31/12/2011WHP. 150 Eurasian Teal, 150 Mallard, 1 Shoveler, 7 Goosander 5male, 1 Marsh Harrier cream-crown 1 Willow Tit, 200 Fieldfare.
20/12/2011 JGH, JH. 1 Merlin Top House Farm.
27/12/2011 JGH, JH. 60 Pink-footed Goose
29/12/2011 JGH, JH. 1 Hen Harrier male.
31/12/2011 JGH, JH. 2 Woodcock Mill Drain Marsh. ABOVE ARE LATE RECORDS
31/12/2011 Julian Small (Senior Reserve Manager NE). 6 Gadwall 100 Eurasian Teal, 60 Mallard, 1 Goosander Will Pits Scrape, 1 Marsh Harrier, 1 Eurasian Sparrowhawk, 23 Northern Lapwing, 2 Goldcrest, 10 Long-tailed Tit, 1 Eurasian Treecreeper Will Pits, 8 Blackbird, 2 Siskin, 20 Bullfinch, 19 Reed Bunting.
31/12/2011 BPW. 9 Herring Gull, 7 Great Black-backed Gull, 14 Black-headed Gull, 4 Magpie, 1 Eurasian Jay, 8 Carrion Crow, 2 Blue Tit, 1 Great Tit, 1 Willow Tit, 6 Blackbird, 660 Fieldfare, 3 Song Thrush, 4 Redwing, 1 Robin, 1 Pied Wagtail, 226 Common Chaffinch, 2 Greenfinch, 30 Goldfinch, 25 Linnet, 10 Lesser Redpoll, 7 Bullfinch, 1 Yellowhammer.
29/12/2011 BPW. Last hour colliery area. 1 Common Kestrel, 3 Magpie, 1 Eurasian Jay, 10 Carrion Crow, 1 Great Tit, 15 Long-tailed Tit, 1 Wren, 50 Common Starling, 4 Blackbird, 320 Fieldfare, 20 Redwing, 1 Robin, 5 Common Chaffinch, 7 Goldfinch, 60 Linnet.
28/12/2011 BPW. Fisons' limestone road. 9 Gadwall Will Pits Scrape, 100 Eurasian Teal Will Pits Scrape, 232 Mallard Will Pits Scrape, 1 Tufted Duck male Will Pits Scrape, 7 Goosander (3 fm) Will Pits Scrape, 7 Common Pheasant, 1 Marsh Harrier adult female, 1 Hen Harrier adult female, 1 Eurasian Sparrowhawk adult female, 2 Great Black-backed Gull, 90 Carrion Crow, 1 Wren, 4 Goldfinch, 1 Lesser Redpoll, 1 Bullfinch, 1 Reed Bunting. Also 5 Red Deer and 2 Roe Deer.
27/12/2011 Rob Watson. 80 Greylag Goose, 50 Eurasian Teal, 7 Goosander 4 males Will Pits Scrape, 3 Marsh Harrier male, female and cream-crown, 1 Hen Harrier ringtail quartering Will Pits (see photo),
1 Great Spotted Woodpecker Will Pits, 1 Willow Tit, 50 Fieldfare, 1 Common Stonechat Floods, 4 Lesser Redpoll, 3 Bullfinch, 5 Reed Bunting. Also Roe Deer and a Peacock butterfly!
27/12/2011 BPW. Fisons' limestone road. 33 Pink-footed Goose, 32 Greylag Goose, 5 Gadwall, 160 Mallard, 14 Goosander 10 male, 1 Great Cormorant, 6 Marsh Harrier to roost at least, possibly as many as 12, 1 Hen Harrier to roost male Middle Moor, 1 Common Kestrel, 5 Northern Lapwing, 5 Herring Gull, 5 Great Black-backed Gull, 220 Wood Pigeon, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 60 Carrion Crow, 2 Blue Tit, 76 Fieldfare, 2 Robin, 1 Meadow Pipit, 66 Goldfinch, 1 Lesser Redpoll, 1 Bullfinch, 2 Reed Bunting. Also a Hare at Creykes.
26/12/2011 BPW. Colliery area evening. 1 Hen Harrier adult female going E over colliery area, 1 Eurasian Sparrowhawk female, 2 Herring Gull, 1 Great Black-backed Gull, 2 Black-headed Gull, 4 Magpie, 4 Blue Tit, 1 Wren, 4 Common Starling, 8 Blackbird, 300 Fieldfare, 6 Redwing, 9 Common Chaffinch, 1 Goldfinch, 1 Bullfinch.
26/12/2011 RJS. 300 Pink-footed Goose, 14 White-fronted Goose went W (fifth record for Thorne Moors), 75 Mallard, 2 Marsh Harrier, 3 Eurasian Sparrowhawk, 2 Common Buzzard, 1 Common Kestrel, 2 Peregrine Falcon, 1 Common Gull, 100 Black-headed Gull, 200 Fieldfare, 100 Common Chaffinch, 100 Greenfinch over Green Belt.
