Changes in the status and distribution of mammals of the order Carnivora in Yorkshire from 1600. County history of the fox, badger, otter, pine marten, stoat, weasel, polecat, American mink, wildcat and domestic cat. Item Type Thesis Authors Howes, Colin Anthony Rights <a rel="license" href="http://creativecommons.org/licenses/ by-nc-nd/3.0/"><img alt="Creative Commons License" style="border-width:0" src="http://i.creativecommons.org/l/by- nc-nd/3.0/88x31.png" /></a><br />The University of Bradford theses are licenced under a <a rel="license" href="http:// creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/">Creative Commons Licence</a>. Download date 25/09/2021 15:23:37 Link to Item http://hdl.handle.net/10454/4306 APPENDIX 10.1. AMERICAN MINK (Mustela vison Schreber) RECORDS IN YORKSHIRE (Chronologically by river catchment or region) APPENDIX 10.1. AMERICAN MINK RECORDS IN YORKSHIRE (Chronologically by river catchment or region) RIVER LO CALITY & CO MMENTS 10km FULL SO URCE CATCHMENT DAY GRID GRID YEAR MONTH REF. REF. The most dramatic change in animal life in the county recently is the erruption of the American mink in the last few years and especially this Yorkshire 1965 year. Govett (1966) East Riding. So far as is known, East Riding 1965 there are no mink at large. Clark (1966) North Riding. Only three are known North Riding 1965 to have been killed. Clark (1966) West Riding 1970 More generally in the Pennines. Simms (1971) Chesterfield Canal 1977 Thorpe Salvin. 1 seen in canal. SK/58 SK/5281 YNU record Chesterfield Rotherham Canal 1979 3 10 Thorpe Salvin. Scats found. SK/58 SK/5082 Museum Gypsy Race 1966 Boynton. Mink present. TA/16 TA/1367 MAFF Pocklington Canal 1981 9 Wheldrake Ings. Mink seen. SE/74 SE/7043 MAFF Leeds/Liverpo ol Canal 1985 10 30 Leeds/Liverpool Canal. 1 seen. SE/23 SE/2535 D. Gommersall Swain Royd Farm, Allerton. Mink River Aire 1962 6 13 trapped. SE/13 SE/1035 MAFF Shay Holme farm, Allerton. River Aire 1962 6 13 Mink trapped. SE/13 SE/1336 MAFF Upper Swain Royd Farm, River Aire 1962 6 17 Allerton. Mink trapped. SE/13 SE/1035 MAFF Bully Trees Farm, Stanbury. River Aire 1962 11 2 Mink trapped. SE/03 SE/0036 MAFF Cold Knowle End, Stanbury. River Aire 1962 11 5 Mink trapped. SE/03 SE/0037 MAFF Far Slack Farm, Stanbury. Mink River Aire 1962 11 5 trapped. SE/03 SE/0-3- MAFF Lower Slack Farm, Stanbury. River Aire 1962 11 5 Mink trapped. SE/03 SE/0-3- MAFF Scar Top Farm, Stanbury. Mink River Aire 1962 11 5 trapped. SD/93 SD/9937 MAFF Holling Farm, Stanbury. Mink River Aire 1962 11 7 trapped. SE/03 SE/0037 MAFF River Aire 1962 11 7 Royds Hall Farm, Stanbury. Mink SE/03 SE/0037 MAFF 1 APPENDIX 10.1. AMERICAN MINK (Mustela vison Schreber) RECORDS IN YORKSHIRE (Chronologically by river catchment or region) trapped. Rush Isles Farm, Stanbury. Mink River