Yorkshire Birding (10 Viewers)

[joespy]

Tyson......maybe PM Dave and he'll give directions, a bit too demanding of local know how for me to direct you.....we probably walked only about 1.5 mls to get there..
Cheers Joe

 

[BirdFlower]

Everything you wanted to know about the Yorkshire Honey Buzzards, but were too afraid to ask is answered on page 11 of the Country Section of today's Yorkshire Post accompanied by this pic (c) 2012 Mike Day

More pics here: http://eybirdwatching.blogspot.co.uk/2012/06/tell-em-about-honey-mummy.html

 

[andy hood]

Close Encounters Of The Merlin Kind

Had a quite afternoon birding on the great white cape this afternoon, nothing much about, untill i had this drop on the deck 10 foot in front of me, Flamborough tick for me too :t:

 

[Keith Dickinson]

Everything you wanted to know about the Yorkshire Honey Buzzards, but were too afraid to ask is answered on page 11 of the Country Section of today's Yorkshire Post accompanied by this pic (c) 2012 Mike Day

More pics here: http://eybirdwatching.blogspot.co.uk/2012/06/tell-em-about-honey-mummy.html

It doesn't tell you when the birds are next gonna fly at Wykeham, Michael, so hardly everything...

 

[AndyK]

Had a cracking day at Flamborough, Bempton and Spurn today, shattered now! Highlights were 50+ Knot in breeding plumage, Bar tailed godwit & loads of sanderlings (all spurn), the wall of noise provided by kittiwakes at flamborough and the wonderful smell of gannet shite to wake you up from an early morning at bempton!

Tomorrow its off to Blacktoft Sands & North Cave with rspb wakefield group. While the wifes away...!

 

[Keith Dickinson]

Had a cracking day at Flamborough, Bempton and Spurn today, shattered now! Highlights were 50+ Knot in breeding plumage, Bar tailed godwit & loads of sanderlings (all spurn), the wall of noise provided by kittiwakes at flamborough and the wonderful smell of gannet shite to wake you up from an early morning at bempton!

Tomorrow its off to Blacktoft Sands & North Cave with rspb wakefield group. While the wifes away...!

Be sure to sample the bacon butty at North Cave... it is second to the Potteric Carr's but it's a very narrow margin....

 

[BirdFlower]

Had a cracking day at Flamborough, Bempton and Spurn today, shattered now! Highlights were 50+ Knot in breeding plumage, Bar tailed godwit & loads of sanderlings (all spurn), the wall of noise provided by kittiwakes at flamborough and the wonderful smell of gannet shite to wake you up from an early morning at bempton!

Tomorrow its off to Blacktoft Sands & North Cave with rspb wakefield group. While the wifes away...!

You don't mention the Curlew Sandpipers at Beacon Ponds?

 

[AndyK]

You don't mention the Curlew Sandpipers at Beacon Ponds?

I didnt make it up there til 4 and was no sign from the hide, just a greenshank and tons of terns!

 

[AndyK]

Another top day of birding with great company today, north cave & blacktoft sands with Wakefield rspb group. Highlights were corn bunting at north cave and at blacktoft - spotted redshank about 12, 3 greenshank, around 12 snipe in the open, 4 ruff, bearded tit, dunlin, water rail, bittern & 8 juv yellow wagtails. Fantastic day!

 

[northernloon]

Sounds brilliant Andy. Blacktoft seems to be coming up with the goods in the last few days

 

[BirdFlower]

Most of the text of Richard K Broughton's excellent 2002 book "Birds of the Hull Area" is now available on-line for the first time: https://sites.google.com/site/birdsofthehullarea/

 

[BirdFlower]

Appalling slaughter! Not about Yorkshire directly, but some of our birds may be involved. Here's a link to today's radio prog. It will be repeated 9pm on Thursday, but later today it should also be on iPlayer: Bird Wars on Malta: http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b01l7sff

 

[Lawts]

Appalling slaughter! Not about Yorkshire directly, but some of our birds may be involved. Here's a link to today's radio prog. It will be repeated 9pm on Thursday, but later today it should also be on iPlayer: Bird Wars on Malta: http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b01l7sff

If you are passing a travel agents be sure to go in and collect the Malta brochures and deposit them in the nearest recycle bin.

 

[Keith Dickinson]

If you are passing a travel agents be sure to go in and collect the Malta brochures and deposit them in the nearest recycle bin.

Nice idea but it wouldn't work as most travel agents won't let you take multiple copies of the same brochure. Much better solution would be to prepare flyers to pop into the brochures outlining Malta's behaviour.

 

[Keith Dickinson]

Just noticed that this month's BF photo competition does have a prize that might be of interest to any dslr users find the competition HERE

 

[Trystan]

Nice idea but it wouldn't work as most travel agents won't let you take multiple copies of the same brochure. Much better solution would be to prepare flyers to pop into the brochures outlining Malta's behaviour.

I'm always on at people about Malta and Cyprus too but the general populance don't really care.

 

[pete seaman]

It was worth listening to but a pity we are not exactly squeaky clean when it comes to certain birds.Maybe we should but more pressure on certain folk here at home.

 

[2004hawkins]

Hi all. I am Mike and have been a regular reader of the Yorkshire forum for a couple of years, thought it was time to join in. I am retired and I have lived all my life in Hull.
We caravan most weekends not far Pocklington on a small site with its own small lake so I get in some regularly bird watching from our warm comfortable hide. Have seen some interesting birds from the site including a nightjar back in 2010.
Look forward to making my first post

Mike

 

[stuartg]

Hi Mike - look forward to hearing about your sightings. Do you visit the Millington area when you go to Pocklington? - some good birds and a fantastic cafe! Nightjar was a fantastic record - well done- did you submit it?
Stuart

 

[timmyjones]

Hi all. I am Mike and have been a regular reader of the Yorkshire forum for a couple of years, thought it was time to join in. I am retired and I have lived all my life in Hull.
We caravan most weekends not far Pocklington on a small site with its own small lake so I get in some regularly bird watching from our warm comfortable hide. Have seen some interesting birds from the site including a nightjar back in 2010.
Look forward to making my first post

Mike

What caravan site is this?