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29.04.10 3hrs southern half, Ben Steel: 2 Jay, 1 Tawny Owl and 1 Fox at Elmhirst Pump, 1 Coal Tit along Limberlost Tram, 3 Tree Pipit (2 displaying) near lonesome pine, 1 Hobby, 6+ Cuckoo, Garden Warbler, 1 Water Rail by Viewing Tower, 1 Snipe

27.04.10 (06.00 to 12.50) BPW. Greylag Goose 16, Canada Goose 2, Common Shelduck 2, Gadwall 3 1WPS, 2GM, Eurasian Teal 11, Mallard 16, Northern Shoveler 10 6WPS, 4GM, Tufted Duck 11 WPS, Eurasian Marsh Harrier 2 1m WPS, 1cc GM, Eurasian Sparrowhawk 2 1fm EP, 1 GM, Common Buzzard 3 2 S end, 1 N end, Common Kestrel 2. Common Moorhen 1, Common Coot 1, Northern Lapwing 10 3WPS, 1CM, 6GM, Common Snipe 1 drumming PBM, Black-headed Gull 400 300 behind tractor Crowle N field, rest GMT W end, Lesser Black-backed Gull 11 going W, Stock Pigeon 4, Common Wood Pigeon 6, Common Cuckoo 2, Green Woodpecker 1 colliery area, Sand Martin 1 colliery area, Barn Swallow 1 colliery area, Meadow Pipit 15, Yellow Wagtail 1, Winter Wren 20, Hedge Accentor 1, European Robin 8, Northern Wheatear 3 1m EP, 2fm GMT, Common Blackbird 7, Song Thrush 5 2 ca, 1PBW, 1WPS, 1WP, Mistle Thrush 1 colliery area, Common Grasshopper Warbler 14 3ca, 2MMT/PBT, 1MM, 1SWD 1WPS, 2WP, 4GM, Sedge Warbler 7 1ca, 2WP, 1SWD, 3GM, Eurasian Reed Warbler 7 2WP, 2SWD, 3 Long Meadow/IM, Lesser Whitethroat 1 colliery footpath, Common Whitethroat 28 3ca, 4PBT/MMT, 3PBW, 1WPS, 1WP, 1CM, 6WP, 1SWD, 8GM,1P, 1IM, Garden Warbler 4 WPS, Blackcap 14 3ca, 2EP, 3WP, 1GM, 2P, 3IM, Common Chiffchaff 15 2ca, 1EP, 1EW, 1LW, 1PBW, 1GM, 1P, 3IM, 3WPS, 1CM,, Willow Warbler 50, Long-tailed Tit 2, Coal Tit 2 EP, Blue Tit 5, Great Tit 9, Eurasian Jay 2, Black-billed Magpie 1, Carrion Crow 6, Chaffinch 14, European Greenfinch 1 colliery area, European Goldfinch 10, Common Linnet 9, Common Bullfinch 3 1CT, 2IM, Yellowhammer 6, Reed Bunting 18.

26.04.10 PH, PA, BS. 1 Little Grebe, 10 Greylag Goose, 2 Canada Goose, 1 Eurasian Teal, 1 Mallard, 6 Northern Shoveler, 8 Tufted Duck, 1 Eurasian Marsh Harrier, 1 Common Pheasant, 1 Common Moorhen, 4 Northern Lapwing, 1 Black-headed Gull, 1 Common Wood Pigeon, 2 Eurasian Collared Dove, 2 Common Cuckoo, 2 Common Swift, 1 Green Woodpecker, 20 Sand Martin, 6 Barn Swallow, 2 Meadow Pipit, 20 Yellow Wagtail, 1 White / Pied Wagtail, 1 Winter Wren, 1 Hedge Accentor, 1 European Robin, 1 Common Blackbird, 2 Song Thrush, 2 Common Grasshopper Warbler, 4 Eurasian Reed Warbler, 1 Common Whitethroat, 6 Blackcap, 6 Common Chiffchaff, 20 Willow Warbler, 1 Long-tailed Tit, 1 Blue Tit, 1 Great Tit, 1 Black-billed Magpie, 1 Carrion Crow, 1 Chaffinch, 1 Common Bullfinch, 10 Reed Bunting, 1 Corn Bunting.

26.04.10 Ben Steel 9am to 4 pm N half of Moors 1 Mute Swan, 31 Greylag Goose, 4 Canada Goose, 2 Common Shelduck, 1 Eurasian Wigeon, 31 Gadwall, 85 Eurasian Teal, 58 Northern Shoveler, 6 Tufted Duck, 3 Eurasian Marsh Harrier, 2 Common Buzzard, 2 Eurasian Hobby, 1 Common Moorhen, 1 Little Plover, 32 Northern Lapwing, 2 Dunlin, 1 Common Snipe, 3 Common Redshank, 3 Common Cuckoo, 4 Common Swift, 2 Northern Wheatear.

26.04.10 JGH Inkle Moor and Bells. 1 Common Kestrel, 1 Common Pheasant, 2 Common Moorhen, 3 Common Wood Pigeon, 1 Common Cuckoo, 1 Winter Wren, 3 Winter Wren, 1 European Robin, 1 European Robin, 2 Northern Wheatear, 2 Common Grasshopper Warbler, 1 Common Whitethroat, 1 Blackcap, 4 Blackcap, 2 Common Chiffchaff, 1 Common Chiffchaff, 3 Willow Warbler, 5 Willow Warbler, 1 Eurasian Jay, 2 Black-billed Magpie, 2 Carrion Crow, 1 Chaffinch, 4 Common Linnet, 2 Reed Bunting.

