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  1. pete seaman

    Yorkshire Birding

    Yes I now see what the problem would be,I was picturing something on the lines of the old York plant. We often use the A168 as a quieter route alongside the A1M looks like that option will have gone if this goes through. The ownership might give local people a few sleepless night as ME countries...
  2. pete seaman

    Yorkshire Birding

    Keith,the sugar beet plant cannot be as big a blot as the incinerator just up the road along the old red wall. If the plant went ahead surely local farmers would grow beet as they did until the old York factory closed. Spent many an hour in days gone by hoeing out the weeds among young beet...
  3. pete seaman

    Yorkshire Birding

    It would have been nice if Charlie knew about the Spoonbills on his patch. I first met him down the bottom of Cut Lane long before I was aware of RSPB wardens as a species. It was people like Charlie that really impressed me with their knowledge of bird life.
  4. pete seaman

    Yorkshire Birding

    Thanks for that update,I'm always interested in any sightings in the area as it comes under our club,Nidderdale Birdwatchers,recording area.
  5. pete seaman

    Yorkshire Birding

    Not sure if you have tried Timble yet Keith but recent reports have given better sightings along with Nightjar just up the road at Stainburn Forest. The easiest access is from Norwood Lane car park between Beckwithshaw and Bland Hill,easy walk in to the cleared area.
  6. pete seaman

    Yorkshire Birding

    Some of our members were there Saturday and had them roding along the main track quite early on,about 8pm. It had been a showery day so that may have affected their timing. They were also seen in the Bewerly area near P.Bridge the same evening.
  7. pete seaman

    Yorkshire Birding

    Sounds like you had a good day Mark.
  8. pete seaman

    Yorkshire Birding

    Sorry to miss this Linda but we will be in Northumberland watching Little Terns hopefully. We have passed the info round our club,Nidderdale Birdwatchers.
  9. pete seaman

    Yorkshire Birding

    Thanks for the update Tim,we may have to just hope for the best for thre club walk next week.Stainburn has been good last couple of years and I have not time to do an evening recce, Should get Woodcock for them to watch though and maybe your Barn Owl will show.
  10. pete seaman

    Yorkshire Birding

    We are taking a bird club group one evening later in the month probably Stainburn where we did well last year actually seeing birds as well as hearing them.
  11. pete seaman

    Yorkshire Birding

    Has anyone had Nightjar yet in the Washburn /Harrogate area ?
  12. pete seaman

    Yorkshire Birding

    We had at least 3 singing male Wood Warblers at Bolton Abbey yesterday,about 400 yards upstream of the bridge at Cavendish.An old tree with a fantastic show of roots at the side of the path is a good marker for location.
  13. pete seaman

    Yorkshire Birding

    Just had info from Rodley ref. this event Linda,it was been forwarded round all our members in Nidderdale Birdwatchers,hope at least some of us can support it.
  14. pete seaman

    Yorkshire Birding

    Hope we can support this Linda and pass it round our little club in Nidderdale. By the way was it you at Flask Lake the other day for the R.N.Grebe ?
  15. pete seaman

    Yorkshire Birding

    Like Keith, my year list at 166 was my worst for yonks,mainly restricted through health but good thing most of them were Yorkshire birds. Must try harder this year and aim for 200 minimum.
  16. pete seaman

    Yorkshire Birding

    Not sure how you got on Linda,we only managed a couple of hours in late afternoon at Nosterfield,plenty of run of the mill stuff and nice to get Merlin and Peregrine on the 1st of the year.
  17. pete seaman

    Yorkshire Birding

    A Happy New year to all you Yorkshire birders out, have a great 2016 with a shed load of lifers !! Stay safe folks.
  18. pete seaman

    Yorkshire Birding

    There is still a lek near Langdon Beck,at least I hope so as our club has just booked a trip to see the lek through Natural England in April '16. The Shaw Farm birds are probably the mast reliable ones I know,we often sit watching them while having lunch in the car parked on a flat bit of ground...
  19. pete seaman

    Yorkshire Birding

    Hi Geordie,welcome to birding in Gods own County !! It may be worth getting local Ordnance Survey maps and explore the dales running up to the moors above Helmsley.Although most of our birding is done in the dales we do try to visit the Moors.Winter may a good time for looking out for raptors...
  20. pete seaman

    Yorkshire Birding

    We were there yesterday and there seemed to be neither sight nor sound of Wood Warbler,still plenty of other stuff as usual.Great views of Nuthatch feeding young on a branch just behind the Strid Cafe.
  21. pete seaman

    Yorkshire Birding

    Has anyone been to Stainburn Forest outside Beckwithshaw recently,last year it was good for Woodcock and Nightjars, are the Nightjars back ? I seem to have volunteered for an evening club field trip next month (some of us never learn !!)
  22. pete seaman

    Yorkshire Birding

    Neil,the Monty's were show all day when we were there today plus Hobby,Garganey and Yellow Wag.
  23. pete seaman

    Yorkshire Birding

    Scar House Ouzels have been back about a week now,one male was calling very close to the c.p. there on Thursday when we were up.
  24. pete seaman

    Yorkshire Birding

    Linda,if it is the bird I am thinking of it wanders upstream as far as Killinghall bridge/Ripley.We see one matching this on a regular basis but can only make it into a very pale Common Buzzard. Not as pale as one seen above Gouthwaite last week,almost white gives a few of our members a headache...
  25. pete seaman

    Yorkshire Birding

    Good value,even better if you have a carful.I am so bad on an early morning in recent times that it is worth paying for car park that starting early to get a free parking spot at Barden Bridge
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