Article Index

31/10/2013 Martin Warne. 2 Marsh Harrier juveniles, 3 Eurasian Sparrowhawk, 1 Common Kestrel, 1 Peregrine Falcon, 1 Water Rail, 18 Common Snipe in 3 groups, 2 Eurasian Jay, 3 Goldcrest 2 Goole Moor 1 Crowle Moor, 1 Willow Tit E Boundary Tram, 4 Long-tailed Tit, 1 Common Starling, 279 Fieldfare, 5 Common Stonechat 3 (2M 1F) Fisons Road North & 2 (M, F) Pony Bridge Marsh, 1 Pied Wagtail, 13 Meadow Pipit, 9 Goldfinch, 25 Lesser Redpoll, 11 Reed Bunting. Also 10 Roe Deer, 7 Red Deer. 17 Common Darter, 4 Black Darter, 1 Red Admiral.

31/10/2013 Bryan Wainwright. 2 Mallard, 1 Grey Heron, 2 Marsh Harrier female and immature, 1 Eurasian Sparrowhawk, 2 Common Kestrel, 300 Northern Lapwing, 2 Common Snipe, 1 Common Gull, 12 Black-headed Gull, 3 Magpie, 3 Eurasian Jay, 1 Goldcrest, 7 Blue Tit, 6 Great Tit, 2 Willow Tit Inkle Moor and Bell's, 9 Sky Lark, 11 Long-tailed Tit, 2 Wren, 7 Blackbird, 345 Fieldfare, 1 Song Thrush, 12 Redwing, 1 Mistle Thrush, 4 Robin, 8 Common Stonechat 3 pairs and 2 immatures along road and Middle Moor, 13 Meadow Pipit, 2 Common Chaffinch, 11 Goldfinch, 1 Siskin, 3 Lesser Redpoll, 5 Bullfinch, 1 Yellowhammer, 5 Reed Bunting. Also 1 Red Deer female Middle Moor, 1 Roe Deer, 1 Grey Squirrel Bell's and a dead Mole colliery area.

30/10/2013 Rob Watson. 9 Pink-footed Goose low from NE across floods and wiffeling down onto Will Pits Scrape, 1 Marsh Harrier imm male Will Pits Scrape, 1 Common Buzzard, 2 Common Kestrel, 1 Peregrine Falcon Will Pits Scrape immature female stooping 7 or 8 times at 300 Teal pausing between attacks to spar with Marsh Harrier before left with a few Shoveler which she attacked a couple of times before leaving N without success, 5 Great Black-backed Gull, 1 Willow Tit Will Pits Scrape, 3 Common Stonechat pair Middle Moor & male north of Blackwater Dyke, 30 Lesser Redpoll. 

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Peregrine chasing ducks Will Pits Scrape (Rob Watson 2013). 


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Pink-feet (Rob Watson 2013). 

30/10/2013 Bryan Wainwright. 3 Mute Swan heading E over N edge of moors, 30 Pink-footed Goose, 120 Eurasian Teal, 130 Mallard, 6 Shoveler, 2 Marsh Harrier female and immature (probably more), 2 Hen Harrier adult female and male to roost Green Belt floods 3pm and 4pm respectively, 1 Common Kestrel, 1 Peregrine Falcon adult male Shoulder o' Mutton, 3 Moorhen, 20 Northern Lapwing over Goole Fields, 4 Lesser Black-backed Gull, 2 Herring Gull, 35 Great Black-backed Gull, 2 Stock Dove, 1 Eurasian Jay, 200 Common Starling over Goole Fields, 2 Blackbird, 1 Song Thrush, 7 Common Stonechat pairs at Green Belt floods halfway along road W end GMT and a single male SOM, 1 Tree Sparrow calling in reeds at picnic bench (MMT at road) before flying E, 7 Pied Wagtail together W side, 4 Meadow Pipit, 2 Greenfinch, 60 Goldfinch, 4 Lesser Redpoll, 3 Yellowhammer, 4 Reed Bunting. Also 5 Roe Deer and 3 Hares. 1 Red Admiral.

30/10/2013 Steve Hiner (Natural England) 1 RED-BACKED SHRIKE adult male third of way along E-W Fison's limestone road at 08.50 down to 20m (with bins) flew N at 09.00 and not seen since (2ND MODERN RECORD & 2ND RECORD THIS YEAR). 2 Eurasian Jay, 3 Common Stonechat 1 male & 1 female Creyke's 1 male MMT at road, 13 Meadow Pipit.

29/10/2013 Martin Warne. 350 Eurasian Teal Will Pits Scrape, 2 Marsh Harrier female and juvenile, 1 Common Buzzard, 1 Peregrine Falcon, 1 Eurasian Jay, Long-tailed Tit, 189 Fieldfare, 6 Mistle Thrush, 3 Common Stonechat 1 male & 2 females. male & female on Middle Moor Tram, female on Pony Bridge Marsh, 3 Meadow Pipit, 18 Lesser Redpoll, 4 Bullfinch. Also a Fox and 2 Roe Deer. Southern Hawker 1, Black Darter 8, Common Darter 5, Red Admiral 1. 

