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List last updated 16th July 2013. If you have added a species to your list please let us know immediately eg. A. Lister, Siberian Rubythroat, Holmpton, 25th October. Total now 399. Do not assume we know your list needs adding to as this will only be done when you notify us. Thanks.
1. Dave Hursthouse 397
2. Andy Gibson 396
3. Geoff Dobbs 392
4. John Hewitt 389
=5. Dave Britton 388
=5. Steve Exley 388
7. Pete Piringer 384
8. Mike Bayldon 383
=9. Roy Lyon 381
=9.
=11. Tim Isherwood 380
=11. Garry
=13. Rich Swales 377
=13. Glyn Taylor 377
15. Brian Fendley 376
16. Richard Willison 374
17. Stephen Elliott 373
=18. Keith Rotherham 372
=18. Ian Smith 372
=20. John Dale 371
=20.
22. Gary Dayes 370
23. Chris Harris 365
=24. John W Cooper 361
=24. Steve Lawton 361
26. Nigel Stewart 360
27. Richard Bayldon 359
=28. L.G.R. Evans 357
=28. Pete Greaves 357
30. Mark Spedding 355
=31. Brian Armitage 351
=31. Pete Wragg 351
33. Dave Beaumont 350
34. Nick Morgan 349
35. Joanne Richardson 348
36. Darren AP Ward 347
37. Gareth Picton 345
38. Graham Megson 342
39. Simon Mitchie 341
40. Mark Reeder 333
41. Chris Johnson 332
=42. Dave Goate 331
=42. George Watola 331
44. Ady Zabukas 329
45. Ken Roberts 328
46. Mike Pilsworth 324
47. David Lawton 323
48. Nick Dawtrey 321
49. Kris Dutheridge 317
50. Jonathon Wasse 316
51. Robin Hopper 312
52. Nathan Pickering 311
53. Roger Kay 303
54. James Spencer 297
55. Ian Hey 296
56. Neil Senior 289
57. Michael Bell 279
58. Keith Dickinson 267
59. Simon Pearce 259
60. Ken Graham 239
61. Daniel Langston 236
As many of you may now be aware, the latest issue of Yorkshire Birding (Volume 21, no 4) will be the last to be published. Subscription copies have now been posted out and if you are due to any refund this will be included. There are several reasons why we have taken this decision, including the fact that with spiralling costs (particularly postage) and falling subscriptions we would have been forced into further price increases, pushing the price per issue to what we believe would have been an unrealistic ask, particularly in the current climate. We would like to think that over the past 21 years Yorkshire Birding has filled a niche for Yorkshire birders and are proud of this fact, as, to the best of our knowledge, this has been enjoyed by no other county. We are of course eternally grateful to all those who have supported the magazine in any way either by contributing to the content of the magazine or simply by purchasing a copy. Perhaps the biggest change in birding since Yorkshire Birding was first published has been the arrival of the internet which in turn has meant that much of the material published in the magazine is now available online, and often almost instantly. Perhaps this is the way forward for Yorkshire Birding? Whatever the case, we do feel there is a need for new blood, so if anyone out there fancies a crack at it please do not hesitate to get in touch, as we would be only too pleased to assist in any way possible. In the meantime we will continue to update the Yorkshire Listers League Table on this blog and will also be pleased to publish any photos, drawings, articles, or news snippet’s you might wish to contribute too. Please email any contributions or correspondence to yorkshirebirding@blueyonder.co.uk For now, all that remains to be said is a big thank you to you all and of course, good Yorkshire birding!
CONTENTS
75 News and Editorial
78 The Gull-billed Tern at Tophill Low - Martin Hodges
82 ‘American Black Tern’ at Spurn - The first Yorkshire record - Tom McKinney, Mike Pilsworth and Adam Hutt
85 Seasonal Summary
98 Mr Lister’s Gossip Column
100 Too close for comfort - Great Black-backed Gulls breeding in Scarborough - The first Yorkshire record. - Phil Willey, Ron H. Appleby, John and Davlyn Gibson
105 The Arctic Warbler at Flamborough - Andrew Malley
109 RSPB News – Tim Melling
110 Yorkshire Birder Profile - Graham Megson
1 The 3 number references are Volume, Issue, Page.
2 Items which feature in most or all issues (Seasonal Summaries, RSPB News and the Editorial snippets on the first few pages) are omitted to save space as are general entertainment items (quizzes, crosswords, comic strips etc.).
3 The articles 'A Yorkshire Birders Diary', which have complemented the Seasonal Summaries in each issue since Volume 6, have also been excluded. These have been contributed by John Hewitt (1997 and 1998), Frank Moffatt (1999), John Beaumont (2000) and
Damian Money (2002), John Horton (2003), Darren Starkey (2006 and 2008)
4 Mr Listers Gossip Column (in every issue since Volume 8, Number 2) is also excluded.
5 The sections involving bird species are listed in Voous order (still used by Birding World) rather than the somewhat volatile systems which have replaced this in recent years. Other sections are broadly in alphabetic order.
