Doncaster Birding

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BIRD REPORTS

DEARNE VALLEY – Adwick Washlands – 2 Pintail, 4 Stonechat (Ken Foundation per Twitter)

DON VALLEY – Firsby Res. – 2 Moorhen; 1 Grey Heron; 1 Grey Wagtail; 1c Tawny Owl; 2 Buzzard; 1 Kestrel; 5 Jackdaw over; 20+ Starling; 1 Jay; 30+ Fieldfare; 25+ Redwing; 7 Red-legged Partridge; 1 Bullfinch; 3 Lesser Redpoll over; 2 Chaffinch; 2 Lesser Black-backed Gull (Per today’s SHEFFIELD BIRD STUDY GROUP-RECENT NEWS)

DON VALLEY – Ravenfield Park – 1 Coot; 1 Buzzard; 1 Treecreeper; 25+ Long-tailed Tit; 20+ Skylark; 1 Meadow Pipit; 4 Linnet; 10+ Goldfinch; 2 Siskin; 1 Bullfinch; 15 Redwing over (Per today’s SHEFFIELD BIRD STUDY GROUP-RECENT NEWS)

DON VALLEY – Rawmarsh – 1 Sparrowhawk NE @ 1015hrs (Per today’s SHEFFIELD BIRD STUDY GROUP-RECENT NEWS)

DON VALLEY – Rawmarsh – Rockcliffe Road – 11 Goldfinch (Per today’s SHEFFIELD BIRD STUDY GROUP-RECENT NEWS)

DON VALLEY – Silverwood Lagoon – 18 Coot; 4 Moorhen; 4 Little Grebe; c.90 Black-headed Gull; 1 Lesser Black-backed Gull; 6 Mallard; 8 (6j) Mute Swan; 2 Fieldfare; 7 Redwing; 3 Siskin; 1 Grey Wagtail over; 2 Buzzard – 2 ; 1 Sparrowhawk; 3 Siskin; 10 Skylark; 8 Jay; 6 Reed Bunting; 20 Pheasant; 15 Goldfinch; 40+ Long-tailed Tit (three flocks); 1 Tawny Owl (Per today’s SHEFFIELD BIRD STUDY GROUP-RECENT NEWS)

DON VALLEY – Thrybergh CP. – 2 Goldeneye (Per today’s SHEFFIELD BIRD STUDY GROUP-RECENT NEWS)

HUMBERHEAD PEATLANDS – Hatfield Moors – 1000+ Pink-footed Geese, 2 Shoveler, 28 Pochard, 1 Goldeneye, 2 Marsh Harrier, 2 Buzzard, 2 Little Egret, 1 Green Woodpecker, 42 Fieldfare, 37 Redwing, 20+ Lesser Redpoll (Col Neale). For further detail see today’s HATFIELD MOORS BIRDING BLOG.

POTTERIC CARR – 1 BITTERN, 1 Green Woodpecker, 3 Buzzard, 1 Sparrowhawk, 12+ Siskin, 1 Treecreeper (Sue Brook & Judith Craigmile)

SOUTH KIRKBY/SOUTH ELMSALL – Johnny Brown’s Common – the BROWN SHRIKE is still present, 2 Stonechat (Chris Parkin per today’s BARNSLEY BIRD SIGHTINGS.

WENT VALLEY – Sykehouse – 53 Pink-footed Geese SE, 30 Whooper Swan SE (Simon Mitchell)

WEATHER REPORTS

LOCAL – Weather: mainly bright but cloudy, occasionally overcast, very occasional clear skies until 0900hrs; then mainly clear skies with some scattered cloud 1500hrs; then mainly cloudy but bright until 2000hrs; then clear skies thereafter; dry throughout. Temperatures: +12°C to +9°C to +12°C to +?°C. Wind: 9mph-18mph, wholly from the SW quarter until 1000hrs; then 19mph-23mph, gusting from 29mph-30mph wholly from the WSW until 1500hrs; then 16mph-9mph, wholly from the W/WSW  thereafter. Visibility: very good/good until 0600hrs; then excellent thereafter. Surface pressure: 999hPa-101?hPa. Fronts etc.: none.