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Ben Steel 30/11/2014 Pink-footed Goose 1000+ 34 over Will Pits early pm then 975 over west at dusk in several flocks, possibly roosted Goole Moor, Greylag Goose (domestic) 121, Greater Canada Goose 2, Wigeon 1 male, Gadwall 22, Teal 515, Shoveler 30, Goldeneye 3 Will Pits Scrape, Grey Partridge 4 fields at Top House Farm, Marsh Harrier 4 3 cream-crown, 1 adult male, Hen Harrier 2 adult males over Middle Moor together late, Buzzard 4, Merlin 1 distant Goole Moor, Peregrine 1000 Acre floods, Moorhen 1, Snipe 7, Great Grey Shrike 1 Mill Drain Marsh, Carrion Crow 400+ roosted Will Pits, Goldcrest 3, Willow Tit 3, Fieldfare 500+ roosted Goole Moor, Stonechat 4, Siskin 1 heard Will Pits.

Dirk Rigby 30/11/2014 Brambling 1 Creyke's cottage gardens


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Brambling (Dirk Rigby 2014) 

 

 

Richard Sprakes 30/11/2014 Whooper Swan 2 immatures, Pink-footed Goose 1500 Swinefleet & Reedness Waste also skeins of 37 and 61 over moors, Teal 600, Mallard 650, Grey Partridge 7 Snaith & Cowick Moor, Marsh Harrier 4 2 females and 2 immatures, Buzzard 1, Merlin 1 male Goole Moor, Peregrine 1 male, Lapwing 17, Woodcock 3 pit tip, Snipe 12, Tawny Owl 1 calling Green Belt at dusk, Great Spotted Woodpecker 1, Jay 1, Goldcrest 7, Willow Tit 3 Bank Top, Wren 32, Starling 500 to roost, Fieldfare 457, Redwing 20+, Stonechat 4, Dunnock 1, Meadow Pipit 21, Linnet 100 Goole Moor, Lesser Redpoll 27 S, Bullfinch 1. Also Peacock butterfly.

Rob Watson 30/11/2014 Pink-footed Goose 34 circled eastern moors, Goldeneye 2 Will Pits Scrape  (m + f), Goosander 10 Will Pits Scrape  (5m), Marsh Harrier 2 1 female, Buzzard 2 Crowle, Kestrel 3, Peregrine 1 low over moors heading north, Great Grey Shrike 1 Top of tree Mill Drain then Fison's road moving west (pm), Stonechat 2 pair Fison's road.

Bryan Wainwright 28/11/2014 Whooper Swan 2 immatures in field N of Crowle Moor, Greater Canada Goose 2, Wigeon 8, Gadwall 18, Teal 42, Mallard 180, Shoveler 3, Pochard 1 female Will Pits Scrape, Tufted Duck 1 female Will Pits Scrape, Goldeneye 1 immature Will Pits scrape, Goosander 7 3 males Will Pits Scrape, Cormorant 1 going N over Crowle Moor, Marsh Harrier 3 2 juveniles and a female, Sparrowhawk 1 female feeding on its kill; a Magpie Goole Moor, Kestrel 4, Water Rail 3, Moorhen 6, Lapwing 35, Snipe 4, Common Gull 1, Herring Gull 7, Great Black-backed Gull 14, Stock Dove 3, Woodpigeon 40,Great Grey Shrike 1 Mill Drain Marsh near Green Belt midday, Magpie 5, Carrion Crow 8, Goldcrest 10, Blue Tit 2, Great Tit 10, Willow Tit 2 Goole Moor at Bank top, Long-tailed Tit 11, Wren 11, Starling 37, Blackbird 9, Redwing 4, Mistle Thrush 3, Robin 7, Stonechat 1 male along road, Dunnock 3, Pied Wagtail (yarrellii) 2, Meadow Pipit 7, Chaffinch 6, Goldfinch 70, Lesser Redpoll 2. Bullfinch 4, Yellowhammer 4, Reed Bunting 18. Also Roe Deer 3. Hare 1 Goole Moor.