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Red admiral Vanessa atalanta (Martin Warne 2013). 


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Southern Hawker Aeshna cyanea (Martin Warne 2013). 

29/10/2013 Bryan Wainwright. 5 Marsh Harrier immature male female and other cream-crowns, 1 Hen Harrier adult male to roost Green Belt floods at 16.40, 1 Water Rail, 3 Common Snipe, 37 Lesser Black-backed Gull to roost on floods, 20 Herring Gull to roost on floods, 110 Great Black-backed Gull to roost on floods. Also 2 Roe Deer and 1 Hare.

28/10/2013 Steve Hiner, Julian Small (both Natural England) 2 Marsh Harrier male and female, 25 Lesser Black-backed Gull floods, 5 Herring Gull, 1 Robin, 6 Goldfinch, 3 Bullfinch. Also Red Deer 1 male & 2 females Pony Bridge Wood.

28/10/2013 James Hincliffe. 1 Barn Swallow S over Top House Farm pm (part of farm over railway just outside recording area).

28/10/2013 Bryan Wainwright. 3 Greylag Goose, 479 Eurasian Teal, 125 Mallard, 22 Shoveler, 20 Common Pheasant, 3 Marsh Harrier immature, female, immature male, 2 Common Kestrel, 350 Northern Lapwing over Goole Fields, 1 Common Gull, 1 Great Black-backed Gull, 58 Black-headed Gull, 11 Carrion Crow, 2 Wren, 1000 Common Starling over Goole Fields, 1 Mistle Thrush, 3 Robin, 3 Common Stonechat male and 2 females road, 2 Pied Wagtail, 7 Meadow Pipit, 17 Goldfinch, 2 Lesser Redpoll, 2 Reed Bunting.

27/10/2013 Richard J. Sprakes, Bryan Wainwright (in part). 300 Eurasian Teal, 100 Mallard, 30 Shoveler, 5 Marsh Harrier immature male adult female and 3 immatures, 1 Hen Harrier immature male Woodside to floods at 15.30, 1 Eurasian Sparrowhawk male, 1 Common Buzzard, 1 Common Kestrel, 2 Peregrine Falcon adult male and female NW side, 1 Water Rail ran over road, 110 Northern Lapwing, 2 Common Gull, 3 Lesser Black-backed Gull, 31 Herring Gull, 14 Great Black-backed Gull, 70 Black-headed Gull, 2000 Common Starling Goole Fields, 3 Meadow Pipit, 3 Reed Bunting. Also 2 Roe Deer.

26/10/2013 Richard Sprakes, Jim Snowdon. 11 Whooper Swan, 4000 Pink-footed Goose, 350 Eurasian Teal, 200 COMMON SCOTER high going E over W side of moors (3rd RECORD EVER & NEW THORNE MOORS MAXIMUM), 5 Marsh Harrier, 1Hen Harrier ringtail Shoulder o' Mutton, 2 Common Buzzard, 1 Merlin male, 1 Peregrine Falcon female, 2 Water Rail, 27 Lesser Redpoll.

25/10/2013 Bryan Wainwright. 338 Pink-footed Goose, 10 Gadwall, 580 Eurasian Teal, 160 Mallard, 2 Pintail female types, 38 Shoveler, 3 RED-CRESTED POCHARD 2 adult males and a female Will Pits Scrape midday still there whern I left, 2 record shots below. (3rd RECORD FOR THORNE MOORS) 

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Red-crested Pochard 1 (Bryan Wainwright 2013). 

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Red-crested Pochard 2 (Bryan Wainwright 2013). 

4 Common Pheasant, 3 Marsh Harrier 3 cream-crowns, 1 Hen Harrier brief views of a ringtail W end of floods, 1 Common Buzzard, 2 Common Kestrel, 1 Moorhen, 30 Northern Lapwing, 4 Common Snipe, 1 Black-headed Gull, 1 Magpie, 4 Sky Lark, 9 Long-tailed Tit, 2 Wren, 24 Common Starling, 3 Fieldfare, 4 Robin, 4 Common Stonechat 3 males 1 female along road, 1 Pied Wagtail, 1 Meadow Pipit, 31 Goldfinch, 3 Lesser Redpoll, 3 Bullfinch, 2 Reed Bunting. Also a Hare. 

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Hare trying to sleep in wind and not be noticed (Bryan Wainwright 2013). 

