The post https://yorkbirding.org.uk/recent-website-updates/ gave an update about some improvements to the website and included information about using Nitter to view the X (formerly Twitter) timelines. Unfortunately, it appears that this solution will not last for much longer. Nitter uses some …
10 hardy members braved the rain to meet at the Bank Island car park at 8am. Two more members joined us as we made our way round the valley.With water levels still rising there was no access to the hides …
YOC field trip to the LDV on Sunday 11th February 2024 Read more »
A good turn out of 15 members met up in the North Duffield Carrs this morning & with the weather being thankfully dry & calm we headed for the viewing platform. The water levels were very high, with only small …
Field trip to the southern end of the LDV – 10th December Read more »
The YOC photo competition was held on 5th December when Emanuela shared 163 photos taken by members over the last 12 months. There were three categories for voting by members present, and the roll of honour was: York recording area …
Early atmospheric mist greeted eighteen of us at North Cave Wetlands for today’s field meeting, this cleared later and, though it was chilly, it was a glorious morning to be out. A good selection of common duck, farmland and hedgerow …
18 of us had a wonderful trip to Northumberland over the weekend. The weather was fantastic and the birding excellent. Not everybody saw everything, but the cumulative list reached 119 once Monday’s sightings were included. The rarest bird was the …
Nineteen of us met at Spurn Head yesterday and enjoyed a really memorable day. I had described it beforehand as arguably the best migration site on mainland Britain and it certainly lived up to that billing. Major arrivals (or “falls”) …
Fifteen people met up for the outing, noting reasonable numbers of Swallows and some House Martins as we parked, these were seen in good numbers through the day. We started with a sea watch from the top of the cliffs: …