Article Index

Steve Hiner 30/06/2014 Grey Heron 1, Marsh Harrier 3 2 males 1 female, Chiffchaff 1, Willow Warbler 1. Dunnock 1, Chaffinch 1.

Bryan Wainwright, Bill Priestley 30/06/2014 Greylag Goose (domestic) 3, Teal 12, Shoveler 10, Pochard 1 male Will Pits Scrape, Little Grebe 5, Marsh Harrier 3 2 males 1 female, Buzzard 2, Hobby 4, Coot 2, Lapwing 27, Little Ringed Plover 1 calling W end Goole Moor Tram, Redshank 2, Snipe 5, Black-headed Gull 4, Lesser Black-backed Gull 2, Cuckoo 1, Swift 30, Skylark 2, Song Thrush 1, Stonechat 3 juvenile Creyke's, Tree Sparrow 1 Swinefleet gate, Grey Wagtail 1 flew N along Swinefleet Warping Drain at Pony Bridge Marsh calling. Also Roe Deer 2 Steve Hiner 27/06/2014 Cuckoo 1 NE shed. 

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female Emerald Damselfly (Steve Hiner 24/06/2014) 

 

 

 

Steve Hiner 26/06/2014 Marsh Harrier 1 male New Moor, Sparrowhawk 1 fm Pony Bridge Wood, Buzzard 1 New Moor, Kestrel 1 male W side, Hobby 1 New Moor, Turtle Dove 2 Limberlost Tram, Cuckoo 2 Limberlost Tram & NE shed, Great Tit 1 Limberlost Tram, Willow Tit 1 NE shed, Chiffchaff 1 Limberlost Tram, Blackcap 1 Limberlost Tram, Robin 1 Pony Bridge Wood, Dunnock 1 Limberlost Tram, Chaffinch 1 Limberlost Tram. Also Red Deer 2 Green Belt, Grey Squirrel 1 Limberlost. Adder 1 female Limberlost Tram, Grass Snake 1 Colliery Entrance Bridge, Common Lizard 2 Green Belt & NNR shed.

Des & Tina Langford 26/06/2014 Buzzard 1, Kestrel 1, Hobby 2, Turtle Dove 1 colliery area, Cuckoo 3.

Bryan Wainwright, Bill Priestley 26/06/2014 Greylag Goose (domestic) 8, Shoveler 8, Little Grebe 3, Kestrel 1, Hobby 1, Lapwing 8, Turtle Dove 1, Cuckoo 2, Swift 8, Jay 2, Skylark 5, Pied Wagtail (yarrellii) 1.

Martin Warne 26/06/2014 Gadwall 2, Teal 11, Mallard 7, Garganey 2 pair on pool side of S bend, Shoveler 3, Marsh Harrier 2 females, Buzzard 1, Hobby 6, Water Rail 1, Lapwing 2, Redshank 1, Lesser Black-backed Gull 2, Cuckoo 2, Stonechat 1 female, Tree Pipit 1 Pony Bridge Tram. 

 

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Small Skipper Thymelicus sylvestris (Martin Warne 2014) 

 

 

Steve Hiner 24/06/2014 Marsh Harrier 1 male fields east of moor, Turtle Dove 4 Green Belt, Pony Bridge, Pony Bridge Wood, Limberlost Tram, Cuckoo 4 Bell's, Green Belt, Pony Bridge, Pony Bridge Wood, Jay 2 Green Belt & Limberlost, Willow Tit 2 Will Pits Scrape, Chiffchaff 1 Green Belt, Willow Warbler 2 Green Belt & Limberlost, Whitethroat 1 Pony Bridge Wood, Grasshopper Warbler 1 Green Belt, Sedge Warbler 1 Green Belt, Wren 1 Canal Tow Path, Chaffinch 1 Green Belt, Yellowhammer 1 Green Belt. Also Roe Deer 2 Pony Bridge. Grass Snake 1 Creyke's Gate, Common Lizard 5 NNR shed woodpile. Emerald Damselfly 7 Green Belt, Brown Hawker 1 Green Belt.

Martin Warne 24/06/2014 Greylag Goose 3, Gadwall 3, Mallard 1, Shoveler 3, Pheasant 1, Hobby 2, Lapwing 3, Redshank 2, Cuckoo 1, Swift 60, Willow Warbler 2, Whitethroat 1, Sedge Warbler 2, Meadow Pipit 8, Linnet 3, Reed Bunting 7. Also Roe Deer 1. 