24/10/2013 Bryan Wainwright. 350 Pink-footed Goose 240 then 110 both E, 3 Greylag Goose, 14 Eurasian Wigeon, 449 Eurasian Teal, 58 Mallard, 11 Shoveler, 4 Common Pheasant, 3 Marsh Harrier 2 immature 1 female, 1 Eurasian Sparrowhawk, 1 Common Buzzard, 1 Moorhen, 115 Northern Lapwing, 3 Common Snipe from Chadwick's Field, 1 Common Gull, 68 Black-headed Gull, 30 Wood Pigeon, 2 Magpie, 7 Eurasian Jay, 4 Carrion Crow, 17 Blue Tit, 8 Great Tit, 2 Willow Tit 1 Inkle Moor 1 Bell's, 31 Sky Lark 13 in Chadwick's Field, 16 Long-tailed Tit, 1 Eurasian Treecreeper, 38 Wren, 5 Common Starling, 22 Blackbird, 6 Fieldfare, 1 Song Thrush, 6 Redwing, 1 Mistle Thrush, 42 Robin, 6 Dunnock, 1 Tree Sparrow edge of Chadwick's Field at Bell's, 5 Meadow Pipit, 9 Common Chaffinch, 18 Goldfinch, 1 Linnet, 10 Lesser Redpoll, 11 Bullfinch, 8 Yellowhammer, 15 Reed Bunting. Also 6 Red Deer (1 stag) Lonesome Pine Tram, 1 Roe Deer, 3 Grey Squirrel (2 Bell's 1 Pony Bridge Wood), Rabbits. At Least 3 Peacock, 2 Red Admiral, 1 adult S Hawker and a few Black Darters.

23/10/2013 Steve Hiner, Louise Eaton (both Natural England) 4 Whooper Swan floods, 7 Eurasian Teal, 2 Eurasian Jay, 1 Wren. 2 Reed Bunting Also 1 female Green Belt (W end Rhododendron path), 1 female New Mill Drain side Green Belt. Red Admiral 1 Woodpecker Corner.

23/10/2013 Bryan Wainwright. 2 Mute Swan low over floods E, 5 Greylag Goose, 47 Eurasian Teal, 100 Mallard, 11 Shoveler, 2 Marsh Harrier first winter and female, 1 Common Kestrel, 1 Water Rail, 6 Herring Gull, 11 Great Black-backed Gull, 20 Black-headed Gull, 1 Green Woodpecker calling recreation ground, 3 Magpie, 4 Eurasian Jay, 2 Great Tit, 28 Sky Lark, 14 Wren, 7 Blackbird, 4 Fieldfare, 18 Redwing, 1 Mistle Thrush, 8 Robin, 2 Dunnock, 1 Pied Wagtail, 5 Meadow Pipit, 3 Common Chaffinch, 3 Greenfinch, 11 Goldfinch, 50+ Lesser Redpoll, 10+ Common Redpoll with Lessers Canal Tow Path possibly a lot more, 1 Bullfinch, 17 Reed Bunting. Also dead Frog along road.

22/10/2013 Bryan Wainwright. 350 Pink-footed Goose, 9 Greylag Goose, 5 Eurasian Wigeon, 244 Eurasian Teal, 202 Mallard, 25 Shoveler, 5 Marsh Harrier at least 5 inc. 2 juveniles and a female rest cream-crowns light fading, 1 Hen Harrier adult male to roost floods 17.55, 1 Eurasian Sparrowhawk female, 2 Common Kestrel, 1 Moorhen, 2 Common Snipe, 80 Lesser Black-backed Gull all gulls to roost on floods many not identified as light faded, 122 Herring Gull, 40 Great Black-backed Gull, 9 Black-headed Gull, 80 Wood Pigeon, 1 Magpie, 1 Eurasian Jay, 18 Carrion Crow, 1 Goldcrest Creyke's gate, 1 Blue Tit, 6 Long-tailed Tit, 3 Wren, 5 Common Starling, 2 Blackbird, 15 Fieldfare, 4 Redwing, 3 Robin, 7 Meadow Pipit, 1 Common Chaffinch, 21 Goldfinch, 4 Lesser Redpoll, 2 Reed Bunting. Also 2 Roe Deer.

21/10/2013 Steve Hiner, Louise Eaton (both Natural England) 10 Whooper Swan floods, 211 Eurasian Teal, 35 Mallard, 1 Common Kestrel. Also a Roe Deer at Paraffin.

20/10/2013 Richard J Sprakes. 460 Pink-footed Goose E, 700 Eurasian Teal, 200 Mallard, 63 Shoveler, 3 Marsh Harrier, 5 Common Snipe WPS, 60 Sky Lark s, 2 Common Chiffchaff, 2 Common Stonechat. 2 Lesser Redpoll.

20/10/2013 Rob Watson. 300 Eurasian Teal WPS mainly, 12 Shoveler, 1 RED KITE early pm across floods from E low looking down alot then leaving NW gaining height circling high to the NW, rw red kite.jpg



















 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Red Kite (Rob Watson 2013). 

2 Marsh Harrier, 1 Common Buzzard W edge, 30 Northern Lapwing WPS, 1 Common Snipe, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker Crowle Moor, 2 Willow Tit Crowle Moor & Will Pits, 2 Sky Lark, 4 Common Stonechat 2 pairs floods, 

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Stonechat 1 (Rob Watson 2013). 

