Article Index

James Hinchliffe 31/01/2015 Pheasant 37, Woodcock 7, Woodpigeon 500, Blackbird 11, Robin 3.

Bryan Wainwright 31/01/2015 Whooper Swan 1 Swinefleet and Reedness fields, Greylag Goose (domestic) 8, Gadwall 29, Teal 26, Mallard 226, Tufted Duck 3, Goosander 4 (2 males), Marsh Harrier 2 adult female and immature, Sparrowhawk 1 male, Kestrel 2, Merlin 1 female/immature over Middle Moor going E, Peregrine 1 immature W side, Water Rail 1, Moorhen 2, Golden Plover 40 Goole Fields, Black-headed Gull 3, Common Gull 10, Herring Gull 18, Great Black-backed Gull 8, Woodpigeon 450, Magpie 2, Rook 1 Goole Fields with damaged wing, Carrion Crow 10, Blue Tit 2, Great Tit 2, Wren 5, Blackbird 13, Fieldfare 121, Song Thrush 1 smashing snail at road Will Pits, Redwing 2, Robin 6, Stonechat 2 males S bend, Dunnock 2, Pied Wagtail (yarrellii) 1, Chaffinch 10 in game cover N edge Goole Moor, Goldfinch 12, Bullfinch 2. Also Brown Hare 2 W side, Roe Deer 9.

Bryan Wainwright Goole Moor 30/01/2015 Teal 18, Shoveler 1, Marsh Harrier 2 adult female and immature, Buzzard 2, Kestrel 2, Peregrine 1 adult female mobbing immature Marsh Harrier, Woodcock 2 great views in flight and on ground, Black-headed Gull 9, Common Gull 19, Collared Dove 2, Magpie 4, Rook 1 Goole Fields, Blue Tit 3, Great Tit 4, Willow Tit 2, Long-tailed Tit 12, Wren 12, Blackbird 17, Song Thrush 1, Robin 7, Stonechat 2 W end Blackwater Dike, Dunnock 2, Chaffinch 23 in game cover N edge Goole Moor, Goldfinch 1, Linnet 47 in game cover N edge Goole Moor, Bullfinch 3, Reed Bunting 3.

Bryan Wainwright, Gary Featherstone 29/01/2015 Mallard 61, Tufted Duck 7, Goosander 4, Marsh Harrier 3 male female and immature, Buzzard 1, Kestrel 1, Water Rail 3, Golden Plover 18 Goole Fields, Stock Dove 4, Woodpigeon 140, Great Grey Shrike 1 Middle Moor Tram at Mervyn's, Great Tit 1, Blackbird 2, Fieldfare 80, Stonechat 4, Bullfinch 2, Reed Bunting 1. Also Roe Deer 5, Red Deer 12 Shoulder o' Mutton.

Bev Baxter, Ron Moat, Bryan Wainwright ringing demonstration Top House Farm 28/01/2015 Blackbird 4, Robin 1, Dunnock 1, Yellowhammer 1, Reed Bunting 6.

Steve Hiner 28/01/2015 Shelduck 1 west over Blue Bridge, wigeon 200+ Woodside East, Mallard 32, Cormorant 1 over Will Pits, Snipe 2 Southern Canals, Goldcrest 2 Bells, Blue Tit 3 Middle Moor, Great Tit 3 Middle Moor, Long Tailed Tit 5 Middle Moor, Chaffinch 4 Woodpecker corner.

Martin Warne 28/01/2015 Greylag Goose (domestic) 55 West Floods, Wigeon 53 in flight above Will Pits Wood, Gadwall 6, Teal 6, Mallard 13, Pheasant 17, Marsh Harrier 2, Sparrowhawk 1 male Bank Top, Buzzard 1, Collared Dove 2 Creykes Cottages, Great Grey Shrike 1 Northern Canals, Goldcrest 1 Will Pits Wood, Blue Tit 2, Great Tit 1, Willow Tit 1 Bank Top, Long-tailed Tit 10, Treecreeper 2 Will Pits Wood, Starling 30, Blackbird 5, Fieldfare 160, Robin 10, Stonechat 5, Meadow Pipit 1, Goldfinch 40, Bullfinch 4, Also Roe Deer 2, Fox 1.

Steve Hiner 27/01/2015 Marsh Harrier 1 female New Moor, Kestrel 2, Magpie 3, Goldfinch 15, Linnet 23. Also Fox 1.

Martin Warne, Jason King, (Gary Featherstone, Bill Priestley in part) 27/01/2015 Mute Swan 3 over West Floods, Pink-footed Goose 160, Gadwall 6, Teal 98, Mallard 220, Pochard 1, Tufted Duck 10, Goosander 18 9 pair, Pheasant 3, Cormorant 1 overhead, Grey Heron 1, Marsh Harrier 4, Hen Harrier 1 Ringtail to roost, Sparrowhawk 1 female Goole Fields, Buzzard 3, Kestrel 5, Merlin 1 female Goole Fields, Peregrine 1 male Goole Fields, Water Rail 2, Moorhen 2, Golden Plover 100 Goole Fields flushed by Sparrowhawk, Common Gull 12, Stock Dove 1, Collared Dove 5 Creykes Cottages, Great Grey Shrike 1 Middle Moor, Magpie 6, Blue Tit 3, Great Tit 4, Willow Tit 1 Bank Top, Skylark 2, Long-tailed Tit 15, Wren 3, Starling 120, Blackbird 13, Fieldfare 70, Song Thrush 1, Redwing 3, Robin 3, Stonechat 8, Meadow Pipit 4, Goldfinch 1, Linnet 47, Bullfinch 1, Reed Bunting 2, Also Roe Deer 4, Hare 1.

