed briefly before heading north ; Sanderling - 3 - 2 singles among Dunlin flocks and a lone single. ; Dunlin - 32 - Total (all north) between 06:30 and 11:30.
  • Tankersley - Black Lane: House Sparrow - 1 ; Linnet - 6 ; Black-headed Gull - 1 ; Herring Gull - 1 ; Blackcap - 1 ; Lesser Black-backed Gull - 2 ; Grey Heron - 1 ; Reed Bunting - 1 - Singing ; House Martin - 6 ; Chiffchaff - 2 ; Swallow - 50+ - Feeding in damp conditions ; Lapwing - 4 ; Yellowhammer - 3 - One singing ; Skylark - 1 - Singing ; Gadwall - 12 - 6 pairs - plenty of flight/chasing involving 4-6 birds ; Whitethroat - 2 - Singing ; Little Egret - 1 - Originally feeding a flooded field margin. Later moved to main lagoon, heavily mobbed by BHG.
  • Tankersley - opp. Evri: Lapwing - 6
  • Thrybergh CP: Dunlin - 1 - One of large flock remained feeding on front. ; Sand Martin - 50 ; Swallow - 300 ; Swift - 3 ; Sanderling - 1 - North ; Dunlin - 42 - Total moving North largest flock 30+; one bird feeding on front ; Oystercatcher - 2 ; Common Sandpiper - 1
  • Thrybergh Tip: Dunlin - 20 - c20 did a few laps of the lake then headed south
  • Wickersley: Whitethroat - 1 - singing from hedgerow S of Second Lane ; Song Thrush - 1 - singing, Second Lane ; Skylark - 2 - singing over fields N of Second Lane
  • Wickersley Wood: Chaffinch - 4-5 - singing ; Treecreeper - 2 - singing ; Nuthatch - 2 - one singing ; Mistle Thrush - 1 - singing ; Song Thrush - 2 - one singing ; Willow Warbler - 1 - singing ; Chiffchaff - 2+ - 2-3 singing ; Coal Tit - 1+ - 1-2 singing ; Goldcrest - 2 - singing

Saturday 2nd May 2026

  • Bar Brook Valley: Raven - 2 ; Stonechat - 2 ; Whinchat - 1 ; Redstart - 2
  • Burbage Valley: Stonechat - 2 ; Hobby - 1 ; Whitethroat - 1 ; Garden Warbler - 1
  • Chapeltown: Buzzard - 1 - Over Asda
  • Ecclesfield: Greenfinch - 1 - Singing in Cross Hill garden. ; Ring-necked Parakeet - 1 - Calling in Cross Hill garden.
  • Firsby Res: Buzzard - 1 - Soaring over site. ; Mallard - 3 - Pair and single Male. ; Gadwall - 1 - Male on main Res. ; Coot - 3 ; Moorhen - 2 ; Little Grebe - 1 - Main Res. ; Black-headed Gull - 6 - Over in ones and twos. ; Kestrel - 1 - Male hunting in paddock near houses. ; Greenfinch - 1 - Singing Male on tree top. ; Sparrowhawk - 1 - Male low through site at speed. ; Great Spotted Woodpecker - 1 - Through site calling. ; Skylark - 9 - Singing over surrounding farmland. ; Yellow Wagtail - 1 - Perched in tree calling constantly. ; Pied Wagtail - 1 - Fly catching on sluice. ; Yellowhammer - 2 - Both singing Males. ; Swallow - 4 - Alarm calling at Kestrel. ; Cetti's Warbler - 1 - Loud burst of song. ; Chaffinch - 5 - Inc nesting pair. ; Goldfinch - 10 - Inc nesting pairs. ; Linnet - 12 - Inc nesting pairs. ; Blackcap - 6 - Singing. ; Willow Warbler - 3 ; Chiffchaff - 4 ; Reed Warbler - 3 - Singing in Reed beds. ; Garden Warbler - 1 - Singing in brambles near stone topped bridge. ; Whitethroat - 11 - Numbers increasing.
  • Green Moor: Blue Tit - 4+ - Two occupied nest boxes, one with 8 eggs ; Nuthatch - 2 - Occupied nest box ; Siskin - 2+ ; Tree Sparrow - 4+ - Still small numbers daily however suspending feeding now so only fat balls
  • Harley: Red Kite - 1 - circling low over allotments
  • Hudson's Rough: Whitethroat - 1 - calling from patch of dead Japanese Knotweed ; Wren - 4 - singing ; Chiffchaff - 2 - carrying nest material SK407947 + 1 singing SK405947

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