Ian McDonald 26/11/2014 Marsh Harrier 3 at least with 2+ females and 1 male, Hen Harrier 1 male S end New Cut flying E, Kestrel 1, Woodcock 2 flushed Mill Canals W of Green Belt, Goldcrest 1, Blue Tit 1, Long-tailed Tit 15 main canal towpath and Fison's Road, Wren 3, Fieldfare 50, Robin 1, Stonechat 1 male E end Fison's Road, Lesser Redpoll 1, Bullfinch 1, Reed Bunting 6 South Canals and Fison's Road.

Martin Warne 26/11/2014 Whooper Swan 2, Juveniles feeding Swinefleet & Reedness Waste, Gadwall 4, Will Pits Scrape, Teal 32, Mallard 84, Shoveler 12, Tufted Duck 2, Will Pits Scrape, Goldeneye 2, Will Pits Scrape, Pheasant 15, Marsh Harrier 1, Kestrel 3, Water Rail 1, Moorhen 1, Lapwing 5, Snipe 1, Goldcrest 2, Long-tailed Tit 8, Wren 3, Starling 300, Fieldfare 3, Mistle Thrush 3, Stonechat 2, Pied Wagtail (yarrellii) 1, Meadow Pipit 1, Goldfinch 15, Lesser Redpoll 1, Bullfinch 2, Reed Bunting 2, Also Roe deer 1.

Peter Hinks, Brian Smith 25/11/2014 Twite 3 at least in a flock of 15 finches on Quay Lane, Swinefleet Warping Drain (just outside the recording area).

Tom Lowe 25/11/2014 Bewick's Swan 3 (1juv) flew SSW over Goole Moor at 08.10, Whooper Swan 12 including 1juv flew SE at 09.00, and the 2 juv Whoopers still on Swinefleet Waste, Marsh Harrier 3, Willow Tit 2 1 Bank Top, 1 Will Pits Scrape.

Martin Warne 25/11/2014 Whooper Swan 2, Juveniles feeding Swinefleet & Reedness Waste, Pink-footed Goose 18, Mallard 4, Pheasant 6, Marsh Harrier 2, Merlin 1, Fisons Rd North, 

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Merlin (Martin Warne 2014) 

 

 

 


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Merlin (Martin Warne 2014) 

 

 



Snipe 1, Goldcrest 1, Long-tailed Tit 1, Wren 6, Starling 3, Mistle Thrush 3, Stonechat 2, Goldfinch 17, Reed Bunting 2, Also Roe deer 8, Fox 1, Fison's Rd North.

Steve Hiner 25/11/2014 Marsh Harrier 1 New Moor, Buzzard 1 Will Pits, Kestrel 1, Great Spotted Woodpecker 1 Inkle Flatts, Goldcrest 2, Blue Tit 2, Fieldfare 25, Redwing 39, Bullfinch 3, Reed Bunting 25. Also Roe Deer 3 females Will Pits, Reeves’ Muntjac 1.

Steve Hiner 24/11/2014 Pink-footed Goose 12 Will Pits scrape, Teal 7, Mallard 294, Marsh Harrier 1 female New Moor, Sparrowhawk 1 female Creykes Gate, Kestrel 1, Herring Gull 2, Great Black-backed Gull 17, Stonechat 1 male Blue Bridge.

Tom Lowe 24/11/2014 Whooper Swan 2 juveniles Swinefleet Waste, Marsh Harrier 4, Grey Plover 1 from Goole Moor E pools 12.45, Great Grey Shrike 1 Middle Moor near viewing platform, Willow Tit 4 1 northern edge, 2 Bank Top, 1 Goole Moor Tram,Snow Bunting 1 Goole Grange, Goole Fields 270m N of Joint Axholme Railway. 