Category Page
General Articles 2
Accounts of rare birds in
YNU articles 11
Site Guides 12
Where to see scarce birds in
General letters 13
Letters on specific species 14
Reviews (books and other publications) 15
Field tests and product reviews 16
Mystery bird articles 16
Club focus 17
Obituaries 17
Photo spot 19
Article Author Reference
A Change in the recording area at Spurn Andy Roadhouse 21,2,39
A Recorders plea Paul Morris 7,4,118
A taste of visible migration Clive Mckay 18,2,59
Autumn east coast fall (request for information) Pete Dunn 7,3,83
Autumn visible migration over the Shibden Valley Peter Smith 10,2,53
Avian fauna of
BBRC rarities not yet seen in Yorkshire Dave Britton 12,1,35
Bird collisions with overhead power lines Dave Waddington 8,1,22
Bird conservation at Flamborough Bird Observatory
Bird recording in
Birding on the Net for
Birding the Net Pete Nash 7,3,102
Breeding Bird Survey (
Breeding Bird Survey (
Breeding Bird Survey (
Broomhill Flash acquired by new conservation organisation Editors 12,1,17
Broomhill Flash winter bird feeding project John Hewitt 1,4,121
BTO Frank Moffat 1,4,125
Contentious species in Yorkshire Graham Speight 4,1,8
Diary of past rarities in
Diary of past rarities in
Diary of past rarities in
Diary of past rarities in
Earliest dates for summer migrants in Yorkshire Editors 2,1,17
Enclosed upland breeding wader survey in
End of an era (Filey sewer outfall) Paul Scanlon 10,1,12
Flamborough Bird Observatory (bird conservation update)
Foot and Mouth and its effects on birding John McLoughlin 10,1,3
Friday night fever Barry Garganey 5,3,96
Have I got news for you (new
Have I got news for you (new
Have I got news for you – Predictions Table David Hursthouse 19,3,86
How to tell if your partner is a birder
Listomania Barry Garganey 5,4,145
May 9th 11, best ever spring
Michael Clegg Memorial Bird Race 1996 James Lowen 5,4,135
Michael Clegg Memorial Bird Race 1998 Anon 7,1,26
Millennium year listing in
More than half a century ago –
North Yorkshire Forest Bird Study Group M J Carroll 2,1,22
November 2000 fall at Filey Lez Gillard 9,4,126
One hundred plus John Hewitt 14,1,7
Peak Malpractice Editors 15,1,9
Peak Malpractice Update Editors 16,2,47
Potential firsts for
Potential passerine additions to British List (1) Peter Kennerley 6,4,138
Article Author Reference
Potential passerine additions to British List (2) Peter Kennerley 7,1,20
Potential passerine additions to British List (3) Peter Kennerley 7,2,51
Proposed wind farm at South Gare Dave Britton 12,2,61
Ringing and researching the
River watching (Part 1 - Seabirds) John Ward 1,3,73
River watching (Part 2 - Wildfowl) John Ward 1,4,104
River watching (Part 3 - Waders) John Ward 2,1,12
River watching (Part 4 - Passerines) John Ward 2,4,133
Save
Sea Watching Brett Richards 1,1,8
SK 58 Birders Rob Hardcastle 2,1,33
Spoutings about
Spring American waders in Yorkshire
Spring visible migration in
Spring visible migration over the Shibden Valley Peter J. W. Smith 11,4,127
Spurn Bird Observatory needs friends Ian Glaves 12,1,12
Spurn’s big spring fall Andy Roadhouse 17,2,62
Spurn - watching migration in action
Spurn - watching migration in action – an update Adam Hutt 17,1,2
The fight to save Ferrymoor Peter Middleton 6,1,25
The RSPB vision for the Dearne Valley Tim Melling 11,3,92
The Tadcaster Rarities Editors 13,1,32
The Tadcaster Rarities Tim Melling 14,3,79
The
VC61 Rare Bird Report recent decisions Geoff Dobbs 8,2,54
Visible migration through the SE Pennines Keith Clarkson 3,2,48
Volunteer and Farmer
What's in a bird's name (Part 1)
What's in a bird's name (Part 2)
What's in a bird's name (Part 3)
What's in a bird's name (Part 4)
Why study birds for a long time? Dave Pearce 14,4,116
Year listing 1994 (Part 1)
Year listing 1994 (Part 2)
Year listing 1994 (Part 3)
Year listing 1994 (Part 4)
Article Author Reference
Ostrich at Old Denaby - will it get accepted? Peter Nash 7,1,18
Inland divers in
Blue Fulmars at Flamborough Head Brett Richards 13,1,16
Blue Fulmars at Flamborough Head in January 2012 Brett Richards 21,1,33
Great Shearwaters off the
Storm Petrel ringing on the
Shags at
Roosting behaviour of Bitterns (locating them) Graham Speight 3,1,35
White Storks in
Proposed Review of Yorkshire Bean Goose records Geoff Dobbs 12,4,143
Unprecedented influx of White-fronted Geese John McLoughlin 2,1,9
A problematic Wigeon resolved Brett Richards 2,3,88
Continuing the female Bufflehead saga Andy Gibson 7,2,59
Mystery of the Honey Buzzard invasion Peter Middleton 9,3,96
Honey Buzzards in
Wintering Hen Harriers in the
A successful Hen Harrier breeding record in the Yorkshire Dales Paul Irving 12,1,27
