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A Merry Xmas and a Happy New Year's birding to all that enjoy Filey. Best wishes   The FBOG Team

FBOG are pleased to announce that a new book on Filey’s birds is about to be published.  This book is about Filey’s rarer birds, where and how they were found, and by whom. Taken directly from the finder’s accounts, with details on the species status at Filey, in Yorkshire and in England, professionally published and

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