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28.06.10 pm (BPW). 2 Eurasian Teal, 4 Mallard, 1 Eurasian Marsh Harrier imm m f, 1 Eurasion Hobby over road with Peregrine, 1 Peregrine Falcon small male over road with Hobby, 25 Northern Lapwing f, 1 Common Snipe, 1 Green Sandpiper f, 300 Black-headed Gull, 3 Lesser Black-backed Gull f, 4 Common Wood Pigeon, 30 Common Swift f, 10 Barn Swallow pit building inc young, 6 Meadow Pipit, 1 Yellow Wagtail f, 4 Winter Wren, 1 European Robin, 2 Common Blackbird, 1 Song Thrush pit building, 2 Common Grasshopper Warbler N of SOMT, 2 Sedge Warbler, 6 Eurasian Reed Warbler, 3 Blackcap, 2 Common Chiffchaff ca, 4 Long-tailed Tit, 3 Chaffinch, 1 Common Linnet, 2 Common Bullfinch ca, 6 Reed Bunting, Also Fox on floods, and Red Admiral, Common Blue.

28.06.10 (R Hibbert, Les Corrall). 1 Eurasian Marsh Harrier, 2 European Turtle Dove, 2 Stonechat EB, 4 Spotted Flycatcher EB, Also 520 Large Heath, 2 Small Skipper, Common Blue.

23.06.10 night to 24th (BS). 3 Little Grebe, 1 Grey Heron, 1 Northern Shoveler, 1 Tufted Duck, 2 Black-tailed Godwit summer pl f, 2 Eurasian Curlew GM, 400 Lesser Black-backed Gull f, 1 Herring Gull 2nd S roost f, 5 Yellow-legged Gull (a new maximum count) 2ad, 2 2nd S, 1 1st S roost f, 1 Great Black-backed Gull 1 1st S roost f, 4 European Turtle Dove 2 GB, 1 LP, 1 WPS, 2 European Nightjar S of road (night), 300 Common Swift, 2 Tree Pipit LP, 5 Willow Tit PBT, 3 Eurasian Jay, 2 Common Linnet LP, 2 Common Bullfinch GB, PBW, 1 Yellowhammer WPS, aLSO 2 young Foxes and an Adder on colliery roaad.

23.06.10 pm (BPW). 60 Eurasian Teal f, 6 Mallard, 8 Northern Shoveler, 3 Tufted Duck, 2 Eurasian Marsh Harrier both males, 2 Common Kestrel, 2 Eurasian Hobby high over f at 16.00 did not stay, 1 Common Pheasant, 4 Common Moorhen, 150 Northern Lapwing f and WPS, 600 Black-headed Gull inc. many fledged young, 8 Lesser Black-backed Gull all imms, 2 Common Wood Pigeon, 5 European Turtle Dove 3RP, 1GB (seen), 1WP, 1ca, 3 Common Cuckoo, 60 Common Swift high S end, 2 Barn Swallow ca, 2 Common Blackbird, 2 Song Thrush WP, 2 Common Grasshopper Warbler f, 3 Sedge Warbler, 16 Eurasian Reed Warbler f and CTP mainly, 10 Common Whitethroat, 4 Garden Warbler WPS mainly, 6 Blackcap, 8 Common Chiffchaff, 20 Willow Warbler, 6 Long-tailed Tit, 2 Great Tit, 2 Carrion Crow, 2 Chaffinch, 1 European Greenfinch, 4 Common Linnet, 10 Common Bullfinch 4ca, 2GB, 2WP, 2WPS, 1 Yellowhammer ca, Also 2 fm Red Deer with spotted young on road in WP, and a Roe Deer MM.Other birders reported similar numbers of the species above (please send more details if you have them).

20.06.10 (LJD). 20 Hobbies. A new Yorkshire record!

18.06.10 evening and night (BS). 10 Tufted Duck, 2 Eurasian Hobby, 4 Common Moorhen with young WP and f, 300 Black-headed Gull with lots young, 10 Lesser Black-backed Gull, 1 Herring Gull prob 1st yr YL Gull, 5 Common Cuckoo, 3 European Nightjar GB, 300 Common Swift, 1 Stonechat male nr platform, Red Fox 1 WP, Red Deer 2 WP, Roe Deer 3. Daubenton's Bat 1 prob this species GB

18.06.10 (BPW). 2 Grey Heron, 2 Common Shelduck, 10 Eurasian Teal, 30 Mallard, 4 Northern Shoveler, 4 Tufted Duck, 1 Common Kestrel, 1 Common Pheasant, 80 Northern Lapwing, 1 Common Snipe drummin g nr platform, 300 Black-headed Gull, 33 Lesser Black-backed Gull, 1 Herring type gull, prob 2nd yr YLGull, 4 Common Wood Pigeon, 1 Common Cuckoo, 30 Common Swift, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 2 Sky Lark, 1 Barn Swallow, 2 House Martin, 14 Meadow Pipit, 2 Winter Wren, 2 European Robin, 1 Stonechat m nr platform, 2 Song Thrush, 3 Common Grasshopper Warbler, 12 Eurasian Reed Warbler, 6 Common Whitethroat, 1 Garden Warbler, 4 Blackcap, 2 Common Chiffchaff, 17 Long-tailed Tit, 6 Great Tit, 1 Eurasian Jay, 2 Chaffinch, 4 Common Linnet, 6 Common Bullfinch ca, GB, 1 Yellowhammer, 16 Reed Bunting.

11.06.10 (WHP). 2 Spotted Flycatcher WP 2 Hobby 4 Marsh Harrier

11.06.10 (BPW). 2 Great Crested Grebe floods W end, 5 Greylag Goose MM and floods, WP, 8 Northern Shoveler MM and floods, WP, 3 Tufted Duck MM and floods, WP, 1 Eurasian Marsh Harrier MM and floods, WP a cc, 1 Common Snipe WP, 100 Black-headed Gull floods with many unfledged young, 1 Lesser Black-backed Gull MM and floods, WP, 1 Stock Pigeon MM and floods, WP, 4 Common Wood Pigeon, 2 European Turtle Dove WP and ca, 10 Common Swift MM and floods, WP, 3 Common Grasshopper Warbler MM and floods, WP, 3 Sedge Warbler MM and floods, WP, 11 Eurasian Reed Warbler MM and floods, WP, 2 Garden Warbler MM and floods, WP, 4 Blackcap MM and floods, WP, 2 Common Chiffchaff MM and floods, WP, 15 Willow Warbler MM and floods, WP, 5 Willow Tit family WP 2 GB, 4 Carrion Crow, 2 Common Linnet MM and floods, WP, 1 Yellowhammer MM and floods, WP, 12 Reed Bunting MM and floods, WP.

02.06.10 (RW). 1 Eurasian Marsh Harrier fm, 4 Eurasian Hobby, 4 Great Spotted Woodpecker CM 2 pairs, one feeding, 1 Common Grasshopper Warbler CM.