Article Index

30/09/2013 Steve Hiner (Natural England) 1 Marsh Harrier immature male Goole Moor, 1 Eurasian Sparrowhawk male floods, 1 Common Kestrel, 1 Hobby N end Crowle Moor, 15 Common Crane Goole Fields (watching 12 on ground then 3 flew in from west), 1 Yellow Wagtail W side, 21 Meadow Pipit W side. Also a Fox.

30/09/2013 Bryan Wainwright. 280 Pink-footed Goose, 20 Greylag Goose, 6 Eurasian Wigeon, 1 Gadwall, 430 Eurasian Teal, 100 Mallard, 36 Shoveler, 1 Tufted Duck, 8 Common Pheasant, 3 Marsh Harrier 2 juveniles and an adult female, 1 Common Buzzard, 2 Common Kestrel, 3 Peregrine Falcon second year female on floods chasing Teal and an adult pair flew over going E, 12 Common Crane, 1 Little Stint adult flew by as I watched Peregrine pair, 8 Common Snipe many young birds with shorter bills, 55 Lesser Black-backed Gull, 84 Wood Pigeon, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker Inkle Moor 15 Magpie, 12 Eurasian Jay, 16 Carrion Crow, 5 Blue Tit, 10 Great Tit, 1 Willow Tit Inkle Moor 57 Sky Lark fields S of Crowle Moor, 5 Barn Swallow, 18 Long-tailed Tit, 6 Common Chiffchaff, 25 Wren, 2 Blackbird, 1 Song Thrush, 29 Robin, 6 Dunnock, 1 Grey Wagtail calling over Chadwick's Field going W, 3 Pied Wagtail, 17 Meadow Pipit, 15 Common Chaffinch, 2 Greenfinch, 10 Goldfinch, 1 Siskin, 4 Linnet, 10 Bullfinch, 4 Yellowhammer, 21 Reed Bunting. Also dead Common Shrew on road GB.

29/09/2013 Rob Watson. 250 Eurasian Teal WPS mainly, 10 Shoveler, 3 Marsh Harrier cream-crowns, 1 Common Buzzard, 2 Common Kestrel, 12 Common Crane, 2 Eurasian Jay, 2 Common Stonechat males, 2 Linnet, 4 Reed Bunting. Also roaring Red Deer, Small Copper.

29/09/2013 Bryan Wainwright, Bill Priesley, Richard Sprakes, Jim Snowdon, Dave Hursthouse. 90 Pink-footed Goose, 300 Greylag Goose, 100 Greater Canada Goose, 8 Eurasian Wigeon, 3 Gadwall, 160 Eurasian Teal, 250 Mallard, 1 Pintail female type, 60 Shoveler, 5 Tufted Duck, 11 Common Pheasant, 1 Great Cormorant W over Will Pits Scrape, 8 Marsh Harrier in air at once (DH) inc. adult and immature male, female and 2 juveniles, 1 Eurasian Sparrowhawk female, 7 Common Buzzard, 1OSPREY immature WHP only (his 200 species for Thorne Moors) S at 10.20 over W side, 3 Common Kestrel, 2 Peregrine Falcon juvenile female caught feral pigeon but released due to crows GM, juvenile male Top House Farm, 1 Moorhen, 14 Common Crane, 3 Ringed Plover, 30 European Golden Plover, 58 Northern Lapwing, 5 Dunlin, 1 Ruff juvenile, 12 Common Snipe, 4 Common Gull gulls fields before Creyke's gate but flew before all assessed, 20 Lesser Black-backed Gull, 1 Yellow-legged Gull, 1 Herring Gull, 1 Great Black-backed Gull, 800 Black-headed Gull, 30 Wood Pigeon, 6 Collared Dove, 2 Magpie, 6 Eurasian Jay, 3 Western Jackdaw W over Will Pits Scrape, 70 Carrion Crow, 3 Blue Tit, 2 Great Tit, 1 Coal Tit Will Pits Scrape, 85 Sky Lark 35 W over Will Pits Scrape and 50 Creyke's fields, 2 Barn Swallow, 2 Long-tailed Tit, 1 Common Chiffchaff, 4 Wren, 6 Robin, 2 Pied Wagtail, 6 Meadow Pipit, 6 Common Chaffinch, 10 Greenfinch, 6 Goldfinch, 10 Siskin, 50 Linnet, 2 Bullfinch, 1 Yellowhammer, 8 Reed Bunting. Also 8 Red Deer (7 female 1 male) Goole Moor, 1 Roe Deer and an adult Common Frog WPS.

