Article Index

30/06/2012 Bryan Wainwright. 1 Grey Partridge. Also 20 Red Deer and 15 Hares (many young) S fields at night.

29/06/2012 Ron Moat. 1 European Nightjar churring from heather at side of Limestone Road at western end of Sherburn & Pitts.

29/06/2012 Ben Steel. 7 Tufted Duck, 4 Marsh Harrier 3 brown 1 immature, 3 Hobby, 3 Common Coot, 3 Lesser Black-backed Gull, 1 Yellow-legged Gull adult down on Black-headed Gull colony.

29/06/2012 Bryan Wainwright. 1 Tawny Owl. Also a Badger Inkle Moor.

27/06/2012 Bryan Wainwright, Rob Adams, Lance Degnan evening. 10 Eurasian Teal plus 3 young, 12 Mallard, 4 Shoveler, 2 Tufted Duck, 10 Common Pheasant, 2 Marsh Harrier females, 1 Common Buzzard Will Pits, 2 Common Kestrel, 5 Hobby over flooded workings in gloaming, 1 Moorhen, 4 Common Coot, 3 Northern Lapwing, 2 Common Snipe drumming floods GB, Mill Drain Marsh, 6 Lesser Black-backed Gull over E, 110 Black-headed Gull, 10 Wood Pigeon, 2 Turtle Dove purring Green Belt, 2 Common Cuckoo, 2 Little Owl, 1 Long-eared Owl Swinefleet fields, 6 Common Swift, 4 Carrion Crow, 2 Blue Tit, 2 Sky Lark, 6 Barn Swallow, 5 Common Chiffchaff, 10 Willow Warbler, 6 Blackcap, 3 Common Whitethroat, 11 Grasshopper Warbler, 4 Sedge Warbler, 4 Reed Warbler, 3 Wren, 4 Blackbird, 1 Song Thrush, 3 Robin, 1 Tree Sparrow, 10 Meadow Pipit, 2 Common Chaffinch, 8 Linnet, 8 Reed Bunting. Also 9 Red Deer, 11 Roe Deer, 3 Hares and a young Fox.

26/06/2012 Lance Degnan. 1 Woodcock roding Will Pits night.

25/06/2012 Bryan Wainwright, Rob Adams, Bev Baxter evening. 1 Gadwall, 2 Eurasian Teal, 2 Mallard, 2 Marsh Harrier male and female, 2 Hobby, 2 Water Rail Green Belt floods calling, 1 Green Sandpiper Shearburn & Pitts floods calling, 70 Black-headed Gull, 3 European Nightjar 2 males and 1 female, 30 Common Swift, 4 Willow Warbler ringed, 1 Garden Warbler ringed, 1 Grasshopper Warbler, 1 Sedge Warbler ringed, 1 Reed Warbler ringed, 1 Dunnock ringed, 6 Meadow Pipit, 1 Bullfinch ringed, 3 Reed Bunting. Also 2 Hares, rabbits, 1 bat (possibly Daubenton's) and a Badger Johnny Moor Long road.

24/06/2012 Bryan Wainwright at night S fields. 1 Tawny Owl, 1 Long-eared Owl on fence at field edge.

23/06/2012 Bryan Wainwright at night S fields. 1 Tawny Owl, 1 Barn Owl.

20/06/2012 Alan Cawthrow, Nightjar Survey late evening/early hours 21st. 5 Water Rail, 1 Green Sandpiper, 1 Tawny Owl, 28 European Nightjar, 12 Grasshopper Warbler.

19/06/2012 Ron Moat. 1 European Nightjar male flushed from canal area at about 14:00, on a rare sunny afternoon.

19/06/2012 Ben Steel. 1 Gadwall with 3 juveniles N of Road (different family to previous), 3 Marsh Harrier females, 3 Common Coot, 2 Common Cuckoo.

18/06/2012 Ben Steel. 1 Gadwall with 3 juveniles N flooded workings (different family to previous observed), 3 Marsh Harrier females/cc, 3 Common Coot, 2 Common Cuckoo.

