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Welcome to the Blog of the Bradford Ornithological Group (BOG). Here you will find information about the latest sightings, an archive of information and a gallery photos of the birds of this area of West Yorkshire, England. We are an active group dedicated to the study and conservation of birds within this region which is situated amongst the Pennines of Northern England.

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Thursday 29 December 2022

Thursday 29 December 2022

Stockbridge reserve - After seeing this bird a few times down on the Reserve, Mark has managed to catch an image of it below. I think Water Rail is a suitable local species for 2022 to go out with.

Happy New Year from Shaun.


 Foto received from Mark Lyness.

Monday 26 December 2022

Monday 26 December 2022

Cullingworth Fields - Med Gull recorded which had an unreadable white ring on right leg.


Foto & sighting from Keith Moir


Private Wetlands (permit only) - Great White Egret, Little Egret, half a dozen Grey Heron, Green Sandpiper, pair of Gadwall, female Pochard, plenty of Wigeon, Goldeneye with males displaying to females, 3 Red Kite, Buzzard.

Shaun Radcliffe 

Saturday 24 December 2022

24 December 2022

 WISHING YOU ALL A HAPPY CHRISTMAS & A PEACEFUL NEW YEAR.

Thursday 22 December 2022

Thursday 22 December 2022

Stockbridge Reserve - Water Rail searching below the feeder for some time. Also Bullfinch, Cormorant & Reed Bunting.

Shaun Radcliffe 

Sunday 18 December 2022

Sunday 18 December 2022

Stockbridge Reserve - Little Egret flying east, Water Rail, Kestrel, Cormorants up & down the valley, single Lapwing east. Also a few small flocks of winter thrushes moving east.

Shaun Radcliffe

Saturday 17 December 2022

Goit Stock - Redwings feeding on fallen apples.

David Foster 

Friday 16 December 2022

Gilstead garden - 20 plus Redwing feeding on berries.

Sighting & foto from Steve Meredith
 

Friday 16 December 2022

Thursday 15 December 2022

Denso Reserve & Buck Lane - 2 Common Snipe, 2 Mandarin, 2 Little Egret, Kingfisher, 4+ Siskin,  2 Dippers, also small groups of Lapwings moving up & down the valley.

Jeremy Taylor 

Thursday 15 December 2022

Wednesday 14 December 2022

Saltaire - flock of Redwing in Victoria Road. Dipper on river in Roberts Park.

Graham Wood 

Monday 12 December 2022

Monday 12 December 2022

R Aire walk from Bingley to Hirst Wood  - (the cold snap attracted birds to the river as still waters are frozen up), Birds recorded - 5 Teal, 3 Dipper, 3 Little Grebe, 10 Goosander, Kingfisher, Grey Wagtail plus 3 Grey Heron, 4 Moorhen & plenty of Mallard. 

Shaun Radcliffe  

Sunday 11 December 2022

Sunday 11 December 2022

Stockbridge Reserve -

An evening ringing produced another female Cettis Warbler ie a different bird than previous so that is three different females in as many years. Also 12 Siskin ringed.

Jon Middleton 

Water Rail feeding in the open under the feeder. 3 Siskin attracted to ice free area amongst the willows, Snipe flew on to island before flying off east. Buzzard perched at top of conifer tree. Two Sparrowhawks interacting above the school fields. Reed Buntings at the feeders.

Shaun Radcliffe 

Saturday - R Wharfe at Burley - In - W -  Little Egret, female Goosander, Kingfisher plus mixed flock of thrushes in nearby fields.

Bryce Henderson

Saturday 10 December 2022

Friday 9 December 2022

Whetstone - pair of Stonechat plus another single male, Buzzard.

Shaun Radcliffe 

Thursday 8 December 2022

Wednesday 7 December 2022

Apperley Bridge - pair of Gadwall, single Teal, Sparrowhawk, male Kingfisher, 2 Bullfinch, male Kestrel, 25 Fieldfare, Redwing, 2 Cormorant, Grey Wagtail.

Damian Pearson 

Monday 5 December 2022

Monday 5 December 2022

High Royds Pond - 6 Teal, 2 Snipe, Grey Wagtail.

Jeremy Taylor

Saturday 3 December 2022

Saturday 3 December 2022

Private Wetlands (permit holders only)  - Great White Egret, Wigeon flock grazing in the distance, Little Grebe, small flock of Siskin, a few Fieldfare, Cormorants.

