Dusky Warbler, Easington, November 2018 - John Hewitt
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Sunday 18 November 2018
Monday 5 November 2018
Rough-legged Buzzards are currently arriving in the UK in force, look out for the striking plumage and hovering behaviour though be aware that Common Buzzards can also hover for long spells.
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Rough-legged Buzzard, Kilnsea, Nov 2018 - Alan Whitehead |
Rough-legged Buzzard, Kilnsea, November 2018 - John Hewitt
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Rough-legged Buzzard, Kilnsea, November 2018 - John Hewitt |
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Shore Lark, Easington Lagoons, Nov 2018 - Rich Swales |
Saturday 3 November 2018
Thursday 1 November 2018
Monday 29 October 2018
Sunday 21 October 2018
Yorkshire (and indeed British) birders were thrown into
frenzy late Sunday (14th October 2018) afternoon when a swift with a
white rump was discovered hawking over Hornsea Mere. Initially it was thought
to be a Pacific Swift but closer study and photographs confirmed it to be the
first ever British record of White-rumped Swift. Whilst a number of birders
managed to see the bird late Sunday, sadly it had disappeared the next day
leaving hundreds of disappointed would be admirers. Although the record will be
heavily scrutinised by the relevant authorities we do not envisage a problem
with acceptance of this bird and have thus decided to allow it to be counted
for the purpose of the Yorkshire Listers League
(should the record eventually fail to make the grade then of course it
would have to be removed). White-rumped Swift should be added to your Yorkshire
Listers League list after Little Swift. If you were one of those fortunate enough
to connect with it then please let us know so we can add it to your tally.
The new email address to submit your additions or request a copy of the list is yorkshirebirding1@gmail.com
White-rumped Swift, Hornsea Mere, October 2018 - John Hewitt
Friday 27 July 2018
PLEASE NOTE NEW EMAIL ADDRESS FOR YORKSHIRE LISTERS LEAGUE
The new email address to submit your additions or request a copy of the new BOU/IOC Yorkshire list is yorkshirebirding1@gmail.com Please be aware that the old address has been closed (without our knowledge) for quite a long time so if you have submitted or requested anything and not had a reply you need to do so again. We realise there has been quite a lot of bird action in Yorkshire recently and no doubt there are a good few emails / additions gone AWOL so please accept our sincere apologies for this.
There has been loads of avian action for the Yorkshire lister during July including this Franklin's Gull which has been playing cat and mouse at Scaling Dam though slow but sure, many Yorkshire listers have caught up with this bird, the first to twitched in the County since December 1991. With the weekend ahead and the bird seemingly settled into some kind of routine expect more movement in the Yorkshire Listers League.
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Franklin's Gull, Scaling Dam, July 2018 - Rich Willison
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Franklin's Gull, Scaling Dam, July 2018 - Rich Willison
Sunday 15 July 2018
PLEASE NOTE NEW EMAIL ADDRESS FOR YORKSHIRE LISTERS LEAGUE
The new email address to submit your additions or request a copy of the list is yorkshirebirding1@gmail.com Please be aware that the old address has been closed (without our knowledge) for quite a long time so if you have submitted or requested anything and not had a reply you need to do so again. We realise there has been quite a lot of bird action in Yorkshire recently and no doubt there are a good few emails / additions gone AWOL so please accept our sincere apologies this.
Saturday 12 May 2018
Monday 1 January 2018
As most of you will know the British Ornithologists' Union
(BOU) has announced that as of today (January 1st 2018) it will follow the
International Ornithological Congress (IOC) World Bird List for taxonomic
decisions, including all species on the British list. As the Yorkshire Listers
League has always adhered to BOU taxonomic decisions this will have some
implications to Yorkshire listers. It is our intention to update the Yorkshire
listers league list very soon and this will be made available to you in the
usual way so as you can update your list accordingly. We will also publish a
brief explanation of the main changes that currently affect the Yorkshire list.
- Watch this space!
Desert Wheatear, Whitby, December 2017 - Rich Willison
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