 

 

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Snow Bunting (Tom Lowe 2014) 

 

 

Martin Warne, Jason King 24/11/2014 Whooper Swan 2, Juveniles feeding Swinefleet & Reedness Waste, Pink-footed Goose 64, Teal 14, Mallard 72, Shoveler 12, Pheasant 12, Cormorant 2, Marsh Harrier 1, Sparrowhawk 2, male & female, Buzzard 1, Kestrel 2, Peregrine 1, Grey Plover 1, with Fieldfare calling in flight Goole Fields, Black-headed Gull 28, Common Gull 2, Great Grey Shrike 1, Middle Moor, Willow Tit 3, Skylark 2, Long-tailed Tit 2, Wren 11, Starling 20, Fieldfare 600, Redwing 22, Stonechat 6, Tree Sparrow 10, Creykes Cottages, Goldfinch 27, Linnet 60, feeding in fields leading to Creykes Gate, Lesser Redpoll 1, Bullfinch 2, Reed Bunting 1. Also Roe deer 6

Richard Sprakes 23/11/2014 Whooper Swan 2 adults S, Mallard 98, Marsh Harrier 3 female and 2 immatures, Kestrel 3, Water Rail 4, Lapwing 55, Woodcock 3 pit tip, Snipe 5, Black-headed Gull 300 NE, Lesser Black-backed Gull 8, Herring Gull 15 W, Great Black-backed Gull 3, Short-eared Owl 1 over Chadwick's Field, Carrion Crow 60 to roost, Goldcrest 1, Wren 18, Starling 520, Blackbird 10, Fieldfare 250, Redwing 50, Robin 2, Stonechat 2 male and female, Linnet 8, Reed Bunting 5.

Steve Hiner 22/11/2014 Mute Swan 5 E over Will Pits, Pink-footed Goose 85 Will Pits Scrape, Teal 212, Mallard 480, Stonechat 1 male Middle Moor Tram. Also Fox 1.

Steve Hiner 21/11/2014 Barn Owl 1 at Creyke's.

Bryan Wainwright from pit tip sun rise 21/11/2014 Pink-footed Goose 300 from moors going W, Greylag Goose (domestic) 2, Kestrel 1, Black-headed Gull 53, Herring Gull 9, Great Black-backed Gull 2, Tawny Owl 1 heard Bell's, Magpie 2, Goldcrest 1, Blue Tit 2, Great Tit 1, Wren 3, Starling 1, Blackbird 20, Fieldfare 116, Redwing 39, Mistle Thrush 1, Robin 5, Dunnock 3, Pied Wagtail (yarrellii) 1, Meadow Pipit 4, Chaffinch 100 from roost at Bell's, Greenfinch 2 from roost at Bell's, Goldfinch 28, Lesser Redpoll 15. Also Roe Deer 1.

Gary Featherstone, Adrain Handley 18/11/2014 Whooper Swan 4, Pink-footed Goose 300, Wigeon 4, Gadwall 2, Mallard 250+, Shoveler 11, Pochard 2, Tufted Duck 2, Goldeneye 3, Marsh Harrier 6, Buzzard 1, Peregrine 1, Great Spotted Woodpecker 2, Jay 1, Goldcrest 4, Long-tailed Tit 6, Stonechat 2, Chaffinch 6.

Bryan Wainwright pm on moors 18/11/2014 Greylag Goose (domestic) 15, Greater Canada Goose 2, Wigeon 7, Teal 54, Mallard 139, Shoveler 20, Tufted Duck 2, Goldeneye 1 Will Pits Scrape, Pheasant 2, Cormorant 1 going W over floods, Marsh Harrier 8 4 immatures 2 females and 2? (getting dark), Sparrowhawk 1 female Will Pits having a go at Starling roost, Kestrel 2, Water Rail 2, Moorhen 5, Lapwing 64, Snipe 1, Common Gull 1, Herring Gull 128, Great Black-backed Gull 24, Woodpigeon 110, Short-eared Owl 1 fairly high over Will Pits Scrape being mobbed by at least 4 Crows as it went to Middle Moor, Magpie 3, Jay 1, Carrion Crow 148, Goldcrest 6, Blue Tit 2, Great Tit 3, Willow Tit 2 Will Pits, Skylark 1, Long-tailed Tit 16, Treecreeper 1, Wren 6, Starling 1183+ to roost Woodside reedbed immediately S of Will Pits, Fieldfare 104, Robin 8, Stonechat 3 along Fison's limestone road, Dunnock 1, Meadow Pipit 4, Chaffinch 2, Goldfinch 36, Linnet 40, Lesser Redpoll 2. Bullfinch 2 a pair Will Pits Scrape, Yellowhammer 1, Reed Bunting 5. Also Roe deer 1.