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Syrphus ribesii (Martin Warne 2014) 

 

 


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Black Darter Sympetrum danae (Martin Warne 2014) 

 

 



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1424 Endotricha flammealis (Martin Warne 2014) 

 

 


Black Darter 24, Large Heath 2, Large Skipper 9, Ringlet 7, Meadow Brown 1, Emerald Damselfly 10, Azure Damselfly 6, Large Red Damselfly 3, Four spotted Chaser 2.

Ben Steel 24/06/2014 Tufted Duck 5, Little Grebe 2, Marsh Harrier 2, Buzzard 1 pony bridge Hobby 1, Coot 4 Crowle North Pond/Marsh, Curlew 1 over east Jay 4 3 Will Pits Scrape 1 Goole Moor, Willow Tit 4 2 at NE shed 2 more Will Pits.

Dirk Rigby 22/06/2014 

 

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Grass Snake in Creyke's Siding garden pond (Dirk Rigby 2014) 

 

 

Bryan Wainwright, Bill Priestley, Gavin Boswell (in part) 22/06/2014 Teal 14, Shoveler 6, Little Grebe 1 Marsh Harrier 2 males, Hobby 4, Coot 4. Lapwing 12, Redshank 1, Black-headed Gull 13, Stock Dove 2, Woodpigeon 20, Collared Dove 1, Turtle Dove 4 3 calling all Will Pits, Cuckoo 2, Great Spotted Woodpecker 2, Song Thrush 2, Pied Wagtail (yarrellii) 1, Bullfinch 3. Also Roe Deer 4.

Bill Priestley 21/06/2014 Teal 4, Mallard 6, Shoveler 6, Pochard 2 males Will Pits Scrape, Tufted Duck 1 female and 8 unfledged young Will Pits scrape, Marsh Harrier 3 2 males 1 female, Buzzard 2, Kestrel 1, Hobby 2, Moorhen 1, Lapwing 2, Greenshank 1 Shoulder o' Mutton, Turtle Dove 5 3 Rhodo' Path 2 Will Pits, Cuckoo 3, Jay 2, Carrion Crow 1 young, Great Tit 8 young, Long-tailed Tit 8 young, Chiffchaff 6 young, Willow Warbler 8 young, Grasshopper Warbler 3, Yellowhammer 2.

Bev Baxter, Rob Adams (ringing Creyke's gate) 20/06/2014 Willow Warbler 6 one re-trap from Thorne Moors, 

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Willow Warbler young (Bryan Wainwright 2014) 

 

 


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Willow Warbler young (Bryan Wainwright 2014) 

 



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Willow Warbler re-trap (Bryan Wainwright 2014) 

 

 

 


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Willow Warbler re-trap (Bryan Wainwright 2014) 

 

 



Blackcap 3, Treecreeper 1, Wren 3, Robin 1. Red Fox 3 along Fison's Road.

Bryan Wainwright, Tom Lowe 20/06/2014 Wigeon 2 females Will Pits Scrape, Gadwall 1 female and 8 unfledged chicks Will Pits Scrape, Teal 10, Shoveler 1, Pochard 3 2 males and a female Will Pits Scrape, Tufted Duck 3, Cormorant 1, Cormorant 1, Grey Heron 1, Little Grebe 1, Marsh Harrier 3 2 males & female, Buzzard 1, Hobby 2, Moorhen 4, Lapwing 12, Lesser Black-backed Gull 1, Turtle Dove 3 2 calling Will Pits at Swinefleet Warping Drain 1 calling Green Belt, Cuckoo 2, Swift 18, Great Spotted Woodpecker 1, Magpie 2, Willow Tit 1 Will Pits Scrape, Skylark 4, Swallow 2, Chiffchaff 1, Willow Warbler 3, Blackcap 2, Whitethroat 4, Grasshopper Warbler 3, Blackbird 4, Song Thrush 1, Mistle Thrush 2, Stonechat 1 juvenile road at green Belt, House Sparrow 22 Creyke's Crossing, Tree Sparrow 1 Swinefleet gate, Yellow Wagtail 1, Pied Wagtail (yarrellii) 1, Meadow Pipit 4, Meadow Pipit 4, Goldfinch 3, Yellowhammer 2, Reed Bunting 6. Also Red Fox 1 cub Bank Top at Goole Moor Tram, Roe Deer 3. 

