Barlow parish: Buzzard - 1 ; Pied Wagtail - 1 ; Stock Dove - 1 ; Pheasant - 2 ; Dipper - 1

Bingham Park: Green Woodpecker - 2 - One active in a tree the second heard calling

Canklow Woods: Blackcap - 1 - singing

Firsby Res: Willow Warbler - 2 - Calling at sluice end of main Res. First records of the year. ; Reed Bunting - 1 - Make on top of Reed. ; Chiffchaff - 5 - Singing. ; Blackcap - 2 - Singing Males. ; Cetti's Warbler - 1 - Loud calling in Reed bed. ; Long-tailed Tit - 8 - Pair with nest, another pair building. ; Black-headed Gull - 1 - Over. ; Skylark - 4 - Singing over site in the wind. ; Meadow Pipit - 1 - Over calling. ; Lesser Redpoll - 3 - Calling in top of silver birch. ; Chaffinch - 1 - Singing Male. ; Linnet - 12 - Over. ; Blackbird - 1 ; Goldcrest - 1 ; Great Spotted Woodpecker - 2 - Pair ; Stock Dove - 2 - Flew into cow barn. ; Kestrel - 2 - Pair hunting together. ; Tawny Owl - 1 - Calling mid afternoon from old Quarry area. ; Grey Wagtail - 2 - Pair on sluice, very vocal. ; Grey Heron - 1 ; Mallard - 2 - Pair. ; Coot - 3 - Main Res.

High Green: Swallow - 1 - Back on territory

Orgreave Lakes: Swallow - 1 ; Sand Martin - 50

Tankersley - Black Lane: Sparrowhawk - 1 ; Lesser Black-backed Gull - 5+ - Attempting to predate Mallard ducklings ; Blackcap - 1 - Singing ; Lapwing - 6+ ; Green Woodpecker - 1 - Male calling and seen ; Canada Goose - 1 ; Teal - 35+ ; Stock Dove - 2 ; Redwing - 2+ - With FF ; Fieldfare - 45 - c ; Coot - 4 - At least two territories ; Mallard - 17 - Incl. 4 ducklings ; Reed Bunting - 1 ; Chiffchaff - 2 ; Lesser Black-backed Gull - 2 - Adult pair ; Dunnock - 5 ; Linnet - 4 ; Gadwall - 16

Tankersley - opp. Evri: Kestrel - 2 - Pair ; Lapwing - 8

Thrybergh CP: Sand Martin - 40 ; Kestrel - 2 ; Sand Martin - 40 ; Black-headed Gull - 250 - Two darvic ringed birds one Norwegian ; Lapwing - 10 ; Oystercatcher - 2 ; Gadwall - 8 ; Goldeneye - 3 ; Tufted Duck - 38 ; Mute Swan - 43

Thrybergh Tip: Goldeneye - 1 - Male still but moved onto river

Wharncliffe Chase: Rook - 20 - c. At least 13 nests in rookery ; Starling - 3 ; Lesser Black-backed Gull - 2 - Adult pair over ; Stock Dove - 1 ; Yellowhammer - 1 ; Linnet - 10 ; Snipe - 1 - Display ; Fieldfare - 80 - c ; Stonechat - 3 - Singing males ; Kestrel - 1 ; Buzzard - 3 ; Reed Bunting - 6 - All singing males ; Raven - 1 ; Sparrowhawk - 1 ; Treecreeper - 2 ; Green Woodpecker - 1 - Calling throughout, welcome return. ; Curlew - 2 - Pair calling/displaying ; Nuthatch - 4 - All singing ; Song Thrush - 2 ; Mistle Thrush - 5 - 3 singing ; Chiffchaff - 3 ; Skylark - 40+ - Numerous singing/chasing ; Meadow Pipit - 100+ - Numerous display/song

Woodhouse Washlands: Swallow - 1 ; Pink-footed Goose - 5 ; Egyptian Goose - 3

Agden Side: Red Kite - 1

Bamford Moor: Red Grouse - 5+ - very territorial. ; Carrion Crow - 2 ; Raven - 1 ; Golden Plover - 1 - singing male ; Curlew - 3 - singing males ; Wheatear - 2 ; Stonechat - 4 - 2 pairs. 1 male singing. ; Wheatear - 2 - Both males. One with an elongated upper Mandible. ; Ring Ouzel - 3 - 2 males and 1 female

Bar Brook Valley: Wheatear - 1