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THORNE MOORS BIRDING BLOG 2013

 Dirk Rigby 31/12/2013 (garden feeder photos Creyke's Sidings). Willow Tit 2, Treecreeper 1. 

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Willow Tit (Dirk Rigby 2013). 

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 Treecreeper (Dirk Rigby 2013). 


28/12/2013 Robert Watson. 1 Whooper Swan Will Pits Scrape, 

 


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Whooper Swan (Rob Watson 2013). 

4 Greylag Goose, 1 Goldeneye female Will Pits Scrape, 13 Goosander 9 males Will Pits Scrape, 1 Marsh Harrier cream-crown and female.

25/12/2013 John Durrant, NW edge. 1 male and 9 female Red Deer with some young in a clearing between Collis's and Elmhirst Tram.

24/12/2013 Steve Hiner (Natural England) 1 Marsh Harrier male, 1 Kestrel, 1 Great Grey Shrike Middle Moor, 1 Stonechat road, 2 Linnet.

22/12/2013 John Durrant, NW edge. 35 Teal, 2 Goldcrest, 8 Great Tit, 15 Long-tailed Tit, 1 Treecreeper.

22/12/2013 Bryan P Wainwright. 2 Greylag Goose, 1 Gadwall, 60 Teal, 188 Mallard, 1 Goldeneye female Will Pits Scrape, 6 Goosander 4 male Will Pits Scrape, 1 Snipe, 3 Herring Gull, 2 Great Black-backed Gull, 1 Black-headed Gull, 4 Stock Dove, 4 Great Tit, 4 Long-tailed Tit, 1 Treecreeper, 22 Blackbird, 18 Fieldfare, 1 Song Thrush, 4 Redwing, 2 Robin, 1 Dunnock, 1 Meadow Pipit, 4 Chaffinch, 3 Greenfinch, 8 Goldfinch, 10 Bullfinch, 2 Yellowhammer, 13 Reed Bunting. Also 1 Roe Deer.

20/12/2013 Robert Watson. 1 Goldeneye female Will Pits Scrape, 11 Goosander 7 males Will Pits Scrape, 1 Marsh Harrier female, 1 Hen Harrier male Goole Moor going E, 40 Fieldfare Crowle, 4 Stonechat 2 pair floods, 2 Bullfinch a pair Will Pits.

20/12/2013 Bryan P Wainwright, John Durrant (in part). 2 Greylag Goose, 10 Pheasant, 1 Kestrel, 10 Black-headed Gull, 2 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 3 Magpie, 2 Jay, 2 Blue Tit, 5 Great Tit, 2 Coal Tit Inkle Moor, 1 Willow Tit Inkle Moor, 4 Long-tailed Tit, 6 Wren, 2 Starling, 23 Blackbird, 80 Fieldfare, 45 Redwing, 1 Robin, 2 Dunnock, 2 Chaffinch, 40 Goldfinch, 4 Bullfinch, 2 Reed Bunting.

19/12/2013 John Durrant. 7 Snipe marshy area old colliery compound.

19/12/2013 Bryan P Wainwright, pm. 20 Teal, 150 Mallard, 10 Goosander 6 males, 2 Marsh Harrier cream-crown and male, 1 Hen Harrier near adult male not one of the birds from 16th, 1 Kestrel, 1 Sparrowhawk male Will Pits Scrape, 1 Moorhen to moors roost, 43 Herring Gull, 120 Great Black-backed Gull to moors roost, 40 Carrion Crow to moors roost, 4 Blackbird, 1 Common Redpoll Will Pits Scrape, 2 Bullfinch. Also 3 Roe Deer and 1 Hare.

18/12/2013 John Durrant, NW edge. 10 Whooper Swan S along W edge am, 80 Teal, 45 Mallard, 15 Pheasant, 1 Peregrine chasing ducks.

17/12/2013 Peter Hinks, Brian Smith. 40 Teal, 70 Mallard, 6 Shoveler, 4 Goosander, 4 Marsh Harrier 2 male & 2 female, 1 Great Grey Shrike flew SE from Paraffin Cuttings, 1 Jay, 1 Stonechat flooded workings, 4 Bullfinch Will Pits, 4 Yellowhammer Red House Farm.

17/12/2013 Martin Warne. 4 Goosander 1 male 3 female, 2 Marsh Harrier cream-crowns Shoulder o' Mutton, 1 Hen Harrier adult male Goole Moor to Crowle Moor, 2 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1 Jay, 1 Willow Tit, 6 Long-tailed Tit, 3 Redwing, 3 Stonechat 2 males & female Fison's Road, 2 Goldfinch, 2 Lesser Redpoll, 2 Bullfinch females, 5 Reed Bunting. Also 3 Roe Deer.

16/12/2013 Steve Hiner (Natural England) and 2 volunteers. 1 Hen Harrier immature male Goole Moor, 1 Buzzard fields E of moors, 1 Peregrine male W side floods, 17 Great Black-backed Gull floods, 1 Great Grey Shrike Middle Moor, 2 Willow Tit Swinefleet gate, 7 Blackbird, 1 Robin, 12 Meadow Pipit W side floods, 32 Goldfinch Swinefleet gate. Also 8 Red Deer Pony Bridge Wood.

16/12/2013 Bryan P Wainwright, pm (in part with SH & vols). 6 Gadwall, 20 Teal, 158 Mallard, 1 Goldeneye female Will Pits Scrape, 1 Marsh Harrier female floods, 2 Hen Harrier adult male at Paraffin (spotted by Ian MacDonald, also Helen Kirk & 2 others) immature male E over floods later, 2 Kestrel 1 with Field Vole on farm track to Creyke's gate, 2 Snipe flushed by adult male Hen Harrier at Paraffin, 5 Great Black-backed Gull on water Woodside, 1 Great Grey Shrike 1000 Acre where it had just killed and decapitated a male Reed Bunting and stuck it in fork of a willow bush, 1 Stonechat female road, 1 Tree Sparrow Creyke's Crossing, 1 Reed Bunting in shrike larder. 

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Great Grey Shrike (Bryan Wainwright 2013). 

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Reed Bunting (decapitated) in Great Grey Shrike larder (Bryan Wainwright 2013). 

Also 2 Roe Deer.

16/12/2013 Bryan P Wainwright, am pit tip. 2 Common Gull, 20 Herring Gull, 49 Great Black-backed Gull, 78 Black-headed Gull, 30 Woodpigeon, 3 Great Tit, 2 Wren, 16 Blackbird, 66 Fieldfare, 25 Redwing, 1 Mistle Thrush, 2 Robin, 1 Meadow Pipit, 39 Chaffinch, 12 Greenfinch, 3 Goldfinch, 1 Bullfinch.

15/12/2013 Bryan P Wainwright, pm pit tip. 21 Herring Gull to moors roost from W, 35 Great Black-backed Gull to moors roost from W, 1 Black-headed Gull, 3 Magpie, 21 Blackbird, 317 Fieldfare, 1 Song Thrush, 69 Redwing, 84 Chaffinch, 6 Greenfinch, 6 Goldfinch.

15/12/2013 Bryan P Wainwright, Bill Priestley, John Durrant. WEBS. 40 Pink-footed Goose towards moors from W fields, 38 Greylag Goose, 2 Wigeon Will Pits Scrape, 4 Gadwall Will Pits Scrape, 107 Teal mainly Will Pits Scrape, 270 Mallard mainly Will Pits Scrape, 4 Shoveler Will Pits Scrape, 2 Tufted Duck Will Pits Scrape, 1 Goldeneye female Will Pits Scrape, 3 Goosander 2 males & female Will Pits Scrape, 2 Marsh Harrier immature male and 1st-winter,, 2 Kestrel, 1 Water Rail, 2 Moorhen, 60 Lapwing, 1 Common Gull, 33 Herring Gull from moors roost on main floods W, 311 Great Black-backed Gull from moors roost on main floods W, 30 Black-headed Gull, 10 Stock Dove, 50 Woodpigeon, 2 Collared Dove, 2 Jay, 14 Carrion Crow, 1 Goldcrest, 6 Blue Tit, 4 Great Tit, 1 Coal Tit, 2 Willow Tit Will Pits with tit flock, 20 Long-tailed Tit, 1 Treecreeper Will Pits with tit flock, 6 Wren, 3 Starling, 15 Blackbird, 8 Fieldfare, 4 Redwing, 3 Robin, 4 Stonechat 2 pair road, 2 Dunnock, 1 Pied Wagtail, 3 Chaffinch, 6 Goldfinch, 70 Linnet fields before Creyke's, 6 Lesser Redpoll, 4 Bullfinch, 8 Reed Bunting. Also 2 Roe Deer.

14/12/2013 Bryan P Wainwright. 44 Pink-footed Goose going E, 2 Greylag Goose, 9 Gadwall, 53 Teal, 155 Mallard, 5 Shoveler, 1 Goldeneye female Will Pits Scrape, 6 Goosander 2 males & 4 female Will Pits Scrape, 1 Buzzard, 1 Merlin male off floods W side to moor edge just N of Alders, 1 Water Rail, 4 Moorhen, 1 Lapwing, 1 Common Gull, 3 Herring Gull, 1 Great Black-backed Gull, 7 Black-headed Gull, 60 Woodpigeon, 6 Collared Dove, 2 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 2 Magpie, 3 Jay, 50 Carrion Crow, 3 Blue Tit, 3 Great Tit, 2 Willow Tit Inkle Moor and Bell's, 12 Long-tailed Tit, 17 Wren, 3 Starling, 20 Blackbird, 28 Fieldfare, 40 Redwing, 1 Mistle Thrush, 6 Robin, 6 Dunnock, 1 Pied Wagtail, 2 Meadow Pipit, 4 Chaffinch, 1 Greenfinch, 28 Goldfinch, 2 Lesser Redpoll, 4 Bullfinch, 1 Yellowhammer, 10 Reed Bunting. Also 2 Roe Deer.

13/12/2013 Steve Hiner (Natural England) and 2 volunteers. 2 Whooper Swan Will Pits Scrape, 239 Teal Will Pits Scrape, 125 Mallard Will Pits Scrape, 2 Pintail female type Will Pits Scrape, 1 Buzzard Pony Bridge Wood, 1 Magpie, 1 Goldcrest Pony Bridge Wood, 5 Blue Tit, 2 Great Tit, 32 Long-tailed Tit Pony Bridge Wood, 5 Blackbird, 69 Fieldfare, 1 Robin, 12 Chaffinch, 12 Goldfinch. Also 5 Red Deer Pony Bridge Wood.

13/12/2013 Bryan P Wainwright colliery area am. 3 Kestrel, 1 Woodcock, 104 Herring Gull, 26 Great Black-backed Gull, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1 Magpie, 1 Jay, 4 Carrion Crow, 2 Blue Tit, 2 Great Tit, 1 Willow Tit, 2 Long-tailed Tit, 6 Wren, 50 Starling, 30 Blackbird, 56 Fieldfare, 2 Song Thrush, 22 Redwing, 3 Robin, 6 Meadow Pipit, 78 Chaffinch, 14 Greenfinch, 4 Goldfinch, 1 Linnet, 1 Lesser Redpoll, 3 Bullfinch, 5 Reed Bunting.

09/12/2013 John Durrant. 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker Inkle Moor. Also Stoat chasing Rabbits Chadwick's Field near Inkle Flats.

09/12/2013 Bryan P Wainwright colliery area am. 4 Mallard, 139 Herring Gull, 27 Great Black-backed Gull, 2 Black-headed Gull, 12 Woodpigeon, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 2 Magpie, 1 Jay, 8 Carrion Crow, 7 Blue Tit, 5 Great Tit, 6 Long-tailed Tit, 1 Treecreeper, 5 Wren, 80 Starling, 53 Blackbird, 200 Fieldfare, 46 Redwing, 1 Mistle Thrush, 3 Robin, 4 Dunnock, 1 House Sparrow, 1 Pied Wagtail, 2 Meadow Pipit, 192 Chaffinch, 6 Greenfinch, 24 Goldfinch, 2 Siskin, 2 Linnet, 2 Lesser Redpoll, 3 Bullfinch, 5 Yellowhammer, 8 Reed Bunting. Also 2 Roe Deer.

08/12/2013 Martin Warne. 1 Goosander male Will Pits Scrape, 3 Marsh Harrier cream-crowns Goole Moor, 1 Buzzard, 2 Goldcrest, 1 Treecreeper Will Pits, 1 Coal Tit, 2 Willow Tit, 1 Pied Wagtail, 15 Redwing, 60 Goldfinch, 13 Lesser Redpoll, 3 Bullfinch. Also Grey Squirrel in Will Pits Wood feeding on Hawthorn berries, Roe Deer Crowle Moor.

08/12/2013 Bryan P Wainwright colliery area pm. 1 Grey Heron, 2 Kestrel, 9 Herring Gull, 20 Great Black-backed Gull, 3 Woodpigeon, 24 Blackbird, 106 Fieldfare, 8 Redwing, 12 Chaffinch, 1 Goldfinch.

07/12/2013 Jim Snowdon. 3 Marsh Harrier, 1 Hen Harrier male Inkle Moor, 2 Buzzard.

07/12/2013 James Hincliffe. 7 Whooper Swan S over Top House Farm.

07/12/2013 Bryan P Wainwright, Bill Priestley. 2 Wigeon, 102 Teal, 260 Mallard, 2 Shoveler, 1 Goldeneye female Will Pits Scrape, 1 Goosander male Will Pits Scrape, 3 Pheasant, 1 Sparrowhawk female Will Pits, 1 Kestrel, 1 Moorhen, 1 Snipe, 20 Common Gull, 11 Herring Gull, 24 Great Black-backed Gull, 50 Black-headed Gull, 32 Stock Dove 300 Woodpigeon, 2 Magpie, 2 Carrion Crow, 2 Blue Tit, 3 Great Tit, 2 Willow Tit calling Will Pits, 1 Skylark, 4 Wren, 20 Starling, 10 Blackbird, 200 Fieldfare, 1 Song Thrush, 4 Redwing, 1 Robin, 2 Dunnock, 2 Pied Wagtail, 1 Meadow Pipit, 10 Chaffinch, 32 Goldfinch, 2 Lesser Redpoll, 3 Reed Bunting. Also 10 Roe Deer and Grey Squirrel Will Pits.

06/12/2013 Bryan P Wainwright. 1 Gadwall, 44 Teal, 100 Mallard, 1 Shoveler, 1 Goldeneye female Will Pits Scrape, 14 Pheasant, 2 Kestrel, 1 Merlin female type chasing Skylark pit tip am, 1 Water Rail, 5 Moorhen, 3 Lapwing, 2 Snipe, 2 Common Gull, 161 Herring Gull, 56 Great Black-backed Gull, 22 Black-headed Gull, 18 Stock Dove 200 Woodpigeon, 4 Magpie, 1 Jay, 4 Carrion Crow, 1 Goldcrest, 4 Blue Tit, 12 Great Tit, 1 Skylark chased by Merlin but eascaped, 14 Long-tailed Tit, 40 Wren, 30 Starling, 45 Blackbird, 161 Fieldfare, 8 Redwing, 2 Robin, 2 Stonechat male and a female road, 6 Dunnock, 2 Pied Wagtail, 10 Meadow Pipit, 201 Chaffinch, 6 Greenfinch, 14 Goldfinch, 1 Linnet, 29 Lesser Redpoll, 6 Bullfinch, 22 Reed Bunting. Also Fox Chadwick's Field.

05/12/2013 Steve Hiner (Natural England). 1 Buzzard W of moors, 1 Kestrel, 22 Blackbird, 50 Fieldfare, 12 Chaffinch. Roe Deer 2 females New Moor, Red Deer 3 Bank Top & 5 Will Pits.

05/12/2013 James Hincliffe. 1 Treecreeper Creyke's crossing.

04/12/2013 Bryan P Wainwright. 8 Gadwall, 31 Teal, 295 Mallard, 2 Shoveler, 1 Goldeneye female Will Pits Scrape, 1 Peregrine immature female from W side, 4 Water Rail, 1 Lapwing, 7 Herring Gull, 1 Great Black-backed Gull, 3 Black-headed Gull, 3 Magpie, 10 Carrion Crow, 1 Goldcrest, 8 Blue Tit, 9 Great Tit, 1 Coal Tit Inkle Moor, 1 Willow Tit Inkle Moor, 26 Long-tailed Tit, 14 Wren, 25 Blackbird, 403 Fieldfare, 12 Redwing, 1 Mistle Thrush, 3 Robin, 3 Stonechat 2 males and a female road & Goole Moor, 3 Dunnock, 2 Pied Wagtail, 5 Meadow Pipit, 305 Chaffinch, 3 Greenfinch, 20 Goldfinch, 1 Lesser Redpoll, 6 Bullfinch, 1 Yellowhammer, 8 Reed Bunting. Also 6 Roe Deer.

01/12/2013 Robert Watson. 1 Pink-footed Goose lone bird circled moors midday calling before dropping onto 1000 acre floods, 2 Gadwall pair Will Pits Scrape, 60 Teal, 3 Shoveler, 1 Goldeneye female type Will Pits Scrape, 5 Goosander 3m 2fm, 2 Marsh Harrier hunting close together floods, 1 Kestrel, 2 Willow Tit, 1 Stonechat males.


29/11/2013 John Durrant. 7 Woodcock from fields S of moors to Casson's dusk.

28/11/2013 Bryan P Wainwright. 45 Teal, 122 Mallard, 1 Goldeneye female type Will Pits Scrape, 2 Goosander males Will Pits Scrape, 2 Marsh Harrier, 1 Sparrowhawk female, 1 Kestrel, 3 Water Rail, 4 Moorhen, 200+ Herring Gull to roost 1000 Acre floods, 82 Great Black-backed Gull to roost 1000 Acre floods, 24 Black-headed Gull, 30 Stock Dove, 320 Woodpigeon, 1 Magpie, 21 Carrion Crow, 2 Blue Tit, 10 Wren, 23 Blackbird, 360 Fieldfare, 8 Redwing, 4 Robin, 3 Stonechat male and 2 female types road, 8 Tree Sparrow Swinefleet gate, 1 Pied Wagtail, 4 Meadow Pipit, 4 Chaffinch, 5 Greenfinch, 48 Goldfinch, 1 Lesser Redpoll, 1 Bullfinch, 2 Yellowhammer, 7 Reed Bunting. Also 3 Roe Deer.

01/12/2013 John Durrant, Inkle Moor roost pm. 30 Blackbird, 500 Fieldfare, 70 Redwing.

30/11/2013 John Durrant. 30 Grey Partridge fields near Paraffin.

27/11/2013 Steve Hiner (Natural England), Louise Eaton. 1 Tawny Owl calling after dusk NE shed. Also Roe Deer 4 New Moor & 3 youngsters NNR shed track.

27/11/2013 Bryan P Wainwright. 9 Gadwall, 96 Teal, 130 Mallard, 2 Shoveler, 2 Goldeneye immature malle and female type Will Pits Scrape, 1 Marsh Harrier immature, 1 Buzzard, 1 Kestrel, 1 Peregrine adult male floods, 1 Moorhen, 2 Snipe flushed from Chadwick's Field, 1 Woodcock flushed from Chadwick's Field, 1 Common Gull, 23 Herring Gull, 11 Great Black-backed Gull, 1 Black-headed Gull, 2 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 6 Magpie, 2 Jay, 16 Carrion Crow, 5 Goldcrest, 6 Blue Tit, 11 Great Tit, 1 Coal Tit Pony Bridge Wood, 4 Willow Tit, 1 Skylark, 16 Long-tailed Tit, 32 Wren, 80 Starling, 34 Blackbird, 144 Fieldfare, 79 Redwing, 8 Robin, 2 Stonechat male and female road, 5 Dunnock, 6 Meadow Pipit, 125 Chaffinch, 8 Greenfinch, 14 Goldfinch, 2 Siskin, 8 Lesser Redpoll, 4 Bullfinch, 2 Yellowhammer, 21 Reed Bunting. Also Grey Squirrel Woodpecker Corner, 3 Roe Deer and Rabbits.

26/11/2013 Bryan P Wainwright, colliery area am. 12 Shoveler W, 1 Woodcock from bushes on pit tip, 5 Herring Gull, 1 Great Black-backed Gull, 3 Carrion Crow, 1 Blue Tit, 8 Long-tailed Tit, 2 Wren, 9 Blackbird, 115 Fieldfare, 9 Redwing, 4 Robin, 1 Dunnock, 168 Chaffinch, 8 Greenfinch, 2 Goldfinch, 1 Bullfinch, 2 Yellowhammer, 1 Reed Bunting.

26/11/2013 Steve Hiner (Natural England), Ernie Smith. 30 Mallard, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker NE shed, 49 Fieldfare, 1 Stonechat male platform. Also Roe Deer 1 female New Moor.

25/11/2013 Steve Hiner (Natural England) 250 Mallard, 4 Tufted Duck, 2 Goosander Will Pits Scrape, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker NE shed, 4 Long-tailed Tit, 22 Blackbird, 29 Goldfinch. Also Roe Deer 1 female Bank Top.

25/11/2013 Bryan P Wainwright. 13 Wigeon, 7 Gadwall, 38 Teal, 172 Mallard, 6 Shoveler, 1 Goosander female type Will Pits Scrape, 11 Pheasant, 1 Marsh Harrier, 1 Water Rail, 1 Common Gull, 122 Herring Gull from roost, 35 Great Black-backed Gull from roost, 6 Black-headed Gull, 3 Magpie, 1 Jay, 4 Carrion Crow, 1 Blue Tit, 6 Great Tit, 2 Willow Tit Bell's, 4 Long-tailed Tit, 17 Wren, 80 Starling, 34 Blackbird, 164 Fieldfare, 1 Song Thrush, 36 Redwing, 4 Robin, 1 Stonechat male road, 2 Dunnock, 1 Meadow Pipit, 203 Chaffinch, 1 Greenfinch, 49 Goldfinch, 5 Lesser Redpoll, 2 Bullfinch, 2 Yellowhammer, 9 Reed Bunting. Also 2 Roe Deer and a Water Shrew digging in moss at E end Collis's Tram.

25/11/2013 Tom Lowe. 1 Goldeneye female Goole Moor reservoir, 3 Marsh Harrier, 1 Great Grey Shrike Goole Moor 10.40.

24/11/2013 Bryan P Wainwright, colliery area. 1 Sparrowhawk, 1 Kestrel, 2 Common Gull, 18 Herring Gull, 9 Great Black-backed Gull, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 2 Magpie, 1 Blue Tit, 2 Great Tit, 1 Willow Tit, 16 Starling, 34 Blackbird, 70 Fieldfare, 78 Redwing, 1 Mistle Thrush, 1 Dunnock, 2 Meadow Pipit, 2 Chaffinch, 2 Greenfinch, 23 Goldfinch, 1 Bullfinch, 1 Yellowhammer, 1 Reed Bunting. Also a Grey Squirrel.

23/11/2013 Martin Warne. 69 Pink-footed Goose NW, 2 Goosander male and female Will Pits Scrape (4 females later), 6 Marsh Harrier at least 3 cream-crowns, 1 Kestrel, 2 Peregrine mobbing Marsh Harriers, 1 Short-eared Owl mobbed by Peregrines headed off towards Limberlost, 1 Jay, 2 Goldcrest, 1 Coal Tit, 1 Willow Tit, 6 Long-tailed Tit, 2 Redwing, 1 Stonechat male Blackwater Dike, 2 Reed Bunting. Also Water Shrew on limestone road E of Middle Moor Tram. 

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Water Shrew (Martin Warne 2013). 

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Water Shrew (Martin Warne 2013). 

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Water Shrew (Martin Warne 2013). 

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Water Shrew (Martin Warne 2013). 

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Water Shrew (Martin Warne 2013). 

22/11/2013 Rob Watson. 1 Common Goldeneye female type Will Pits Scrape, 1 Common Kestrel, 1 Woodcock Pony Bridge Tram, 1 Willow Tit one with mixed tit flock (Eastern Tram), 6 Fieldfare, 1 Common Stonechat male Mill Drain Marsh, 18 Reed Bunting one flock perched together in trees Will Pits Scrape.

22/11/2013 Bryan Wainwright. 6 Eurasian Teal, 92 Mallard, 1 Common Goldeneye female type Will Pits Scrape, 1 Goosander female type Will Pits Scrape, 1 Marsh Harrier female, 1 Eurasian Sparrowhawk female, 2 Common Kestrel, 1 Peregrine Falcon male W side, 1 Water Rail, 2 Moorhen, 4 Herring Gull, 5 Black-headed Gull, 38 Wood Pigeon, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker Will Pits, 1 Magpie, 5 Eurasian Jay, 3 Goldcrest, 2 Blue Tit, 5 Great Tit, 1 Sky Lark, 8 Long-tailed Tit, 36 Wren, 1 Common Starling, 48 Blackbird, 35 Fieldfare, 1 Song Thrush, 8 Redwing, 1 Mistle Thrush, 4 Robin, 5 Dunnock, 3 House Sparrow near houses, 1 Pied Wagtail, 8 Meadow Pipit, 5 Common Chaffinch, 10 Goldfinch, 4 Linnet, 2 Lesser Redpoll, 8 Bullfinch, 20 Reed Bunting. Also 2 Roe Deer and a dead Common Shrew on Goole Moor Tram.

20/11/2013 Bryan Wainwright. 11 Gadwall, 10 Eurasian Teal, 173 Mallard, 1 Shoveler, 1 Common Goldeneye female type Will Pits Scrape, 2 Goosander male & female Will Pits Scrape, 10 Common Pheasant, 1 Marsh Harrier female, 1 Hen Harrier adult male from S to W side floods at 15.45, 2 Common Kestrel, 1 Peregrine Falcon adult female on stump main floods, 3 Herring Gull, 6 Great Black-backed Gull, 12 Black-headed Gull, 40 Wood Pigeon, 2 Magpie, 1 Eurasian Jay, 26 Carrion Crow, 2 Blue Tit, 5 Great Tit, 9 Wren, 90 Common Starling, 30 Blackbird, 300+ Fieldfare, 20 Redwing, 4 Robin, 1 Common Stonechat female road, 2 Meadow Pipit, 56 Goldfinch, 4 Lesser Redpoll, 6 Bullfinch, 3 Reed Bunting. Also a Fox catching small mammal E side Paraffin area, 2 Roe Deer.

19/11/2013 Steve Hiner (Natural England) 1 Peregrine female W side, 1 Wren, 25 Blackbird, 92 Fieldfare, 1 Robin, 27 Goldfinch Will Pits.

19/11/2013 Bryan Wainwright. 3 Gadwall, 6 Eurasian Teal, 53 Mallard, 3 Shoveler, 1 Common Goldeneye female type Will Pits Scrape, 2 Goosander female types Will Pits Scrape, 1 Marsh Harrier immature, 1 Common Buzzard, 2 Common Kestrel, 2 Moorhen, 77 Northern Lapwing, 1 Woodcock flushed S end Limberlost Tram, 1 Common Gull, 46 Herring Gull, 49 Great Black-backed Gull, 3 Black-headed Gull, 30 Wood Pigeon, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker Inkle Moor, 5 Magpie, 1 Eurasian Jay, 26 Carrion Crow, 3 Goldcrest, 3 Blue Tit, 11 Great Tit, 1 Coal Tit, 1 Willow Tit Will Pits, 5 Sky Lark, 12 Long-tailed Tit, 26 Wren, 38 Common Starling, 43 Blackbird, 112 Fieldfare, 33 Redwing, 7 Robin, 3 Common Stonechat 2 males and a female road, 3 Dunnock, 1 Pied Wagtail, 2 Meadow Pipit, 33 Common Chaffinch, 1 Greenfinch, 38 Goldfinch, 1 Lesser Redpoll, 4 Bullfinch, 6 Reed Bunting. Also a Fox Chadwick's Field and 4 Roe Deer.

18/11/2013 Bryan Wainwright. 1 Greylag Goose, 9 Eurasian Wigeon 1 male, 7 Gadwall, 12 Eurasian Teal, 137 Mallard, 26 Shoveler, 6 Common Goldeneye female type together Will Pits Scrape, 2 Marsh Harrier female and immature, 1 Common Kestrel, 1 Merlin female flushed W side circled flew off W, 3 Moorhen, 1 Common Gull, 15 Herring Gull, 21 Great Black-backed Gull, 12 Black-headed Gull, 25 Wood Pigeon, 1 Great Grey Shrike along road W end Green Belt flew S to Mill Drain Marsh 09.00 not seen after, 1 Eurasian Jay, 44 Carrion Crow, 1 Goldcrest, 4 Great Tit, 1 Sky Lark, 7 Wren, 4 Common Starling, 7 Blackbird, 204 Fieldfare, 21 Redwing, 3 Robin, 6 Common Stonechat 3 pair along limestone road, 2 Dunnock, 2 Pied Wagtail, 5 Meadow Pipit, 3 Common Chaffinch, 100+ Goldfinch Bank Top N end, 5 Lesser Redpoll, 3 Bullfinch, 8 Reed Bunting. Also 2 Roe Deer.

17/11/2013 James Hincliffe. 22 Pied Wagtail Top House Farm (just outside of recording area as bit W of railway). 1 Reeve's Muntjac near Rhododendron Path, Bell's (John Durrant).

16/11/2013 Bryan Wainwright, Bill Priestley. 4 Eurasian Wigeon, 6 Gadwall, 56 Eurasian Teal, 150 Mallard, 7 Shoveler, 1 Common Goldeneye female Will Pits Scrape, 2 Marsh Harrier female and immature, 1 Common Buzzard, 2 Common Kestrel, 5 European Golden Plover, 23 Common Gull, 7 Black-headed Gull, 9 Stock Dove, 130 Wood Pigeon, 6 Carrion Crow, 4 Blue Tit, 3 Great Tit, 1 Willow Tit Will Pits Scrape, 5 Sky Lark, 20 Long-tailed Tit, 280 Common Starling, 9 Blackbird, 125 Fieldfare, 10 Redwing, 1 Mistle Thrush, 1 Robin, 3 Common Stonechat 2 males 1 female, 1 Dunnock, 1 Pied Wagtail, 1 Common Chaffinch, 90 Goldfinch, 3 Lesser Redpoll, 3 Bullfinch, 1 Yellowhammer, 4 Reed Bunting. Also 1 female Red Deer Will Pits and 1 Roe Deer.

15/11/2013 Martin Warne (part with Rob Watson). 2 Common Goldeneye pair Will Pits Scrape, 2 Marsh Harrier 2 Cream Crown one of which was feeding on carrion / kill on pool at side of MMT, 2 Eurasian Sparrowhawk, 2 Common Buzzard, 1 Peregrine Falcon, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1 Eurasian Jay, 7 Goldcrest, 2 Willow Tit, 35 Long-tailed Tit, 1 Fieldfare, 2 Common Stonechat 2 Male Mill Drain Marsh, 1 Lesser Redpoll, 6 Reed Bunting. Also a Roe Deer. deer.jpg





















 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Roe Deer (Martin Warne 2013). 

 

15/11/2013 Rob Watson 10am-2pm (part with Martin Warne). 2 Eurasian Wigeon Will Pits Scrape, 16 Shoveler, 2 Common Goldeneye pair Will Pits Scrape, 

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Goldeneye (Rob Watson 2013). 