28/09/2013 Richard Sprakes. 20 Pink-footed Goose, 500 Greylag Goose, 1 MANDARIN DUCK male Will Pits Scrape A NEW SPECIES FOR THORNE MOORS, 6 Eurasian Wigeon, 1 Gadwall, 400 Eurasian Teal, 200 Mallard, 1 Pintail female type, 65 Shoveler, 5 Tufted Duck, 3 Great Cormorant, 6 Marsh Harrier, 4 Common Buzzard, 1 Peregrine Falcon juvenile male, 2 Water Rail, 15 Common Crane A NEW RECORD COUNT FOR THORNE MOORS, 3 Ringed Plover, 65 Northern Lapwing, 4 Dunlin, 4 Common Snipe, 1 Coal Tit, 1 Willow Tit, 8 Barn Swallow, 6 Common Chiffchaff, 1 Common Whitethroat, 6 Song Thrush, 2 Common Stonechat a pair, 15 Siskin. Also a Hare W side.

27/09/2013 Paul Adams. 46 Pink-footed Goose Joint Axholme line dis. 25 Greylag Goose Joint Axholme line dis. 2 Eurasian Sparrowhawk old Swinefleet mill, 1 Common Buzzard old Swinefleet mill, 1 Little Owl Joint Axholme line dis.

27/09/2013 Bryan Wainwright. 168 Pink-footed Goose 1000 Acre floods, 371 Greylag Goose, 100 Greater Canada Goose, 19 Eurasian Wigeon, 228 Eurasian Teal, 152 Mallard, 1 Pintail female type off floods W, 38 Shoveler, 5 Tufted Duck, 16 Common Pheasant 2 Marsh Harrier cream-crown and male, 2 Common Kestrel, 1 Water Rail heard MDM, 3 Common Crane 2 adults and juvenile over Goole Fields circled to Goole Moor, 4 European Golden Plover over W, 2 Dunlin, 10 Common Snipe, 1200 Lesser Black-backed Gull of 1380 large gulls over most identified were this, 1 Great Black-backed Gull on floods with lots of Lesser, 59 Black-headed Gull, 30 Wood Pigeon, 1 Barn Owl by Creyke's gate before sunrise along moor edge S, 5 Magpie, 1 Eurasian Jay, 20 Carrion Crow, 4 Blue Tit, 2 Great Tit, 1 Willow Tit heard near Swinefleet gate, 2 Sky Lark over, 4 Long-tailed Tit, 2 Common Chiffchaff, 7 Wren, 2 Blackbird, 6 Robin, 6 Pied Wagtail, 14 Meadow Pipit, 8 Common Chaffinch, 23 Goldfinch, 2 Linnet, 4 Bullfinch, 2 Yellowhammer. 11 Reed Bunting. Also 4 Roe Deer and Red Deer heard bellowing.

26/09/2013 Steve Hiner (Natural England) 26 Eurasian Teal, 2 Mallard, 1 Little Grebe Will Pits Scrape, 1 Marsh Harrier female, 1 Eurasian Sparrowhawk, 2 Common Buzzard Green Belt, 1 Common Kestrel, 3 Common Crane Blackwater Dike, 200 Wood Pigeon, 1 Tawny Owl Will Pits, 1 Common Kingfisher heard then seen Green Belt Scrape, 2 Magpie, 1 Eurasian Jay, 2 Blue Tit, 1 Wren, 1 Robin, 1 Dunnock, 29 Meadow Pipit, 3 Common Chaffinch, 3 Siskin, 2 Linnet, 2 Bullfinch Canals, 1 Reed Bunting. Also 12 Common Lizard at Angle Drain on Pony Bridge Marsh, 1 female Adder Green Belt and a Small Copper. 

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Common Lizard zootoca vivipara (Steve Hiner 2013). 

