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Category: Trip Reports

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SPURN 6th May 2018

By YorkOC Posted on 8th May 2018 Posted in Trip Reports

What a total contrast to our weekend trip to Norfolk the previous week – 14 of us met up at Kilnsea Wetlands in blazing sunshine and, increasingly hot, calm conditions. Although the wind increased a little as the day went …

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Club weekend to Norfolk via Frampton (Lincolnshire) 27th – 29th April 2018

By YorkOC Posted on 3rd May 2018 Posted in Trip Reports

Peter Watson (who lead the trip) neatly summed up the weekend as ‘Wet, windy and worthwhile’. Despite the almost continual rain for two days out of three, we came away with a very creditable total of around 120 species and …

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Staveley & Nosterfield

By YorkOC Posted on 10th April 2018 Posted in Trip Reports

14 of us had a good trip to Staveley and then on to Nosterfield on Sunday. In all, by the time I left, we had clocked up 69.5 species (the 0.5 being 2 White wagtails at Nosterfield). Other good birds …

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Dearne Valley trip 11th March

By YorkOC Posted on 11th March 2018 Posted in Trip Reports

Ten YOC members made the trip to the peoples republic of south yorkshire today, meeting up in the Broomhill Flash car park. We were greeting by good views of the long staying Hawfinch, while on the Flash were a few …

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Lower Derwent Valley trip

By YorkOC Posted on 12th February 2018 Posted in Trip Reports

On Sunday 11th Feb, ten of us met a Bank Island for a trip around the LDV. Highlights were: Bank Island 3 Little Egret 8 Barnacle Geese Wheldrake Ings 1 immature Peregrine 27 Curlew 1 Marsh Tit along the lane …

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Michael Clegg Memorial Yorkshire Bird Race 2018

By YorkOC Posted on 8th January 2018 Posted in Trip Reports

This year, we again had five teams covering the York recording area on 7th January. Paul Doherty summarised the day: “An excellent day’s birding for all the teams yesterday and by my count there were 102 species seen in the …

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East Coast – December 10th

By YorkOC Posted on 11th December 2017 Posted in Trip Reports

With most people being put off by the weather forecast, only three of us (Neil and Noel were the other two) who headed to Scarborough for the day on Sunday. There were a few snow flurries off the sea and …

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Alkborough trip

By YorkOC Posted on 13th November 2017 Posted in Trip Reports

Despite the cold wind, nine members left York for North Lincolnshire on Sunday 12th. Our first stop was overlooking Read’s Island where the numerous waders featured active flocks of Golden Plover and Dunlin with some Bar-tailed Godwit. Several skeins of …

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YOC trip to Arnside and Silverdale

By YorkOC Posted on 30th October 2017 Posted in Trip Reports

18 of us crossed the border into Lancashire for the trip (I know, it’s tough, but somebody has to risk it). The weather varied between glorious (Friday and Sunday) and on the grim side (Saturday). We took in Lancashire Wildlife …

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Trip to Spurn on Sunday 8th October

By YorkOC Posted on 10th October 2017 Posted in Trip Reports

Rather wondering if Spurn was going to be very quiet owing to the lack of easterly winds in the preceding week, sixteen of us nevertheless took a chance that something might be about. As the high tide was at 7.40 …

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