28/02/2012 BPW. 18 Greylag Goose Goole Fields, 69 Gadwall Will Pits ScrapeA NEW ALL TIME MAXIMUM., 54 Eurasian Teal Will Pits Scrape, 43 Mallard Will Pits Scrape, 18 Shoveler Will Pits Scrape, 1 Tufted Duck female Will Pits Scrape, 9 Goosander (3 males) Will Pits Scrape, 3 Grey Partridge fields near Creykes, 6 Common Pheasant, 7 Marsh Harrier 2 females, 2 immature males, 1 adult male and 2 cream-crowns to roost flooded workings, probably more. 2 Common Buzzard soaring, 2 Common Kestrel, 1 Peregrine Falcon adult male landed in fields N of Crowle Moor, 1 Water Rail flooded workings, 4 Northern Lapwing, 2 Herring Gull, 2 Stock Dove fields near Creykes, 100 Wood Pigeon, 2Short-eared Owl from Mill Drain Marsh over flooded workings, 220 Carrion Crow, 1 Goldcrest Will Pits, 5 Blue Tit, 8 Great Tit, 2 Willow Tit Will Pits, 2 Sky Lark, 16 Long-tailed Tit, 2 Eurasian Treecreeper Will Pits, 5 Wren, 1 Blackbird, 54 Fieldfare Will Pits, 1 Song Thrush singing, 7 Robin, 1 Dunnock Will Pits, 1 Meadow Pipit, 14 Common Chaffinch, 26 Goldfinch, 6 Lesser Redpoll, 4 Bullfinch, 4 Reed Bunting. Also 7 Roe Deer.
26/02/2012 RJS, Jim Snowdon. 34 Gadwall A NEW ALL TIME MAXIMUM. 29 Goosander 12 males, 10 Common Pheasant inc. 3 Japanese, 2 Marsh Harrier male and female, 1 Common Kestrel, 1 Eurasian Curlew, 3 Common Gull, 184 Black-headed Gull, 1,500 Wood Pigeon, 1 Green Woodpecker Will Pits, 1 Eurasian Jay, 1 Coal Tit Will Pits, 150 Fieldfare Chadwick's Field, 20 Goldfinch, 3 Siskin, 14 Reed Bunting.
26/02/2012 Col Neale. 7 Greylag Goose N, 13 Gadwall Will Pits Scrape and flooded workings mainly, 60 Eurasian Teal Will Pits Scrape and flooded workings mainly, 26 Mallard Will Pits Scrape and flooded workings mainly, 14 Shoveler Will Pits Scrape and flooded workings mainly, 29 Goosander (12 males) Will Pits Scrape and flooded workings mainly, 10 Common Pheasant, 2 Marsh Harrier male and female flooded workings, 1 Common Kestrel, 1 Wren, 1 Blackbird, 1 Robin, 20 Goldfinch, 6 Reed Bunting.
26/02/2012 BPW (also for part of time Rob Adams, Bev Baxter & Ken Pearson). 4 Greylag Goose, 18 Gadwall Will Pits Scrape, 10 Eurasian Teal Will Pits Scrape, 20 Mallard Will Pits Scrape, 6 Shoveler Will Pits Scrape, 3 Tufted Duck Will Pits Scrape, 22 Goosander Will Pits Scrape, 12 Common Pheasant, 5 Marsh Harrier 1 female, 2 males and 2 cream-crowns to roost flooded workings, 1 Hen Harrier male to roost flooded workings, 2 Common Kestrel, 40 European Golden Plover Goole Fields, 5 Northern Lapwing Goole Fields, 4 Woodcock, 1 Eurasian Curlew low over flooded workings going E then back W calling, 1 Herring Gull, 40 Black-headed Gull on Green Belt flooded workings, 80 Wood Pigeon, 2 Short-eared Owl over flooded workings from 16.40, 2 Magpie, 40 Carrion Crow, 4 Blue Tit, 10 Great Tit, 2 Willow Tit colliery area and Will Pits, 3 Sky Lark, 8 Long-tailed Tit, 6 Wren, 8 Blackbird, 3 Song Thrush singing, 8 Robin, 2 Tree Sparrow Swinefleet Gate, 14 Common Chaffinch, 6 Goldfinch, 3 Linnet, 8 Bullfinch, 6 Reed Bunting. Also 7 Roe Deer.