3 Marsh Harrier all cream-crown type inc one bird among white feathers at water edge Mill Drain Marsh eating probable gull, 1 Hen Harrier male 1000 Acre floods mid morning, 

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Hen Harrier (Rob Watson 2013). 

1 Water Rail, 2 Willow Tit together Crowle birches, 2 Common Stonechat males 1 N of WP tram 1 Middle Moor.

15/11/2013 Bryan Wainwright. To roost colliery area. 4 Grey Partridge arable field, 6 Common Pheasant, 1 Eurasian Sparrowhawk, 1 Common Kestrel, 149 Herring Gull, 29 Great Black-backed Gull, 4 Black-headed Gull, 5 Wood Pigeon, 9 Magpie, 2 Great Tit, 100 Common Starling, 4 Blackbird, 14 Fieldfare, 2 Redwing, 1 Mistle Thrush, 1 Pied Wagtail. 1 Meadow Pipit, 52 Common Chaffinch, 3 Greenfinch, 2 Goldfinch, 1 Linnet,

15/11/2013 Bryan Wainwright. From roost colliery area. 4 Common Pheasant, 33 Herring Gull, 4 Great Black-backed Gull, 2 Black-headed Gull, 110 Wood Pigeon, 3 Magpie, 2 Eurasian Jay, 1 Blue Tit, 1 Great Tit, 2 Wren, 35 Common Starling, 5 Blackbird, 48 Fieldfare, 8 Redwing, 1 Mistle Thrush, 3 Dunnock, 1 Meadow Pipit, 214 Common Chaffinch, 3 Greenfinch, 4 Goldfinch, 2 Linnet, 1 Lesser Redpoll, 2 Reed Bunting.

14/11/2013 Steve Hiner (Natural England) 32 Eurasian Teal, 17 Mallard, 1 Common Kestrel male, 1 Peregrine Falcon female Snaith & Cowick floods, 1 Moorhen, 74 Rook Scotts shed & fields to the east of, 125 Fieldfare Swinefleet gate, 102 Goldfinch. Roe Deer x 1 male, 1 female NW side.

14/11/2013 Bev Baxter Robin ringed Creykes in Aug and found 26 kms W at Upton 14 days later.

14/11/2013 Bryan Wainwright. From roost colliery area. 3 Common Gull, 4 Herring Gull, 1 Great Black-backed Gull, 25 Black-headed Gull, 4 Stock Dove, 1 Magpie, 1 Blue Tit, 2 Wren, 35 Common Starling, 5 Blackbird, 249 Fieldfare, 20 Redwing, 260 Common Chaffinch, 2 Greenfinch, 7 Goldfinch, 3 Linnet, 1 Reed Bunting.

13/11/2013 John Durrant. 1 Water Rail, 30 Lesser Redpoll.

13/11/2013 Martin Warne.. 28 Common Pheasant, 1 Hen Harrier male Southern Canals, 1 Eurasian Sparrowhawk, 5 Eurasian Jay, 5 Goldcrest, 1 Willow Tit, 31 Long-tailed Tit, 12 Common Starling, 150 Fieldfare, 2 Redwing, 1 Common Stonechat male Mervyn's Tram, 5 Reed Bunting. Also 3 Common Darter.

13/11/2013 Bryan Wainwright. 60 Pink-footed Goose, 8 Eurasian Wigeon, 9 Gadwall, 30 Eurasian Teal, 97 Mallard, 3 Shoveler, 1 Common Goldeneye female type Will Pits Scrape, 1 Marsh Harrier, 1 Eurasian Sparrowhawk female, 1 Common Kestrel, 2 Moorhen, 4 Common Snipe, 6 Black-headed Gull, 2 Magpie, 3 Eurasian Jay, 1 Goldcrest, 10 Blue Tit, 6 Great Tit, 7 Sky Lark, 8 Long-tailed Tit, 3 Willow Tit 2 Woodpecker Corner in willows calling 1 Bell's calling, 18 Wren, 20 Common Starling, 39 Blackbird, 19 Fieldfare, 14 Redwing, 1 Mistle Thrush, 13 Robin, 2 Common Stonechat pair road, 2 Dunnock, 1 Pied Wagtail, 2 Common Chaffinch, 7 Greenfinch, 24 Goldfinch, 3 Siskin, 7 Lesser Redpoll, 4 Bullfinch, 2 Yellowhammer, 11 Reed Bunting.

12/11/2013 Martin Warne.. 1 Marsh Harrier juvenile, 1 Hen Harrier male 14:15 hunting around SOM Tram, MM Tram, Will Pits before flying towards Will Pits Scrape 2 Common Kestrel, 2 Eurasian Jay, 2 Goldcrest, 2 Willow Tit, 12 Long-tailed Tit, 60 Fieldfare, 22 Redwing, 5 Common Stonechat 2 male 1 female at viewing platform, 1 male 1 female Crowle Moor, 1 Meadow Pipit, 2 Common Chaffinch, 11 Goldfinch, 3 Lesser Redpoll, 2 Bullfinch, 5 Reed Bunting. Also 1 Roe Deer, 7 Common Darter, 1Caloptilia stigmatella.

12/11/2013 Tom Lowe. 2800 Pink-footed Goose to and from N end Swinefleet Warping Drain area, 1 TUNDRA BEAN GOOSEwith pinks (2ND RECORD FOR THORNE MOORS Mike Hoit HAD 6 Tundra Bean Geese from Goole Fields to Goole Moor (SSW) on 18.02.2008 (NOT PREVIOUSLY SUBMITTED)), 1 WHITE-FRONTED GOOSE with pinks, 1 Merlin juvenile flushed redpolls, 2 Peregrine Falcon a pair, 50 Lesser Redpoll, 3+ Common/Mealy Redpoll

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Acleris notana (Martin Warne 2013). 


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Acleris notana (Martin Warne 2013). 


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12/11/2013 Bryan Wainwright. 3 Eurasian Wigeon, 11 Gadwall, 13 Eurasian Teal, 50 Mallard, 2 Shoveler, 3 Common Goldeneye 1 juvenile and 2 female type off of Woodside circled and landed 1000 Acre floods, 2 Common Pheasant, 2 Marsh Harrier female and cream-crown, 1 Eurasian Sparrowhawk, 2 Common Kestrel, 1 Merlin adult male on stump Fison's Road N flew short way and landed on another stump, 1 Moorhen, 1 Great Black-backed Gull, 40 Wood Pigeon, 10 Carrion Crow, 2 Sky Lark, 300 Common Starling fields before Creyke's, 2 Blackbird, 18 Fieldfare, 3 Redwing, 5 Common Stonechat, 1 Tree Sparrow Swinefleet gate, 2 Meadow Pipit, 3 Goldfinch, 1 Bullfinch, 3 Reed Bunting. Also 2 Roe Deer.

11/11/2013 John Durrant. 700 Common Starling to roost on moors.

11/11/2013 Tom Lowe. 1 WHITE-FRONTED GOOSE 1st winter Gooole Fields (3rd RECORD FOR THORNE MOORS) with 2800 Pink-footed Goose, 10 Ruff Goole Fields.

10/11/2013 Ben Steel. 2500 Pink-footed Goose Goole Fields, 1 Greylag Goose Goole Fields, 7 Greater Canada Goose over floods, 2 Eurasian Wigeon Will Pits Scrape, 4 Gadwall, 8 Shoveler, 6 Marsh Harrier 1 male 4 cream crown 1 all brown, 2 Hen Harrier male and female Middle Moor during day, 4+ Water Rail calling floods, 14 Ruff Goole Fields with pigeons, 100+ Stock Dove Goole Fields, 200 Wood Pigeon Goole Fields, 1 Great Grey Shrike limestone road late pm, 

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Great Grey Shrike (Ben Steel 2013). 


61 Fieldfare S at dusk, 5 Common Stonechat 3 males.

10/11/2013 Bryan Wainwright. Roost colliery area. 4 Mallard, 1 Common Snipe, 15 Herring Gull, 24 Great Black-backed Gull, 5 Black-headed Gull, 1 Common Gull, 4 Magpie, 1 Blue Tit, 2 Blackbird, 50 Fieldfare, 2 Redwing, 2 Meadow Pipit, 7 Common Chaffinch, 3 Greenfinch, 17 Goldfinch, 1 Linnet. Also a Roe Deer.

10/11/2013 Bryan Wainwright, Richard J. Sprakes, Bill Priestley (inc. WeBs). 1 Mute Swan immature on floods, 3 Bewick's Swanover floods E 10.20 then turned N then E again (last record 8 years ago), 2600 Pink-footed Goose Goole Fields, 1 Greylag Goose, 4 Gadwall, 35 Eurasian Teal, 86 Mallard, 8 Shoveler, 1 Great Cormorant going SW over Middle Moor, 3 Marsh Harrier at least immature male and 2 females, 1 Hen Harrier adult male N of Will Pits 10.25, 4 Common Buzzard together over Creyke's, 2 Common Kestrel, 1 Water Rail, 61 European Golden Plover fields, 53 Northern Lapwing fields, 24 Common Gull fields, 2 Lesser Black-backed Gull, 308 Black-headed Gull, 5 Stock Dove, 220 Wood Pigeon, 1 Great Grey Shrike Middle Moor area to road often actively chasing birds such as Linnets, 2 Magpie, 1 Eurasian Jay, 11 Carrion Crow, 2 Sky Lark, 2 Long-tailed Tit, 226 Common Starling, 22 Fieldfare, 6 Redwing, 3 Robin, 5 Common Stonechat 3 males 2 females at least, 2 House Sparrow Creyke's crossings, 2 Tree Sparrow Creyke's crossings, 2 Pied Wagtail, 2 Meadow Pipit, 3 Goldfinch, 2 Linnet, 2 Lesser Redpoll, 4 Reed Bunting. Also 4 Roe Deer.

09/11/2013 anon. 1 Great Grey Shrike S of viewing platform.

09/11/2013 Richard J. Sprakes. 600 Pink-footed Goose Goole Fields, 2 Gadwall a pair, 85 Eurasian Teal, 31 Mallard, 3 Marsh Harrier, 1 Common Buzzard, 4 Common Kestrel, 126 Northern Lapwing went SE over WPS, 5 Goldcrest, 1 Eurasian Treecreeper, 8 Common Stonechat 4 pairs, 4 Lesser Redpoll, 1 Bullfinch, 8 Reed Bunting.

08/11/2013 Rob Watson. 160 Pink-footed Goose, 2 Marsh Harrier (immature male and cream-crown), 1 Common Kestrel, 1 Water Rail, 1 Common Snipe, 1 Great Grey Shrike (early pm flew south across Fisons road landed in small birch 100m north of road/ east of Blue Bridge dropping to ground a few times before moving out of sight and reappearing determinedly chasing a small bird low and e across floods for at least 500m always very close before bird and Shrike disappeared into Will Pits trees. Did not reappear. 

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Great Grey Shrike record shot (Rob Watson 2013). 


2 Common Stonechat (pair E end of fisons road), 80 redpoll spp. Also a Fox hunting small mammals.

08/11/2013 Bryan Wainwright early am colliery area/Inkle Moor. 13 Herring Gull, 13 Great Black-backed Gull, 5 Black-headed Gull, 48 Wood Pigeon, 3 Magpie, 2 Carrion Crow, 1 Goldcrest, 4 Blue Tit, 3 Great Tit, 2 Willow Tit Inkle Moor, 5 Sky Lark Chadwick's Field, 4 Wren, 39 Common Starling, 9 Blackbird, 67 Fieldfare, 11 Redwing, 9 Robin, 2 House Sparrow near houses, 1 Pied Wagtail, 7 Meadow Pipit, 75 Common Chaffinch, 11 Greenfinch, 18 Goldfinch, 2 Lesser Redpoll, 4 Bullfinch, 6 Yellowhammer, 9 Reed Bunting. Also a Roe Deer.

08/11/2013 John Durrant. 1 Short-eared Owl Top House Farm early am flew towards river (part of farm over Creyke's crossings and hence just outside recording area).

07/11/2013 Bryan Wainwright, Bill Priestley. 96 Pink-footed Goose, 8 Eurasian Wigeon Will Pits Scrape, 4 Gadwall Will Pits Scrape, 100 Eurasian Teal, 310 Mallard, 7 Shoveler, 4 Marsh Harrier, 4 Common Buzzard, 4 Common Kestrel, 1 Merlin female Fison's Road N on W side floods on stump, 3 Water Rail, 2 Moorhen, 19 Northern Lapwing, 26 Common Gull Goole Fields, 400 Black-headed Gull, 3 Stock Dove, 80 Wood Pigeon, 1 Great Grey Shrike Middle Moor midday, 1 Blue Tit, 43 Sky Lark passage W, 500 Common Starling fields, 1 Blackbird, 400 Fieldfare, 5 Common Stonechat 3 males 2 females along road and Middle Moor, 1 Dunnock, 2 Pied Wagtail, 9 Meadow Pipit, 2 Common Chaffinch, 1 Greenfinch, 10 Goldfinch, 2 Linnet, 2 Bullfinch, 4 Reed Bunting. Also a Roe Deer.

06/11/2013 Ron Moat. Will Pits. 1 Moorhen, 1 Willow Tit, 8 Long-tailed Tit, 6 Fieldfare, 20 Robin all on road through wood in headlights am, 4 Bullfinch.

06/11/2013 Martin Warne, Jason King. 2 Pink-footed Goose 1 Marsh Harrier male Goole Moor, 1 Hen Harrier male E end Goole Moor midday, 1 Merlin Crowle Common (just outside the recording area), 4 Common Snipe, 1 Short-eared Owl Goole Moor, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker Crowle Moor council car park, 1 Great Grey Shrike over floods (with BPW see). 4 Goldcrest, 4 Coal Tit Crowle Moor, 1 Willow Tit Crowle Moor, 4 Long-tailed Tit, 1 Eurasian Treecreeper Crowle Moor, 6 Common Starling, 231 Fieldfare, 7 Redwing, 3 Mistle Thrush, 6 Common Stonechat 3 pair floods and Middle Moor, 10 Tree Sparrow Crowle Moor council car park, 1 Pied Wagtail, 50 Linnet Crowle Moor council car park, 10 Yellowhammer Crowle Moor council car park.

06/11/2013 Bryan Wainwright. 200 Pink-footed Goose distantly over fields N of Crowle Moor, 4 Eurasian Wigeon Will Pits Scrape, 5 Gadwall Will Pits Scrape, 94 Mallard, 1 Shoveler Will Pits Scrape, 30 Common Pheasant, 1 Little Grebe Will Pits Scrape, 2 Marsh Harrier cream-crown and male, 1 Eurasian Sparrowhawk female Will Pits, 1 Common Buzzard in W fields mobbed by Kestrel and 2 Magpies, 2 Common Kestrel, 1 Peregrine Falcon male off W floods flew towards Paraffin, 1 Water Rail, 3 Moorhen, 48 Northern Lapwing, 5 Common Snipe, 49 Common Gull 11 fields before Creyke's 34 in field N Crowle Moor and 4 more over, 2 Great Black-backed Gull, 164 Black-headed Gull, 5 Collared Dove Creyke's crossings, 1 Great Grey Shrike Mervyn's Tram at 11.25 then at 12.10 seen flying very high over floods then circled and dropped to colliery area, 1 Eurasian Jay, 1 Goldcrest, 4 Blue Tit, 3 Great Tit, 1 Coal Tit Will Pits, 1 Willow Tit calling Will Pits Scrape, 8 Sky Lark, 900 Common Starling fields before Creyke's gate, 4 Blackbird, 200 Fieldfare, 1 Song Thrush, 20 Redwing, 1 Mistle Thrush, 2 Robin, 8 Common Stonechat at least all along road and Middle Moor (6 males 2 females), 5 Tree Sparrow Creyke's crossings, 2 Pied Wagtail, 4 Meadow Pipit, 1 Common Chaffinch, 20 Goldfinch, 4 Lesser Redpoll, 4 Bullfinch, 2 Yellowhammer, 2 Reed Bunting. Also 2 Roe Deer.

05/11/2013 Martin Warne. 1 Marsh Harrier juvenile, 1 Eurasian Sparrowhawk, 1 GREAT GREY SHRIKE around 09.50 perched in a Silver Birch on what I think is Pony Bridge Marsh/1000 Acre getting harassed by 20 Lesser Redpoll. It then flew across Middle Moor Tram towards Middle Moor where it sat briefly in another Silver Birch before flying again. I back tracked and walked towards the viewing platform as I thought i might get a better view of the area from higher up. As I walked towards the platform I spotted the bird again (10.05) on my left (Middle Moor) perched in a tree again. It sat there for around a minute and dropped to the floor, I suspect for food where I lost sight of it. Unfortunately despite waiting for around 30 minutes and scanning from the platform I didn`t see the bird again. 1 Eurasian Jay, 4 Goldcrest, 1 Willow Tit, 3 Sky Lark, 7 Long-tailed Tit, 333 Fieldfare (100 + 80 + 60 + 45 + 25 + 15 + 8), 19 Redwing, 2 Common Stonechat male and female Fison's road, 5 Meadow Pipit, 60 Goldfinch, 52 Lesser Redpoll, 3 Reed Bunting. Also 1 red Deer. 

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Acleris hastiana (Martin Warne 2013). 

05/11/2013 Bryan Wainwright. 3500 Pink-footed Goose fields N of Crowle Moor, 28 Greylag Goose, 2 Eurasian Teal, 110 Mallard, 1 Great Cormorant over NE, 1 Marsh Harrier female, 2 Common Kestrel, 3 Water Rail, 2 Moorhen, 80 Northern Lapwing, 2 Common Gull, 12 Herring Gull, 8 Great Black-backed Gull, 40 Black-headed Gull, 110 Wood Pigeon, 1 Eurasian Jay, 30 Carrion Crow, 3 Blue Tit, 300 Common Starling, 6 Blackbird, 290+ Fieldfare in small groups from E, 26 Redwing, 3 Robin, 4 Common Stonechat 2 pair (1 floods 1 Middle Moor), 4 Meadow Pipit, 14 Goldfinch, 50 Lesser Redpoll Fison's limestone road at W side Will Pits, 4 Common Redpoll at least with Lessers, 2 Bullfinch, 2 Reed Bunting. Also Pygmy Shrew crossed MMT, 1 Roe Deer, 1 Hare and Harvest Mouse summer nest MMT. 1 Red Admiral. 

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Harvest Mouse summer nest N end MMT. 1 (Bryan Wainwright 2013). 

04/11/2013 Paul Adams. 2000 Pink-footed Goose fields N of Crowle Moor, 1 Little Owl.

04/11/2013 Bryan Wainwright. 2 Whooper Swan W end Goole Moor Tram, 2800 Pink-footed Goose fields N of Crowle Moor, 143 Eurasian Teal, 188 Mallard, 15 Shoveler, 15 Common Pheasant, 2 Marsh Harrier female and juvenile, 1 Eurasian Sparrowhawk female, 1 Common Buzzard, 2 Common Kestrel, 4 Water Rail WP, GM, 2 GB floods, 1 Moorhen, 116 Northern Lapwing, 2 Common Snipe, 5 Common Gull, 6 Great Black-backed Gull, 4 Black-headed Gull, 180 Wood Pigeon, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 5 Magpie, 2 Eurasian Jay, 20 Carrion Crow, 5 Goldcrest, 5 Blue Tit, 8 Great Tit, 1 Willow Tit Bell's calling, 9 Sky Lark, 19 Long-tailed Tit, 1 Eurasian Treecreeper, 41 Wren, 14 Blackbird, 91 Fieldfare, 1 Song Thrush, 2 Redwing, 1 Mistle Thrush, 21 Robin, 10 Dunnock, 7 Meadow Pipit, 9 Common Chaffinch, 9 Goldfinch, 49 Lesser Redpoll, 6 Bullfinch, 13 Reed Bunting. Also 1 Roe Deer and 1 Red Admiral.

04/11/2013 John Durrant. 1 Hen Harrier female E end floods. Also 5 Red Deer (1 male) Will Pits.

03/11/2013 Bryan Wainwright, Rob Watson (in part) & James Hincliffe (last 30 mins). 2400 Pink-footed Goose to roost Goole Fields & fields N Crowle Moor, 9 Greylag Goose, 4 Gadwall, 100 Eurasian Teal, 90 Mallard, 6 Shoveler, 1 Little Grebe Green Berlt floods, 3 Marsh Harrier adult female, juvenile and immature male at least, 3 Hen Harrier female W end floods from midday, immature male Green Belt floods 16.25 & adult male from W over floods 16.40, 2 Common Kestrel female caught a shrew 3m up a birch trunk on Goole Moor, then perched with it in bill and then flew transfering it to talons, 1 Peregrine Falcon adult female came in and landed W end floods N of MMT at road, 2 Water Rail 2 called after sunset then one flew GB floods from reeds one side to other, 200 Northern Lapwing between fields N and W side, 1 Common Snipe, 3 Common Gull fields N of Crowle Moor, 16 Lesser Black-backed Gull all large gulls to roost Green Belt floods before off to 1000 Acre floods, at least 5 L.f. intermedius, 164 Herring Gull, 83 Great Black-backed Gull, 5 Black-headed Gull, 234 Wood Pigeon, 1 Magpie, 1 Eurasian Jay, 12 Carrion Crow, 1 Goldcrest N edge, 1 Blue Tit, 2 Great Tit, 7 Sky Lark, 11 Long-tailed Tit, 3 Wren, 52 Common Starling, 3 Blackbird, 19 Fieldfare, 3 Robin, 3 Common Stonechat male female and juvenile half way along E-W limestone road, 1 Pied Wagtail, 5 Meadow Pipit, 1 Common Chaffinch, 18 Goldfinch, 11 Lesser Redpoll, 2 Bullfinch, 1 Yellowhammer, 7 Reed Bunting. Also Stoat with prey ran across limestone road at Creyke's, 1 Grey Squirrel, 5 Roe Deer, Rabbits, dead shrew (probably Pygmy) ref Kestrel.

03/11/2013 John Durrant. 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker

02/11/2013 James Hincliffe, John G. Hitchcock. 4000 Pink-footed Goose to roost Goole Fields & fields N Crowle Moor.

02/11/2013 Richard Sprakes, Jim Snowdon. 400 Eurasian Teal WPS, 100 Mallard, 20 Shoveler, 3 Marsh Harrier, 2 Hen Harrier immature male and female, 1 Common Buzzard, 1000 Common Starling Goole Fields, 204 Fieldfare, 6 Common Stonechat 3 pair, 120 Lesser Redpoll.


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.


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). 

 


30/08/2013 John Durrant. 1 European Nightjar colliery area.

30/08/2013 Bryan Wainwright. 115 Greylag Goose, 260 Eurasian Teal, 30 Mallard, 3 Marsh Harrier 2 females and a male, 1 Eurasian Sparrowhawk, 1 Hobby, 1 Water Rail, 5 Ringed Plover W side floods, 4 Common Snipe, 4 Lesser Black-backed Gull, 5 Stock Dove, 2 Blue Tit, 30 Barn Swallow, 2 Robin, 1 Northern Wheatear, 1 Yellow Wagtail, 5 Pied Wagtail, 23 Meadow Pipit, 2 Greenfinch, 6 Goldfinch, 2 Linnet, 2 Bullfinch, 4 Reed Bunting. Also a Painted Lady.

29/08/2013 Robert Broch. 10 Gadwall, 20 Eurasian Teal, 1 Marsh Harrier, 2 Common Buzzard, 1 Common Kestrel, 1 Common Snipe, 4 Turtle Dove on wires between Jone's Cable (Johah's Cavel) & colliery. Also Brown Argus & 2 Wall along Fison's limestone road, Emperor Dragonfly and many Small Tortoiseshells.

29/08/2013 Steve Hiner (Natural England) 6 Wren together Will Pits, 12 Pied Wagtail W side floods. Black-tailed Skimmer 1 male NE shed (see photo), Speckled Wood x 21 Will Pits ride (see photo). 

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Black-tailed Skimmer (Steve Hiner 2013). 

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Speckled Wood (Steve Hiner 2013). 


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Vapourer caterpillar (Steve Hiner 2013). 

 

28/08/2013 Steve Hiner (Natural England) 1 Marsh Harrier female floods, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker NE shed. Common Lizard 1 this years young NE shed on wood pile.

28/08/2013 Bryan Wainwright am W side. 71 Eurasian Teal, 86 Mallard, 14 Common Pheasant inc. 1 Green Pheasant field edge of Alders, 1 Marsh Harrier juvenile, 2 Common Kestrel, 1 Peregrine Falcon adult male W side from Alders to Creyke's, 3 Common Crane circling distant over Green Belt MDM, 2 Grey Plover flew N over W side, 3 Ruff down on W side pools possible more flying distant, 9 Common Snipe W side BH Gull colony, 1 Green Sandpiper Green Belt Scrape, 2 Greenshank N Goole Moor pools, 430 Lesser Black-backed Gull W side fields, 1 Yellow-legged Gull adult W side fields all flew before got proper views, 2 Black-headed Gull W side fields, 12 Stock Dove, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 3 Magpie, 4 Eurasian Jay, 4 Blue Tit, 1 Willow Tit tit flock Inkle Moor calling, 2 Sky Lark, 10 Barn Swallow, 5 Common Chiffchaff, 4 Willow Warbler, 1 Blackcap, 3 Common Whitethroat, 7 Wren, 3 Blackbird, 8 Robin, 2 Dunnock, 6 Yellow Wagtail, 3 Pied Wagtail, 10 Meadow Pipit, 4 Common Chaffinch, 60 Greenfinch fields at Paraffin, 12 Goldfinch, 11 Linnet, 4 Bullfinch, 1 Yellowhammer, 1 Reed Bunting. Also 3 Roe Deer and 1 young, 1 Hare, 1 Grey Squirrel at Alders.

27/08/2013 Steve Hiner (Natural England) 1 Marsh Harrier female floods, 1 Common Kestrel, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker Green Belt, 1 Yellow Wagtail. Also Roe Deer 1 male Snaith & Cowick Moor floods, Hare 1 Creyke's. Adder 1 male N side Limestone Road, Common Lizard 1 this years young Green Belt.

27/08/2013 Bev Baxter, Lucie Bernardova, Bryan Wainwright. Birds ringed Creyke's. 18 Greylag Goose, 80 Greater Canada Goose on N Goole Moor pools, 4 Grey Partridge, 1 Common Quail 3 full calls fields just N of Creyke's gate, 1 Great Cormorant over going W, 1 Marsh Harrier male, 1 Eurasian Sparrowhawk female, 1 Common Kestrel, 1 Grey Plover flew over E calling, 1 Common Snipe on N Goole Moor pools, 1 Green Sandpiper on N Goole Moor pools, 1 Greenshank on N Goole Moor pools, 20 Lesser Black-backed Gull on N Goole Moor pools, 1 Little Owl Top house Farm, 3 Eurasian Jay, 4 Blue Tit, 3 Great Tit, 9 Barn Swallow, 6 Long-tailed Tit, 5 Willow Warbler ringed, 3 Blackcap ringed, 10 Common Whitethroat ringed, 2 Reed Warbler ringed, 1 Eurasian Treecreeper, 1 Wren ringed, 5 Blackbird, 1 Mistle Thrush, 3 Robin ringed, 1 Yellow Wagtail, 4 Common Chaffinch, 4 Goldfinch, 3 Linnet.

25/08/2013 Rob Watson. 60 Greylag Goose Will Pits Scrape, 2 Marsh Harrier male and female, 1 Hobby over floods, 2 Ringed Plover floods, 2 Green Sandpiper floods, 2 Willow Tit NE shed and Will Pits Scrape, 1 Common Chiffchaff briefly singing Will Pits Scrape, 1 Willow Warbler briefly singing Will Pits Scrape, 3 Yellow Wagtail road at Middle Moor Tram. 

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Yellow Wagtail (Rob Watson 2013). 

Also large numbers of Teal & Shovelers. Also Southern Hawker and Painted Lady.

24/08/2013 Paul Adams. 1 Eurasian Sparrowhawk 1 Barn Owl near disused mill, 1 Willow Tit near Red House Farm.

24/08/2013 Bryan Wainwright. (inc. WeBs) 60 Greylag Goose Will Pits Scrape, 550 Eurasian Teal minimum, 98 Mallard, 74 Shoveler 1000 Acre floods, 1 Little Grebe, 3 Marsh Harrier, 1 Eurasian Sparrowhawk, 1 Hobby, 2 Water Rail, 2 Ringed Plover main floods, 44 Northern Lapwing Will Pits Scrape, 9 Dunlin main floods, 19 Common Snipe W side former BH Gull colony, 1 Common Sandpiper W side former BH Gull colony, 2 Green Sandpiper W side former BH Gull colony, 1 Spotted Redshankjuvenile Northern Goole Moor feeding in water above its belly, 2 Greenshank behind S Redshank all flew off together, 88 Lesser Black-backed Gull fields, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 2 Magpie, 1 Eurasian Jay, 3 Carrion Crow, 2 Blue Tit, 2 Great Tit, 3 Willow Tit all in tit flock calling Will Pits, 1 Sand Martin, 20 Barn Swallow, 2 Long-tailed Tit, 1 Sedge Warbler, 2 Blackbird, 3 Robin, 1 Dunnock, 11 Yellow Wagtail, 4 Pied Wagtail, 16 Meadow Pipit, 4 Common Chaffinch, 10 Goldfinch, 5 Linnet. Also 3 Roe Deer and 10 Rabbits.

23/08/2013 Bryan Wainwright. Please note much of Inkle Moor is private property. 12 Mallard, 1 Shoveler, 1 Marsh Harrier, 1 Hobby Inkle Moor, 2 Herring Gull, 4 Stock Dove, 10 Wood Pigeon, 3 Turtle Dove 1 purring Rhodo' Path 2 on wires between allotments and Jone's Cable, 9 Magpie, 4 Carrion Crow, 6 Blue Tit, 3 Great Tit, 3 Willow Tit, 4 Sky Lark Chadwick's Field, 9 Barn Swallow, 1 House Martin, 5 Common Chiffchaff, 2 Willow Warbler, 2 Blackcap, 6 Common Whitethroat, 5 Wren, 7 Blackbird, 8 Robin, 1 Dunnock, 3 Yellow Wagtail, 11 Pied Wagtail Recreation Ground, 14 Common Chaffinch, 25 Goldfinch, 5 Linnet, 6 Bullfinch. Also Common Shrew in grass Inkle Moor meadows, 2 female Adders boardwalk path Green Belt 30 m from RP and Clouded Yellow colliery waste ground.

22/08/2013 Steve Hiner (Natural England), J McDermott, Mick Pepper. 2 Little Egret on floods. 

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Little Egrets main floods (Steve Hiner 2013). 

1 Marsh Harrier immature floods, 1 Common Buzzard over Pony Bridge Marsh, 1 Common Kestrel, 1 Green Woodpecker NE shed, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker NE shed, 1 Eurasian Jay Mill Drain Marsh, 1 Yellow Wagtail floods. Also Adder 2 this year's young along New Mill Drain, Common Lizard 5 New Mill Drain 2 this years young Green Belt, 1 adult NE shed. Lots of Silver Y moths along Limestone Road and around NE shed. Butterfly count from Green Belt along Limestone Road to Bank Top: Peacock 57, Small Tortoiseshell 28, Painted Lady 6, Small Copper 2, Common Blue 9, Meadow Brown 30, Ringlet 2, Brimstone 7 (see photo), Large White 2, Green Veined White 4 and Gatekeeper 1. 