18/06/2012 Ray Poole. 3 European Nightjar flushed from path Green Belt, daytime.

18/06/2012 Bryan Wainwright. 36 Gadwall moulting Will Pits Scrape, 9 Eurasian Teal, 2 Mallard, 4 Shoveler, 1 Grey Partridge, 2 Marsh Harrier male and female, 2 Eurasian Sparrowhawk, 1 Common Buzzard, 2 Common Kestrel, 1 Moorhen, 2 Common Coot, 1 Lesser Black-backed Gull, 40 Black-headed Gull, 2 Stock Dove, 4 Common Cuckoo, 30 Common Swift, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 2 Eurasian Jay, 4 Blue Tit inc. 2 young, 2 Sky Lark, 7 Barn Swallow, 3 Common Chiffchaff, 4 Willow Warbler, 9 Blackcap, 1 Garden Warbler, 4 Common Whitethroat, 5 Grasshopper Warbler inc. new 1 Pony Bridge Marsh, 5 Sedge Warbler, 7 Reed Warbler, 4 Wren, 14 Common Starling to Goole Moor, 3 Blackbird 5 Robin inc. 2 young Will Pits, 1 Tree Sparrow, 2 Pied Wagtail, 1 Tree Pipit singing Pony Bridge Marsh, 11 Meadow Pipit, 3 Common Chaffinch, 1 Greenfinch, 5 Goldfinch, 5 Linnet, 1 Bullfinch, 1 Yellowhammer, 7 Reed Bunting. Also 9 Red Deer, 3 Roe Deer and fawn, 2 Hares, 1 Fox and many Rabbits.

17/06/2012 Bill Priestley. 2 Common Shelduck, 1 Common Buzzard, 1 Common Kestrel, 1 Hobby, 20 Black-headed Gull young flying, 2 Turtle Dove, 18 Blackcap, 4 Garden Warbler, 1 Lesser Whitethroat, 2 Grasshopper Warbler, 20 Reed Warbler.

17/06/2012 Bryan Wainwright. 8 Eurasian Teal, 14 Mallard, 7 Shoveler, 1 Tufted Duck, 2 Marsh Harrier male & female, 2 Common Kestrel, 1 Hobby, 1 Northern Lapwing, 2 Lesser Black-backed Gull, 50 Black-headed Gull, 1 Common Cuckoo, 88 Common Swift, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 2 Carrion Crow 1 feeding young Bank Top, 2 Sky Lark, 6 Barn Swallow, 5 Common Chiffchaff, 4 Willow Warbler, 8 Blackcap, 4 Common Whitethroat, 1 Grasshopper Warbler, 3 Sedge Warbler, 3 Reed Warbler, 3 Wren, 2 Blackbird, 2 Song Thrush 1 Crowle Moor 1 Will Pits, 3 Robin, 2 Tree Sparrow mating on wires Creykes gate, 1 Yellow Wagtail, 6 Meadow Pipit, 1 Common Chaffinch, 1 Greenfinch, 2 Goldfinch, 2 Bullfinch, 1 Yellowhammer, 7 Reed Bunting, 1 Corn Bunting adjacent fields. Also 14 Red Deer Goole Moor, 2 Roe Deer, 1 Grey Squirrel Will Pits, 2 Hares and many Rabbits Bank Top.

16/06/2012 Bryan Wainwright S fields at night. 1 Grey Partridge, 1 Moorhen, 1 Turtle Dove. Also 20 Hares.

15/06/2012 Bryan Wainwright S fields at night. 2 Grey Partridge. Also 35 Hares (many young) and 10+ Rabbits.

