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Category: Trip Reports

Home › Archive for Trip Reports

East Coast / NYM trip

By YorkOC Posted on 14th March 2020 Posted in Trip Reports

On 8th March, 11 met at Filey for the monthly trip. Highlights there were Purple Sandpipers on the Brigg, Red-throated Diver and Gannet out to sea plus several displaying Skylarks. It was very windy so we headed for Troutsdale where …

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Yorkshire Bird Race 2019

By YorkOC Posted on 8th January 2020 Posted in Club News, Trip Reports

The January field activity this year was once again taking part in the annual Michael Clegg Yorkshire Bird Race. This year’s beneficiary is Ryedale Wildlife Rehabilitation Centre run by Jean Thorpe. Four teams from York took part and it was …

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YOC December Trip

By YorkOC Posted on 20th December 2019 Posted in Trip Reports

This month’s trip, on 8th December, was a clockwise loop around the LDV. Starting at Bank Island, five of us spend a while looking through the geese for rarer species but only Greylags (about 200) and Canada Geese. Every hedgerow …

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Flamborough 10th Nov

By YorkOC Posted on 12th November 2019 Posted in Trip Reports

On Sunday 10th November, nine club members met at Flamborough Head for the November club trip. An hour’s seawatching in the new hide (thanks to the observatory) produced three or four Little Auks, at least 20 Red-throated Divers, Gannets, Common …

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Club Weekend Trip to Northumberland: 18th – 20th October 2019

By YorkOC Posted on 26th October 2019 Posted in Trip Reports

Seventeen of us headed to Northumberland for the Club’s autumn weekend away. Having met up at Stannington Farm Shop for a tasty breakfast en-route, we headed off in rain (the theme of the weekend) to RSPB Hauxley reserve – now …

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East Coast Trip 6th October

By YorkOC Posted on 6th October 2019 Posted in Trip Reports

You might think it would have been crazy to go out birding in the dire weather this morning, but four of us (Peter, Neil, Noel and myself) braved it and headed east to Flamborough. We had a great day with …

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YOC trip Hatfield Moor 15th September

By Duncan Bye Posted on 15th September 2019 Posted in Trip Reports

Seven members met at 8am in the main Hatfield Moor car park. It was a first ever club trip to this site and a first visit for many of the members. From the car park, 1-2 Green Woodpeckers were heard …

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Pocklington Canal evening walk

By YorkOC Posted on 7th August 2019 Posted in Trip Reports

On a very pleasant evening, 6th August, we had a successful walk along the canal between Hagg Bridge and Storwood. Wildlife recorded was: 3 juvenile kestrels 1 sparrowhawk 1 barn owl hunting 5 chiffchaffs 1 willow warbler 2 sedge warblers …

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YOC trip to Potteric Carr 9th June

By YorkOC Posted on 11th June 2019 Posted in Trip Reports

We met at YWT Potteric Carr Nature Reserve just before 9am to find that the road in front of the reserve was closed from 9am to 2pm due to a marathon. This meant that we had a very pleasant day …

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Spurn 12th May

By YorkOC Posted on 13th May 2019 Posted in Trip Reports

Spurn was lovely and sunny yesterday for the Club Trip – ten of us went and enjoyed a full day out – pity some of the rarities had moved on with clear skies on Saturday night and we dipped on …

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