Attempted breeding of Montagu’s Harrier on Fylingdales Moor John Edwards 18,3,76
Gouthwaite's Goldies (Golden Eagles) June Atkinson 6,1,19
Oh them Golden Pheasants (
Breeding Corncrakes in
Avocets breeding in Yorkshire Andrew Grieve 2,1,20
Stone Curlews in
Little Ringed Plover at Swillington in 1946 Geoffrey Carr 8,1,27
Kentish Plovers in
Yorkshire Lapwing populations Andy Wilson 8,1,18
Mediterranean Gulls attempted breeding at Fairburn Ings Richard Swales 4,3,88
The World’s oldest Mediterranean Gull? Dave Britton 11,4,141
Large concentrations of Little Gulls at Hornsea Mere autumn 2006 Roy Lyon 15,3,80
Lesser Black-backed Gulls breeding at Old Moor in 2011 & 2012 Wragg & Hewitt 21,2,62
Herring Gulls with yellow legs Mike
More Herring Gulls with yellow legs Nick Morgan 6,3,98
A review of Yorkshire Caspian Gull records YNURC 13,4,127
Great Black-backed Gulls breeding Scarborough (
Ross’s Gulls in Yorkshire
Previous records of Lesser Crested Tern John McLoughlin 2,2,54
Record Common Tern passage at Spurn during autumn 2006 Paul Collins 15,4,111
Little Terns at Easington Lagoons Ziggy
Little Terns at Easington in 1998 Mike Pilsworth 7,3,98
Breeding Little Terns at Beacon Lagoons in 2005 (a summary) Paul Collins 14,3,74
Breeding Little Terns at Beacon Lagoons during 2004 Mike Coverdale 14,1,11
Inland records of Razorbill in
Little Auk displacement January 1995 John McLoughlin 4,1,15
Article Author Reference
What's happening to the Dovekies? Paul Bradley 4,4,126
Ring-necked Parakeets in
The status of Ring-necked Parakeets in Yorkshire David Hursthouse 20,1,30
Hepatic Cuckoos Tim Melling 6,1,22
Eagle Owl at Wath Ings in March 1995 Nick Addey 4,1,16
An early Nightjar for
2008 Nightjar survey of the Humberhead Peatlands NNR Peter Middleton 17,3,104
Nightjar numbers on Wharncliffe Heath Quinton/McCarthy 4,1,22
Management of lowland heaths for Nightjars Peter Middleton 4,3,98
Nightjars in
2007 Nightjar survey of the Humberhead Peatlands NNR Peter Middleton 16,2,39
Night bird (Nightjar) Frank Oates 16,2,41
A Spurn Swift wreck Pete Alker 14,2,63
Unidentified Swift at Flamborough Head Brett Richards 3,3,106
The Black Lark on Anglesey, a new bird for
Return of Woodlark as a
Hybrid Swallow/House Martins in
Yellow Wagtails in the
Aberrant Yellow Wagtail at Filey Dams Lez Gillard 5,2,71
Year of the Urban
Colour-ringing Waxwings in
White-spotted Bluethroats in
Rare Warblers in Yorkshire 1967-1992 (Cettia etc) Slack and
Cetti’s Warbler breeding at Tophill Low NR (1st for
Breeding Marsh Warblers in
Booted Warblers in
Rare Warblers in
Rare Warblers in Yorkshire 1967-1992 (Phylloscopus) Slack and
Bars and stripes - the invasion of the sprites Graham Speight 13,2,53
Hume's Warbler - a closer look John Hewitt 9,4,127
Hooded Crows in
Filey Tree Sparrow project Phil Mountain 7,4,130
Influx of Arctic and Mealy Redpolls in
Breeding Common Rosefinches in
Unprecedented numbers of Hawfinches at Firbeck Hall Andy Hirst 15,1,3
Trick or treat? The Rock Bunting at
Yellow-breasted Buntings in Yorkshire Syd Cochrane 3,3,84
A case for the Flamborough Meadow Bunting Andrew Lassey 8,2,64
Do you know Corn Bunting? (Easington 21 Sept 1996) Graham Speight 5,3,109
Species Site Dates Reference
Pacific Diver Farnham Gravel Pits 12th Jan to 1st Feb 07 16,1,10
White-billed Diver Cloughton Wyke 8th February 03 12,1,22
Pied-billed Grebe Skelton Lake 14th to 30th June 97 6,2,47
Black-browed Albatross Spurn 22nd September 02 11,3,99
Black-browed Albatross Flamborough Head 26th May 10 19,2,50
Soft-plumaged Petrel Flamborough Head 18th September 94 4,2,66
Fea's Petrel Flamborough Head 12th June 99 8,2,72
Short-tailed Shearwater Flamborough Head 27th July 97 6,3,90
Frigatebird sp Over
Squacco Heron Thorpe Marsh 2nd to 7th June 94 3,2,70
Night Heron (
Squacco Heron Kilnsea 15th September 10 19,3,105
Cattle Egret Hornsea Mere 6th to 14th May 92 1,2,59
Cattle Egret Thorne 11th Oct to 27th Dec 96 5,4,142
Great White Egret Old Moor Wetlands 15th and 16th June 98 7,2,57
Black Stork
Black Stork Wykeham 23rd May 06 15,2,39
Black Stork Wharfe Ings 9th to 29th August 08 17,3,79
Lesser White-fronted Goose Pulfin Bog etc. 28th Jan to 12th April 95 5,1,10
Snow Goose Spurn 3rd May 05 14,2,61
Canada Goose (small race) Wintersett CP 20th December 98 7,4,128
Black Brant Spurn Point 20th Jan to 25th March 01 10,1,22
Possible Grey-bellied Brant Spurn 12th January to March 06 15,1,21
Red-breasted Goose Tophill Low 17th January 98 7,1,13
Red-breasted Goose Nosterfield GP's 26th Feb to 13th March 98 7,1,13
American Wigeon (female) Pugneys Country Park 26th and 27th October 02 12,1,18
Blue-winged Teal Filey Dams 11th to 14th April 06 15,2,65