25/02/2012 Bill Priestley. 7 Greylag Goose, 20 Gadwall Will Pits Scrape, 150 Eurasian Teal, 70 Mallard, 6 Shoveler, 7 Tufted Duck mainly Will Pits Scrape, 1 male Bell's Pond, 40 Goosander 10 males, 1 Common Buzzard E, 1 Common Kestrel male, 3 Common Gull Chadwick's Field, 15 Black-headed Gull Chadwick's Field, 10 Long-tailed Tit, 150 Fieldfare, 30 Redwing, 6 Robin, 16 Goldfinch.
24/02/2012 Vernon Jones. 1 Short-eared Owl S fields at night. Also 33 Red Deer, 6 Roe Deer and 4 Hares.
22 to 23/02/2012 BPW, S fields at night. 1 Woodcock. Also 1 Badger, 22 Red Deer, 3 Roe Deer, 4 Hares and 2 Wood Mice.
21/02/2012 Julian Small (Natural England). 1 Eurasian Sparrowhawk, 150 Eurasian Teal Will Pits Scrape, 33 Gadwall Will Pits Scrape,they got up all together and flew around calling, A NEW ALL TIME MAXIMUM. 21 Goosander Will Pits Scrape, 1 Woodcock Middle Moor, 25 Goldfinch. Also a Stoat at Will Pits Scrape.
20/02/2012 BPW, S fields at night. 2 Grey Partridge. Also 35+ Red Deer, 1 Roe Deer and 6 Hares.
19/02/2012 Rob Watson. 2 Gadwall, 100 Eurasian Teal, 31 Goosander 15 males, A NEW ALL TIME MAXIMUM., 1 Great Cormorant over N, 5 Marsh Harrier 1 female, 1 immature and 3 other soaring high, 1 Common Buzzard soaring with M Harrier, 1 Jack Snipe Goole Moor Tram, 1 Willow Tit, 1 Reed Bunting.
18/02/2012 BPW, S fields at night. 1 Barn Owl. Also 24 Red Deer, 1 Fox and 8 Hares.
18/02/2012 RJS, Jim Snowdon. 1 Common Pheasant inc. 1 Japanese, 2 Marsh Harrier to roost, 1 Hen Harrier female to roost, 1 Common Buzzard, 1 Peregrine Falcon male 30 Northern Lapwing, 40 Goldfinch.
16/02/2012 BPW, S fields at night. 24? & 17? Red Deer, and 6 Hares.
15/02/2012 BPW, S fields at night. 2 Grey Partridge, 1 Barn Owl. Also 24 Red Deer (mainly stags, some large antlers), 4 Hares.
15/02/2012 Chris Evans, Will Pits Scrape. 2 Eurasian Teal, 34 Mallard, 3 Goosander.
14/02/2012 BPW & Chris Evans (Natural England). 8 Greylag Goose going N, 9 Greater Canada Goose going N, 1 Mallard over, 2 Grey Partridge Creykes fields, 1 Marsh Harrier immature male flooded workings, 1 Hen Harrier ringtail Goole Moor, 1 Common Kestrel, 1 Peregrine Falcon adult female Goole Moor, 1 European Golden Plover, 1 Stock Dove, 100 Wood Pigeon, 4 Blue Tit, 41 Sky Lark going N, 6 Long-tailed Tit, 12 Fieldfare, 3 Tree Sparrow Swinefleet Gate, 2 Common Chaffinch, 2 Reed Bunting. Also 27 Roe Deer (Goole Moor mainly) and 8 Red Deer Goole Moor.
13/02/2012 Ian Morley. Elmhirst Pump pm. 3 Common Pheasant, 1 Common Buzzard from Elmhirst, 1 Moorhen, 1 Blue Tit, 1 Wren, 12 Blackbird, 6 Robin, 5 Dunnock, 10 Common Chaffinch, 6 Goldfinch.
13/02/2012 James Hinchliffe. Hen Harrier fields near Creykes.
12/02/2012 Ben Steel. 1 Marsh Harrier male to roost from S, 1 Hen Harrierfemale to roost from N, 1 Eurasian Sparrowhawk, 3 Common Kestrel, 1 Peregrine Falcon adult, 2 Tawny Owl, 1 Short-eared Owl along road.