25/12/2011 BPW. Colliery area evening. 3 Goosander 2 males, 1 female over colliery W, 1 Eurasian Sparrowhawk female, 1 Common Kestrel male, 1 Merlinsmall female/immature colliery area, 7 Herring Gull, 1 Great Black-backed Gull, 1 Black-headed Gull, 50 Wood Pigeon, 6 Magpie, 3 Carrion Crow, 1 Wren, 6 Common Starling, 8 Blackbird, 300 Fieldfare, 12 Redwing, 20 Common Chaffinch, 4 Goldfinch.
24/12/2011 BPW. 1 Short-eared Owl S fields 19.30, close long views on wind farm road.
20/12/2011 10.00 - 14.30 Pat and Janet Heath. colliery area, road and Will Pits. 30 Eurasian Teal, 50 Mallard, 1 Goosander male, 3 Common Pheasant, 2 Marsh Harrier male and cream-crown, 1 Eurasian Sparrowhawk female, 1 Common Kestrel male, 2 Peregrine Falcon male and female, 7 Common Gull 5 at Chadwick Field, 20 Black-headed Gull, 3 Magpie, 4 Carrion Crow, 200 Fieldfare, 40 Redwing, 1 Common Stonechat female near OP, 7 Common Chaffinch, 2 Greenfinch, 4 Goldfinch, 2 Lesser Redpoll.
20/12/2011 BPW. Colliery area. 3 Common Gull, 70 Black-headed Gull, 1 Herring Gull, 3 Great Black-backed Gull, 1 Dunnock, 3 Common Pheasant, 13 Long-tailed Tit, 60 Common Starling, 1 Bullfinch, 1 Linnet, 2 Carrion Crow, 2 Magpie, 2 Wren, 10 Blackbird, 280 Fieldfare, 22 Redwing, 1 Pied Wagtail, 1 Robin, 336 Common Chaffinch from roost, 1 Goldfinch, 2 Greenfinch.
19/12/2011 Chris Evans. 1 Hen Harrier male near Will Pits.
18/12/2011 Col Neale. Colliery area Fisons’ Road and Will Pits. 150 Eurasian Teal, 150 Mallard, 4 Common Pheasant, 1 Marsh Harrier, 1 Common Buzzard, 1 Common Kestrel, 44 Northern Lapwing, 6 Great Black-backed Gull, 2 Magpie, 1 Great Tit, 12 Blackbird, 200 Fieldfare, 100 Redwing, 2 Mistle Thrush, 1 Robin, 5 Common Chaffinch, 18 Goldfinch, 4 Reed Bunting. Also 4 Roe Deer.
17/12/2011 WHP. 300 Eurasian Teal, 200 Mallard, 1 Shoveler, 1 Common Gull, 100 Black-headed Gull, 200 Fieldfare, 2 Lesser Redpoll.
14/12/2011 Julian Small. Western side. 1 Magpie, 1 Eurasian Jay, 10 Fieldfare, 2 Song Thrush, 10 Redwing, 2 Pied Wagtail, 40 Lesser Redpoll, 1 Bullfinch, 3 Reed Bunting. Also 2 Roe Deer.
14/12/2011 BPW. 185 Eurasian Teal Will Pits Scrape, 171 Mallard Will Pits Scrape, 4 Goosander Will Pits Scrape, 1 Hen Harrier female to roost floods, 1 Eurasian Sparrowhawk, 2 Common Gull, 11 Herring Gull, 2 Great Black-backed Gull, 84 Black-headed Gull, 30 Wood Pigeon, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 8 Magpie, 2 Eurasian Jay, 10 Carrion Crow, 2 Blue Tit, 3 Wren, 24 Common Starling, 12 Blackbird, 100 Fieldfare, 2 Song Thrush, 25 Redwing, 1 Mistle Thrush, 2 Robin, 1 Dunnock, 203 Common Chaffinch from colliery area roost, 9 Greenfinch, 60 Goldfinch, 5 Linnet, 2 Lesser Redpoll, 3 Bullfinch, 1 Yellowhammer
A Reeve's Muntjack was seen this week in fields near the colliery/Jones' Cable by Vernon Jones. This is the second confirmed record for the Moors and very worrying.
13/12/2011 BPW. 10 Eurasian Teal, 50 Mallard, 3 Pintail 2 males, 1 female Will Pits Scrape, 10 Common Pheasant, 1 Marsh Harrier Will Pits, 1 Hen Harrier 2nd yr male S of road towards colliery, 1 Common Buzzard, 180 Northern Lapwing, 1 Woodcock flushed from Pony Bridge Tram at Wood, 12 Herring Gull, 4 Great Black-backed Gull, 100 Wood Pigeon, 200 Carrion Crow to roost floods, 8 Blue Tit, 3 Great Tit, 2 Long-tailed Tit, 1 Wren, 12 Blackbird, 4 Fieldfare, 2 Redwing, 1 Common Chaffinch, 40 Goldfinch, 6 Lesser Redpoll, 6 Bullfinch, 2 Reed Bunting. Also 10 Red Deer (1 young male) WP, 3 Roe Deer.
