Sunday 26th October 2003
Hooton/Denaby Commons: Lapwing - 151; Golden Plover - 18; Carrion Crow - 12.

Sunday 19th October 2003
Hooton/Denaby Commons: Merlin - 1 f/imm caught Greenfinch and sat plucking it for 15mins before carrying it off; Golden Plover - 29; Lapwing - c.120; Brambling - 9 NW; Greenfinch - c100.

Sunday 5th October 2003
Hooton/Denaby Commons: Lapwing - c.400; Golden Plover - 4; Woodpigeon/Stock Dove/Feral Pigeon - mixed flock estimated 1500+ feeding on tilled fields.

Sunday 6th April 2003
Denaby/ Hooton Commons: Redshank - 2+; Stock Dove - 20.

Sunday 16th March 2003
Redshank - 2 singing/displaying.

Sunday 15th September 2002
Red-legged Partridge - 118.

Sunday 4th August 2002
Tree Sparrow - 15.

Saturday 3rd August 2002 [EAF]
Marsh Harrier - 1juv.

Saturday 8th June 2002 [PW]
A pair of Shoveler.

24th November 2001
Water Rail - 2 calling from rank vegetation by River Don opposite Denaby Common at dusk.

22nd August 2001
Swift - c.50 feeding over arable fileds.

1st April 2001  Hooton/Denaby Commons
Gadwall - 1 pair; Shoveler - 1 pair; Golden Plover - c.600; Lapwing - 20+ pairs; Snipe - 4, inc 2 'drumming'; Redshank - at least 7, including much 'song'/display; Fieldfare - c.30.

11th March 2001
Gadwall - a pair, Teal  9, Golden Plover c.160, Snipe 2, Redshank  5 [ much singing/display], Green Sandpiper 1.

10th March 2001
Short-eared Owl - 1.

7th January 2001
Stock Dove - flock of 110 on ploughed field at Hooton.

1st January 2001
Golden Plover - Max 700 this date, Snipe - 5, Redshank - 3, Short-eared Owl - 3 or 4.

27th December 2000
Lapwing - Max 500 to date.

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