10/02/2012 BPW. 6 Grey Partridge southern fields early hours. Also 2 Foxes and 7 Roe Deer.
09/02/2012 BPW. 1 House Mouse colliery compound, 1 Wood Mouse S fields along with 8+ Hares, 3 Roe Deer and few Rabbits.
08/02/2012 BPW and Julian Small (Natural England). 2 Common Kestrel, 1 Water Rail heard Green Belt, 1 Barn Owl along Mill Drain 16.40, 1 Short-eared Owl Mill Drain Marsh area and over road after 17.00, 4 Eurasian Jay, 20 Carrion Crow, 1 Blue Tit, 3 Wren, 1 Common Stonechat male road, 28 Goldfinch, 8 Bullfinch together Canal Tow Path, 1 Reed Bunting. Also 2 Roe Deer.
07/02/2012 BPW pm along Fisons' Road. 8 Grey Partridge southern fields early hours, 1 Marsh Harrier male, 2 Hen Harrier ringtails in from W to E end flooded workings to roost, 3 Common Kestrel, 1 Peregrine Falcon over flooded workings, 1 Water Rail heard Green Belt, 3 Woodcock 120 Wood Pigeon, 2 Tawny Owl calling early hours near Limberlost, 2 Short-eared Owl from W end Shoulder o' Mutton Tram over flooded workings and as far as Mill Drain Marsh, from 16.30, 5 Magpie, 12 Carrion Crow, 3 Blue Tit, 1 Great Tit, 2 Long-tailed Tit, 3 Wren, 5 Blackbird, 1 Fieldfare, 3 Song Thrush, 1 Mistle Thrush, 2 Robin, 1 Common Stonechat male Verhees seat limestone road, 4 Common Chaffinch, 11 Greenfinch, 60 Goldfinch, 2 Bullfinch. Also Pygmy Shrew running around in frantic search of next meal on snow, and 2 Roe Deer.
06/02/2012 Ian Morley. 1 Common Buzzard, 5 Moorhen, 6 Blackbird, 5 Dunnock, 4 Common Chaffinch, 1 Reed Bunting.
05/02/2012 Vernon Jones, BPW. Wood Mouse running across snow on road.
04/02/2012 Vernon Jones. 1 Woodcock S fields at night, 1 Little Owl colliery compound at night. Also Red and Roe Deer and Hares.
02/02/2012 Julian Small Senior Reserve Manager, Humberhead Peatlands NNR. Rectangle between the northern boundary, Blackwater Dyke, Bank Top and Limestone Road. 5 Whooper Swan flying north, perhaps settling towards Swinefleet, 1 Greylag Goose, 17 Mallard, 20 Common Pheasant, 1 Eurasian Sparrowhawk 1 female, 1 Common Buzzard, 1 Moorhen, 48 European Golden Plover 1 in field just outside northern boundary, 1 Northern Lapwing, 2 Stock Dove, 220 Wood Pigeon, 3 Magpie, 9 Carrion Crow, 1 Goldcrest, 2 Great Tit, 1 Willow Tit, 14 Long-tailed Tit two groups, 7+ in each 10 Wren, 7 Blackbird, 2 Song Thrush, 40 Goldfinch, 5 Bullfinch, 36 Reed Bunting 11 scattered + group of c.25. Also 17 Roe Deer in 4 groups and 2 Hares.
01/02/2012 Rob Watson. 30 Eurasian Teal Will Pits Scrape, 14 Goosander (8 males) Will Pits Scrape, 2 Marsh Harrier cream-crowns, 1 Common Buzzard, 1 Common Kestrel, 1 Peregrine Falcon, 2 Bullfinch.
01/02/2012 BPW. 13 Gadwall Will Pits Scrape, 42 Eurasian Teal Will Pits Scrape, 20 Mallard Will Pits Scrape, 7 Goosander (5 males) Will Pits Scrape (other people had more), 10 Common Pheasant including 2 'Japanese', 2 Marsh Harrier males to roost flooded workings, 2 Hen Harrier a pair to roost flooded workings 17.00, 1 Common Kestrel, 11 Herring Gull, 2 Great Black-backed Gull, 40 Wood Pigeon, 90 Carrion Crow, 1 Lesser Redpoll, 3 Reed Bunting. Also a Fox Crowle Moor and a Roe Deer.