Dirk Rigby 25/01/2015 Kestrel 1, Collared Dove 2, Blue Tit 4, Great Tit 2, Willow Tit 1, Starling 2, Robin 4, Dunnock 2, House Sparrow 7, Tree Sparrow 20, Chaffinch 6, Greenfinch 6, Goldfinch 12, Reed Bunting 1.

Bryan Wainwright 26/01/2015 Greylag Goose (domestic) 2, Mallard 2, Black-headed Gull 52, Common Gull 1, Herring Gull 22, Great Black-backed Gull 3, Stock Dove 1, Collared Dove 2, Magpie 3, Blue Tit 9, Great Tit 9, Long-tailed Tit 10, Wren 3, Blackbird 20, Fieldfare 39, Song Thrush 3, Mistle Thrush 4, Robin 10, Dunnock 3, Pied Wagtail (yarrellii) 1, Meadow Pipit 1, Chaffinch 321 from colliery area roost am, Greenfinch 3, Goldfinch 18, Lesser Redpoll 4, Bullfinch 3, Yellowhammer 2, Reed Bunting 3. Also Roe Deer 3.

Bev Baxter ringing at Top House Farm 25/01/2015 Blue Tit 2, Long-tailed Tit 2, Great Tit 2, Robin 1, Chaffinch 2, Goldcrest 1, Yellowhammer 1, Reed Bunting 8.

Bryan Wainwright, Richard Sprakes, Jim Snowdon and Des Parmenter (in part) 25/01/2015 Greylag Goose (domestic) 2, Gadwall 4, Teal 4, Mallard 86, Tufted Duck 4, Goosander 16, Marsh Harrier 3 female, immature male and immature to roost W end floods, Hen Harrier 1 small ringtail Woodside then Swinefleet & Reedness fields then later Woodside to Middle Moor to SW end of moors, Buzzard 1, Kestrel 4, Merlin 1 from E to W along Shearburn & Pitts Drain late pm, Water Rail 1, Moorhen 1, Common Gull 59 28 fields before Creyke's rest Swinefleet and Reedness fields, Herring Gull 5, Great Black-backed Gull 6, Stock Dove 1, Woodpigeon 900+, Great Spotted Woodpecker 3,Great Grey Shrike 1 along E-W section Fison's limestone roadlate pm, Magpie 1, Rook 1 Golle Fields, Carrion Crow 140+, Long-tailed Tit 2, Starling 50, Blackbird 2, Fieldfare 3, Stonechat 2 along Fison's limestone road, Dunnock 2, House Sparrow 5 Creyke's sidings, Tree Sparrow 1 Creyke's sidings, Linnet 146 S over floods to roost, Bullfinch 1, Reed Bunting 2. Also Roe Deer 2, Fox 1 Fison's Road N, Brown Hare 3 Fison's Road N. American Mink 1 near goat field Crowle Moor (Des Parmenter).

Bryan Wainwright 24/01/2015 Gadwall 2, Teal 2, Mallard 52, Shoveler 2, Goosander 7, Marsh Harrier 4 to roost W end floods, Buzzard 1, Kestrel 2, Water Rail 2, Moorhen 1, Common Gull 12 Swinefleet and Reedness fields, Stock Dove 3, Woodpigeon 270, Great Grey Shrike 1 Swinefleet Warping Drain at Will Pits just N of T junction at 15.15, Magpie 2, Rook 40 inc. several adults just over swinefleet Warping Drain in Swinefleet and Reedness fields, Carrion Crow 70, Blue Tit 2, Great Tit 2, Long-tailed Tit 2, Wren 2, Fieldfare 80, Mistle Thrush 1, Stonechat 5 along Fison's limestone road, Goldfinch 3, Bullfinch 2, Reed Bunting 2.

James Hinchliffe 24/01/2015 Teal 7, Mallard 26, Grey Partridge 4, Pheasant 50+, Water Rail 1, Woodcock 2, Snipe 13.

Julian Small 23/01/2015 Marsh Harrier 1 cream crown, Stonechat 5 Fison's Road.

Bryan Wainwright 23/01/2015 Sparrowhawk 1 male, Golden Plover 1, Black-headed Gull 33, Magpie 1, Jay 1, Blue Tit 3, Great Tit 10, Willow Tit 1 Collis's Tram, Long-tailed Tit 6, Wren 4, Starling 1, Blackbird 18, Fieldfare 11, Song Thrush 1, Robin 3, Dunnock 1, Pied Wagtail (yarrellii) 1, Chaffinch 255 from colliery area roost am, Greenfinch 2, Goldfinch 13, Lesser Redpoll 4, Yellowhammer 1, Reed Bunting 1. Also Roe Deer 1. im parakeet.jpg













 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Rose-ringed Parakeet (not moors; Armthorpe 2007) (Ian McDonald 2015) 

 

 

Steve Hiner 23/01/2015 Whooper Swan 5 east of moor, Marsh Harrier 4 2 males Goole Moor, 2 females New moor, Kestrel 1, Starling 200+, Fieldfare 12, Stonechat 3 1 male 1 female blue Bridge, 1 female Goole Moor. Also Roe Deer 2.

Steve Hiner 22/01/2015 Mallard 259, wigeon 123, Shoveler 1 male, Goosander 1 male, Marsh Harrier 2 1 male Paraffin, 1 male Will Pits Scrape, Sparrowhawk 1 female Middle Moor, Buzzard 1, Kestrel 1, Peregrine Falcon 1 male Snaith and Cowick Floods, Snipe 2 Mill Drain Marsh, Blue Tit 3, Great Tit 2, Long Tailed Tit 7, Wren 1, Blackbird 2, Stonechat 1 male Blue bridge, Chaffinch 2, Reed Bunting 2. Also Brown Hare 1 Snaith and Cowick Floods

Steve Hiner 21/01/2015 Woodcock 4 Green Belt, Jay 3 Colliery entrance bridge. Louise Eaton & Mick Bruin 21/01/2015 Red Deer 12 Mervyn's Tram (NE LIFE team).

