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19 April 2024

Ecclesfield: Buzzard - @ - Soaring over Hartley Brook.
Elsecar Res: Red-crested Pochard - 1 - Female, poss. hybrid ; Great Crested Grebe - 2 ; Grey Heron - 2 ; Swallow - 1
Firsby Res: Buzzard - 5 - Circling Firsby Brook ; Cetti's Warbler - 1 ; Willow Warbler - 2-3 - singing ; Bullfinch - 2 - pair ; Whitethroat - 2 - singing ; Grey Partridge - 1 - on footpath
Fulwood garden: Brambling - 5 - at least 3f and 2m at feeders ; Lesser Redpoll - 2 - at feeders ; Siskin - 4 ; Greenfinch - 1 ; Dunnock - 1
Millthorpe: Willow Warbler - 1 ; Chiffchaff - 2 ; Nuthatch - 2 ; Buzzard - 1 ; Mandarin - 1
Ravenfield: Hobby - 1 - Flew over Ravenfield Common towards Thrybergh CP.
Redmires Middle Res: Common Sandpiper - 2 ; Stonechat - 2 - Pair in scrub, between top and middle res ; Curlew - 3 - High over fields to the east ; Tufted Duck - 7 - 4m 3f ; Kestrel - 1
Redmires Plantation: Siskin - 1
Redmires Top Res: Common Sandpiper - 1 - Western edge ; Moorhen - 1
Redmires, Hammond's Field: Curlew - 2
Rother Valley CP: Sandwich Tern - 1 - flew N at a reasonable height @ 07-03 ; Sand Martin - c400 - big build up for several days ; Swallow - c80 - as Sand Martin,,,, an increase over the last few days ; House Martin - c50 - good number for this site ; Raven - 2 - drifted east at 14-15 ; Swift - 1 - single bird among the mass of hirundines,,only seen for around 15 mins
Scholes Pond: Buzzard - 1 - circling over pond ; Wren - 1 - 1 singing ; Robin - 1 - singing ; Chiffchaff - 1 - singing ; Willow Warbler - 1 - singing
Tankersley - Black Lane: Gadwall - 16 ; House Martin - 8 - 11.45 ; Swallow - 2 ; Reed Bunting - 1 ; Yellowhammer - 2 ; Linnet - 2 - Pair in suitable nesting habitat ; Grey Heron - 1 ; Lapwing - 3 ; Mallard - 2+ - Pair with 8 new ducklings
Thorpe Hesley: Curlew - 1 - In stubble field, my 1st record here. ; Swallow - 2 ; Chiffchaff - 2 ; Linnet - 2
Thrybergh CP: Swift - 1 - flew NW ; House Martin - c100 ; Sand Martin - 200+ ; Swallow - 100+ - A lot of Hirundines, over water ,paths and hedges and adjacent fields. ; Shoveler - 2 - A pair, duck & drake. ; Oystercatcher - 2 ; Nuthatch - 1 - At Hope field feeders. ; Lesser Whitethroat - 1 - Singing ; Grey Partridge - 2 - A pair. ; Buzzard - 3

18 April 2024

Agden Rocher: Ring Ouzel - 5 - 5 males flew in to fields together, then separated and disappeared ; Wheatear - 3 - 3 in fields around old wall
Bamford Edge: Cuckoo - 1
Canklow Woods: Common Buzzard - 5 - 5 in the air together at 1135 ; Whitethroat - 1 - singing
Cowell Flat: Whitethroat - 1 - singing Dukes Road end
Greave's Piece: Tree Pipit - 1 - singing.
Hobson Moss, Agden: Stonechat - 1 - male ; Wheatear - 2
Loxley Chase: Little Owl - 1
Millhouses Lane garden: Brambling - 5+ - still coming to the feeders; occasional song heard ; Nuthatch - 1 - a brief visit to the feeders, the first record for several months ; Blackcap - 1+ - perhaps 2, singing from bushes, some distance apart ; Goldcrest - 1 - singing but not seen
Orgreave Lakes: Shoveler - 2 - pair ; Goosander - 2 - pair ; Goldeneye - 2 - female ; Wheatear - 6 - At least 6 ; View Picture, Pied Wagtail - 5 - + 1 White wagtail. ; View Picture, Common Sandpiper - 1 ; View Picture, Buzzard - 6 - in the air together. ; Whitethroat - 2 - singing males around the lakes.
Peat Pits: Wheatear - 5 - In horse paddock ; Wheatear - 12
Rocher Head Fields: Ring Ouzel - 6 - looked like 3m, 3f. Spooked by model plane fliers. ; Wheatear - 4
Silverwood Lagoon: Reed Warbler - 2 - singing ; Cetti's Warbler - 1 - singing ; Whitethroat - 4 - singing ; Lesser Whitethroat - 1 - singing in scrub just beyond Hollings Lane entrance
Stanage Edge: Ring Ouzel - 1 - Male ; Wheatear - 1 - Male ; Peregrine - 1
Wharncliffe Heath NR: Pied Flycatcher - 1 - male singing
Woodhouse Washlands: Shoveler - 2 - Pair