Fifteen of us ‘did’ Hes East this morning. The weather was much better than the birds! We only managed 32 species, none of them unexpected. We struggled to have even a glimpse of a Reed Warbler for example, and Swallows …
An enjoyable day was had by the 22 attendees today firstly visiting Stamford Bridge Flash at the southern side of the Derwent a short way along the riverside path towards Buttercrambe Mill. 46 species were seen here including Spotted Flycatcher, …
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Five of us met this morning at Welburn church and walked from there into the Castle Howard estate. It was a warm, later very warm, morning, but still with enough birds singing and active to keep us occupied. An early …
Ten of us met up at the Ship Inn, Newington where we spent a few minutes watching the wetlands behind the car park, picking up some ducks, geese and Common Terns, while a couple of Cuckoos flew across. We then …
Ten of us had a most enjoyable day in the Spurn area. First of all we visited Kilnsea Wetlands where there was a Sedge Warbler by the car park, a small selection of ducks with Swallows and Sand Martins flying …
A successful field trip with a total of 15 people. We covered Yearsley Moor in the morning and had 40 species there with the highlight probably being a minimum of 13 Crossbills, plenty of Siskin and Lesser Redpoll, plus a …
Thanks to Neil and Noel for organising the walk. It was good to see such a healthy turnout of Club members: 24 people came along, it was great to welcome those who were on their first trip. Paul has collated …
Following the Bird race, Paul Doherty said: “Please see below for an update on the 2023 Birdrace. A great result and my sincere thanks to everyone in the York area who either took part or donated or did both. Seven …
After a hiatus owing to the pandemic, we ran a photographic competition again this year in person on 6th December. Not so many people had been able to travel abroad so there were two categories. Also there were fewer entries …