Article Index

31/07/2012 Bryan Wainwright. 4 Common Pheasant inc. 2 broods of very young birds, 2 Marsh Harrier, 2 Common Kestrel, 1 Hobby, 1 Common Gull, 1 Black-headed Gull, 2 Stock Dove, 180 Common Swift, 1 Great Tit, 2 Barn Swallow, 2 Long-tailed Tit, 1 Willow Warbler, 4 Common Whitethroat, 3 Grasshopper Warbler, 3 Wren, 1 Song Thrush, 5 Mistle Thrush Chadwick's Field, 1 Tree Sparrow Swinefleet gate, 2 Meadow Pipit, 8 Goldfinch, 6 Linnet, 1 Bullfinch, 1 Yellowhammer. Also 3 Roe Deer and 4 Rabbits.

29/07/2012 Bill Priestley, 2 Common Shelduck juvs Green Belt floods, 3 Gadwall, 10 Eurasian Teal, 3 Mallard, 3 Tufted Duck, 2 Marsh Harrier females, 1 Common Kestrel, 1 Water Rail flooded workings, 2 Turtle Dove Rhododendron Path, 100 Common Swift, 1 Green Woodpecker, 1 Coal Tit juv in a flock Rhododendron Path, 1 Willow Tit juv in a flock Rhododendron Path, 15 Common Chiffchaff, 15 Willow Warbler, 4 Grasshopper Warbler, 15 Sedge Warbler, 10 Reed Warbler, 1 Yellowhammer Paraffin area. Also 7 Roe Deer (3 males, 2 females, 2 fawns).

29/07/2012 Bryan Wainwright S fields. 2 Common Buzzard, 5 Turtle Dove together colliery area on wires, 2 Barn Swallow, 1 Yellow Wagtail, 2 Pied Wagtail.

28/07/2012 Bryan Wainwright S fields. 1 Common Buzzard, 1 Turtle Dove, 1 Green Woodpecker Inkle Moor, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 2 Yellowhammer. Also 31 Red Deer, 2 Roe Deer, 14 Hares.

27/07/2012 Bryan Wainwright S fields. 2 Grey Partridge, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 2 Lesser Black-backed Gull, 1 Common Swift, 2 Barn Swallow, 4 Yellow Wagtail inc. young, 2 Pied Wagtail. Also 5 Red Deer, 4 Roe Deer, 12 Hares.

26/07/2012 Bryan Wainwright S fields at night. 12 Grey Partridge, 1 Common Buzzard, 2 Common Kestrel, 6 Stock Dove, 1 Turtle Dove, 1 Long-eared Owl, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 5 Eurasian Jay fields at Woodpecker Corner. Also 8 Red Deer stags, 4 Roe Deer, 14 Hares.

26/07/2012 Des Roberts. 8 Common Crossbill colliery area. Also many dragonflies and butterflies but no Large Heath seen.

26/07/2012 Bev Baxter, Rob Adams. 1 Marsh Harrier, 1 Common Buzzard, 2 Common Kestrel, 5 Barn Swallow, 13 Willow Warbler ringed, 7 Blackcap ringed, 2 Garden Warbler ringed, 1 Common Whitethroat ringed, 1 Eurasian Treecreeper, 2 Meadow Pipit, 3 Siskin, 4 Linnet ringed.

25/07/2012 Bryan Wainwright S fields at night. 1 Eurasian Sparrowhawk, 3 Turtle Dove together colliery area, 1 Long-eared Owl adult on post young heard Elmhirst Wood. 4 Barn Swallow new sub-station Elmhirst, 5 Yellow Wagtail new sub-station Elmhirst.

21/07/2012 Bill Priestley, 1 Eurasian Teal, 4 Mallard, 1 Black-necked Grebe juvenile Will Pits Scrape, 3 Marsh Harrier 1 adult male & female, 1 juv, 2 Common Kestrel, 10+ Hobby 8 in air + 2 juvs and 1 in tree, 1 Common Coot, 2 Turtle Dove Will Pits, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1 Eurasian Jay, 25 Carrion Crow, 2 Willow Tit Rhododendron Path, Will Pits, p Long-tailed Tit, 10 Common Chiffchaff, 10 Willow Warbler, 15 Blackcap, 4 Garden Warbler, 15 Common Whitethroat inc. juvs, 20+ Sedge Warbler, 15+ Reed Warbler, 10 Mistle Thrush 2 families Chadwick's Field, 4 Robin juvs, Rhododendron Path, 4 Common Crossbill SW over Observation platform.

21/07/2012 Bryan Wainwright S fields at night.. 1 Grey Partridge, 1 Little Owl seen Limberlost, 1 Long-eared Owl adult on post young heard Elmhirst Wood. Also 2 Roe Deer, 2 young Foxes, 18 Hares and 8 Red Deer.

