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30.04.11 (Carl Cornish) 1 pair peregrine (east of Fisons' Road North), 1 cc marsh harrier (east of Fisons' Road North), 1 buzzard (Pony Bridge Marsh), 2 garden warblers singing (Pony Bridge Wood), 1 blackcap (Pony Bridge Wood), 1 treecreeper (Pony Bridge Wood), 1 blackcap (Will Pits Wood), 1 whitethroat (Will Pits Wood), Also: 1 common lizard (Pony Bridge Wood), Large red damselfly (numerous), and four-spotted chaser (several, Pony Bridge Wood).

30.04.11 (WHP) 5 Shelduck, 4 Marsh Harrier, 5 Arctic Terns, 1 Oystercatcher, 1 Greenshank, 1 Tree Pipit platform, 1 Garden Warbler.

29.04.11 (WHP) 13 Arctic Terns New all-time maximum for Moors.

23.04.11 (WHP) 2 Common Shelduck 1 Common Buzzard, 2 Eurasian Hobby, 2 Common Coot, 3 Common Cuckoo, 5 Yellow Wagtail, 4 Garden Warbler, 1 Coal Tit.

22.04.11 (WHP) 4 Canada Goose with young WPS, F, 5 Common Shelduck, 3 Eurasian Marsh Harrier 2 cc and male, 1 Eurasian Hobby, 1 Ringed Plover, 1 Common Cuckoo, 2 Tree Pipit SOM, BT, 19 Common Grasshopper Warbler, 35 Sedge Warbler, 13 Common Whitethroat, 25 Blackcap, 50 Willow Warbler, and a Grey Squirrel.

22.04.11 (WHP) 2 Tree Pipit SOM, platform.

21.04.11 (PA) The following from Red House Farm to Swinefleet Peat Works. 1 Eurasian Collared Dove, 1 Sky Lark, 5 Barn Swallow, 1 Yellow Wagtail, 2 Winter Wren, 1 Northern Wheatear, 

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3 European Greenfinch, 30 European Goldfinch, 7 Common Linnet, 2 Yellowhammer.

21.04.11 (RW) 14 Greylag Goose plus 4 young, 2 Eurasian Marsh Harrier male and fm F, 
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2 Eurasian Sparrowhawk, 1 Common Buzzard CM, 1 Common Cuckoo Will Pits, 4 Yellow Wagtail, 3 Common Grasshopper Warbler, 1 Garden Warbler Will Pits. Also 1 Adder - Mill Drain Marsh, 10 Red Deer - Crowle, Large Red Damselflies, Four Spotted Chaser Dragonfly.

17.04.11 (Anon.) 5 Eurasian Marsh Harrier, 1 Hen Harrier ringtail, 2 Peregrine Falcon, 1 Common Redstart Jone's Cable.

16.04.11 (WHP) 1 Common Buzzard, 1 Peregrine Falcon. and Red Deer 12 WP.

16.04.11 (Paul Adams and Pete Hinks) Route. Red House Farm to Top Moor Farm. Top Moor Farm to Bailey Bridge. From Bailey Bridge along Yorkshire Triangle, Ribbon Row, Nelson's Tram. Northern Tram and Modge Hall Tram back to Bailey Bridge. From Bailey Bridge along Angle Drain Track, Middle Moor Tram turning right towards Will Pits.

1 Little Grebe WPS, 10 Greylag Goose, 5 Gadwall, 18 Eurasian Teal, 31 Mallard, 9 Northern Shoveler, 3 Tufted Duck, 1 Eurasian Marsh Harrier female MMT, 1 Common Kestrel, 6 Common Pheasant, 300 Black-headed Gull, 1 Common Wood Pigeon, 2 Meadow Pipit, 2 Yellow Wagtail, 7 Winter Wren, 9 European Robin, 2 Common Blackbird, 2 Song Thrush, 1 Common Grasshopper Warbler, 3 Sedge Warbler, 1 Eurasian Reed Warbler EARLIEST EVER, 2 Common Whitethroat, 12 Blackcap, 9 Common Chiffchaff, 46 Willow Warbler 1 Long-tailed Tit, 11 Blue Tit, 3 Great Tit, 1 Eurasian Treecreeper, 8 Carrion Crow, 12 Chaffinch, 2 European Greenfinch, 3 European Goldfinch, 5 Common Linnet, 1 Common Bullfinch, 12 Reed Bunting. 2 Brimstone. 1 Green-veined White. 4 Orange Tip. 1 Small Tortoishell. 21 Peacock. 2 Speckled Wood. 1 Water Vole warping drain across from WP. 1 Fox Angle Moor Tram.