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Stonechat 2 (Rob Watson 2013). 

10 Lesser Redpoll, 6 Reed Bunting. Also: Roe Deer 5, Common Hawkers 3, Small Copper 6, Green Tiger Beetle 2.

20/10/2013 Peter Hinks, Brian Smith, Mark Smith. 30 Shoveler Will Pits Scrape, 2 Common Buzzard Paraffin area, 1 Marsh Harrier Will Pits, 10 Common Gull floods, 18 Long-tailed Tit Bank Top, 2 Common Stonechat pair Fison's Road.

20/10/2013 Martin Warne. 2 Marsh Harrier male and juvenile, 1 Merlin male hunting low Pony Bridge Marsh, 1 Grey Plover calling over Crowle Moor, 6 Sky Lark, 1 Fieldfare Crowle Moor, 2 Meadow Pipit, 6 Lesser Redpoll, 3 Reed Bunting. Also these bugs. 

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Black Darter Sympetrum danae (Martin Warne 2013). 

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Fox Moth Macrothylacia rubi caterpillar (Martin Warne 2013). 


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Cardinal Beetle Anthocomus rufus (Martin Warne 2013). 

18/10/2013 Bryan Wainwright. 1 Mute Swan adult on 1000 Acre floods then off W, 1060 Pink-footed Goose app. Mostly to roost 1000 Acre floods, 1 Eurasian Wigeon, 270 Eurasian Teal, 160 Mallard, 13 Shoveler, 2 Tufted Duck, 3 Marsh Harrier male female and juvenile, 3 Common Kestrel, 1 Merlin female perched on stump former BH Gull colony W side then off along W edge moors, 1 Water Rail, 1 Moorhen, 3 Northern Lapwing, 2 Common Snipe, 63 Lesser Black-backed Gull gulls to roost 1000 Acre floods mainly but around 300 not identified, 3 Yellow-legged Gull, 75 Herring Gull, 26 Great Black-backed Gull, 200 Black-headed Gull, 30 Carrion Crow, 4 Long-tailed Tit, 4 Wren, 4 Common Starling, 20 Fieldfare, 4 Robin, 1 Pied Wagtail, 7 Meadow Pipit, 4 Common Chaffinch, 8 Linnet, 22 Lesser Redpoll, 1 Bullfinch, 2 Reed Bunting. Also 2 Roe Deer.

17/10/2013 Ray Halstead. 360 Eurasian Teal, 10 Mallard, 2 Shoveler, 1 Marsh Harrier. Also Red Deer roaring WP.

17/10/2013 Bryan Wainwright., 125 Pink-footed Goose, 3 Eurasian Wigeon, 360 Eurasian Teal, 15 Mallard, 12 Shoveler, 4 Tufted Duck, 12 Common Pheasant, 2 Marsh Harrier, 2 Eurasian Sparrowhawk, 1 Common Kestrel, 1 Peregrine Falcon on floods everything else scared off, 3 Common Gull, 11 Black-headed Gull, 40 Wood Pigeon, 1 Collared Dove E over Middle Moor, 8 Magpie, 13 Eurasian Jay, 2 Western Jackdaw S calling over Chadwick's Field, 6 Carrion Crow, 1 Goldcrest WC, 3 Blue Tit, 16 Great Tit, 38 Sky Lark, 12 Long-tailed Tit, 24 Wren, 2 Blackbird, 1 Fieldfare heard, 7 Redwing, 2 Mistle Thrush, 38 Robin, 1 Common Stonechat male road, 4 Dunnock, 1 House Sparrow recreation ground, 2 Pied Wagtail, 5 Meadow Pipit, 6 Common Chaffinch, 2 Siskin, 13 Lesser Redpoll, 8 Bullfinch, 2 Yellowhammer, 9 Reed Bunting. Also Red Deer roaring WP. 2 Peacock butterflies and many Black Darter.

16/10/2013 Steve Hiner (Natural England) 12 Whooper Swan E over floods, 272 Pink-footed Goose, 1 Common Buzzard, 1 Common Kestrel, 18 Common Snipe floods mainly, 9 Redwing over floods, 1 Common Stonechat male floods, 29 Meadow Pipit. Roe Deer 1 male W side, Red Deer 1 stag roaring Will Pits.

15/10/2013 Steve Hiner (Natural England) 92 Eurasian Teal, 125 Mallard, 1 Common Buzzard, 1 Common Kestrel, 24 Common Snipe 4 P B Marsh, x 12 Green Belt, x8 S Canals, 1 Eurasian Jay, 2 Wren, 1 Common Stonechat male W side. Roe Deer 2 females floods (New Moor) 1 female Bank Top Will Pits Scrape. Speckled Wood 1 S Canals.

14/10/2013 Steve Hiner (Natural England) 325 Pink-footed Goose WPS, 120 Mallard, 2 Common Kestrel, 12 Meadow Pipit. Roe Deer 2 NNR shed, Adder x 1 male Green Belt.

