Yorkshire Birding (79 Viewers)

[birdieboy123]

A good start to the weekend, Let's hope it continues

 

[Marcus Conway - ebirder]

A good start to the weekend, Let's hope it continues

You jammy bugger!
Lovely jubley

 

[Keith Dickinson]

First swifts of the year over our house tonight. Always makes me feel summer is nearly here when they arrive back

 

[bitterntwisted]

Redstart at sunrise, Ross's Gull at sunset. Not bad for a full working day. Will be very tired by the time I get home from here. Had to drop some books back at the Uni library in Preston - wouldn't come all this way just for a gull!

Would love to see that Swallow, John. Very nice indeed.

Graham

 

[Hotspur]

A good start to the weekend, Let's hope it continues

Jealous. Thats better than the views i got in spain

 

[v_cowell]

A good start to the weekend, Let's hope it continues

Right place and time. Nice pics John:t:

 

[Lawts]

Dark-eyed Junco in an Ingleton garden on 13th April - would have been a nice addition to the Yorkshire list!

 

[Hotspur]

Must have been the Dunge bird making north. Upsetting!

 

[Marcus Conway - ebirder]

The non-birder told me she wanted to go for a walk up a hill. Pendle sprung to mind and she obliged.

Result.

 

[NickPatel92]

The non-birder told me she wanted to go for a walk up a hill. Pendle sprung to mind and she obliged.

Result.

Very jealous of that Dotterel.

Just to repeat what i mentioned yesterday - anyone got any info on what's the background of the Bean goose at Hornsea?

Cheers.

 

[Hotspur]

Unknown although it did spend a period in East Park, central Hull!

 

[NickPatel92]

Unknown although it did spend a period in East Park, central Hull!

Is the Hornsea bird REALLY the East park bird. When you compare the East park bird (the first pic) to the Hornsea bird (second pic - i took this one), the hornsea mere Bird seems to have more orange on it's bill.

Do you think this is a totally different Bird, or in Summer the Bird changes beak colour amounts (sounds unlikely)?

 

[Marcus Conway - ebirder]

Is the Hornsea bird REALLY the East park bird. When you compare the East park bird (the first pic) to the Hornsea bird (second pic - i took this one), the hornsea mere Bird seems to have more orange on it's bill.

Do you think this is a totally different Bird, or in Summer the Bird changes beak colour amounts (sounds unlikely)?

Interesting stuff NicK. These seem to be different birds

 

[Hotspur]

Thats a bit of surprise and I guess supports the idea that both were wild.

 

[Marcus Conway - ebirder]

Thats a bit of surprise and I guess supports the idea that both were wild.

I would be happier with the East Park bird.
Never thought I would say that...

 

[NickPatel92]

The Hornsea bird has no rings, flies perfectly and acted like a wild goose on approach, unlike the Greylags which practically came to you when you went to them.

 

[Marcus Conway - ebirder]

Don't get me wrong - I'd tick them both

 

[NickPatel92]

If anyone wants a good Bean goose picture, the Hornsea one's especially good (at Kirkholme point when we saw it), but you might need a scope or SLR.

 

[Mike Richardson]

I always thought that the East Park bird ended up at Scaling Dam and not Hornsea. I will have to check Birdguides but I think the Scaling Dam TBG had a little WFG with it (like the Hull bird).

 

[NickPatel92]

I always thought that the East Park bird ended up at Scaling Dam and not Hornsea. I will have to check Birdguides but I think the Scaling Dam TBG had a little WFG with it (like the Hull bird).

If you look at these two pictures you can see that the first bird (scaling dam) is practically the same (beak wise) as the second bird (East park), so skink1978 you are probably right (or are there three Birds???)

(these pics are off Bird guides - not mine)