Steve Hiner 18/11/2014 Marsh Harrier 1 female, Buzzard 1, Kestrel 1, Stonechat 1 male Fison's road.

Bryan Wainwright from pit tip am 18/11/2014 Kestrel 1, Moorhen 1, Lapwing 2, Green Sandpiper 1 flew up from former colliery compound pools calling, Black-headed Gull 70, Herring Gull 12, Great Black-backed Gull 4, Magpie 3, Great Tit 2, Wren 2, Blackbird 15, Fieldfare 65, Redwing 24, Mistle Thrush 4, Robin 7, Dunnock 4, Meadow Pipit 28 together pit tip, Chaffinch 135 from roost at Bell's, Greenfinch 6 from roost at Bell's, Goldfinch 40, Linnet 2, Lesser Redpoll 2. Yellowhammer 1, Reed Bunting 1. Also Roe deer 2.

Tom Lowe 17/11/2014 Pink-footed Goose 1200+ out of roost to fields east of Warping Drain, then 840 came back onto moors at 16.15, Marsh Harrier 4, Peregrine 1, GREAT WHITE EGRET 1 pm flew from vicinity east end of Goole Moor seemed to land in or beyond the Warping Drain N of Swinefleet Gate at 15.20. tl gwegret.jpg















 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Great White Egret (Tom Lowe 2014) 

 

 

Martin Warne, Steve Hiner 17/11/2014 Greater Canada Goose 2 Will Pits Scrape, Wigeon 3, Teal 14, Mallard 59, Goldeneye 2 Will Pits Scrape, Pheasant 10, Marsh Harrier 1, Buzzard 1, Kestrel 2, Water Rail 2, Lapwing 80, Snipe 1, Herring Gull 1, Jay 2, Goldcrest 5, Willow Tit 2, Skylark 2, Long-tailed Tit 12, Wren 4, Starling 182, Fieldfare 2, Redwing 2, Stonechat 4, Meadow Pipit 2, Linnet 250 feeding in fields leading to Creyke's Gate, Lesser Redpoll 2, Bullfinch 2, Reed Bunting 10. Also Roe deer 2. Adder 1, 

 

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Adder (Martin Warne 2014) 

 

 



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Adder (Martin Warne 2014) 

 

 

Martin Warne 16/11/2014 Whooper Swan 2 juveniles feeding Swinefleet & Reedness Waste, Pink-footed Goose 900, Greylag Goose (domestic) 32, Wigeon 6, Teal 185, Mallard 18, Pheasant 25, Marsh Harrier 3, Sparrowhawk 1 Bank Top, Buzzard 1, Kestrel 4, Merlin 1 W Floods perched in bush getting mobbed by Kestrel, Peregrine 1, Lapwing 356, Snipe 4, Common Gull 1, Lesser Black-backed Gull 12, Herring Gull 3, Great Spotted Woodpecker 1 Bank Top, Goldcrest 5, Willow Tit 2 Bank Top, Skylark 16, Long-tailed Tit 11, Treecreeper 1 Bank Top, Wren 3, Starling 2236, Fieldfare 4, Mistle Thrush 2, Stonechat 9, Pied Wagtail (yarrellii) 1, Meadow Pipit 4, Goldfinch 26, Bullfinch 1. Also Roe deer 3.