14/10/2013 Martin Warne. 82 Eurasian Teal WPS mainly, 12 Shoveler, 2 Marsh Harrier female & juvenile, 1 Peregrine Falcon female, 2 Common Crane heard, 32 European Golden Plover over Goole Fields, 2 Common Snipe, 31 Great Black-backed Gull, 1 Eurasian Jay Crowle Moor, 8 Sky Lark, 4 Redwing 11 Crowle Moor, 4 Meadow Pipit, 1 Bullfinch Crowle Moor, 8 Reed Bunting.

13/10/2013 Rob Watson. 250 Pink-footed Goose S over floods then off NE, 1 Common Goldeneye juvenile/female Will Pits Scrape, 1 GANNET Juvenile from SW low meandering across moors over 1000 acre floods then NE over Will Pits (4th RECORD FOR THORNE MOORS), 

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Gannet (Rob Watson 2013). 


3 Marsh Harrier, 2 Common Kestrel, 2 Peregrine Falcon 1 male floods & 1 SW over Will Pits Scrape, 30 Redwing.

12/10/2013 Richard Sprakes. 3000 Pink-footed Goose 1000 w then 2000 off 10000 Acre floods, 130 Greater Canada Goose, 1 Pintail female, 3 Marsh Harrier, 24 Lesser Black-backed Gull, 3 Yellow-legged Gull, 4 Great Black-backed Gull, 40 Black-headed Gull, 1 Tawny Owl, 1 Water Rail, 1 Common Chiffchaff, 8 Fieldfare, 120 Redwing S, 1 Common Stonechat male, 1 Northern Wheatear.

11/10/2013 Bryan Wainwright. 700 Pink-footed Goose, 60 Greylag Goose, 2 Eurasian Wigeon, 240 Eurasian Teal, 95 Mallard, 17 Shoveler, 6 Marsh Harrier in air together light poor for roost, 1 Common Buzzard, 1 Common Kestrel, 1 Water Rail, 1 Moorhen, 1 Common Gull, 440 Lesser Black-backed Gull to roost 1000 Acre floods, 2 Yellow-legged Gull, 12 Herring Gull, 11 Great Black-backed Gull, 1 Magpie, 60 Carrion Crow, 3 Blackbird, 1 Northern Wheatear male along E-W road, 1 Meadow Pipit, 2 Linnet, 1 Bullfinch.

10/10/2013 Steve Hiner (Natural England) 520 Pink-footed Goose floods, 17 Greylag Goose, 38 Eurasian Teal, 25 Mallard, 17 Shoveler, 1 Marsh Harrier immature W side, 2 Eurasian Jay, 1 Northern Wheatear male MMT at road, 3 Meadow Pipit.

09/10/2013 Steve Hiner (Natural England) 212 Pink-footed Goose floods, 2 Common Snipe Green Belt Scrape.

08/10/2013 Bryan Wainwright, Tina & Des Langford. 400 Pink-footed Goose over fields N Crowle Moor, 30 Greylag Goose, 8 Eurasian Wigeon, 280 Eurasian Teal, 30 Mallard, 44 Shoveler, 1 Tufted Duck, 26 Common Pheasant, 3 Marsh Harrier, 3 Eurasian Sparrowhawk, 1 Common Buzzard, 2 Common Kestrel, 1 Hobby adult Will Pits, 1 Water Rail, 1 Moorhen, 4 Common Crane, 10 Lesser Black-backed Gull, 60 Wood Pigeon, 1 Collared Dove, 2 Magpie, 1 Eurasian Jay, 2 Great Tit, 1 Willow Tit, 2 Sky Lark, 1 Common Chiffchaff singing Will Pits, 4 Wren, 30 Common Starling, 1 Blackbird, 5 Robin, 3 Pied Wagtail, 12 Meadow Pipit, 2 Common Chaffinch, 2 Greenfinch, 12 Goldfinch, 150 Linnet, 2 Bullfinch, 4 Reed Bunting. Also Red Deer male heard Will Pits and 3 Roe Deer.

07/10/2013 Robert Dawson. 3 Common Crane as others today, 1 Willow Tit calling near bailey bridge, 1 Blackcap council car park at Crowle Moor, 1 Song Thrush council car park at Crowle Moor, 2 Mistle Thrush council car park at Crowle Moor.

07/10/2013 Tom Lowe. 20 Tufted Duck Goole Fields Reservoir (private), 3 Yellow-legged Gull Goole Fields.