Yeadon Tarn - 21 Tufted Duck, single Goosander, 7 Cormorants.

Knotford Nook - At least 12 Goldeneye, mainly drakes, one displaying to a female, G C G, 4 Gadwall.

BOG members "Winter Duck morning"

Thursday 1 December 2022

Thursday 1 December 2022

Stockbridge Reserve -  2 Water Rail heard with one bird seen searching for food below the feeder. Also Reed Bunting, Bullfinch.

John Preshaw & Shaun Radcliffe

Sunday 27 November 2022

Sunday 27 November 2022

Apperley Bridge - flock of 20 R N Parakeets seen in the George & Dragon Pub area.

John Brooks

Stockbridge Reserve - Water Rail heard calling often but not seen, Reed Buntings, Cormorant.

Bingley centre yesterday afternoon, watching the Xmas light being turned on when a Sparrowhawk took one of the feral pigeons perched on the old library roof. Very festive!!

Shaun Radcliffe   

Sunday 20 November 2022

Sunday 20 November 2022

Ben Rhydding - a single Raven flew over with its kronk call as it passed.

John Brooks

Stockbridge Reserve - Browncap, 3 Reed Bunting

Shaun Radcliffe 

Thursday 17 November 2022

Wednesday 16 November 2022

Leeshaw Reservoir - skein of 160 plus Pink-foot flew N W at 11.35

Brian Vickers

Whetstone - small flocks of Fieldfare flying east, Little Owl.

Shaun Radcliffe

  

Wednesday 16 November 2022

Tuesday 15 November 2022

Cullingworth garden - female Brambling.

Ian Skayman


Sighting just received - Private wetlands (permit holders only) - Great White Egret on 6 November.

Sighting & foto from Robyn Guppy.
 

Tuesday 15 November 2022

Monday 14 November 2022

R Aire, Myrtle Park - Dipper, Kingfisher, Goosander & Grey Heron. Also Kingfisher on Wagon Lane stretch.

Shaun Radcliffe 

Sunday 13 November 2022

Sunday 13 November 2022

Stockbridge Reserve -  under misty conditions, 5 or 6 flocks of Fieldfare passed through going east. Also seen GSW, Reed Bunting, Bullfinch.

Shaun Radcliffe 

Saturday 12 November 2022

Saturday 12 November 2022

Silsden Reservoir - 14 Wigeon, 12 Teal, 10 Tufted duck, 20 Mallard

Barden Scale - 150 Fieldfare, Sparrowhawk, Buzzards & Kites.

Brian Vickers


Stockbridge Reserve - during a ringing session, a female Cettis Warbler captured and released was a different bird than recorded over the last few winters. Also male Mandarin with Mallards. Also 2 Water Rail

Jon Middleton  

Friday 11 November 2022

Redcar Tarn -  adult Caspian Gull returned after an eight day absence.

Keith Moir

Sunday 6 November 2022

Sunday 6 November 2022

Stockbridge Reserve -  3 Little Egrets flew over going east, Water Rail heard, Chiff-Chaff, Reed Bunting, GSW

Shaun Radcliffe 

Saturday 5 November 2022

Friday 4 November 2022

Stockbridge Reserve - 3 Water Rail, female Cettis Warbler (overwintering for third year running).

Jon Middleton

Hazlewood - pair of stonechat, Grey Wagtail, 12 R L Partridge

Bolton Bridge - Little Egret flying upstream 




Sightings & fotos from Roger Nelson

Low Moor Watchpoint - 41897 Woodpigeon south, 4 Crossbill north west.
Martyn Priestley

Thursday 3 November 2022

Wednesday 2 November 2022

Low Moor Watchpoint - 14709 Woodpigeon, 5 Whoopers & 4 Twite south plus 78 Pink -feet N E

Martyn Priestley

Redcar Tarn - Caspian Gull

Record & foto from Keith Moir.
 

Wednesday 2 November 2022

Monday 31 October 2022

Oxenhope Watchpoint  - an amazing 48755 Woodpigeon all going south which includes a single flock of 15000. Also 180 Fieldfare & 192 Starling both species going west. Also 7 Brambling recorded.

Howard Creber

Low Moor Watchpoint - 16122 Woodpigeon.

Martyn Priestley

Monday 31 October 2022

Sunday 30 October 2022

Low Moor Watchpoint - 11518 Woodpigeon, 2104 Starling, 104 Goldfinch.

