I don't usually bother to blog sightings from this area (mainly because there is very little of interest, but seeing as I ventured to Stone Moor today and recorded a species I have not seen in this area since 1992, I'll make an exception.
Midhopestones - a pair of Canada Geese, 1 Mallard, 3 Moorhens and 1 Coot on the River Little Don and 40+ Jackdaws.
Underbank Reservoir - 25 Mallards, 1 Cormorant, 1 Great Crested Grebe, a par of Coot and 70+ Black-headed Gulls. A pair of Grey Wagtail and a pair of Pied Wagtail on the overflow.
Stocksbridge - a calling Grey Partridge and 1 singing Mistle Thrush off Machin Lane.
Stocksbridge - 3 Curlews, 1 Little Owl and 1 singing Mistle Thrush off New Hall Lane.
Stone Moor - 70+ Lapwings, 1 Curlew, 1 Redshank - the first here since 1992, 5 Common Snipe W and 3 singing Sklarks.
Pot House Wood, Stocksbridge - 1 Nuthatch singing, 25+ Chaffinch and 2 Lesser Redpoll with Siskins (c5) and Goldfinches (c10).
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