Bryan Wainwright, Gary Featherstone 20/01/2015 Sparrowhawk 1, Kestrel 1, Black-headed Gull 3, Common Gull 1, Collared Dove 2, Magpie 1, Goldcrest 2, Blue Tit 6, Great Tit 3, Long-tailed Tit 5, Wren 2, Blackbird 17, Fieldfare 25, Redwing 5, Mistle Thrush 1, Robin 10, Dunnock 1, Pied Wagtail (yarrellii) 1, Meadow Pipit 1, Chaffinch 258 from colliery area roost am, Greenfinch 5, Goldfinch 2, Lesser Redpoll 5, Bullfinch 2, Yellowhammer 1, Reed Bunting 3,

Bev Baxter ringing Top House Farm 20/01/2015 Blackbird 4, Robin 3, Yellowhammer 1, Reed Bunting 22.

Martin Warne, Jason King 19/01/2015 Whooper Swan 5 Swinefleet & Reedness Waste & Thorne Waste at dusk, Pink-footed Goose 100, Greylag Goose (domestic) 150, Gadwall 18, Teal 120, Mallard 216, Goosander 1 female, Pheasant 25, Cormorant 1 overhead, Grey Heron 1 Goole Fields, Marsh Harrier 4 1 male, Hen Harrier 3 1 male and 2 female to roost, Sparrowhawk 1 female Goole Fields, Buzzard 3, Kestrel 4, Merlin 1 female Thorne Waste, Peregrine 1, female Goole Fields, Water Rail 3, Moorhen 2, Woodcock 2, Snipe 1, Common Gull 42, Stock Dove 2, Barn Owl 1 Hunting Middle Moor at dusk, Short-eared Owl 1 Fisons Rd at dusk, Great Spotted Woodpecker 2, Great Grey Shrike 1, Magpie 5, Blue Tit 1, Willow Tit 1, Long-tailed Tit 4, Treecreeper 1, Wren 4, Starling 50, Blackbird 5, Fieldfare 110, Song Thrush 1, Redwing 6, Robin 2, House Sparrow 2 Creykes Crossing, Stonechat 11, Meadow Pipit 1, Goldfinch 6, Linnet 3, Bullfinch 8, Reed Bunting 8, Also Roe Deer 3, Fox 1 Goole Fields, Hare 4 Goole Fields.

Bev Baxter ringing Top House Farm 18/01/2015 Golden Plover 193 on fields, Blue Tit 1, Long-tailed Tit 4, Blackbird 12, Song Thrush 1, Mistle Thrush 1, Robin 1, Chaffinch 5, Greenfinch 1, Goldfinch 2, Yellowhammer 2, Reed Bunting 19.

Martin Warne 18/01/2015 Whooper Swan 5 Swinefleet & Reedness Waste, Pink-footed Goose 3, Gadwall 10 Will Pits Scrape, Teal 190 Will Pits Scrape, Mallard 317 Will Pits Scrape, Goosander 3 2 male, Pheasant 11, Cormorant 1 overhead, Marsh Harrier 2, Hen Harrier 2 male and female to roost, Buzzard 2, Kestrel 2, Water Rail 2, Moorhen 1, Golden Plover 293, 193 in field opposite Top House Farm, 100 Goole Fields, Common Gull 90, 18 on fields opposite Top House Farm, Herring Gull 3, Great Grey Shrike 1 Fisons Rd & Middle Moor (am), Mervyns Tram (pm), Magpie 5, Blue Tit 6, Great Tit 2, Willow Tit 1, Long-tailed Tit 6, Wren 3, Starling 30, Blackbird 8, Fieldfare 34, Robin 8, Stonechat 10 1 observed on frozen pool feeding around sedge, Chaffinch 1, Goldfinch 6, Linnet 1, Bullfinch 2, Reed Bunting 4, Also Roe Deer 5, Fox 1, Shrew sp 1 running across frozen pool.

Bryan Wainwright, Gary Featherstone, Bill Priestley 17/01/2015 Whooper Swan 5 Swinefleet and Reedness fields, Pink-footed Goose 1, Greylag Goose (domestic) 2, Gadwall 32, Teal 160, Mallard 439, Shoveler 1, Pochard 1 female type Will Pits Scrape, Tufted Duck 7, Goosander 2 pair, Marsh Harrier 3 male, female and immature, Sparrowhawk 1, Buzzard 1, Kestrel 1, Great Black-backed Gull 1, Stock Dove 2, Rose-ringed Parakeet 1 male perched in poplars back of recreation ground, Great Spotted Woodpecker 2, Great Grey Shrike 1 Middle Moor Tram few hundred metres from limestone road, Blue Tit 5, Great Tit 2, Great Tit 2, Skylark 1, Starling 26, Blackbird 4, Fieldfare 40, Robin 1, Stonechat 6 along limestone road, Dunnock 2. Pied Wagtail (yarrellii) 1, Goldfinch 8, Bullfinch 2, Also Roe Deer 4.

Ben Steel 16/01/2015 Mute Swan 1 over N, Whooper Swan 5 Swinefleet and Reedness fields, Greylag Goose (domestic) 3, Wigeon 1 male, Gadwall 34, Teal 36, Shoveler 1 male, Pochard 1 female Will Pits Scrape, Tufted Duck 6, Goosander 6, Cormorant 1 over N, Marsh Harrier 2 cream-crowns, Hen Harrier 2 adult male and female dusk, Buzzard 5 3 Top Moor Farm 2 W end Goole Moor, Kestrel 2, Merlin 1 Goole Moor, Barn Owl 1 dusk Top Moor Farm, Great Grey Shrike 1 500m S of platform then N end Goole Moor at dusk distantly from road, Jay 1, Goldcrest 2, Coal Tit 2, Willow Tit 2, Treecreeper 2, Starling 80 Limberlost Wood, Fieldfare 270 120 limberlost, 150 Bank Top, Stonechat 3, Lesser Redpoll 2.