07/10/2013 Steve Hiner (Natural England) 2 Eurasian Wigeon Will Pits Scrape, 119 Eurasian Teal Will Pits Scrape, 52 Mallard Will Pits Scrape, 11 Shoveler Will Pits Scrape, 2 Common Pochard Will Pits Scrape, 1 Greater Scaup (see BPW account below), 3 Marsh Harrier male and female Goole Moor immature Will Pits Scrape, 1 Eurasian Sparrowhawk floods, 1 Common Buzzard, 1 Common Kestrel, 3 Common Crane, 5 Common Snipe Goole Moor, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker NE shed, 2 Eurasian Jay, 12 Rook Goole Moor, 4 Blue Tit, 2 Great Tit, 4 Willow Tit 2 Goole Moor 2 NE shed, 12 Long-tailed Tit, 1 Common Chiffchaff singing NE shed, 1 Mistle Thrush Goole Moor, 1 Common Stonechat male, 55 Tree Sparrow 2 NE shed rest Creyke's, 1 Grey Wagtail Goole Moor, 32 Meadow Pipit, 1 Bullfinch male. 1 Bullfinch male Will Pits. Also Roe Deer 3 Goole Moor Tram, Red Deer 1 stag roaring Pony Bridge Marsh. Small Copper 6 newly hatched, Goole Moor.

07/10/2013 Bryan Wainwright. 300 Pink-footed Goose, 300 Greylag Goose, 8 Eurasian Wigeon, 300 Eurasian Teal, 40 Mallard, 2 Pintail, 40 Shoveler, 2 Common Pochard Will Pits Scrape included juveniles, 6 Tufted Duck Will Pits Scrape, 1 GREATER SCAUP 07.30 to 11.00 still there then juvenile Will Pits Scrape (BPW, David Armitage, Steve Hiner, Robert Dawson) 3rd RECORD EVER FOR THORNE MOORS. It is the opinion of the 2 observers of the 2nd and 3rd records of Scaup for Thorne Moors that the birds are of the same plumage (juvenile) and though slight differences on the flank occur, it is probably (given the rarity of the bird on here) the same bird going through moult from juvenile to adult (TL & BPW). 

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Greater Scaup 1 (David Armitage 2013). 


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Greater Scaup 2 (David Armitage 2013). 

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Greater Scaup 3 (David Armitage 2013). 

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Greater Scaup 4 (David Armitage 2013). 


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Greater Scaup 5 (David Armitage 2013). 

3 Marsh Harrier 2 juveniles 1 adult male, 1 Common Buzzard, 2 Common Kestrel, 2 Water Rail, 1 Moorhen, 3 Common Crane, 3 Northern Lapwing, 2 Common Snipe, 1 Stock Dove, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1 Eurasian Jay, 4 Sky Lark, 1 Tree Sparrow flying over WPS calling, 1 Pied Wagtail, 2 Bullfinch, 1 Yellowhammer, 6 Reed Bunting. Also a male Adder Green Belt bank.

06/10/2013 Ray Priestley. 6 Common Stonechat.

06/10/2013 Tom Lowe. 1 Short-eared Owl Goole Fields late on.

06/10/2013 Rob Watson. 40 Eurasian Wigeon, 3 Marsh Harrier, 1 Eurasian Sparrowhawk, 5 Common Buzzard, 2 Common Kestrel, 1 Peregrine Falcon, 3 Common Crane, 12 Northern Lapwing Mill Drain Marsh, 2 Willow Tit Crowle and Will Pits Scrape. Also: a Roe Deer. Common Hawker, Comma, Peacock, Small Copper, Speckled Wood.

06/10/2013 Paul Adams, Peter Hinks. 1000 Pink-footed Goose to roost, p Greylag Goose, 56 Eurasian Teal, 200 Mallard, 1RED-CRESTED POCHARD male coming out of eclipse (2nd RECORD FOR THORNE MOORS) flew from main floods opposite Middle Moor Tram towards Will Pits Scrape with Mallards, p Common Pheasant, 1 Marsh Harrier, 1 Water Rail, p Moorhen, 3 Common Crane 2 adults and 1 juvenile, 28 Northern Lapwing, 1 Ruff, 1 Common Snipe, 1 Woodcock, 30 Lesser Black-backed Gull, p Wood Pigeon, 2 Tawny Owl, 500 Carrion Crow to roost, p Blue Tit, p Great Tit, p Long-tailed Tit, 1 Common Chiffchaff, p Wren, p Blackbird, p Redwing, p Robin, p Meadow Pipit, p Goldfinch, p Bullfinch, p Reed Bunting.

06/10/2013 Martin Warne. 392 Pink-footed Goose E am, 1 Marsh Harrier juvenile possibly more, 1 Hen Harrier ringtail early am Will Pits Scrape, 1 Eurasian Sparrowhawk female, 10 Common Buzzard, 1 Peregrine Falcon female. Also 2 Red Deer (also heard in Will Pits wood), Common Frog & Smooth Newt Mervyn`s Tram. 4 Red Admiral, 9 Comma,3 Brimstone, 4 Speckled Wood, 3 Small White, 1 Large White, 1 Small Copper, 1 Small Tortoiseshell, 1 Common Blue Damselfly, 9 (2026) Vapourer Moth & 1 Hornet. 