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Roe Deer young (Tom Lowe 2014) 

 

 



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Hornet Vespa crabro eating a fly (Tom Lowe 2014) 

 

 

Martin Warne 19/06/2014 Teal 12 of which 9 were young, Mallard 4, Shoveler 1, Pheasant 3, Little Grebe 3, Marsh Harrier 1 female, Redshank 3 W Floods, Snipe 1, Black-headed Gull 5, Turtle Dove 2, Cuckoo 3, Swift c 250, Jay 1, Willow Tit 1, Skylark 2, Long-tailed Tit 2, Chiffchaff 2, Willow Warbler 11, Blackcap 2, Whitethroat 3, Sedge Warbler 1, Reed Warbler 5, Starling 2 over W Floods, Song Thrush 1, Mistle Thrush 5 on wires side of track to Creykes Gate, Meadow Pipit 4, Linnet 4, Reed Bunting 10. Also Roe Deer 3. Large Heath 40, Large Skipper 45, Speckled Wood 5, Ringlet 18, Meadow Brown 2, Brown Hawker 1, Four spotted Chaser 7, Emerald Damselfly 4, Large Red Damselfly 8, Blue-tailed Damselfly 2, Azure Damselfly 4.

David Armitage 18/06/2014 Cuckoo 1 Middle Moor, Grasshopper Warbler 1 Middle Moor, Stonechat 1 Middle Moor. Also many Burnet Moths Crowle.

Martin Warne 17/06/2014 Gadwall 1, Teal 1, Mallard 3, Pheasant 5, Little Grebe 1 Western Boundary Drain, Marsh Harrier 1 1 female, Kestrel 1, Hobby 1 Middle Moor, Curlew 1 Calling flying East over Fisons Rd Nth, Redshank 1 W Floods, Snipe 2 1 calling 1 roding Eastern Boundary Tram, Black-headed Gull 8, Turtle Dove 2 1 Bells Pond area 1 Durhams Garden area, Cuckoo 3, Swift 225, Jay 1, Skylark 1, Chiffchaff 4, Willow Warbler 10, Whitethroat 7, Sedge Warbler 2, Reed Warbler 3, Meadow Pipit 6, Linnet 5, Yellowhammer 2, Reed Bunting 14. Also Azure Blue Damselfly 6, Large Red Damselfly 52, Four spotted Chaser 5, Emerald Damselfly 1, Blue-tailed Damselfly 1, Longhorn Beetle 2, Speckled Wood 15, Large Skipper 36, Large Heath 42, 

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Large Heath Coenonympha tullia (Martin Warne 2014) 

 



Meadow Brown 6, Ringlet 15.

Peter Hinks, Brian Smith 17/06/2014 Greylag Goose (domestic) 2, Shoveler 1, Pochard 2 males Will Pits Scrape, Tufted Duck 2 a pr, Marsh Harrier 2 male and female, Hobby 1, Coot 1, Turtle Dove 2 Will Pits, Cuckoo 5 Will Pits mainly.

Bryan Wainwright, Richard Sprakes, Bill Priestley (WeBs) 15/06/2014 Cormorant 1, Greylag Goose (domestic) 18 & 3 young, Wigeon 2 male and female, Gadwall 18 1 on nest, Teal 28 & 15 young Mallard 18, Shoveler 18, Pochard 3 2 males and female, Tufted Duck 3, Grey Heron 1, Little Grebe 1, Marsh Harrier 4 2 males and 2 females, Sparrowhawk 1 with prey, Buzzard 2, Hobby 2, Water Rail 1, Moorhen 12, Coot 2, Lapwing 10, Redshank 4, Snipe 1 drumming Middle Moor, Black-headed Gull 68, Turtle Dove 8 5 Bell's/Durham's Garden/Green Belt, 3 Will Pits, Cuckoo 10, Nightjar 1 churring daytime at Green Belt, Swift 8, Great Spotted Woodpecker 2, Jay 1, Willow Tit 3 Bell's, Skylark 6, Stonechat 2 pair observation platform, Bullfinch 1. Also Roe Deer 4, Rabbit 20+ N end Bank Top. Stoat 1 Will Pits. Large Heath 9, Large Skipper 1.

