Doncaster Birding

BIRD REPORTS BESSACARR – 1f Blackcap (Richard Scott). Added to Birdtrack. DEARNE VALLEY – Adwick Washlands (SE4602) – 8 Grey Heron, 1 Little Egret, 1 Cormorant, 210 Lapwing, 1170 Black Headed Gull (farmer ploughing adjacent field), 5 Buzzard, 2 Kestrel, 20 Grey Partridge (11, 7, 2), 2 Stonechat, 12 Skylark, 8 Meadow Pipit (Nigel Smith […]

BIRD REPORTS BESSACARR – a different garden (half a mile from usual garden) – 1f Blackcap (Sue Bird per Richard Scott). Added to Birdtrack. DEARNE VALLEY – Bolton Ings – 1 (2cy) ICELAND GULL (Daniel Langston) DEARNE VALLEY – Manver’s Lake – 1 SCAUP (Russel Boland per Twitter) DEARNE VALLEY – Mexborough North Ings (SE4801) – […]

BIRD REPORTS BESSACARR – a garden – 1f Blackcap (Tricia Scott) DEARNE VALLEY – Manver’s Lake – 1 SCAUP (Danny Fardell and Keith Saunders per Twitter) DEARNE VALLEY – Old Moor – 1 Shelduck, 23r GOOSANDER, 5 GOLDENEYE, BITTERN, 47r Cormorant, 14r Little Egret, 1 cc MARSH HARRIER, CETTI’S WARBLER, BEARDED TIT, PEREGRINE (Barnsley BSG […]

BIRD REPORTS DEARNE VALLEY – Bolton Ings (SE4302) – 3 Mute Swan, 1 Little Grebe, 2 PINTAIL, 6 Mallard, 26 Gadwall, 6 Shoveler, 22 Tufted Duck, 6 Cormorant, 272 Coot, 1m GOOSANDER, 1 Kestrel, 1 Green Woodpecker, 1 Grey Wagtail, 1 Jay (John Seevior per Twitter) DEARNE VALLEY – Broomhill Flash (SE4102) – 2 Mute […]

BIRD REPORTS BAWTRY FOREST – southern edge – 1 MERLIN (Martin McCallum) DEARNE VALLEY – Adwick Washlands – 1 GREAT WHITE EGRET (MG), 2 Little Egret, 1p STONECHAT, 7 Grey Partridge, 2 Tufted Duck, 18 Gadwall, 110+ Teal, 370+ Wigeon, 1 Little Grebe, 1 Jay (Gary Stones per Twitter) DEARNE VALLEY – Bolton Ings – […]

BIRD REPORTS DEARNE VALLEY – Bolton Ings (SE4302) – 3 Mute Swan, 2 Little Grebe, 12 Mallard, 26 Gadwall, 1 Teal, 73 Shoveler, 26 Tufted Duck, 7 Pochard, 1m Goldeneye, 14 Cormorant, 2 Grey Heron, 300 Coot, 3 Goosander, 9 Common Gull, 71 BH Gull, 1 Green Woodpecker, 1m STONECHAT (John Seevior per Twitter) DEARNE […]

BIRD REPORTS DEARNE VALLEY – Adwick Washlands – 1a CASPIAN GULL left W @ 1115hrs (Rob Harker) DEARNE VALLEY – Bolton Ings (SE4302) – 2 Mute Swan, 1 Little Grebe, 4 Mallard, 29 Gadwall, 58 Shoveler, 30 Tufted Duck, 5 Pochard, 2 Goldeneye, 1 Grey Heron, 6 Cormorant, 277 Coot, 5 GBb Gull, 15+ Herring […]

BIRD REPORT DEARNE VALLEY – Adwick Washlands – 95% iced over – 2 cc MARSH HARRIER, 1 Buzzard, 1 Sparrowhawk, 1p STONECHAT, 1 Treecreeper, 4 Goldcrest, 1 Yellowhammer, 1 Little Egret, c.300 Lapwing, 1 Snipe. 1 Goosander, 4 Tufted Duck (Gary Stones) DEARNE VALLEY – Bolton Ings – 1 SCAUP, 45 Tufted Duck, 8 Pochard, […]

BIRD REPORT BESSACARR – Manor Farm – 2c Tawny Owl and 1 Kingfisher (John Burdall) DEARNE VALLEY – Adwick Washlands – c.150 Pink-footed Geese NE @ 0953hrs (presumed same as Denaby Ings birds); 1 cc MARSH HARRIER (Nigel Smith) DEARNE VALLEY – Bolton Ings – 3 PINTAIL and 1a CASPIAN GULL in roost this evening […]

Thank you to everyone who sponsored our team and Graham Speight for organising the race again. We managed 90 species during the day and received sponsorship of £180 which has now been added to Jean Thorpe’s Gofundme page (Col Neale £80 and Chris Robinson £100) see https://www.gofundme.com/f/yorkshire-bird-race-2020-fundraiser .