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Recent content by Syrphus
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Yorkshire Birding
Kingfishers The bridge over the River Derwent at Buttercrambe, near Stamford Bridge, is a good spot, though not somewhere which you can view from the car. Anywhere around the Derwent can be good, to be honest. Stamford Bridge itself is pretty reliable. Ian -
Yorkshire Birding
Lower Derwent Peregrine Hi A colleague had a juvenile Peregrine with down on its head still (not much, though) at the weekend, on top of her conservatory, in East Cottingworth, at the edge of Wheldrake Ings. It was well photographed, but I have not asked for permission to show the photo. To... -
Yorkshire Redpolls
Is this white enough for you!! Looks like a Mealy to me...on beak and head colour (and I think that there may be more streaking on under tail coverts than there appears ? How about this one, from The Icelandic Birding Pages! An unusual Common Redpoll, to say the least... -
Yorkshire Redpolls
I have added another pic of that 2nd bird. It was getting breezy and the feathers are blowing all over the place. You can see, though, that it is certainly NOT an Arctic!! ;) -
Yorkshire Redpolls
No sign of flock today, at Allerthorpe, just odd few birds moving around. Tape attracted a few birds to nets, with 10 Lesser and 2 Mealy caught. Mealy very smart, especially the dark ear coverts with very pale surround. Picture of each bird below...adult landscape, first year portrait! Each has... -
Yorkshire Redpolls
I have my field sketch and notes, taken at the time...I shall submit those. I know what you mean about the photos...however, the bird which I reported was clearly whiter than any of the birds which you have posted from Redhouse, and it had a pure white rump and UTCs. It was pretty easy, to be... -
Yorkshire Redpolls
Sorry you did not get to Allerthorpe..the Arctic is still there. I would happily come over with some nets, just a question of when. Probably the earliest would be a week today, if that was any good, weather was OK, birds were still there...etc. Remote possibility of Thursday pm, as well? Let... -
Yorkshire Birding
No sign of any redpolls today before 11 am, when I had to leave. :-C Sorry I didn't bump into you, Paul By all means PM. Ian -
Yorkshire Birding
Didn't get down there today. Probably have a look in the morning, so might see you there? -
Yorkshire Birding
Viperae In my experience, numbers have not dropped. However, with the increased clearings created over the last few years, the animals have spread out more. Yesterday, I counted 8, in one small area near the YWT reserve. There are areas with more than that, though, and last March/April I was... -
Yorkshire Birding
North up the A1079 past Pocklington and turn off left down Sutton Lane (for Sutton-upon Derwent) opposite Hewson and Robinson garage. Carry on until first turning on left for Thornton. Take that and carry on down to main, signed, FC car park on right. Enter forest across the road from there and... -
Yorkshire Birding
Hi Arctic Redpoll at Allerthorpe I have only just joined this forum, but I reported this bird. It was there again today, from 9am until midday. It is in a flock of 100 or so Redpolls, the vast majority of which are flammea. On the ground, with pale flammea, there is no comparison...it is a...