Steve Hiner 14/11/2014 Pink-footed Goose 1120 over Crowle Moor, Teal 3 Swinefleet Warping Drain, Mallard 370 Will Pits Scrape, Goldeneye 1 Will Pits Scrape, Kestrel 1 Bank Top, Jay 2 Bank Top, Willow Tit 2 NNR shed, Blackbird 2 NNR shed, Fieldfare 23 Swinefleet Gate, Redwing 52 Swinefleet Gate, Robin 1 NNR shed, Goldfinch 20 Will Pits.

Steve Hiner 13/11/2014 Whooper Swan 7 Will Pits Scrape, Teal 18 Will Pits Scrape, Mallard 25 Will Pits Scrape, Marsh Harrier 2 males New Moor, Kestrel 2 NNR shed, Snipe 1 over Woodpecker Corner. Barn Owl 1 Paraffin (Bert Perryman, Jeff McDermott), Jay 2 Woodpecker Corner. Starling 200 fields before Creyke's Gate, Linnet 100 fields before Creyke's Gate. Also Roe Deer 1 male Woodpecker Corner, Harvest Mouse 1 western end of Southern Boundary Drain in Phragmites SE713152. Marsh Harrier 3 at least with 2+ females and 1 male, Hen Harrier 1 male, Snipe 7, Fieldfare 119.

Rob Watson 13/11/2014 Whooper Swan 6 low SE over Will Pits Scrape am, Pink-footed Goose 1000+ over Goole Moor/fields, Greater Canada Goose 3 Will Pits Scrape, Wigeon 1 male Will Pits Scrape, Goldeneye 1 female Will Pits Scrape, Marsh Harrier 5+ ( 1 female), Hen Harrier 1 stunning male (Middle Moor late morning), Kestrel 1, Snipe 1 flushed by Marsh Harrier, Great Spotted Woodpecker 1 Crowle Moor, Willow Tit 1 Will Pits, Long-tailed Tit 12 flock near NE shed,   Starling 150 Crowle Moor, Redwing 5, Stonechat 5 3 males,  Lesser Redpoll 3, Reed Bunting 3.

Bryan Wainwright from pit tip pm 12/11/2014 Green Sandpiper 1 flew up from Bell's pond calling, Herring Gull 3, Great Black-backed Gull 2, Woodpigeon 9, Magpie 2, Carrion Crow 4, Blackbird 2, Fieldfare 56, Redwing 29, Mistle Thrush 1, Robin 1, Dunnock 2, Pied Wagtail (yarrellii) 1, Meadow Pipit 1, Chaffinch 51, Greenfinch 27 Goldfinch 2, Lesser Redpoll 1. Also Fox 1 Chadwick's Field.

Steve Hiner 11/11/2014 Teal 4 S Boundary Drain, Mallard 7 S Boundary Drain, Buzzard 1 Pit Tip, Kestrel 1 Pit Tip, Long Tailed Tit 12 Woodpecker Corner.

Bryan Wainwright, Gary Featherstone, Bill Priestley 11/11/2014 Pink-footed Goose 400, Greater Canada Goose 2, Teal 194, Mallard 138, Shoveler 3, Goldeneye 2 pair Will Pits Scrape, Cormorant 1, Marsh Harrier 2 female and juvenile, Sparrowhawk 1 female, Buzzard 2, Kestrel 2, Moorhen 1, Lapwing 31, Snipe 1, Black-headed Gull 60, Great Black-backed Gull 1, Great Grey Shrike 1 E Boundary, Carrion Crow 13, Great Tit 1, Wren 3, Starling 150, Blackbird 1, Fieldfare 380, Redwing 2, Stonechat 3, Pied Wagtail (yarrellii) 2, Meadow Pipit 1, Goldfinch 40, Lesser Redpoll 2, Bullfinch 3, Reed Bunting 10.

