The new 2020 FBOG Annual Report has just been published and is now available to non-members: On sale now at £10 plus £3 p & p Contact Report Sales – Janet Robinson Tel. 01723 513991 Email: janetrobinson@yorkshire.net Also available from Wrays in Filey and Filey Post Office
The 1st was busy with 2 Whooper Swans south over Dams, and 4 Black Tailed Godwit, 4 Snipe, 1 Pintail, 1 Dabchick, 1 Swallow, and a Barn Owl at the Dams. At Hunmanby Gap one Swift, 30 Skylark, 5 Brambling, 25 Chaffinch, 9 Whooper Swan and over 1000 Siskin went south. Two Twite were in
Whilst much looked forward to, it was not one of our best Octobers, with westerlies dominating the month. Two Velvet Scoter were in the bay on 1st October. A Yellow-browed Warbler on 7th at Gristhorpe Bay was the first for the year. A probable Eastern Subalpine Warbler mistnetted on 10th at the Tip would be
Our AGM is at FBC Council Chambers, Filey at 1600h on Friday 19th November, at 52 Queen Street, Filey. All members welcome. Business shouldn't take long, and then we will adjourn to a local hostelry.
Family and friends gathered at FBOG’s Old Tip Nature Reserve on the 9th of October 2021 to attend the opening of the Heligoland Trap built in the memory of Peter Dunn. Over £8000 was raised by family, friends, and work colleagues at Naturetrek to fund the trap, built by volunteers who had willing given
A probable Eastern Subalpine Warbler was mistnetted and ringed at Filey in the morning of 10th October. Caught and processed at the Old Tip, it was released on the south side of Arndale. Only available to a lucky few at the time of release, it was a great return for the many hours that the
Family and friends gathered at FBOG’s Old Tip Nature Reserve on Saturday 9th of October 2021 to attend the opening of the Heligoland Trap built in the memory of Peter Dunn. Over £8000 was raised by family, friends, and work colleagues at Naturetrek to fund the trap, built by volunteers who had willingly given their
September started with a bang with a Fea's type Petrel north off the Brigg on 1st. Sea-watching was good for most of the month, with all the skuas, Sooty Shearwater and Manxies frequently seen. A Black Tern went past on 2nd, and another on 3rd. A Pied Flycatcher was in Church Ravine on 2nd, and
Migweek begins on 9th October, at various sites between Filey and Flamborough. Whilst FBOG applauds the aims of Migweek, FBOG has no involvement with any of the activities and events, other than the ringing sessions being put on at Filey during the week. These activities are the sole responsibility of the Migweek organisers, to whom
Filey has recently had two new additions to its birdlist. Cattle Egret was not unexpected, but American Golden Plover surely was, as was its method of detection. A Cattle Egret was photographed by Tony Simpson at Filey Dams on 7th July, but sadly did not linger, fading away like a Cheshire Cat. Another large white