Bryan Wainwright, Richard Sprakes, Bill Priestley (in part) 14/06/2014 Cormorant 1, Marsh Harrier 3 2 males and female, Lesser Black-backed Gull 3, Turtle Dove 2 Bank Top Will Pits Scrape, Great Spotted Woodpecker 2, Willow Tit 4 family Bank Top Will Pits. Also Roe Deer 3, Brown Hare 1 Creyke's gate.

Ben Steel 13/06/2014 Marsh Harrier 1, Hobby 1, Redshank 1 NW Goole Moor, Snipe 1 drumming Middle Moor, Turtle Dove 1 Green Belt, Cuckoo 5, Nightjar 7 churring Green Belt and showing extremely close. Also 2 more NW corner Goole Moor, Stonechat 1 juvenile Goole Moor. Little Grebe 2, Turtle Dove 4 3 Bell's 1 Will Pits, Swift 15, Great Spotted Woodpecker 1, Willow Tit 1, Garden Warbler 8, Grasshopper Warbler 11, Sedge Warbler 25, Reed Warbler 15.

Bryan Wainwright 13/06/2014 Tufted Duck 2, Marsh Harrier 1 male, Hobby 1, Lesser Black-backed Gull 4, Swift 30, Great Spotted Woodpecker 1, Jay 1. Also Roe Deer 2, Red Fox 3 W side Goole Moor playing together.

Steve Hiner 13/06/2014 Gadwall 1 & 1 young Snaith & Cowick Fen, Teal 1 & 1 young Snaith & Cowick Fen + 1 male, Shoveler 1 pr Snaith & Cowick Floods, Cuckoo 1 Snaith & Cowick Fen, Jackdaw 1 Snaith & Cowick Fen, Reed Bunting 2 Snaith & Cowick Fen.

Steve Hiner 12/06/2014 Mallard 4 2 pr New Moor, Tufted Duck 1 male New Moor, Marsh Harrier 1 male New Moor, Cuckoo 1 Jone's Cable, Blackcap 2 Jone's Cable, Will Pits, Whitethroat 1 Jone's Cable, Mistle Thrush 3 Creyke's, Chaffinch 1 Creyke's.

Martin Warne 12/06/2014 Gadwall 2, Teal 5, Mallard 7, Shoveler 6, Pheasant 4, Marsh Harrier 1, Buzzard 4, Lapwing 1, Redshank 1, Black-headed Gull 15, Cuckoo 1, Willow Warbler 6, Whitethroat 3, Grasshopper Warbler 2, Sedge Warbler 7, Reed Warbler 1, Meadow Pipit 6, Linnet 2, Reed Bunting 12. Roe Deer 2, Red Fox 3. Grass Snake 1 Middle Moor Tram. Large Heath 29, Large Skipper 22, Meadow Brown 2, Common Blue 4, Large White 1, possible Grizzled Skipper 1 Main Canal East of Platform.

Dirk Rigby 11/06/2014 Great Spotted Woodpecker 1 juvenile garden Creyke's sidings.

 

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Great Spotted Woodpecker (Dirk Rigby 2014) 

 

 

Ian McDonald 11/06/2014 Marsh Harrier 1 male Middle Moor, Stonechat 1 male NW side.

Martin Warne 11/06/2014 Teal 2, Mallard 4, Shoveler 3, Pheasant 2, Marsh Harrier 2 1 male, Lapwing 2, Black-headed Gull 43 W Floods, Cuckoo 2, Swift 10, Jay 2, Coal Tit 1 Woodpecker Corner, Skylark 1, Long-tailed Tit 2, Chiffchaff 1, Willow Warbler 6, Blackcap 1, Whitethroat 3, Grasshopper Warbler 2, Reed Warbler 4, Meadow Pipit 5, Chaffinch 3, Linnet 2, Bullfinch 1 male, Yellowhammer 5, Reed Bunting 9, Corn Bunting 2 on telephone wires on Moor Rd (just W of recording area before Creyke's Crossings). 