Rob Watson 16/01/2015 Tufted Duck 5 Will Pits Scrape, Goosander 5 Will Pits Scrape, Grey Partridge 10 Crowle goat field, Marsh Harrier 3, rw mh.jpg













 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Marsh Harrier (Rob Watson 2015) 

 



Kestrel 2, Merlin 1 seen twice dashing low near Shoulder o' Mutton, Woodpigeon 300 SE fields, Great Spotted Woodpecker 2 1 Goole Moor and 1 Crowle birch wood, Great Grey Shrike 1 Fison's road 14.00, Willow Tit 2 Middle Moor, Fieldfare 8, Redwing 40 Crowle birch wood, Stonechat 1 female  Middle Moor, Yellowhammer 12 Crowle goat field. Also probable Raven: one bird flew in at around 13.00 mid height from SW circled briefly over SOM and flew ENE over northern end of Will Pits it did not call and did not get photo as it flew directly between me and sun. I was on Blackwater Dyke tram eastern end. Due to difficulty of observation and no call RW is not 100% certain of this record.

Bryan Wainwright 16/01/2015 Pink-footed Goose 200 W Sparrowhawk 1 male Kestrel 1 Black-headed Gull 39 Common Gull 6 Herring Gull 13 Stock Dove 2 Woodpigeon 20 Collared Dove 3 Rose-ringed Parakeet 1 male colliery area, recreation ground and flew as far as Inkle Moor and back Great Spotted Woodpecker 1 Magpie 10 Blue Tit 8 Great Tit 12 Long-tailed Tit 18 Wren 5 Starling 11 Blackbird 17 Fieldfare 27 Redwing 39 Mistle Thrush 3 Robin 8 Dunnock 7 Pied Wagtail (yarrellii) 1 Meadow Pipit 1 Chaffinch 350 from colliery area roost am Greenfinch 13 Goldfinch 30 Siskin 1 Lesser Redpoll 4 Bullfinch 3 Reed Bunting 3 Also Roe Deer 3.

Steve Hiner 15/01/2015 Water Rail 1 Blue Bridge, Woodcock 1 Green Belt, Great Tit 6 Green Belt, Blackbird 1 Green Belt, Stonechat 1 female Snaith and Cowick Floods.

Tom Lowe 15/01/2015 Marsh Harrier 3 cream-crowns left ENE at dusk, Hen Harrier 1 adult male Swinefleet and Reedness fields 16.15 went high ENE.

Bryan Wainwright, Gary Featherstone 15/01/2015 Kestrel 1, Black-headed Gull 7, Rose-ringed Parakeet 1 male watched perched in poplars back of recreation ground, Magpie 6, Great Tit 2, Wren 2, Blackbird 10, Fieldfare 30, Redwing 30, Robin 3, Pied Wagtail (yarrellii) 1, Chaffinch 416 from colliery area roost am, Greenfinch 6, Goldfinch 10, Bullfinch 2, Yellowhammer 1, Reed Bunting 1. Also Roe Deer 3.

Bryan Wainwright, Gary Featherstone pm 14/01/2015 Whooper Swan 5 Swinefleet and Reedness fields, Teal 10, Mallard 110, Tufted Duck 6, Goosander 15, Marsh Harrier 1 adult female, Hen Harrier 2 adult males 1 Swinefleet and Reedness fields !5.35 went high NE, then later 1 W end of floods and E, Buzzard 1, Kestrel 3, Common Gull 12 Swinefleet and Reedness fields, Great Black-backed Gull 1, Stock Dove 1, Woodpigeon 1000, Carrion Crow 120, Starling 50, Fieldfare 30, Stonechat 2, Linnet 3, Bullfinch 2. Also Roe Deer 4.

Bryan Wainwright pit tip am 14/01/2015 Black-headed Gull 5, Common Gull 1, Rose-ringed Parakeet 1 A NEW SPECIES FOR THORNE MOORS (241) male flew over Recreation ground calling 08.35 returned 5 minutes later and watched perched in poplars (BPW, Irvin Payne, WHP), Magpie 8, Blue Tit 3, Great Tit 1, Wren 2, Blackbird 13, Fieldfare 45, Redwing 35, Mistle Thrush 1, Robin 3, Pied Wagtail (yarrellii) 1, Chaffinch 292 from colliery area roost am, Greenfinch 4, Goldfinch 10, Lesser Redpoll 2. Reed Bunting 1.

Steve Hiner 13/01/2015 Whooper Swan 5 fields east of Moors, Marsh Harrier 2 female New Moor, male Bank Top, Snipe 2 Blue Bridge, Blue Tit 1 Mervyn's Tram, Willow Tit 2 Middle Moor, Long Tailed Tit 7 Mervyn's Tram, Stonechat 1 female New Moor.