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Brimstone (Steve Hiner 2013). 


22/08/2013 Bev Baxter, Rob Adams, Bryan Wainwright. Ringing Creyke's gate. 1 Eurasian Sparrowhawk female ringed, 3 Marsh Harrier 1 male, 2 cream-crown, 1 Green Sandpiper 1 Greenshank 1 Coal Tit 2 Common Chiffchaff ringed, 4 Willow Warbler ringed, 16 Blackcap ringed, 5 Garden Warbler ringed, 7 Common Whitethroat ringed, 1 Grasshopper Warbler ringed, 2 Sedge Warbler ringed, 1 Eurasian Treecreeper, 1 Blackbird, 5 Robin ringed, 1 Yellow Wagtail, 1 Meadow Pipit, 2 Common Chaffinch, 1 Yellowhammer. Also a Roe Deer. 

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Sedge Warbler (Bryan Wainwright 2013). 


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Sparrowhawk female (Bryan Wainwright 2013). 


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Whitethroat (Bryan Wainwright 2013). 

 

21/08/2013 Bryan Wainwright. Please note much of Inkle Moor is private property. 1 Moorhen, 1 Grey Heron, 1 Marsh Harrier, 1 Turtle Dove, 1 Green Woodpecker, 2 Magpie, 6 Carrion Crow, 3 Great Tit, 2 Willow Tit both calling 1 Inkle Moor and 1 Rhodo' Path, 6 Barn Swallow, 11 House Martin, 1 Common Chiffchaff, 1 Common Whitethroat, 1 Reed Warbler Inkle Moor Pond, 1 Wren, 4 Robin, 1 Common Redstart female perched Rhodo' Path, 5 Goldfinch, 3 Bullfinch. Also a Roe Deer, 1 Adder Green Belt (contractors). 

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The oldest Crab Apple on moors at Long Meadow (Bryan Wainwright 2013). 

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Wasp nest (Bryan Wainwright 2013). 

20/08/2013 Bryan Wainwright. Please note much of Inkle Moor is private property. 1 Eurasian Sparrowhawk female, 1 Moorhen, 1 Green Sandpiper Chadwick's Field, 20 Wood Pigeon, 1 Turtle Dove colliery area, 1 Green Woodpecker heard, 3 Magpie, 4 Blue Tit, 1 Great Tit, 2 Willow Tit Inkle Meadows both calling, 10 Barn Swallow, 2 Common Chiffchaff, 1 Willow Warbler, 1 Common Whitethroat, 1 Blackbird, 1 Robin, 1 Yellow Wagtail, 4 Pied Wagtail, 18 Common Chaffinch, 8 Greenfinch, 46 Goldfinch, 3 Linnet, 4 Bullfinch, 3 Yellowhammer. Also 2 Clouded Yellow colliery area, many Common Blue and Red Admiral, Small Tortoiseshell and Meadow Brown.

19/08/2013 Steve Hiner (Natural England) 1 Grey Heron floods, 1 Common Kestrel, 1 Common Snipe Mill Drain Marsh, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker NE shed, 2 Reed Warbler Middle Moor, 1 Bullfinch. Also Adder 1 female Bank Top at Will Pits Scrape (see photo), Clouded Yellow 1 Mervyn's Tram NE shed end, Wall 1 Mervyn's Tram western end. 

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Adder (Steve Hiner 2013). 

19/08/2013 Bryan Wainwright. 40 Greylag Goose, 184 Eurasian Teal, 4 Mallard, 27 Shoveler, 12 Common Pheasant many young birds, 1 Grey Heron, 1 Marsh Harrier female floods, 1 Common Kestrel, 1 Hobby, 1 Peregrine Falcon immature female chasing Lapwing, had about 10 goes, 1 Water Rail, 1 Northern Lapwing being chased by Peregrine, 1 Common Snipe, 2 Green Sandpiper, 2 Greenshank N Goole Moor, 1 Stock Dove, 4 Wood Pigeon, 1 Magpie, 6 Carrion Crow, 2 Great Tit, 8 Barn Swallow, 2 Wren, 1 Northern Wheatear female Bank Top shed, 4 Yellow Wagtail, 9 Pied Wagtail, 2 Meadow Pipit, 2 Bullfinch pair Will Pits Scrape, 1 Yellowhammer. Also Hare W side and Rabbits road at Will Pits.

18/08/2013 Rob Watson. 40 Greylag Goose Will Pits Scrape, 100 Eurasian Teal floods, 1 Marsh Harrier floods, 1 Eurasian Sparrowhawk Will Pits Scrape, 1 Hobby Will Pits and floods, 3 Common Snipe flushed by Marsh Harrier, 1 Green Sandpiper floods, 1 Greenshank, 1 Willow Tit NE shed, 1 Bullfinch. Also Clouded Yellow (Rob Watson 2013). 

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Clouded Yellow Colias croceus (Rob Watson 2013). 

 

15/08/2013 Steve Hiner (Natural England) 1 Marsh Harrier floods. Roe Deer 1 male New Mill Drain side, 1 male (single prong antler) Creyke's Gate area, Brown Hare 1 Creyke's. Wall Brown 2 NNR shed (see photo). 

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Wall Lasiommata megera (Steve Hiner 2013). 

14/08/2013 Steve Hiner (Natural England) 1 Eurasian Sparrowhawk male Will Pits, 1 Common Kestrel immature Will Pits Scrape, 1 Hobby Will Pits, Little Owl ? pellets near NE shed, full of beetle bits. Wall Brown 2 NE shed, Small Copper 24 Limestone road, Painted Lady 1, Brown Hawker 1 Bank Top, Emmelina monodactyla 1 Will Pits (see photo). 

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Emmelina monodactyla (Steve Hiner 2013). 

13/08/2013 John Durrant. 1 Peregrine Falcon Longthorpe's eating racing pigeon.

12/08/2013 Steve Hiner (Natural England) 35 Eurasian Teal floods, 1 Marsh Harrier female floods, 1 Common Buzzard Elmhirst, 1 Common Kestrel Paraffin, 17 Barn Swallow floods, 7 Pied Wagtail W side floods. Roe Deer 1 male & Hare 2 Creyke's. 2 Wall butterflies at NE shed, very scarce in last 2 years.

11/08/2013 Rob Watson. 100 Eurasian Teal floods, 3 Shoveler floods, 1 Common Buzzard S end moors, 2 Willow Tit Will Pits Scrape near bailey bridge. 

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Emperor Moth caterpillar Saturnia pavonia (Rob Watson 2013). 

 

10/08/2013 John Durrant. 1 Green Woodpecker colliery on road then trees.

08/08/2013 Steve Hiner (Natural England) 1 Marsh Harrier female floods and male Middle Moor, 1 Eurasian Sparrowhawk female Will Pits, 1 Common Buzzard Will Pits, 1 Hobby Paraffin, 3 Barn Swallow floods. 

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Comma Polygonia c-album (Steve Hiner 2013). 

Peacock butterfly 1000+ Inkle Flatts, 100+ on small clump of Hemp-agrimony at side of limestone road, Brimstone 1 male Inkle Flatts.

08/08/2013 Bev Baxter, Bryan Wainwright. Ringing Creyke's gate. 50 Greylag Goose, 1 Grey Heron, 1 Northern Lapwing, 1 Common Snipe, 2 Green Sandpiper together on pool N Goole Moor, 5 Greenshank together on pool N Goole Moor, 2 Eurasian Jay, 1 Blue Tit ringed, 1 Great Tit, 4 Barn Swallow, 1 Common Chiffchaff ringed, 7 Willow Warbler ringed, 4 Blackcap ringed, 2 Garden Warbler ringed, 8 Common Whitethroat ringed, 3 Reed Warbler ringed, 1 Eurasian Treecreeper, 1 Wren ringed, 1 Blackbird, 1 Robin ringed, 1 Dunnock, 2 Yellow Wagtail, 1 Pied Wagtail, 2 Meadow Pipit, 2 Common Chaffinch, 1 Goldfinch, 6 Linnet, 1 Yellowhammer. Also 1 Hare. 

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Reed Warbler (Bryan Wainwright 2013). 


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Willow Warbler adult (Bryan Wainwright 2013). 

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Willow Warbler juvenile (Bryan Wainwright 2013). 

07/08/2013 Bryan Wainwright, Steve James, Gary Featherstone. 1 Eurasian Wigeon male Will Pits Scrape, 4 Gadwall, 111 Eurasian Teal, 8 Mallard, 8 Shoveler, 1 Grey Heron, 3 Marsh Harrier adult male and female and 1 or 2 immatures, 1 Eurasian Sparrowhawk, 2 Common Buzzard, 3 Common Kestrel, 2 Hobby, 1 Peregrine Falcon adult male at times mobbing Hobby and Marsh Harrier over floods, 1 Moorhen, 8 Northern Lapwing, 1 Dunlin down on flooods, 4 Common Snipe, 1 Green Sandpiper W side floods, 1 Lesser Black-backed Gull immature over, 1 Stock Dove, 10 Wood Pigeon, 2 Collared Dove, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 2 Magpie, 1 Eurasian Jay, 6 Carrion Crow, 4 Blue Tit, 2 Great Tit, 4 Willow Tit 2 Goole N edge path 2 Will Pits, 2 Sky Lark, 3 Sand Martin, 20 Barn Swallow, 1 House Martin, 8 Willow Warbler, 1 Blackcap, 2 Common Whitethroat, 2 Grasshopper Warbler, 6 Reed Warbler, 5 Wren, 2 Robin, 1 Tree Sparrow Swinefleet gate, 1 Yellow Wagtail, 4 Pied Wagtail, 2 Meadow Pipit, 2 Goldfinch, 6 Linnet, 1 Yellowhammer, 4 Reed Bunting. Also 1 Fox WP, 1 Stoat WP, 1 Roe Deer and Grass Snake Will Pits Scrape near bailey bridge. 2 Commas WP, 1 Speckled Wood, 2 Common Blue, several Green-veined White and Large Heath many Large and Small White and Meadow Brown.

07/08/2013 Robert Broch Crowle Moor. 1 Green Woodpecker, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1 Willow Tit, 1 Yellowhammer. Also 1 Adder and 1 Lizard.

06/08/2013 Steve Hiner (Natural England) Brown Argus seen on link between Jone's Cable and Moors

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Brown Argus Aricia agestis (Steve Hiner 2013). 

05/08/2013 Steve Hiner (Natural England) 1 Common Buzzard Paraffin, 2 Common Kestrel NW edge, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker Woodpecker Corner, 3 Barn Swallow. Brown Hare x 1 Creyke's, Roe Deer: 1 female Paraffin, 1 male Bank Top, 1 male & 1 female floods & 1 male with 1 antler Creyke's Gate. Common Lizard 1 western end Collis's Tram.

03/08/2013 John Durrant. 1 Green Woodpecker recreation ground.

01/08/2013 Steve Hiner (Natural England) 2 Grey Heron floods, 1 Common Buzzard Paraffin, 1 Common Kestrel Paraffin, 1 Hobby Snaith & Cowick Moor, 1 Little Owl immature Top House Farm, 100+ Common Swift, 3 Reed Warbler Middle Moor. Also 1 Roe Deer male Middle Moor Tram (see photo). 

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Roe Deer male (Steve Hiner 2013). 




Peacock 32 Bank Top barrier to NE shed Meadow Brown 15, Small Copper 1 Blue Bridge.

26/07/2013 Robert Broch. 3 Marsh Harrier male, juvenile and female, 2 Turtle Dove heard Green Belt and one wires near colliery 1 Common Kingfisher colliery dike, 1 Grasshopper Warbler.

26/07/2013 Bryan Wainwright. 3 Greylag Goose, 12 Eurasian Teal, 2 Grey Heron, 1 Eurasian Sparrowhawk male on limestone road, 3 Common Kestrel mobbed Peregrine briefly, 2 Hobby, 1 Peregrine Falcon adult male stood in water W side to lower chest cooling for while then flew and tangled with Kestrels then E, 61 Northern Lapwing W side, 12 Common Snipe W side, 2 Common Redshank W side, 1 Black-headed Gull, 1 Little Owl Top House Farm, 8 Common Swift, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 2 Magpie, 2 Carrion Crow, 1 Great Tit, 1 Coal Tit Will Pits, 1 Willow Tit Will Pits calling in willows, 20 Barn Swallow, 9 Long-tailed Tit, 2 Common Chiffchaff, 4 Willow Warbler, 2 Blackcap, 4 Common Whitethroat, 2 Grasshopper Warbler, 4 Sedge Warbler, 1 Reed Warbler, 1 Eurasian Treecreeper calling Will Pits, 1 Wren, 2 Blackbird, 2 Common Stonechat immatures Green Belt, 3 Meadow Pipit, 10 Common Chaffinch, 3 Goldfinch, 4 Linnet, 4 Bullfinch, 2 Yellowhammer, 2 Reed Bunting. Also 2 Roe Deer and lots of Rabbits Will Pits. Few Black-tailed Skimmers about. 

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Garden Bee Bombus hortorum (Bryan Wainwright 2013). 

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Young chaser spp. (Bryan Wainwright 2013). 

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Garden Bee Bombus hortorum (Bryan Wainwright 2013). 

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Garden Bee Bombus hortorum (Bryan Wainwright 2013). 

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7 Spot Ladybug Coccinella 7-punctata (Bryan Wainwright 2013). 

25/07/2013 Bryan Wainwright. 2 Grey Heron down W side floods, 1 Marsh Harrier cream-crown, 1 Eurasian Sparrowhawk, 1 Common Buzzard, 1 Hobby, 2 Moorhen, 54 Northern Lapwing down W side floods inc. at least 1 young, 12 Common Snipe down W side floods, 2 Sky Lark young Fison's Road N, 46 Barn Swallow inc. young Swinefleet gate, 2 House Martin, 2 Common Chiffchaff, 3 Grasshopper Warbler, 1 Sedge Warbler, 1 Reed Warbler, 1 Yellow Wagtail, 3 Pied Wagtail, 2 Meadow Pipit, 2 Goldfinch, 3 Linnet, 2 Bullfinch, 3 Yellowhammer. Also American Mink E-W bit Fison's limestone road, 4 Roe Deer, 9 Red Deer (2 males) Will Pits.

10/07/2013 Peter Middleton. 53 Nightjar by annual nightjar survey team, a record count for Thorne Moors.

07/07/2013 Paul Adams, Peter Hinks, Brian Smith, Mark Smith (late records so out of place). 3 Hobby Middle Moor, 15 Northern Lapwing N over Middle Moor.

03/07/2013 Peter Hinks, Simone Maw (late records so out of place). 1 Marsh Harrier female Goole Moor, 1 Hobby Goole Moor, 50 Common Swift over Will Pits, 4 Yellow Wagtail. Also 7 Red Deer fields N of Crowle Moor, 1 Will Pits Tram and Rabbits Will Pits.

23/06/2013 Peter Hinks, Brian Smith, Mark Smith (late records so out of place). 2 Great Crested Grebe Will Pits Scrape, 1 Marsh Harrier cream-crown Will Pits Scrape, 1 Common Cuckoo, 4 Yellow Wagtail, 4 Linnet. Also 3 female Red Deer Cottage Dike, Bank Vole Bank Top N end and Rabbits.

24/07/2013 Bev Baxter, Lucie Bernardova, Adrian Noblet, Bryan Wainwright. Birds ringed Creyke''s. 16 Greylag Goose, 1 Grey Heron, 1 Common Redshank, 6 Common Swift, 1 Great Tit ringed, 2 Barn Swallow, 1 Common Chiffchaff ringed, 17 Willow Warbler ringed, 2 Blackcap ringed, 2 Garden Warbler ringed, 4 Common Whitethroat ringed, 2 Reed Warbler ringed, 1 Wren ringed, 1 Blackbird ringed, 2 Robin ringed, 2 Meadow Pipit, 2 Common Chaffinch, 1 Goldfinch, 6 Linnet, 1 Bullfinch, 1 Yellowhammer.

22/07/2013 Steve Hiner (Natural England) 1 Marsh Harrier female floods, 1 Eurasian Sparrowhawk male Canals, 2 Common Buzzard Green Belt, 2 Common Kestrel female and immature Will Pits Scrape, 2 Willow Tit Canal 1. Also 1 Roe Deer female Bank Top Barrier to NNR shed, 1 Fox Creyke''s, Common Lizard NE shed, Grass Snake W edge of Green Belt. 9 Ringlet, 3 Gatekeeper on 1 Ragwort Creyke''s Gate (16 Ringlet, 11 Gatekeeper in total on Ragwort at gate), 200+ Large Skipper Green Belt, 100+ Bank Top, female Black-tailed Skimmer Green Belt.

21/07/2013 Bryan Wainwright. 1 Mute Swan N over Will Pits, 62 Greylag Goose, 22 Eurasian Teal, 22 Mallard, 2 Marsh Harrier 2 cream-crowns floods, 2 Eurasian Sparrowhawk male on road and female with prey Will Pits to Crowle Moor, 1 Common Buzzard, 1 Water Rail Will Pits Scrape, 27 Northern Lapwing, 1 Greenshank, 3 Black-headed Gull, 1 Collared Dove, 1 Little Owl Top House Farm on shed, 60 Common Swift, 3 Sky Lark, 10 Sand Martin, 8 Barn Swallow, 6 House Martin, 2 Blackcap, 2 Common Whitethroat, 2 Grasshopper Warbler, 4 Sedge Warbler, 1 Reed Warbler, 2 Wren, 3 Pied Wagtail, 8 Meadow Pipit, 8 Linnet, 4 Reed Bunting. Also 9 Roe Deer (1 half grown Will Pits), 1 Hare.

18/07/2013 Bryan Wainwright colliery area and Canals. 1 Common Pheasant, 1 Common Buzzard, 2 Common Kestrel, 2 Hobby, 1 Common Gull, 1 Lesser Black-backed Gull, 10 Black-headed Gull, 6 Stock Dove, 18 Wood Pigeon, 16 Common Swift, 3 Magpie, 4 Eurasian Jay, 4 Blue Tit, 1 Great Tit, 1 Willow Tit calling metal entrance bridge Bell''s, 2 Sky Lark, 5 Barn Swallow, 2 House Martin, 6 Willow Warbler, 3 Blackcap, 22 Common Whitethroat, 2 Grasshopper Warbler, 4 Reed Warbler, 11 Wren, 7 Blackbird, 3 Song Thrush, 2 Mistle Thrush, 1 Robin, 5 Dunnock, 3 Pied Wagtail, 1 Meadow Pipit, 2 Common Chaffinch, 18 Goldfinch, 8 Linnet, 3 Bullfinch, 3 Yellowhammer, 5 Reed Bunting. Also a Roe Deer. Insects included (besides ones in photos)Bombus subterraneus, Aeshna cyanae, Pyrrhosoma nymphula, Strangalia quadrifasciata

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Bombus lapidarius (Bryan Wainwright 2013). 

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Bladder Campion Silene vulgaris (Bryan Wainwright 2013). 

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Green Lestes Lestes sponsa (Bryan Wainwright 2013). 

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Tachina grossa (Bryan Wainwright 2013). 

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Speckled Wood Pararge aegeria (Bryan Wainwright 2013). 

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Greater Yellow Rattle Rhinanthus angustifolius (Bryan Wainwright 2013). 

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Large Skipper Ochlodes venata (Bryan Wainwright 2013). 

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Meadow Grasshopper Chorthippus brunneus (Bryan Wainwright 2013). 

18/07/2013 Bryan Wainwright colliery area and Inkle Moor. 1 Grey Heron immature from Chadwick''s Field, 1 Marsh Harrier cream-crown, 1 Common Buzzard, 1 Common Kestrel, 3 Moorhen, 1 Little Ringed Plover on concrete of former colliery buildings calling, 1 Eurasian Curlew heard, 2 Stock Dove, 6 Wood Pigeon, 5 Turtle Dove at least, with 3 purring and 2 others seen, 30 Common Swift, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 3 Magpie, 4 Carrion Crow, 1 Great Tit, 1 Willow Tit heard in willows flat tip, 1 Sky Lark, 7 Barn Swallow, 4 House Martin, 3 Common Chiffchaff, 3 Willow Warbler, 4 Common Whitethroat, 1 Grasshopper Warbler, 3 Reed Warbler, 1 Wren, 1 Blackbird, 2 Song Thrush 1 was a young bird, 1 Robin, 5 Pied Wagtail inc. a family of 4 with young being fed, 3 Common Chaffinch, 6 Goldfinch, 2 Linnet, 3 Bullfinch, 4 Yellowhammer. Also 1 male Roe Deer in fields, 1 large Toad in scrape Chadwick''s Field. Lots of Gatekeepers and Meadow Browns. The Cuckoo Bee Psithyrus vestalis was met with around the base of the colliery spoil mound. Around 30 Pyramidal Orchids found colliery area (see photos). 

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Pyramidal Orchid Anacamptis pyramidalis (Bryan Wainwright 2013). 

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Pyramidal Orchid Anacamptis pyramidalis (Bryan Wainwright 2013). 


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Large Red Damselfly Pyrrhosoma nymphula (Peter Wainwright 2013). 

16/07/2013 Steve Hiner (Natural England) 1 Marsh Harrier female floods. Also 1 Broad-bodied Chaser male NE shed.

16/07/2013 Bryan Wainwright, Helen Kirk (in part). 1 Hobby, 2 Moorhen, 27 Northern Lapwing, 1 Common Redshank, 7 Black-headed Gull, 2 Stock Dove, 8 Common Swift, 1 Eurasian Jay, 2 Willow Tit calling in willow bushes WPS at SWD, 2 Sky Lark, 1 Barn Swallow, 1 House Martin, 1 Common Chiffchaff, 2 Blackcap, 2 Garden Warbler, 2 Common Whitethroat, 2 Sedge Warbler, 1 Wren, 2 Pied Wagtail, 1 Goldfinch, 29 Linnet, 1 Yellowhammer. Also Large Heaths and 1 Gatekeeper.

15/07/2013 Steve Hiner (Natural England) 1 Marsh Harrier female floods, 1 Northern Lapwing PBM, 2 Eurasian Jay. Also 1 Roe Deer female Limestone road junction with Paraffin track, 1 Brown Hare Goole Moor Tram.

12/07/2013 Steve Hiner (Natural England) 1 Marsh Harrier female & 3 immatures (one on road floods, 2 Turtle Dove N end Bank Top, 100+ Common Swift, 27 Barn Swallow W side moors. Also Roe Deer female & 2 fawns Bank Top barrier to NE shed.

11/07/2013 Steve Hiner (Natural England), Dan Burnand, Brad Carpenter 1 Common Kestrel, 2 Little Owl young bird Top House Farm. 1 Common Chiffchaff NE shed, 1 Blackcap NE shed. Also 1 Common Hawker Elmhirst Tram.

11/07/2013 Tom Lowe. 1 SPOTTED CRAKE few burst of possibly this species 22.30 Goole Moor end Swinefleet Warping Drain, 1 European Nightjar male E end Goole Moor.

10/07/2013 Tom Lowe. 4 Marsh Harrier male Goole Fields and female with 2 recently fledged young Goole Moor, 4 Common Tern high N along Swinefleet Warping Drain morning.

11/07/2013 Bev, Baxter, Rob Adams, Bryan Wainwright, Lucie Bernardova. Birds ringed Creyke''s. 1 Mute Swan over going E, 1 Mallard with 8 young W sied floods, 1 Grey Partridge Top House Farm, 1 Marsh Harrier distant cream-crown, 2 Common Kestrel, 1 Hobby, 38 Northern Lapwing, 10 Black-headed Gull, 8 Common Swift, 2 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1 Sky Lark, 1 Blue Tit ringed, 8 Barn Swallow, 12 Willow Warbler ringed, 3 Blackcap ringed, 

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Blackcap (Bryan Wainwright 2013). 

3 Garden Warbler ringed, 

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Garden Warbler (Bryan Wainwright 2013). 

1 Common Whitethroat ringed, 3 Wren ringed, 1 Robin ringed, 1 Tree Sparrow, 1 Yellow Wagtail, 2 Meadow Pipit, 10 Linnet, 2 Yellowhammer, 4 Reed Bunting. Also 3 Roe Deer, 1 Grass Snake Bank Top N end.

09/07/2013 Steve Hiner (Natural England) 1 Common Kestrel, 1 Hobby, 2 Willow Tit with 3 young NE shed, 1 Blackcap NE shed.

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Small Skipper Thymelicus sylvestris (Steve Hiner 2013). 

Also 1 Adder female crossing wood chip path Green Belt SE715163.

09/07/2013 Bryan Wainwright. 1 Hobby, 29 Northern Lapwing, 1 Common Cuckoo, 5 Barn Swallow, 2 Yellow Wagtail.

08/07/2013 Ron Moat night. 3 European Nightjar near Creyke''s.

08/07/2013 Robert Dawson. 2 Marsh Harrier male colliery area, juvenile Middle Moor, 1 Common Buzzard Middle Moor, 2 Hobby at least adult and juvenile, 1 Common Snipe Mill Drain Marsh, 2 Turtle Dove Green Belt, 2 Common Cuckoo.

08/07/2013 Steve Hiner (Natural England) 2 Eurasian Teal W side floods, 2 Marsh Harrier male to female food pass over floods. 1 Common Buzzard floods, 1 Common Kestrel W side, 2 Common Cuckoo NE shed, 1 Common Chiffchaff NE shed, 1 Linnet female & 2 young floods. Also 1 Fox Creykes, 1 Roe Deer female & 1 fawn Limestone road junction with Paraffin track, 1 Brown Hare W end of Goole Moor Tram. 

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gravid Common Lizard Zootoca vivipara (Steve Hiner 2013). 


Common Lizard (gravid) wood pile NE shed, Adder female travelling across Limestone road. near Johnny''s seat (SE72444 16448). Butterflies Bank Top barrier to NE shed: Ringlet x 57, Small Skipper x 8, Meadow Brown x 12.

08/07/2013 Bryan Wainwright. 17 Eurasian Teal, 1 Mallard female with 8 well grown young W side BH Gull coloney, 1 Marsh Harrier female, 1 Common Kestrel, 2 Hobby, 1 Peregrine Falcon male chasing racing pigeons W side and fields, 28 Northern Lapwing, 3 Common Redshank together W side BH Gull coloney, 2 Collared Dove Bank Top, 1 Common Cuckoo, 20 Common Swift, 2 Sky Lark, 1 Barn Swallow, 1 Tree Sparrow Swinefleet gate, 1 Yellow Wagtail, 1 Pied Wagtail, 10 Linnet, 1 Bullfinch. Also 4 Roe Deer (1 a female WP with 2 small young one suckling), also Meadow Browns and Red Admirals.

07/07/2013 Bev Baxter, Adrian Noblet, Lucie Bernardova. Birds ringed Creyke''s 1 Great Tit, 2 Common Chiffchaff, 8 Willow Warbler, 3 Blackcap, 2 Garden Warbler, 1 Blackbird, 1 Dunnock, 1 Meadow Pipit, 1 Common Chaffinch.

06/07/2013 Bryan Wainwright. 23 Greylag Goose, 3 Eurasian Teal, 1 Marsh Harrier, 1 Common Buzzard, 1 Common Kestrel, 1 Hobby, 5 Northern Lapwing, 1 Common Redshank, 2 Herring Gull type, 10 Common Swift, 2 Sky Lark, 1 Barn Swallow, 1 Grasshopper Warbler, 1 Yellow Wagtail, 1 Pied Wagtail, 1 Yellowhammer. Also 1 Red Deer, also 1 dead female Adder road at Green Belt, many Large Heaths Goole Moor and 1 Garden Tiger caterpillar.

04/07/2013 Steve Hiner (Natural England) 1 Common Cuckoo floods, 1 Common Chiffchaff NE shed, 1 Linnet with 1 young floods, 1 Bullfinch NE shed. Also 1 Adder female NE shed compound, 1 Adder last years young, brick red colour female on track from NNR shed to metal barrier, Blue-tailed Damselfly x 3 NE shed, Common Blue Damselfly x 17 NE shed.

05/07/2013 James Hincliffe. 2 Little Owl young on road Top House Farm (the part outside recording area). Also 337 Large Heath butterflies on S part of Moors (John Hitchcock).

04/07/2013 James Hincliffe. 2 Grey Partridge with 11 young Top House Farm (the part outside recording area).

04/07/2013 Bryan Wainwright. 1 Marsh Harrier female, 1 Common Buzzard, 2 Common Kestrel, 3 Hobby together over MDM, 1 Northern Lapwing, 1 Common Redshank, 1 Lesser Black-backed Gull adult, 7 Black-headed Gull fledged young (at least 3 not ringed!) W side BH Gull colony, 1 Collared Dove Bank Top, 2 Common Cuckoo, 30 Common Swift, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 5 Sky Lark including a recently fledged bird on farm track to Creyke''s gate (below), 

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Sky Lark (Bryan Wainwright 2013). 


1 Barn Swallow, 4 Long-tailed Tit. Also 5 Roe Deer, 1 female Adder on limestone road at Green Belt, at least 4 Large Heaths at Will Pits Scrape, 1 Small Copper and Small Skippers.

03 to 04/07/2013 Ben Steel (20.30 to 00.00 night). 1 Marsh Harrier cream-crown, 9 Little Ringed Plover W end Goole Moor Tram, 1 Common Sandpiper called twice W side BH Gull colony area, 1 Common Redshank, 1 Lesser Black-backed Gull immature, 9 European Nightjar 7 calling some showing well near Green Belt, 3 Grasshopper Warbler.

03 to 04/07/2013 Bryan Wainwright (22.30 to 00.40 night). No Spotted Crakes. 2 Northern Lapwing, 2 Common Snipe displaying W side BH Gull colony area, 1 Common Sandpiper called twice W side BH Gull colony area, 100 Black-headed Gull to roost at W side BH Gull colony, 1 Tawny Owl Top House Farm (outside recording area over crossings though), 5 European Nightjar males heard. Also 1 Hare.

03/07/2013 Steve Hiner (Natural England) 1 Marsh Harrier female floods, 1 Common Buzzard Will Pits Scrape, 1 Linnet with 1 young floods, 2 Bullfinch with 4 young Will Pits. Also 1 Fox cub, 1 Common Lizard wood pile NE shed, Common Blue Damselfly x 300+ Will Pits (see photo), Large Red Damselfly x 50+ Will Pits (see photo), Ringlet x 3 Will Pits. click beetle, hemicrepidus spp.jpg





















 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Click Beetle Hemicrepidus spp. (Steve Hiner 2013). 

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Azure Blue Damselfly (Steve Hiner 2013). 

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Large Red Damselfly (Steve Hiner 2013). 

02/07/2013 Steve Hiner (Natural England) 1 Marsh Harrier female floods, 1 Common Buzzard floods, 1 Common Kestrel female floods, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker Will Pits, 1 Song Thrush Green Belt. Also 1 Stoat Bank Top shed, 2 male Roe Deer Green belt and Small Tortoiseshell Bell''s.

