BF Meet 8 February 2015 (1 Viewer)

AndyK · Jan 20, 2015

Sounds good to me!
Trying to come up with a plan as everything we normally look for is currently at NDC and looks like staying that way, other places we normally do are dry. Was thinking the following but any other suggestions welcome :

Start NDC
Bubwith bridge depending on water currently dry
Skipwith common visit?
bank island or Wheldrake ings
Melbourne for corn bunting roost (122 birds tonight!) Or back to NDC for 3pm ish in hope of catching any raptors or owls which have been showy recently.

Parking at Melbourne is very limited only really room for a couple of cars so not sure about that one. Will keep an eye on local news to see if anywhere else is worth visiting. Not sure what's at Wheldrake at the moment but it's usually heavy going this time of year so that might be out too, but stuck for ideas for early afternoon unless we spend a good amount of time at skipwith common.

Richard G · Jan 20, 2015

Raptors & owls would be good for me (especially showy ones

). Isn't a bit early for anything decent at Skipwith??

Will go with the flow whatever's decided.

Richard

AndyK · Jan 20, 2015

Possibly early but wasnt too early last year when I visited. I've asked NE staff to update me nearer to time but they confirmed only water is at NDC + Wheldrake ings. Suppose we could try Castle Howard again or perhaps some woodland, or even North cave if anything about.

When I say showy it's usually too dark for photography!

Richard G · Jan 20, 2015

AndyK said:
When I say showy it's usually too dark for photography!

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Worth a try though!!

Keith Dickinson · Jan 20, 2015

Liking your plan Andy, if Aughton and Ellerton are dry then Castle Howard is possibly a good second choice, what would you expect at Skipwith in Feb? We could car share to the bunting roost from NDC.

AndyK · Jan 21, 2015

how many of us are there? Car sharing would be best option to melbourne, its not safe to take more than 2 cars there thats all, you'll understand if we go! Not sure re skipwith but at the end of feb last year I was there and heard a number of birds of one of the key species we'd normally look for there, if you catch my drift...
There is a woodland near cawood on t'other side of A19 that holds crossbill which I thought about but i've never visited. Lets see what gets reported in the next week.

Keith Dickinson · Jan 21, 2015

Let's have a show of hands as to who is coming...

Richard G · Jan 22, 2015

Barring disasters, I'm in for the 8th.

Richard

Trystan · Jan 23, 2015

Still planning to be there. May not be posting again for a bit. Very unreliable connection here. Could head down to blacktoft in the evening for harrier roost? Will go with the flow.

Keith Dickinson · Jan 23, 2015

So looks like 6 people so far as I will be bringing Ken and Damian.

AndyK · Jan 24, 2015

Possibly 7 as a friend of mine is hoping to come too that lives in the area and posts on here, but that works good for car sharing.

I had thought about the Blacktoft roost but there's chance of seeing plenty here in the evening too.

AndyK · Jan 25, 2015

Green winged teal at Ndc this weekend and marsh harriers + stonechats, fingers crossed for 2 weeks time!

Boro Birder · Jan 26, 2015

Keith Dickinson said:
So looks like 6 people so far as I will be bringing Ken and Damian.

I'm just sorting a lift out but don't know if I can get a train and bus to Kens because I'm going down on the Saturday and sleeping over. ??

Damian

Keith Dickinson · Jan 26, 2015

Train to Leeds Station,there are a number of bus routes that run close to Ken's but don't ask me the route numbers. If pushed it is walkable, only a couple of mile at most. PM Ken.

AndyK · Feb 1, 2015

Had a very quick look at NDC today plenty of waders about but no swans today, water has decreased again, may be worth going to North cave after and finish at Blacktoft. Thoughts?

BirdFlower · Feb 1, 2015

AndyK said:
Had a very quick look at NDC today plenty of waders about but no swans today, water has decreased again, may be worth going to North cave after and finish at Blacktoft. Thoughts?

Last week there were some distant Whooper Swans in the field on the opposite side of the road to the NDC car park

AndyK · Feb 1, 2015

I know the site which is a regular one but didn't see them there today, they must be about somewhere!

BirdFlower · Feb 4, 2015

AndyK said:
I know the site which is a regular one but didn't see them there today, they must be about somewhere!

If there isn't a thaw before your visit it may be pretty poor. I was there today for several hours. There were no Whoopers, in fact no wildfowl on NDC at all. There were a few ducks being flushed on the Derwent at intervals, but always distant.

2 Stonechats from Geoff Smith hide. Also distant Marsh Harrier, imm Peregrine, Buzzards, 3 Golden plover, a few Dunlin flew over, and a Kingfisher zipped across.

Keith Dickinson · Feb 5, 2015

Some talk on Facebook about Sunday, if NDC and rest of LDV is frozen how about Potteric Carr as a venue? Recent highlights inlude lesser pecker, bittern and possible parakeets.

Richard G · Feb 5, 2015

Keith Dickinson said:
Some talk on Facebook about Sunday, if NDC and rest of LDV is frozen how about Potteric Carr as a venue? Recent highlights inlude lesser pecker, bittern and possible parakeets.

I'm OK with that alternative. Same meeting time at the reserve if we go for it??

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