Yorkshire Birding (31 Viewers)

[metcow333]

Hi guys
Just a line to see if anyone is interested;
There's a pelagic trip organised out of Whitby this Saturday, going out for 4 hours from 7am. It's the first time out of Whitby, so pretty experimental, but with the North sea full of good birds at the moment, there will hopefully be a chance of something interesting, and as we will hopefully have a fair bit of time to do some chumming, chances of excellent views if anything does come in.
It's £30 a head, if anyone interested send me a message on here, I'll get back to you as soon as possible with more details/confirmation etc.

Cheers
Ollie

 

[northernloon]

Ollie, how did it turn out?

 

[Keith Dickinson]

If there'd been a bit more notice I reckon I'd could have been persuaded to throw a sickie to go on the Whitby cruise. Owt's better than working on a Saturday.

 

[zing]

Ldv

Still stacks of Hirundines about and plenty of snipe GS hide may soon be suffering from rising damp!!! and i think i will see if anyones selling an Ark on ebay :-O

some pics.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/zing0414/

 

[metcow333]

Ollie, how did it turn out?

Sadly, the captain of the boat advised that the weather would be too rough to chum on Saturday, and without this incentive, it didn't really seem worthwhile pootling about in rough seas for a few hours. The trip will be rescheduled, and hopefully we will be able to give a bit more notice of availability when we finalise a date.

Cheers
Ollie

 

[northernloon]

Good news for Kites this year, despite the weather. "The number of breeding pairs reported this year was 92, up from 74 in 2011, and the number of young sucessfully raised was 145, up from 119 in 2011." (per YWT newsletter)

 

[AndyK]

Good stuff ken glad to hear they are on the up!

 

[liverpool_bob]

Good news for Kites this year, despite the weather. "The number of breeding pairs reported this year was 92, up from 74 in 2011, and the number of young sucessfully raised was 145, up from 119 in 2011." (per YWT newsletter)

Progress is moderate in E.Yorks, now 8 successful pairs after the first in 1999 but "we estimate there should be in excess of 50 Red Kites somewhere in East Yorks": http://yorkshireredkites.net/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=44:east-yorkshire-bulletin-6&catid=2:news-recent&Itemid=18

 

[liverpool_bob]

I was fortunate enough to see a migrating juv Honey Buzzard at the weekend, being harrassed by a pair of Common Buzzards as it passed over their wood. A patch tick no less :t:

Not a lot else happening, no thanks to the breezy conditions.

 

[Lawts]

2011 BBRC report - no mention of the Rock Bunting either accepted, still pending or rejected. Not submitted?

 

[Sc0tty]

2011 BBRC report - no mention of the Rock Bunting either accepted, still pending or rejected. Not submitted?

In circulation

http://www.bbrc.org.uk/main-information/work-in-progress

 

[Lawts]

In circulation

http://www.bbrc.org.uk/main-information/work-in-progress

Just had a look down the "IC" list - some interesting stuff that never gets reported; Blackburnian Warbler Northampton this year:eek!:

Also in the 2011 report itself Spectacled Warbler Norfolk - photographed.

 

[Pete Mella]

A ringtail harrier sp. roosting at Firsby Res (near Rotherham) is not looking bad for a possible Pallid (or at the very least Monty's). See photos on 1st Oct here - http://www.sbsg.org/sightings/recent-news

 

[Hotspur]

Jeez - female Pallid surely

 

[Trystan]

A ringtail harrier sp. roosting at Firsby Res (near Rotherham) is not looking bad for a possible Pallid (or at the very least Monty's). See photos on 1st Oct here - http://www.sbsg.org/sightings/recent-news

Was the bird only present on the 1st or is it roosting regularly? And if so, what time?

 

[Lawts]

Jeez - female Pallid surely

Can't see a pic?

 

[AndyK]

Can't see a pic?

 

[Pete Mella]

Was the bird only present on the 1st or is it roosting regularly? And if so, what time?

I only know what's on SBSG site.

Other report 30th Sept - "Harrier sp - 1 - Interesting ringtail (ad fem) Harrier sp present in general Firsby area recently. Photographs suggest only four fingers in the wingtip indicative of one of the rarer species. Please keep to public rights of way."

Just had a look if anything extra's on the RDOS site, and they haven't updated recent sightings since 2010!

 

[Trystan]

Any other thoughts on it, I'd believe it was Pallid from 2nd photo but not from the 1st

 

[dandy]

Guidelines for Viewing prob Pallid Harrier

Bird best seen early morning or evening, with restricted viewing from metal field gate at SK494957.

Access to Firsby Reservoirs Local Nature Reserve is limited. The site will not accommodate large numbers of people or vehicles. The lane down to the site (Green Lane) is approximately 1mile in length and is a single track with no passing places! There is no parking on or near the site, which is a Local Nature Reserve; please respect the both the site and day to day access requirements of the local community.

Thrybergh Country Park has good access to Firsby Reservoir and is only two miles away, mainly on Public Rights of Way, from the roost site. Thrybergh Country Park has adequate parking, toilets and a café. It is also a popular birding location in itself.


With these points in mind we request that the following guidelines are adhered to:

• Please car-share wherever possible to reduce the number of vehicles arriving in the area;

• Roadside parking in or around Ravenfield village is very limited so please respect the needs of residents;

• If you are parking on Hooton Lane or Main Street please beware that it is a narrow road and observe the highway code. Parking inconsiderately may put you, your vehicle or others at risk;

• Please do not park on Garden, Arbour or Firsby Lanes. Doing so will cause major disruption to local residents and obstruct access for farm vehicles and to emergency vehicles if they are required;

• Keep to public rights of way; strictly no trespassing on surrounding farmland;

• Strictly no straying away from paths within the LNR;

• Please remember to adhere to the Country Code

For further advice please contact Kevin Burke 01709 850353 or Paul Leonard on 01709 822435.