14.04.11 (RW) Eastern Moors 2 Redshanks on territory (floods) 2 Grasshopper Warblers (Will Pits Scrape) 2 Swallow (WPS) 1 Little Grebe (WPS) 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker (Will Pits) 1 Sedge Warbler (floods) 7 Red Deer (Pony Bridge Marsh)

09.04.11 (Paul Adams, Peter Hinks) 4 Goosander WPS, 3 Eurasian Marsh Harrier BT & F, 1 Tawny Owl called WP, 6 Common Bullfinch WP,

09.04.11 (WHP, Anon.) 3 Eurasian Marsh Harrier, 1 Common Buzzard, 1 Eurasian Hobby EARLIEST EVER IN YORKSHIRE (RJS only), 1 Peregrine Falcon male, 2 Common Redshank displaying, 1 Yellow Wagtail, 2 Northern Wheatear, 4 Common Grasshopper Warbler, 1 Ring-necked Parakeet. 1 Sedge Warbler EARLIEST EVER,

09.04.11 (Paul Adams, Peter Hinks) Route. Swinefleet Peat works to Top Moor Farm. Top Moor Farm to Will Pits. Fisons Road to Shoulder o'Mutton Tram. 7 Greylag Goose, 3 Eurasian Wigeon, 29 Eurasian Teal, 34 Mallard, 10 Northern Shoveler, 12 Tufted Duck, 1 Common Kestrel, 5 Northern Lapwing, 300 Black-headed Gull, 15 Meadow Pipit, 6 Winter Wren, 1 Hedge Accentor, 3 European Robin, 1 Common Blackbird, 2 Song Thrush, 8 Blackcap, 12 Common Chiffchaff, 29 Willow Warbler, 2 Blue Tit, 4 Great Tit, 1 Eurasian Treecreeper, 1 Eurasian Jay, 30 Carrion Crow, 5 Chaffinch, 3 European Goldfinch, 1 Common Linnet, 5 Reed Bunting. 2 Orange Tip. Several Peacock and Small Tortoishell. 3 hind Red Deer WP.

08.04.11 (Paul Adams) Red House Farm and Swinefleet Peat Works. 30 European Golden Plover, 2 Northern Wheatear, 26 European Goldfinch. (to the north of the recording area at Puddiners Lane in the square SE7820 6 Northern Wheatear and a Little Ringed Plover)

07.04.11 (JGH) 1 Hen Harrier ringtail.

06.04.11 (Peter Hinks, Melvin Grassby, Simone Maw) 1 Whooper Swan F, 2 Greylag Goose, 8 Eurasian Teal, 20 Mallard, 6 Northern Shoveler, 10 Tufted Duck WPS, F, 4 Goosander WPS, 15 Common Pheasant, 9 European Golden Plover, 2 Northern Lapwing, 10 Black-headed Gull, 2 Common Wood Pigeon, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker WP, 1 Barn Swallow GBS, 2 Winter Wren, 2 European Robin, 2 Common Blackbird, 4 Common Chiffchaff, 3 Willow Warbler, 2 Long-tailed Tit, 2 Willow Tit, 2 Blue Tit, 2 Great Tit, 1 Eurasian Jay, 2 Black-billed Magpie, 2 Carrion Crow, 2 Chaffinch, 14 European Goldfinch, 4 Reed Bunting. Also 1 Roe Deer, 1 Grass Snake (GBS) and frog colonies WPS and WP.

04.04.11 (RW) 12 Greylag Goose, 1 Willow Tit WP, 1 Common Kestrel, 3 Common Buzzard WP, 1 Blackcap WP, 1 Willow Warbler WP, 20 Common Chiffchaff ca and WP, 1 Whooper Swan, 17 Pink-footed Goose. 3 Eurasian Marsh Harrier 2cc 1 adult male. Also 6 Red Deer WP.

04.04.11 (BPW). 2 Greylag Goose, 2 Mallard, 1 Eurasian Sparrowhawk, 1 Common Redshank GB F, 40 Black-headed Gull, 2 Lesser Black-backed Gull all imms, 8 Herring Gull all imms, 6 Common Wood Pigeon, 1 Sky Lark, 7 Meadow Pipit, 4 Winter Wren, 42 Fieldfare NEF, 10 Common Chiffchaff ca, GB, 3 Willow Warbler ca, GB, 6 Long-tailed Tit, 2 Coal Tit GB edge, 6 Blue Tit, 2 Great Tit, 8 Black-billed Magpie, 4 Carrion Crow, 10 Chaffinch, 2 European Goldfinch, 6 Common Bullfinch, 1 Yellowhammer, 3 Reed Bunting, 1 Corn Bunting Longthorpes, (JD) 7 Lesser Redpoll. Also 3 Roe Deer.

01-02.04.11 (JGH) 12 Pink-footed Goose (02.04.11), 14 Northern Shoveler (02.04.11), 1 Barn Swallow WP (01.04.11). Also a colony of frogs at BWD.

02.04.11 (PA) c.100 Golden Plover flying north. Viewed from Red House Farm. I have regularly seen spring passage movements of this species in recent years. Some occasionally fall in to the fields south of the recording area. Also seen recently to the south of Saltmarshe Delph.