26/09/2013 Bryan Wainwright. 200 Pink-footed Goose 1000 Acre floods, 37 Greylag Goose, 6 Eurasian Wigeon, 170 Eurasian Teal, 31 Mallard, 37 Shoveler, 5 Tufted Duck, 1 Little Grebe Will Pits Scrape, 1 Marsh Harrier, 1 Common Buzzard, 2 Northern Lapwing, 1 Common Snipe, 3 Magpie, 30 Carrion Crow, 1 Common Chiffchaff, 1 Wren, 3 Robin, 4 Meadow Pipit, 3 Reed Bunting. Also 5 Common Lizard at NE shed. 

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Common Lizard (Bryan Wainwright 2013). 

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Common Lizard (Bryan Wainwright 2013). 


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While I was taking Common Lizard photos this, Black Darter, landed on my hand (Bryan Wainwright 2013). 

25/09/2013 Bryan Wainwright. 90 Pink-footed Goose off 1000 Acre to Goole Fields, 147 Greylag Goose, 21 Eurasian Wigeon, 235 Eurasian Teal, 40 Mallard, 48 Shoveler, 12 Tufted Duck Will Pits Scrape, 1 COMMON SCOTER (2nd record for Thorne Moors) 2nd year male Will Pits Scrape 10.35 and still there when I left 11.10, 30 Common Pheasant, 3 Marsh Harrier male and 2 juveniles, 1 Common Buzzard, 1 Common Kestrel, 4 Ringed Plover W side floods, 1 Dunlin, 21 Common Snipe, 1 Black-headed Gull, 18 Stock Dove, 30 Wood Pigeon, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 3 Magpie, 1 Eurasian Jay, 10 Carrion Crow, 5 Barn Swallow, 2 Common Chiffchaff, 6 Wren, 6 Robin, 1 Dunnock, 1 Pied Wagtail, 43 Meadow Pipit, 200 Goldfinch (J. Hincliffe), 6 Reed Bunting. Also a roe Deer.

24/09/2013 Tom Lowe & colleagues Goole Fields & reservoir. Please note Goole Fields (and the small reservoir) are private and there is security on at the wind farm, please do not go there without permission from the landowner/s. 700 Pink-footed Goose Goole Fields went NE to roost (Blacktoft?), 1 Common Pochard female, 6 Tufted Duck, 1 GREATER SCAUP female type (2nd record for Thorne Moors the first being in 1839), 

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GREATER SCAUP (Tom Lowe 2013). 

350 Lesser Black-backed Gull, 25 Yellow-legged Gull, 1 CASPIAN GULL adult with other gulls (Mike Hoit).

22/09/2013 Rob Broch. 100 Pink-footed Goose E (2 skeins 70 & 30), 2 Marsh Harrier, 1 Common Buzzard, 1 Water Rail calling Will Pits Scrape, 1 Tawny Owl calling Will Pits, 3 Common Chiffchaff 1 Willow Warbler 2 Blackcap 4 Tree Sparrow Crowle car park.

22/09/2013 Richard Sprakes. 200 Eurasian Teal, 150 Mallard, 1 Pintail female type, 6 Grey Partridge fields W end Jone's Cable, 3 Marsh Harrier, 2 Eurasian Sparrowhawk, 8 Common Buzzard, 4 Common Kestrel, 1 Peregrine Falcon male, 40 Northern Lapwing, 2 Eurasian Curlew, 20 Lesser Black-backed Gull, 120 Great Black-backed Gull, 1 Tawny Owl flushed Will Pits, 196 Barn Swallow going S, 6 Willow Warbler, 1 Grey Wagtail, 3 Siskin.

22/09/2013 Rob Watson. 50 Greylag Goose, 400 Eurasian Teal, 3 Marsh Harrier 2 males & juvenile, 

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Marsh Harrier (Rob Watxon 2013). 

1 Eurasian Sparrowhawk, 1 Common Buzzard, 40 Northern Lapwing Will Pits Scrape, 1 Eurasian Jay, 2 Long-tailed Tit, 2 Common Chiffchaff singing Will Pits, 14 Common Starling, 1 Pied Wagtail, 4 Reed Bunting. Also: 1 Adder, 3 Common Lizard & Bog bush-cricket (photo) all Crowle Moors. Dragonflies: Migrant Hawker (f), Southern Hawker and Ruddy, Black & Common Darters. Butterflies: Comma, Peacock, Small Tortoiseshell & Speckled Wood. rw bbcricket.jpg





















 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Bog Bush Cricket (Rob Watson 2013). 

