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Category: Sightings

For notable sightings

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Collared Pratincole at Wheldrake Ings

By YorkOC Posted on 13th July 2021 Posted in Sightings

Andy Lakin, a visiting birder from South Yorkshire, found another star bird for the recording area on Sunday 13th June. A good number of local birders and many from further afield were able to connect with it during the day …

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Savi’s Warbler at Heslington East

By YorkOC Posted on 22nd May 2021 Posted in Sightings

On Tuesday 11th May, Colin Beale was ringing on his Constant Effort Site at Heslington East, University of York when he caught a Savi’s Warbler in his mist nets. He put the news out as a potential Savi’s as he …

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Reporting Rare and Scarce breeding birds in the York area

By YorkOC Posted on 10th May 2021 Posted in Club News, Sightings

Please note the club’s policy on the reporting of rare and scarce birds which could potentially be breeding in the area. Sightings should only be sent to the Recorder, and to the LDV team if in the NNR. Please do …

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Red-footed Falcon at Biggin (SE53)

By YorkOC Posted on 18th June 2020 Posted in Sightings

Sometimes, the discovery of a rare bird can be attributed to a fortuitous chain of events. On 15th June, Craig Storton, a birdwatcher and bird photographer chatted to a farmer near the small village of Biggin, in the southwest of …

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Lockdown Red-rumped Swallow!

By YorkOC Posted on 26th April 2020 Posted in Sightings

Jono Leadley turned up an exciting find yesterday when he came across a Red-rumped Swallow at  Acaster Malbis during his daily lockdown exercise. A quality bird and only the fourth for the York area, if accepted! Read his account and …

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Hawfinches at Castle Howard

By YorkOC Posted on 6th November 2017 Posted in Sightings

One of the events of this autumn is the influx of Hawfinches into England. The York area has had its share of these visitors with up to nine birds at Gilling East and small numbers elsewhere including six today over …

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The Second York Gull Watch

By YorkOC Posted on 21st February 2017 Posted in Sightings, Trip Reports

About 25 intrepid souls joined Chris Gomersall and Jono Leadley to have a look at the Rufforth Tip gulls for the second annual York Gull Watch. It was a mild morning and following a welcome from the Club Chairman, Peter …

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Pine Bunting at Dunnington – Updated

By YorkOC Posted on 22nd January 2017 Posted in Sightings

During last week, Terry Weston found a large flock of Yellowhammers at Intake Lane, Dunnington. On Friday, Chris Gomersall took a look, intrigued by the possibility of something interesting with them. He was rewarded by a brief glimpse of a …

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Michael Clegg Memorial Birdrace. Sunday 8th January 2017

By YorkOC Posted on 16th January 2017 Posted in Club News, Sightings, Trip Reports

A total of 18 teams took part this year covering their selected areas around Yorkshire. The recipients of this years sponsor money will be ‘The English Twite Recovery Project’ and will go towards helping Twite in Yorkshire. Many congratulations to …

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Waxwings and Wagtails

By YorkOC Posted on 6th January 2017 Posted in Sightings

York has had a decent couple of weeks of Waxwing sightings since Christmas. Following a couple of individual records in late autumn and early December, up to a dozen were seen near the Swan pub in the Bishopthorpe Road/Nunnery Lane …

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