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Lawts

Supa Silly Un
Hi all,

Can anyone help me with some directions please.
I'm going to York on business so was planning to pop into the Lower Derwent Valley for a look (yeah right!) for Quail.
PM me please with the best places to go.

Thanks in anticipation,


Q

What is your goal? To hear or to see? If you want to see you've no chance based on a quick pop in, especially at a site that doesn't afford views of these birds because of its scale and the likely distance of birds from paths.

You are better waiting to hear about specific birds in more accessible barley fields - they usually are recorded at some point during the summer either from South Yorkshire, or Redcar area, or if you are not bothered about a couinty tick then north Notts. or Norfolk. You might be best waiting for the July influx - they seem to "show better" than earlier birds.

It took me a full week of trying last year before I eventually saw a bird that was calling in barley just yards from the road.

You could listen at Wheldrake or Bubwith area.

I'm trying to save you a wasted journey for what in my opinion is the hardest bird in Britain to see. You need to give it time and then expect to fail.
 
Hatfield Moor guided walks

Last night we went on a guided walk around Hatfield Moor, it was just me, my husband and the guide, but I guess the poor weather had put most folk off. I am ashamed to say it is the first time I have visited the moor even though it is only a few miles away from my family home! The guide was very friendly and gave us a really interesting talk about the history, habitats and variety of wildlife that can be seen on the moor. I was surprised to see the vastness of the area where the peat had been extracted, I had no idea it was so big. There werent many birds around on the lakes but I am inspired to return as it looks a place worth exploring further. For anyone who is interested- the evening walks take place on 23, 30 June & 7, 23, 28 July. Meet at Boston car park 6.30 pm They are also running nightjar walks on 25, 26 June & 2 July at 9 pm same meet point. It was a pity there were no other people attending the walks, I hope when the weather picks up more people will take part and enjoy a stroll around this beautiful place as much as we did.
 

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Cheers lawts,

Agreed, hard to see. I'd read that the area held 50-60 singing males last year (?) so thought it might be a good site with a good chance. Perhaps didn't realise the scale of the "site".


Cheers



Q
 

Ingsbirder

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Cheers lawts,

Agreed, hard to see. I'd read that the area held 50-60 singing males last year (?) so thought it might be a good site with a good chance. Perhaps didn't realise the scale of the "site".
Q

Q

The most reliable site within the Lower Derwent Valley NNR to hear birds over the past few weeks has been at Wheldrake Ings - either listen from the bridge by the car park or head off to Tower Hide. Your chances of seeing birds are zero, so please, NO LURES - just be happy to listen and enjoy them within their setting.

Birds don't call constantly, afternoons seem to be 'best' recently, so very much hit and miss even though they're out there.

A reminder that if anyone hears/sees a schedule 1 species in the LDV during the breeding season please check with the Natural England site manager before displaying news on here or sending it to the news services; alternatively feel free to PM me if you're unsure.

We're presently putting together a LDV website which, amongst many other things, will act as a means by which latest news can be displayed, but will also act as a depository for records from visitors to the area.
 

knocker7800

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Went with the missus to timble last night. Spectacular views of a SEO quartering with the LEO joining in a bit later. Other highlights included 2 cuckoos chasing each other and a phone wire hunting Little Owl. Also heard Tawny calling. Tried for a Barn Owl on the way home but didn't quite manage a 5 owl night.

Mark.
 
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John Bullfinch

John Bullfinch
Hi all

Just thought I would post this one last time before taking the mags to a charity shop or the recycling bin. Any takers? Please let me know this week.

Cheers

John


Hi all

Just been having a tidy up and wondered if anyone was interested in the following:

RSPB Birds magazine for:

2008 - all issues
2007 - all except Autumn issue
2006 - all issues
2005 - all issues
2004 - all issues
2003 - all except spring issue
2002 - all except winter issue
2001 - all issues
2000 - all except winter issue
1999 - all issues
1998 - all issues
1997 - all issues
1996 - only winter issue

Comes to a total of 45 magazines.

It would be nice to give them to a good home but in the process raise a little cash for say the YWT or Spurn. If your interested and would like to offer some cash for "chhhaaarrrriiitttyyy" then please either put a note on here or PM me. If there is any takers we can arrange collection etc.

Cheers

John
 

Dint See It

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I went to blacktoft yesterday and got half decent views of bearded tit, on my way back I paid my first ever visit to hatfield moor, I dint know where i was going and just followed paths to wherever they went.I was hoping to get hobby, but failed. I dint see a great deal, rain dint help, but i got cracking views of a cuckoo.
 

Lawts

Supa Silly Un
Badger watch

Anyone fancy a badger watch in the Dalby Forest?

I rang the Forestry Comm. today and it's not possible to set up a tripod for digiscoping on the public watch, although I'm not sure the lady really understood what I was on about.

However, if there is enough interest we can have the hide to ourselves. I'm not anticipating too much interest but thought I'd ask - about £10 each.
 

lirta1

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Spurn

Hi,
Can anyone please help with information about Spurn, i read in reports of birds being seen at such as post 33 etc, but on any maps i find including the official Spurn Observatory website there are no such places shown. Does any Yorks birders have a map showing such places
Many Thanks,
Steve
 

Dint See It

Well-known member
Hi,
Can anyone please help with information about Spurn, i read in reports of birds being seen at such as post 33 etc, but on any maps i find including the official Spurn Observatory website there are no such places shown. Does any Yorks birders have a map showing such places
Many Thanks,
Steve

Post 33 etc is the number of the telegraph posts, most have a large white number painted on them, I think the larger the number is the closer it is to the point
 

James Thomas

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Hi,
Can anyone please help with information about Spurn, i read in reports of birds being seen at such as post 33 etc, but on any maps i find including the official Spurn Observatory website there are no such places shown. Does any Yorks birders have a map showing such places
Many Thanks,
Steve

http://maps.google.co.uk/maps/ms?hl...04322,0.121193&spn=0.049095,0.175095&t=h&z=13

Telegraph poles that run down Spurn are numbered, so Post 33 is between Posts 32 and 34
 

davidtucker

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Anyone fancy a badger watch in the Dalby Forest?

I rang the Forestry Comm. today and it's not possible to set up a tripod for digiscoping on the public watch, although I'm not sure the lady really understood what I was on about.

However, if there is enough interest we can have the hide to ourselves. I'm not anticipating too much interest but thought I'd ask - about £10 each.

Steve
I would be interested in this
dave
 

schiffornis

AWBirder
Just been looking through the BBRC WIP file, does anyone have any ideas/knowledge about the Upland Sandpiper reported from Nosterfield on 20.07.2009??

TIA, Andy
 
Hatfield Moor guided walks

I went to blacktoft yesterday and got half decent views of bearded tit, on my way back I paid my first ever visit to hatfield moor, I dint know where i was going and just followed paths to wherever they went.I was hoping to get hobby, but failed. I dint see a great deal, rain dint help, but i got cracking views of a cuckoo.

Hi English Nature are conducting evening guided walks on Hatfield Moor if you are interested, 23, 30 June and 7,21,28 July; meet in the car park 6.30 pm theyre also doing nightjar evenings 25 & 26 June & 2 July meet 9pm. Cheers Tracy
 

Dint See It

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Hi English Nature are conducting evening guided walks on Hatfield Moor if you are interested, 23, 30 June and 7,21,28 July; meet in the car park 6.30 pm theyre also doing nightjar evenings 25 & 26 June & 2 July meet 9pm. Cheers Tracy

Thanks Tracy, I'll try and make at least one of the walks, probably the nightjar
 

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