East Coast trip – 8th March
25 of us met at Scalby Mills on the north side of Scarborough in cool, grey conditions. The tide had recently peaked and a flock of Wigeon were close inshore, whilst a few Common Scoter flew across the bay. A …
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Heslington East / LDV trip 7th Dec
Morning Eleven of us gathered at the Outgang Car Park this morning for a walk along the southern (private) shore of Hes East lake, with the intention of moving on to Wheldrake around mid-day when Duncan would take over. The …
Staveley and Ripon City Wetlands – 09/11/25
26 of us gathered at the car park at Staveley Nature Reserve yesterday morning (9th November) and having split into two groups we proceeded to explore the reserve. The fog was reluctant to clear, but eventually relented and we ended …
Spurn / Kilnsea 12th October
The Spurn trip is usually very popular and this was no different with twenty three members starting our birding near the gate at the Warren to look through the waders as the tide came in. Though the visibility was poor …
Flamborough Head 8th September
19 of us met at Flamborough Head at 8am (though the count was a little higher according to Duncan!). A Wheatear perched on a chimney pot was a good start. We headed down to the fog station with a keen …
Blacktoft Sands 3rd August
Twelve of us met at Blacktoft on Sunday morning (in the rain, but it soon cleared). The birding was excellent. Highlights included: Good wader numbers and species on the eastern lagoons. Black-tailed godwits, Green sandpipers, and Spotted redshanks were showing …
Pocklington Canal 22nd July
Fifteen Club members met at Hagg Bridge, between Sutton-on-Derwent and Storwood, at 6.30 for an evening walk down the west side of the Canal. In pleasant sunny but slightly cooler weather, and having split into two groups, we started rather …
Allerthorpe Common walk 6th July
The club walk at Allerthorpe Common this morning started at 8am, just as the clouds were beginning to thicken up. From the gate by the car park, we walked the southern perimeter within the woodland, noting several species calling and …
Wykeham Forest & Bempton Cliffs
This month’s club trip on 8th June started with a morning at Wykeham Forest. There were sixteen in the group and, having discussed our surprise at how many trees had been felled by the raptor viewpoint car park, we started …