13/06/2012 Bryan Wainwright (includes WeBs count). 2 Greylag Goose, 4 Gadwall, 18 Eurasian Teal, 17 Mallard, 6 Shoveler, 9 Tufted Duck, 2 Grey Partridge, 18 Common Pheasant 2 Japanese, 1 Great Cormorant going N, 2 Marsh Harrier male and female, 2 Common Kestrel, 2 Moorhen, 1 Common Coot, 5 Northern Lapwing, 2 Common Snipe, 200 Black-headed Gull 2 unfledged chicks seen, 5 Stock Dove, 20 Wood Pigeon, 1 Collared Dove Bank Top, 2 Turtle Dove between Will Pits T junction and Will Pits Scrape, 3 Common Cuckoo, 40 Common Swift, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 2 Eurasian Jay, 6 Carrion Crow, 8 Blue Tit, 3 Great Tit, 8 Sky Lark, 6 Barn Swallow Bank Top, 4 House Martin 2 W end floods 2 Bank Top, 2 Long-tailed Tit together, 13 Common Chiffchaff, 8 Willow Warbler, 15 Blackcap, 1 Garden Warbler, 12 Common Whitethroat, 4 Grasshopper Warbler, 7 Sedge Warbler, 13 Reed Warbler, 16 Wren, 5 Blackbird, 6 Song Thrush, 3 Robin, 1 Dunnock, 3 Tree Sparrow Bank Top, 1 Pied Wagtail, 21 Meadow Pipit, 12 Common Chaffinch, 3 Greenfinch feeding fledged young Bank Top, 6 Goldfinch, 9 Linnet, 3 Bullfinch, 1 Yellowhammer, 20 Reed Bunting. Also 3 Red Deer, 3 Roe Deer (including the young photo'd below), 4 Hares aand 24 Rabbits (all Bank Top).

12/06/2012 Bryan Wainwright. 8 Eurasian Teal, 4 Mallard, 1 Shoveler, 1 Tufted Duck, 8 Common Pheasant, 1 Little Grebe, 2 Marsh Harrier male and female, 2 Common Buzzard, 2 Common Kestrel, 1 Hobby carrying bird prey, 1 Moorhen, 2 Northern Lapwing, 2 Common Snipe 1 drumming Mill Drain Marsh, 2 Lesser Black-backed Gull, 40 Black-headed Gull, 100 Wood Pigeon, 1 Collared Dove Bank Top, 1 Common Cuckoo, 110 Common Swift, 4 Carrion Crow, 2 Great Tit, 3 Sky Lark, 15 Barn Swallow Bank Top, 2 House Martin 1 Bank Top, 22 Long-tailed Tit together, 5 Common Chiffchaff, 13 Willow Warbler, 5 Blackcap, 1 Garden Warbler, 5 Common Whitethroat, 2 Reed Warbler, 2 Wren, 2 Blackbird, 1 Song Thrush, 2 Robin, 1 Dunnock, 3 Tree Sparrow Bank Top, 4 Pied Wagtail, 4 Meadow Pipit, 3 Common Chaffinch, 1 Greenfinch feeding fledged young Bank Top, 2 Goldfinch, 4 Linnet, 1 Yellowhammer, 3 Reed Bunting. Also 4 Red Deer (1 male, 1 spotted young), 3 Roe Deer, 22 Rabbits (Bank Top only), 1 Hare near Creykes.

11/06/2012 Rob Adams, Bev Baxter Will Pits only. 1 Marsh Harrier, 1 Common Kestrel, 1 Hobby Will Pits, 2 Turtle Dove singing, 3 Common Cuckoo, 20 Common Swift, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker ringed, 

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Great Spotted Woodpecker, Rob Adams. 

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Great Spotted Woodpecker, Rob Adams. 

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Great Spotted Woodpecker, Rob Adams. 

2 Great Tit(2 ringed), 1 Common Chiffchaff (1 ringed), 3 Willow Warbler (2 ringed), 4 Blackcap (1 ringed), 2 Garden Warbler (1 ringed), 3 Common Whitethroat (2 ringed), 3 Reed Warbler (1 ringed), 1 Wren (1 ringed), 6 Yellow Wagtail Swinefleet fields 3 Bullfinch (3 ringed).