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Black Darter Sympetrum danae (Martin Warne 2013). 

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Fly Agaric Amanita muscaria (Martin Warne 2013). 

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Small Copper Lycaena phlaeas (Martin Warne 2013). 

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Smooth Newt Triturus vulgaris (Martin Warne 2013). 

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Spiked Shieldbug Picromerus bidens (Martin Warne 2013). 

06/10/2013 Col Neale. 100+ Pink-footed Goose 100+ Eurasian Teal, 4 Marsh Harrier 2 juveniles an immature male and female, 3 Common Buzzard, 2 Hobby adult and juvenile, 60 Northern Lapwing Will Pits Scrape, 1 Eurasian Jay, 2 Common Chiffchaff Will Pits, 6 Common Stonechat 2 male 3 female and juvenile platform Middle Moor, p Reed Bunting.

06/10/2013 Bev Baxter, Lucie Bernardova, Lianna Stogden and partner, Rob Adams, birds ringed Creyke's. 1 Goldcrest, 1 Blue Tit, 7 Long-tailed Tit, 1 Common Chiffchaff, 1 Blackcap, 1 Eurasian Treecreeper, 2 Wren, 2 Blackbird, 1 Song Thrush, 1 Robin, 1 Dunnock, 3 Lesser Redpoll.

06/10/2013 Richard Sprakes. 1789 Pink-footed Goose 1000 off 1000 Acre floods rest E in 5 skeins am, 350 Eurasian Teal, 5 Marsh Harrier, 10 Common Buzzard, 1 Hobby, 1 Peregrine Falcon, 3 Water Rail, 6 Common Crane, 100 Sky Lark S, 15 Barn Swallow, 1 Common Chiffchaff, 1 Common Stonechat female.

05/10/2013 Richard Sprakes, Jim Snowdon. 525 Pink-footed Goose, 1 Barnacle Goose alone high W over floods, 2 Grey Heron off floods, 2 Marsh Harrier juvenile and adult female, 1 Eurasian Sparrowhawk male, 7 Common Buzzard, 2 Common Kestrel, 1Merlin male floods, 2 Hobby juvenile and other probably adult, 2 Peregrine Falcon juvenile and adult male, 1 Water Rail, 15 Common Crane initially 1000 Acre area but flew and dispersed, 1 Little Stint adult floods, 1 Ruff floods, 10 Lesser Black-backed Gull, 3 Yellow-legged Gull, 1 Eurasian Jay, 1 Goldcrest Will Pits Scrape, 16 Sky Lark, 15 Barn Swallow going E, 2 Common Chiffchaff, 1 Willow Warbler colliery area (JOINT LATEST EVER), 1 Redwing Will Pits, 3 Common Stonechat male female and juvenile W side, 1 Northern Wheatear female Green Belt Scrape, 1 Brambling call heard from a flock of birds over floods.

05/10/2013 Bryan Wainwright (RJS & JS in part). 300 Pink-footed Goose, 8 Greylag Goose, 7 Eurasian Wigeon, 2 Gadwall, 200 Eurasian Teal, 30 Mallard, 30 Shoveler, 6 Tufted Duck, 2 Marsh Harrier juvenile and adult female, 1 Eurasian Sparrowhawk male, 6 Common Buzzard, 2 Common Kestrel, 2 Hobby juvenile and other probably adult, 1 Peregrine Falcon juvenile male, 11 Common Crane, 16 Northern Lapwing, 1 Ruff floods, 500 Lesser Black-backed Gull of the 600 large gulls this was the predominate species, 1 Yellow-legged Gull, 3 Black-headed Gull, 99 Wood Pigeon, 8 Magpie, 5 Eurasian Jay, 1 Goldcrest Will Pits Scrape, 7 Blue Tit, 12 Great Tit, 1 Willow Tit Inkle Moor calling, 44 Sky Lark, 18 Barn Swallow going E, 9 Long-tailed Tit, 2 Common Chiffchaff, 9 Wren, 2 Common Starling, 8 Blackbird, 6 Song Thrush, 1 Redwing Will Pits, 4 Mistle Thrush, 20 Robin, 3 Common Stonechat male female and juvenile W side, 1 Northern Wheatear first winter track to Creyke's gate, 6 Dunnock, 2 Pied Wagtail, 27 Meadow Pipit, 12 Common Chaffinch, 1 Brambling over floods calling, 6 Greenfinch, 11 Goldfinch, 4 Siskin, 3 Linnet, 5 Bullfinch, 6 Yellowhammer, 14 Reed Bunting. Also male Red Deer heard roaring Will Pits. 1 Red Admiral.

04/10/2013 Paul Adams. Joint Axholme Railway dis. 421 Pink-footed Goose in 5 skeins towards moors, 12 Common Crane (via another person), 12 European Golden Plover, 1 Little Owl gate entrance to mill, 40 Common Starling, 1 Pied Wagtail, 26 Linnet.