Martyn Priestley

Oxenhope Watchpoint - 13555 Woodpigeon,

Howard Creber 

Friday 28 October 2022

Thursday 27 October 2022

Oxenhope Watchpoint -  single flock of 350 Fieldfare

Previous day - 4127 Woodpigeon, 923 Fieldfare

Howard Creber

Wednesday 26 October 2022

Wednesday 26 October 2022

Low Moor Watchpoint - 11637 Woodpigeon south, 906 Starling S W

Martyn Priestley 

Tuesday 25 October 2022

Near Steeton Hall - Wryneck seen at 8.50 on the Skipton side of Station Road between railway bridge and Steeton Hall

Geoff Swales 

Sunday 23 October 2022

CATCH UP

Thursday 20th - Oxenhope Watchpoint - 850 Redwing in two large flocks, 14 "drop outs" arrived in Haworth garden to feed on Hawthorn but spooked by a Jay.

Howard Creber


Friday 21st - Apperley Bridge - numerous winter thrushes moving S E, Common Buzzard plus Chiff-Chaff in garden.

Damian Pearson

Low Moor Watchpoint - in dense fog, a party of 19 Snipe plus 1788 Fieldfare.

Martyn Priestley

Saturday 22 October 2022

Saturday 22nd October 2022

Oxenhope Watchpoint - 1950 Redwing SE, 1000 Fieldfare SE, 1 Woodcock S, 3 Mistle Thrush, 29 Starling NW, 15 Meadow Pipit S, 1 Skylark E, 1 Chaffinch, 2 Goldfinch, 35 Finch sp.

Howard Creber, Rod Procter, Chris King


Wednesday 19 October 2022

Wednesday 19 October 2022

Oxenhope Watchpoint - 8160 Redwing west, 2040 Fieldfare west, 1 flock of Whoopers east.

Howard creber

Low Moor - 4017 Redwing, 306 Fieldfare, 607 Pink-foot Geese all east. A GSW was seen with the Redwing suggesting it may have been a continental bird. A R N Parakeet & Peregrine recorded going north.

Martyn Priestley

Tuesday 18 October 2022

Friday 14 October 2022

Chelker Reservoir - single Whooper with 2 Mute.

Margaret Breaks 

Monday 10 October 2022

Monday 10 October 2022

Wagon Lane area - 2 R N Parakeets, Little Grebe & Kingfisher on river.

Shaun Radcliffe 

Sunday 9 October 2022

Sunday 9 October 2022

Stockbridge Reserve - Water Rail heard, Kingfisher flew low over the water & briefly chased by 2 BHG.

Shaun Radcliffe 

Saturday 8 October 2022

Oxenhope Watchpoint - 645 Mipits south, 10 Chaffinch high west, 4 Golden Plovers east, 42 Pinkfoot east, single Swallow east plus one Redwing recorded.

Howard Creber

Stockbridge Reserve - At about 10 0'clock a skein of at least 100 Pink Foot flew high going east. 

Seen by BOG & Aire River Trust Working Party volunteers.   

Friday 7 October 2022

Friday 7 October 2022

Low Moor - Little Egret flying S W. Also 95 Goldfinch also S W.

Martyn Priestley 

Wednesday 5 October 2022

Wednesday 5 October 2022

Fewston Reservoir - 3 Raven flew over.

John Poland

Apperley Bridge - 24 Greylag Geese, 7 Pied Wagtail

Damian Pearson 

Tuesday 4 October 2022

Tuesday 4 October 2022

Upper Coach Road, Baildon - a flock of at least 6 R N Parakeets in the area. Hirst Wood weir had a Dipper.

Paul King 

Another image of the Snow Bunting from Brian Vickers


Monday 3 October 2022

Oxenhope Watchpoint - 671 Mipits, 3 Swallow, Marsh Harrier, 7 Snipe.

Howard Creber 

Sunday 2 October 2022

Sunday 3rd October 2022

 Baildon, Hawksworth Road Car Park



The female Snow Bunting, first reported on Friday, remains in the vicinity of the car park on Hawksworth Road, Baildon.  The bird is often seen feeding on a path behind the bins at the far end of the car park.
Paul King and Bryce Henderson (photos).

Stockbridge Reserve - Chiff-Chaff, male Tufted Duck, Reed Bunting, Cormorant plus 17 Pink Foot Geese flying east at 09.30.
Shaun Radcliffe


Saturday 1 October 2022

Saturday 1 October 2022

Baildon Moor edge - by the bins at Hawksworth car park - female Snow Bunting. Seen this morning & yesterday.

