Yorkshire Birding (8 Viewers)

[Hunsletlad]

On holiday at Primrose Valley and weve been visited by Shore Larks, I dont know how common they are but theyve made my day. B

 

[liverpool_bob]

Would be a nice armchair tick if a little unexpected. Was an instructive bird in the field and nice to see the biometrics proving more robust than plumage characters.

What's the rules here? If you see a bird and you cannot identify it yourself, can you tick it?

 

[James Thomas]

On holiday at Primrose Valley and weve been visited by Shore Larks, I dont know how common they are but theyve made my day. B

Nice one, stuck a preliminary report on Birdguides, where are they and how many?

 

[birdieboy123]

What's the rules here? If you see a bird and you cannot identify it yourself, can you tick it?

There are no rules, it's your list, tick what you want

 

[Mike Richardson]

There are no rules, it's your list, tick what you want

Tell that to the listing police when they kick down your door at 2am! Ticking birds on DNA evidence - whatever next?!

 

[Hotspur]

Tell that to the listing police when they kick down your door at 2am! Ticking birds on DNA evidence - whatever next?!

Did you tick the Amur falcon?

 

[Mike Richardson]

Did you tick the Amur falcon?

8-P 8-P 8-P

 

[AndyK]

Went up to 27, good up there at the moment, a tit flock had two goldcrest and a willow tit, a green woodpecker still up there, redwings, bullfinches usual stuff. No waxwings there (yet).

Do you mean junction 27? if you do where abouts do you mean?

 

[liverpool_bob]

There are no rules, it's your list, tick what you want

Quite agree... nowadays I only keep a patch list and don't twitch so I have no competitive interest, just curious what the norm was. A cursory glance at some rarity threads suggests to me there are rules.

 

[James Thomas]

A cursory glance at some rarity threads suggests to me there are rules.

Do you mean my Maribou Stork has to come off the list?

 

[liverpool_bob]

Do you mean my Maribou Stork has to come off the list?

Depends - did you identify it?

 

[Hunsletlad]

Nice one, stuck a preliminary report on Birdguides, where are they and how many?

There were a pair on the south side of the Haven holiday site.

 

[Simmo1111]

Just a quick 'heads up' for any of you guys who aren't aware ...

BBC4 at 9pm this coming Monday .. They are showing a documentary called 'Twitchers .. A Very British Obsession' ..

Could be quite good viewing !

Hopefully it will have been made in good taste of course as opposed to poking fun and ridiculing this very serious matter ... :t:

 

[James Thomas]

Depends - did you identify it?

Oh yes, my wife read the book - there was one on the cover. Anyway it had landed in a small enclosure and someone must have seen it already 'cause there was this plaque which had it's name. I'm still having it as self found though.

 

[James Thomas]

There were a pair on the south side of the Haven holiday site.

Cheers!

 

[AndyMc]

gonna be based in whitby at weekend. is there a spot near there i can get rough legged buzzard? I will be using mostly yhte bus and some feet action to get it. AM guessing most of the sites would be nowhere near transport?

I know the whitby to scarborough bus is REALLY slow. is it worth going to filey to see if anything is about?

advice appreciated )

Me too:t:
Rough legged Goths would be no problem, this weekend especially.:-O Wor lass'll be one of them .

No good for public transport but there's definately one here (if a bus does go by, get off at the arrow :-O), as has been for the last few years at the very least ( my annual trip), though a little further afield.

 

[rentoncharman]

Good views of Rough-legged buzzards at Sleddale today where as many as four different birds has been reported. Got some closer shots today showing a better view of facial features and a couple of shots of a Rough-legged buzzard coming in for a kill which I think it missed.

 

[AndyMc]

Happy to buy a pint if any local birders fancy a chat in the black horse?

Little Angel B Friday
Say hello. I'll be the hippy, accompanied by the wife with the bright pink hair & nine inch boots :eek!:.
I'm not local (or bird wise) though, so you don't have to buy me a pint .

 

[AndyMc]

Good views of Rough-legged buzzards at Sleddale today ...............

See, I told ya Woodhorn:smoke:

Good to see some good pics Renton - lucky begger :t:

 

[northernloon]

Cracking pictures Renton