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northernloon
swimming in a virtual sea
Rock Pipit seems like a good record. Is that unusual for an inland site?
woodhornbirder
Well-known member
gonna be based in whitby at weekend. is there a spot near there i can get rough legged buzzard? I will be using mostly yhte bus and some feet action to get it. AM guessing most of the sites would be nowhere near transport?
I know the whitby to scarborough bus is REALLY slow. is it worth going to filey to see if anything is about?
advice appreciated )
I know the whitby to scarborough bus is REALLY slow. is it worth going to filey to see if anything is about?
advice appreciated )
liverpool_bob
scarce migrant to yorkshire
Was across this weekend but didn't encounter any Siskins. Not many thrushes for the time of year either, they must have moved straight through...
Not a lot else, though a Water Rail was some consolation. Brrrr!
northernloon
swimming in a virtual sea
Sounds like a good day out Darrell. It's looking like this might be a waxwing year.
At this time of the year we get quite a few 'flyovers' reported .. Apparently there are some birds which in the Winter will move further inland and take up residence on reservoirs.
Our reports are usually 'flyovers' though ...
Hotspur
James Spencer
Probably scandinavian 'littoralis' which winter in the soutwest
rlass and me
Well-known member
visited fairburn ings for the 1st time on monday
came across some red wings never seen them before
also red kite flying over jnc 42 of A1
came across some red wings never seen them before
also red kite flying over jnc 42 of A1
Chris-Leeds
Well-known member
Just got the new Yorkshire Wildlife calendar courtesy of Michael Flowers. Nice calendar, informative and some cracking photos. Beats my current RSPB one hands down. Plus it contributes to the Spurn Observatory.
Cheers Michael.
Cheers Michael.
northernloon
swimming in a virtual sea
Large numbers of waxwings are being reported from Scotland. Time to check out my local supermarket car park
James Thomas
Well-known member
Went to halifax this morning and saw about 20 behind the fire station/tesco. They seem to be very mobile and flighty because they're feeding on flies at the moment rather than berries. Also going round in a number of small groups rather than one larger flock.
Went on to twitch Grahams LSW or at least sit and wait for it to show. I was photographing some nuthatches when I got a call saying I had to give the lads a lift as Lucy was still waiting for the gas engineer to turn up. Picked my way through the nightmare of roadworks in Leeds and five minutes from home got the call saying he'd been whilst I was in transit - aargh!
Went up to 27, good up there at the moment, a tit flock had two goldcrest and a willow tit, a green woodpecker still up there, redwings, bullfinches usual stuff. No waxwings there (yet).
Went on to twitch Grahams LSW or at least sit and wait for it to show. I was photographing some nuthatches when I got a call saying I had to give the lads a lift as Lucy was still waiting for the gas engineer to turn up. Picked my way through the nightmare of roadworks in Leeds and five minutes from home got the call saying he'd been whilst I was in transit - aargh!
Went up to 27, good up there at the moment, a tit flock had two goldcrest and a willow tit, a green woodpecker still up there, redwings, bullfinches usual stuff. No waxwings there (yet).
Andrew Gibson
Well-known member
Spurn road repairs completed and now re open
birdieboy123
All The Gear, No Idea
Looking good for the Spurn Collared Flycatcher
http://birdingfrontiers.com/2010/10/27/collared-flycatcher-part-3/
http://birdingfrontiers.com/2010/10/27/collared-flycatcher-part-3/
Hotspur
James Spencer
Would be a nice armchair tick if a little unexpected. Was an instructive bird in the field and nice to see the biometrics proving more robust than plumage characters.
timmyjones
Well-known member
Cheers for the welcomes and suggestions guys.
Cycled down to Wheldrake today and met the Biking Birder (Gary Prescott) pretty cool cause he also comes from Upton Warren like me! Also got to see the American Wigeon and loads of other sweet birds, Wheldrake seems like a good place.
Cycled down to Wheldrake today and met the Biking Birder (Gary Prescott) pretty cool cause he also comes from Upton Warren like me! Also got to see the American Wigeon and loads of other sweet birds, Wheldrake seems like a good place.
schiffornis
AWBirder
Interesting james, a friend of mine found a flock of 20 or so Waxwing in harrogate this morning, these were fly-catching too.
Cheers Andy
schiffornis
AWBirder
Not strictly Yorkshire but worth a trip over the bridge to Worlaby Carrs in North Lincs. I got there a bit too late for the Hen Harriers - was working in South Lincs (i believe 3 came in to roost), however I was in time for an incredible display of 10 Short-eared Owl and 4 Barn Owl. Plenty of Kestrel and Buzzard, however didn't see the 2 Merlin reported on Birdguides (maybe again before I got there) but I did get a flyover of waxwing (11 birds) - Details on blog
Cheers, Andy
Cheers, Andy
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