Canvasback Nosterfield Gravel Pits 29th Oct and 8th Nov 08 17,4,115
Canvasback Nosterfield Gravel Pits 29th Oct and 8th Nov 08 20,3,76
Lesser Scaup Anglers CP 15th to 21st April 96 5,2,64
Lesser Scaup Tophill Low 9th January to April 97 6,1,27
Lesser Scaup Hornsea Mere 11th Jan to 1st Feb 03 12,1,14
King Eider
King Eider Flamborough Head 24th to 30th April 08 17,2,46
King Eider Flamborough Head 25th to 27th February 09 18,1,2
King Eider Filey Brigg 6th to 25th July 10 19,3,78
Surf Scoter
Bufflehead Coatham Marsh 1st to 7th June 94 3,2,67
Bufflehead
Bufflehead Pugney’s
Hooded Merganser Scaling Dam Reservoir 25th August 09 19,1,29
Black Kite Aldbrough 7th June 12 21,2,72
White-tailed Eagle Fairburn Ings 4th January 94 3,1,17
White-tailed Eagle Burton Constable 22nd Oct to 19th Nov 99 9,1,26
White-tailed Eagle Langsett Reservoir 27th February 04 14,1,5
Pallid Harrier Pulfin Bog 9th September 93 5,4,147
Pallid Harrier Spurn Point 4th November 01 10,4,133
Pallid Harrier Spurn 1st April 03 12,2,70
Pallid Harrier The
Species Site Dates Reference
Pallid Harrier Firsby Hall area Mid Sept to 7th October 12 21,4,118
Amur Falcon Tophill Low 14th Sept to 15th Oct 08 17,4,111
Baillon’s Crake Spurn 7th October 09 18,4,115
Common Crane Flamborough Head 7th March 99 8,1,17
Sandhill Crane
Demoiselle Crane Spurn Point 13th to 23rd September 93 2,3,96
Collared Pratincole New Swillington Ings 23rd to 25th May 09 18,2,44
Greater Sand Plover Beacon Ponds 2nd July 04 13,2,88
American Golden Plover
American Golden Plover Broomhill area 15th to 26th October 98 7,4,125
Pacific Golden Plover Brough Haven 6th to 25th July 00 9,3,102
Pacific Golden Plover Spurn 17th July 04 13,3,97
Great Knot Bran Sands 17th Oct to 5th Nov 96 5,4,122
Semipalmated Sandpiper Beacon Ponds 2nd June 96 5,2,46
Semipalmated Sandpiper Beacon Ponds 10th September 11 20,3,98
Least Sandpiper Beacon Ponds 28th and 29th July 1991 1,1,11
Least Sandpiper Blacktoft Sands 17th to 23rd October 99 8,4,138
Least Sandpiper Old Moor RSPB 26th May 11 20,2,67
White-rumped Sandpiper Old Moor Wetlands 17th and 18th June 01 10,2,64
Baird's Sandpiper Filey Brigg 8th May 95 4,2,52
Baird's Sandpiper Broomhill Flash 5th and 6th September 95 4,3,84
Baird’s Sandpiper Nosterfield 20th to 22nd September 03 12,3,103
Sharp-tailed Sandpiper Easington 8th September 07 16,3,76
Sharp-tailed Sandpiper River
Broad-billed Sandpiper Rother Valley CP 6th July 00 9,3,91
Broad-billed Sandpiper Spurn 13th to 15th May 06 15,2,48
Short-billed Dowitcher Bran Sands 3rd to 7th October 99 8,4,142
Long-billed Dowitcher Tophill Low 8th Oct to 29th Dec 95 4,4,142
Marsh Sandpiper (3)
Marsh Sandpiper Leventhorpe Hall Pond 8th and 9th June 02 11,2,55
Marsh Sandpiper Blacktoft Sands 12th July to 2nd August 11 20,3,103
Lesser Yellowlegs Filey Dams 17th October 00 9,4,136
Lesser Yellowlegs Tophill Low 2nd to 4th November 01 10,4,140
Terek Sandpiper Beacon Ponds 1st June 02 11,2,50
Terek Sandpiper Patrington Haven 23rd May 09 18,2,66
Laughing Gull Angler’s
Sabine’s Gull Knottingley Canal 2nd to 7th July 05 14,3,101
Bonaparte's Gull
Bonaparte’s Gull Fairburn Ings 18th April to 13th May 03 12,2,53
Bonaparte’s Gull South Gare 29th January 10 19,1,2
Audouin’s Gull Beacon Lagoons 1st June 05 14,2,45
Ring-billed Gull
Ring-billed Gull Scalby Mills 31st Dec 99 to Jan 00 9,1,24
Ring-billed Gull Mirfield 20th Feb to 2nd March 10 19,1,33
Possible Mew Gull Wintersett Reservoir 27th January 07 16,1,6
Azorean Yellow-legged Gull Wintersett Reservoir 11th November 12 21,4,141
Caspian Gull (1st winter) Bransholme 3rd and 8th January 00 9,1,20
Caspian Gull (adult)
Caspian Gull Potterick Carr 12th Nov 08 to 18th Feb 09 17,4,142
Species Site Dates Reference
Possible Kumlien’s Gull Anglers Country Park 26th December 05 15,1,24
Ross's Gull (2) Filey Brigg 30th January 95 4,1,18
Ross’s Gull Scarborough 16th March to 4th April 02 11,1,13
Gull-billed Tern Old Moor 29th May 03 12,2,59
Gull-billed Tern Thorne Moors 30th May 12 21,2,45
Gull-billed Tern Tophill Low 25th August 12 21,3,78
Lesser Crested Tern Beacon Ponds 15th to 20th June 93 2,2,53
Bridled Tern Flamborough Head 18th August 92 1,3,71
Bridled Tern Fairburn Ings 3rd June 94 3,2,46
Whiskered Tern Wheldrake Ings 29th to 31st May 95 4,2,49
Whiskered Tern Flamborough Head 3rd and 4th June 00 9,2,54
Whiskered Tern (4) Doncaster
Whiskered Tern Pugneys CP etc. 17th June 07 16,2,63
American Black Tern Spurn Point 3rd October 11 21,3,82
Razorbill (2) Pugney's CP 26th April 99 8,2,61
Black Guillemot Flamborough/Filey 31st May to 2nd June 01 10,2,56
Great Spotted Cuckoo Spurn 19th to 31st July 03 12,3,91
Eagle Owl Rawcliffe 27th Jan 99 8,1,16