Aire 1962 11 7 trapped. SD/93 SD/9937 MAFF Intake Farm, Stanbury. Mink River Aire 1962 11 8 trapped. SE/03 SE/0136 MAFF Middle Farm, Stanbury. Mink River Aire 1962 11 8 trapped. SE/03 SE/0-3- MAFF Milking Hill Farm, Stanbury. River Aire 1962 11 8 Mink trapped. SE/03 SE/0-3- MAFF Ponden Hall Farm, Stanbury. River Aire 1962 11 8 Mink trapped. SD/93 SD/9837 MAFF Cliffe View, Prune Park Lane, River Aire 1962 11 18 Allerton. Mink trapped. SE/13 SE/1-3- MAFF Far Slack Farm, Stanbury. Mink River Aire 1963 1 3 trapped. SE/03 SE/0-3- MAFF River Aire 1963 3 27 Scar Hall, Cowling. Mink trapped. SD/94 SD/9744 MAFF Chapel Terrace, Allerton. Mink River Aire 1963 4 11 trapped. SE/13 SE/1-3- MAFF Ropefield Farm, Allerton. Mink River Aire 1963 12 15 trapped. SE/13 SE/1-3- MAFF Bradford. Feral population River Aire 1964 established Clark (1970) Keighley. Feral population River Aire 1964 established Clark (1970) Old Cote Farm, Allerton. Mink SE/13 SE/1-3- River Aire 1965 4 2 trapped. MAFF Wolf Stones, Keighley Moor. SD/93 SD/9739 River Aire 1965 4 2 Mink trapped. MAFF Whinny Hill Farm, Oxenhope. SE/03 SE/0434 River Aire 1965 4 5 Mink trapped. MAFF Pikeley Farm, Allerton. Mink SE/03 SE/0933 River Aire 1965 4 5 trapped. MAFF River Aire 1965-67 Winterburn. Animals killed. SD/95 SD/9358 Clegg (1967) Hazelwood River Aire 1966-71 Adel Dam. Mink seen. SE/24 SE/2741 (1971) River Aire 1969 Upper Aire. Recent reports. Simms (1970) River Aire 1970 Pollington. 2 shot at canal lock. SE/61 SE/6119 B. Greenacre Adel Dam Nature Reserve. Seen River Aire 1972 6 3 on two occasions. SE/24 SE/2741 M. Wilson S.Madge River Aire 1975 Fairburn Ings. SE/42 SE/4627 (RSPB) River Aire 1975 Adel Dam Nature Reserve. 1 seen. SE/24 SE/2741 A. Norris. River Aire 1975 Golden Acre Park. 1 seen. SE/24 SE/2641 A. Norris. S.Madge River Aire 1975-78 Fairburn Ings. SE/42 SE/4627 (RSPB) Strachan, et al. River Aire 1977-79 Otter survey of England 1977-1979. SD/94 (1990) Golden Acre Park. A number of River Aire 1979 feral specimens shot. SE/24 SE/2642 Norris (1981) Adel Dam. A number of feral River Aire 1979 specimens shot. SE/24 SE/2742 Norris (1981) Winterburn Wood, Skipton. River Aire 1979 8 1 Mink trapped. SD/95 SD/9359 MAFF Grubbs Hill Farm, Elslack Mink River Aire 1980 9 2 trapped. SD/94 SD/9249 MAFF River Aire 1980 12 12 Eshton, Skipton. Mink trapped. SD/95 SD/9356 MAFF River Aire 1981 4 5 Low Holden Farm, Steeton SE/04 SE/0544 Keighley 2 APPENDIX 10.1. AMERICAN MINK (Mustela vison Schreber) RECORDS IN YORKSHIRE (Chronologically by river catchment or region) Museum Keighley River Aire 1981 4 7 Old River, Keighley SE/04 SE/0642 Museum Esholt Water Treatment Works. 