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26 July 2024

Aldwarke; Liberty Steels: Peregrine - 2 - one on chimney with second bird low over complex
Barlow Common: Swallow - 8 ; House Martin - 6 ; Swift - 1 ; Goldfinch - 2
Dalton: Willow Warbler - 1 - singing ; Chaffinch - 1 - singing ; Goldfinch - 7 - on thistle heads ; Jay - 1 ; Linnet - 1 - singing ; Chiffchaff - 8+ - flushed from rank grassland/herbs ; Blackcap - 2+ - calling ; Song Thrush - 7 - inc 1 singing & several fledged juvs
Firsby Res: Mute Swan - 2 ; Mallard - 2 ; Grey Heron - 1 - Perched in water side tree. ; Black-headed Gull - 6+ - Following tractor and combine. ; Kingfisher - 1 - Calling main Res. ; Buzzard - 3+ - Picking off rodents exposed by combine. ; Kestrel - 4 - Adult with 2 juvs begging also single hunting. ; Swallow - 3 - On wires near houses. ; Swift - 2 ; Song Thrush - 2 - Along path. ; Whitethroat - 3 - Fledglings In undergrowth. ; Chiffchaff - 4 ; Goldcrest - 4+ - Family party. ; Linnet - 8 - On top of hedgerow.
Forge Dam: Kingfisher - 1
Fulwood garden: Ring-necked Parakeet - 3 - this evening, including an immature, perhaps fledged nerby? ; Kestrel - 1 - high overhead ; Siskin - 2
Moss Valley, upper: Grey Heron - 1 ; Swallow - 1
Parkgate; 'Banana' plantation: Chiffchaff - 2 - calling ; House Martin - c10 - feeding over ; Swift - 3 - feeding over ; Swallow - 1 - feeding over ; Blackcap - 1 - calling
R Don, Aldwarke: Chiffchaff - 1 - calling ; Cormorant - 2 - NE ; Bullfinch - 2+ - calling; possibly juvs ; Grey Heron - 1 - calling ; Blackcap - 1+ - calling
R Don, Eastwood: Chiffchaff - 2 - calling
Redmires Middle Res: Yellow-legged Gull - 4 - late afternoon, all adults ; Lesser Black-backed Gull - 15 - including an adult with a begging juv - bred locally? ; Canada Goose - 20 - at least two well-grown broods ; Tufted Duck - 7
Redmires Res: Canada Goose - 8 - ads & young ; Mallard - 10 - c. ; Tufted Duck - 6 ; Common Sandpiper - 1 - on Top Res ; Green Sandpiper - 1 - feeding on Middle Res - left to W at 07:20 hrs ; Black-headed Gull - 25 - c. ; Lesser Black-backed Gull - 35 - c. ; Yellow-legged Gull - 5 - adults with LBBs on Middle Res ; Herring Gull - 1 - 2 CY flew W over Bottom Res ; Swift - 2 - flew W ; Grasshopper Warbler - 1 - reeling south side of Middle Res ; Willow Warbler - 10 - around reservoir perimeter
Redmires Top Res: Grey Wagtail - 2+ - pair feeding at least one fledged juv by blue bridge ; Tufted Duck - 1+ - half-grown chick still