Mark Whitaker & Paul King

Whetstone Gate - At least 10 Stonechat, Buzzard, Little Owl, Kestrel & Mipits.

Bog Members Walk 

Thursday 29 September 2022

Tuesday 29 September 2022

Leeshaw Reservoir -  single Wigeon, 6 Cormorants, 10 Stock Dove

Brian Vickers


Oxenhope watchpoint - 184 Redwing in 6 flocks, a flock of 11 Greenfinch, 83 Mipits south plus a single Snipe west.

Howard Creber 

Stockbridge Reserve - Little Grebe, Kingfisher, male Blackcap, Reed Bunting, 4 Bullfinch, Cormorant flew west.

John Preshaw & Shaun Radcliffe 

Wednesday 28 September 2022

Wednesday 28 September 2022

Glovershaw area - up to 4 groups of Stonechat with 20 to 30 birds involved plus Chiff-Chaffs.

Paul King

Leeshaw Reservoir - 5 Whoopers, Grey Heron, 2 Cormorants, Buzzard, Kestrel

Brian Vickers 

Girlington - first winter Caspian Gull ringed in Poland. More information to come.

Foto & record from Keith Moir


Monday 26 September 2022

Monday 26 September 2022

Low Moor watchpoint - 43 Redwing in 3 small parties seen this morning.

Martyn Priestley

Leeshaw Reservoir - 40 Lapwing plus Green Woodpecker (uncommon here)

Record & foto from Brian Vickers.

Bingley - Peregrine seen recently at Damart, Little Egret regularly recorded on river at Ireland Bridge.

Matthew Rawnsley
 

Sunday 25 September 2022

Sunday 25 September 2022

Near Burley in Wharfedale - Barn owl flew across the road carrying prey.

Alan Robinson

Soil Hill - R D Throated Diver flew SW at 9.45. 442 Pink-foot Geese in 9 flocks west to east plus 481 Mipits south.

Howard Creber

Sconce/ Birch Lane - 11 Grey partridge, Whinchat, Stonechats, Skylark, a Redwing with 6 Fieldfare.

Jeremy Taylor

Rombalds Moor -  Hen Harrier & 110 Pink-foot south over  Gilstead.

Steve Meredith

Stockbridge Reserve - 2 calling Water Rails, Little Grebe, Kingfisher, Chiff-Chaff, pair of Bullfinch,

3 Reed Bunting, 2 Cormorant plus a Snipe flew up from undergrowth.

Jon Middleton & Shaun Radcliffe

Saturday 24 September 2022

CATCH UP

Redcar Tarn - Friday 23 Sept - 1st calendar year Caspian Gull, plus a White Wagtail


Record & foto from Keith Moir

Tuesday 20 Sept - Sconce Lane area  -160 Starling, 20 Martins/Swallows, Little Owl, 4 Goldfinch, 2 Buzzard, 14 Meadow Pipits, 2 Skylarks.

Jane Robinson

Monday 19 Sept - Sconce Lane - 50 plus House martins hawking insects after rain.

Steve Meredith 

Wednesday 14 September 2022

Wednesday 14 September 2022

Low Moor - 29 Pink-footed Geese this morning.

Martyn Priestley

Hawksworth Moor - pair of Raven, single Wheatear, Red Kite, Buzzard, Kestrel, 100 plus House Martin feeding over Reva Reservoir 

Shaun Radcliffe

Tuesday 13 September 2022

Tuesday 13 September 2022

Glovershaw - 3 Whinchat plus Stonechats. Also seen, a Sedge Warbler & a single Wheatear.

Paul King

 

Monday 12 September 2022

Monday 12 September 2022

R Aire near Hirst Wood - Little Egret

R Aire at Cottingley Bridge - 2 Little Grebes

Shaun Radcliffe

Sunday 11 September 2022

Nab Water Lane - 2 Whinchat

Brian Vickers

Stockbridge Reserve - Little Grebe ( has remained now for 3 weeks), Kingfisher, Blackcap, Buzzard 

Shaun Radcliffe 

Saturday 10 September 2022

Saturday 10 September 2022

Glovershaw/Sconce area -  species recorded, Wheatear, Whinchat, Stonechat, 7 Cormorants flying in V formation, Little Owl, Barn Owl, Linnet, Kestrel, Red Kite, Buzzard, Stock Dove, Meadow Pipits, Skylarks, Swallows, House Martins, Goldfinch, Greenfinch, Chiff-Chaff heard plus Stoat.