21/09/2013 Bryan Wainwright. 8 Greylag Goose, 1 Grey Partridge heard towards allotments, 2000 Lesser Black-backed Gull approximately most gulls were this species but distant coming from Humber heading SW (joint TM maximum with 1999), 1 Yellow-legged Gull adult on recreation ground, 2 Great Black-backed Gull of gulls close enough, 1 Common Chiffchaff singing, 1 Wren, 1 Blackbird, 1 Robin, 1 Dunnock, 14 Pied Wagtail on recreation ground, 30 Meadow Pipit pit tip, 5 Common Chaffinch, 5 Goldfinch, 4 Yellowhammer.

20/09/2013 Bryan Wainwright. 94 Pink-footed Goose W and many on 1000 Acre floods later, 2 Greylag Goose, 225 Eurasian Teal, 20 Mallard, 44 Shoveler on Will Pits Scrape, 3 Tufted Duck on Will Pits Scrape, 18 Common Pheasant, 1 Grey Heron, 4 Marsh Harrier adult male immature male adult female and juvenile, 1 Eurasian Sparrowhawk, 1 Common Buzzard 3 over Crowle Moor, 3 Common Kestrel, 1 Hobby adult on stump Northern Goole Moor, 1 Peregrine Falcon juvenile on stump former BH Gull colony W side, 4 Ringed Plover floods, 28 Northern Lapwing on Will Pits Scrape, 3 Dunlin floods, 2 Ruff juveniles floods, 21 Common Snipe 16 on Will Pits Scrape, 645 Lesser Black-backed Gull over moors going W am, 1 Yellow-legged Gull over moors going W am, 3 Stock Dove, 70 Wood Pigeon, 6 Collared Dove, 2 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 16 Magpie, 7 Eurasian Jay, 50 Carrion Crow, 11 Blue Tit, 10 Great Tit 2 Willow Tit 1 Calling Creyke's Gate 1 calling Bank Top Goole Moor, 1 Sky Lark, 60 Barn Swallow, 30 House Martin, 11 Common Chiffchaff, 1 Willow Warbler juvenile calling Lonesome Pine Tram, 24 Wren, 18 Common Starling Goole Fields, 3 Blackbird, 6 Mistle Thrush, 20 Robin, 3 Dunnock, 1 Yellow Wagtail, 1 Grey Wagtail at new sluice SW corner, 1 Pied Wagtail, 40 Meadow Pipit, 26 Common Chaffinch, 4 Greenfinch, 43 Goldfinch, 2 Siskin over calling, 16 Linnet, 4 Bullfinch, 9 Reed Bunting. Also 3 Grey Squirrels 1 each at Inkle Moor, Woodpecker Corner and Elmhirst Tram, 2 Roe Deer, 2 Rabbits and 1 dead Pygmy Shrew Collis's Tram. 1 Red Admiral and lots Speckled Woods. giant puffball 004.jpg





















 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Black-headed Gull juvenile remains from meal, blood was still wet. Suspect (fat looking) juvenile Peregrine I saw a couple of minutes before (Bryan Wainwright 2013). 


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Giant Puffball (Bryan Wainwright 2013). 

19/09/2013 Ian McDonald. 3 Marsh Harrier young birds, 2 Common Kestrel, 4 Common Snipe, 20 Barn Swallow app., 20 House Martin app.

19/09/2013 Bryan Wainwright. 58 Pink-footed Goose in fields N of Crowle Moor, 6 Greylag Goose, 245 Eurasian Teal, 80 Mallard, 10 Common Pheasant, 2 Marsh Harrier adult female and juvenile, 4 Common Buzzard 3 over Crowle Moor, 2 Common Kestrel, 1 Peregrine Falcon juvenile on former BH Gull colony W side, 10 Ringed Plover floods, 90 Northern Lapwing Goole Fields, 9 Dunlin floods, 36 Common Snipe 20 on Will Pits Scrape, 39 Lesser Black-backed Gull, 1 Great Black-backed Gull, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 2 Magpie, 2 Eurasian Jay, 6 Carrion Crow, 2 Blue Tit, 33 Barn Swallow, 38 House Martin, 3 Common Chiffchaff, 2 Wren, 1 Blackbird, 4 Robin, 1 Pied Wagtail, 47 Meadow Pipit, 2 Goldfinch, 2 Linnet, 1 Bullfinch, 8 Reed Bunting. Also 4 Roe Deer, 2 female Red Deer Middle Moor and 1 Hare W side.