Bryan Wainwright 13/01/2015 Whooper Swan 5 fields N of Crowle Moor, Greylag Goose (domestic) 2, Gadwall 36, Teal 23, Mallard 55, Shoveler 2, Pochard 1 Will Pits Scrape, Tufted Duck 8, Goosander 3, Marsh Harrier 3 adult female and 2 immatures, Sparrowhawk 1 male, Kestrel 3, Water Rail 1, Moorhen 7, Snipe 2, Black-headed Gull 36, Herring Gull 1, Woodpigeon 360, Tawny Owl 1, Great Spotted Woodpecker 2, Great Grey Shrike 1 midday T junction Will Pits also on Crowle Moor, Magpie 5, Carrion Crow 170, Goldcrest 3, Blue Tit 27, Great Tit 9, Willow Tit 2 one Elmhirst Tram and one Will Pits, Long-tailed Tit 12, Wren 23, Starling 85, Blackbird 39, Fieldfare 51, Song Thrush 2, Redwing 36, Mistle Thrush 3, Robin 8, Stonechat 3, Dunnock 7, Pied Wagtail (yarrellii) 1, Chaffinch 3, Greenfinch 2, Goldfinch 9, Linnet 228 S across middle of moors to roost, Lesser Redpoll 1, Common Redpoll (Mealy) 1 colliery area, Bullfinch 8, Reed Bunting 2.

Martin Warne (in part Bryan Wainwright) 13/01/2015 Whooper Swan 5 Swinefleet & Reedness Waste, Greylag Goose (domestic) 2, Gadwall 20, Teal 26, Mallard 180, Shoveler 2, Pochard 1, Tufted Duck 8, Goosander 8 4 Male 4 Female, Pheasant 11, Marsh Harrier 4, Buzzard 1, Kestrel 2, Water Rail 2, Common Gull 3, Herring Gull 1, Jay 1, Blue Tit 21, Long-tailed Tit 8, Wren 3, Starling 20, Fieldfare 30, Redwing 2, Stonechat 7, Goldfinch 17, Linnet 228 in to roost, Lesser Redpoll 1, Reed Bunting 2, Also Roe Deer 1.

Martin Warne, Jason King 12/01/2015 Whooper Swan 5 Swinefleet & Reedness Waste, Pink-footed Goose 1400 3 Skeins at dusk, Greylag Goose (domestic) 70 West Floods at dusk, Wigeon 3, Gadwall 28, Teal 21, Mallard 200, Shoveler 2, Tufted Duck 8, Goosander 10 7 Male 3 Female, Pheasant 5, Marsh Harrier 4 3 to roost, Hen Harrier 2 Male in to roost, Sparrowhawk 1, Buzzard 1, Kestrel 4, Merlin 1 Shearburn & Pitts Drain at dusk, Peregrine 1, Water Rail 3, Moorhen 1, Common Gull 10, Short-eared Owl 1 Mill Drain Marsh at dusk, Great Spotted Woodpecker 1, Magpie 3, Coal Tit 1, Willow Tit 2, Long-tailed Tit 2, Treecreeper 1, Wren 5, Starling 150, Fieldfare 150, Redwing 7, Stonechat 3, Tree Sparrow 2 Creykes Cottages, Pied Wagtail (yarrellii) 1 Goole Fields, Meadow Pipit 2, Goldfinch 22, Linnet 178, Lesser Redpoll 2, Reed Bunting 1, Also Roe Deer 3.

Martin Warne (in part Des Parmenter) 11/01/2015 Whooper Swan 5 Swinefleet & Reedness Waste, Greylag Goose (domestic) 9, Gadwall 2, Pheasant 5, Cormorant 1, Hen Harrier 1 Ringtail into roost, Buzzard 1, Kestrel 2, Merlin 1 Observed mobbing Ringtail, Golden Plover 40 feeding Goole Fields, Common Gull 5, Lesser Black-backed Gull 2, Great Black-backed Gull 1, Long-tailed Tit 6, Treecreeper 1, Wren 2, Fieldfare 10, Redwing 5, Stonechat 1 Male, Meadow Pipit 1, Goldfinch 12, Linnet 275 175 into roost, Reed Bunting 5, Also Roe Deer 3, Fox 1.

Steve Hiner 09/01/2015 Shoveler 2 male + female Mill Drain, Marsh Harrier 1 male Paraffin, Great Grey Shrike 1 Green Belt, Jay 2 Green Belt, Willow Tit 2 Middle Moor, Robin 1.

Steve Hiner 08/01/2015 Mallard 38 New Moor, Buzzard 2 New Moor, Peregrine 1 female Will Pits, Snipe 1 Middle Moor, Stonechat 1 female S+C Floods. Also Roe Deer 3 female & 2 fully grown twins Creyke's Gate.

Bryan Wainwright 07/01/2015 pit tip Golden Plover 12 E, Black-headed Gull 50, Common Gull 1, Herring Gull 1, Woodpigeon 30, Collared Dove 1, Magpie 5, Carrion Crow 18, Great Tit 5, Long-tailed Tit 2, Wren 4, Blackbird 20, Fieldfare 23, Song Thrush 3, Redwing 3, Mistle Thrush 1, Robin 5, Dunnock 4, Pied Wagtail (yarrellii) 1, Meadow Pipit 1, Chaffinch 391 from colliery area roost am, Greenfinch 6, Goldfinch 45, Lesser Redpoll 8 singles, Common Redpoll (Mealy) 18 feeding in birch behind sub-station, Reed Bunting 2.

Bryan Wainwright, Gary Featherstone 06/01/2015 Mallard 2, Grey Heron 1, Marsh Harrier 1, Hen Harrier 1 male to roost very low in from E along Mervyn's Tram and Mill Drain Marsh then across road to W floods at 15.35, Kestrel 3, Common Gull 9, Woodpigeon 20, Magpie 2, Carrion Crow 40, Blue Tit 1, Fieldfare 60, Robin 1, Stonechat 3, Goldfinch 2, Linnet 128, Lesser Redpoll 1, Reed Bunting 1. Also Roe Deer 2.