Chimney Swift Spurn Point 6th August 00 9,3,99
Chimney Swift Spurn 4th November 05 14,4,118
Possible Chimney Swift York 24th to late July 07 16,3,81
Pallid Swift Flamborough Head 19th to 21st July 92 1,3,88
2 Pallid Swifts Flamborough Head 25th to 28th October 99 8,4,132
Pallid (Common) Swift Filey 22nd and 23rd September 04 13,3,101
Pacific Swift Spurn 1st July 05 14,3,99
Pacific Swift Kilnsea 22nd and 26th June 08 17,2,65
Pacific Swift Spurn 9th July 11 20,3,79
Alpine Swift
Little Swift Boulby Cliffs 10th May 99 8,1,15
Little Swift Spurn 26th June 08 17,2,66
Little Swift Old Moor 2nd July 08 17,3,75
Belted Kingfisher Eastrington Ponds 2nd April 05 14,2,39
Roller Goole 19th June 95 4,2,65
Roller South Gare 18th August 06 15,3,77
Roller Spurn Point 29th May 12 21,2,65
Roller Aldbrough 30th May to 14th June 12 21,2,67
Calandra Lark Spurn 3rd October 04 14,1,28
Crag Martin Pugney's CP 18th April 99 8,2,58
Red-rumped Swallow East Park,
Cliff Swallow Spurn Point 22nd October 95 4,4,122
Tawny Pipit Spurn Point 6th and 7th September 98 7,3,84
Tawny Pipit Easington Lagoons 15th to 25th May 11 20,2,64
Olive-backed Pipit Thorngumbald 24th May 07 16,2,43
Citrine Wagtail Filey Dams 18th and 19th June 95 4,2,62
Citrine Wagtail Flamborough Head 27th to 30th September 02 11,3,107
Citrine Wagtail Filey 21st September 03 12,3,97
Black-bellied Dipper Holmpton 23rd and 24th October 93 2,4,131
Species Site Dates Reference
Black-bellied Dipper Scarborough 24th Jan to mid March 98 7,1,32
Black-bellied Dipper Wombwell 23rd and 24th March 02 11,1,27
Red-flanked Bluetail Cattersty Gill 25th September 01 10,3,90
Red-flanked Bluetail Easington 31st March 07 16,1,34
Red-flanked Bluetail Flamborough Head 20th to 23rd October 07 16,4,141
Red-flanked Bluetail Spurn 2 on 17th Oct 09 (1 to 28th) 18,4,132
Continental Stonechat Spurn 4th May 01 12,1,32
Isabelline Wheatear Hawsker 31st October 92 1,4,117
Isabelline Wheatear Filey 14th October 06 15,4,113
Isabelline Wheatear Spurn 4th and 5th November 11 20,4,112
Pied Wheatear Kilnsea 20th to 28th October 97 6,4,125
Pied Wheatear Spurn Point 2nd to 5th October 98 7,4,116
Pied Wheatear Reighton Sands 8th to 16th November 08 17,4,139
Pied Wheatear Spurn 8th November 11 20,4,116
Desert Wheatear Flamborough Head 5th and 6th April 98 7,2,48
Desert Wheatear
Desert Wheatear Long Nab 19th November 10 19,4,143
White’s Thrush Easington 10th October 04 13,4,122
White’s Thrush Thorngumbald 20th October 07 16,4,122
Black-throated Thrush Buckton 25th to 27th March 07 16,1,25
Black-throated Thrush Newholm 10th January to 7th March 19,1,8
American Robin Bingley Early Jan to 13th Feb 07 16,1,3
Cetti's Warbler Blacktoft Sands 22nd March to April 98 7,1,11
Cetti’s Warbler Potterick Carr 7th Oct 01 to 20th March 02 11,3,102
Pallas’s Grasshopper Warbler Kilnsea 14th September 08 17,3,100
Lanceolated Warbler Filey Brigg 10th October 94 3,4,135
Lanceolated Warbler Spurn Point 21st September 96 5,3,83
Lanceolated Warbler Long Nab 12th October 12 21,4,113
Savi's Warbler Old Moor Wetlands 29th April 01 10,2,51
Savi’s Warbler Old Moor 26th to 30th May 10 19,2,64
Paddyfield Warbler Flamborough Head 27th September 92 1,4,109
Paddyfield Warbler
Paddyfield Warbler Kilnsea 13th August 06 15,3,102
Marsh Warbler Potteric Carr 8th to 23rd June 97 6,2,59
Caspian Reed Warbler (?) Filey Dams 10th June to July 01 10,2,59
Eastern Olivaceous Warbler Flamborough Head 1st to 3rd September 10 19,3,83
Booted Warbler Spurn Point 11th to 22nd June 92 1,2,55
Booted Warbler Spurn 12th to 14th September 09 18,3,95
Melodious Warbler Spurn Point 31st May 00 9,2,65
Melodious Warbler Flamborough Head 20th to 26th August 07 16,3,74
Marmora's Warbler Spurn Point 8th and 9th June 92 1,2,40
Spectacled Warbler Filey Brigg 24th to 29th May 92 1,2,50
Desert Warbler Easington 7th to 11th May 00 9,2,66
Desert Lesser Whitethroat
Desert Lesser Whitethroat Filey 7th to 23rd November 03 12,4,136
Lesser Whitethroat Croft-on-Tees 8th and 9th December 10 19,4,141
Species Site Dates Reference
Two-barred Greenish Warbler Filey 16th October 06 15,4,118
Arctic Warbler Flamborough Head 1st and 2nd September 12 21,3,105
Pallas’s Warbler Hatfield Moors 24th October 12 21,4,139
Hume’s Warbler Spurn 12th and 13th May 09 18,2,47
Hume’s Warbler South Gare 11th and 12th November 11 21,1,12
Siberian Chiffchaff Filey Dams 13th March to 16th April 08 17,1,10
Iberian Chiffchaff Easington 16th and 17th May 04 13,2,61
Iberian Chiffchaff Potterick Carr 11th May to 23rd June 10 19,2,38
Brown Flycatcher Flamborough Head 3rd and 4th October 07 16,4,116
Brown Flycatcher Buckton 5th September 10 19,3,101
Taiga Flycatcher Flamborough Head 26th to 29th April 03 12,2,66