12/12/2011 Ben Steel. 100 Eurasian Teal, 141 Mallard, 1 Goosander female, 3 Marsh Harrier cream-crowns, 1 Common Buzzard, 1 Peregrine Falcon juvenile, 2 Short-eared Owl Goole Moor, 1 Lesser Spotted Woodpecker Middle Moor to Pony Bridge.
12/12/2011 BPW. 100 Pink-footed Goose over NW edge (John Hitchcock), 90 Eurasian Teal Will Pits Scrape, 128 Mallard Will Pits Scrape, 3 Goosander all males Will Pits Scrape, 7 Grey Partridge fields near Creykes, 30 Common Pheasant, 2 Marsh Harrier male and female to roost floods, 2 Hen Harrier male and female to roost floods with Marsh, 1 Eurasian Sparrowhawk, 1 Common Kestrel, 12 Herring Gull to roost floods, 12 Great Black-backed Gull to roost floods, 30 Wood Pigeon, 4 Blue Tit, 8 Long-tailed Tit, 11 Blackbird, 34 Fieldfare, 20 Redwing, 1 Robin, 2 Meadow Pipit, 6 Common Chaffinch, 100 Goldfinch Will Pits, 2 Bullfinch, 5 Reed Bunting. Also 4 Red Deer females WP, and 2 Roe Deer.
10/12/11 Ron Moat. Will Pits. 1 Common Kestrel, 1 Goldcrest, 1 Eurasian Treecreeper, 10 Blackbird, 50 Fieldfare, 30 Redwing, 20 Goldfinch, 2 Bullfinch.
07/12/2011 BPW early hours then afternoon. 40 Eurasian Teal Will Pits Scrape, 90 Mallard Will Pits Scrape, 12 Grey Partridge fields near Creykes, 4 Common Pheasant, 1 Hen Harrier juvenile to roost floods, 150 European Golden Plover fields near Creyke's, 14 Herring Gull to roost floods, 18 Great Black-backed Gull to roost floods, 7 Black-headed Gull fields, 180 Wood Pigeon, 1 Barn Owl S fields early hours, 1 Little Owl S fields early hours, 2 Magpie, 63 Carrion Crow, 12 Fieldfare, 30 Goldfinch. Also 7 Roe Deer.
06/12/2011 WHP. 200 Eurasian Teal, 3 Marsh Harrier, 1 Peregrine Falcon, 1 Common Stonechat female.
06/12/2011 BPW 25 Red Deer and 2 Foxes S fields early hours.
05/12/2011 Helen Kirk. 1 Marsh Harrier, 1 Peregrine Falcon.
04/12/2011 Col Neale. 4 EURASIAN WHITE-FRONTED GOOSE flew SW over Goole Moor, (fourth record for moors) 80 Eurasian Teal Will Pits Scrape, 140 Mallard Will Pits Scrape, 4 Common Pheasant Goole Moor, 1 Common Kestrel Goole Moor, 1 Great Tit Rhodo' Path, 32 Long-tailed Tit viewing platform, Rhodo' Path, 1 Wren colliery area, 5 Blackbird colliery area, 200 Fieldfare colliery area, 2 Song Thrush colliery area, 100 Redwing colliery area, 1 Robin colliery area, 1 Common Stonechat male viewing platform, 30 Common Chaffinch colliery area, 20 Goldfinch colliery area, 2 Reed Bunting Goole Moor. Also 11 Roe Deer.
03/12/2011 RJS. 21 EURASIAN WHITE-FRONTED GOOSE 21 flew W over Moors this pm, (third record for moors) 1 Marsh Harrier immature male, 2 Hen Harrier male and female, 1 Peregrine Falcon.
02/12/11 Ron Moat. 1 Tawny Owl Bank Top, 1 Short-eared Owl Flooded workings, 2 Long-tailed Tit, 2 Common Chaffinch bathing Creykes gate, 6 Goldfinch bathing Creykes gate, 1 Common Redpoll bathing Creykes gate, 4 Bullfinch.
01/12/2011 BPW morning. 2 Eurasian Teal, 2 Common Pheasant, 2 Marsh Harrier both cream-crowns, 1 Common Kestrel, 1 Common Gull, 17 Herring Gull, 1 Stock Dove, 7 Magpie, 1 Eurasian Jay, 8 Carrion Crow, 2 Blue Tit, 1 Great Tit, 2 Willow Tit, 1 Long-tailed Tit, 10 Wren, 8 Blackbird, 89 Fieldfare, 8 Redwing, 2 Robin, 1 Dunnock, 2 Pied Wagtail, 2 Meadow Pipit, 290 Common Chaffinch from colliery area roost, 2 Greenfinch, 5 Goldfinch, 3 Lesser Redpoll, 1 Bullfinch, 1 Yellowhammer, 32 Reed Bunting Middle Moor mainly. Also 3 Roe Deer.
