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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Hotspur" data-source="post: 1203305" data-attributes="member: 11053"><p>Right, lets get this straight, hobbies ARE scarce in Yorks, not rare but worth a look. They are aerial feeders so the fact that it has passed overhead doesnt mean it has left the area. I have refound them recently from reports of a flyover the previous day! If you cant afford to discriminate sightings then you have to accept that they arent going to all be of use to you. A patch Hobby is a big thing for a lot of people and is worth putting out for other people that work the same area. They may be able to relocate the bird. As mentioned a flyover Honey Buzzard say isnt going to be relocated unless you are looking along the vector which it is flying but i believe you have chosen the wrong species to illustrate your point. Yellow Wagtail I would understand as it is merely a case of getting into the right habitat. Unless you have one on your local urban playing field...</p></blockquote><p></p>