Steve Hiner 05/01/2015 Whooper Swan 2 New Moor, Gadwall 23 Will Pits Scrape, Teal 65 Will Pits Scrape, Mallard 150 Will Pits Scrape, Marsh Harrier 1 female Paraffin, Sparrowhawk 1 female Creykes Gate, Grey Wagtail 1 Creyke's Gate.

Martin Warne 05/01/2015 Whooper Swan 7 5 Swinefleet & Reedness Waste 2 Main Floods (pm), Pink-footed Goose 3, Gadwall 8, Teal 73, Mallard 205, Shoveler 6, Goosander 6 4 Male, Pheasant 9, Marsh Harrier 2, Hen Harrier 2 Males in to roost, Buzzard 3, Kestrel 1, Merlin 1 Green Belt, Peregrine 1 Hunting West Floods (am), Water Rail 6, Moorhen 1, Woodcock 1 Will Pits Wood, Snipe 3, Short-eared Owl 1 Mill Drain Marsh at Dusk, Great Spotted Woodpecker 1, Goldcrest 2, Blue Tit 7, Great Tit 4, Willow Tit 1, Skylark 1, Long-tailed Tit 16, Wren 9, Blackbird 18, Fieldfare 136, Redwing 38, Robin 13, Stonechat 8, Meadow Pipit 1, Greenfinch 1, Goldfinch 32, Linnet 32 to roost, Bullfinch 3, Reed Bunting 6, Also Roe Deer 6.

Bryan Wainwright 05/01/2015 Sparrowhawk 1, Water Rail 1, Black-headed Gull 36, Common Gull 2, Herring Gull 19, Great Black-backed Gull 4, Woodpigeon 65, Collared Dove 5, Magpie 6, Carrion Crow 6, Blue Tit 7, Great Tit 5, Long-tailed Tit 9, Wren 8, Starling 3, Blackbird 20, Fieldfare 12, Song Thrush 2, Redwing 30, Robin 6, Dunnock 2, Meadow Pipit 2, Chaffinch 322 from colliery area roost am, Greenfinch 16, Goldfinch 29, Lesser Redpoll 8, Bullfinch 5, Yellowhammer 2, Reed Bunting 5. Also Roe Deer 3.

Bev Baxter 04/01/2015 birds ringed at Top House Farm (the part of the farm W of railway so just outside the recording area boundary (which is railway on W side) Blue Tit 4, Starling 1, Blackbird 6, Fieldfare 2, Song Thrush 1, Robin 1, Chaffinch 20, Greenfinch 4, Goldfinch 5, Linnet 1, Yellowhammer 1, Reed Bunting 18.

Bryan Wainwright, Richard Sprakes 04/01/2015 Shelduck 2 on Will Pits Scrape, Gadwall 21, Teal 108, Mallard 206, Shoveler 10, Goosander 13 male over going E, Pheasant 10, Cormorant 1 N, Marsh Harrier 3 to roost floods, Hen Harrier 1 male to roost high in from E over Woodside then across road to W floods after sunset 16.05, Buzzard 2, Kestrel 3, Water Rail 3, Golden Plover 132 on Goole Fields, Common Gull 14 14 fields before Creyke's gate rest Swinefleet & Reedness fields, Herring Gull 6, Woodpigeon 300, Great Grey Shrike 1 along road after sunset, Carrion Crow 40, Blackbird 3, Fieldfare 30, Stonechat 3, Dunnock 1, Linnet 10 over middle of moors S to roost pm, Lesser Redpoll 3, Bullfinch 1, Yellowhammer 1, Reed Bunting 2. Also Roe Deer 4

Tom Lowe 03/01/2015 Pink-footed Goose 1880 over Goole Fields (450, 1020, 410), Whooper Swan 5 fields N of Crowle Moor, Marsh Harrier 3, Merlin 2 Goole Fields, Peregrine 1 juvenile female Goole Fields.

Martin Warne, Callum King, Jason King (in part Bryan Wainwright, Richard Sprakes) 03/01/2015 Whooper Swan 5 Swinefleet & Reedness Waste, Pink-footed Goose up to 5000, Greylag Goose (domestic) 13, Gadwall 6, Teal 6, Mallard 219, Goosander 4, Pheasant 3, Marsh Harrier 5, Hen Harrier 1 Male in to roost, Sparrowhawk 2, Buzzard 2, Kestrel 3, Merlin 1, Peregrine 1 Goole Fields, Water Rail 5, Moorhen 2, Woodcock 2 Green Belt at dusk, Snipe 1, Common Gull 15, Lesser Black-backed Gull 1, Herring Gull 3, Woodpigeon c1500 at dusk, Collared Dove 3 On wires leading to Creykes Gate, Tawny Owl 1 heard calling at dusk around Green Belt, Short-eared Owl 1 (Jason King), Great Spotted Woodpecker 1, Great Grey Shrike 1 Mervyns Tram & Middle Moor, Magpie 4, Goldcrest 1, Blue Tit 3, Great Tit 6, Willow Tit 2 presumed pair Bank Top, Skylark 2, Long-tailed Tit 4, Wren 4, Starling 30, Fieldfare 81, Mistle Thrush 2, Robin 5, Stonechat 8, Greenfinch 1, Goldfinch 15, Linnet 112 to roost, Bullfinch 1, Reed Bunting 4, Also Roe Deer 12.