BOG member's walk

Haworth - 11 Swallows including fledglings.

Howard Creber   

Thursday 8 September 2022

Thursday 8 September 2022

Lower Laithe Reservoir - adult Y L Gull, adult Caspian Gull

Keith Moir


Stockbridge Reserve - Whitethroat, Blackcaps, Chiff-Chaff, Kingfisher, Little Grebe, Buzzard.

David Foster, Shaun Radcliffe 

Tuesday 6 September 2022

Nab Water Lane - 4 Whinchat, 5 Stonechat


 Foto of Whinchat & sightings from Brian Vickers

Tuesday 6 September 2022

Monday 5 September 2022

Denholme Clough - Spotted Flycatcher 

Ian Skayman

Sunday 4 September 2022

Sunday 4 September 2022

Redcar Tarn - 4 Shoveler, 33 Teal

Keith Moir 

Haworth - 2 Swift, 60 House martin, 5 Swallow

Howard Creber

Friday 2 September 2022

Friday 2 September 2022

Nab Water Lane - 6 Whinchat, 5 Stonechat, 2 Wren, 2 Reed Bunting.

Brian Vickers 

Thursday 1 September 2022

Redcar Tarn - 20 Teal, 3 Wigeon

Thornton Moor Reservoir - 2 Ruff, 16 Teal, adult Y L Gull, adult Caspian Gull (with unreadable yellow Darvic Ring).

Keith Moir 

Wednesday 31 August 2022

Wednesday 31 August 2022

Leeming Reservoir - Spotted Redshank, 2 Common Sandpiper 

Lower Laithe Reservoir - 9 Cormorant, 1 Yellow-legged Gull
Brian Vickers

Ilkley Moor - Short-Eared Owl
John Brooks


Tuesday 30 August 2022

Thornton Moor Reservoir - Osprey in the afternoon.

James Hickling 

Monday 29 August 2022

Monday 28 August 2022

Whetstone Gate - Wheatear, Hobby



Steve Meredith

Rombalds Moor - juvenile Marsh Harrier, 14 Linnet, 3 Kestrel

Shaun Radcliffe

Redcar Tarn - a different Caspian Gull, this time a juvenile.

Kieth Moir 

Sunday 28 August 2022

Sunday 28 August 2022

Haworth - 2 juv Peregrine over town.

Howard Creber

Glovershaw - 8 Grey Partridge, Little Owl, 2 Buzzard, Kestrel, Sparrowhawk, 3 Whinchat, 3 Willow Warbler, 2 Whitethroat, Chiff-Chaff

Steve Meredith

Leeming Reservoir - Spotted Redshank still here

Redcar Tarn - first year Caspian Gull

Keith Moir

Denholme Clough - Whitethroat, Chiff-Chaffs, Willow Warblers, male Blackcap, Nuthatches, Green Woodpecker yaffing, Kestrel, GSW, Meadow Pipit, Jay plus a few Swallows passing through.

Mark Doveston & Shaun Radcliffe


Friday 26 August 2022

Friday 26 August 2022

Denso- Baildon - Little Egret, Kingfishers, Peregrine on pylon, 4 Raven overhead, 40 House martin plus Painted Lady butterfly.

Sconce - 2 Whinchat, 2 Wheatear, Redstart 

Jeremy Taylor

Leeming Reservoir - Spotted Redshank


Sighting & foto from Brian Vickers

Haworth - 2 Swifts

Howard Creber

Tuesday 23 August 2022

Tuesday 23 August 2022

Thornton Moor Reservoir - (access only to members) - 3 juvenile Scaup, Caspian Gull.

(Photograph from Brian Vickers)


Keith Moir 

Nab Water lane - 5 Stonechat, 4 Whinchat

Brian Vickers 

Friday 19 August 2022

Friday 19 August 2022

Whetstone Gate area - Little Owl, 2 Kestrel, 3 Stonechat, 10 Linnet along with a large flock of Goldfinch feeding on thistle heads. 

