The York Ornithological Club - birds and birdwatching in York and North Yorkshire

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About our recording area - and how to submit records to us
Bird sightings in the York Recording Area
Where to watch birds in York and North Yorkshire
Our Club diary of local birding meetings, field trips and events
How our Club is organised - The Officers, Committee and Recorders - and how to contact them
Links to useful birding web sites
Buy your birding books from here - secure online ordering from Amazon Books
Use the response form here to contact us - or send us your local bird sightings

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Welcome to all bird lovers!
Our web site is intended to give information both to our members and many friends, and also to birdwatchers around the world who are interested in this very beautiful part of England.

We hope that you enjoy it and find it useful and interesting. Feedback would be appreciated. Use our online Response Form or email us at info@yorkbirding.org.uk

Results of the 2012 YOC Photo Competition

You can now see the stunning images of the winners of our latest Annual Photo Competition here

We are now encouraging everyone with appropriate computer facilities to submit their annual records using the Club's new spreadsheet. Click here for further information.

YOC 2010 ReportOur 2010 Report is now available.

Full details of the report are on this page

The report has 112 pages and includes 4 full-colour plates

You can now buy a copy of the Report online.

However, Club Members receive a free copy of the Report. Please contact The Secretary if, as a Member, you have not yet had your copy of the report

You can submit casual bird sightings in the York Recording Area using our..

Online Sightings Submission Form


Corn BuntingHere's what you will find on our site:
  • Bird recording: Here you will find details of our recording work and the area that we cover (about 580 square miles!). There's a useful bird site map, instructions on how to submit records, and a constantly updated list of sightings in our area. There's also information on Bird Surveys in our recording area.
  • Where to watch birds: Brief descriptions of and a colour map showing the major bird watching sites in and around our recording area - from the Yorkshire Dales to the spectacular Yorkshire coast. You'll also find here some in-depth descriptions by our members of their favourite bird watching areas. Plus - a page of books on 'Where to Watch Birds' in Britain and the rest of the world.
  • Diary of events: Details of our indoor meetings and field trips in the coming year. For visitors from outside our area (who are welcome at all our activities), maps of the locations are on our events page.
  • Our organisation: Who does what in the York Ornithological Club - and how to contact them. Also, details of membership of the Club. Our Recorder, Andy Booth, welcomes bird records from anyone living in or visiting our recording area.
  • Birding links: An useful list of links to other sources of birdwatching information on the Internet
  • An online Response Form for you to contact us - either to give us feedback on this site, to submit bird records for the York area - or just to say "Hi!"
 




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