18/09/2013 Steve Hiner (Natural England) 53 Greylag Goose Woodside E, 82 Eurasian Teal 29 WPS 53 floods, 343 Mallard 205 WPS 138 floods, 1 Grey Heron fields E moors, 1 Marsh Harrier male, 1 Common Kestrel, 1 Ruff floods, 1 Jack Snipe flushed from Middle Moor Tram flew short way into Pony Bridge Marsh. 1 Stock Dove, 3 Great Tit, 38 Barn Swallow, 2 House Martin, 7 Long-tailed Tit, 1 Wren, 1 Blackbird, 1 Common Chaffinch. Also 1 Roe Deer female Crowle. Common Frog at Pony Bridge Wood and Common Lizard at NE shed. Small Tortoiseshell 1 Ne shed, Speckled Wood 1 PB Wood & 1 Cassons (see photo), Common Blue x 1 PB Wood. (see photo). 

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Speckled Wood (Steve Hiner 2013). 

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Common Blue (Steve Hiner 2013). 

 

17/09/2013 Steve Hiner (Natural England), Louise Eaton. 97 Eurasian Teal 29 WPS 53 floods, 120 Mallard 205 WPS 138 floods, 1 Marsh Harrier female, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1 Eurasian Jay, 29 Barn Swallow, 2 House Martin, 21 Yellow Wagtail W side floods. Also Common Shrew 1 Bank Top at Will Pits Scrape. Red Admiral 1 Will Pits.

16/09/2013 Steve Hiner (Natural England), Louise Eaton. 123 Eurasian Teal, 86 Mallard, 2 Marsh Harrier 1 immature 1 female, 1 Eurasian Sparrowhawk male being mobbed by 2 Crows Crowle, 1 Common Buzzard, 1 Hobby juvenile, 1 Moorhen Will Pits Scrape, 1 Common Snipe, 124 Lesser Black-backed Gull 59 Woodside 65 floods, 58 Barn Swallow SOM, 1 Song Thrush Will Pits, 12 Goldfinch, 2 Linnet, Also Roe Deer 1 male SOM & 2 females floods. 

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Hobby juvenile at former Black-headed Gull colony W side (Steve Hiner 2013). 

16/09/2013 Bryan Wainwright. 8 Greylag Goose, 290 Eurasian Teal, 80 Mallard, 1 Marsh Harrier juvenile, 1 Common Kestrel, 10 Ringed Plover Northern Goole Moor, 9 Dunlin Northern Goole Moor, 9 Lesser Black-backed Gull, 1 Herring Gull type, 14 Barn Swallow, 1 Pied Wagtail, 7 Meadow Pipit, 3 Greenfinch, 80 Goldfinch, 1 Linnet. Also female Red Deer Will Pits.

14/09/2013 Richard Sprakes. 400 Eurasian Teal, 300 Mallard, 1Pintail female, 69 Shoveler, 5 Marsh Harrier, 1 Eurasian Sparrowhawk, 3 Common Buzzard, 4 Common Kestrel, 1 Peregrine Falcon, 20 Common Snipe, 1 Ruff, 2 Green Sandpiper, 50 Lesser Black-backed Gull, 20 Herring Gull type, 2 Great Black-backed Gull, 150 Black-headed Gull, 3 Turtle Dove adult and 2 juveniles Green Belt, 130 Barn Swallow, 2 House Martin, 2 Common Chiffchaff, 6 Willow Warbler, 3 Common Whitethroat, 4 Common Stonechat, 1 Yellow Wagtail.

