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Recent content by arthur heaton

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    Golden Eagle over York!! 10am 18th July

    I have heard that the white tails are back! I will not disclose the location for obvious reasons!
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    Ravens

    Debatable-it wasn't behaving like Crow. There are Ravens in Knaresborough, but I don't know if they wander much.
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    Ravens

    Would anybody expect to see a Raven over Wetherby,end of Wharfedale? I thought I saw one this week and a friend got this shot of something soaring high.
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    Ravens

    Bit dead on here-but,if anybodies interested,saw a pair of Ravens up Arkengarthdale on Wednesday.
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    Yorkshire Birding

    Went to Bempton last week,plenty of Gannets,including unfledged juveniles,Peregrine and my first Brambling of the year on the feeders.Found a Yellow Brow inland later in the week(no i won't say where),but Bempton is no good if you haven't got a head for heights. Tip-if you park at any of...
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    Which reserve to visit?

    Good Sand Martin roost at St Aidens,but a bit new(IMHO).Do that and Fairburn-they're so close.
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    Good Merlin sites?

    I hate to say this,but the"game" shooters use them for target practise. It's time the police wildlife officers got out and hammered the gamekeepers.High time shooting becomes a licensed "sport" with draconian penalties for the wrong doers.
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    Good Merlin sites?

    I agree about sensitivity,particularly in Nidderdale,but I have seen one up there before.
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    Yorkshire Birding

    Thanks,Keith-that was my thought.I just wondered if it is a visitor from Scandanavia-I have heard that they look a little different.
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    Yorkshire Birding

    Blackbirds I've got a new resident in the garden-99% certain she's a female blackbird,but plumage is a little different.Paler "eyebrows",redder colour bur still brown,black beak-is this one of our winter visitors,or just a variation? Also,I've just signed the beet factory petition.As a local...
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    Yorkshire dales biding advice needed

    I don't often get into the High Dales,but the moors over towards Wharfedale turns up plenty of wheatear and pipits-get your book out,we have to!Aysgarth is good-even the cafe-treecreepers and allsorts aaround the feeders.You're far away enough from the Nidderdale shooting range to see good...
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    Mandarin Duck

    Interesting,Keith,there has been a few around Burnsall,further up the Wharfe.Didn't see them last year,but we stopped for an ice cream and the home made flapjack from the village shop,not birding!
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    Yorkshire Birding

    I don't know about gulls,but those are two cracking photos v cowell--
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    Help with locations for recording?

    Traffic noise doesn't half carry doesn't it!The only places I could suggest would be Wheldrake,if you like wetlands(and it can be a bit of a muddy trek out into the best bit) or head up into the Dales.
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    Yorkshire Birding

    Egrets Had a rather good day at Potteric Carr today-Great White Egret-a definite first tick .at least two little whites,black tailed Godwit Gadwall and many others.Thanks to Paul,one of the volunteers, for an interesting afternoon.And he got some good shots of the Egret.
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