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2021 Records

2021-12-28T09:59:52+00:00December 28th, 2021|

Hi everybody it's that time of year to send your Filey records in. Remember if it's already on Birdtrack or eBird it will come automatically to the Recorder in the New Year, so no need to send them in again. We are also particularly keen on non-bird records: butterflies, mammals, etc. If you would like

MERRY XMAS

2021-12-25T07:11:16+00:00December 25th, 2021|

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

FBOG 2020 Annual Report

2021-12-11T20:52:23+00:00December 11th, 2021|

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

November Notes

2021-12-02T19:01:49+00:00December 2nd, 2021|

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

October Ornithology

2021-11-05T10:54:25+00:00November 5th, 2021|

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

FBOG AGM Friday 19th November 2021

2021-12-11T21:01:50+00:00November 5th, 2021|

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.

Official Opening of the Peter Dunn Memorial Heligoland Trap

2021-12-11T20:56:58+00:00October 11th, 2021|

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

First Eastern Subalpine Warbler for Filey 10th October

2021-10-11T17:20:06+01:00October 11th, 2021|

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

Official Opening of the Peter Dunn Memorial Heligoland Trap 9th October

2021-10-11T07:48:24+01:00October 11th, 2021|

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