14/09/2013 Bev Baxter, Lucie Bernardova, Bryan Wainwright. Birds ringed Creyke's. 200 Greylag Goose, 9 Greater Canada Goose, 1 Marsh Harrier, 1 Common Snipe, 68 Lesser Black-backed Gull, 1 Tawny Owl heard, 1 Willow Tit caught, 4 Barn Swallow, 1 Common Chiffchaff caught, 3 Blackcap caught, 2 Common Whitethroat caught, 8 Meadow Pipit, 5 Common Chaffinch, 6 Greenfinch. Also 1 Hare. 

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Willow Tit (Bryan Wainwright 2013). 

 

12/09/2013 Rob Broch. 1 Ringed Plover, 2 Dunlin, 10 Common Snipe, 2 Turtle Dove together on wires between colliery area and Jone's Cable.

12/09/2013 Rob Watson. 400 Greylag Goose, 2 Marsh Harrier female and juvenile, 1 Common Kestrel, 2 Hobby N end, 4 Common Snipe, 10 Barn Swallow, 50 Common Starling Moorends, 1 Yellow Wagtail Middle Moor, 50 Meadow Pipit disturbed Shearburn & Pitts Drain, 2 Bullfinch.

12/09/2013 Bryan Wainwright. 400 Greylag Goose, 276 Eurasian Teal, 50 Mallard, 1 Marsh Harrier juvenile, 1 Eurasian Sparrowhawk male, 2 Common Buzzard, 1 Common Kestrel, 1 Hobby adult, 2 Peregrine Falcon adult female juvenile male, 2 Dunlin, 7 Common Snipe, 1 Common Gull, 9 Lesser Black-backed Gull, 4 Wood Pigeon, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 6 Barn Swallow, 21 House Martin, 3 Robin, 6 Meadow Pipit, 1 Greenfinch, 79 Goldfinch.

10/09/2013 Bryan Wainwright. 350 Greylag Goose off moors to W fields, 98 Greater Canada Goose off moors to W fields, 512 Eurasian Teal, 120 Mallard, 8 Tufted Duck Will Pits Scrape, 1 Grey Heron, 1 Marsh Harrier juvenile, 1 Ringed Plover with gulls, 2 Dunlin floods, 5 Ruff floods, 28 Common Snipe mainly Will Pits Scrape, 1 Common Gull, 280 Lesser Black-backed Gull off W fields, 3 Yellow-legged Gull off W fields, 20 Stock Dove, 40 Wood Pigeon, 1 Magpie, 1 Eurasian Jay, 10 Carrion Crow, 1 Blue Tit, 2 Great Tit, 1 Willow Tit calling Will Pits Scrape, 3 Sky Lark, 34 Barn Swallow heading W, 39 House Martin heading W, 1 Common Chiffchaff, 2 Blackcap, 2 Wren, 3 Robin, 1 Yellow Wagtail, 3 Pied Wagtail, 40 Meadow Pipit, 6 Common Chaffinch, 5 Goldfinch, 2 Linnet, 6 Bullfinch, 9 Reed Bunting. Also 4 Red Deer (2 male and 2 female) fields N of Crowle Moor.

10/09/2013 Steve Hiner (Natural England) 412 Eurasian Teal floods, 233 Mallard floods, 2 Marsh Harrier female and juvenile floods, 1 Common Kestrel W side, 2 Ruff floods, 4 Great Black-backed Gull floods, 22 Yellow Wagtail W side came down with rain. 17 Pied Wagtail W side floods, 32 Goldfinch road at Will Pits. Also 3 Brown Hare.

09/09/2013 Steve Hiner (Natural England) 495 Greylag Goose 1000 Acre floods, 50 Eurasian Teal 1001 Acre floods and Will Pits Scrape, 438 Mallard floods mainly, 2 Marsh Harrier female and juvenile being hassled by 2 Crows, 1 Common Buzzard Creyke's, 1 Common Kestrel Creyke's, 19 Northern Lapwing Will Pits Scrape, 62 Common Snipe Will Pits Scrape, 2 Common Sandpiperfloods, 12 Barn Swallow Creyke's, 1 Blackcap male NE shed. 1 Wren, 8 Pied Wagtail W side floods, 23 Goldfinch road at Will Pits, 5 Linnet Creyke's. Also a Common Shrew Bank Top Will Pits Scrape. Common Lizard 3 this years young NE shed.