Collared Flycatcher Spurn 30th August 10 19,4,115
Northern Long-tailed Tits Spurn and Easington 18th October to end Dec 05 14,4,137
Penduline Tit (2) Wintersett Reservoir 6th November 11 20,4,135
Brown Shrike Flamborough Head 24th and 25th September 08 17,3,107
Brown Shrike Flamborough Head 7th November 10 19,4,112
Isabelline Shrike Buckton 29th Sept to 5th Oct 07 16,3,102
Lesser Grey Shrike (2) Spurn 2nd Sept and 24th Sept 05 14,3,75
Steppe Grey Shrike Bishop Monkton 31st Oct to 1st Nov 89 10,1.34
Woodchat Shrike North Aston 5th May 08 17,2,42
Eastern Jackdaw Hornsea Mere 25th Jan to 26th March 96 5,1,33
Pied Crow
Rose-coloured Starling Ripon 15th to 24th April 00 9,2,56
White-cheeked Starling Flamborough Head 17th to 19th May 90 2,1,25
Two-barred Crossbill Bole Edge Plantation 1st to 5th September 02 11,3,87
Two-barred Crossbill Bilsdale 29th Oct to 24th Nov 08 17,4,136
Two-barred Crossbill Kilnsea 27th July 11 20,3,83
Trumpeter Finch
Common Rosefinch
Long-tailed Rosefinch Spurn Point 2nd to 6th June 99 8,2,62
Pine Grosbeak Easington 8th to 10th November 04 13,4,131
Blackpoll Warbler Flamborough Head 24th Oct to 1st Nov 93 2,4,117
Spotted Towhee Spurn Point 5th Sept 75 to 10th Jan 76 1,1,23
White-throated Sparrow Flamborough Head 22nd to 29th October 02 11,4,132
Dark-eyed Junco Newby 13th April 08 17,2,39
Black-faced Bunting Spurn Point 13th and 14th May 00 9,2,62
Black-faced Bunting Spurn Point 13th and 14th May 00 11,3,96
Black-faced Bunting Spurn Point 13th and 14th May 00 18,4,136
Black-faced Bunting Flamborough Head 15th October 04 13,4,137
Pine Bunting Harthill 15th to 18th March 96 5,1,22
Pine Bunting Filey Brigg 3rd March 01 10,1,13
Pine Bunting Flamborough Head 10th and 12th November 03 12,4,125
Little Bunting Shepley December 99 to March 00 9,1,32
Black-headed Bunting Flamborough Head 8th to 12th July 00 9,3,92
Rose-breasted Grosbeak Bridlington 5th to 7th Nov 91 1,1,28
Bobolink Spurn Point 27th October 01 10,4,125
Article Author Reference
The top ten Yorkshire Listers at 31st July 1998 Editors 7,2,61
League Table as of 31st December 1998 Editors 8,1,26
League Table as of 31st December 1999 Editors 9,1,31
League Table as of 31st December 2000 Editors 9,4,139
Guidelines Dave Britton 10,1,30
The
The
The Yorkshire Listers League Table (top 20 at 31st Dec 09) Editors 18,4,143
Yorkshire Listers League Table (early 2011) Editors 19,4,122
Yorkshire Listers League Table (end 2011) Editors 20,4,111
YNU ARTICLES
Article Author Reference
The Yorkshire Naturalists'
The Yorkshire Naturalists'
The Yorkshire Naturalists'
YNU Reports Committee Peter Dunn 3,1,4
YNU Reports Committee Peter Dunn 3,4,134
YNU Recent News YNU 10,3,107
YNU Recent News YNU 10,4,141
YNU Recent News Geoff Dobbs 11,1,34
YNU Recent News Geoff Dobbs 11,4,143
YNU News Geoff Dobbs 12,3,109
YNU News Geoff Dobbs 12,4,141
YNU News Geoff Dobbs 13,2,69
YNU News Geoff Dobbs 14,1,34
YNU News Geoff Dobbs 14,4,142
YNU News Geoff Dobbs 15,2,69
YNU News
YNU News
YNU News
YNU News
YNU News
YNU News
Article Author Reference
BOU bird action grants Editors 9,2,38
BOU News Editors 9,4,112
BOU - Report from Taxonomic sub-committee BOU 10,3,100
BOU News Editors 12,4,133
BOU News Editors 14,2,43
BOU News Editors 18,2,72
BOU News Editors 18,3,107
Site Author Reference
Broomhill Flash Jeff Lunn 15,1,31
Brough Garry Taylor and Gavin Thomas 10,3,93
Buckton Mark Thomas, J Goodwin and D Wardby 13,3,94
Cayton and Flixton Carrs Wetland Project Tim Burkinshaw 18,1,4
Cayton and Flixton Carrs – an update Tim Burkinshaw and Nick Addey 20,1,2
Fairburn Ings Richard Swales 4,4,131
Filey Peter Dunn 1,3,78
Hatfield Moors Chris Robinson and John
Midhope Moor (Raven)
New Swillington Ings Mike Barnett 2,4,126
Old Denaby (the new reserve)
Old Moor Wetlands Centre,
Paul Holme Strays Roy Lyon 14,1,12
Pothills Marsh Nature Reserve (Jack Snipe) D P Binns 5,3,101
Potteric Carr Nature Reserve Sue Bird and Dave Carroll 5,4,126
Sutton Bank Nick Morgan 19,1,11
Thorne Moors Richard Sprakes 4,3,90
Tophill Low Peter Izzard 2,3,92
Wintersett area Steve Denny 3,4,129
Wykeham Raptor Viewpoint John Harwood 3,1,10
WHERE TO SEE SCARCE BIRDS IN
Species Author Reference
Bittern Graham Speight and Sue Bird 10,3,87
Mandarin Duck Nick Addey 15,2,41
Goshawk Pete Middleton and Graham Speight 7,4,132
Black Grouse John Hewitt 8,4,136
Dotterel John Hewitt and John McLoughlin 10,4,121
Yellow-legged Gull Geoff Dobbs and Nick Morgan 11,1,18
Nightingale Martin Limbert 16,1,30
Marsh Tit Andy Hirst and John Hewitt 7,3,85
Twite Nick Dawtrey and Tim Melling 15,4,137
GENERAL LETTERS
Access to the Top Fields at Filey Lez Gillard 12,2,76