1 Keighley River Aire 1981 9 11 dead on road. SE/13 SE/1839 Museum Keighley River Aire 1982 5 4 Coppice Pond, St. Ives. SE/03 SE/0838 Museum Keighley River Aire 1982 5 9 Harden Beck, Harden Grange. SE/03 SE/0938 Museum Keighley River Aire 1982 5 16 Glusburn Beck. 1 caught rabbit. SD/94 SD/9944 Museum Mount Guisburn, Skipton. Mink River Aire 1982 7 23 trapped. SD/95 SD/9-5- MAFF Castleford Naturalists' River Aire 1982 9 Knottingley Willow Garth. 1 seen. SE/52 SE/5124 Society River Aire 1982 11 30 Adel Dam Nature Reserve. 1 seen. SE/24 SE/2741 D. Gommersall Keighley River Aire 1982 12 29 Bolton Bridge. SE/05 SE/0752 Museum Keighley River Aire 1982 Marley. SE/08 SE/0982 Museum Keighley River Aire 1982 Ponden Reservoir, Scartop. SD/93 SD/9937 Museum River Aire 1982 11 13 Adel Dam Nature Reserve. 1 seen. SE/24 SE/2741 Mr. Dobson River Aire 1983 3 26 Bramley. 1 seen. SE/23 SE/2336 D. Gommersall River Aire 1983 7 16 Fairburn Ings. 1 dead on road. SE/42 SE/4427 RSPB Alder Scholes Farm, Thornton. 1 Keighley River Aire 1983 10 21 found dead. SE/03 SE/0832 Museum River Aire 1984 1 7 Adel Dam Nature Reserve. 1 seen. SE/24 SE/2741 D. Gommersall River Aire 1984 1 22 Cut Lane, Fairburn Ings. 1 seen. SE/42 SE/4327 RSPB River Aire 1984 2 26 Adel Dam Nature Reserve. 1 seen. SE/24 SE/2741 D. Gommersall River Aire 1984 2 27 Lin Dyke. 1 seen. SE/42 SE/4327 D. Gommersall River Aire 1984 3 3 Adel Dam Nature Reserve. 1 seen. SE/24 SE/2741 D. Gommersall River Aire 1984 4 21 Adel Dam Nature Reserve. 1 seen. SE/24 SE/2741 D. Gommersall River Aire 1984 5 5 Adel Dam Nature Reserve. 1 seen. SE/24 SE/2741 D. Gommersall River Aire 1984 5 13 Adel Dam Nature Reserve. 1 seen. SE/24 SE/2741 D. Gommersall River Aire 1984 7 21 Cut Lane, Fairburn Ings. 1 seen. SE/42 SE/4627 RSPB Keighley River Aire 1984 8 10 Ousel Hole, East Morton. SE/14 SE/1042 Museum River Aire 1984 11 Golden Acre Park. 1 captured. SE/24 SE/2741 D. Gommersall Castleford Naturalists' River Aire 1984 11 Ledsham. 1 dead on road. SE/42 SE/4529 Society River Aire 1984 12 17 Cut Lane, Fairburn Ings. 1 seen. SE/42 SE/4327 RSPB Strachan, et al. River Aire 1984-86 Otter survey of England 1984-1986. SD/94 (1990) Strachan, et al. River Aire 1984-86 Otter survey of England 1984-1986. SD/94 (1990) River Aire 1985 Low Wood. 1 seen. SE/14 SE/1541 D. Gommersall River Aire 1985 1 26 Rudley Sewage Farm. Tracks seen. SE/23 SE/2336 D. Gommersall River Aire 1985 4 16 Rudley Sewage Farm. Scats found. SE/23 SE/2336 D. Gommersall River Aire 1985 5 31 Keighley. SE/04 SE/0543 D. Gommersall Knottingley Willow Garth. Castleford River Aire 1985 Several sightings. SE/52 SE/5124 Naturalists' 3 APPENDIX 10.1. AMERICAN MINK (Mustela vison Schreber) RECORDS IN YORKSHIRE (Chronologically by river catchment or region) Society River Aire 1985 7 21 Adel Dam Nature Reserve. 1 seen. SE/24 SE/2741 J. Maiden River Aire 1985 12 15 Adel Dam Nature Reserve. 1 seen. SE/24 SE/2741 D. Gommersall River Aire 1985 Golden Acre Park. 3 captured. SE/24 SE/2641 D.