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    GOA RFI -guides

    I'll also second Mark's comments about Lloyd. Very reliable, an excellent guide and a top bloke as well. Hope you have a great trip.
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    Yorkshire Birding

    None in Holmes Gut today, but present in Old Fall and South Landing at least.
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    Yorkshire Birding

    Flamborough enough said? I presume you're meaning with regards the lack of news; well that might be the case with one or two individuals still birding here, but they are now very much in the minority. Today's news includes two or three of both Firecrest and Yellow-browed Warblers (Old Fall has...
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    Yorkshire Birding

    The minor roads that link Buckton to Grindale has held double figures of calling males over the last month. However, many suitable fields on the Wolds seem to hold birds this year, so you should stand a good chance.
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    Rare and Scarce in Yorkshire

    Hell. We're going to have to start tramping around early this 'autumn'! I was quite enjoying being plonked on the cliffs seawatching and musing that working the fields was still two weeks away.
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    Yorkshire Birding

    Storm Petrel - More observers? I just thought I'd pick up on Lawts perception that the large numbers of Storm Petrels recorded in the North Sea might be down to more observers. In my opinion there are far, far fewer birders now working the Yorkshire coast (at least away from Spurn) than there...
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    Yorkshire Birding

    Quail year Tried a few more roads in a relatively small area of the Wolds yesterday evening (Buckton-Rudston, Grindale) and so far 22 calling Quail. Most appear to be in barley fields, although I'm picking a fair few up in wheat fields as well. They appear to start calling in earnest from...
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    Yorkshire Birding

    Yorkshire Quail Not that I always follow Ingsbirder's advice ;), but since the cricket was rained off, I was inspired to try and find some Quail on the Wolds inland of Flamborough. I drove on the minor road from Bempton village and ended up a mile west of Grindale - the result 12 calling...
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    Yorkshire Birding

    Kirklevington To confirm, Kirklevington lies south of the River Tees and therefore is part of 'old' Yorkshire, so those Quail are tickable!
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    Yorkshire Birding

    Coasting eagle Sea Eagle flew north over Filey at 1430hrs and then, 30 minutes later, headed due north over Scarborough town centre (all told, four observers).
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    Waxwings in East Yorkshire?

    Hi Nick It might be difficult as virtually all have left coastal areas to aggregate in the conurbations of South/West Yorkshire. Over the last week there has just been a party of ten in the middle of Scarborough (but they haven't proved twitchable) and a fly-over at Flamborough and that's your...
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    Yorkshire Birding

    Brown Shrike A first-winter found mid-afternoon and initially very mobile, but still present at dusk. Viewed from the edge of the stubble field on the cliff top path immediately west of the Golf Course. Initial discussions centred on the two rare species and unfortunately someone picked up...
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    New Zeiss Spotting Scopes

    With all respect to Garry, I also tested the new Zeiss scope with zoom lens at the Birdfair and thought the clarity was superb, even at high magnification. For information, I currently use the first generation Diascope 85 T*FL with a 20-60x zoom. A friend who travelled to the Birdfair with me...
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    Yorkshire Birding

    Hatfield Moors Hi Joe The car park is accessed from a track leading directly off the A614. Head south through Hatfield Woodhouse and then c.1km past the prison turn left off the A614 onto a track (it is brown-signed). Follow this track for 800m and it leads directly to the 'Boston Park'...
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    Yorkshire Birding

    Thorne Nightingales I think this should be titled ex-Thorne Nightingales. I can confirm that it doesn't look like there are any on site this year and, with a decrease at several traditional sites in Lincolnshire, the future looks bleak.
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    Yorkshire Birding

    YNU's Birds Section does not include records from Stocks Res and similar such sites. Areas on the county's western fringe that are already covered by Durham and Lancashire are not considered part of Yorkshire, even if they lie in VC63, 64 or 65; this decision was taken recently to avoid...
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    Yorkshire Birding

    WT Eagle Certainly have; great views as it circled over my house! It was over Flamborough for 35 minutes from 1300hrs and was last seen flying low towards Bempton village.
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    Yorkshire Birding

    Taiga Beans in North Yorkshire To confirm, these birds were/are Taigas and are undoubtedly the same flock as seen at Saltholme on 13th. The finder reported them as Bean Geese and it appears Birdguides 'defaulted' to publishing them as Tundras. Not sure if still there today.
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    Yorkshire Birding

    Flamborough records Hi Michael I'll make sure both records are forwarded on to the Flamborough recorder and will therefore be picked up in the local Report and, thereafter, the Yorkshire one. Jays in particular have been present in higher than usual numbers since the start of October; up to...
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    Yorkshire Birding

    I would continue as you are at present. Records are forwarded to us via Birdtrack for use in the report, although as you'll appreciate, wading through all the records for noteworthy ones is arduous. Great that you're Atlasing and working as a BBS recorder as well!
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    Yorkshire Birding

    Yorkshire recording Hi Keith YNU are indeed in the process of modernising and hopefully that is something started several years ago and will continue. With regard the recording system outlined in your post; many records are being lost, particularly from farmland areas lacking a local...
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    Massive Redwing arrival

    Redwing movement A movement of winter thrushes over the Flamborough headland started at 1000hrs and birds moved WNW over Flamborough, heading along the northern half of the headland and then over Speeton towards the Vale of Pickering. Covered from 1000hrs until 1800hrs (apart from...
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    Yorkshire Birding

    Yes, all welcome to attend the Filey Dams mammal trap. Just meet at the car park and someone will be there to help.
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    Yorkshire Birding

    For information, there is a mammal trap at Filey Dams on Sat 9 and Sun 10 August. The traps will start to be emptied at 0930hrs each morning; a good chance of Water Shrew!
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    Roseate Terns

    The only bird that landed at Filey was ringed on both legs. I'm sure that virtually all of these sightings will derive from the Coquet colony and they are early. Unfortunately this isn't good news and the colony this year is having a terrible time. Admittedly the last news I had was from a...
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