01/07/2013 Steve Hiner (Natural England) 1 Hobby floods E of Snaith & Cowick Moor, 53 Common Swift floods E of Snaith & Cowick Moor. Also 2 male Roe Deer Will Pits and SPD.

01 TO 02/07/2013 Ron Moat. 1 SPOTTED CRAKE 23.00 to 00.50, 3 European Nightjar Johnson''s Wood.

02/07/2013 Bryan Wainwright. 12 Eurasian Teal, 3 Marsh Harrier male & female food pass floods and another male, 1 Lesser Black-backed Gull 2 fledged young Will Pits Scrape, 2 Black-headed Gull, 2 Common Cuckoo, 80 Common Swift, 2 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 3 Magpie, 2 Barn Swallow, 3 House Martin, 12 Linnet. Also 2 Hares Goole Moor and Creyke''s and 1 young Roe Deer.

01/07/2013 Bryan Wainwright. 2 Marsh Harrier male and female, 1 Common Buzzard, 1 Common Kestrel, 2 Hobby, 2 Moorhen, 1 Common Redshank, 2 Lesser Black-backed Gull, 1 Collared Dove, 2 Common Cuckoo, 30 Common Swift, 1 Barn Swallow, 3 Bullfinch, 1 Yellowhammer. Also 1 Hare and Ringlet and Speckled Wood butterflies.


29 to 30/06/2013 Alan Cawthrow, Peter Middleton, David Pearce, Carl Dixon. 1 Marsh Harrier, 1 Water Rail, 1 SPOTTED CRAKE 20.00 to 01.45, 1 Whimbrel, 32 European Nightjar 28 churring, 14 Grasshopper Warbler.

29/06/2013 Bryan Wainwright. 1 Grey Partridge arable before Creyke''s gate, 1 Marsh Harrier male, 1 Eurasian Sparrowhawk, 1 Common Buzzard, 1 Common Kestrel, 1 Hobby over Crowle Moor, 1 Common Snipe Mill Drain Marsh, 1 Eurasian Curlew Mill Drain Marsh, 1 Lesser Black-backed Gull, 30 Black-headed Gull & 2 fledged young Will Pits Scrape, 1 Turtle Dove purring Will Pits, 2 Common Cuckoo, 60 Common Swift, 1 Eurasian Jay, 5 Sky Lark, 1 Sand Martin, 1 Barn Swallow, 2 Grasshopper Warbler, 3 Sedge Warbler, 1 Yellow Wagtail, 1 Bullfinch, 6 Reed Bunting. Also a Stoat dragging a Rabbit Bank Top road Will Pits, 7 Red Deer fields N Crowle Moor, 2 Roe Deer, 1 Hare GMT and 6 Rabbits.

27/06/2013 Janet Canning (Natural England). 1 Turtle Dove Durham''s Gardens.

26/06/2013 Steve Hiner (Natural England), Brad Carpenter. 1 Marsh Harrier female floods, 2 European Nightjar day flying Elmhirst Tram. 1 Brown Hare Creykes, 1 Adder female Middle Moor Tram (Dan Burnand)

26/06/2013 Steve Hiner (Natural England) 1 Eurasian Teal female & 3 unfledged young, 1 Marsh Harrier immature floods, 1 Common Buzzard Elmhirst, 1 Common Cuckoo Will Pits Scrape, 1 Bullfinch male Green Belt. Also 1 Common Lizard gravid female NNR shed. 37 Speckled Wood butterfly from Middle Moor Tram along New Mill Drain to Green Belt (see attached photo). 

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Speckled Wood, Pararge aegeria (Steve Hiner 2013). 

 

26/06/2013 Bev Baxter, Lianna Stogden, Ben Whitworth, Lucie Bernardova, Katie Thorpe, Bryan Wainwright. Ringing Green Belt night (other non-ringing birds BPW only) 1 Eurasian Teal, 3 Tufted Duck, 2 Marsh Harrier male and female, 2 Northern Lapwing on WPS, 2 Green Sandpiper calling Will Pits Scrape and calling and seen over floods, 50 Black-headed Gull first of very few chicks seen flying W side moors colony, 2 Common Cuckoo, 5 European Nightjar at least 3 females seen and 2 males heard Green Belt, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 4 Willow Warbler one ringed, 8 Blackcap Will Pits, 1 Garden Warbler controlled, 2 Common Whitethroat including a recently fledged young caught, 1 Grasshopper Warbler one ringed, 6 Sedge Warbler heard, 4 Reed Warbler heard one ringed, 1 Song Thrush. Also NOCTULE BAT heard and seen over road at Green Belt. 5 Red Deer moor edge Goole Fields, 2 Roe Deer and 1 Hare Creyke''s.

26/06/2013 Ian McDonald. 1 Common Snipe Middle Moor, 1 Eurasian Curlew Middle Moor.

25/06/2013 Mike Hoit, Keith Langdon. 1 SPOTTED CRAKE

25/06/2013 Steve Hiner (Natural England) 1 Marsh Harrier female floods. Also 1 Roe Deer female & 1 fawn Will Pits, Weasel x 1 NNR shed, Adder x 1 female NNR shed.

25/06/2013 David Howarth, 1 Little Owl young on road at Top House Farm.

24/06/2013 Steve Hiner (Natural England) 3 Eurasian Teal 1 Mill Drain 2 Snaith & Cowick floods, 1 Mallard & 11 unfledged young Snaith & Cowick floods, 3 Marsh Harrier 1 female New Moor + 1 female & 2 imm hunting over Crowle Moor, 1 Eurasian Sparrowhawk female Will Pits, 1 Common Buzzard Will Pits, 1 Common Kestrel Will Pits, 1 Hobby Mill Drain Marsh, 1 Peregrine Falcon Middle Moor, 1 Common Cuckoo floods, 25 Barn Swallow, 1 Grasshopper Warbler Mill Drain. Also 2 Hares Creyke''s, 1 female Roe Deer Snaith & Cowick floods.

24/06/2013 Bryan Wainwright. 7 Eurasian Teal, 3 Tufted Duck, 2 Marsh Harrier females, 1 Common Redshank, 1 Lesser Black-backed Gull, 100 Black-headed Gull, 2 Stock Dove, 1 Turtle Dove purring SWD at PBM, 4 Common Cuckoo, 8 Common Swift, 1 Barn Swallow, 2 Grasshopper Warbler, 1 Common Stonechat male E-W road, 8 Linnet, 1 Bullfinch. Also 3 Roe Deer, 1 Hare and Rabbits.

23/06/2013 Bryan Wainwright. 1 Greylag Goose, 2 Common Shelduck, 1 Gadwall, 13 Eurasian Teal, 47 Mallard, 2 Tufted Duck male and female with 7 unfledged young Will Pits Scrape, 1 Marsh Harrier female, 4 Moorhen, 2 Common Coot, 1 Common Redshank, 1 Lesser Black-backed Gull, 5 Herring Gull type, 63 Black-headed Gull W side colony only, 1 Turtle Dove purring Will Pits Scrape, 3 Common Cuckoo, 1 Little Owl Top Moor Farm, 80 Common Swift, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker Pony Bridge Marsh, 2 Sky Lark, 1 House Martin, 2 Common Stonechat immatures E-W road, 6 Meadow Pipit. Also 10+ Rabbits Will Pits.

22/06/2013 Bryan Wainwright, Bev Baxter, Bill Priestley, Ken Pearson, Ben Whitworth. ringing Black-headed Gull chicks W side moors 2 Marsh Harrier males (1 not full adult), 1 Common Redshank, 60 Black-headed Gull 4 chicks ringed (all chicks taken Woodside and 1000 Acre colonies), 

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Black-headed Gull chick being ringed 1 (Bryan Wainwright 2013). 

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Black-headed Gull chick being ringed 2 (Bryan Wainwright 2013). 

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Two bog beasts (Bryan Wainwright 2013). 

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Black-headed Gull chick being ringed 4 (Bryan Wainwright 2013). 

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Cotton Grass seed blown by wind and looking like snow (Bryan Wainwright 2013). 


4 Common Swift, 3 Sky Lark, 1 House Martin, 2 Meadow Pipit. Also 1 young Roe Deer.

late 21 to 22/06/2013 Alan Cawthrow. 1 Whimbrel, 3 Common Cuckoo, 30 European Nightjar, 20 Grasshopper Warbler.

19/06/2013 John Hartley. 1 SPOTTED CRAKE night

19/06/2013 Bryan Wainwright, Bev Baxter (ringing Creyke''s). 3 Common Shelduck, 1 Mallard female with 7 unfledged young Northern Goole Moor, 4 Tufted Duck, 1 Grey Partridge arable before Creyke''s gate, 2 Marsh Harrier male and female, 9 Northern Lapwing, 2 Common Redshank, 2 Lesser Black-backed Gull, p Black-headed Gull, 6 Common Swift, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 3 Eurasian Jay, 4 Blue Tit family with young being fed Will Pits Scrape, 1 Willow Tit calling in willow SWD at bailey bridge, 1 Sky Lark, 9 Willow Warbler caught, 1 Blackcap caught, 1 Garden Warbler caught, 3 Robin caught, 2 Common Stonechat immatures E-W road, 1 Yellow Wagtail, 1 Meadow Pipit young caught, 

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Meadow Pipit (Bryan Wainwright 2013). 

1 Common Chaffinch caught, 2 Bullfinch. Also 2 Roe Deer.

17/06/2013 Tom Lowe. 1 MONTAGU''S HARRIER female W over Goole Fields Moors edge mid-afternoon. 3 Hobby, 1 Spotted Flycatcher Swinefleet Warping Drain.

17/06/2013 Bryan Wainwright. 2 Grey Partridge Top House Farm just outside recording area, 4 Marsh Harrier 2 males 2 females, 1 Eurasian Sparrowhawk female carrying prey Creyke''s crossing, 1 Common Buzzard, 1 Common Kestrel, 1 Hobby, 1 Water Rail, 3 Ringed Plover, 1 Northern Lapwing, 2 Common Redshank, 14 Lesser Black-backed Gull from roost W side moors, p Black-headed Gull, 2 Collared Dove Bank Top shed, 2 Common Cuckoo, 1 Little Owl Top House Farm just outside recording area, 80 Common Swift, 3 Sky Lark, 2 Barn Swallow, 1 Common Starling, 2 Tree Sparrow Creyke''s crossing, 1 Pied Wagtail, 4 Linnet, 2 Bullfinch, 3 Corn Bunting Top House Farm just outside recording area. Also 4 Roe Deer and a Fox cub N end Bank Top. Lots of Garden Tiger caterpillars and 1 Oak Eggar caterpillar W end Goole Moor Tram.

15/06/2013 Bryan Wainwright, Bill Priestley. 3 Tufted Duck Will Pits Scrape, 1 Grey Partridge arable before Creyke''s gate, 4 Marsh Harrier 2 males and 2 female, 1 Common Kestrel, 1 Common Redshank, 5 Lesser Black-backed Gull, 100 Black-headed Gull, 1 Common Tern over and down on 1000 Acre floods, 1 Collared Dove, 100 Common Swift, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1 Magpie, 2 Sky Lark, 3 Barn Swallow, 5 House Martin, 2 Common Chiffchaff, 3 Willow Warbler, 2 Blackcap, 1 Garden Warbler, 5 Common Whitethroat, 1 Grasshopper Warbler, 2 Sedge Warbler, 2 Reed Warbler, 1 Pied Wagtail, 2 Common Chaffinch, 2 Goldfinch, 6 Linnet, 2 Bullfinch one carrying food Will Pits, 2 Yellowhammer, 4 Reed Bunting. Also 2 female red Deer with 1 sppotted young Will Pits and a male fields S of Crowle Moor and 2 Roe Deer.

13/06/2013 Steve Hiner (Natural England), 1 Marsh Harrier 1 male Green Belt, 1 Hobby Green Belt, 2 Common Cuckoo Green Belt, 23 Barn Swallow Creyke''s. Also 1 female Red Deer Green Belt, 1 female Roe Deer Creyke''s.

12/06/2013 James Hincliffe. 1 RED KITE over Top House Farm.

Bev Baxter. Lesser Redpoll ringed Thorne Moors (Creyke''s Gate) on 13th October 2012, adult male Ring No. Y758863 controlled Clonyard Loch, Dumfries and Galloway. 15th April 2013. Distance 235km NW.

13/06/2013 Bryan Wainwright. 2 Tufted Duck males Will Pits Scrape, 3 Grey Partridge arable before Creyke''s gate, 2 Marsh Harrier 2 cream-crowns, 3 Moorhen, 1 Common Redshank, 2 Lesser Black-backed Gull, 100 Black-headed Gull, 2 Collared Dove Bank Top shed, 1 Common Cuckoo, 200 Common Swift, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1 Eurasian Jay, 2 Sky Lark, 2 Barn Swallow, 3 House Martin, 1 Yellow Wagtail, 2 Bullfinch.

Also 1 Red Deer Will Pits and 2 Roe Deer and Rabbits. 12/06/2013 Steve Hiner (Natural England), 2 Marsh Harrier 1 male, 1 female floods, 1 Hobby Green Belt. Also 1 Pebble Hook Tip Moth (with Lincolnshire Wildlife Trust volunteers) Green Belt.

11/06/2013 Steve Hiner (Natural England), 1 Eurasian Teal with 5 unfledged young New Mill Drain.

11/06/2013 Bryan Wainwright. 32 Greater Canada Goose S over W side of moors, 8 Shoveler, 3 Tufted Duck Will Pits Scrape, 2 Common Buzzard, 3 Northern Lapwing, 1 Common Redshank, 1 Turtle Dove purring ''T'' junction Will Pits, 2 Common Cuckoo, 10 Common Swift, 4 Barn Swallow, 3 Long-tailed Tit, 6 Common Starling juveniles, 2 Blackbird, 1 Song Thrush, 2 Common Stonechat male and juvenile along E-W road, 1 Pied Wagtail, 2 Bullfinch. Also American Mink Bank Top at Goole Moor Tram, 1 Fox arable before Creyke''s gate, Grey Squirrel Will Pits, 2 Hares and 2 Roe Deer.

09/06/2013 Bryan Wainwright. 1 Common Shelduck, 1 Gadwall, 6 Eurasian Teal, 1 Mallard with 8 unfledged young W side BH Gull colony, 2 Shoveler, 4 Grey Partridge arable before Creyke''s gate, 10 Common Pheasant, 4 Marsh Harrier 2 males and 2 female, 1 Common Kestrel, 8 Hobby, 1 Ringed Plover W side floods, 1 Northern Lapwing, 1 Dunlin W side floods, 1 Common Redshank W side floods, p Black-headed Gull quite a few unfledged young about now, 4 Common Cuckoo, 1 Tawny Owl flew across road Will Pits pursued by smaller mobbing birds, 100 Common Swift, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 6 Barn Swallow, 2 Blackbird, 4 Robin, 1 Yellow Wagtail, 6 Meadow Pipit. Also 2 Red Deer Will Pits, 2 Roe Deer, 1 Hare and lots of Rabbits.

08/06/2013 Bev Baxter, Lianna Stogden, Ben Whitworth, Lucie Bernardova. Birds ringed Creyke''s Gate. 4 Great Tit, 6 Willow Warbler, 3 Blackcap.

08/06/2013 Peter Roworth (Natural England). 18 Shoveler males together S bend Fison''s Road.

08/06/2013 Bryan Wainwright. 2 Common Shelduck, 3 Gadwall, 10 Eurasian Teal, 3 Tufted Duck 2 males and 1 female with 7 unfledged young Will Pits Scrape, 1 Little Grebe, 4 Marsh Harrier 2 males 2 females, 1 Eurasian Sparrowhawk female, 3 Common Buzzard, 3 Hobby (other people had 5), 2 Little Ringed Plover W side floods, 2 Collared Dove Bank Top shed, 5 Turtle Dove pair Will Pits ''T'' junction Fison''s Road, purring birds: 1 N of NE shed, 1 SWD at PBM, 1 Crowle Moor, 6 Common Cuckoo, 140 Common Swift, 4 Great Spotted Woodpecker pair Creyke''s 1 S end Crowle Moor, 1 N end Will Pits, 1 Willow Tit flew across road calling Will Pits, 2 Sky Lark, 11 Barn Swallow, 1 House Martin, 2 Common Chiffchaff, 6 Willow Warbler, 8 Blackcap, 4 Garden Warbler, 10 Common Whitethroat, 2 Grasshopper Warbler, 2 Sedge Warbler, 4 Reed Warbler, 2 Yellow Wagtail, 4 Goldfinch, 2 Bullfinch S end Crowle Moor, 2 Yellowhammer 1 Creyke''s 1 S end Crowle Moor. Also Red Deer with spotted foal crossed Fison''s Road North, 2 Roe Deer.

07/06/2013 Bill Priestley. 1 Little Ringed Plover on top colliery spoil mounds, 4 Turtle Dove Bell''s area, 3 Common Cuckoo, 15 Long-tailed Tit in a party of which 13 were young.

07/06/2013 Bryan Wainwright, Bill Priestley. 1 Great Cormorant off floods Northern Goole Moor, 4 Marsh Harrier 2 males 2 females, 1 Common Buzzard, 1 Common Kestrel, 5 Hobby, 9 Northern Lapwing, p Black-headed Gull, 2 Common Cuckoo, 1 Little Owl Top House Farm, 8 Common Swift, 1 Eurasian Jay, 3 Sky Lark, 10 Barn Swallow, 1 Grasshopper Warbler, 1 Common Stonechat, 2 Tree Sparrow Swinefleet gate and Creyke''s crossing, 4 Yellow Wagtail, 1 Pied Wagtail, 2 Goldfinch, 9 Linnet. Also 1 Red Deer Goole Moor and 9 Roe Deer.

06/06/2013 Bryan Wainwright. 2 Gadwall, 9 Eurasian Teal, 1 Mallard with 9 unfledged young W side BH Gull colony, 4 Shoveler, 4 Tufted Duck Will Pits Scrape, 2 Marsh Harrier male and female, 3 Common Buzzard Will Pits, 1 Common Kestrel, 3 Hobby, 5 Moorhen, 1 Common Coot, 3 Ringed Plover W end Goole Moor Tram, 1 Northern Lapwing, 1 Common Gull down W end floods, 4 Lesser Black-backed Gull W end floods, 120 Black-headed Gull, 2 Collared Dove Bank Top shed, 4 Common Cuckoo, 80 Common Swift, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 2 Blue Tit, 3 Great Tit, 1 Wood Lark flew over calling new S path Crowle Moor, 2 Sky Lark, 14 Barn Swallow, 2 Grasshopper Warbler, 2 Reed Warbler, 3 Wren, 3 Song Thrush, 2 Tree Sparrow Swinefleet Gate, 2 Yellow Wagtail, 2 Pied Wagtail, 1 Siskin Crowle Moor, 4 Linnet, 5 Bullfinch Will Pits, 2 Yellowhammer, 8 Reed Bunting. Also 2 Red Deer S end Crowle Moor and 4 Roe Deer. Brimstone, Small Tortoiseshell, Small Copper, Small White.

05/06/2013 Ian McDonald, Mick Oliver. 5 Common Cuckoo 4 males chasing a female.

05/06/2013 John Durrant. 1 European Nightjar churring edge of moors at Longthorpe''s/Alders, 1 Common Swift half eaten near railway (Hobby prey?).

05/06/2013 Bryan Wainwright, Bill Priestley. 2 Common Shelduck 1000 Acre floods, 2 Gadwall, 1 Eurasian Teal with 6 unfledged young Will Pits Scrape, 2 Tufted Duck 2 Will Pits Scrape 2 floods, 4 Marsh Harrier both female, 1 Eurasian Sparrowhawk, 1 Common Buzzard, 3 Moorhen 2 males 2 females, 4 Common Coot, 1 Oystercatcher 1000 Acre floods, 6 Northern Lapwing, 2 Common Redshank, 70 Black-headed Gull with 9 hatchlings (7 Woodside 1 W end floods), 4 Stock Dove, 2 Collared Dove Bank Top shed, 180 Common Swift, 1 Green Woodpecker, 2 Great Tit, 3 Sky Lark, 3 Barn Swallow, 1 House Martin, 6 Long-tailed Tit, 2 Common Whitethroat, 2 Blackbird, 2 Song Thrush, 5 Common Stonechat male and female E-W Fison''s road and 3 fledged young, 2 Tree Sparrow Swinefleet gate and Creyke''s crossing, 4 Yellow Wagtail, 2 Pied Wagtail, 4 Meadow Pipit, 4 Linnet, 3 Yellowhammer, 5 Reed Bunting. Also 9 Red Deer (8 Goole Fields, 1 N Crowle Moor) and 3 Roe Deer. 04/06/2013 Steve Hiner (Natural England), 4 Grey Heron Inkle Flatts, 2 Marsh Harrier floods, 1 Common Buzzard floods, 1 Common Kestrel floods, 1 Hobby Will Pits, 1 Common Cuckoo Will Pits, 3 House Martin. Also 1 female Red Deer CM, 1 female Roe Deer Creyke''s.

04/06/2013 Bryan Wainwright, Bill Priestley. 2 Gadwall, 6 Eurasian Teal, 6 Mallard 1 with 7 unfledged young S bend, 12 Shoveler males together 1000 Acre floods, 5 Tufted Duck 2 Will Pits Scrape 2 floods, 2 Marsh Harrier both female, 4 Hobby, 5 Moorhen, 2 Common Coot, 2 Northern Lapwing, 2 Common Redshank, 60 Black-headed Gull, 2 Collared Dove Bank Top shed, 2 Turtle Dove, 3 Common Cuckoo, 12 Common Swift, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1 Magpie, 1 Eurasian Jay, 2 Carrion Crow, 2 Great Tit, 2 Sky Lark, 8 Barn Swallow, 5 Long-tailed Tit, 1 Common Chiffchaff, 1 Willow Warbler, 5 Blackcap, 10 Common Whitethroat, 1 Grasshopper Warbler, 2 Sedge Warbler, 2 Reed Warbler, 1 Common Stonechat male E-W Fison''s road, 2 Tree Sparrow Swinefleet gate, 1 Yellow Wagtail, 1 Pied Wagtail, 3 Meadow Pipit, 4 Linnet, 2 Bullfinch, 5 Reed Bunting. Also 5 Red Deer Will Pits, 4 Roe Deer 1 with spotted young Will Pits. 1 Large White butterfly.

04/06/2013 Robert Broch, Green Belt. 5 Turtle Dove 3 Green Belt, 2 wires behind allotments, 1 European Nightjar male.

03/06/2013 Tom Lowe, after dark. 2 Marsh Harrier, 3 Common Buzzard, 2 Hobby W end Goole Fields, 1 Bar-tailed Godwit E end Goole Fields 08.30 with Curlew, 1 Whimbrel E end Goole Fields, 1 Eurasian Curlew E end Goole Fields.

02/06/2013 Tom Lowe, after dark E end Goole Moor. 2 Common Cuckoo, 1 Barn Owl, 1 Little Owl, 1 Tawny Owl, 3 European Nightjar churring, 1 Grasshopper Warbler.

02/06/2013 Bill Priestley. 1 Marsh Harrier male, 4 Moorhen Warping Drain (Moors), 2 Turtle Dove Rhododendron Path, 50 Common Swift 2 Western Jackdaw NW over Long Meadow, 2 Garden Warbler, 10 Common Whitethroat 3 Reed Warbler Inkle Moor, 4 Yellowhammer.

01/06/2013 Rob Watson. 2 Shoveler, 4 Tufted Duck, 1 Goosander male Will Pits Scrape, 1 Marsh Harrier, 1 Eurasian Sparrowhawk over Will Pits, 1 Common Buzzard Crowle Moor, 4 Hobby, p Northern Lapwing, 1 Common Redshank Will Pits Scrape circling and calling, 2 Common Cuckoo, 1 Barn Owl Crowle Moor, p Common Swift, 1 Green Woodpecker, 2 Willow Tit Crowle Moor, p Barn Swallow, p Long-tailed Tit, p Common Chiffchaff, p Willow Warbler, p Blackcap, p Sedge Warbler, p Pied Wagtail, 2 Tree Pipit singing Crowle Moor, p Yellowhammer, p Reed Bunting. 9 Red Deer, 1 Roe Deer with small fawn, 1 Clnnabar Moth (photo). 

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Cinnabar Moth (Rob Watson 2013). 


31/05/2013 Bill Priestley. 2 Gadwall, 1 Eurasian Teal with 5 unfledged young New Cut at Canal Tow Path, 6 Shoveler, 2 Marsh Harrier, 1 Common Buzzard, 2 Hobby, 6 Water Rail 4 along road, 1 Woodside, 1 platform, 1 Little Ringed Plover colliery yard (dis.), 2 MEDITERRANEAN GULL adults flooded workings 08.30 to 09.30, 2 Turtle Dove Rhododendron Path, 2 Garden Warbler, 10 Reed Warbler, 3 Common Stonechat, 10 Reed Bunting. Also Water Vole colliery footpath dike.

30/05/2013 Steve Hiner (Natural England). 1 Long-eared Owl Will Pits.

29/05/2013 via Tom Lowe. 4 Turnstone low NNW over W end GM.

29/05/2013 Bryan Wainwright. 1 Grey Heron, 1 Common Buzzard, 1 Hobby, 3 Ringed Plover app. of 7 fast fly by waders, 4 Dunlin app. of 7 fast fly by waders, 3 Great Black-backed Gull adults down W end GMT, 1 Common Cuckoo, 150 Common Swift, 20 Barn Swallow, 10 House Martin, 1 Common Stonechat, 1 Yellow Wagtail. Also 2 Roe Deer.

27/05/2013 Colin Neale. 1 Shoveler male, 6 Tufted Duck, 3 Marsh Harrier male and 2 females, 1 Common Kestrel, 6 Hobby, 1 Stock Dove, 1 Common Cuckoo Bell''s, 2 Common Swift, 1 Sky Lark, 2 Barn Swallow, 5 Common Chiffchaff 1 Green Belt, 4 Will Pits 6 Willow Warbler 3 Green Belt, 3 Will Pits p Common Whitethroat, 2 Sedge Warbler, 2 Common Stonechat and 2 fledged young road, p Meadow Pipit Canals, 6 Reed Bunting floods. Also 1 female Red Deer and Small Copper.

27/05/2013 David Smith, Tom Minskip and Bernard Minskip 1 Turtle Dove Green Belt.

27/05/2013 Robert Broch. 1 Turtle Dove Will Pits Scrape S end.

27/05/2013 Bryan Wainwright. 4 Gadwall, 4 Marsh Harrier 2 male 2 females, 1 Common Buzzard, 2 Common Kestrel, 6 Hobby, 2 Common Redshank, 2 Herring Gull, 1 Turtle Dove Will Pits Scrape N end, 2 Common Cuckoo, 1 Willow Tit calling in willows E side Will Pits, 1 Eurasian Treecreeper at nest, 1 Yellow Wagtail. Also 3 Roe Deer.

26/05/2013 Rob Watson. 1 Barn Owl Crowle Moor edge, 1 Garden Warbler, 4 Common Stonechat 2 pairs with at least 2 juveniles Middle Moor.

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Barn Owl (Rob Watson 2013). 


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Garden Warbler (Rob Watson 2013). 

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Stonechat juvenile (Rob Watson 2013). 


Also lots of Four-spotted Chasers, Large Red Damselflies and Small Coppers.

26/05/2013 Bryan Wainwright, Bill Priestley, Richard Sprakes. 24 Greylag Goose, 4 Gadwall, 2 Tufted Duck floods, 4 Marsh Harrier 2 male 2 females, 4 Common Buzzard, 2 Common Kestrel, 6 Hobby, 2 Oystercatcher horse paddock before moors, 4 Northern Lapwing, 5 Common Redshank, 1 Great Black-backed Gull adult, 150 Black-headed Gull, 4 Stock Dove, 2 Common Cuckoo, 10 Common Swift, 1 Magpie, 1 Eurasian Jay, 8 Barn Swallow, 1 Common Stonechat male with 3 just fledged young, 1 Yellow Wagtail, 1 Pied Wagtail, 3 Meadow Pipit, 4 Linnet, 2 Bullfinch, 1 Yellowhammer. Also 4 Red Deer Will Pits, 4 Roe Deer and a Stoat Bank Top N end. Speckled Wood, Orange Tip, Small Copper, Peacock.

25/05/2013 Bev Baxter, Rob Adams ringing Creyke''s gate.

25/05/2013 Bev Baxter, Rob Adams captures at Creykes Gate. 3 Long-tailed Tit, 1 Willow Warbler, 1 Blackcap, 2 Garden Warbler, 1 Linnet, 1 Yellowhammer. 

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Yellowhammer female (Rob Adams 2013). 

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Yellowhammer female 2 (Rob Adams 2013). 

25/05/2013 Robert Broch. 3 Turtle Dove purring Green Belt also Limberlost, 7 Common Stonechat male and female with 5 recently fledged young E-W Fison''s road, 1 Reed Bunting nest.

25/05/2013 Bryan Wainwright, Bill Priestley, Will Pits, Goole Moor. 1 Mallard with 8 unfledged young S bend, 4 Marsh Harrier 2 male 2 females, 2 Common Kestrel, 13 Hobby counted at once by 3 observers, 1 Eurasian Curlew heard over Creyke''s, 3 Common Redshank, 40 Wood Pigeon, 1 Collared Dove Bank Top shed, 2 Common Cuckoo, 1 Tawny Owl flushed E end N edge path, 30 Common Swift, 2 Barn Swallow, 1 Long-tailed Tit, 1 Common Stonechat male E-W Fison''s road, 1 Yellow Wagtail, 2 Bullfinch, 2 Yellowhammer, 3 Corn Bunting arable (outside recording area). 

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Garden Warbler (Bryan Wainwright 2013). 

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Long-tailed Tit (Bryan Wainwright 2013). 

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Hare (Bryan Wainwright 2013). 

Also 4 Red Deer Will Pits, 6 Roe Deer, 2 Hares and Rabbits. 1 dead Mole E side N edge path on peat. Cinnabar Moth, Orange Tip, Small Copper and whites.

(submitted 24/05/2013 Steve Hiner). 2 Eurasian Treecreeper breeding pair found (24th). 


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Dandelion clock (Steve Hiner 2013). 

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Four-Spotted Chaser Libellula quadrimaculata Linnaeus (Steve Hiner 2013). 

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Wasp Beetle Clytra arietis (Steve Hiner 2013). 

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Young Adder sloughing (Steve Hiner 2013). 

23/05/2013 Bryan Wainwright, Fison''s Road, Will Pits, Goole Moor. 1 Common Buzzard.

22/05/2013 Bryan Wainwright, Fison''s Road, Will Pits, Goole Moor. 3 Marsh Harrier 1 male 2 females, 4 Common Buzzard all Goole Moor, 1 Common Kestrel, 5 Hobby, 2 Moorhen, 4 Common Coot, 7 Northern Lapwing, 4 Common Redshank, 1 Lesser Black-backed Gull immature, 180 Black-headed Gull, 3 Common Cuckoo, 25 Common Swift, 1 Green Woodpecker Goole Moor, 1 Eurasian Jay, 2 Sky Lark, 8 Barn Swallow, 2 House Martin, 1 Song Thrush, 1 Whinchat male W end Shoulder o'' Mutton Tram, 2 Common Stonechat pair E-W bit Fison''s Road, 1 Dunnock, 1 Tree Sparrow, 1 Pied Wagtail, 8 Meadow Pipit, 2 Goldfinch, 1 Bullfinch, 1 Yellowhammer, 10 Reed Bunting, 1 Corn Bunting arable (outside recording area). Also 7 Red Deer E end Goole Moor, 4 Roe Deer, 1 Weasel Bank Top at SWD, 1 Hare Creyke''s. 1 female Adder N edge Goole Moor halfway along.