 

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Corn Bunting (Martin Warne 2014) 

 



Also Roe Deer. 34 Large Heath, 12 Speckled Wood, 8 Large Skipper, 3 Red Admiral, 3 Meadow Brown, 1 Small Tortoiseshell, 1 Large White. 1 Birch Sawfly. 

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Large Heath Coenonympha tullia (Martin Warne 2014) 

 

 


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Small Tortoiseshell Aglais urticae (Martin Warne 2014) 

 

 

 

Bryan Wainwright 11/06/2014 Gadwall 2, Teal 2, Shoveler 4, Tufted Duck 1, Cormorant 1, Marsh Harrier 2 male & female, Buzzard 2, Kestrel 1, Water Rail 1, Lapwing 4, Lesser Black-backed Gull 1, Cuckoo 2, Swift 60, Great Spotted Woodpecker 1, Skylark 3, Swallow 2, Yellow Wagtail 2, Pied Wagtail (yarrellii) 2 and 2 fledged young Bank Top Goole Moor, Meadow Pipit 4, Goldfinch 2. Also Red Fox 1 Bank Top Goole Moor, Red Deer 1 Will Pits, Roe Deer 2, Brown Hare 1 NW side, Rabbit 10 N end Bank Top.

Tom Lowe 10/06/2014 Marsh Harrier 5 males Goole Moor/Fields 1 took prey N across river!, Hobby 6. 

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Bee Orchid (Tom Lowe 2014) 

 

 

Steve Hiner 10/06/2014 Marsh Harrier 1 female New Moor, Cuckoo 2 NNR shed & New Moor, Chiffchaff 1 NNR shed, Whitethroat 1 Elmhirst Tram, Robin 1 Elmhirst Tram, Chaffinch 1 Elmhirst Tram. Also Adder 1 male crossing road at Blue Bridge, Grass Snake 1 Elmhirst Boundary Drain, Common Lizard 1 NNR shed compound.

Steve Hiner 09/06/2014 Mallard 2 New Moor, Marsh Harrier 1 female Paraffin, Buzzard 1 Will Pits, Hobby 3 2 Will Pits 1 New Moor, Cuckoo 1 NNR shed, Swift 12 New Moor, Chiffchaff 1 NNR shed, Pied Wagtail (yarrellii) 1 NNR shed. Also Brown Hare 1 Creyke's gate.

Bryan Wainwright 09/06/2014 Little Ringed Plover 2 colliery compound (dis.), Turtle Dove 1 Bell's, Swift 60, Great Spotted Woodpecker 1, Swallow 2, House Martin 6, Blackbird 12, Song Thrush 2, Mistle Thrush 5. Also many Southern Marsh Orchid, some Pyramidal Orchid and Yellow Rattle.

Rob Watson 08/06/2014 Gadwall 2 Will Pits Scrape, Teal 8 inc. family 2 adults and 2 young (floods), Shoveler 16  (10 Mill Drain Marsh) , Tufted Duck 2 Will Pits Scrape, Marsh Harrier 4  together briefly 1000 acres floods, Hobby 8+ appeared together mid afternoon over floods for 10 mins then dispersed, Cuckoo 4  heard from  different areas, Chiffchaff 2, Willow Warbler 2, Blackcap 2, Garden Warbler 2, Whitethroat 2, Grasshopper Warbler 2 singing Mill Drain Marsh, Sedge Warbler 2, Pied Wagtail (yarrellii) 3 2  NE sheds   1 Crowle Moor, Reed Bunting 2. Also Reeves’ Muntjac 1. Red Fox 1 with Mallard duckling. Brown Argus 1 again, Large Skipper, Brimstone, Meadow Brown, Common Blue and 100+ Peacock caterpillers on nettles WPS. Longhorn Beetle. 

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Shoveler (Rob Watson 2014) 

 

 


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Marsh Harrier male (Rob Watson 2014) 

 

 


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Hobby (Rob Watson 2014) 

 



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Reeve’s Muntjac (Rob Watson 2014) 

 

 



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Longhorne Beetle Rhagium mordax (Rob Watson 2014) 

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Peacock caterpillars on nettles Will Pits Scrape (Rob Watson 2014) 

 

 

Robert Broch 08/06/2014 Hen Harrier 1 male Middle Moor (seen well twice), Turtle Dove 1 Green Belt, Willow Tit 2 and fledged young Jone's Cable colliery end.