20/07/2012 Bryan Wainwright S fields at night. 1 Grey Partridge, 1 Turtle Dove colliery area. Also 2 Roe Deer, 16 Hares and 6 Red Deer.

17/07/2012 Bryan Wainwright. 1 Greylag Goose, 6 Eurasian Teal, 13 Mallard, 5 Tufted Duck, 2 Marsh Harrier male and female, 1 Water Rail heard Green Belt floods, 1 Green Sandpiper heard Green Belt floods, 1 Common Cuckoo, 14 Common Swift, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 2 Barn Swallow, 1 Common Chiffchaff, 3 Blackcap, 2 Common Whitethroat, 5 Reed Warbler, 3 Wren, 2 Blackbird, 2 Song Thrush, 1 Tree Sparrow Swinefleet gate, 10 Meadow Pipit, 3 Common Chaffinch, 1 Goldfinch, 2 Linnet, 3 Yellowhammer, 5 Reed Bunting. Also 4 Roe Deer and 2 Hares.

15/07/2012 Peter Hinks. 2 Marsh Harrier, 4 Common Kestrel, 1 Hobby. Also Blue-tailed Damselfly. Common Blue Damselfly. 80 Emerald Damselfly. 1 Brown Hawker. 1 Southern Hawker. 1 Four-spotted Chaser. 30 Common Darter. 20 Black Darter.

14/07/2012 Bryan Wainwright, S fields at night. 1 Grey Partridge, 1 Common Cuckoo, 1 Tawny Owl, 1 Yellow Wagtail. Also 7 stag Red Deer.

13/07/2012 Bryan Wainwright, S fields at night. 4 Grey Partridge 2 fledged young, 1 Marsh Harrier cream crown, 1 Common Cuckoo Woodpecker Corner, 1 Tawny Owl with half grown Rat Elmhirst Pump, 1 Long-eared Owl fields near Casson's, 6 Barn Swallow 4 fledged young from new sub-station, 1 Yellow Wagtail. Also 5 Red Deer stags.

12/07/2012 Carl & Shaun Poulston, S fields at night. 1 Badger.

12/07/2012 Bev Baxter, Bryan Wainwright and Ben Whitworth, Creyke's gate. 1 Eurasian Sparrowhawk, 1 Common Kestrel, 2 Green Sandpiper near Creyke's, 14 Common Swift, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 2 Eurasian Jay, 4 Great Tit (2) ringed 1 Sky Lark, 41 Willow Warbler (40) ringed 1 re-trapped, 1 Blackcap (1) ringed, 2 Garden Warbler (2) ringed, 7 Common Whitethroat (5) ringed 2 re-trapped, 1 Wren (1) ringed, 1 Robin (1) ringed, 16 Meadow Pipit, 4 Common Chaffinch 2 Siskin, 3 Linnet (1) ringed, 2 Bullfinch (1) ringed, 1 Yellowhammer. Also 1 Roe Deer.

09/07/2012 Bryan Wainwright, Bev Baxter Green Belt evening. 1 Hobby large female, 13 Lesser Black-backed Gull all E, 1 Eurasian Sparrowhawk female, 350 Common Swift, 1 Willow Warbler ringed, 2 Common Whitethroat ringed, 3 Grasshopper Warbler, 7 Reed Warbler 4 ringed. Also a large Toad crawling on path, 2 Hares, 3 Roe Deer.

07/07/2012 Bill Priestley. 1 Greylag Goose, 12 Eurasian Teal, 2 Shoveler Will Pits Scrape, 5 Common Pochard 2 male 4 females, Will Pits Scrape, 4 Tufted Duck Will Pits Scrape, 3 Marsh Harrier 2 cream-crowns, 5 Hobby 2 adults 3 young, 1 Common Coot, 10 Northern Lapwing Will Pits Scrape, 1 Eurasian Curlew, 3 Black-headed Gull adults with 1 young, 2 Common Tern Will Pits Scrape, 2 Stock Dove breeding Bank Top old maintenance shed, 2 Turtle Dove 1 E Boundary 1 Will Pits, 1 European Nightjar flushed Rhododendron Path, 300+ Common Swift, 2 Eurasian Jay, 2 Great Tit with young Will Pits Scrape, 2 Willow Tit with young Will Pits Scrape, 14 Common Chiffchaff, 12 Willow Warbler, 11 Blackcap, 4 Garden Warbler, 7 Common Whitethroat, 7 Grasshopper Warbler, 20 Sedge Warbler, 15 Reed Warbler, 2 Wren bred, 5 Blackbird young Rhododendron Path, 3 Song Thrush, 2 Robin bred, 2 Linnet, 2 Yellowhammer, 12 Reed Bunting males. Also 1 female Roe Deer and 2 fawns, 48 Rabbits Bank Top/Will Pits and 1 Grey Squirrel Bell's Pond. 1 dead adult Common Frog Fison's Road nr Will Pits.

