Hatfield Moors Birding Blog

AROUND THE MOORS – 6 Greylag Geese, 1450 Pink-footed Geese, 6 Mute Swan, 35 Whooper Swan, 24 Shoveler, 7 Gadwall, 74 Wigeon, 156 Mallard, 370 Teal, 9 Pochard, 43 Tufted Duck, 2 Pheasant, 10 Red-legged Partridge, 15 Moorhen, 112 Coot, 7 Lapwing, 81 Black-headed Gull, 3 Common Gull, 3 Herring Gull, 1 Great Black-backed Gull, 1 Lesser Black-backed Gull, 14 Cormorant, 1 Little Egret, 1 Grey Heron, 1 Sparrowhawk, 2 Buzzard, 1 Green Woodpecker, 1 Jay, 30 Carrion Crow, 1 RAVEN, 1 Blue Tit, 3 Great Tit, 60 Starling, 4 Blackbird, 40 Fieldfare, 3 Robin, 3 Meadow Pipit, 4 Chaffinch, 1 Redpoll, 8 Goldfinch (Bryan Wainwright & Col Neale)

NW FIELDS – Moor Lane – 21 Whooper Swan, 13 Red-legged Partridge, 8 Stock Dove, 45 Lapwing, 1 Buzzard, 1 Kestrel, 1 Grey Wagtail, 3 Meadow Pipit (Andy Marshall per eBird)

HATFIELD WOODHOUSE – Moor Dyke Road – 12 Pochard, 30 Grey Partridge, 1a CASPIAN GULL, 1 LB-b Gull, 1 Great Egret, 100 Redwing, 200 Fieldfare, 2 Stonechat, 3 Bullfinch (Andy Marshall per eBird)

BOSTON PARK – 2 CROSSBILL (Andy Bell)

HATFIELD WOODHOUSE – Moor Dyke Road area – 2 PALE-BELLIED BRENT GEESE but no sign by 1450hrs (Chip Rhodes et al)

BOSTON PARK – 1000+ Pink-footed Geese (building up again); 1 Green Woodpecker, 2 CROSSBILL (Col Neale)

BOSTON PARK – 9 CROSSBILL @ 1100hrs (John Robinson)

AROUND THE MOORS – 12 Pochard, 10 Shoveler, 100+ Wigeon, 1000+ Pink footed Geese, 1 Little Egret, 13 Grey Partridge, 15 Lapwing, 2 Goldcrest, 1 Siskin, 2 Stonechat, 3 CROSSBILL (Daz Minto)

NEW PORTERS – 1 Woodcock. (Col Neale)

KILHAM – 40+ Pink-footed Geese, 2 Woodcock, 1 Stonechat (Col Neale)

DRAGON PITS – 8 Shoveler, 3 Lapwing, 1 Woodcock, 2 Jay, 1 Stonechat, 10 Redpoll, 7 CROSSBILL (Colin Clarke per eBird)

BOSTON PARK – The first returning Oystercatcher for the Moors was present today (Col Neale)

PACKARDS HEATH – 1 Woodcock, 1 LONG-EARED OWL (Col Neale)

AROUND THE MOORS – 100 Greylag Geese, 12 Whooper Swan NW Fields near Evergreen factory); 2 Shoveler, 1 Wigeon, 40 Mallard, 72 Teal, 5 Moorhen, 1 Oystercatcher (presumed same as above); 2 Grey Heron, 1 Marsh Harrier, 1 Buzzard, 2 Jay, 8 Blackbird, 4 Robin, 1 Pied/White Wagtail, 4 Redpoll (Bryan Wainwright)

BOSTON PARK – 17 CROSSBILL (Bryan Wainwright)

HATFIELD WOODHOUSE – Moor Dike Road area – 20 Wigeon, 59 Teal, 9 Pochard, 14 Tufted Duck, 1 LB-b Gull, 1 Mistle Thrush, 3 Stonechat, 1 Grey Wagtail, 12 White Wagtail, 6 Meadow Pipit (Andy Marshall per eBird)

WROOT – Sand Lane (Lincs) – 2 Green Sandpiper (Andy Marshall per eBird)

NW FIELDS – Moor Lane – 9 Whooper Swan (Andy Marshall eBird)

HATFIELD WOODHOUSE – Moor Dike Road area – 4 (new j) WHITE-FRONTED GEESE, 120 Pink-footed Geese, 100 Mallard, 12 Pochard, 1 Water Rail, 1 Green Sandpiper, 2 Buzzard, 2 Skylark, 19 Long-tailed Tit, 1 Mistle Thrush, 11 Fieldfare, 2 Stonechat, 1 Grey Wagtail, 1 Meadow Pipit, 15 Greenfinch, 30 Linnet (Andy Marshall per eBird)

BOSTON PARK – Car Park area – 100 Pink-footed Geese, 3 Snipe, 1 Green Woodpecker, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1 Marsh Harrier, 1 RAVEN, 1 Coal Tit, 2 Stonechat, 16 Redpoll, 12 CROSSBILL, 2 Siskin (Andy Marshall & Stuart Churchill per eBird and Joe Woods)

BADGER CORNER LAKE – 172+r Cormorant, 2 Grey Heron, 1 Sparrowhawk, 4 Jay, 2 RAVEN , 400 Starling over at dusk, presumably heading to Potteric Carr roost; 50 Fieldfare, 8 Redpoll, 1 Siskin (Julian Small per eBird)