Gazetteer can be downloaded from website
The annual report has for a number of years included a gazetteer of sites in the area, including OS grid references. A full list of these sites can now be downloaded as a pdf by clicking this button. If you …
Category: Sightings
For notable sightings
Nitter / X ( formerly Twitter)
We have managed to keep a link to X (formerly Twitter) timelines using Nitter for the last cople of months or so. Unfortunately, that has now come to an end and Nitter servers are all shutting down. See https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nitter. The …
Collared Pratincole at Wheldrake Ings
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 …
Savi’s Warbler at Heslington East
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 …
Reporting Rare and Scarce breeding birds in the York area
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)
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 …
Lockdown Red-rumped Swallow!
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 …
Hawfinches at Castle Howard
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 …
The Second York Gull Watch
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 …
Pine Bunting at Dunnington – Updated
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 …