21/05/2013 Tom Lowe. 1+ Common Quail singing at north end of Goole Fields near Park Farm, 1 RED-BACKED SHRIKE male private parcel of Goole Moor, on N edge just W of centre (from Rare Bird Alert). The first record for 37 years! Please do not trespass, it is possible to observe most of Goole Moor (even the private areas) from Natural England''s land and paths. There are no private or keep out signs but please stick to the main paths and do not enter fenced or gated areas. 

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Red-backed Shrike (Tom Lowe 2013). 

21/05/2013 Bryan Wainwright, Fison''s Road, Will Pits, Goole Moor. 18 Greylag Goose 1 with 7 unfledged young W end Goole Moor, p Mallard 1 with 7 unfledged young Green Belt floods, 2 Grey Partridge arable before Creyke''s, 4 Marsh Harrier 2 male 2 female, 1 Eurasian Sparrowhawk, 2 Common Kestrel, 7 Hobby E end Goole Moor all in air together, 2 Arctic Skua both pale phase going N over N end Bank Top and Goole Fields to River Ouse at Rawcliffe Bridge at 16.00. The only record involving more than a single bird. 1 Great Black-backed Gull immature, 180 Black-headed Gull, 70 Wood Pigeon Goole Moor, 1 Collared Dove Bank Top, 3 Common Cuckoo, 40 Common Swift, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker Northern Goole Moor, 2 Sky Lark, 20 Barn Swallow, 6 House Martin, 2 Common Stonechat E-W Fison''s Road, 1 Pied Wagtail, 4 Bullfinch. Also 22 Red Deer Goole Fields, 4 Roe Deer, 1 Fox Goole Moor, 1 Water Vole Mill Drain at Mill Drain Marsh, 1 Hare Creyke''s. 2 Green-veined White at Will Pits Scrape (Speckled Wood and Small Copper earlier in week).

20/05/2013 Tom Lowe. 1+ Common Quail singing at north end of Goole Fields near Park Farm.

20/05/2013 David Smith. 2 Hobby, 1 Water Rail blue bridge, 4 Turtle Dove Green Belt, 3 Common Cuckoo, 2 Common Stonechat along Fison''s Road, 2 Yellowhammer Green Belt.

20/05/2013 Steve Hiner (Natural England). 11 Shoveler 9 males 2 female, 1 Common Buzzard.

20/05/2013 Bryan Wainwright, Fison''s Road, Will Pits, Goole Moor. 4 Marsh Harrier 2 male 2 female, 1 Hobby, 20 Common Swift, 2 Sky Lark, 10 Barn Swallow, 2 House Martin, 9 Linnet. Also 6 Red Deer fields N of Crowle Moor and 2 Roe Deer.

19/05/2013 John Durrant. 2 Turtle Dove Green Belt.

19/05/2013 Robert Broch, Crowle Moor. 1 Grey Partridge S end Crowle Moor, 1 European Nightjar, 3 Tree Pipit.

19/05/2013 David Hitchen. 2 Marsh Harrier, 1 Common Cuckoo, 2 Willow Tit, 5 Reed Warbler, 4 Common Stonechat 2 pairs (or pair with 2 young) near viewing platform. Also 2 Roe Deer.

19/05/2013 Ben Steel, W side Goole Moor 12.30 to 17.00. 24 Greylag Goose, 1 Greater Canada Goose X Greylag, 5 Gadwall, 19 Eurasian Teal, 20 Mallard, 21 Shoveler, 2 Tufted Duck, 1 Great Cormorant NW, 1 Moorhen, 1 Common Coot, 2 Little Ringed Plover, 7 Northern Lapwing, 1 Dunlin, 1 Eurasian Curlew, 7 Common Redshank, 1 Mediterranean Gull 1st summer in with BH Gulls W end colony, 

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Mediterranean Gull (Ben Steel 2013). 

3 Garden Warbler 2 Green Belt 1 Goole Moor, 2 Yellow Wagtail.

19/05/2013 Bryan Wainwright, Fison''s Road, Will Pits, Goole Moor. 19 Greylag Goose 1 with 4 unfledged young 1000 Acre, 2 Gadwall, 10 Eurasian Teal, 8 Shoveler, 6 Tufted Duck, 1 Grey Heron, 4 Marsh Harrier 2 male 2 female, 2 Hobby, 2 Moorhen, 4 Common Coot, 1 Oystercatcher, 4 Northern Lapwing, 1 Dunlin, 1 Eurasian Curlew, 5 Common Redshank, 6 Lesser Black-backed Gull, 180 Black-headed Gull, 1 Collared Dove Bank Top, 4 Common Cuckoo, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 2 Sky Lark, 1 Song Thrush, 1 Yellow Wagtail, 2 Bullfinch. Also 6 Red Deer fields N of Crowle Moor, 2 Roe Deer and a Fox arable before Creyke''s.

18/05/2013 Bryan Wainwright, Bill Priestley. 2 Tufted Duck, 4 Marsh Harrier, 2 Northern Lapwing, 5 Common Redshank, 4 Herring Gull type, 6 Herring Gull, 6 Great Black-backed Gull, 3 Eurasian Jay, 1 Sky Lark, 1 Song Thrush, 1 Common Stonechat male Fison''s Road.

17/05/2013 Bev Baxter, Rob Adams captures at Creykes Gate. 1 Little Owl seen priory Farm, 1 Eurasian Jay, 


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Jay 1 (Rob Adams 2013). 

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Jay 2 (Rob Adams 2013). 

6 Blue Tit, 1 Great Tit, 6 Willow Warbler, 4 Garden Warbler, 1 Common Whitethroat, 1 Robin, 3 Common Chaffinch.

17/05/2013 Bryan Wainwright, Fison''s Road, Will Pits, Goole Moor. 2 Common Shelduck, 9 COMMON SCOTER 3 males and 6 females 1000 Acre floods, NEW SPECIES FOR THORNE MOORS. Still present at 18.30 (Bryan Wainwright, Rob Adams, Bill Priestley). 

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Common Scoter (Bryan Wainwright 2013). 

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Common Scoter 1 (Rob Adams 2013). 

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Common Scoter 2 (Rob Adams 2013). 

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Common Scoter 3 (Rob Adams 2013). 

4 Marsh Harrier, 1 Hobby, 1 Water Rail N of road at Middle Moor Tram, 2 Moorhen, 7 Common Coot, 4 Ringed Plover all W end floods unless stated otherwise stated, 4 Northern Lapwing, 1 Dunlin, 2 Eurasian Curlew 1 W end floods other 1000 Acre floods, 4 Common Redshank waders, 1 Turnstone W end Goole Moor, 6 Herring Gull type, 200 Black-headed Gull, 2 Common Cuckoo, 20 Common Swift, 1 Green Woodpecker Crowle Moor, 100 Barn Swallow, 3 House Martin, 1 Pied Wagtail, 4 Linnet, 2 Bullfinch, 2 Yellowhammer. Also 1 Roe Deer.

16/05/2013 Steve Hiner (Natural England). 2 Woodcock Pony Bridge, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1 Wood Lark Lonesome Pine Tram, 1 Tree Pipit Lonesome Pine Tram. Also 7 Red Deer.

16/05/2013 Bryan Wainwright, Fison''s Road, Will Pits, Goole Moor. 2 Tufted Duck, 3 Marsh Harrier, 1 Common Buzzard, 1 Hobby, 2 Moorhen, 4 Common Coot, 1 Oystercatcher All waders W side of floods, 2 Ringed Plover, 4 Northern Lapwing, 1 Dunlin, 1 Eurasian Curlew, 1 Wood Sandpiper W side BH Gull colony, 5 Common Redshank, 180 Black-headed Gull, 1 Tawny Owl calling Crowle Moor opposite NE shed, 16 Common Swift, 1 Green Woodpecker Crowle Moor, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1 Sky Lark, 8 Barn Swallow, 4 Reed Warbler, 1 Eurasian Treecreeper carrying food NE shed, 2 Song Thrush, 2 Robin, 2 Common Stonechat halfway along E-W Fison''s road, 1 Northern Wheatear female halfway along E-W Fison''s road, 6 Yellow Wagtail, 1 Pied Wagtail, 10 Meadow Pipit, 2 Bullfinch, 1 Yellowhammer, 4 Reed Bunting. Also 5 Roe Deer, 3 Hares (Goole Fields, and Grey Squirrel Will Pits.

15/05/2013 Bryan Wainwright, Fison''s Road, Will Pits, Goole Moor. 2 Greater Canada Goose, 1 Common Shelduck Will Pits Scrape, 2 Tufted Duck, 3 Marsh Harrier, 3 Common Coot, 2 Oystercatcher W side floods, c.10 Ringed Plover in flight W side floods, c.11 Dunlin in flight W side floods, 200 Black-headed Gull, 1 Common Tern came down in rain over 1000 Acre and Woodside, 180 Common Swift, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 100 Barn Swallow, 6 House Martin, 3 Song Thrush, 1 Tree Sparrow Swinefleet gate, 4 Yellow Wagtail. Also 2 Hares.

14/05/2013 Robert Broch. 1 Black-necked Grebe, 4 Hobby, 2 Turtle Dove Green Belt, 1 Lesser Whitethroat Green Belt, 2 Common Stonechat and young along Fison''s Road, 2 Common Chaffinch nest moors end Jone''s Casble.

14/05/2013 Rob Watson 10.30 to 13.30 Green Belt, Canals, Middle Moor. 2 Marsh Harrier male and female, 3 Common Buzzard inc. 2 sparring over Canals, 2 Common Kestrel, 6 Hobby sightings, 1 Turtle Dove calling Green Belt then flew, 2 Common Cuckoo calling, p Common Swift, 20 Barn Swallow, p Common Chiffchaff, p Willow Warbler, 1 Garden Warbler, p Common Whitethroat, p Sedge Warbler, 1 Reed Warbler, 1 Spotted Flycatcher Green Belt, 2 Common Stonechat male and female, p Goldfinch, p Reed Bunting. rob w buz battle.jpg





















 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Buzzards do battle! (Rob Watson 2013). 

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Hobby (Rob Watson 2013). 

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Spotted Flycatcher 1 (Rob Watson 2013). 

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Spotted Flycatcher 2 (Rob Watson 2013). 

14/05/2013 Bryan Wainwright, Fison''s Road, Will Pits, Goole Moor. 15 Eurasian Teal, 3 Tufted Duck 2 Will Pits Scrape 1 floods, 4 Marsh Harrier 1 male 3 female, 1 Eurasian Sparrowhawk male low along Mill Drain, 1 Common Buzzard, 2 Common Kestrel, 1 Hobby Bank Top, 3 Common Coot, 13 Ringed Plover NW Goole Moor, 13 Dunlin NW Goole Moor, 4 Common Redshank, 1 Common Cuckoo, 1 Pied Wagtail. Also 7 Red Deer Will Pits and several Roe Deer and Rabbits.

13/05/2013 Steve Hiner (Natural England). 1 Hobby over Will Pits, 3 Bullfinch Will Pits.

13/05/2013 Bryan Wainwright, Fison''s Road, Will Pits, Goole Moor. 1 Great Cormorant over SW, 5 Marsh Harrier 4 females 1 male, 1 Common Kestrel, 10 Ringed Plover W side of floods between SOMT & BWD, 17 Dunlin W side of floods between SOMT & BWD, 1 Lesser Black-backed Gull immature, 250 Black-headed Gull 320 Common Swift dodging showers all day, 100 Barn Swallow 4 House Martin 1 Tree Sparrow Swinefleet Gate, 1 Greenfinch Swinefleet Gate. Also 3 Red Deer Will Pits, 2 Roe Deer, 1 Fox Goole Moor, 1 Hare Creyke''s.

12/05/2013 Bill Priestley. 2 Greater Canada Goose, 10 Shoveler Green Belt to Rawcliffe Moor, 1 Little Grebe Bell''s Pond, 2 Marsh Harrier males, 1 Oystercatcher Creyke''s floods, 2 Little Ringed Plover colliery yard, 4 Northern Lapwing, 2 Common Cuckoo, 50 Common Swift Green Belt area, 20 House Martin Green Belt area, 2 Garden Warbler 1 Bell''s 1 Green Belt, 12 Reed Warbler 10 Bell''s 2 Green Belt,

12/05/2013 Bryan Wainwright, Fison''s Road, Will Pits, Goole Moor. 29 Greylag Goose, 2 Common Shelduck W side moors flying, 15 Gadwall, 20 Eurasian Teal, 22 Mallard, 17 Shoveler, 4 Tufted Duck, 1 Grey Partridge Creyke''s arable, 10 Common Pheasant, 4 Marsh Harrier 1 male 3 females, 1 Eurasian Sparrowhawk, 3 Moorhen, 3 Common Coot, 1 Little Ringed Plover W side floods, 12 Ringed Plover W side Goole Moor, 10 Northern Lapwing, 4 Dunlin W side Goole Moor, 6 Common Redshank W side floods, 11 Lesser Black-backed Gull, 2 Herring Gull type immature, 3 Great Black-backed Gull, 380 Black-headed Gull, 8 Wood Pigeon, 2 Turtle Dove flying Green Belt, 2 Common Cuckoo, 350 Common Swift massing before rain, 3 Eurasian Jay, 10 Carrion Crow, 2 Great Tit, 2 Sky Lark, 160 Barn Swallow, 20 House Martin, 2 Common Chiffchaff, 4 Willow Warbler, 6 Blackcap, 2 Garden Warbler, 10 Common Whitethroat, 14 Sedge Warbler, 3 Reed Warbler, 3 Blackbird, 3 Song Thrush, 1 Robin, 1 Dunnock, 1 Tree Sparrow Swinefleet gate, 1 Pied Wagtail, 12 Meadow Pipit, 6 Common Chaffinch, 6 Linnet, 2 Bullfinch, 2 Yellowhammer, 5 Reed Bunting.

11/05/2013 Bryan Wainwright, Fison''s Road, Will Pits. 2 Common Shelduck W side Goole Moor, 1 Little Ringed Plover Fison''s road N on W side of moors, 6 Ringed Plover W side Goole Moor, 20 Dunlin W side Goole Moor, 2 Common Redshank, 1 Lesser Black-backed Gull, 1 Herring Gull type, 7 Great Black-backed Gull, 170 Black-headed Gull. Also 6 Red Deer Will Pits and 3 Roe Deer.

10/05/2013 Bryan Wainwright, Fison''s Road, Will Pits. 3 Greater Canada Goose, 4 Tufted Duck, 1 Common Kestrel, 3 Common Redshank, 3 Lesser Black-backed Gull, 1 Herring Gull, 200 Black-headed Gull, 1 Common Cuckoo, 450 Common Swift, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 50 Barn Swallow, 30 House Martin, 1 Song Thrush, 1 Pied Wagtail. 09/05/2013 Keith Langdon. 1Garganey male Goole Moor S end Jim Johnson''s.

09/05/2013 Ben Steel, Goole Moor 08.00 to 15.00. 66 Greylag Goose, 3 Greater Canada Goose, 5 Gadwall, 56 Eurasian Teal, 52 Mallard, 42 Shoveler, 8 Tufted Duck, 4 Marsh Harrier 3 females 1 male, 2 Common Buzzard, 1 Common Kestrel, 1 Moorhen, 1 Common Coot, 9 Little Ringed Plover 2 colliery buildings (dem.) rest W side Goole Moor, 5 Ringed Plover, 7 Northern Lapwing, 8 Dunlin, 2 Whimbrel NW Goole Moor, 6 Common Redshank, 1 Collared Dove Bank Top shed, 3 Turtle Dove 2 seen Green Belt, 5 Common Cuckoo, 200 Common Swift, 30 Barn Swallow, 30 House Martin, 1 Lesser Whitethroat, 3 Common Stonechat 2 males, 1 Bullfinch. Also 1 Water Vole in ditch along path to Moorends, only 1 Roe Deer, 1 Adder on colliery spoil heap.

09/05/2013 Bryan Wainwright. NO SIGN OF TEMMINCK''S STINT TODAY.

09/05/2013 Bryan Wainwright, Fison''s Road, Will Pits. 5 Marsh Harrier, 1 Common Kestrel, 1 Hobby, 4 Northern Lapwing, 6 Lesser Black-backed Gull immatures, 2 Great Black-backed Gull immatures, 180 Black-headed Gull, 90 Common Swift seen mating in air, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 3 Eurasian Jay, 1 Sand Martin, 4 Barn Swallow, 3 House Martin, 1 Yellow Wagtail, 1 Yellowhammer. Also 5 Red Deer near Will Pits.

08/05/2013 Irvin Payne. 1 Great Crested Grebe Will Pits Scrape, 1 Temminck''s Stint W end Goole Moor, 1 BLACK TERNWoodside, 1 Turtle Dove seen Green Belt, 1 Common Stonechat Goole Moor.

08/05/2013 Bryan Wainwright, Fison''s Road, Will Pits. 4 Gadwall, 10 Eurasian Teal, 10 Mallard, 8 Shoveler, 1 Great Crested Grebe Will Pits Scrape, 4 Marsh Harrier 2 males 2 female, 1 Little Ringed Plover, 8 Ringed Plover W end Goole Moor, 4 Northern Lapwing, 1 TEMMINCK''S STINT: (2nd for Thorne Moors) Bryan Wainwright, Steve Hiner (Natural England), Irvin Payne, Ian McDonald, Mick Oliver. BPW located it between Blackwater Dike and Goole Moor Tram on the W side of Goole (Thorne) Moors in flight (07.40) while tracking 3 fairly distant flying Green/Wood Sandpiper (which were viewed only briefly due to appearance of closer flying stint). The stint at first glance looked like a Sand Martin, until thin white wingbars and white outer tails were seen. The stint flew erratically further away joining the circling sandpipers briefly before heading N alone and being lost to view. I drove a little further along Fison’s limestone road birding all the time until just S of Blackwater Dike before Shoulder o’ Mutton Tram I saw a Little Ringed Plover (seen in this general area a few times) on a small peat island then a Greenshank on another small peat island close by. Next to the Greenshank was another smaller wader (07.50) which initially looked like a Common Sandpiper, but this was quickly dismissed on size alone. It was a stint, closer inspection revealed upperparts and breastband to be a dull light sandy brown and quite greyish depending on light (so winter coming to summer plumage). The breast band was continuous (no break in middle) and well demarcated and the upperparts were quite uniform in colour the head being especially plain. There was no supercilium or other marks or crown. The chin was whiter. This plain face helped rule out Least and Long-toed Stint The bill was short (as long as the head) dark and almost straight. The primary projection was extended well beyond the tertials and almost to the tail tip, a point against it being Least Sandpiper. The leg colour took a little longer to see properly, but they never looked black. In good light they were dull yellowish with a slight green tinge. This was viewed from just over 100m with both a Optolyth TBS80 with 60x (zoom) and Nikon spotting scope with 40x (zoom). As I started to go closer, all the birds froze and were looking at something (not me) and the stint flew. In flight the thin white wing bar and the white outer tail feathers were again noted, no call was heard probably because of the E3 wind. As it flew next to a Meadow Pipit a good size comparison was made with the stint seeming slightly smaller (narrow wings?). It flew erratically somewhat recalling a bat. Again I lost it as it went N.

As I got back in my car I saw what probably flushed it as a Short-eared Owl flew so close I could see the bright yellow eyes without bins!

I returned a bit later to Goole Moor Tram (which I had checked before finding stint) thinking it may have gone to the first pools from the W there (walk along tram past a belt of trees some 300m and the pools are after trees). There were 8 Ringed Plover, 5 Dunlin and the Temminck’s Stint. As I started back to the car I saw Steve Hiner drive by and phoned him. Although here the stint was about 160m away Steve was happy with it saying “Definitely Temminck’s not Little Stint”. He left 10.35 locating and directing another birder Irvin Payne, who got similar views and said “Could see all features including pale legs”.

After birding elsewhere for a time I met a couple of botanist I know who also liked birds and showed them the stint in same area but this time much closer, perhaps only 70m away. Ian and Mick got excellent views and were happy (after looking in Collin’s Guide) that it was Temminck’s. It was still present at that location, W end Goole Moor Tram at 16.00 when we left.

Please consult maps and directions given at base of this blog and elsewhere on this website (Humberhead Peatlands write up and Humberhead Peatlands Photo Tour, links to maps etc). Briefly access is from the far end Grange Road, Moorends taking the Public Right of Way past the Recreation Ground, through the former colliery grounds onto the moors. Head N on any of the many paths (the first left immediately after the metal entrance bridge is as good as any) at the end turn right to the limestone road, head N (Drax in front of you) following the road past open bog/moor round a bend and continue N until just before the road starts to bend W towards some trees and Creyke’s entrance gate. Here at this bend is the last raised straight path before Creyke’s metal entrance gate that heads E to Goole Moor Tram. Take this E path for about 300m through a belt of trees and view the large pools N of the path (farmland and Goole docks can be seen distantly through the fringe edge of trees to the N). From Grange Road to here is about 2.5 miles across this big reserve. Cars can access only with a key from Natural England.

5 Dunlin W end Goole Moor, 38 Black-tailed Godwit flew over all floods circling before heading W, maybe landing far W moors, 3 Green Sandpiper flew over W side moors, short view due to stint (poss. Wood Sandpipers), 1 Greenshank W floods between Shoulder o'' Mutton Tram and Blackwater Dike, 1 Lesser Black-backed Gull immature, 200 Black-headed Gull, 1 Black TernWoodside (found by Irvin Payne), 1 Short-eared Owl flew around my car only 30m away stunning view, 40 Common Swift, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker Will Pits, 3 Eurasian Jay Will Pits, 1 Willow Tit heard Will Pits, 1 Turtle Dove heard Crowle Moor across from NE shed, 4 Barn Swallow, 1 House Martin, 2 Common Chiffchaff, 6 Willow Warbler, 3 Blackcap, 2 Garden Warbler, 8 Common Whitethroat, 2 Grasshopper Warbler, 10 Sedge Warbler, 1 Reed Warbler, 6 Meadow Pipit, 4 Common Chaffinch, 4 Linnet, 2 Yellowhammer, 6 Reed Bunting. Also an Orange-Tip.

07/05/2013 Bryan Wainwright, Fison''s Road, Will Pits. 3 Marsh Harrier females, 1 Common Kestrel, 3 Hobby, 1 Water Rail edge Will Pits.

06/05/2013 Paul Adams, Swinefleet Mill (dis) area. p Common Pheasant, 1 Common Buzzard, 1 Moorhen, 5 Stock Dove, p Wood Pigeon, 1 Common Cuckoo, p Magpie, p Carrion Crow, p Blue Tit, p Great Tit, 2 Barn Swallow, 1 Willow Warbler, 22 Common Whitethroat, p Wren, 2 Blackbird, p Robin, 2 Tree Sparrow, 9 Yellow Wagtail, 3 Pied Wagtail, 1 Meadow Pipit, 1 Common Chaffinch, p Goldfinch, 3 Reed Bunting. Also a Fox N end Crowle Moor.

06/05/2013 Jason Higgins and others. 2 Tree Pipit Crowle Moor. Also 2 Red Deer Will Pits, Grass Snake NE shed, Large Red Damselfly, Lattice Heath and Bordered White.

06/05/2013 Bryan Wainwright, Fison''s Road, Will Pits. 1 Common Shelduck NW Goole Moor, 7 Eurasian Teal, 13 Tufted Duck 12 Will Pits Scrape, 4 Marsh Harrier 1 male 3 females, 2 Common Buzzard, 1 Common Kestrel, 1 Hobby, 2 Oystercatcher 1 W side floods other 1000 Acre floods, 1 Little Ringed Plover W side floods, 1 Ringed Plover NW Goole Moor, 8 Northern Lapwing, 18 Dunlin NW Goole Moor, 6 Common Redshank, 2 Lesser Black-backed Gull immatures, 180 Black-headed Gull, 1 Collared Dove Bank Top shed (nest gone), 2 Common Cuckoo, 1 Green Woodpecker, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 5 Barn Swallow, 3 Garden Warbler, 3 Reed Warbler, 1 Common Stonechat halfway along E W Fison''s Road, 1 Northern Wheatear male S bend, 3 Tree Sparrow 1 Creyke''s crossing 2 Swinefleet gate, 1 Pied Wagtail, 10 Meadow Pipit, 2 Lesser Redpoll, 2 Bullfinch. Also 2 Roe Deer and 1 Speckled Wood.

05/05/2013 James Hincliffe, Ron Moat. 1 Water Vole Goole Moor. 1 Emperor Moth Goole Moor Tram the first for many years.

05/05/2013 Rob Watson. 


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Red Deer (Rob Watson 2013). 

30 Greylag Goose, 3 Gadwall, 8 Eurasian Teal, p Mallard, 3 Shoveler, 10 Tufted Duck 8 Will Pits Scrape, 6 Marsh Harrier inc. 1 Imm male and 1 adult male, 2 Common Buzzard, 2 Common Kestrel, 3 Hobby one perched, 6 Northern Lapwing, 1 Common Redshank, 3 Common Cuckoo, 1 Green Woodpecker, p Blue Tit, p Long-tailed Tit, p Common Chiffchaff, p Willow Warbler, 8 Blackcap, 25+ Common Whitethroat, 5 Grasshopper Warbler, 7 Sedge Warbler, p Wren, p Robin, p Yellowhammer, 9 Reed Bunting. Sadly visited Cassons area and no Nightingales or Turtle Doves. Also 2 Red Deer, 1 Fox, Large Red Damselflies, Butterflies: Brimstone, Green- Viened White, Spackled Wood, Peacock. 

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Green-veined White (Rob Watson 2013). 

05/05/2013 John Durrant. 4 Greylag Goose 2 pairs with 7 goslings edge Inkle Flats, 2 Eurasian Curlew pair Inkle Flats. Also an Adder same area.

05/05/2013 Bryan Wainwright, Fison''s Road, Will Pits. 4 Common Pheasant, 1 Green Pheasant male Will Pits, 5 Marsh Harrier at least 3 females and 2 males, 2 Common Kestrel, 1 Hobby, 2 Moorhen, 1 Common Coot, 1 Oystercatcher 1000 Acre floods, 2 Northern Lapwing, 3 Herring Gull immatures, 11 Great Black-backed Gull all immatures some off 1000 Acre floods, 20 Common Swift, 1 Green Woodpecker Will Pits, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker Will Pits, 1 Willow Tit heard Will Pits, 2 Barn Swallow, 1 Garden Warbler, 2 Grasshopper Warbler, 10 Sedge Warbler, 1 Reed Warbler, 1 Yellow Wagtail, 8 Meadow Pipit, 6 Lesser Redpoll Will Pits, 2 Bullfinch Will Pits. Also a Roe Deer.

04/05/2013 David Smith, Linda ?. 1 Hobby. Also Adder Green Belt.

04/05/2013 Bryan Wainwright, Fison''s Road, Will Pits. 2 Greater Canada Goose, 4 Gadwall, 2 Eurasian Teal, 4 Shoveler, 2 Marsh Harrier 2 females, 1 Common Kestrel, 1 Moorhen, 1 Common Coot, 2 Oystercatcher, 1 Little Ringed Plover floods W side moors, 1 Common Redshank, 200 Black-headed Gull 113 W side colony, 1 Common Cuckoo, 30 Common Swift, 1 Western Jackdaw over Will Pits then N, 14 Barn Swallow, 5 House Martin, 2 Yellow Wagtail, 3 Meadow Pipit, 1 Yellowhammer. Also 2 Roe Deer.

03/05/2013 John Durrant. 3 Ringed Plover flying from colliery area towards moors. Also 39 Red Deer (10 male 29 female) Southern fields on night 2nd.

03/05/2013 Bryan Wainwright, Fison''s Road, Will Pits, Goole Moor. species counted N edge path and Blackwater Dike (Nep, BW) 6 Gadwall 2 Nep, 11 Eurasian Teal 7 Nep, 4 BW, 20 Mallard, 6 Shoveler 2 BW, 3 Tufted Duck, 1 Grey Heron, 3 Marsh Harrier 2 females, 1 male, 2 Common Buzzard, 1 Common Kestrel, 1 Hobby, 8 Moorhen 1 Nep, 1 BW, 1 Common Coot, 1 Little Ringed Plover W side floods, 8 Northern Lapwing 5 Nep, 2 Great Black-backed Gull immature and adult, 160 Black-headed Gull, 3 Stock Dove 1 BW, p Wood Pigeon, 2 Common Cuckoo, 10 Common Swift moving SW around rain cloud, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker Will Pits, 1 Magpie 1 BW, 3 Eurasian Jay Nep, p Carrion Crow Nep, BW, 1 Blue Tit Nep, BW, 8 Great Tit 4 Nep, 3 BW, 1 Coal Tit Nep, 2 Sky Lark 1 Nep, 2 Sand Martin, 24 Barn Swallow, 1 House Martin, 2 Long-tailed Tit, 7 Common Chiffchaff 2 Nep, 1 BW, 30 Willow Warbler 17 Nep, 8 BW, 8 Blackcap 3 Nep, 1 BW, 1 Garden Warbler Will Pits, 20 Common Whitethroat 11 Nep, 6 BW, 2 Grasshopper Warbler BW, 24 Sedge Warbler 3 Nep, 10 BW, 3 Reed Warbler Swinefleet Warping Drain at Will Pits, 2 Eurasian Treecreeper Nep, 9 Wren 6 Nep, 3 BW, 3 Blackbird 2 Nep, 1 BW, 1 Song Thrush Nep, 4 Robin 2 Nep, 2 BW, 1 Yellow Wagtail Nep, BW, 2 Pied Wagtail Nep, 6 Meadow Pipit 3 Nep, 3 BW, 6 Common Chaffinch 4 Nep, 2 Goldfinch, 4 Linnet Nep, 3 Lesser Redpoll 2 Nep, 2 Bullfinch Will Pits, 8 Yellowhammer 6 Nep, 2 BW, 5 Reed Bunting 3 Nep. Also 9 Roe Deer, 1 Stoat Bank Top, 1 Squirrel Bank Top, 2 Hares and Rabbits.

02/05/2013 Bill Priestley. 4 Marsh Harrier 2 male 2 female, 2 Common Buzzard, 3 Common Kestrel, 2 Hobby, 2 Little Ringed Plover colliery yard, 4 Northern Lapwing, 350 Black-headed Gull, 2 Common Cuckoo, 16 Blackcap 10 Bell''s rest Green Belt, 13 Common Whitethroat, 2 Grasshopper Warbler, 28 Sedge Warbler, 2 Reed Warbler Canal Tow Path, 1 Northern Wheatear colliery yard. Also 3 Roe Deer, 1 Fox Rhododendron Path.