04/10/2013 Paul Buckland. 1 Northern Wheatear W side.

04/10/2013 Bryan Wainwright, Steve Hiner, Helen Kirk, Peter & Janet Roworth et al. 300 Pink-footed Goose, 1 Marsh Harrier juvenile, 1 Eurasian Sparrowhawk female, 1 Common Buzzard, 1 Water Rail, 14 Common Crane, 4 Common Snipe, 50 Lesser Black-backed Gull, 2 Herring Gull type, 1 Black-headed Gull, 1 Stock Dove, 15 Wood Pigeon, 7 Magpie, 1 Eurasian Jay, 12 Sky Lark, 6 Barn Swallow, 1 Wren, 20 Common Starling, 1 Robin, 3 Common Stonechat male female and juvenile platform Middle Moor, 8 Pied Wagtail, 9 Meadow Pipit, 8 Common Chaffinch, 1 Greenfinch, 22 Goldfinch, 22 Linnet, 2 Yellowhammer, 10 Reed Bunting.

03/10/2013 Steve Hiner (Natural England) 69 Pink-footed Goose flying towards Goole Moor, 98 Eurasian Teal, 212 Mallard, 18 Shoveler, 1 Marsh Harrier Bank Top at Will Pits, 1 Common Kestrel W side, 14 Common Crane as BPW, 53 European Golden Plover, 1 Willow Tit T' junction Will Pits. Also a Stoat Limestone road at Green Belt.

03/10/2013 Bryan Wainwright (David Armitage in part). 400 Pink-footed Goose, 294 Greylag Goose, 41 Greater Canada Goose, 328 Eurasian Teal, 178 Mallard, 34 Shoveler, 2 Tufted Duck, 12 Grey Partridge, 10 Common Pheasant, 2 Marsh Harrier juvenile and adult female, 2 Common Kestrel, 1 Peregrine Falcon adult male W side, 1 Moorhen, 14 Common Crane, 1 Ringed Plover, 20 Northern Lapwing, 1 Little Stint adult floods, 4 Dunlin, 4 Common Snipe, 1 Eurasian Curlew S over Will Pits Scrape calling, 5 Common Gull nearly all gulls in fields near Creyke's gate, 67 Lesser Black-backed Gull, 1 Herring Gull, 60 Black-headed Gull, 2 Magpie, 10 Carrion Crow, 1 Willow Tit calling from willows 'T' junction Will Pits, 28 Sky Lark moving E generally, 3 Long-tailed Tit, 4 Common Chiffchaff, 6 Wren, 1 Blackbird, 2 Song Thrush, 10 Robin, 2 Tree Sparrow Swinefleet gate, 1 Pied Wagtail, 8 Meadow Pipit, 14 Common Chaffinch, 2 Goldfinch, 3 Siskin, 300 Linnet fields before Creyke's gate, 2 Bullfinch, 12 Reed Bunting. Also 3 Roe Deer, roaring Red Deer, Grey Squirrel Will Pits and Rabbits WP. 

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Alder Buckthorn a rare bush on Thorne, this one about 70m from barrier towards NE shed (Bryan Wainwright 2013). 

02/10/2013 Paul Adams. 69 Pink-footed Goose flying towards Goole Moor, 2 Common Kestrel (one of which was feeding off the plough), 136 Lesser Black-backed Gull in fields eventually flying off towards the Moors at dusk, 53 Herring Gull in fields eventually flying off towards the Moors at dusk.

02/10/2013 Chris Robinson 3 Marsh Harrier, 11 Common Crane.

02/10/2013 Julian Small (Natural England) 1 Merlin fields at Creyke's, 11 Common Crane, 28 Sky Lark fields at Creyke's.

01/10/2013 Steve Hiner (Natural England) 187 Pink-footed Goose Will Pits Scrape, 235 Eurasian Teal Will Pits Scrape, 38 Mallard Will Pits Scrape, 1 Grey Heron Will Pits Scrape, 1 Marsh Harrier 1 female, 1 imm male, 1 imm cream crown New Moor & 2 over SOM distant but all 5 in air at same time 1 Common Kestrel, 11 Common Crane blue bridge flew west, later 11 flew north off W side floods, 2 Northern Lapwing, 3 Ruff Will Pits Scrape, 12 Meadow Pipit W side.

01/10/2013 Bryan Wainwright. 180 Pink-footed Goose, 1 Greater Canada Goose, 140 Eurasian Teal, 8 Common Pheasant, 4 Marsh Harrier, 1 Common Buzzard, 2 Common Kestrel, 1 Peregrine Falcon adult female harassing Pink-feet, 14 Common Crane, 1 Little Stint adult with Dunlin floods, 6 Dunlin, 50 Carrion Crow, 8 Sky Lark, 2 Common Chiffchaff, 3 Wren, 2 Blackbird, 8 Robin, 3 Pied Wagtail, 19 Meadow Pipit, 17 Linnet, 2 Bullfinch, 10 Reed Bunting.