Another breeding wader site under threat Mark Thomas 4,1,27
Are
Back in Action Peter Greaves 12,3,111
Bird recording in the next century Jeff Lunn 8,3,79
Bird recording in the next century David Woodmansey 8,3,82
Bird recording in Yorkshire Dave Britton 9,1,5
Comments on contentious species in Yorkshire David Hursthouse 4,2,58
Co-ordinated observer effort in the Pennines P J W Smith 14,1,17
Crippler
Dragonfly Records Steve Warrillow 11,1,36
FXM - the 'X' Lez Gillard et al 8,2,42
Greener Birding Peter J. Smith 13,1,36
Has anything changed? Sobering advice & early twitching Steve Holliday 20,1,36
Hornsea Mere access restrictions Trevor Charlton 1,2,61
Improved habitat at managed estates Peter Middleton 8,4,115
In praise of sloth Roy Crosby 18,4,142
Lead shot ban to save thousands of birds Peter Middleton 8,3,79
Listers League and the
National Cage and Aviary Birds Exhibition Andrew Gibson 2,4,141
New Bird Club in the
New reserve for VC61 (Tophill Low) Anon 2,4,140
Not a real birder? Rachel Stoff 15,1,36
Old Denaby Ings
Productive birding Simon Roddis 4,1,25
Recording in
Recording in
Recording in
Recording in
Recording in
Seabird slaughter at Filey Jack Whitehead 16,2,69
Sea-watching: Yorkshire versus
The BOURC Geoff Dobbs 17,2,72
The RSPB and Windfarms Andy Bunten 12,3,110
The unacceptable face of birdwatching Rob Knight 8,4,115
Tophill Low signs Peter Ashman 3,1,37
Vagrant gem or cagey record Alistair E Scapes 16,2,71
VC or not VC Peter Smith 11,1,36
Wheldrake Ings Russell Slack etc. 13,1,33
Yorkshire bird recording boundaries and
Yorkshire
LETTERS ON SPECIFIC SPECIES
Subject Author Reference
More on Short-tailed Shearwaters Nick Addey 6,4,143
Little Shearwaters in
Once Bittern, twice shy? Nick Morgan 19,4,139
Black Storks in
Harewood White Storks Paul Morris 8,1,33
White Storks at Harewood Steve Lawton 8,1,34
White Storks in
Small
Ruddy Shelduck - a cautionary note Graham Speight 4,3,107
The status of Ruddy Shelduck in Britain L G R Evans 14,3,107
More on
More on
Moult timing of Green-winged Teal John Hewitt 13,3,104
Coatham Marsh Bufflehead Brett Richards 3,3,103
‘Hoody’ (Hooded Merganser) deserves a chance Martin Blick 19,2,73
Ruddy Hell Jack Whitehead 15,1,35
It was a Honey Buzzard, it was wearing jesses & it was me Brett Richards 18,4,143
Honey Buzzards and Jesses? John Harwood 19,1,36
White-tailed Eagle suppression
Black Grouse in
Blackcocks hold firm
Pelagic Partridge Rob Knight 7,2,69
Long-billed Dowitcher at Filey Jack Whitehead 5,1,35
Yellow-legged Herring Gulls and Pipefish Brett Richards 16,2,69
Glaucous and
Inland Ross’s Gulls Tim Cleaves 13,2,72
Yorkshire List (first Ross's Gull questionable) Paul Morris 8,4,117
Little Auk in
More Hepatic Cuckoos Russell Slack 7,1,33
More Hepatic Cuckoos Martin Chadwick 7,1,33
More Hepatic Cuckoos
More Hepatic Cuckoos Steve Denny 7,1,34
Escaped or released Eagle Owls Bill Underwood 4,2,60
Tawny Owl at Blacktoft Sands of possible eastern origin Michael Bayldon 13,1,36
Juvenile Swallows during May 2003 Peter Smith 12,2,75
Pechora Pipit identification highlights Mike Bayldon 4,1,26
More on the Netherwood CP Black-bellied Dipper
Stonechats and pale rumps Lance Degnan 5,1,35
More on interesting Stonechats Andy Deighton 18,3,102
More on rubicola type Stonechats breeding in
More on ‘white-rumped’ Stonechats breeding in Yorkshire Damian Money 19,1,36
Lanceolated Warbler in spring (in
Unusual plumaged Grasshopper Warbler Peter Middleton 6,1,34
Aqua-tick or not (Aquatic Warbler) Steve Lawton 11,2,68
Bill deformity in Arctic Warbler and Black-faced Bunting Mike Bayldon 9,4,111
Observations of interactions between Marsh & Willow Tits Carl Dixon 18,3,101
Tits in or out? (Penduline Tits at Portrack Marsh) Garry
LETTERS ON SPECIFIC SPECIES (CONTINUED)
Subject Author Reference
A Steppe in the wrong direction Paul Irving 8,1,35
Wing moult of Two-barred Crossbill Martin Garner 13,3,103
Spurn Towhee Chris Heard 1,2,60
Spurn Towhee Tim Inskipp 2,1,24
REVIEWS (BOOKS AND OTHER PUBLICATIONS)
Publication. Authors Reference
Andy Butler's Video Guide for Birdwatchers Andy Butler 4,1,36
Atlas of Breeding Birds of Huddersfield area Local Bird Club 9,4,143
Atlas of Breeding Birds in
Bird Images DVD Guide to the Birds of
Bird Images Video Guides Paul Doherty 2,3,95
Bird Images Video Guide (Gulls) Paul Doherty 10,4,144
Bird Images Video Guide (Raptors) Paul Doherty 4,4,142
Bird Images Video Guide (Waders) Paul Doherty 9,4,144
Birds of
Birds of Blackmoorfoot Reservoir 1985-2003 Mike
Birds of
Birds of the
Birds in the
Birds of SK58 (1993) SK38 Birders 4,1,37
Birds of SK58 (1994) SK38 Birders 4,4,142
Birds of SK58 (1997) SK38 Birders 8,3,105