02/05/2013 Bev Baxter, Rob Adams, Lianna Stogden. 2 Gadwall, 6 Shoveler, 2 Grey Heron, 5 Marsh Harrier, 1 Eurasian Sparrowhawk, 1 Common Kestrel, 2 Northern Lapwing, 2 Black-tailed Godwit, 1 Greenshank seen floods W side moors, 1 Common Redshank, 3 Stock Dove, 2 Common Cuckoo, 30 Willow Warbler 6 caught, 2 Blackcap 1 caught, 2 Garden Warbler caught, 6 Common Whitethroat 2 caught, 2 Sedge Warbler, 1 Robin caught, 1 Yellow Wagtail, 30 Linnet, 2 Linnet caught, 2 Lesser Redpoll, 2 Yellowhammer.

02/05/2013 Steve Hiner (Natural England). 1 Marsh Harrier floods, 1 Common Kestrel female floods, 1 Common Cuckoo Will Pits Scrape, 4 Goldfinch.

02/05/2013 James Hincliffe, John Hitchcock. 1 Hobby, 2 Black-tailed Godwit floods NW side moors.

02/05/2013 Ian McDonald, Mick Oliver. 1 Eurasian Curlew floods NW side moors,

02/05/2013 Bill Priestley colliery area. 2 Little Ringed Plover, 1 Northern Wheatear.

02/05/2013 Bryan Wainwright, Fison''s Road, Will Pits. 5 Tufted Duck, 2 Grey Partridge, 3 Grey Heron together W side of floods, 3 Marsh Harrier, 1 Common Buzzard, 1 Hobby Mill Drian Marsh, 2 Northern Lapwing, 3 Common Redshank, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1 Willow Tit W side Will Pits feeding on birch, 1 Garden Warbler, 2 Yellow Wagtail.

01/05/2013 Bryan Wainwright, Fison''s Road, Will Pits. 2 Gadwall, 12 Mallard, 2 Grey Partridge, 2 Common Crane, 1 Northern Lapwing, 3 Common Redshank, 1 Common Cuckoo, 1 Green Woodpecker Will Pits, 3 Barn Swallow, 1 Reed Warbler, 1 Common Stonechat Mill Drain, 1 Yellow Wagtail, 2 Bullfinch, 1 Yellowhammer. Also 2 Roe Deer and a Grass Snake at Bank Top. 

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Grass Snake (Bryan Wainwright 2013). 

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Grass Snake 2 (Bryan Wainwright 2013). 

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Grass Snake 3 (Bryan Wainwright 2013). 

 


30/04/2013 John Hitchcock. 2 Turtle Dove a pair Limberlost.

30/04/2013 Steve Hiner (Natural England). 1 Shoveler male, 1 Marsh Harrier floods, 2 Woodcock, 1 Green Woodpecker Will Pits, 2 Great Spotted Woodpecker drumming Will Pits, 1 Sedge Warbler, 1 Reed Warbler Green Belt, 1 Northern Wheatear Snaith & Cowick Moor. Also 1 Roe Deer and 3 male Adders. 

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''Conical'' Morel (Steve Hiner 2013). 

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Adder male 1 (Steve Hiner 2013). 


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Adder male 2 (Steve Hiner 2013). 


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Adder male 3 (Steve Hiner 2013). 

30/04/2013 Bryan Wainwright, Fison''s Road, Will Pits. 2 Greylag Goose, 1 Greater Canada Goose, 4 Gadwall, 10 Mallard, 5 Shoveler, 2 Tufted Duck, 2 Marsh Harrier pair battling 2 Buzzards, 7 Common Buzzard 2 grappling claws and spinning around with M Harriers, 1 Common Kestrel, 3 Moorhen 2 fighting with locked feet on each other while a 3rd (female?) watched, 5 Northern Lapwing, 3 Common Redshank, 100 Black-headed Gull 66 W side moors colony, 1 Common Cuckoo, 4 Carrion Crow, 2 Sand Martin, 6 Barn Swallow, 3 Willow Warbler, 1 Blackcap, 1 Common Whitethroat, 1 Grasshopper Warbler, 1 Wren, 1 Northern Wheatear W side moors along road, 1 Dunnock, 1 Tree Sparrow Creyke''s crossing, 2 Yellow Wagtail, 8 Meadow Pipit, 2 Goldfinch, 3 Linnet, 2 Bullfinch, 4 Reed Bunting. Also 1 Hare.

29/04/2013 Bryan Wainwright, Fison''s Road, Will Pits, Goole Moor. 8 Eurasian Teal, 8 Mallard, 9 Shoveler, 9 Tufted Duck, 1Black-necked Grebe, 3 Marsh Harrier, 2 Common Buzzard, 1 Peregrine Falcon adult male W side Will Pits, 1 Moorhen, 1 Common Coot, 5 Northern Lapwing, 1 Common Redshank, 2 Great Black-backed Gull, 100 Black-headed Gull, 40 Common Swift, 4 Willow Warbler, 1 Grasshopper Warbler, 2 Robin, 2 Northern Wheatear W side of moors, 2 Dunnock, 1 Yellow Wagtail, 8 Meadow Pipit, 4 Linnet, 2 Reed Bunting. Also 1 Roe Deer.

28/04/2013 Paul Adams Swinefleet Mill (dis.) area. 4 Mallard, p Common Pheasant, 41 Black-headed Gull, p Wood Pigeon, 54 Carrion Crow, 1 Great Tit, 2 Sky Lark, 2 Common Whitethroat, 1 Wren, 1 Robin, 2 Tree Sparrow, 3 Yellow Wagtail, p Greenfinch, p Goldfinch, 2 Yellowhammer.

28/04/2013 Rob Watson. 4 Tufted Duck WPS. 


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Black Adder (Rob Watson 2013). 

28/04/2013 Bryan Wainwright, Fison''s Road, Will Pits, Goole Moor. 29 Greylag Goose, 3 Gadwall, 13 Eurasian Teal, 16 Mallard, 13 Shoveler, 1 Grey Partridge arable, 4 Common Pheasant, 1 Grey Heron, 5 Marsh Harrier, 1 Hen Harrier male Goole Moor going W, 1 Eurasian Sparrowhawk, 3 Common Buzzard, 3 Moorhen, 1 Common Coot, 8 Northern Lapwing, 2 Dunlin on floods W end Blackwater Dike, 6 Common Redshank, 1 Common Gull again with BH Gulls, 6 Herring Gull, 4 Great Black-backed Gull, 200 Black-headed Gull, 2 Stock Dove, 20 Wood Pigeon, 2 Collared Dove, 1 Common Cuckoo, 60 Common Swift, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 10 Carrion Crow, 1 Blue Tit, 3 Great Tit, 5 Sky Lark, 10 Sand Martin, 40 Barn Swallow, 6 House Martin, 1 Long-tailed Tit, 2 Common Chiffchaff, 25 Willow Warbler, 13 Blackcap, 12 Common Whitethroat, 2 Grasshopper Warbler, 14 Sedge Warbler, 2 Reed Warbler, 13 Wren, 3 Blackbird, 4 Fieldfare stubble N edge of Goole Moor then into birch, 3 Song Thrush, 2 Mistle Thrush, 7 Robin, 3 Northern Wheatear all females, 1 W end floods other 2 Goole Moor, 1 Dunnock, 5 House Sparrow Creyke''s crossing, 2 Yellow Wagtail, 2 Pied Wagtail, 4 Meadow Pipit, 6 Common Chaffinch, 10 Goldfinch, 17 Linnet, 1 Lesser Redpoll, 4 Bullfinch, 1 Yellowhammer, 9 Reed Bunting. Also 4 Hares, 3 Roe Deer and Rabbits.

27/04/2013 Bryan Wainwright, Fison''s Road, Will Pits, Goole Moor. 15 Greylag Goose, 2 Greater Canada Goose, 2 Common Shelduck, 8 Gadwall, 25 Eurasian Teal, 36 Mallard, 12 Shoveler, 6 Tufted Duck, 1 Grey Partridge arable, 8 Common Pheasant, 3 Marsh Harrier, 1 Eurasian Sparrowhawk, 1 Common Buzzard, 1 Common Kestrel, 7 Moorhen, 1 Common Coot, 46 European Golden Plover Goole Fields, 6 Northern Lapwing, 1 Common Snipe, 5 Common Redshank, 1 Common Gull, 1 Herring Gull, 4 Great Black-backed Gull, 220 Black-headed Gull, 30 Wood Pigeon, 2 Collared Dove, 2 Common Cuckoo, 50 Common Swift, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 2 Magpie, 2 Eurasian Jay, 14 Carrion Crow, 8 Blue Tit, 9 Great Tit, 3 Sky Lark, 23 Sand Martin, 60 Barn Swallow, 8 House Martin, 2 Long-tailed Tit, 6 Common Chiffchaff, 41 Willow Warbler 14 BWD, 15 GMT rest elsewhere, 5 Blackcap, 16 Common Whitethroat 10 BWD, 3 GMT rest elsewhere, 7 Grasshopper Warbler BWD, 30 Sedge Warbler 16 BWD, 13 GMT rest elsewhere, 3 Reed Warbler, 1 Eurasian Treecreeper, 10 Wren, 6 Blackbird, 2 Song Thrush, 8 Robin, 4 Northern Wheatear 3 males 1 female W end Blackwater Dike, 1 Dunnock, 1 Tree Sparrow Swinefleet gate, 13 Yellow Wagtail, 3 Pied Wagtail, 19 Meadow Pipit, 9 Common Chaffinch, 4 Goldfinch, 31 Linnet flock Bank Top mainly, 1 Lesser Redpoll, 2 Bullfinch, 1 Yellowhammer, 21 Reed Bunting 12 BWD, 9 GMT rest elsewhere. Also Stoat Bank Top, 8 Roe Deer, 1 Hare and Rabbits.

26/04/2013 Bill Priestley colliery area, road, Will Pits. 30 Greylag Goose, 4 Greater Canada Goose, 1 Hobby, 1 Common Coot, 50 Common Swift, 1 Eurasian Jay, 9 Common Chiffchaff, 50 Willow Warbler, 11 Blackcap, 8 Common Whitethroat, 4 Grasshopper Warbler, 14 Sedge Warbler, 1 Eurasian Treecreeper, 2 Linnet. Also a Fox and dead Mole near John''s seat.

26/04/2013 Bryan Wainwright, Fison''s Road, Will Pits, Goole Moor. 19 Greylag Goose, 6 Greater Canada Goose, 3 Common Shelduck Goole Moor, 5 Gadwall, 7 Eurasian Teal, 18 Mallard, 10 Shoveler, p Common Pheasant, 3 Marsh Harrier 2 males and a female at least, 3 Moorhen, 2 Common Coot, 6 Northern Lapwing, 50 Black-tailed Godwit at least, circled over 1000 Acre floods then W (10.00), 5 Common Redshank, 260 Black-headed Gull, p Wood Pigeon, 2 Collared Dove nest Bank Top shed, 2 Common Cuckoo, 70 Common Swift, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1 Eurasian Jay, p Carrion Crow, 2 Blue Tit, 2 Great Tit, 1 Sky Lark, 5 Sand Martin, 37 Barn Swallow, 13 House Martin, 4 Common Chiffchaff, 10 Willow Warbler, 4 Blackcap, 4 Common Whitethroat, 1 Grasshopper Warbler, 6 Sedge Warbler, 6 Wren, 3 Blackbird, 3 Robin, 1 Common Stonechat Fison''s road, 1 Northern Wheatear Goole Moor Tram, 1 Dunnock, 4 Yellow Wagtail, 1 Pied Wagtail, 5 Meadow Pipit, 4 Common Chaffinch, 4 Goldfinch, 12 Linnet Goole Moor mainly, 1 Lesser Redpoll, 6 Yellowhammer, 6 Reed Bunting, 1 Corn Bunting arable Top House Farm. Also 3 Roe Deer.

25/04/2013 Steve Hiner (Natural England). 2 Grasshopper Warbler Green Belt. Also a Common Lizard NE shed.

25/04/2013 Bryan Wainwright, Fison''s Road, Will Pits, Goole Moor. 19 Greylag Goose, 4 Greater Canada Goose, 1 Eurasian Wigeon floods W side of moors, 5 Gadwall, 8 Eurasian Teal, 28 Mallard, 14 Shoveler, 2 Tufted Duck, 2 Common Pheasant, 1 Grey Heron, 5 Marsh Harrier 2 males 3 females, 5 Moorhen, 2 Common Coot, 7 Northern Lapwing, 2 Eurasian Curlew SOM, 6 Common Redshank 4 floods W side of moors 2 Goole Moor, 1 Lesser Black-backed Gull immature, 3 Herring Gull, 2 Great Black-backed Gull adults, 190 Black-headed Gull, 2 Stock Dove, 20 Wood Pigeon, 2 Collared Dove nesting Bank Top shed, 1 Common Cuckoo male and calling, 36 Common Swift moving SW along shower front, 2 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 4 Magpie, 1 Eurasian Jay, 10 Carrion Crow, 4 Blue Tit, 2 Great Tit, 2 Willow Tit 1 feeding on mature birch WPS other in flight WP, 2 Sky Lark, 2 Sand Martin E side Goole Moor, 132 Barn Swallow E side Goole Moor, many on small bushes, 10 House Martin E side Goole Moor, 5 Common Chiffchaff, 21 Willow Warbler, 5 Blackcap, 10 Common Whitethroat, 3 Grasshopper Warbler, 24 Sedge Warbler along Fison''s Road from Creyke''s gate to Swinefleet gate, 4 Reed Warbler Swinefleet Warping Drain at Will Pits, 6 Wren, 4 Blackbird, 3 Song Thrush, 7 Robin, 1 Common Stonechat Fison''s road, 1 Northern Wheatear Fison''s road N on W side of moors, 5 Yellow Wagtail, 2 Pied Wagtail, 9 Meadow Pipit, 7 Common Chaffinch, 5 Goldfinch, 6 Linnet, 20 Lesser Redpoll mostly in 1 flock WPS, 4 Bullfinch, 2 Yellowhammer, 21 Reed Bunting, 1 Corn Bunting Creyke''s arable. Also 8 Roe Deer, 3 Hares, 1 Fox (GM), 1 Weasel (GMT) and several frogs scattered in SWD alongside WP.

24/04/2013 Bill Priestley colliery area, road, Will Pits. 20 Greylag Goose, 4 Greater Canada Goose, 3 Moorhen, 2 Common Coot, 2 Oystercatcher Paraffin arable fields, 1 Little Ringed Plover colliery compound, 2 Common Cuckoo Long Meadow, Bell''s, 1 Sky Lark, 7 Common Chiffchaff, 30 Willow Warbler, 18 Blackcap 17 males, 9 Common Whitethroat, 1 Reed Warbler Bell''s, 1 Northern Wheatear female colliery area.

24/04/2013 Bryan Wainwright, Clive Featherstone Fison''s Road, Will Pits. 


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Sweet Violet (Bryan Wainwright 2013). 


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Cowslip (Bryan Wainwright 2013). 

20 Greylag Goose 8 Greater Canada Goose, 5 Gadwall, 8 Eurasian Teal, 20 Mallard, 10 Shoveler, 2 Great Cormorant W over W side of moors, 4 Marsh Harrier, 1 Eurasian Sparrowhawk male Green Belt floods, 2 Common Kestrel, 3 Moorhen, 1 Common Coot, 80 European Golden Plover Goole Fields, 4 Northern Lapwing, 1 Common Snipe Mill Drain Marsh, 4 Common Redshank, 3 Herring Gull, 3 Great Black-backed Gull, 110 Black-headed Gull, 2 Collared Dove, 19 Common Swift trickle W, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1 Magpie, 20 Carrion Crow, 1 Great Tit, 1 Sky Lark, 11 Sand Martin trickle W, 67 Barn Swallow trickle W, 3 House Martin trickle W, 3 Common Chiffchaff, 10 Willow Warbler, 1 Blackcap, 2 Common Whitethroat, 6 Grasshopper Warbler, 5 Sedge Warbler, 2 Wren, 1 Song Thrush, 1 Robin, 1 Common Stonechat Fison''s road, 1 Dunnock, 3 Tree Sparrow Creyke''s crossing, 4 Yellow Wagtail, 1 Pied Wagtail, 8 Meadow Pipit, 2 Common Chaffinch, 8 Goldfinch, 6 Linnet, 1 Lesser Redpoll, 2 Yellowhammer, 4 Reed Bunting. Also 2 Roe Deer and a Frog W side of Will Pits at road.

24/04/2013 John Durrant. 1 Common Cuckoo Bell''s.

23/04/2013 Rob Adams pm. 1 Hobby.

23/04/2013 Julian Small (Natural England). 1 Hobby N Canals.

23/04/2013 Ben Steel 2hrs around midday. 5 Gadwall, 2 Shoveler, 2 Marsh Harrier 1 male, 2 Eurasian Sparrowhawk, 5 Common Kestrel, 2 Hobby, 2 Stock Dove, 2 Common Cuckoo, 2 Willow Tit Green Belt, 1 Lesser Whitethroat singing Green Belt, 2Whinchat males Fison''s road, 3 Northern Wheatear Chadwick''s field, 4 Linnet.

23/04/2013 Bill Priestley. 1 Little Grebe Bell''s, 1 Eurasian Sparrowhawk, 6 Common Swift over Will Pits N end, 1 Eurasian Jay, 1Wood Lark Bell''s, 10 Common Chiffchaff, 22 Willow Warbler, 9 Blackcap 8 males, 6 Common Whitethroat, 4 Grasshopper Warbler, 3 Sedge Warbler, 1 Reed Warbler Bell''s, 2 Whinchat 2 males Fison''s Road, 1 Common Stonechat. Also 2 Weasels, 1 Bank Top other road W side Will Pits.

23/04/2013 Bryan Wainwright Fison''s Road, Will Pits, Goole Moor. 6 Greylag Goose, 2 Greater Canada Goose, 4 Common Shelduck, 1 Gadwall, 8 Eurasian Teal, 10 Mallard, 5 Shoveler, 4 Tufted Duck, 1 Grey Heron W edge, 3 Marsh Harrier 2 males 1 female, 1 Common Buzzard, 1 Common Kestrel, 2 Moorhen, 1 Common Coot, 10 Northern Lapwing, 60 Black-headed Gull, 1 Stock Dove, 2 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 2 Magpie, 1 Great Tit, 1 Sky Lark, 15 Sand Martin, 8 Barn Swallow, 1 House Martin, 3 Long-tailed Tit, 4 Common Chiffchaff, 6 Willow Warbler, 2 Blackcap, 2 Common Whitethroat, 4 Grasshopper Warbler, 5 Sedge Warbler, 2 Yellow Wagtail, 1 Pied Wagtail, 3 Meadow Pipit, 1 Goldfinch, 2 Linnet, 1 Yellowhammer, 4 Reed Bunting, 1 Corn Bunting. Also a Weasel across road W side Will Pits.

22/04/2013 David Smith. 1 Hen Harrier male.

22/04/2013 Robert Broch. 1 Hen Harrier Middle Moor, 1 Common Snipe Middle Moor, 8 Tree Sparrow Crowle Moor smallholding.

22/04/2013 Steve Hiner (Natural England). 6 Shoveler, 1 Marsh Harrier immature male, 1 Hen Harrier male Green Belt, 1 Blackcap. Also 2 male Adders Bank Top (shed) and a male Adder Angle Drain and 1 Common Lizard Bank Top (Will Pits).

22/04/2013 Rob Adams pm. 2 Eurasian Wigeon, 3 Shoveler, 2 Marsh Harrier, 1 Hen Harrier male floods. c100 Barn Swallow, 3 Common Chiffchaff, 2 Willow Warbler, 2 Blackcap, 1 Grasshopper Warbler.

22/04/2013 Bryan Wainwright Fison''s Road, Will Pits, Goole Moor. 16 Greylag Goose, 1 Greater Canada Goose, 20 Eurasian Teal, 20 Mallard, 16 Shoveler, 4 Tufted Duck, 2 Marsh Harrier, 1 Common Buzzard, 2 Moorhen, 1 Common Coot, 4 Northern Lapwing, 2 Common Redshank, 60 Black-headed Gull, 2 Common Swift over Goole Moor with hirundines, 1 Green Woodpecker, 2 Eurasian Jay, 2 Sky Lark, 24 Barn Swallow, 1 House Martin, 6 Common Chiffchaff, 10 Willow Warbler, 6 Blackcap, 3 Common Whitethroat, 2 Grasshopper Warbler, 3 Sedge Warbler, 1 Yellow Wagtail, 1 Pied Wagtail, 13 Meadow Pipit, 2 Goldfinch, 1 Lesser Redpoll, 1 Yellowhammer, 10 Reed Bunting. Also 6 Roe Deer and 2 Frogs off Bank Top at Goole Moor.

21/04/2013 Bill Priestley. 40 Greylag Goose, 2 Greater Canada Goose, 4 Common Shelduck Chadwick''s field, 6 Gadwall, 20 Mallard, 8 Shoveler, 16 Tufted Duck, 1 Black-necked Grebe, 6 Marsh Harrier, 2 Water Rail platform and floods, 3 Common Coot, 4 Northern Lapwing, 1 Common Snipe, 150 Black-headed Gull, 1 Green Woodpecker, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1 Sky Lark, 6 Common Chiffchaff, 33 Willow Warbler, 15 Blackcap, 5 Common Whitethroat, 7 Grasshopper Warbler, 8 Sedge Warbler, 1 Common Stonechat, 3 Yellow Wagtail, 6 Meadow Pipit, 4 Linnet, 1 Yellowhammer. Also 1 female Adder at platform.

21/04/2013 Julian Small (Natural England). 4 Common Shelduck over floods, 1 Eurasian Curlew display Goole Moor. Also Frogs near Bank Top at Dougherty''s strip.

21/04/2013 David Smith. 1 Common Pochard female Woodside, 8 Tufted Duck, 1 Black-necked Grebe, 1 Marsh Harrier, 1 Hen Harrier male Mill Drain Marsh, 2 Hobby Mill Drain Marsh.

21/04/2013 Trevor Petman. 1 Bearded Tit Swinefleet Warping Drain half mile N of moors.

21/04/2013 Bryan Wainwright Fison''s Road, Will Pits, Goole Moor. 12 Greylag Goose, 2 Greater Canada Goose, 4 Common Shelduck over W side of moors S, 2 Gadwall, 30 Eurasian Teal, 20 Mallard, 9 Shoveler, 14 Tufted Duck, 1 Red-legged Partridge side of road Green Belt, 2 Grey Partridge arable Top House Farm, 1 Black-necked Grebe, 5 Marsh Harrier, 1 Hen Harrier male Mill Drain Marsh, 1 Eurasian Sparrowhawk female, 1 Common Kestrel, 3 Moorhen, 2 Common Coot, 3 Northern Lapwing, 1 Eurasian Curlew Woodside, 3 Common Redshank, 2 Lesser Black-backed Gull, 4 Herring Gull, 6 Great Black-backed Gull, 100+ Black-headed Gull, 1 Common Cuckoo Will Pits, 1 Green Woodpecker Will Pits, 1 Eurasian Jay Will Pits, 8 Carrion Crow, 2 Great Tit, 1 Sky Lark, 2 Sand Martin, 6 Barn Swallow, 6 Common Chiffchaff, 8 Willow Warbler, 2 Blackcap, 3 Common Whitethroat, 3 Grasshopper Warbler, 1 Sedge Warbler, 2 Wren, 4 Robin, 3 Northern Wheatear 2 males 1 female S bend Fison''s road, 2 Dunnock, 1 Yellow Wagtail, 2 Pied Wagtail, 4 Meadow Pipit, 2 Common Chaffinch, 2 Greenfinch, 4 Goldfinch, 3 Linnet, 1 Bullfinch, 1 Yellowhammer, 10 Reed Bunting. Also 12 Red Deer (1 stag) Will Pits, 2 Roe Deer, 1 Hare. Comma.

20/04/2013 Ian Boote colliery area, Bell''s and Green Belt. p Greylag Goose, 1 Common Buzzard, 2 Ringed Plover, 1 Common Cuckoo Bell''s, p Barn Swallow, p Common Chiffchaff, p Willow Warbler, p Blackcap, p Sedge Warbler, 1 Yellowhammer. Male adder very smartly marked, Green Tiger Beetle, Heather Beetle, Green Way area. Common Ground Hopper, Comma and plenty Peacock Butterfly, Cuckoo Bee Nomada Flava, Ground Bug Trapezonotus desertus, very smartly marked Nursery Web Spider Pisaura mirabilis and Tapored Drone Fly on path up from Green Entrance Bridge.

20/04/2013 Bryan Wainwright Fison''s Road, Will Pits, Goole Moor. 20 Greylag Goose, 5 Greater Canada Goose, 1 Common Shelduck Goole Moor, 5 Gadwall, 23 Eurasian Teal, 50 Mallard, 3 Pintail over Goole Moor S, 9 Shoveler, 8 Tufted Duck, 4 Common Pheasant, 1 Grey Heron over Will Pits E, 6 Marsh Harrier 3 pair, 4 Common Buzzard, 2 Common Kestrel, 1 Hobbyover 1000 Acre floods S to Middle Moor, 1 Water Rail, 6 Moorhen, 3 Common Coot, 6 Northern Lapwing, 2 Common Redshank Goole Moor and Woodside, 3 Lesser Black-backed Gull, 2 Herring Gull, 2 Great Black-backed Gull, 80 Black-headed Gull, 4 Stock Dove 2 pair in 2 nestboxes Will Pits, 20 Wood Pigeon, 3 Great Spotted Woodpecker 1 Creyke''s others Will Pits, 2 Magpie, 2 Eurasian Jay, 8 Carrion Crow, 2 Blue Tit, 3 Great Tit, 1 Sky Lark, 2 Long-tailed Tit, 12 Common Chiffchaff, 22 Willow Warbler, 6 Blackcap, 3 Common Whitethroat Creyke''s gate, 2 Grasshopper Warbler along Fison''s road, 2 Sedge Warbler, 5 Wren, 4 Blackbird, 2 Song Thrush, 12 Robin, 1 Whinchat male W end Goole Moor Tram, 2 Common Stonechat along Fison''s road, 1 Northern Wheatear Creyke''s crossing, 1 Dunnock, 2 House Sparrow Creyke''s crossing, 1 Yellow Wagtail, 1 Pied Wagtail, 28 Meadow Pipit, 4 Common Chaffinch, 4 Goldfinch, 4 Siskin over Will Pits calling, 9 Linnet, 1 Lesser Redpoll, 2 Yellowhammer, 24 Reed Bunting. Also 7 Roe Deer, 1 Fox GMT, 1 Weasel W side WP at road. 1 Frog at SWD at ''T'' junction and W side WP at road. 4 Brimstone, 2 Peacock, 4 S Tortoiseshell, 1 S White.

19/04/2013 Paul Adams. 1 Yellow Wagtail. [North of the recording area at Puddiner''s Lane, 4 Corn Bunting. 5 Wheatear were at Puddiner''s Lane on Tuesday of this week.]

19/04/2013 Bryan Wainwright Fison''s Road, Will Pits, Goole Moor. 20 Greylag Goose, 7 Gadwall, 10 Eurasian Teal, 20 Mallard, 8 Shoveler, 3 Tufted Duck Will Pits Scrape, 2 Grey Partridge, 2 Great Cormorant going N, 4 Marsh Harrier 3 females 1 male, 4 Common Buzzard 3 together, 1 Merlin female from NE of Goole Moor to Woodside then Middle Moor, 5 Moorhen, 2 Lesser Black-backed Gull 2 adults, 60 Black-headed Gull, 2 Stock Dove, 60 Wood Pigeon, 2 Collared Dove, 4 Great Spotted Woodpecker Will Pits, 1 Magpie, 1 Eurasian Jay, 20 Carrion Crow, 2 Blue Tit, 2 Great Tit, 1 Willow Tit calling Will Pits, 2 Sky Lark, 36 Barn Swallow mainly N of Will Pits many resting, 1 House Martin with Swallows, 2 Long-tailed Tit, 10 Common Chiffchaff, 10 Willow Warbler, 1 Grasshopper Warbler reeling road at W side Will Pits, 3 Sedge Warbler 2 Goole Moor Tram 1 floods, 1 Eurasian Treecreeper Will Pits, 4 Wren, 3 Blackbird, 3 Song Thrush, 4 Robin, 2 Common Stonechat Fison''s Road, 3 Northern Wheatear 2 road to moors 1 male Fison''s Road, 3 Dunnock, 2 House Sparrow Creyke''s, 2 Tree Sparrow Creyke''s, 2 Yellow Wagtail, 2 Pied Wagtail, 8 Meadow Pipit, 12 Common Chaffinch, 2 Greenfinch, 6 Goldfinch, 9 Linnet, 5 Bullfinch, 1 Yellowhammer, 6 Reed Bunting. Also 2 Roe Deer and a Fox on Goole Fields.

18/04/2013 John Durrant. 2 Ringed Plover colliery compound (dis.).

18/04/2013 Bryan Wainwright Fison''s Road, Will Pits, Goole Moor. 28 Greylag Goose, 8 Eurasian Teal, 7 Shoveler, 7 Tufted Duck, 2 Marsh Harrier, 2 Common Kestrel, 3 Moorhen, 1 Common Redshank, 2 Herring Gull, 3 Great Black-backed Gull, 80 Black-headed Gull, 2 Collared Dove on Bank Top, 1 Willow Tit calling Will Pits, 2 Sky Lark, 8 Sand Martin, 31 Barn Swallow 15 resting on ground in winter wheat field, 3 House Martin, 6 Long-tailed Tit, 3 Common Chiffchaff, 4 Willow Warbler, 2 Wren, 1 Song Thrush, 1 Mistle Thrush, 4 Robin, 1 Northern Wheatear Fison''s Road, 2 Yellow Wagtail, 2 Pied Wagtail, 6 Meadow Pipit, 5 Goldfinch, 22 Linnet Goole Moor, 2 Lesser Redpoll Goole Moor, 2 Yellowhammer, 4 Reed Bunting, 1 Corn Bunting Top House Farm.

18/04/2013 Steve Hiner (Natural England). 20 Barn Swallow Inkle Flats, 2 Northern Wheatear 2 Inkle Flats.

17/04/2013 Bryan Wainwright Fison''s Road, Will Pits, Goole Moor. 33 Greylag Goose, 2 Marsh Harrier, 1 Hen Harrier N end Goole Moor going W, 1 Moorhen, 1 Common Redshank, 3 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1 Sky Lark, 3 Sand Martin, 8 Barn Swallow, 8 Common Chiffchaff, 6 Willow Warbler, 1 Blackcap, 2 Wren, 5 Goldfinch, 1 Lesser Redpoll.

16/04/2013 Paul Adams. 150 European Golden Plover fields Red House Farm and Goole Fields, 2 Barn Swallow going N.

16/04/2013 Martin Hammond. 1 Willow Tit calling in roving tit flock PBW, 2 Northern Wheatear Fison''s Road. 4 Roe Deer over site generally. Water Vole feeding signs, ditch adj Natural England depot. Discarded Harvest Mouse nest amongst Purple Small-Reed, SE corner of Pony Bridge Wood. Frog spawn in boundary ditch S of Pony Bridge Wood. Smooth Newt tadpoles in reedswamp between Will Pits wood and scrape.

16/04/2013 Steve Hiner (Natural England). 1 Barn Swallow Inkle Flats, 1 Willow Warbler Inkle Flats.