Bryan Wainwright, Richard Sprakes & Dave Hursthouse, Steve Furber et al. (in part) 08/06/2014 The Rose-coloured Starling was in the garden of the house (undisclosed address) where first seen, until at least Friday, as evidenced by over 50 photos on twitter now. Gadwall 4, Tufted Duck 1, Marsh Harrier 3 2 males 1 female, Buzzard 2, Kestrel 2, Hobby 3, Peregrine 1 male over Recreation Ground with Swift prey! Redshank 3, Lesser Black-backed Gull 4, Swift 50, Great Spotted Woodpecker 2, Swallow 6, House Martin 8, Blackbird 20, Song Thrush 3, Mistle Thrush 4, Goldfinch 10. Also Roe Deer 4. Adder 1 basking Limestone road at Middle Moor Tram.

Jim Snowdon, Ryan Snowdon 07/06/2014 ROSE-COLOURED STARLING 1 1st Summer flew down and drinking at puddle on recreation ground (Grange Road) with a few Common Starlings for 5 minutes then flew to gardens to back gardens c.18.50.

Charlie Adland 07/06/2014 ROSE-COLOURED STARLING 1 1st Summer flew over recreation ground (Grange Road) to back gardens 16.10.

Bryan Wainwright, Richard Sprakes, Bill Priestley (in part) 07/06/2014 Quail 1 Chadwick's Field, Little Ringed Plover 1, Great Spotted Woodpecker 2, Cuckoo 2.

Rob Watson 06/06/2014 Willow Tit 1 calling birds inc.1 adult feeding a caterpillar to a well grown juvenile at Green Belt, Stonechat 2 juvenile Fison's road. Also Stoat 1 carrying large rabbit. Bee Orchid. 

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Bee Orchid (Rob Watson 2014) 

 

 

Bryan Wainwright, Richard Sprakes 06/06/2014 Marsh Harrier 4 2 males 2 females, Buzzard 2, Kestrel 2, Hobby 2, ROSE-COLOURED STARLING 1st Summer. Flew from N end colliery area towards houses in village, in vicinity of Moorends Recreation Ground, Grange Road at 08.25 and 5 minutes later flew back. A NEW BIRD FOR THORNE MOORS LIST & SOUTH YORKSHIRE. NOT seen rest of day. Bird was first located by someone else feeding in a Moorends garden for 3 days but information on area was not put out. Once again local patch knowledge paid off for me and Rich (following Black Stork see below), to those who say we are lucky or worse, bear in mind between us we put in over 8 hours searching for this bird in Moorends in last 2 days. ROSE-COLOURED STARLING PHOTOS Also Roe Deer 2 

Ian McDonald 05/06/2014 Yellow Wagtail 1 female. Also Roe Deer 1. 

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Roe Deer (Ian McDonald 2014) 

 

 

Robert Broch 05/06/2014 Tree Pipit 3 Crowle Moor. Also Adder 4 Green Belt.

Bryan Wainwright 05/06/2014 Grey Partridge 4 2 approach to Creyke's gate 2 colliery area, Marsh Harrier 3 2 males and female, Sparrowhawk 2, Buzzard 2, Kestrel 1, Moorhen 2, Lapwing 4, Little Ringed Plover 2 colliery compound (dis.), Redshank 4, Cuckoo 2, Swift 30, Great Spotted Woodpecker 1, Skylark 4, Swallow 4, House Martin 18, Starling 5, Song Thrush 1, Pied Wagtail (yarrellii) 1, Greenfinch 1, Linnet 12, Yellowhammer 3. Also Stoat 2 small young ran across Fison's Road N, Roe Deer 4 inc. 2 small young.

Martin Warne 03/06/2014 Greylag Goose 20 in flight, Shelduck 2 in flight East, Gadwall 4, Teal 9, Mallard 33 9 young, Shoveler 4, Tufted Duck 2 2 males, Pheasant 8, Grey Heron 1, Marsh Harrier 3 2 males, Kestrel 2, Lapwing 4, Redshank 1 W Floods, Black-headed Gull 50, Cuckoo 4, Swift c325, Sand Martin c300, Whitethroat 3, Grasshopper Warbler 2, Sedge Warbler 3, Stonechat 1 Female Middle Moor Tram, Meadow Pipit 15, Yellowhammer 2, Reed Bunting 21. 

