It has been three years since we decided to start a Swift group in conjuction with the Scarborough Bird Club. We have been undertaking Swift surveys and carrying out various conservation activities such as putting up swift boxes over this period. We will review what progress we have made and where the project is likely to take us. This is a joint meeting with Scarborough Bird Club.
We have a new event for you in November. To celebrate the life of Pauline Popely who passed away earlier year. Pauline was extremely active in not only the Scarborough Field Nats but also the Whitby and Ryedale Naturalists. To celebrate we are holding a social and quiz evening at the Scarborough Rugby Club in conjunction with Whitby and Ryedale Nats on November 18th starting at 7.30pm. We will be looking for teams to take part and hope that all of you will come and support us even if you do not wish to take part in the quiz.
We have booked our normal room and the bar will be open for refreshments (not a free bar!). We have not laid on other refreshments but food will be available for the café downstairs should anyone feel the need of it.
Our aim is a fun evening and a chance to meet our local naturalists from Ryedale and Whitby. Get the date in your diary and we hope to see you all there. Family and friends will be welcome.
Our last star gazing session was a great success and by popular request we are organising another thanks to Howard. We may have the opportunity to use Moorland House garden so we will be a bit better protected from passing traffic’s headlights but, if not, we will use the layby as we did last year. We have a fall back date for the following night if the weather is unsuitable.
Contact Howard Watson if you are interested.
A trip into Langdale Forest to see what winter birds are around. Target is to look for Great grey shrike in particular.
Meet at the old school forest gate at SE908928 at 9.30am. We will be taking the minimum number of cars into the forest and car sharing to the event is available. Contact Rob Stark or Nick Gibbons if you are interested.
After last years journey along the undercliff from Whitby to Scarborough Rob will now take us south to Flamborough Head and review the best of the wildlife that we so rarely get to see.
Our first indoor meeting of 2023 will be recorders reports for our 2022 activities including badgers, pine martens, bats, dragonflies and shieldbugs.
A chance to do some birding at Tophill Lows and see what is about. We will try and minimise car usage from Scarborough so will try and organise lifts where practical.
A talk by Robert Wood.
An update by Cath Bashforth on the beaver introduction at Keldy. This is now moving into the final year of the five year project and will show what beavers are capable of!
A talk by Paul Stark to introduce us to the life of solitary bees.