Ben Steel 10/11/2014 Pink-footed Goose 400 roosted Goole Moor, Wigeon 2, Gadwall 5, Goldeneye 3 Will Pits Scrape, Marsh Harrier 1, Water Rail 4 heard, Woodcock 1 Will Pits, Great Spotted Woodpecker 1, Goldcrest 10, Willow Tit 4, Fieldfare 180, Redwing 1, Stonechat 1.

Martin Warne 10/11/2014 Whooper Swan 2 juveniles feeding Swinefleet & Reedness Waste, Pink-footed Goose 410, Mallard 6, Pheasant 2, Marsh Harrier 5 1 Green wing tag on right wing, Buzzard 3, Kestrel 6, Peregrine 1, Water Rail 1 Fisons Rd, Snipe 3, Black-headed Gull 7, Common Gull 21 S&R waste, Little Owl 1, Great Grey Shrike 1 attacking small birds Shearburn & Pitts Drain, Jay 1, Goldcrest 2, Skylark 5, Starling 520, Fieldfare 2, Meadow Pipit 1, Goldfinch 20, Lesser Redpoll 1. Also Roe deer 4.

Martin Warne, Richard Sprakes (in part) 09/11/2014 Whooper Swan 2 juveniles feeding Swinefleet & Reedness Waste, Pink-footed Goose 3548 one large skein approx 3500 birds, Mallard 3, Pheasant 3, Cormorant 3, Marsh Harrier 4, Sparrowhawk 1, Buzzard 2, Kestrel 3, Water Rail 1 Fisons Rd, Golden Plover 45, Black-headed Gull 15, Herring Gull 5, Great Black-backed Gull 21, Little Owl 1, Goldcrest 4, Skylark 6, Starling 610, Fieldfare 56, Redwing 1, Stonechat 4, Dunnock 1, Pied Wagtail (yarrellii) 1, Meadow Pipit 2, Goldfinch 20, Reed Bunting 3. Also Roe deer 4, Fox 1 Fisons rd, Stoat 1 Fisons rd. Red Admiral 2 Bank Top, Peacock 1 Bank Top.

Bill Priestley 08/11/2014 Mute Swan 1 SW over colliery, Mallard 30, Willow Tit 4, Bearded Tit 2 Green Belt at road, Fieldfare 370, Redwing 20, Robin 7.

Martin Warne 08/11/2014 Mute Swan 1, Whooper Swan 2 juveniles feeding Swinefleet & Reedness Waste, Pink-footed Goose 329 skeins of 160, 150 & 19, Greylag Goose (domestic) 8, Mallard 2, Shoveler 18, Pheasant 3, Marsh Harrier 2 1 juv 1 female, Kestrel 1, Lapwing 4, Common Gull 2, Lesser Black-backed Gull 6, Great Grey Shrike 1 flew across Fisons Rd towards Green Belt Scrape, Goldcrest 1, Long-tailed Tit 3, Starling 30, Fieldfare 30, Redwing 1, Stonechat 3, Goldfinch 22, Bullfinch 1, Reed Bunting 2.

Steve Hiner 06/11/2014 Marsh Harrier 1 Male New Moor, Kestrel 1 Green Belt, Wren 1 Woodpecker Corner, Redwing 29 over Woodpecker Corner, Stonechat 3 2 males 1 female Blue Bridge, Linnet 230 fields before Creyke's Gate.

Bryan Wainwright from pit tip sunrise 06/11/2014 Kestrel 1, Lapwing 10, Herring Gull 38, Great Black-backed Gull 3, Woodpigeon 10, Magpie 2, Carrion Crow 11, Goldcrest 3, Great Tit 4, Wren 3, Starling 22, Blackbird 6, Fieldfare 31, Redwing 19, Dunnock 1, Pied Wagtail (yarrellii) 1, Meadow Pipit 1, Chaffinch 110, Goldfinch 4, Siskin 1, Linnet 2, Lesser Redpoll 1. Also Roe Deer 1.

Bill Priestley 06/11/2014 Pink-footed Goose 150, Teal 6, Grey Partridge 7 Goole Fields, Moorhen 2, Snipe 3, Little Owl 1, Willow Tit 1, Stonechat 4, Linnet 300.