09/06/2012 Bryan Wainwright evening and night S fields. 3 Grey Partridge, 1 Turtle Dove.

09/06/2012 Ray Poole. 6 Adders and 1 Grass Snake Green Belt.

08/06/2012 Bill Priestley. 2 Common Shelduck, 2 Marsh Harrier cream crowns, 1 Common Buzzard, 20 Black-headed Gull 2 young seen, 3 Common Cuckoo, 120 Common Swift, 2 Willow Tit, 10 House Martin, 13 Blackcap, 7 Garden Warbler, 1 Lesser Whitethroat Rhododendron Path, 13 Reed Warbler.

08/06/2012 Ben Steel 17.00 to 19.00. 2 Greylag Goose over N, 2 Greater Canada Goose with 1 juvenile Green Belt floods, 1 Gadwall with 9 juveniles at Black-headed Gull colony, 7 Tufted Duck over N, 1 Grey Heron, 3 Marsh Harrier females, 1 Hobby, 4 Common Coot, 1 Oystercatcher down, 1 Little Ringed Plover Green Belt floods, 10 Northern Lapwing, 2 Common Redshank, 100 Common Swift approx.

08/06/2012 Bryan Wainwright. 1 Common Shelduck, 1 Common Kestrel, 6 Common Swift, 1 Sky Lark, 5 Barn Swallow, 1 House Martin, 1 Bullfinch. 

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Roe Deer fawn by BPW 2012. 

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Roe Deer fawn by BPW 2012. 

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Roe Deer fawn by BPW 2012. 

Also 6 Hares.

07/06/2012 Ron Moat. 1 Eurasian Curlew Bank end.

06/06/2012 Rob Watson. 3 Gadwall, 8 Shoveler, 4 Tufted Duck, 4 Grey Partridge Crowle Moor, 3 Marsh Harrier male, female, cream-crown, 1 Common Kestrel, 6 Hobby, 1 Common Redshank, 1 LITTLE GULL 1st Summer Will Pits Scrape feeding 15.30 -15.50, 

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Little Gull by Rob Watson 2012. 

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Little Gull by Rob Watson 2012. 

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Little Gull by Rob Watson 2012. 

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Little Gull by Rob Watson 2012. 

2 Common Cuckoo, 100+ Common Swift, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 2 Garden Warbler, 1 Grasshopper Warbler, 1 Tree Pipit Crowle Moor, 1 Yellowhammer Crowle Moor.

04/06/2012 Bryan Wainwright. 1 Tawny Owl S fields at night near Woodpecker Corner.

03/06/2012 Bryan Wainwright. 2 Grey Partridge S fields at night, 1 Barn Owl S fields at night.

02/06/2012 Bryan Wainwright. 4 Grey Partridge S fields at night, 1 Barn Owl S fields at night. Also 18 Hares.

02/06/2012 Bill Priestley. 28 Greater Canada Goose, 11 Gadwall, 14 Tufted Duck, 2 Great Crested Grebe, 3 Marsh Harrier, 3 Common Kestrel, 3 Hobby, 4 Common Cuckoo, 100 Common Swift, 8 Garden Warbler 2 Bells, 6 Will Pits, 5 Grasshopper Warbler, 10 Reed Warbler, 5 Yellowhammer.

02/06/2012 Ben Steel 17.00 to 23.00. 3 Greylag Goose, 1 Common Pochard male, 16 Tufted Duck, 1 Grey Heron, 1 Little Grebe, 2 Great Crested Grebe Will Pits Scrape, 3 Marsh Harrier, 2 Common Redshank, 1 LITTLE GULL 1st-summer at Black-headed Gull colonies, 1 Little Owl recreation ground poplars, 2 Short-eared Owl 1 Goole Moor, other near platform at dusk, 6 European Nightjar Rhododendron Path, 200 Common Swift.

01/06/2012 Rob Adams. 2 Marsh Harrier, 2 Hobby, 1 Common Swift, 150 Grasshopper Warbler.