09/09/2013 Bryan Wainwright. 208 Greylag Goose, 1 Eurasian Wigeon, 212 Eurasian Teal, 71 Mallard, 9 Shoveler, 10 Common Pheasant, 4 Marsh Harrier 3 juveniles 1 adult male, 2 Common Buzzard over PBW and ca, 3 Common Kestrel, 1 Hobby, 1 Ringed Plover, 2 Dunlin, 1 Ruff, 12 Common Snipe, 48 Lesser Black-backed Gull, 3 Black-headed Gull, 18 Wood Pigeon, 19 Collared Dove 15 in stubble field behind colliery rest Creyke's crossing, 5 Turtle Dove together on wires between colliery area and Jone's Cable, 1 Common Cuckoo juvenile first at E Boundary Tram then Middle Moor, 7 Magpie, 4 Eurasian Jay, p Carrion Crow, 4 Blue Tit, 7 Great Tit, 3 Willow Tit 2 flying in flock colliery area other calling Elmhirst Tram, 103 Barn Swallow, 2 House Martin, 10 Long-tailed Tit, 15 Common Chiffchaff S half of moors, 8 Willow Warbler S half of moors, 1 Blackcap browncap S half of moors, 1 Garden Warbler Elmhirst Tram, 1 Lesser Whitethroat Elmhirst Tram, 17 Common Whitethroat S half of moors, 1 Reed Warbler SW edge drain, 10 Wren, 3 Blackbird, 1 Mistle Thrush, 1 Spotted Flycatcher Elmhirst Tram, 10 Robin, 4 Common Stonechat male female and juvenile platform MM and juvenile road, 5 Dunnock, 17 Pied Wagtail, 32 Meadow Pipit, 38 Common Chaffinch, 4 Goldfinch, 5 Linnet, 4 Bullfinch, 7 Yellowhammer, 12 Reed Bunting. Also 2 Roe Deer and 2 Hares.

08/09/2013 Rob Watson. 2 Little Grebe Will Pits Scrape, 1 Green Sandpiper Blackwater Dike at Will Pits.

08/09/2013 Bryan Wainwright. 1 Common Gull Recreation Ground, 3 Lesser Black-backed Gull Recreation Ground, 2 Yellow-legged Gull Recreation Ground, 4 Wood Pigeon, 1 Magpie, 1 Eurasian Jay, 1 Blue Tit, 2 Great Tit, 1 Willow Tit heard, 5 Barn Swallow, 2 Common Chiffchaff singing, 1 Common Whitethroat, 1 Eurasian Treecreeper, 3 Wren, 3 Blackbird, 8 Robin, 2 Dunnock, 2 Pied Wagtail, 1 Meadow Pipit, 3 Common Chaffinch, 11 Greenfinch, 8 Goldfinch, 1 Bullfinch, 1 Yellowhammer.

07/09/2013 Bryan Wainwright. 28 Greylag Goose, 640 Eurasian Teal, 260 Mallard, 1 Common Pheasant, 1 Little Grebe, 3 Marsh Harrier cream-crown and 2 immature males, 2 Eurasian Sparrowhawk, 2 Common Buzzard over Pony Bridge Wood, 2 Common Kestrel, 1 Hobby adult, 1 Peregrine Falcon adult male W side, 2 Ringed Plover main floods, 3 Little Stint all juveniles on main floods, 2 Ruff main floods, 40 Common Snipe 31 together on Will Pits Scrape, 5 Common Gull fields N of track to Creyke's gate as were all gull, 135 Lesser Black-backed Gull, 6 Yellow-legged Gull adults, 180 Black-headed Gull, 1 Stock Dove, 8 Wood Pigeon, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 2 Magpie, 50 Carrion Crow, 1 Blue Tit, 3 Great Tit, 2 Willow Tit calling and moving along new Crowle PRoW, 1 Sky Lark, 6 Sand Martin, 34 Barn Swallow, 16 House Martin, 4 Long-tailed Tit, 3 Robin, 1 Tree Sparrow calling flew from Swinefleet gate to Will Pits Scrape, 2 Yellow Wagtail, 3 Pied Wagtail, 12 Meadow Pipit, 6 Greenfinch, 5 Goldfinch, 2 Linnet, 3 Reed Bunting. Also small female Adder just over bailey bridge Crowle Moor.