Bryan Wainwright, Richard Sprakes (in part Martin Warne, Callum King, Jason King) 03/01/2015 Pink-footed Goose 3000 to 4000 (though other observers' counts, from different points differed, see above) Greylag Goose (domestic) 13 Goosander 1 male over going E Pheasant 13 Marsh Harrier 5 to roost floods Hen Harrier 1 male to roost very low along Mervyn's Tram going W and over Middle Moor then across road to W floods after sunset Sparrowhawk 1 female Buzzard 2 Kestrel 3 Merlin 1 female perched mainly on floods Water Rail 3 Snipe 1 Herring Gull 3 Great Black-backed Gull 3 Woodpigeon 1500 Collared Dove 2 Creyke's Crossing Great Grey Shrike 1 Middle Moor mainly, Carrion Crow 70, Starling 20, Blackbird 5, Fieldfare 4, Stonechat 5, House Sparrow 2 Creyke's Crossing, Pied Wagtail (yarrellii) 1, Linnet 50 over middle of moors S to roost pm, Reed Bunting 2. Also Roe Deer 2.

John Durrant 01/01/2015 Whooper Swan 5 fields N of Crowle Moor, Shoveler 5, Marsh Harrier 2 immature male and adult female, Kestrel 1, Peregrine 1 juvenile female W side Goole Moor, Water Rail 1, Lapwing 16 colliery area, Woodcock 3 T junction Will Pits after dark. Also Fox 2 Goole Moor (1 dead), Red Deer 12 Goole Moor.

Bryan Wainwright, Richard Sprakes 01/01/2015 Whooper Swan 5 fields N of Crowle Moor, Greylag Goose (domestic) 66, Wigeon 1, Gadwall 13, Teal 160, Mallard 159, Shoveler 5, Tufted Duck 1 female Will Pits Scrape, Goosander 16 at least with some Will Pits Scrape and others flying over, Pheasant 3, Red Kite1 adult from N side of pit tip S over Bell's then SE over Middle Moor, Will Pits Scrape and Pony Bridge Wood 08.45 to 08.55. Marsh Harrier 2 immature male and adult female, Sparrowhawk 2 male and female, Buzzard 2, Kestrel 3,Merlin 2 male Northern Goole Moor going E and female Goole Fields mobbing Peregrine, Peregrine 1 juvenile female Goole Fields, Water Rail 1, Moorhen 3, Golden Plover 33 Goole Fields, Lapwing 9 colliery area, Woodcock 1 flushed S side Will Pits, Black-headed Gull 43, Common Gull 3, Herring Gull 19, Great Black-backed Gull 8, Feral Pigeon 1, Stock Dove 2, Woodpigeon 770 at least, Collared Dove 1, Magpie 14, Carrion Crow 240 to roost mainly floods, Woodside, Goldcrest 2, Blue Tit 11, Great Tit 13, Willow Tit 1 Blackwater Dike at Will Pits, Long-tailed Tit 21, Treecreeper 1 Blackwater Dike at Will Pits, Wren 6, Starling 96, Blackbird 23, Fieldfare 378, Song Thrush 1, Redwing 4, Robin 6, Stonechat 3 males along Fison's limestone road, Dunnock 2, House Sparrow 2 Moorends Recreation Ground, Pied Wagtail (yarrellii) 1, Meadow Pipit 1, Chaffinch 242 160 from colliery area roost am, 62 over middle of moors S to roost pm, Greenfinch 3, Goldfinch 24, Linnet 200 over middle of moors S to roost pm, Lesser Redpoll 42, Bullfinch 13, Yellowhammer 2, Reed Bunting 5. Also Fox 1 Chadwick’s Field, Roe Deer 5. 

OBSERVERS 2015: Rob Adams, Alan Bamford, Steve Bamford, Richard Barnard, Bev Baxter, M Beevers, Robert Broch, Mick Bruin, Ashley Buchan, Janet Canning, Kevin Clarke, Graham Cook, Carl Cornish, John Durrant, Louise Eaton, Gary Featherstone, Keith and Sandra Hannam, Keith Heywood, James Hinchliffe, Steve Hiner, Peter Hinks, Tom Jackson, Janet Jackson, Jim Johnson, Peter Kendall, Callum King, Jason King, Helen Kirk, Phil Lee, Tom Lowe, Alan Marshall, Simone Maw, Wendy McKay, Des Parmenter, Irvin Payne, Bill Priestley, Diane Priestley, Ray Priestley, John Rampling, Dirk Rigby, Lucy Ryan, Adrian Scutt, David Slack, Julian Small, Brian Smith, Mark Smith, Richard Smith, Jim Snowdon, Richard J Sprakes, Ben Steel, Barry Thompson, Bryan P Wainwright, Colin Wall, Martin Warne, Rob Watson, Darren Whitaker. 



SUMMARY & HIGHLIGHTS 2014

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The Humberhead Peatlands National Nature Reserve comprises the two close but separate areas, Thorne Moors and Hatfield Moors. Thorne Moors (which is often defined to mean Thorne and the smaller contiguous moors of Goole, Snaith & Cowick, Crowle, and Rawcliffe together, as in this Report). Parts of these Moors lie in three counties, South Yorkshire, East Yorkshire and North Lincolnshire. 

The BSG write-up is THE HUMBERHEAD PEATLANDS NNR .

THIS IS A MAP WITH SITE NAMES.

ALL PREVIOUS VERTEBRATE REPORTS AND MUCH MORE CAN BE FOUND AT THIS WEBSITE THORNE MOORS BIRDS MAMMALS, HERPTILES, FISH 

BSG PHOTO TOUR OF THORNE MOORS PART 1 .

BSG PHOTO TOUR OF THORNE MOORS PART 2 .

BSG PHOTO TOUR OF THORNE MOORS PART 3 . 

HATFIELD MOORS BIRDING BLOG IS HERE . 