Birds on the Spurn Peninsular Ralph Chislett 5,3,107
Birds of Spurn - Comprehensive Checklist (1996) Geoff Neal 5,3,108
Birds of Spurn Peninsular Geoff Neal 17,1,35
Birds of Wintersett Steve Denny 12,2,74
Birds in the
Doncaster Bird Report (1992)
Filey Brigg Bird Report (1992) FBOG 2,2,68
Filey Brigg Bird Report (1998) FBOG 8,2,74
Filey Brigg Bird Report (2002) FBOG 12,2,73
Filey Brigg Bird Report (2003) FBOG 13,3,106
Filey Brigg Bird Report (2004) FBOG 14,3,106
Filey Bird Report (2005) FBOG 15,3,107
Flamborough Ornithological Report 1994 FOG 4,2,70
In search of Ross's Gull Michael Densley 9,2,71
New Swillington Ings annual Bird Report (1998) Local Bird Group 8,1,31
Rare and Scarce Birds in Yorkshire
Rare and Scarce Birds in
Rare birds, where and when (Volume 1) Russell Slack 18,3,108
Spurn Wildlife Number 2 Spurn Bird Observatory 2,2,68
Spurn Wildlife Number 8 Spurn Bird Observatory 8,2,74
Spurn Wildlife Number 10 (2000) Spurn Bird Observatory 10,2,72
REVIEWS (BOOKS AND OTHER PUBLICATIONS) (CONTINUED)
Publication. Authors Reference
Spurn Wildlife Number 13 (2003) Spurn Bird Observatory 13,3,106
Spurn Wildlife Number 14 (2004) Spurn Bird Observatory 14,1,35
Spurn Wildlife Number 17 (2007) Spurn Bird Observatory 17,2,68
Warblers of
Where to Watch Birds in
Where to Watch Birds in
Wintersett area Annual Report 1994 Wintersett Wildlife 4,2,70
YNU Protection of Birds Committee (1891 - 1991) Clive G. Varty 1,4,130
Yorkshire Dales Upland Bird Study Group YDUBSG 15,3,108
FIELD TESTS AND PRODUCT REVIEWS
Item Tested Tested by Reference
Birdnet Mercury Numeric Pager John Hewitt 2,1,30
Birdcall Rarity Alert Numeric Pager John Hewitt 1,4,129
Birdguides CD-ROM Guide to Rarer British Birds John Hewitt 11,2,72
Rare and Scarce Birds in Lincs, Yorkshire etc (video) Michael Bayldon 12,1,30
Rare
Rare Bird Alert Pager John Hewitt 1,3,94
Species Puzzle Solution
Cormorant 2,1,29 2,2,63
Garganey 2,3,87 2,4,138
Broad-billed Sandpiper 2,2,64 2,3,87
Long-tailed Skua 9,4,142 10,1,28
Albinistic Herring Gull 1,4,126 2,1,29
Ross's Gull 1,3,92 1,4,126
Short-toed Lark 1,2,54 1,3,92
Bluethroat 1,1,12 1,2,54
Song Thrush 2,4,138 3,1,32
Club Author Reference
Barnsley Bird Study Group D M Pearce 5,1,23
Scalby Nab Ornithological Group Ian Glaves 3,3,97
Sheffield Bird Study Group Tony Morris 3,4,145
Locality Date Author Reference
Bransdale 21st February 74 Frank Oates 13,4,141
Fairburn Ings 4th May 74 Charlie Winn 1,1,17
Nidderdale 23rd October 86 Frank Oates 15,3,83
Scalby Mills 25th April 76 Nick Whitehouse 1,4,115
Wath Ings Early 1960's Philip Wordsworth 2,1,18
Wintersett 29th October 89 Peter Smith 1,3,85
OBITUARIES
Person Reference
Dave Beaumont (1963 - 1997) 6,2,70
Nicholas Anthony Bell (1946 - 2001) 10,4,131
Andrew James Booth (1964 - 2012) 21,4,123
Henry Owen Bunce (1913 - 2009) 18,2,70
Michael Clegg (1933 - 1995) 4,3,104
Harold Crookes (1920 - 2010) 19,4,138
Derek Cutts (1926 - 1994) 3,4,112
Robert Dickens (1918 - 2010) 19,2,71
Michael Dugmore (1933 - 2008) 17,3,109
George Edwards 5,3,73
Geoff Neal (1952 - 2011) 20,4,110
Russell Slack (1967 - 2013) 21,4,138
Athol Johnston Wallis (1919 - 2002) 12,1,24
Person Reference
Brian Armitage 11,1,17
John Michael Bayldon 11,2,52
Sue Bird 12,4,124
Russ Boland 16,2,38
Dave Bowes 21,1,32
Dave Britton 2,4,116
Dave Bywater 6,3,100
Geoff Carr 14,3,73
Geoffrey Carr 10,1,24
Michael Clegg 1,1,25
Bill Curtis 5,4,136
John Dale 5,1,21
Nick Dawtrey 15,4,110
Gary Dayes 15,2,38
Lance Degnan 3,3,88
Geoff Dobbs 8,2,56
Paul Doherty 9,4,134
Peter Dunn 2,1,11
Steve Exley 6,4,133
Joan Fine 7,1,27
Alastair Forsyth 17,1,9
Ian Forsyth 3,2,57
Martin Garner 20,2,49
Sheila Gear 4,4,130
Andrew Gibson 16,3,80
Lez Gillard 7,4,127
Ian Glaves 21,4,117
John Glendinning 14,1,4
Gillian Granger 2,3,78
Peter K. Greaves 11,4,121
Stuart Griffiths 20,1,12
Alan Hannington 11,3,86
Andy Hirst 15,3,74
Robin Hopper 9,3,98
Adam Hutt 14,2,38
Adrian Johnson 13,3,87
Steve Lawton 17,4,119
Paul Leonard 4,3,97
Roy Lyon 12,3,90
John Mather 19,1,12
John McLoughlin 1,4,108
Graham Megson 21,3,110
Tim Melling 5,3,97
Frank Moffatt 8,1,32
Nick Morgan 4,2,51
Person Reference
Frank Oates 8,4,145
Neil Parker 9,2,70
John Regan 13,1,13
Brett Richards 1,2,53
Andy Roadhouse 13,4,121
Ian Robinson 15,1,2
Russell Slack 5,2,63
Peter Smith 2,2,52
Graham Speight 7,3,99
David Standring 4,1,17
Steve Stansfield 10,3,99
Rich Swales 8,3,99
Gary Taylor 12,2,52
Alan Whitehead 19,3,100
Jack Whitehead 1,3,95
Steve Wignill 21,2,64
Charles Winn 3,1,31
John Wint 14,4,109
Ornithologist Author Reference
Ralph Chislet (1883-1964) Keith Allison 3,3,100
Charles Waterton (1782-1865)
PHOTO SPOT
Item Reference
Black-necked Grebe spooked by Pike 13,3,105
Dave Britton.