24.04.10 JGH Inkle Moor. 2 Greylag Goose, 2 Greylag Goose, 10 Mallard, 4 Northern Shoveler, 2 Common Moorhen, 2 Stock Pigeon, 1 Green Woodpecker, 1 Winter Wren, 1 European Robin, 1 Mistle Thrush, 2 Blackcap, 2 Blackcap, 2 Common Chiffchaff, 3 Willow Warbler, 2 Long-tailed Tit, 2 Blue Tit, 2 Blue Tit, 2 Great Tit, 1 Eurasian Jay, 2 Chaffinch, 6 Common Linnet, 8 Yellowhammer.

23.04.10 (Rob Watson) 1 Common Whitethroat, 3 singing Blackcaps 1 Buzzard (central/ southern moors area) Northern Moors/ Fisons Rd. area: 1 Cuckoo 2 Marsh Harriers 5 Grasshopper Warblers 1 Reed Warbler 7 Sedge Warblers 2 Hobbies 1 Peregrine Falcon 1 Sparrowhawk 8 Common Shelduck (all together) 2 Little Grebes 1 Snipe 2 Canada Geese Many Shovelers and Greylag Geese

17.04.10 (Ben Steel 11am to 8pm). 1 Black Swan with 8 Whoopers on Goole Moor, 12 Whimbrel (also RJS), 4 Marsh Harrier, 6+ Kestrel, 1 Sparrowhawk, 4 Buzzard (Pairs at Will Pits and at Crekes), 5 Canada Goose, 4 Redshank, 1 Little Ringed Plover, 10 Sand Martin, several Swallows, 3 Grasshopper and 1 Sedge Warbler, 1 1s Common Gull at Black-headed Gull Colony, 18 Tufted Duck, 1 Shelduck, 1 Yellow Wagtail, 1 pair Stonechat. Black Swan is new to the category D list for here.

16.04.10 (1 hr) records BPW. Hedge Accentor 1, European Robin 3 flat tip, Common Blackbird 4 Inkle Moor, Song Thrush 2 Inkle Moor, Blackcap 1 flat tip, Common Chiffchaff 3 flat tip, Inkle Moor, Willow Warbler 4 flat tip, Inkle Moor, Great Tit 3, House Sparrow 4 flat tip, Chaffinch 2, Common Bullfinch 2 Inkle Moor, Yellowhammer 1 Inkle Moor.

11.04.10 PH, PA. 4 Greylag Goose, 2 Gadwall, 10 Eurasian Teal, 30 Mallard, 7 Northern Shoveler, 13 Tufted Duck, 6 Goosander, 1 Eurasian Marsh Harrier, 1 Common Buzzard, 1 Common Kestrel, 1 Common Pheasant, 1 Common Moorhen, 2 Northern Lapwing, 1 Black-headed Gull, 3 Stock Pigeon, 1 Common Wood Pigeon, 1 Little Owl, 2 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1 Sky Lark, 4 Meadow Pipit, 2 White / Pied Wagtail, 1 Winter Wren, 1 Hedge Accentor, 1 European Robin, 1 Common Blackbird, 2 Blackcap, 6 Common Chiffchaff, 24 Willow Warbler, 8 Long-tailed Tit, 1 Willow Tit, 1 Great Tit, 2 Eurasian Treecreeper, 1 Black-billed Magpie, 1 Carrion Crow, 1 Chaffinch, 1 European Goldfinch, 2 Reed Bunting.

10.04.10 records RJS, Marsh Harrier, Peregrine, Buzzard, Willow Waarbler, Chiffchaff.

09.04.10 records RW, Eastern side of moors. male Marsh Harrier 1, male Wheatear (flooded workings) 1, call from Tawny Owl (Will Pits) 1, Snipe 1, Chiffchaffs 8+, Willow Warblers 10+, drumming Woodpecker (Will Pits) 1, Willow Tits 3, Will Pits Scrape: Mute Swans 2, Shelduck 2, Shovelers 8, Tufted Ducks 12, Greylag 4, Goosanders (all female) 5, Also 2 male Brimstone butterflies (Crowle Moor).

04.04.10 records Ben Steel. Inkle Moor - 1 Coot, 2 Moorhen, 1 Fieldfare. Will Pits Scrape - 18 Goosander, 8 Tufted Duck. Will Pits Wood - 3 Treecreeper, Great Spotted and Green Woodpeckers, Willow Tit. Moor - 1 Red Kite over south at midday, 1 Peregrine, 2 Buzzard, 2 Marsh Harrier, 26 Whooper Swan down, 1 adult Mediterranean Gull with Black-headed Gull colony along Fisons’ Limestone Road, 6 Tufted Duck. Bells Pond - 1pr Little Grebe, 1 Water Rail.

02.04.10 records Ben Steel. In 9 hours - 15 Goosander, 10 Tufted Duck, 87 Teal, 17 Gadwall, 38+ Shoveler, 1 Shelduck, 2 Little Grebe, 1 Oystercatcher, 1 Buzzard, at least 4, poss. 6 Marsh Harrier, 14 Lapwing, 11 Chiffchaff, 1 Green Woodpecker.