16/04/2013 Bryan Wainwright Fison''s Road, Will Pits, Goole Moor. 23 Greylag Goose, 6 Greater Canada Goose, 10 Gadwall, 16 Eurasian Teal, 10 Mallard, 11 Shoveler, 1 Tufted Duck male Will Pits Scrape, 1 Goosander female Will Pits Scrape, 2 Marsh Harrier male & female, 1 Eurasian Sparrowhawk female, 1 Common Buzzard, 1 Common Kestrel, 4 Moorhen, 9 Northern Lapwing, 7 Common Redshank many areas, 2 Lesser Black-backed Gull, 9 Herring Gull, 7 Great Black-backed Gull, 40 Black-headed Gull, 1 Stock Dove, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1 Eurasian Jay, 1 Western Jackdaw Goole Moor, 1 Blue Tit, 4 Great Tit, 4 Sky Lark, 6 Barn Swallow, 7 Common Chiffchaff, 8 Willow Warbler, 1 Blackcap Will Pits, 7 Wren, 1 Song Thrush, 6 Robin, 2 Northern Wheatear 2 males Fison''s Road, 1 Yellow Wagtail, 1 Pied Wagtail, 9 Meadow Pipit, 6 Common Chaffinch, 8 Goldfinch, 5 Linnet, 2 Lesser Redpoll Goole Moor, 2 Bullfinch, 2 Yellowhammer 11 Reed Bunting. Also 4 Roe Deer. 

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Adder 1 (Steve Hiner 2013). 

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Adder 2 (Steve Hiner 2013). 

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Adder 3 (Steve Hiner 2013). 

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Adder 4 (Steve Hiner 2013). 

15/04/2013 Rob Watson. 2 Greater Canada Goose 4 Shoveler 4 Marsh Harrier inc. 1 male, 3 Common Buzzard 4 Common Kestrel 7 Northern Lapwing 5 over WPS & 2 on territory Mill Drain Marsh, 1 Common Redshank Mill Drain Marsh, 6 Barn Swallow 1 House Martin 8 Common Chiffchaff 10 Willow Warbler 9 Fieldfare Chadwick''s Field, 1 Northern Wheatear Middle Moor. 

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Adder (Rob Watson 2013). 

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Wheater Middle Moor (Rob Watson 2013). 


Adders 6 (photo of 2) Roe Deer 2 Peacock butterfly 10+.

15/04/2013 Robert Broch. 2 Willow Tit Will Pits, 4 Common Chiffchaff 3 Willow Warbler 1 Blackcap Will Pits, 1 Siskin Crowle Moor.

15/04/2013 Bryan Wainwright Fison''s Road, Will Pits, Goole Moor. 22 Greylag Goose, 7 Greater Canada Goose, 1 Eurasian Wigeon W end moors W of road, 5 Eurasian Teal, 12 Mallard, 4 Shoveler, 7 Tufted Duck Will Pits Scrape, 2 Marsh Harrier, 1 Common Buzzard, 2 Common Kestrel, 2 Moorhen, 2 Northern Lapwing, 1 Common Redshank calling Woodside, 20 Black-headed Gull, 2 Stock Dove, 1 Great Tit, 2 Willow Tit Goole Moor Tram at Bank Top, 1 Sky Lark, 1 Sand Martin, 5 Barn Swallow, 6 Common Chiffchaff, 2 Willow Warbler, 2 Wren, 2 Blackbird, 5 Robin, 8 Northern Wheatear 5 males 3 females 7 of which together at S bend Fison''s Road, 2 Meadow Pipit, 2 Common Chaffinch, 4 Goldfinch, 1 Bullfinch, 2 Reed Bunting, 1 Corn Bunting. Also a Hare, Brimstone, S Tortoiseshell, Red Admiral.

14/04/2013 Bryan Wainwright Fison''s Road, Will Pits, Goole Moor. 38 Greylag Goose, 18 Greater Canada Goose, 31 Gadwall, 87 Eurasian Teal, 63 Mallard, 25 Shoveler, 13 Tufted Duck Will Pits Scrape mainly, 9 Goosander one male Will Pits Scrape, 2 Red-legged Partridge, 1 Grey Heron, 3 Marsh Harrier, 1 Hen Harrier adult male Paraffin area to floods, 1 Eurasian Sparrowhawk female Goole Moor, 2 Common Buzzard, 2 Common Kestrel, 1 Peregrine Falcon adult male Mill Drain to Middle Moor, 1 Water Rail, 3 Moorhen, 7 Common Coot, 6 Northern Lapwing, 3 Common Gull, 10 Lesser Black-backed Gull, 2 Herring Gull, 5 Great Black-backed Gull, 70 Black-headed Gull, 1 Stock Dove, 50 Wood Pigeon, 2 Magpie, 10 Carrion Crow, 2 Blue Tit, 5 Great Tit, 2 Sky Lark, 20 Sand Martin except 3 am all rest mid-pm over floods going W, 31 Barn Swallow mid-pm over floods going W, 5House Martin mid-pm over floods going W, 4 Long-tailed Tit, 8 Common Chiffchaff, 1 Willow Warbler singing Paraffin area, 13 Wren, 14 Blackbird, 2 Song Thrush, 4 Redwing, 15 Robin, 1 Dunnock, 1 Yellow Wagtail over calling at MMT at road, 1 Pied Wagtail, 1 White Wagtail on Fison''s road at S bend, 17 Meadow Pipit, 13 Common Chaffinch, 1 Greenfinch, 18 Goldfinch, 1 Linnet, 10 Lesser Redpoll Goole Moor, 4 Bullfinch, 1 Yellowhammer, 11 Reed Bunting 2 Corn Bunting arable. Also 5 Red Deer (WP) and 3 Roe Deer and Rabbits.

14/04/2013 Julian Small (Natural England). 6 Barn Swallow Inkle Flats.

13/04/2013 Bill Priestley. 30 Greylag Goose, 2 Greater Canada Goose, 12 Eurasian Wigeon Will Pits Scrape, 8 Gadwall, 8 Goosander 2 males Will Pits Scrape, 3 Marsh Harrier 1 male and 2 females, 2 Common Buzzard display Will Pits, 3 Common Kestrel, 1 Water Rail heard Middle Moor, 2 Common Coot, 1 Northern Lapwing, 1 Eurasian Curlew over Will Pits Scrape, 1 Common Gull immature SW, 100+ Black-headed Gull, 4 Great Spotted Woodpecker 3 Will Pits 1 Durham''s Garden, 1 Eurasian Jay, 1 Coal Tit Rhododendron Path, 2 Barn Swallow, 10 Long-tailed Tit, 12 Common Chiffchaff, 15 Blackbird, 120 Redwing 100 Recreation Ground rest Will Pits, 10 Meadow Pipit.

13/04/2013 Julian Small (Natural England). 1 Bullfinch Bell''s.

13/04/2013 Julian Small (Natural England) SW edge mainly. 1 Common Buzzard, 2 Eurasian Curlew Inkle Flats, 1 Eurasian Jay, 2Willow Tit metal entrance bridge and Jone''s Cable link, 3 Wood Lark (2 someone else), 3 Common Chiffchaff.

13/04/2013 Wendy McKay Top House Farm. 1 Hen Harrier male, 1 Merlin.

11/04/2013 Bryan Wainwright Fison''s Road, Will Pits. 13 Greylag Goose 1 Greater Canada Goose 12 Gadwall 11 Eurasian Teal 32 Mallard 5 Shoveler 16 Tufted Duck Will Pits Scrape, p Common Pheasant 2 Marsh Harrier male & female, 1 Common Kestrel 1 Water Rail 5 Moorhen 1 Common Coot 20 Black-headed Gull 2 Stock Dove 3 Great Spotted Woodpecker Creyke''s, Paraffin, Will Pits, 2 Magpie p Carrion Crow 2 Goldcrest Paraffin area, 5 Great Tit 2 Willow Tit Paraffin area, 3 Sky Lark 4 Long-tailed Tit 4 Common Chiffchaff 2 Wren 3 Blackbird 1 Song Thrush 1 Mistle Thrush 6 Robin 1 Common Stonechat female Fison''s road N to Creyke''s, 2 Pied Wagtail 6 Meadow Pipit 4 Common Chaffinch 15 Goldfinch 8 Linnet 2 Lesser Redpoll 2 Bullfinch 9 Yellowhammer 6 Reed Bunting 31 Corn Bunting on wires stubble fields before Creyke''s gate. Also a Roe Deer, 18 Red Deer Goole Fields and a Hare.

10/04/2013 James Hincliffe. 1 Short-eared Owl near Creyke''s.

10/04/2013 Bryan Wainwright Fison''s Road, Goole Moor, Will Pits. 1 Mute Swan Goole Moor, 14 Greylag Goose 2 Greater Canada Goose 6 Gadwall 6 Eurasian Teal 4 Mallard 2 Shoveler 2 Common Pochard pair Will Pits Scrape, 12 Tufted Duck Will Pits Scrape, 2 Little Grebe Will Pits Scrape, 1 Great Crested Grebe Will Pits Scrape, 2 Marsh Harrier male & female, 3 Common Buzzard 2 Common Kestrel 1 Northern Lapwing 20 Black-headed Gull 1 Magpie p Carrion Crow 2 Blue Tit 1 Great Tit 1 Sky Lark 3 Long-tailed Tit 4 Common Chiffchaff sang briefly Goole Moor, 2 Wren 2 Robin 1 Northern Wheatear female Middle Moor Tram at Fison''s Road, 1 Tree Sparrow Creyke''s crossing, 3 Pied Wagtail 4 Meadow Pipit 5 Common Chaffinch 20 Goldfinch 8 Linnet 1 Bullfinch 2 Reed Bunting 19 Corn Bunting road and stubble fields before Creyke''s gate. Also 2 Roe Deer, 19 Frogs GMT off BT and a Brimstone at WP. 

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Hedgehog in my garden (BPW 10.04.2013). 

09/04/2013 Bryan Wainwright Fison''s Road, Goole Moor, Will Pits, Middle Moor. 1 Mute Swan Goole Moor, 22 Greylag Goose 2 Greater Canada Goose 1 Common Shelduck 30 Gadwall 22 Eurasian Teal 30 Mallard 13 Tufted Duck Will Pits Scrape, 5 Goosander Will Pits Scrape, 3 Marsh Harrier immature male adult male adult female, 1 Hen Harrier adult male W end of floods and Middle Moor, 3 Common Buzzard 2 Common Kestrel 1 Water Rail ran across road in front of car great view, 4 Moorhen 1 Common Coot 2 Northern Lapwing 1 Common Gull 100 Black-headed Gull 4 Stock Dove 160 Wood Pigeon 1 Tawny Owl 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker 1 Magpie 1 Eurasian Jay p Carrion Crow 1 Goldcrest Goole Moor, 2 Blue Tit 4 Great Tit 2 Sky Lark 2 Long-tailed Tit 1 Common Chiffchaff sang briefly Goole Moor, 6 Wren 4 Blackbird 38 Fieldfare 1 Song Thrush 2 Robin 2 Common Stonechat E to W bit Fison''s Road, 1 Northern Wheatear female Middle Moor Tram at Fison''s Road, 1 Pied Wagtail 4 Meadow Pipit 7 Common Chaffinch 22 Goldfinch 2 Linnet 2 Lesser Redpoll 2 Yellowhammer 3 Reed Bunting 1 Corn Bunting stubble fields before Creyke''s gate. Also a Roe Deer.

08/04/2013 John Durrant. 1 Hen Harrier male from old colliery compound.

08/04/2013 Bryan Wainwright Fison''s Road, Goole Moor, Will Pits. 17 Greylag Goose 2 Greater Canada Goose 29 Gadwall 42 Eurasian Teal 27 Mallard 4 Shoveler 10 Tufted Duck WPS, 4 Marsh Harrier adult male female, immature male & 1st winter, 2 Common Buzzard 2 Common Kestrel 7 Moorhen 4 Common Coot 1 Oystercatcher horse paddock near Rawcliffe bridge, 8 Northern Lapwing 3 Woodcock Will Pits, 1 Common Gull 1 Lesser Black-backed Gull 50 Black-headed Gull 6 Stock Dove 50 Wood Pigeon 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker 3 Eurasian Jay 10 Carrion Crow 7 Blue Tit 3 Great Tit 1 Sky Lark 6 Long-tailed Tit 2 Common Chiffchaff N edge Goole Moor one calling, no song both feeding, 1 Eurasian Treecreeper N edge Goole Moor, 10 Wren 14 Blackbird 11 Fieldfare N edge Goole Moor, 1 Song Thrush 9 Robin 2 Northern Wheatear 1 female MMT at road 1 male Goole Moor Tram W end, 1 Dunnock p House Sparrow Creyke''s crossing, 4 Tree Sparrow Creyke''s crossing, 3 Pied Wagtail 12 Meadow Pipit 10 Common Chaffinch 4 Greenfinch Creyke''s crossing, 30 Goldfinch 4 Linnet 1 Lesser Redpoll 2 Bullfinch Will Pits, 3 Yellowhammer 11 Reed Bunting Also 2 Hares. 2 Frog colonies: Goole Moor Tram near Bank Top 31 Frogs and 8 clumps spawn and E W bit Fison''s Road at MMT 3 Frogs and 4 clumps spawn.

08/04/2013 Steve Hiner. 3 Northern Wheatear 2 males 1 female Inkle Flats.

07/04/2013 Bill Priestley. 1 Little Grebe calling Inkle Moor Pond, 1 Marsh Harrier, 3 Moorhen, 1 Common Coot, 4 Great Spotted Woodpecker 2 males Inkle Moor, 1 male Durham''s Garden, 1 male Paraffin, 1 Eurasian Jay, 30 Carrion Crow, 1 Common Chiffchaff, 50+ Fieldfare Chadwick''s Field, 150+ Redwing Chadwick''s Field, 10 Goldfinch, 10 Bullfinch, 1 Yellowhammer.

07/04/2013 Col Neale. 20 Greylag Goose, 4 Gadwall, 8 Eurasian Teal, 30 Mallard, 10 Shoveler, 14 Tufted Duck, p Common Pheasant, 5 Marsh Harrier inc. 1 male and 2 immatures, 1 Hen Harrier hunting N Canals, 2 Common Buzzard, 2 Common Kestrel, 1 Common Coot Will Pits Scrape, 4 Northern Lapwing Woodside between Will Pits and Will Pits Scrape, 100+ Black-headed Gull, p Wood Pigeon, 2 Green Woodpecker Will Pits and Will Pits Scrape, p Magpie, 1 Eurasian Jay, p Carrion Crow, p Blue Tit, p Great Tit, 1 Sky Lark, p Long-tailed Tit, 5 Common Chiffchaff 2 Rhododendron Path 3 Will Pits, p Wren, p Blackbird, p Robin, 2 Common Stonechat a pair S Canals, p Common Chaffinch, p Goldfinch, p Reed Bunting.

07/04/2013 Paul Adams. p Wood Pigeon, 1 Mistle Thrush, 1 Dunnock, 1 Pied Wagtail, 2 Tree Sparrow nesting in machinery Swinefleet Mill (dis.), 3 Yellowhammer.

07/04/2013 Rob Watson. 2 Gadwall Will Pits Scrape, 6 Eurasian Teal, 12 Tufted Duck Will Pits Scrape, 3 Goosander Will Pits Scrape, 1 Eurasian Sparrowhawk, 2 Woodcock Pony Bridge tram separate, 7 Long-tailed Tit, 2 Common Chiffchaff NE shed and Crowle Moor singing, 1 Lesser Redpoll, 4 Reed Bunting. Also: 1 Fox, 10+ Frogs noisy and mating (6+ Mill Drain Marsh & 4+ WPS). 1 Peacock butterfly & 1 other small brown butterfly probably a Comma in flight and a Bumblebee.

07/04/2013 John Durrant Alders. 2 Common Buzzard, 2 Great Spotted Woodpecker drumming.

06/04/2013 John Durrant Paraffin/Longthorpe''s area. 12 Gadwall, 20 Eurasian Teal, 2 Tufted Duck, 7 Common Snipe, 2 Great Spotted Woodpecker. Also a Muntjac in Rhododendrons at Casson''s.

06/04/2013 Bill Priestley. 2 Greater Canada Goose, 1 Common Shelduck E over Mddle Moor, 50+ Eurasian Teal, 50+ Mallard, 6 Goosander 3 males Will Pits Scrape, 1 Grey Heron Chadwick''s Field, 3 Marsh Harrier 1 male and 2 females Shoulder o'' Mutton, 1Hen Harrier male, 2 Common Buzzard display Woodpecker Corner, 2 Common Kestrel a pair, 1 Water Rail observation tower calling, 1 Common Coot, 1 Common Snipe, 1 Eurasian Curlew calling over Middle Moor, 150 Black-headed Gull 50+ road floods rest Woodside, 1 Green Woodpecker Will Pits, 5 Great Spotted Woodpecker 3 males Durham''s Garden''s, 1 Will Pits, 1 Middle Moor, 1 Western Jackdaw E over Mddle Moor, 3 Fieldfare, 100+ Redwing Recreation Ground, 3 Mistle Thrush, 2 Common Stonechat pair Middle Moor, 6 Meadow Pipit, 10 Goldfinch, 8 Bullfinch, 1 Yellowhammer, 10+ Reed Bunting.

06/04/2013 James Hincliffe. 1 Short-eared Owl near Creyke''s.

05/04/2013 Julian Small (Natural England). 1 Common Snipe, 1 Willow Tit Will Pits.

05/04/2013 Bryan Wainwright Fison''s Road. 20 Greylag Goose, 31 Gadwall W end of floods mainly, 6 Eurasian Teal, 12 Mallard, 12 Tufted Duck Will Pits Scrape, 2 Goosander Will Pits Scrape, p Common Pheasant, 5 Marsh Harrier pair GBf, 2 immatures and another male at least, 1 Eurasian Sparrowhawk Creyke''s stubble field, 1 Common Buzzard, 3 Common Kestrel, 2 Moorhen, 1 Oystercatcher with bad leg horse paddock near Rawcliffe bridge, 70 European Golden Plover Creyke''s stubble field, 2 Northern Lapwing, 1 Common Snipe, 2 Lesser Black-backed Gull adult and immature, 20 Black-headed Gull, 100 Wood Pigeon, 3 Magpie, 6 Carrion Crow, 2 Blue Tit, 1 Sky Lark Creyke''s stubble field, 9 Long-tailed Tit, 2 Wren, 170 Common Starling Creyke''s stubble field, 1 Blackbird, 44 Fieldfare Creyke''s stubble field, 2 Song Thrush, 2 Robin, 2 Common Stonechat E to W bit Fison''s Road, 5 Pied Wagtail, 2 Meadow Pipit, 2 Common Chaffinch, 2 Brambling stunning summer males Top House Farm, 20 Goldfinch, 2 Linnet, 1 Yellowhammer, 2 Reed Bunting, 9 Corn Bunting Creyke''s stubble field.

04/04/2013 James Hincliffe. 2 Brambling Top House Farm.

04/04/2013 Bryan Wainwright am Fison''s Road. 6 Greylag Goose, 24 Gadwall, 14 Eurasian Teal, 10 Mallard, 13 Tufted Duck, 2 Little Grebe Will Pits Scrape, 4 Marsh Harrier near adult male, adult male, adult female & 1st winter, 2 Common Buzzard, 2 Common Kestrel, 2 Moorhen, 1 Oystercatcher with bad leg horse paddock near Rawcliffe bridge, 16 Northern Lapwing, 1 Common Snipe flushed Will Pits near NE shed, 2 Woodcock flushed Will Pits near NE shed, 1 Common Gull, 20 Black-headed Gull, 1 Magpie, 2 Eurasian Jay, p Carrion Crow, 2 Blue Tit, 3 Great Tit, 1 Sky Lark, 6 Blackbird, 1 Song Thrush, 2 Mistle Thrush, 4 Robin, 1 Common Stonechat E to W bit Fison''s Road, 2 Meadow Pipit, 4 Common Chaffinch, 1 Linnet, 1 Yellowhammer, 4 Reed Bunting, 1 Corn Bunting. Also 5 Roe Deer and 2 Red Deer (male and female) Will Pits.

03/04/2013 Martin Hammond. 1 Hen Harrier immature male Hen Harrier northern side of Goole Moor

03/04/2013 Paul Adams near Swinefleet Mill (dis.). 1 Marsh Harrier male, 1 Merlin, 7 Common Gull, 1 Stock Dove, 50 Wood Pigeon, 3 Carrion Crow, 1 Wren, 1 Common Stonechat, 1 Pied Wagtail, 8 Goldfinch.

03/04/2013 Bryan Wainwright am Fison''s Road. 1 Mute Swan 1000 Acre floods, 40 Greylag Goose, 3 Greater Canada Goose 1 Common Shelduck 1000 Acre floods, 6 Eurasian Wigeon Will Pits Scrape, 1 Gadwall W end floods, 34 Eurasian Teal, 27 Mallard, 11 Tufted Duck Will Pits Scrape, 4 Marsh Harrier near adult male adult female 2 1st winter, 1 Hen Harrier ringtail (immature male) 1000 Acre floods heavily mobbed by Crow, 1 Eurasian Sparrowhawk female, 2 Common Kestrel, 3 Moorhen, 1 Ringed Plover heard over 1000 Acre floods, 25 European Golden Plover Top House Farm, 8 Northern Lapwing Goole Fields, 1 Common Snipe 1000 Acre floods, 18 Common Gull Crowle fields N, 4 Black-headed Gull, 1 Stock Dove, 50 Wood Pigeon, 1 Little Owl flushed Will Pits near NE shed then perched in open a while, 2 Magpie, 4 Carrion Crow, 3 Blue Tit, 1 Willow Tit heard Will Pits Scrape, 2 Sky Lark, 3 Long-tailed Tit, 14 Blackbird, 10 Robin, 3 Pied Wagtail 6 Meadow Pipit 4 Common Chaffinch 2 Goldfinch 2 Bullfinch 10 Yellowhammer Creyke''s stubble field, 17 Reed Bunting 21 Corn Bunting Creyke''s stubble field. Also 2 Roe Deer and 2 Adders Green Belt hibernacula.

02/04/2013 Martin Hammond. 9 Gadwall W end floods, 2 Water Rail Woodside between Will Pits and Will Pits Scrape, 2 Woodcock flushed S side Will Pits, 1 Willow Tit heard N side Will Pits. Also 12 Red Deer in Will Pits and 6 Roe Deer about site, much evidence of Water Vole in the Will Pits/Scrape area and a small amount of Frog spawn Woodside between Will Pits and Will Pits Scrape (track to Mervin Tram).

02/04/2013 Steve Hiner. p Eurasian Teal, p Mallard, 2 Woodcock Paraffin area and Green Belt, 2 Willow Tit Paraffin area. Also 8 Adders Green Belt and a Common Lizard.

02/04/2013 Bryan Wainwright pm Fison''s Road. 4 Greylag Goose, 2 Common Shelduck 1000 Acre floods, 19 Gadwall W end floods, 19 Eurasian Teal, 14 Mallard, 9 Tufted Duck, 5 Goosander, 2 Marsh Harrier near adult male and adult female, 1 Hen Harrier W end floods to Green Belt, 2 Common Buzzard, 1 Common Kestrel, 3 Moorhen, 1 Oystercatcher horse paddock near Rawcliffe bridge, 10 Northern Lapwing Goole Fields, 4 Black-headed Gull, 2 Magpie, 4 Carrion Crow, 2 Blue Tit, 2 Great Tit, 3 Long-tailed Tit, 100 Common Starling over Paraffin area, 2 Blackbird, 3 Song Thrush, 2 Mistle Thrush, 1 Robin, 7 Tree Sparrow Creyke''s crossing, 1 Pied Wagtail, 6 Goldfinch. Also 1 Roe Deer.

01/04/2013 Ian Boote. p Greylag Goose, 2 Eurasian Teal, 1 Little Grebe, 2 Marsh Harrier flooded workings N of Fison''s limestone road, 1 Common Buzzard flooded workings N of Fison''s limestone road, 1 Woodcock Rhododendron path, Sky Lark, 2 Long-tailed Tit, 150 Fieldfare Chadwick''s Field, 10 Redwing Chadwick''s Field, 1 Mistle Thrush Chadwick''s Field, 1 Meadow Pipit. Also 8 Adders 12.30-1.20 at Green Belt: 1 Female alone uncoiled moving through brush SE 71610 16191, 1 male and 2 female coiled together laying on and over each other, 1 male basking then moving to group of 3, 1 female basking all within 1 metre SE 71703 16161, 2 more adders not clear which sex male coming through the brush towards this group.

01/04/2013 John Durrant. 10 Gadwall Paraffin area, 4 Shoveler Paraffin area, 1 Common Buzzard Chadwick''s Field, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker drumming Woodpecker Corner.

01/04/2013 John Durrant. 1 Green Woodpecker colliery area.


31/03/2013 Bryan Wainwright early pm Inkle Moor and colliery area. 2 Greylag Goose, 4 Eurasian Teal, 4 Mallard, 2 Little Grebe, 1 Marsh Harrier female, 1 Common Kestrel, 1 Water Rail Paraffin area, 2 Moorhen, 6 Black-headed Gull, 2 Stock Dove, 2 Magpie, 2 Blue Tit, 3 Great Tit, 1 Sky Lark, 4 Long-tailed Tit, 3 Wren, 4 Blackbird, 9 Fieldfare, 18 Redwing, 4 Robin, 3 Meadow Pipit, 5 Common Chaffinch, 3 Goldfinch, 2 Bullfinch.

31/03/2013 James Hincliffe, Ron Moat. 1 Water Rail ran across Middle Moor Tram near road. Also 3 Adders Johnson''s Wood.

30/03/2013 Bryan Wainwright (am & pm), Bill Priestley (am) Fison''s Road. 24 Greylag Goose 1 Greater Canada Goose 6 Gadwall 18 Eurasian Teal 20 Mallard 1 Common Pochard winter female Will Pits Scrape, 4 Tufted Duck Will Pits Scrape, 5 Goosander Will Pits Scrape, p Common Pheasant 1 Great Crested Grebe Will Pits Scrape, 3 Marsh Harrier 2 Hen Harrier immature male (am) and adult male (pm) both Creyke''s, 2 Common Buzzard 2 Common Kestrel 2 Water Rail 4 Moorhen 1 Common Coot Will Pits Scrape, 64 European Golden Plover Crowle fields N side, 19 Northern Lapwing Crowle fields N side, 1 Dunlin Crowle fields N side, 2 Common Snipe 20 Common Gull Crowle fields N side, 120 Black-headed Gull 8 Stock Dove 120 Wood Pigeon 1 Tawny Owl 1 Green Woodpecker Will Pits, 3 Great Spotted Woodpecker Creyke''s, Alders, Will Pits, 6 Magpie 6 Eurasian Jay 2 Western Jackdaw Alders, Will Pits, 8 Carrion Crow 4 Blue Tit 6 Great Tit 3 Sky Lark 8 Long-tailed Tit 3 Wren 16 Blackbird 5 Song Thrush 1 Mistle Thrush 8 Robin 2 Common Stonechat 1 Dunnock 4 House Sparrow Creyke''s crossing, 2 Tree Sparrow Creyke''s crossing, 2 Pied Wagtail 6 Meadow Pipit 14 Common Chaffinch 5 Greenfinch 29 Goldfinch 1 Linnet 4 Bullfinch 10 Yellowhammer feeding area stubble fields before Creyke''s gate, 10 Reed Bunting feeding area stubble fields before Creyke''s gate, 30 Corn Bunting feeding area stubble fields before Creyke''s gate. Also 4 Roe Deer.

29/03/2013 Robert Broch. 1 Water Rail, 1 Woodcock, 2 Common Stonechat. also 5 Adders Green Belt.

29/03/2013 Bill Priestley. 1 BEARDED TIT calling repeatedly same are MMT at Fison''s Road, 20 Fieldfare Chadwick''s Field, 100 Redwing recreation ground, 6 Common Stonechat.

29/03/2013 Bryan Wainwright Fison''s Road. 28 Greylag Goose, 2 Gadwall, 4 Eurasian Teal, 14 Mallard, 1 Common Pochard winter female Will Pits Scrape, 4 Tufted Duck 2 pair Will Pits Scrape, 6 Goosander 3 pair Will Pits Scrape, 1 Grey Partridge stubble fields before Creyke''s gate, 2 Marsh Harrier, 1 Eurasian Sparrowhawk large female, 1 Common Buzzard, 3 Common Kestrel, 1 Water Rail floods, 3 Moorhen, 3 Northern Lapwing, 1 Eurasian Curlew flew E over Woodside called, 6 Common Gull, 13 Black-headed Gull, 6 Stock Dove, p Wood Pigeon, 1 Western Jackdaw Swinefleet gate, p Carrion Crow, 1 Blue Tit, 2 Great Tit, 2 Sky Lark singing stubble fields before Creyke''s gate, 2 Wren, 4 Blackbird, 2 Song Thrush, 10 Robin, 4 Common Stonechat 2 pairs along Fison''s Road, 4 Tree Sparrow 3 Red House Farm Swinefleet gate 1+ Creyke''s crossing, 3 Pied Wagtail, 9 Meadow Pipit many singing, 4 Common Chaffinch, 3 Greenfinch, 4 Goldfinch, 1 Linnet, 12 Lesser Redpoll, 20 Yellowhammer feeding area stubble fields before Creyke''s gate, 21 Reed Bunting 6 feeding area stubble fields before Creyke''s gate many singing, 23 Corn Bunting at least feeding area stubble fields before Creyke''s gate. Also a Roe Deer.

28/03/2013 Rob Watson. 8 Tufted Duck Will Pits Scrape, 5 Goosander 3 males Will Pits Scrape, 1 Marsh Harrier female, 1 Hen Harrier male Shoulder o'' Mutton, 1 Common Buzzard, 1 Common Snipe.

28/03/2013 Chris Evans (Natural England). 1 Hen Harrier male Pony Bridge.

28/03/2013 Ben Steel 14.00 to 17.00 E side of moors. 30 Greylag Goose possibly more, 8 Tufted Duck Will Pits Scrape, 5 Goosander 3 males Will Pits Scrape, 1 Grey Heron, 2 Little Grebe, 1 Hen Harrier adult male near platform Middle Moor, 2 Common Kestrel, 52 European Golden Plover, 6 Northern Lapwing Top Moor Farm, 2 Common Gull adult, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker Will Pits, 11 Redwing, 1 Common Stonechat female at MMT at Fison''s Road,

24/03/2013 Julian Small (Natural England). 9 Pink-footed Goose Goole Fields, 4 Goldcrest Middle Moor.