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1682 Blood-vein Timandra comae (Martin Warne 2014) 

 

 

Bryan Wainwright, Richard Sprakes 03/06/2014 Lesser Black-backed Gull 3, Great Spotted Woodpecker 2. Brown Hare 1, Roe Deer 2.

Martin Warne 02/06/2014 Greylag Goose 4, Gadwall 2, Teal 5, Mallard 23 6 young, Shoveler 9, Tufted Duck 4 4 males, Pheasant 10, Grey Heron 1 in flight over Middle Moor, Marsh Harrier 5 3 males (1 in stunning plumage), Buzzard 1, Hobby 6, Peregrine 1 hunting Shoulder o' Mutton Tram, Lapwing 3, Redshank 1 Fisons Rd North, Black-headed Gull 41, Cuckoo 2, Swift 5, Jay 1, Willow Tit 1 East end of Goole Moor Tram, Skylark 2 Bank Top, Chiffchaff 2, Willow Warbler 5, Whitethroat 5, Grasshopper Warbler 1 Fisons Rd, Sedge Warbler 1, Reed Warbler 2 Bank Top, Meadow Pipit 14, Goldfinch 10, Linnet 2, Reed Bunting 13.

Steve Hiner 02/06/2014 Marsh Harrier 3 1 male (very light coloured) Creykes, 1 male New Moor, 1 male Woodside East, Hobby 1 Paraffin, Lapwing 2 New Moor, Cuckoo 1 Crowle Moor, Jay 1 NNR shed, Sedge Warbler 1 New Moor, Pied Wagtail (yarrellii) 1 NNR shed, Chaffinch 1 NNR shed. Also Water Vole 1 drain at side of Creykes Gate, Roe Deer 1 female New Moor. Adder 1 male crossing Limestone road Green Belt area, Common Lizard 1 NNR shed compound on tyre. Red Admiral 1 NNR shed.

Robert Broch 01/06/2014 Turtle Dove 5 Bell's, Durham's Gardens, Green Belt.

Martin Warne 01/06/2014 Gadwall 2, Teal 4, Mallard 14, Shoveler 1, Pheasant 8, Marsh Harrier 1 1 male Green Belt, Hobby 3, Water Rail 1 calling Mill Drain, Lapwing 3, Redshank 1 W Floods, Black-headed Gull 97 Goole Moor & W Floods, Cuckoo 4, Willow Warbler 5, Whitethroat 4, Tree Pipit 1 singing & displaying Goole Moor Tram, Reed Warbler 2, Meadow Pipit 4, Linnet 2, Yellowhammer 2, Reed Bunting 8. Also Red Deer 1. Common Lizard 1. Four Spotted Chaser 30, Black tailed Skimmer 1. Common Blue butterfly 9 1 female, Green veined White 1, Large Skipper 1 Blackwater Dyke, Large Heath 1 Shoulder o Mutton Tram, Red Admiral 1 Blackwater Dyke, Small Copper 2 Shoulder o Mutton Tram. 

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2462 Mother Shipton Callistege mi (Martin Warne 2014) 

 



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Common Blue (Martin Warne 2014) 

 



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Large Heath (Martin Warne 2014) 

 



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Large Skipper Ochlodes sylvanus Blackwater Dyke (Martin Warne 2014) 

 



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Small Copper Shoulder o’ Mutton Tram (Martin Warne 2014) 

 



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Birch Sawfly Cimbex femoratus (thanks Barry Warrington) (Martin Warne 2014) 

 

 

Bill Priestley 01/06/2014 Greater Canada Goose 26, Marsh Harrier 2, Buzzard 1, Greenshank 1 1000 Acre floods, Turtle Dove 4 Rhododendron Path, Cuckoo 3, Jay 2, Jackdaw 2 SE, Long-tailed Tit 10 young, Grasshopper Warbler 6.

Richard Sprakes 01/06/2014 Shelduck 2, Gadwall 8, Tufted Duck 4, Marsh Harrier 3, Buzzard 4, Hobby 3, Lapwing 8, Redshank 3, Black-headed Gull 200, Lesser Black-backed Gull 2, Stock Dove 2, Turtle Dove 3 Inkle Moor, Stonechat 2 male and juvenile.