December trip – LDV, 6th Dec
A mere five of us defied the blustery start to the day, which turned out to be an excellent decision. Despite strong winds at the start of the day and a short squally shower (whilst we were sheltered in …
Category: Trip Reports
November Outing
8 Members defied the forecast on Sunday. With nothing outstanding reported from the coast on Saturday there was no obvious preferred site but with heavy rains and strong winds from midday it was agreed to go to Saltholme because of the …
Northumberland weekend trip
Ten members went on a long weekend to Northumberland based on Seahouses from 23rd to 25th October. Unfortunately the recent easterly winds had changed into the west a few days before and most of the migrants had moved on. The bad rain forecast …
October club trip to Spurn
The club’s East Coast trip headed for Spurn today with 10 people. First stop was the Easington cemetery but that was quiet so then on to Sammy’s Point where there were large numbers of Goldcrests in the bushes. On the Humber there was …
September East Coast trip, Sunday 6th
As not much had been reported in the region aside from passage birds over the sea, we decided on a round trip for the day starting off at Flamborough lighthouse and ending at North Cave Wetlands (the advertised destination). 13 …
Heslington East evening walk Sept 3rd
Despite the rain and black clouds overhead, 17 of us joined John Lawton on the Club’s evening walk round Heslington East last night. It was great to be joined by new members of the club too. Apart from one notable …
June trip to Ampleforth and Hawnby
On a fine, sunny day, the club trip on 7th June saw us start off at Yearsley Moor, where 14 of us met Jonathan Pomroy, who led us on a walk through the woods and down to the lakes. Whilst …