24/03/2013 Bryan Wainwright all am. 14 Pink-footed Goose flew NE low over Green Belt floods, 16 Greylag Goose, 21 Gadwall, 104 Eurasian Teal, 101 Mallard, 4 Shoveler, 4 Tufted Duck Will Pits Scrape, p Common Pheasant, 3 Marsh Harrier male female and 1st Winter male, 1 Hen Harrier 1st winter male W end floods, 2 Common Buzzard over Will Pits, 2 Common Kestrel, 1Peregrine Falcon immature Woodside, 2 Moorhen, 1 Northern Lapwing, 1 Lesser Black-backed Gull immature E over Will Pits Scrape, 5 Herring Gull together, 3 Great Black-backed Gull immatures, p Wood Pigeon, 2 Collared Dove, 4 Magpie, p Carrion Crow, 2 Goldcrest Bell''s, 3 Blue Tit, 1 Great Tit, 9 Long-tailed Tit, 4 Wren, 130 Common Starling Chadwick''s Field, 4 Blackbird, 10 Fieldfare Chadwick''s Field, 27 Redwing Recreation ground, 2 Mistle Thrush Recreation ground, 4 Robin, 3 Common Stonechat along Fison''s Road, 1 Dunnock, 1 Common Chaffinch, 8 Goldfinch, 2 Bullfinch Will Pits, 2 Reed Bunting.

23/03/2013 Bryan Wainwright colliery area 2 hrs am and 2hrs pm. 5 Greylag Goose, 2 Greater Canada Goose, p Common Pheasant, 1 Eurasian Sparrowhawk female, 1 Common Kestrel, 1 Moorhen, 2 Common Gull, 70 Black-headed Gull, 10 Wood Pigeon, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 2 Magpie, p Carrion Crow, 4 Blue Tit, 8 Great Tit, 1 Willow Tit, 11 Long-tailed Tit, 2 Wren, 180 Common Starling Chadwick''s Field, 6 Blackbird, 49 Fieldfare Chadwick''s Field with Starlings, 1 Song Thrush, 13 Redwing, 2 Mistle Thrush, 2 Robin, 2 House Sparrow, 4 Pied Wagtail, 7 Meadow Pipit, 400+ Common Chaffinch to roost Durham''s Gardens, 4 Greenfinch, 30 Goldfinch, 3 Lesser Redpoll, 2 Bullfinch, 3 Yellowhammer.

22/03/2013 Bryan Wainwright Fison''s Road pm. 25 Greylag Goose 24 Gadwall 42 Eurasian Teal 50 Mallard 6 Shoveler 2 Tufted Duck Will Pits Scrape, 5 Goosander Will Pits Scrape, 4 Common Pheasant 4 Marsh Harrier adult male and female, immature male and distant cream-crown, 1 Hen Harrier adukt male near Creyke''s to fields, 2 Common Buzzard 1 Moorhen 1 Northern Lapwing Goole Fields, 6 Carrion Crow 1 Wren 40 Common Starling stubble fields before Creyke''s gate, 1 Blackbird 50 Fieldfare stubble fields before Creyke''s gate, 1 Song Thrush 1 Robin 1 Meadow Pipit stubble fields before Creyke''s gate, 1 Common Chaffinch 60 Yellowhammer at least possibly many more stubble fields before Creyke''s gate, 26 Corn Bunting at least possibly many more stubble fields before Creyke''s gate. Also 7 Red Deer Will Pits and 2 Roe Deer.

21/03/2013 James Hincliffe, John Hitchcock. 25 Whooper Swan between Goole Moor and road, 1 Short-eared Owl W end Goole Moor.

21/03/2013 John Durrant. 1 Marsh Harrier cream-crown Paraffin area, 1 Peregrine Falcon Paraffin area, 12 Common Snipe W edge Moors.

20/03/2013 Ben Steel 10.00 to 15.00. 54+ Greylag Goose, 3 Common Shelduck over N together, 40+ Gadwall, 30+ Eurasian Teal, 3 Tufted Duck Will Pits Scrape, 1 Grey Heron over S, 1 Marsh Harrier 1st winter, 2 Common Buzzard Goole Moor and Will Pits, 1 Common Kestrel, 2 Water Rail Middle Moor Tram at Fison''s Road (blue bridge), 1 Woodcock flushed at Alders, 1 Barn Owl Top Moor Farm, 1 Short-eared Owl quartering Goole Moor, 3 Coal Tit together Creyke''s. 3 Eurasian Treecreeper 2 Alders, 1 Green Belt, 4 Common Stonechat male Creyke''s male and 2 females Fison''s Road at Middle Moor Tram.

20/03/2013 John Durrant. 2 Goldcrest Rhododendron path.

19/03/2013 Ron Moat. 1 Common Buzzard 30 Yellowhammer 6 Corn Bunting Top House Farm.

19/03/2013 Bryan Wainwright colliery area pm. 2 Greylag Goose, 18 Eurasian Teal, 6 Blackbird, 7 Fieldfare, 2 Song Thrush, 96 Redwing, 4 Mistle Thrush, 1 Robin, 1 Meadow Pipit, 1 Common Chaffinch, 6 Goldfinch, 1 Linnet.

19/03/2013 John Durrant. 13 Greylag Goose Longthorpe''s, 50 Eurasian Teal Longthorpe''s, 30 Mallard Longthorpe''s, 1 Ringed Plover off pit tip to moors.

18/03/2013 Steve Hiner. 55 Whooper Swan Snaith and Cowick Moor, 1 Marsh Harrier male, 1 Eurasian Sparrowhawk 1 Common Buzzard 2 Willow Tit Crowle Moor.

18/03/2013 James Hincliffe. 14 Whooper Swan between Goole Moor and road.

17/03/2013 James Hincliffe, John Hitchcock. 45 Whooper Swan between Goole Moor and road, 1 Hen Harrier male Goole Moor, 1Short-eared Owl W end Goole Moor.

16/03/2013 John Hitchcock. 1 Merlin NW edge Moors.

16/03/2013 Bill Priestley. 4 Whooper Swan flew off NW, 16 Eurasian Wigeon 10 Gadwall 30 Eurasian Teal 80 Mallard 6 Shoveler 4 males, 3 Marsh Harrier two were cream-crowns other distant, 1 Northern Lapwing over Will Pits, 1 Eurasian Curlew over Middle Moor, 60 Black-headed Gull floods, 2 Great Spotted Woodpecker drumming Will Pits, 1 Common Stonechat male road, 1 Brambling Bell''s Pond, 2 Yellowhammer singing colliery area.

16/03/2013 James Hincliffe Top House Farm. 40 Common Chaffinch feeders, 26 Brambling feeders, 9 Greenfinch feeders, 100 Linnet fields.

16/03/2013 Bryan Wainwright am. 12 Greylag Goose, 29 Gadwall, 12 Eurasian Teal, 66 Mallard, 8 Shoveler, 3 Goosander Will Pits Scrape, 10 Common Pheasant, 3 Great Cormorant over floods E, 1 Marsh Harrier, 2 Common Buzzard, 2 Common Kestrel, 3 Moorhen, 4 Northern Lapwing fields, 1 Herring Gull, 1 Black-headed Gull on floods, 2 Stock Dove, 10 Wood Pigeon, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1 Magpie, 8 Carrion Crow, 4 Blue Tit, 4 Great Tit, 1 Willow Tit, 2 Sky Lark, 8 Long-tailed Tit, 5 Wren, 350 Common Starling, 20 Blackbird, 40 Fieldfare Creyke''s, 4 Song Thrush 3 Will Pits singing, 4 Redwing, 16 Robin, 1 Common Stonechat singing along road, 1 Dunnock, 3 Tree Sparrow Creyke''s crossing, 6 Common Chaffinch, 3 Greenfinch, 8 Goldfinch, 16 Linnet, 6 Bullfinch Will Pits, 2 Yellowhammer, 10 Reed Bunting, 2 Corn Bunting fields before Creyke''s gate. Also a Roe Deer.

15/03/2013 Goole Nats. Mel Grassby, Peter Hinks, Barry Thompson. 4 Greylag Goose floods, 16 Gadwall floods, 250 Eurasian Teal floods & Will Pits Scrape, 100 Mallard floods, 6 Shoveler floods, 4 Tufted Duck Will Pits Scrape, 1 Goosander Will Pits Scrape, p Common Pheasant, 1 Grey Heron field NE Bank Top, 2 Marsh Harrier male Goole Moor cream-crown Crowle Moor, 1 Hen Harrier ringtail Middle Moor, 3 Common Buzzard Middle Moor, 2 Common Kestrel, 1 Moorhen, 270 European Golden Plover fields S of Moors and Swinefleet Common, p Wood Pigeon, 6 Collared Dove Top House Farm, 1 Green Woodpecker Will Pits, 2 Great Spotted Woodpecker Will Pits, p Magpie, p Carrion Crow, p Blue Tit, p Great Tit, p Wren, p Blackbird, 30 Fieldfare Top Moor Farm, p Robin, 3 Common Stonechat Fison''s Road, p Dunnock, p Common Chaffinch, 12 Goldfinch Will Pits, 5 Bullfinch Will Pits, 2 Reed Bunting. Also Pigmy Shrew alive W side Will Pits, 4 Red Deer Goole Moor, 2 Roe Deer Green Belt, Rabbits and 3 Adders S of Green Belt Scrape.

14/03/2013 Ron Moat. 20 Brambling Top House Farm.

14/03/2013 John Durrant. 1 Hen Harrier male between viewing platform and Elmhirst Tram, 1 Barn Owl between viewing platform and Elmhirst Tram, 2 Goldcrest Durham''s Gardens.

13/03/2013 Rob Watson. 5 Goosander Will Pits Scrape, 1 Woodcock Will Pits.

13/03/2013 Ron Moat. 8 Corn Bunting Top House Farm.

13/03/2013 Ben Steel. 4 Gadwall Will Pits Scrape, 2 Tufted Duck Will Pits Scrape, 5 Goosander Will Pits Scrape, 1 Grey Heron 2 Marsh Harrier, 2 Goldcrest, 2 Willow Tit, 1 Eurasian Treecreeper.

13/03/2013 Bryan Wainwright. 10 Greylag Goose 10 Eurasian Teal 20 Mallard 6 Shoveler 4 males floods, 1 Marsh Harrier 1st winter male floods, 1 Hen Harrier adult male flying along ditch fields before Creyke''s gate, 1 Common Kestrel 1 Moorhen 3 Black-headed Gull over floods calling, 40 Common Starling Creyke''s, 1 Blackbird 120 Fieldfare Creyke''s, 4 Common Stonechat 1 male 1 female 2 1st winter Fison''s Road, 4 Common Chaffinch 1 Greenfinch 26 Goldfinch Bank Top, 25 Yellowhammer fields before Creyke''s gate, 4 Reed Bunting males fields before Creyke''s gate, 8 Corn Bunting in 2 bushes altogether at Creyke''s crossing. Also a Water Vole Mill Drain at road near MMT.

12/03/2013 Julian Small (Natural England). 1 Common Snipe Paraffin area.

12/03/2013 Darren Whittaker. 2 Marsh Harrier, 1 Common Kestrel.

11/03/2013 Bryan Wainwright. 52 Greylag Goose, 2 Greater Canada Goose, 4 Eurasian Wigeon 3 males, 21 Gadwall, 63 Eurasian Teal, 111 Mallard, 2 Tufted Duck pair Will Pits Scrape, 3 Marsh Harrier 2 immature males 1 cream-crown, 1 Hen Harrieradult male Goole Moor N of Will Pits, 1 Eurasian Sparrowhawk immature male Will Pits, 2 Common Kestrel, 1 Moorhen, 1 Stock Dove, 40 Wood Pigeon, 2 Magpie, 1 Eurasian Jay, 8 Carrion Crow, 2 Great Tit, 12 Sky Lark fields before Creyke''s gate, 2 Wren, 40 Common Starling fields before Creyke''s gate, 33 Fieldfare fields before Creyke''s gate, 8 Redwing fields before Creyke''s gate, 5 Robin, 1 Tree Sparrow Creyke''s Crossing, 1 Meadow Pipit fields before Creyke''s gate, 1 Greenfinch, 31 Goldfinch Swinefleet gate, 25 Yellowhammer fields before Creyke''s gate, 2 Corn Bunting fields before Creyke''s gate. Also 3 Roe Deer and a Hare.

08/03/2013 Bryan Wainwright. 2 Greylag Goose, 7 Gadwall, 5 Eurasian Teal, 20 Mallard, p Common Pheasant, 1 Marsh Harrier cream-crown, 2 Common Kestrel, 1 Moorhen, p Wood Pigeon, 2 Carrion Crow, 2 Blue Tit, 1 Wren, 1 Blackbird, 1 Song Thrush, 1 Robin, p House Sparrow Creyke''s Crossing, 1 Tree Sparrow Creyke''s Crossing, 2 Common Chaffinch, 3 Greenfinch, 2 Goldfinch, 6 Yellowhammer Creyke''s Crossing.

04/03/2013 Steve Routledge. 18 Whooper Swan over N, 3 Goosander 2 male Will Pits Scrape, 2 Marsh Harrier juvenile type and 2nd calendar year male, 1 Lesser Spotted Woodpecker male near Natural England shed Will Pits, 1 Willow Tit singing, 1BEARDED TIT male road end of Middle Moor Tram in reeds located by call, but too active for photo 1st for 13 years. 2 Common Stonechat a pair.

05/03/2013 Ron Moat. 1 Marsh Harrier floods.

05/03/2013 James Hincliffe. 24 Brambling Top House Farm.

04/03/2013 James Hincliffe. 22 Pied Wagtail roost Top House Farm.

03/03/2013 Janet Canning and volunteers. 1 Hen Harrier male.

03/03/2013 Paul Adams, Peter Hinks, Brian Smith, Lorainne Smith. 18 Greylag Goose, 20 Gadwall, 9 Eurasian Teal, 50 Mallard, 7 Tufted Duck Will Pits Scrape, 6 Goosander Will Pits Scrape, p Common Pheasant, 1 Marsh Harrier female, 1 Moorhen, p Wood Pigeon, 2 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 2 Eurasian Jay, p Carrion Crow, p Blue Tit, p Great Tit, 1 Eurasian Treecreeper, p Wren, p Blackbird, 1 Song Thrush, p Robin, 3 Common Stonechat, 40 Greenfinch, 6 Goldfinch, 1 Reed Bunting.

02/03/2013 James Hincliffe. 1 Jack Snipe Top House Farm, would not fly.

02/03/2013 Peter Nibbs. 2 Grey Heron Chadwick''s Field.

02/03/2013 John Durrant. 3 Greylag Goose, 16 Greater Canada Goose near Paraffin, 1 Common Buzzard.

02/03/2013 Bryan Wainwright, Bill Priestley. 29 Greylag Goose, 2 Greater Canada Goose near Paraffin, 2 Common Shelduck over Chadwick''s Field, 19 Gadwall, 8 Eurasian Teal, 56 Mallard, 6 Shoveler, 8 Tufted Duck Will Pits Scrape, 8 Goosander 2 over colliery area, rest Will Pits Scrape, 2 Common Pheasant, 1 Grey Heron Chadwick''s Field, 3 Marsh Harrier, 4 Eurasian Sparrowhawk, 5 Common Buzzard over Will Pits and Goole Moor, 2 Common Kestrel, 2 Common Coot, 3 Northern Lapwing, 1 Common Snipe, 9 Black-headed Gull one on floods N of Fison''s Road, 200 Wood Pigeon, 2 Collared Dove horse paddock, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 11 Magpie, 1 Western Jackdaw colliery area, p Carrion Crow, 4 Blue Tit, 2 Great Tit, 2 Sky Lark over, 4 Long-tailed Tit, 3 Wren, 140 Common Starling Chadwick''s Field, 6 Blackbird, 30 Fieldfare, 2 Song Thrush, 60 Redwing, 1 Mistle Thrush, 13 Robin, 3 Common Stonechat 1 male 2 female type Fison''s Road, 3 Dunnock, 1 Pied Wagtail, 8 Common Chaffinch, 6 Goldfinch, 1 Yellowhammer, 6 Reed Bunting.


27/02/2013 Ron Moat. 2 Greater Canada Goose Green Belt floods, 1 Moorhen 2 Common Stonechat along Fison''s Road, 1 Reed Bunting singing. Also 5 Roe Deer.

27/02/2013 Bryan Wainwright, colliery area. Pm 6 Greylag Goose, 1 Marsh Harrier male, 1 Common Buzzard, 1 Common Kestrel, 1 Moorhen, 7 Common Gull, 2 Herring Gull, 29 Black-headed Gull, 30 Wood Pigeon, 2 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 8 Magpie, 2 Eurasian Jay, 4 Carrion Crow, 6 Blue Tit, 6 Great Tit, 1 Willow Tit I nkle Moor, 3 Long-tailed Tit, 1 Wren, 8 Blackbird, 28 Fieldfare, 2 Song Thrush, 1 Mistle Thrush, 4 Robin, 1 Dunnock, 2 House Sparrow, 1 Pied Wagtail, 117 Common Chaffinch, 4 Greenfinch, 8 Goldfinch, 18 Linnet, 7 Lesser Redpoll, 4 Bullfinch, 1 Yellowhammer, 1 Reed Bunting.

25/02/2013 Bryan Wainwright, fields towards Paraffin area. 70 Northern Lapwing, 60 Fieldfare.

22/02/2013 Bryan Wainwright, last hour colliery area. 22 Greylag Goose, 1 Grey Partridge calling, 3 Common Pheasant, 1 Herring Gull adult, p Wood Pigeon, 5 Magpie, 8 Carrion Crow, 2 Great Tit, 1 Wren, 215 Common Starling, 5 Blackbird, 157 Fieldfare, 84 Redwing, 1 Robin, 20 Common Chaffinch, 1 Yellowhammer.

16/02/2013 Ron Moat. 11 Gadwall 50 Mallard 2 Tufted Duck 3 Common Stonechat along Fison''s Road. Also 10 Roe Deer.

16/02/2013 Bryan Wainwright, am colliery area. 3 Common Pheasant, 1 Moorhen Inkle Moor, 1 Northern Lapwing going N, 1 Woodcock flushed from pit tip, 2 Common Gull, 1 Lesser Black-backed Gull with Herring and Greater, 4 Herring Gull, 1 Great Black-backed Gull, 14 Black-headed Gull, 20 Wood Pigeon, 2 Collared Dove horse paddock, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 7 Magpie, 1 Eurasian Jay, 4 Carrion Crow, 1 Goldcrest Bell''s, 12 Blue Tit, 12 Great Tit, 4 Willow Tit 1 Inkle Moor 3 together Bell''s, 12 Sky Lark 10 Chadwick''s Field (2 singing) 2 pit tip, 8 Long-tailed Tit, 5 Wren, 105 Common Starling, 12 Blackbird, 26 Fieldfare, 3 Song Thrush, 20 Redwing, 1 Mistle Thrush, 19 Robin, 5 Dunnock, 1 House Sparrow horse paddock, 5 Meadow Pipit, 12 Common Chaffinch, 19 Goldfinch, 7 Bullfinch 6 Inkle Moor 1 Bell''s, 5 Yellowhammer, 2 Reed Bunting.

15/02/2013 Bryan Wainwright, pm from pit tip. 36 Greylag Goose, 7 Common Pheasant, 330 Black-headed Gull going WNW, 17 Magpie, 6 Carrion Crow, 1 Blue Tit, 1 Wren, 4 Common Starling, 360 Fieldfare, 20 Redwing, 2 Mistle Thrush, 1 Common Snipe, 9 Common Chaffinch, 2 Reed Bunting. Also 4 Roe Deer.

15/02/2013 Bryan Wainwright, am. 45 Greylag Goose, 1 Common Shelduck off 1000 Acre floods, 14 Gadwall, 68 Eurasian Teal, 169 Mallard, 1 Shoveler male, 2 Tufted Duck pair Will Pits Scrape, 3 Common Pheasant, 1 Marsh Harrier female, 2 Common Kestrel, 5 Moorhen, 4 Northern Lapwing Creyke''s floods, 2 Common Snipe, 80 Wood Pigeon, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker N end Will Pits, 1 Lesser Spotted Woodpecker prob. female flew over road near NE shed, also calling, 7 Magpie, 2 Eurasian Jay, 4 Carrion Crow, 3 Blue Tit, 3 Great Tit, 8 Sky Lark steady movement overhead, 3 Long-tailed Tit, 6 Wren, 20 Common Starling, 6 Blackbird, 1 Song Thrush Will Pits, 11 Robin, 2 Common Stonechat, 1 Dunnock, 2 Meadow Pipit, 3 Common Chaffinch, 1 Greenfinch, 60 Goldfinch, 3 Bullfinch, 11 Reed Bunting. Also 3 Roe Deer.

12/02/2013 Bill Priestley. 1 Barn Owl fields near Medge Hall.

11/02/2013 Ron Moat. 50 Greylag Goose 2 Marsh Harrier floods, 1 Hen Harrier male Goole Moor, 1 Woodcock Will Pits, 4 Common Stonechat along Fison''s Road. Also 9 Roe Deer.

11/02/2013 Bryan Wainwright, roost colliery area. 27 Greylag Goose, 4 Common Pheasant, 1 Common Kestrel, 2 Common Snipe, 3 Herring Gull, 3 Stock Dove, 281 Wood Pigeon, 32 Magpie, 2 Carrion Crow, 1 Blue Tit, 3 Great Tit, 1 Blackbird, 179 Fieldfare, 10 Redwing, 1 Mistle Thrush, 1 Robin, 355 Common Chaffinch, 2 Greenfinch, 7 Goldfinch, 4 Linnet.

09/02/2013 Rob Watson. 80 Greylag Goose from NW to floods, 2 Common Shelduck 1000 Acre floods, 4 Tufted Duck, 3 Goosander, 2 Common Stonechat pair along road. Also 5 Red Deer, 3 Roe Deer, and a Fox sunbathing on a Crowle peatstack.

10/02/2013 Bill Priestley. [10 Waxwing Ferndale Estate Moorends.]

10/02/2013 James Hincliffe. 18 Brambling Top House Farm.

09/01/2013 Bernard & Maureen Featherstone. 4 Gadwall, 4 Tufted Duck Will Pits Scrape, 2 Goosander Will Pits Scrape, 1Peregrine Falcon immature attacking GBb Gull over 1000 Acre floods, 1 Goldcrest Crowle Moor, 2 Bullfinch.

09/02/2013 Bev Baxter, Ben Whitworth, Jacqui Gunn, Bryan Wainwright. 67 Pink-footed Goose W in a V, 22 Greylag Goose, 2Common Shelduck 1000 Acre floods, 2 Eurasian Teal, 10 Mallard, 9 Tufted Duck Will Pits Scrape, 2 Common Pheasant, 1 Green Pheasant Bank Top, 1 Eurasian Sparrowhawk, 1 Common Kestrel, 1 Peregrine Falcon immature attacking GBb Gull over 1000 Acre floods, 2 Moorhen, 80 European Golden Plover, 3 Great Black-backed Gull, 250 Wood Pigeon, 1 Barn Owl Creyke''s crossing when still dark, 1 Green Woodpecker Will Pits, 2 Eurasian Jay, 6 Carrion Crow, 3 Blue Tit, 3 Great Tit, 1 Coal Tit Creyke''s gate, 1 Willow Tit Creyke''s gate, 6 Sky Lark, 19 Long-tailed Tit, 3 Wren, 6 Blackbird 1 ringed, 5 Robin, 5 Common Stonechat 3 males along road, 1 Meadow Pipit, 3 Common Chaffinch, 4 Goldfinch, 6 Lesser Redpoll, 1 Bullfinch, 20 Yellowhammer Creyke''s crossing, 4 Reed Bunting, 2 Corn Bunting at least Creyke''s crossing with Yellowhammers. Also 1 Roe Deer and 2 Hares.

08/02/2013 Bryan Wainwright, pm. 19 Greylag Goose 16 Gadwall 33 Eurasian Teal 186 Mallard 1 Goosander male Will Pits scrape, 2 Common Pheasant 1 Marsh Harrier female, 1 Hen Harrier male W end Goole Moor, 2 Common Buzzard Creyke''s, 3 Common Kestrel 80 Wood Pigeon 8 Carrion Crow 1 Wren 1 Blackbird 1 Robin 3 Common Stonechat 2 males and a female along limestone road, 1 Goldfinch 28 Yellowhammer Creyke''s crossing, 2 Corn Bunting at least Creyke''s crossing with Yellowhammers.

03/02/2013 Bryan Wainwright, pm. 100 Greylag Goose, 6 Gadwall, 85 Eurasian Teal, 134 Mallard, 1 Tufted Duck female Will Pits Scrape, 13 Goosander 7 males Will Pits Scrape, 4 Common Pheasant, 1 Marsh Harrier male, 1 Hen Harrier male floods then to Mill Drain, 1 Common Buzzard Goole Moor, 1 Common Kestrel, 1 Peregrine Falcon W end floods, 2 Herring Gull, 2 Great Black-backed Gull, 40 Wood Pigeon, 1 Eurasian Jay, 18 Carrion Crow, 1 Blue Tit, 1 Wren, 2 Blackbird, 100 Fieldfare, 6 Redwing, 1 Robin, 1 Common Chaffinch, 7 Goldfinch, 2 Lesser Redpoll. 03/02/2013 early February John Durrant. 2 Water Rail heard from Chadwick''s Field.

02/02/2013 Bryan Wainwright, pm. 15 Greylag Goose, 35 Herring Gull, 3 Great Black-backed Gull, 18 Magpie, 2 Blackbird, 30 Fieldfare, 1 Song Thrush, 15 Redwing, 1 Mistle Thrush, 3 Common Chaffinch.

02/02/2013 RJS. 7 Mute Swan Green Belt floods, 1 Marsh Harrier female, 2 Hen Harrier 2 males, 50 Common Starling, 50 Fieldfare, 10 Bullfinch.

02/02/2013 Phil Lee. 1 Lesser Spotted Woodpecker Crowle Moor N entrance.

02/02/2013 Bryan Wainwright, Bill Priestley. Morning. 10 Greylag Goose 8 Gadwall 92 Eurasian Teal 152 Mallard 1 Shoveler male, 2 Tufted Duck pair Will Pits Scrape, 8 Goosander 5 males Will Pits Scrape, 2 Common Pheasant 1 Marsh Harrier immature, 1 Hen Harrier male Goole Moor E to W, 1 Eurasian Sparrowhawk 2 Common Buzzard Goole Moor, 1 Common Kestrel 50 European Golden Plover 1 Great Black-backed Gull 2 Stock Dove 200 Wood Pigeon 2 Eurasian Jay 6 Carrion Crow 1 Sky Lark 16 Long-tailed Tit 2 Wren 3 Blackbird 2 Robin 6 Common Stonechat 3 male 3 female along road possibly more, 1 Common Chaffinch 13 Goldfinch 8 Yellowhammer Creyke''s, 6 Reed Bunting Creyke''s. Also a Red Deer along road.

01/02/2013 early February several dates James Hincliffe. 7 Brambling Top House Farm, 1 Little Owl Top House Farm.


29/01/2013 Julian Small (Natural England) 1 Marsh Harrier Bank Top, 1 Eurasian Sparrowhawk Will Pits, 1 Common Stonechat blue bridge.

27/01/2013 Bill Priestley. 1 Willow Tit.

27/01/2013 BPW. Morning. 7 Pink-footed Goose, 4 Greylag Goose, 3 Eurasian Teal, 2 Mallard, 1 Little Egret from N over 1000 Acre then over Will Pits Scrape, 1 Hen Harrier adult male W end floods then over to Gren Belt 1 Common Kestrel, 3 Peregrine Falcon all adults W end of floods together, 4 Common Gull, 3 Herring Gull, 5 Great Black-backed Gull, 9 Black-headed Gull, 2 Stock Dove, 14 Wood Pigeon, 2 Magpie, 2 Eurasian Jay, 8 Carrion Crow, 3 Sky Lark, 1 Wren, 80 Common Starling, 1 Blackbird, 9 Meadow Pipit, 39 Common Chaffinch, 1 Greenfinch, 13 Linnet, 1 Lesser Redpoll. Also 3 Roe Deer.

24/01/2013 Julian Small (Natural England), James Hincliffe 1 Eurasian Sparrowhawk Will Pits, 1 Water Rail one on Mill Dyke where it enters western edge of Will Pits, 1 Barn Owl hawking near pump, James saw it travel S down edge of Will Pits later, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker Will Pits, 15 Wren, 2 Goldfinch Will Pits, 7 Reed Bunting, Also Red Deer: around 12, incl. 1 stag and three young running from northern boundary, past weather station, James later saw them carrying ontowards WP scrape area. Another group of at least 12 on Limestone Road in distance towards blue route.

18/01/2013 James Hincliffe 4 Brambling 2 male 2 female Top House Farm.

14/01/2013 BPW, Anthony Bull. 13 Greylag Goose, 10 Eurasian Teal, 182 Mallard, 1 Goosander male Will Pits Scrape, 13 Common Pheasant 1 Green, 1 Grey Heron, 1 Marsh Harrier, 1 Hen Harrier female Goole Moor, 2 Common Kestrel, 1 Common Snipe, 3 Magpie, 1 Eurasian Jay, 3 Blue Tit, 11 Long-tailed Tit, 6 Wren, 40 Common Starling, 3 Blackbird, 1 Common Stonechat male Woodside, 6 Greenfinch Bank Top, 60 Goldfinch Bank Top, 6 Yellowhammer, 4 Reed Bunting. Also 1 Roe Deer and 1 Hare.

14/01/2013 James Hincliffe 1 Brambling male Top House Farm.

13/01/2013 David Key. 60 Whooper Swan possibly more on floods.

13/01/2013 Rob Watson.

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25 Greylag Goose, 4 Eurasian Wigeon Will Pits Scrape, 150 Eurasian Teal, 350 Mallard floods mainly, 3 Shoveler, 9 Goosander a male Will Pits Scrape, 1 Great Cormorant swimming Will Pits Scrape, 1 Common Kestrel, 1 Woodcock flushed Middle Moor to Will Pits, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 2 Common Stonechat Middle Moor, 5 Reed Bunting.

04/01/2013 BPW, Peter Wainwright (and Lincs Nats.) pm Fison''s Road 20 Whooper Swan other observers, 10 Greylag Goose, 8 Eurasian Wigeon, 4 Gadwall, 70 Eurasian Teal, 165 Mallard, 3 Tufted Duck Will Pits Scrape, 10 Goosander 3 female, 1 Marsh Harrier male, 1 Hen Harrier male over road N at 14.50, 1 Eurasian Sparrowhawk, 1 Common Buzzard, 1 Common Kestrel, 150 Wood Pigeon, 6 Carrion Crow, 1 Blue Tit, 6 Redwing, 2 Common Stonechat males and a 3rd by Lincs Nats., 2 Robin, 1 Meadow Pipit, 6 Reed Bunting.

03/01/2013 Gordon McKay 1 GREAT GREY SHRIKE around colliery/back allotments chased tits, seen close.

01/01/2013 James Hincliffe 1 Brambling male Top House Farm.

01/01/2013 Rob Watson. 2 hours midday. 2 Mute Swan Will Pits floods, 20 Greylag Goose, 50+ Eurasian Teal, 300 Mallard floods mainly, 2 Tufted Duck Will Pits Scrape, 11 Goosander Will Pits Scrape, 1 Common Buzzard Crowle Moor, 2 Common Kestrel, 2 Common Snipe, 22 Redwing, 2 Common Stonechat Middle Moor, 1 Lesser Redpoll, 1 Reed Bunting.

01/01/2013 Bryan P. Wainwright. am Fison''s Road 11 Greylag Goose, 40 Eurasian Teal, 250 Wood Pigeon, 40 Common Starling, 1 Common Stonechat S bend silhouette, 1 Pied Wagtail.