Many previous year’s Thorne Moors Bird Reports can be found here

THORNE MOORS BIRD LIST now at 241 (Greylag twice on this list) with Thrush Nightingale just outside recording area. 1 Mute Swan 2 Bewick's Swan 3 Whooper Swan 4 Bean Goose (Tundra) 5 Pink-footed Goose 6 White-fronted Goose (European) 7 Bar-headed Goose 8 Greylag Goose 9 Greylag Goose (domestic) 10 Canada Goose 11 Barnacle Goose 12 Brent Goose 13 Egyptian Goose 14 Ruddy Shelduck 15 Shelduck 16 Mandarin Duck 17 Wigeon 18 Gadwall 19 Teal 20 Mallard 21 Pintail 22 Garganey 23 Shoveler 24 Red-crested Pochard 25 Pochard 26 Tufted Duck 27 Scaup 28 Eider 29 Long-tailed Duck 30 Common Scoter 31 Goldeneye 32 Smew 33 Red-breasted Merganser 34 Goosander 35 Ruddy Duck 36 Black Grouse 37 Quail 38 Red-legged Partridge 39 Grey Partridge 40 Pheasant 41 Gannet 42 Cormorant 43 Shag 44 Bittern 45 Night-heron 46 Little Egret 47 Great White Egret 48 Grey Heron 49 Black Stork 50 White Stork 51 Spoonbill 52 Little Grebe 53 Great Crested Grebe 54 Black-necked Grebe 55 Honey-buzzard 56 [Black Kite] 57 Red Kite 58 White-tailed Eagle 59 Marsh Harrier 60 Hen Harrier 61 Montagu's Harrier 62 Goshawk 63 Sparrowhawk 64 Buzzard 65 Rough-legged Buzzard 66 Osprey 67 Kestrel 68 Red-footed Falcon 69 Merlin 70 Hobby 71 [Gyr Falcon] 72 Peregrine 73 Water Rail 74 Spotted Crake 75 Corncrake 76 Moorhen 77 Coot 78 Crane 79 Stone-curlew 80 Avocet 81 Oystercatcher 82 Golden Plover 83 Grey Plover 84 Lapwing 85 Little Ringed Plover 86 Ringed Plover 87 Killdeer 88 Dotterel 89 Whimbrel 90 Curlew 91 Black-tailed Godwit 92 Bar-tailed Godwit 93 Turnstone 94 Knot 95 Ruff 96 Curlew Sandpiper 97 Temminck's Stint 98 Sanderling 99 Dunlin 100 Purple Sandpiper 101 Little Stint 102 White-rumped Sandpiper 103 Pectoral Sandpiper 104 Common Sandpiper 105 Green Sandpiper 106 Spotted Redshank 107 Greenshank 108 Lesser Yellowlegs 109 Wood Sandpiper 110 Redshank 111 Jack Snipe 112 Woodcock 113 Snipe 114 Arctic Skua 115 Puffin 116 Little Tern 117 Gull-billed Tern 118 Caspian Tern 119 Black Tern 120 Sandwich Tern 121 Common Tern 122 Arctic Tern 123 [Pallas's Sandgrouse] 124 Kittiwake 125 Black-headed Gull 126 Little Gull 127 Mediterranean Gull 128 Common Gull 129 Lesser Black-backed Gull 130 Herring Gull 131 Yellow-legged Gull 132 Caspian Gull 133 Iceland Gull 134 Glaucous Gull 135 Great Black-backed Gull 136 Feral Pigeon 137 Stock Dove 138 Woodpigeon 139 Collared Dove 140 Turtle Dove 141 Rose-ringed Parakeet 142 Cuckoo 143 Barn Owl 144 Little Owl 145 Tawny Owl 146 Long-eared Owl 147 Short-eared Owl 148 Nightjar 149 Swift 150 Kingfisher 151 Hoopoe 152 Wryneck 153 Green Woodpecker 154 Great Spotted Woodpecker 155 Lesser Spotted Woodpecker 156 Golden Oriole 157 Red-backed Shrike 158 Great Grey Shrike 159 Magpie 160 Jay 161 Jackdaw 162 Rook 163 Carrion Crow 164 Hooded Crow 165 Raven 166 Goldcrest 167 Firecrest 168 Blue Tit 169 Great Tit 170 Coal Tit 171 Willow Tit 172 Bearded Tit 173 Woodlark 174 Skylark 175 Sand Martin 176 Swallow 177 House Martin 178 Cetti’s Warbler 179 Long-tailed Tit 180 Yellow-browed Warbler 181 Wood Warbler 182 Chiffchaff 183 Willow Warbler 184 Blackcap 185 Garden Warbler 186 Lesser Whitethroat 187 Whitethroat 188 Grasshopper Warbler 189 Icterine Warbler 190 Sedge Warbler 191 Reed Warbler 192 Waxwing 193 Treecreeper 194 Wren 195 Starling 196 Rose-coloured Starling 197 Ring Ouzel 198 Blackbird 199 Fieldfare 200 Song Thrush 201 Redwing 202 Mistle Thrush 203 Spotted Flycatcher 204 Robin 205 Nightingale 206 Bluethroat (White-spotted) 207 Pied Flycatcher 208 Black Redstart 209 Redstart 210 Whinchat 211 Stonechat 212 Wheatear 213 Dunnock 214 House Sparrow 215 Tree Sparrow 216 Yellow Wagtail 217 Grey Wagtail 218 White Wagtail (alba) 219 Pied Wagtail (yarrellii) 220 Richard's Pipit 221 Tree Pipit 222 Meadow Pipit 223 Rock Pipit 224 Water Pipit 225 Chaffinch 226 Brambling 227 Greenfinch 228 Goldfinch 229 Siskin 230 Linnet 231 Twite 232 Lesser Redpoll 233 Common Redpoll (Mealy) 234 Arctic Redpoll 235 Common Crossbill 236 Bullfinch 237 Hawfinch 238 Snow Bunting 239 Lapland Bunting 240 Yellowhammer 241 Reed Bunting 242 Corn Bunting

 

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