eBird is used by some members to record species at Filey. For those that like to keep a site list or any other bird list in fact, it is very useful. Until now it was not easy to extract records for the annual Report, but Oli Metcalf has kindly offered to do this for us,
As of Monday 17th May the East Lea Reserve Hide and the Sea-watch Hide will be open for FBOG member's use. Please adhere to Government guidelines re Social Distancing. Stay safe and happy birding. Chris Hansell FBOG Chairman
The 2019 Filey Bird & Wildlife Report is on sale now! Priced at £10.00 + £3.00 P&P. Please contact Janet Robinson janetrobinson@yorkshire.net or call 01723 513 991.
The Seawatching hide on the Brigg and all the hides at Filey Dams are now closed, our members only reserve at East Lea is also closed. Please follow Government Guidelines and stay local. The FBOG Team
As you are aware North Yorkshire has been placed in Tier 3 and as such I have to inform you that the Sea Watch and East Lea hides will no longer be accessible from midnight on January 1st, with no exceptions. To ensure that we retain Observatory status and the prestige that goes with it,
Our Bird Gallery is active again, after some technical hitches. Its on the Sightings Tab. There are seven pages, which you can click through at the bottom of each page, Next or Previous. Enjoy!
FBOG is striving to keep our hides open, but we are concerned that some birders are not being respectful of others, in regard to Covid-19 and face-masks. To clarify, masks must be worn in the East Lea Hide if there is more than one person inside. Social distancing must also be adhered to. In the
The northerly winds of the past few days have bought a lot of seabirds close inshore, including all the skuas, Sooty and Manx Shearwaters, Storm Petrel. Little Terns and Brent Geese. Worth looking out to sea if you can. Carr Naze gives good views if you can't face the walk to the sea-watch hut!
The Dams has pulled in a great selection of waders with the new water regimes working their magic. We have had Temminck's Stint, Wood Sandpiper, Black-tailed Godwit, Greenshank, Ruff, Green Sandpiper, Little Stint and even summer-plumaged Knot. Drop in and see what's there. Passerines such as Pied Flycatcher and Wheatear are appearing on the coast,
An unexpected new Filey bird, a "Cory's Shearwater" that flew past on 9th July stood out because of its unusual white patch on its right wing, a result of feather loss. This feature enabled it to be tracked up the east coast to Scotland, where it was found in the Firth of Forth on 9th