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Thursday 5th November 2026

  • Green Moor: Barn Owl - 1 - Entered box briefly
  • Rother Valley CP: GREAT NORTHERN DIVER - 1 - still present - southern end, the ski tow lake

Wednesday 4th November 2026

  • Elsecar Res: Shoveler - 19
  • Orgreave Lakes: Goldeneye - 1 ; Goldeneye - 5 - Adult and 4 imm males early morning. ; Wigeon - 45
  • Redmires: Golden Plover - 27 ; Snipe - 2 ; Redwing - 70 ; Fieldfare - 140+ - 120+ NW in two flocks. 20+down. ; Stonechat - 2 ; Starling - 920+ - Total of 5 flocks West between 10:00 and 10:30
  • Redmires Middle Res: Greylag Goose - 121 ; Canada Goose - 37 ; Common Gull - 1 - Left E with BHGs ; Black-headed Gull - 30 ; Herring Gull - 3 ; Golden Plover - 275 - On S shore; my highest count here for some time
  • Soughley Lane, Redmires: Fieldfare - 190 - Feeding in bushes/ trees ; Lapwing - 62 - In re-seeded field ; Black-headed Gull - 15
  • Tankersley - Black Lane: Teal - 20 ; Water Rail - 1 ; Snipe - 3 ; Redwing - 5 ; Greylag Goose - 2 - over south
  • Thrybergh CP: Mute Swan - 34 ; Mallard - 80 ; Gadwall - 20 ; Wigeon - 5 ; Tufted Duck - 40 ; Scaup - 1 ; Goldeneye - 3 ; Pochard - 8 ; Teal - 3 ; Goosander - 1 ; Great Crested Grebe - 10 ; Shoveler - 10 ; Little Grebe - 4 ; Moorhen - 6 ; Water Rail - 1 ; Cormorant - 2 ; Grey Heron - 1 ; Pied Wagtail - 6 ; Grey Wagtail - 1 ; Great Spotted Woodpecker - 1 ; Goldcrest - 2 ; Chiffchaff - 1 ; Buzzard - 2 ; Sparrowhawk - 1 ; Kestrel - 2 ; Scaup - 1
  • Woodhouse Washlands: Goosander - 1

Tuesday 3rd November 2026

  • Canklow Woods: Redwing - 27 - North at 1200
  • Elsecar Res: Shoveler - 20 ; Wigeon - 1 ; Teal - 6 ; Great Crested Grebe - 5 ; Cormorant - 5
  • Green Moor: Tree Sparrow - 3 ; Little Owl - 1
  • Langsett Moor: Buzzard - 3+ ; Kestrel - 3+
  • Langsett Res: Canada Goose - 35+ ; Greylag Goose - 130+ ; Tufted Duck - 1 ; Teal - 5 ; Goosander - 1 - Male ; Raven - 1+ - Calling
  • Midhope Moor: Meadow Pipit - 2+ ; Fieldfare - 200+ - Multiple flocks moving through
  • Mitchell Field: Fieldfare - 400 - Flew east towards Winyards Nick/Burbage valley, from feeding in field
  • Orgreave Lakes: Whooper Swan - 11 - In from SW at 09:25
  • Rother Valley CP: GREAT NORTHERN DIVER - 1 - still, very northern end of the main lake
  • Thrybergh CP: Mute Swan - 30 ; Tufted Duck - 45 ; Scaup - 5 - Birds in front of old bird hide please keep off top of dam as it is closed off as a nature reserve in winter ; Pochard - 20 ; Gadwall - 12 ; Shoveler - 12 ; Wigeon - 12 ; Teal - 6 ; Goosander - 1 ; Water Rail - 1 ; Kingfisher - 1 ; Cormorant - 2 ; Grey Heron - 1 ; Grey Wagtail - 1 ; Linnet - 60 ; Greenfinch - 20 ; Scaup - 5 - all f/imm. ; Water Rail - 1 - by hide
  • Thrybergh Tip: Scaup - 4 - presumably part of the 5 at the CP , circled to land on lake but then carried on over west ,one bird looked slightly larger ,all female type ; Little Egret - 2 ; Great White Egret - 2 ; Whooper Swan - 1 - Single after the 3 birds that were hanging around had left at some point on Saturday ; Snipe - 4 ; Wigeon - 4 ; Shoveler - 5 ; Pochard - 1

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