Teesdale trip 3rd April
We convened at the Black Grouse Lek site between 6.30 am and 7am (some people wisely having chosen to stay in the area, they got to lie in to 6 am) and were treated to probably the best lek ever …
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Dearne Valley trip
A bright, sunny day (though bitingly cold when the wind did get up a bit) saw 13 of us head to the Dearne Valley on Sunday 6th March. We met at Broomhill Flash car park and spent about 40 minutes …
February’s trip change of date
Paul posted the following on the YorkBirding email group this afternoon: I’m really sorry about this, but all three of my main weather sources (Met Office, BBC and XC Weather) show winds in the 40 to 50mph range at midday …
Michael Clegg Memorial Birdrace 2022
This year the Michael Clegg Memorial Birdrace was again run as a green event with cars only permitted to get to the start. Of the 29 teams who sent scores back to the organiser, eight were from the York area. …
Castle Howard trip 12th December
A total of 3 of us met up (thank to Bob & Noel for keeping me company) in the Castle Howard car park at 8am this morning. A walk down to the entrance of the Arboretum failed to produce a …
East Coast trip November 7th
Seven members met up at a windy Filey for the November trip which turned out more to be about quality rather than quantity, certainly in the afternoon. We checked the bay and the rougher sea to the north as well …
YOC Trip to Spurn on Sunday 10th October 2021
With the winds in the wrong direction, rarities were not on the menu for the day, but good weather always helps and it stayed fine and often sunny, with relatively little wind all day. The total species count was c. …
East Coast trip – September
On Sunday September 12th, we met at Flamborough Head for the first full day field meeting since March 2020. There was a good turnout including several people who had not been on a trip before, which was really nice. We …
East Coast / NYM trip
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 …
Yorkshire Bird Race 2019
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 …