Ian McDonald, Mick Oliver 05/11/2014 Whooper Swan 20 13 adults and 7 juveniles floods, Wigeon 7 (3 male). 

 

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Whooper Swan (Ian McDonald 2014) 

 

 

 

Steve Hiner 05/11/2014 Whooper Swan 28 17 New Moor, 11 Woodside East, Gadwall 18 W P Scrape, Mallard 514, Grey Heron 1 Pit Tip, Buzzard 1 Woodpecker Corner, Water Rail 1 New Moor at Green Belt, Stonechat 2 Males Blue Bridge. Also Roe Deer 1 female Middle Moor. Adder 1 male Green Belt hibernacula.

Steve Hiner 04/11/2014 Mallard 125 Will Pits Scrape, Kestrel 1 Bank Top Golden Plover 65 north over W side, Snipe 4 Will Pits Scrape, Barn Owl 1 Top House Farm Wood (outside recording area), Great Sp[otted Woodpecker 1 Will Pits, Willow Tit 2 Will Pits, Starling 1000+ fields east of moor, Pied Wagtail 2, Chaffinch 2. Also Roe Deer 2 1 male 1 female Snaith & Cowick Floods, Fox 1.

Peter Hinks, Brian Smith, Mark Smith 04/11/2014 Pink-footed Goose 95 from Goole Moor NE (70, 25), Marsh Harrier 1 cream-crown, Buzzard 1 Will Pits, Golden Plover 120, Lapwing 90, Snipe 3 2 Goole Moor 1 Paraffin, Great Black-backed Gull 2, Willow Tit 1 Will Pits Scrape, Fieldfare 80 NE fields, Redwing 10, Stonechat 7 2 W Will Pits 2 Fison's Road 3 Paraffin, Yellowhammer 6, Reed Bunting 50. Also Roe Deer 3.

Tom Lowe 03/11/2014 Mute Swan 2 juvs flew west across Goole Moor, Whooper Swan 25 (2juvs) flew in from NW at 9.05am and landed pool W side Goole Moor then flew off SE, tl wswan.jpg















 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Whooper Swan (Tom Lowe 2014) 

 



Pink-footed Goose 3238 1,780 left roost on (east end Goole Moor) 7.30am flew E; 1,300 left roost on W side Goole Moor 7.35am E; 158 flew east over Goole Moor mid morning, Marsh Harrier 3 male & 2 juvs Goole Moor, Merlin 1 fem/juv Goole Fields, Peregrine 2 juvs Goole Moor again, Woodpigeon 1100 flew south during the morning, Willow Tit 2 Bank Top, Cetti’s Warbler 1 calling 380m N of Swinefleet Gate again (Second record for Thorne Moors), Starling 16000 feeding on Goole Fields (single flock of c12,000 around reservoir late afternoon). tl starling.jpg















 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Starling (Tom Lowe 2014) 

 

 

Martin Warne 03/11/2014 Mute Swan 1 Paraffin Cuttings, Pink-footed Goose 1 over flying SW, Teal 226, Mallard 28, Shoveler 22, Pheasant 10, Marsh Harrier 2 1 juv male, Buzzard 2, Kestrel 2, Lesser Black-backed Gull 5, Little Owl 1, Jay 1, Goldcrest 2, Willow Tit 1, Skylark 2, Long-tailed Tit 3, Wren 1, Starling 10000+ feeding Goole Fields, Fieldfare 118, 

 

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Fieldfare (Martin Warne 2014) 

 



Redwing 1, Stonechat 4, Dunnock 3, Pied Wagtail (yarrellii) 2, Goldfinch 14, Yellowhammer 3, Reed Bunting 2. Also Common Darter 10, Red Admiral 1 Bank Top.

