Hatfield Moors Birding Blog

BOSTON PARK – 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1 Green Woodpecker, 1 Kingfisher, 6 Swallow, c.10 Chiffchaff, 1 Treecreeper, 2 Goldfinch (Bryan Wainwright, Steve Hiner et al)

LINDHOLME LAKES (Private site – no public access) – 1 Swan Goose, 20 Moorhen, 17 Swallow (E & Steve Swinney per eBird)

MOOR DIKE PIT AREA – 1 Little Egret, 5 Common Tern, 6 Swift, 2 Peregrine hunting together then off high West (Daz Minto)

BADGER CORNER – 5 Green Sandpiper (Bryan Wainwright per eBird)

BOSTON PARK – 35 Lesser Black-backed Gull, 2 Buzzard, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 2 Green Woodpecker (Bryan Wainwright per eBird)

HATFIELD WOODHOUSE – Moor Dike Pit – 1 Common Sandpiper, 8 Common Tern, 4 LB-b Gull, 1 RAVEN E (Daz Minto)

USUAL TRANSECTS – WeBS+ – 188 Greylag Geese, 23 Canada Geese, 10 (5j) Mute Swan, 3 Shelduck, 1 Shoveler, 2 Gadwall, 225 Mallard, 44 Teal, 27j Tufted Duck, 8 Red-legged Partridge, 5 Stock Dove, 14 Swift, 18 Moorhen, 71 Coot, 6 Oystercatcher, 6 Lapwing, 77 Black-headed Gull, 1 Common Gull, 51 LB-b Gull, 4 Common Tern, 6 (2j) Little Grebe, 6 (1j+1j+4j) Great Crested Grebe, 12 Cormorant, 1 Little Egret, 2 Grey Heron, 2 Marsh Harrier, 4 Buzzard, 1 Barn Owl, 2 Green Woodpecker, 1 Kestrel, 1 HOBBY, 1 Jay, 130 Sand Martin, 6 Swallow, 8 House Martin, 2 Stonechat, 10 House Sparrow, 3 Meadow Pipit, 3 Reed Bunting (Bryan Wainwright per eBird)

AROUND THE SSSI – 2 Oystercatcher, 4 Green Sandpiper, 1 Sparrowhawk, 1 Green Woodpecker, 2 House Martin (Julian Small per eBird)

AROUND THE SSSI – 1 Common Tern, 7 (3vyj+1 ind j) Great crested Grebe, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1 Green Woodpecker, 2 Greenfinch, 4 Linnet (Julian Small per eBird)

PACKARDS HEATH – 5+ (2 flying js) NIGHTJAR (Paul Shawcroft and Col Neale).

AROUND THE MOORS – 4 Red-legged Partridge, 1 CUCKOO, 1 Redshank, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker (Bryan Wainwright per eBird)