Doncaster Naturalists’ Society

Dawn Chorus Meeting 3rd May 2026

Sandall Beat Wood, Doncaster

 
Table 1
 

Station No 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
Description Recording Station 1 Car Park Recording Station 2 Recording Station 3 (Ride) Recording Station 4 (Bench) Recording Station 5 (Ride) Recording Station 6 Bridge on Main Ride Recording Station 7 (Near Post 5) Recording Station 8 (Bridge on Main Ride) Recording Station 9 (Ride Corner – near footpath to Pot Hill)
Grid Ref SE 60969 03740 SE 61000 03810 SE 61052 03875 SE 61073 03920 SE 61165 03987 SE 61105 04153 SE 61117 04235 SE 61187 04283 SE 61275 04328
Blackbird 2 Distant 1 Alarm near 2 Distant 1 1  + 1 Distant  1   3+ Distant 2 Distant 1
Blackcap                 1
Blue Tit                 1 Distant
Carrion Crow   1 Distant 1 Distant     1 Distant 2 Distant 1 Distant 1 Distant
Chaffinch                  
Chiffchaff               1 Distant  
Great Spotted Woodpecker                  
Great Tit                 1
Jackdaw                  
Jay                  
Magpie                 1
Nuthatch                  
Pheasant         1 Distant        
Robin   1 Distant 1 1 2 1  + 1 Distant  1 1  
Song Thrush           1   1  
Tawny Owl           2 (Male and Female)      
Tree Creeper                  
Whitethroat                  
Wood Pigeon     2 Distant   1 Distant   2 Distant 1 Distant 1 Distant
Wren         1 1 1 Distant 1 1
Cockerel 1 Distant 1 Distant   1 Distant          

 
Table 2
 

10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20
Recording Station 10 (Holly near Post 8) Recording Station 11 (Fen)  Recording Station 12 (Junction with Ride) Recording Station 13 (Fen Edge) Recording Station 14 (Railway corner) Recording Station 15 (Bridge near Woodman’s House) Recording Station 16 (Bench near Beech Trees) Recording Station 17  (Sign Post where the Yellow Pimpernel used to be) Recording Station 18 (Main Entrance Track) Recording Station 19 (Near Large Beech)  Recording Station 1 Car Park (repeat)
SE 61340 04228 SE 61390 04085 SE 61295 04045 SE 61322 03954 SE 61403 03757 SE 61311 03637 SE 61264 03562 SE 61192 03470  SE 61158 0357 SE 61058 03663 SE 60969 03740
1 Distant     1 Distant 1     1 Distant   1 Distant  
  2 1 Distant 1   1 2 Distant 3 Distant 1   1
  1 Distant 1 Distant     1 Distant   1 Distant 1 1 1
  1 Distant 1 Distant 1 Distant   1 Distant 1 Distant 1 Distant      
          1   1 Distant     1
    1 Distant 1 Distant           1 Distant 1 Distant
          1       1 Distant  
1   1 2 Distant 1 Distant 1 Distant 1 Distant 1 1   1 Distant
              Possible Distant      
                  2 on ground – silent!  
                     
          1   1      
1 Distant 1 1 Distant 1 Distant              
1   1 1 Distant 2 Distant 1   1 1 Distant 1 Distant 1
1 Distant 1 Distant 1 Distant 1 Distant   1 Distant     1 Distant 1 Distant  
            1 Distant        
              1      
  1                  
    1 Distant 1 Distant 1 + 2 Distant 1 Distant 1 Distant 1 Distant 1 1 Distant 1 Distant
1     1  + 1 Distant  1 Distant 1 1 Distant 1 Distant 1