Martin Warne 02/11/2014 Mute Swan 1, Pink-footed Goose 24, Pheasant 14, Marsh Harrier 4, Sparrowhawk 1, Buzzard 3, Kestrel 3, Peregrine 1, Lapwing 20, Snipe 3, Black-headed Gull 96, Common Gull 1, Lesser Black-backed Gull 14, Collared Dove 2, Great Grey Shrike 1 Southern Canals, Jay 2, Goldcrest 3, Willow Tit 2, Skylark 7, Long-tailed Tit 9, Wren 2, Starling 532, Fieldfare 77, Redwing 48, Stonechat 9 5 male, Pied Wagtail (yarrellii) 1, Meadow Pipit 2, Goldfinch 4, Linnet 200 feeding and bathing on track to Creyke's Gate, Reed Bunting 1. Also Roe Deer 1. Common Darter 4, Black Darter 1.

Bryan Wainwright, Richard Sprakes 02/11/2014 Mute Swan 1 on 1000 Acre floods, Pink-footed Goose 2000, Greylag Goose (domestic) 6 Goole Moor/Fields, Greater Canada Goose 3, Wigeon 4, Gadwall 5, Teal 380, Mallard 80, Shoveler 21, Tufted Duck 3, Marsh Harrier 4 2 juveniles 2 females porbably more, Buzzard 1, Kestrel 6, Water Rail 3 one seen briefly Goole Moor Tram, Moorhen 1, Golden Plover 100, Lapwing 20, Snipe 1, Black-headed Gull 90, Lesser Black-backed Gull 4, Herring Gull 9, Great Black-backed Gull 3, Magpie 6, Jay 2, Carrion Crow 20, Goldcrest 3, Great Tit 1, Skylark 6, Long-tailed Tit 4, Wren 1, Starling 450, Blackbird 3, Fieldfare 8, Redwing 1, Robin 2, Stonechat 6 at least along road, Dunnock 2, Pied Wagtail (yarrellii) 2, Meadow Pipit 2, Chaffinch 6, Goldfinch 15 Chadwick's Field, Linnet 180 fields before Creyke's gate, Reed Bunting 4. Also Roe Deer 1.

Richard Sprakes 01/11/2014 Pink-footed Goose 2000 going S at 14.30, Teal 60, Mallard 100, Shoveler 10, Tufted Duck 10, Marsh Harrier 4, Sparrowhawk 1 male, Buzzard 1, Kestrel 6, Water Rail 1, Crane 2 from S at 11.00 later at Shoulder o' Mutton then W floods at 15.30, Lapwing 20, Snipe 6, Black-headed Gull 75 W, Great Black-backed Gull 1, Little Owl 1 village end Jone's Cable, Long-tailed Tit 10 Will Pits, Stonechat 10 5 pairs, Goldfinch 24, Bullfinch 8 Will Pits.

Martin Warne, Bill Priestley, Dave Hursthouse 01/11/2014

Martin Warne, Bill Priestley, Dave Hursthouse 01/11/2014 Whooper Swan 14 Heard calling (DH observed flying South), Mute Swan 1, Pink-footed Goose 2600+ Goole fields, Teal 20, Pheasant 2, Little Grebe 1 Bell's Pond, Marsh Harrier 6 1 Juv Male (1 with Green wing tag on right wing), Buzzard 3, Kestrel 2, Merlin 1 flew across Bank Top and over Goole fields, Crane 2 1000 acre later observed on pool at Western end of Shearburn & Pitts Tram, Black-headed Gull 30, Little Owl 1 Derelict building Creyke's Cottages, Great Grey Shrike 1 1000 Acre later flew towards Middle Moor, Goldcrest 2, Coal Tit 1, Willow Tit 1 Creyke's Gate, Skylark 12, Long-tailed Tit 3, Long-tailed Tit 20, Starling 10000+ feeding Goole Fields, Fieldfare 45, Stonechat 8 5 male, Pied Wagtail (yarrellii) 1, Siskin 2 Overhead Bank Top, Linnet 100 on wires leading to Creyke's Gate. Also Roe Deer 1. Red Admiral 1 Blue Bridge. Common Darter.