Yorkshire Birding (2 Viewers)

[Hotspur]

Beverley - where the Lesserlegs was in the spring

 

[Keith Dickinson]

Ta!...I sort of knew that but just wanted to be sure.

 

[ColonelBlimp]

priority over who?! anyone without Leicas or a life list? Nature reserves are egalitarian, nobody has a priority over anyone else, and as long as everyone follows the rules of the reserve then I don't have a problem

And there was me thinking that people who go into hides to watch the wildlife might have priority over people that go into bird hides for other reasons, like to do, for example, open-air performances of Hamlet, or smoke weed, or indeed film a programme!

Although I will happily concede the point if you slip me a grand or two so I can tut freely at "anyone without Leicas"!

 

[birdieboy123]

Tophill Low where the Red Footed Falcon was, is closed to the public on Mondays and Tuesdays, so when they filmed Look North on Monday not many people would have been there

 

[KnockerNorton]

And there was me thinking that people who go into hides to watch the wildlife might have priority over people that go into bird hides for other reasons, like to do, for example, open-air performances of Hamlet, or smoke weed, or indeed film a programme!

Although I will happily concede the point if you slip me a grand or two so I can tut freely at "anyone without Leicas"!

The hides are fairburn are mainly used for sexual liaisons for teenagers. It seems unfair to get between them just to look out at a Slavonian Grebe!

But I aint slipping you anything in a hide, mate!

 

[liverpool_bob]

3 Pec Sands on swine Moor - if they stick about until friday i may have a gander.

There was one last autumn too, I think? In more drier years Tophill has an almost monopoly on autumn wader passage, yet it seems to have been quite poor there this time.

Gotta be worth seeing if those floods at Lisset->Foston are still there...

 

[Marcus Conway - ebirder]

So wish I could hit the coast today, it's crawling in scarce.

 

[Pete Mella]

So wish I could hit the coast today, it's crawling in scarce.

I'm off to Spurn on Sunday, tagging along on my local bird study group's coach trip, so I'm hoping it stays that way...

 

[Marcus Conway - ebirder]

I'm off to Spurn on Sunday, tagging along on my local bird study group's coach trip, so I'm hoping it stays that way...

Ooh, I wish you luck Pete. There should be something lingering even if nothing fresh arrives. Plus stuff will trickle down. I would be tempted to pretty much stick to the section called the triangle, unless there is anything definite elsewhere. The bushes at Crown and Anchor can take a couple of hours alone sometimes...

 

[BirdFlower]

Ooh, I wish you luck Pete. There should be something lingering even if nothing fresh arrives. Plus stuff will trickle down. I would be tempted to pretty much stick to the section called the triangle, unless there is anything definite elsewhere. The bushes at Crown and Anchor can take a couple of hours alone sometimes...

Unfortunately, I'm leading 2 birdwatching classes round Spurn tomorrow. Hope it's not going to be spoiled by an obliging Great Grey Shrike. Should have stuck with the office job!

 

[Marcus Conway - ebirder]

Gonna be at flam for first light tomorrow... see you there?
(EDIT for the Brown Shirke - I'm not suggesting some dogging or a random meet)

 

[Mike Richardson]

Gonna be at flam for first light tomorrow... see you there?
(EDIT for the Brown Shirke - I'm not suggesting some dogging or a random meet)

Hopefully. Will only have about an hour at the most! If I've learnt just one thing today it's renew my ****ing, b******, ***g, ****ING, TEXT CREDITS ON BIRDGUIDES!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[Marcus Conway - ebirder]

Hopefully. Will only have about an hour at the most! If I've learnt just one thing today it's renew my ****ing, b******, ***g, ****ING, TEXT CREDITS ON BIRDFORUM!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I was close to texting you, but picked James instead. Don't worry it's gonna go off when I am in Mull

 

[Keith Dickinson]

Good luck to all the Tyke listers who go for the shrike tomorrow. I know it won't stay until Sunday so not a bird that I'll see.

 

[mikejack82]

Good luck to all the Tyke listers who go for the shrike tomorrow. I know it won't stay until Sunday so not a bird that I'll see.

And the non-listers? A big F*ck-off?

Hope its gone tomorrow!

 

[Hotspur]

On nights - could have got there before sundown but would have been lat for work. Am Gonna be there about 8.15. Fingers crossed.

 

[Marcus Conway - ebirder]

Got this shrike this AM, contemplated taking the rest of the day off when a Dicks Pipit flew overhead. Warblers calling, thrushes coming.

Still pleased to finally reach the 250 aim with Brown Shrike, the fifth shrike species of the year.

And back in time for work!

 

[Pete Mella]

Ooh, I wish you luck Pete. There should be something lingering even if nothing fresh arrives. Plus stuff will trickle down. I would be tempted to pretty much stick to the section called the triangle, unless there is anything definite elsewhere. The bushes at Crown and Anchor can take a couple of hours alone sometimes...

To be honest I'd be just as happy mopping up a few of my summer bogeys from this year and hoping there's a couple of them still around - I'm considering this my last chance to get my embarassing omissions of yellow wag and whinchat...

Of course a few YBWs and red-breasted flycatchers wouldn't go amiss either.

 

[Hotspur]

Knackered - just going to bed - but absolutely mint - Brown and RB Shrike in same hedge 10-15 YB Warblers in old fall plus RB Fly and a few Lap Bunt flyovers. Ringing in the morning - looking forward to a YBW in the hand

 

[Marcus Conway - ebirder]

So tell me - anything about?