05/09/2013 Rob Broch. 1 Garganey eclipse male Goole Moor Tram.

04/09/2013 Tom Lowe. 530 Mallard from E fields to moors, 9 Marsh Harrier 3 males 1 female and 5 juveniles Goole Fields, 2 Hobby adult and juvenile, 1 Mediterranean Gull juvenile W fields with BH Gulls, 910 Lesser Black-backed Gull over half fields NE of moors near small reservoir rest W side moors, 24 Yellow-legged Gull with above (a record number for Thorne Moors), 1CASPIAN GULL adult NW side (3rd for Thorne Moors). 5 Herring Gull, 2 Great Black-backed Gull, few Black-headed Gull, 1Short-eared Owl 2 fields N of moors.

04/09/2013 Bev Baxter, Lucie Bernardova, birds ringed Creyke's. 6 Common Chiffchaff, 5 Willow Warbler, 8 Blackcap, 3 Common Whitethroat, 1 Spotted Flycatcher, 2 Robin.

04/09/2013 Steve Hiner (Natural England) 623 Greylag Goose Will Pits Scrape, 129 Mallard Will Pits Scrape, 1 Common Kestrel female W side. Adder 1 last years young (brick red) NE compound gates, Common Lizard 1 this years young Limestone Road @ Green Belt & 1 adult Angle Drain boardwalk. Comma 6 Angle Drain (see photo), Green Tiger Beetle lots Angle Drain (see photo). 

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Comma Polygonia c-album (Steve Hiner 2013). 

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Green Tiger Beetle Cicindela campestris (Steve Hiner 2013). 

 

03/09/2013 Tom Lowe. 380 Lesser Black-backed Gull fields NE of moors near small reservoir, 14 Yellow-legged Gull with above (a record number for Thorne Moors), 1 CASPIAN GULL juvenile with above (2nd for Thorne Moors).

03/09/2013 Steve Hiner (Natural England) 442 Greylag Goose Will Pits Scrape, 93 Eurasian Teal, 270 Mallard, 1 Common Buzzard Paraffin, 1 Common Kestrel male W side, 2 Willow Tit Will Pits Scrape. Roe Deer 1 female Bank Top, x 1 female and grown up twins W end Goole Moor Tram. Common Lizard 1 this years young NE shed wood pile.

02/09/2013 Steve Hiner (Natural England) 37+ Eurasian Teal floods, 200+ Mallard floods, 2 Red-legged Partridge Goole Moor, 1 Marsh Harrier immature W side, 1 Common Buzzard, 1 Common Kestrel female W side, 1 Hobby adult feeding dragonflies Paraffin, 1 Peregrine Falcon male W side, 1 Ruff S Goole Moor Tram, 1 Common Snipe W side, 1 Lesser Black-backed Gull, 17 Barn Swallow, 2 Yellow Wagtail, 7 Pied Wagtail W side, 2 Linnet a pair Goole Moor. Water Vole 1 W end Blackwater Dike, Roe Deer 1 with single straight antler (usual animal in this area seen several times before) Creykes Gate area. Adder 1 this years young W end Blackwater Dike Common Lizard 3.

02/09/2013 Bryan Wainwright. 142 Greylag Goose from moors to fields to W, 57 Greater Canada Goose from moors to fields to W, 90 Eurasian Teal, 20 Mallard, 2 Marsh Harrier cream-crowns, 2 Common Kestrel 1 Hobby briefly chased a Swallow on W side, 12 Lesser Black-backed Gull also 1 morbund which died shortly after taken into care, 2 Stock Dove, 3 Magpie, 2 Eurasian Jay, 2 Blue Tit, 1 Great Tit, 2 Willow Tit in mixed flock and calling colliery area, 2 Sky Lark, 22 Barn Swallow, 2 Long-tailed Tit, 1 Willow Warbler, 1 Common Whitethroat, 1 Blackbird, 8 Pied Wagtail, 9 Meadow Pipit, 2 Common Chaffinch, 2 Greenfinch, 27 Goldfinch, 2 Linnet, 4 Reed Bunting. 

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Ichneumon fly Amblyteles armatorius (Bryan Wainwright 2013).