07/07/2012 Ben Steel evening. 1 Common Shelduck W end floods, 5 Eurasian Teal well grown juveniles W end floods, 3 Tufted Duck, 1 Little Grebe 1000 Acre floods, 11 Marsh Harrier 7 females, 2 males and 2 juveniles in air together, from NE at dusk, 7 Hobby, 1 Common Coot juvenile S of road, 4 Lesser Black-backed Gull adults S, 2 Black-headed Gull 2 fledged juveniles, 1 Turtle Dove calling Mill Drain Marsh, 1 Barn Owl Bank Top shed at dusk, 1 Short-eared Owl Goole Moor, 300 Common Swift Goole Moor. Also an American Mink Creyke's gate.

07/07/2012 Bryan Wainwright S fields at night. 2 Grey Partridge, 1 Little Ringed Plover, 1 Little Owl, 1 Tawny Owl, 1 Long-eared Owl, 10 Common Swift, 4 Barn Swallow 1 nest new sub-station with 4 young in, another nest in Elmhirst pump. Also 4 Red Deer, 2 Roe Deer, 23 Hares and many Rabbits.

04/07/2012 NIGHTJAR SURVEY RESULTS. 88 European Nightjar The total numbers on the Humberhead Peatlands NNR, with 34 Thorne, 12 Crowle and 42 Hatfield. Peter Middleton MIEEM

04/07/2012 Ben Steel evening. 2 Grey Heron over, 3 Marsh Harrier 2 females, 1 male, 4+ Hobby, 1 Water Rail calling Goole Moor, 1 Tawny Owl juvenile calling Will Pits, 1 Long-eared Owl hunting Goole Moor, 6 European Nightjar E end Fison's Limestone road, 5+ Grasshopper Warbler Fison's Limestone road,

04/07/2012 Bryan Wainwright, Rob Adams, Bev Baxter evening. 1 Hobby, 1 Green Sandpiper, 7 Lesser Black-backed Gull at dusk from W with BH Gulls, 80 Black-headed Gull at dusk from W with LBB Gulls, 1 flying juvenile, 2 Turtle Dove a pair Green Belt male at times sang, 2 European Nightjar male and female Green Belt, 3 Common Swift, 2 Sky Lark, 1 Grasshopper Warbler, 8 Reed Warbler, 6 Meadow Pipit, 4 Linnet, 1 Yellowhammer, 3 Reed Bunting. Also 4 Roe Deer and 2 Hares.

03/07/2012 Peter Hinks, Brian Smith. 3 Eurasian Teal, p Mallard, 1 Shoveler, p Common Pheasant, 1 Common Snipe floods, p Black-headed Gull, p Wood Pigeon, 4 Collared Dove Swinefleet Gate/Red House Farm, 1 Common Cuckoo, 7 Common Swift, p Magpie, p Carrion Crow, p Blue Tit, 2 Barn Swallow nest Bank Top shed, p Common Chiffchaff, p Willow Warbler, p Blackcap, p Common Whitethroat, 1 Grasshopper Warbler, p Sedge Warbler, 6 Reed Warbler Green Belt, Middle Moor, p Wren, p Blackbird, 1 Song Thrush, p Robin, p Dunnock, 2 Tree Sparrow Swinefleet Gate/Red House Farm, 4 Yellow Wagtail Swinefleet Gate/Red House Farm, 1 Pied Wagtail, 8 Meadow Pipit, p Common Chaffinch, p Goldfinch, 3 Linnet, p Reed Bunting. Also many Rabbits, Grey Squirrel WP, Weasel over road at floods, 2 young Roe Deer, 20 Emerald Damselfly, 1 Azure Damselfly, 1 Large Skipper.

03/07/2012 Brian Smith. 1 Common Buzzard, 1 Hobby.

01/07/2012 Bill Priestley. 2 Marsh Harrier 1 adult female & 1 juvenile, 200 Black-headed Gull & 1 flying young, 5 Turtle Dove, 2 Common Cuckoo, 40 Willow Warbler males, 13 Blackcap, 4 Garden Warbler, 7 Common Whitethroat, 20 Sedge Warbler, 10 Reed Warbler.

01/07/2012 Robert Broch. 2 Common Kestrel, 2 Hobby Middle Moor, 1 Common Cuckoo, 1 European Nightjar female Green Belt, 1 Yellowhammer.