Shaun Radcliffe 

Thursday 18 August 2022

Thursday 18 August 2022

Stockbridge Reserve - Little Grebe, Kingfisher, Blackcap, Buzzard, GSW, Reed Bunting, Jay, Bullfinch

Shaun Radcliffe 

Tuesday 16 August 2022

Monday 15 August 2022

 Leeshaw Reservoir - 2 Green Sandpiper


Sighting & foto from Brian Vickers

Sunday 14 August 2022

Thornton Moor Reservoir - Greenshank, Hobby, Y L Gull

Keith Moir

Barden Moor - Marsh Harrier

John Brooks 

Thursday 11 August 2022

Thursday 11 August 2022

Shipley - recently received details of a Sparrowhawk family.

Sent in by Jane Robinson

Stockbridge Reserve (members only) - Garden Warbler, Blackcap, Chiff-Chaff, Reed Bunting, Kingfisher, Jay, Bullfinch.

Shaun Radcliffe
 

Tuesday 9 August 2022

Tuesday 9 August 2022

Stockbridge Reserve (members only) - perched on the wire next to the feeder this evening, an adult Spotted Flycatcher.

Shaun Radcliffe 

Over Baildon - hundreds of B H Gs catching high flying ants plus 8 Curlew north.

Jeremy Taylor

Monday 8 August 2022

Glovershaw - 3 Wheater, 10 Linnets, 25 Goldfinches.

Paul King

Baildon Bridge - Little Egret

Mark Whitaker

Hazlewood Moorside - juv Wheater (see foto), 2 Raven, 3 Stock Dove

Roger Nelson


 

Monday 8 August 2022

Sunday 7 August 2022

Thornton Moor Reservoir - 8 Shelduck, 3 Yellow-legged gulls 

Redcar Tarn - juv Med Gull

Sightings & foto from Keith Moir


Wednesday 3 August 2022

Wednesday 3 August 2022

Whetstone Gate area - juv Wheatear, Raven, 3 Kestrel, 6 Linnets & amongst the bracken, family of Stonechat & 3 Willow Warblers.

Shaun Radcliffe 

Monday 1 August 2022

Sunday 31 Ju;y 2022

Redcar Tarn - 3 Common Scoter. At Girlington, adult Yellow-legged Gull.


Sighting & foto from Keith Moir

Sunday 31 July 2022

Sunday 31 July 2022

Stockbridge Reserve - Whitethroat, Sedge Warbler, Reed Bunting, Kingfisher, Jay, Blackcap, Bullfinch.

Shaun Radcliffe 

Saturday 30 July 2022

Stockbridge Reserve - ringing session produced the following in 16 birds ringed - 8 Blackcap, 2 Reed Warbler, 1 Sedge Warbler, 1 Garden Warbler. Also seen briefly a Juv Med Gull.

Jon Middleton & Ian Court 

Thursday 28 July 2022

CATCH UP AFTER COMPUTER PROBLEMS

21 July - Apperley Bridge - 20 R R Parakeets recorded by Damian Pearson

24 July - Over Stockbridge Reserve flting east - 7 Black T Godwits - John Middleton & Ian Court

25 July - Little egret seen on river at Dowley Gap - Graham Wood

26 July - 6 Black T Godwits in filed next to Redcar Tarn plus Caspian Gull flew in - Keith Moir

28 July - Little Egret fishing above Ireland bridge in Bingley - Shaun Radcliffe 


Photograph of Godwits by Keith Moir

Monday 18 July 2022

Monday 18 July 2022

R. Aire, Wagon Lane stretch - Little Egret, Kingfisher, singing Blackcap.

Shaun Radcliffe 

Sunday 17 July 2022

Sunday 17 July 2022

Stockbridge Reserve (members only) -  Kingfisher visited the site twice, at least 4 Blackcap, one singing from the riverbank, another male with two different Browncaps feeding in the rasps patch, Reed Warbler, female Goosander  on the lake, juvenile Chiff-Chaff.

Shaun Radcliffe  

Saturday 16 July 2022

Friday 15 July 2022

Gilstead Garden - see foto below of a young visitor.


Young Tawny foto from Steve Meredith. 

Thursday 14 July 2022

Leeshaw Reservoir - Adult Med Gull, juvenile Linnets plus Common Scoter.


 

Sightings & fotos from Brian Vickers

Wednesday 13 July 2022

Monday 11 July 2022

Baildon Garden - Siskin with young at feeders indicating local breeding.

Steve Meredith 

Sunday 10 July 2022

Leeshaw Reservoir - Little owl

Brain Vickers 

Wednesday 29 June 2022

Monday 27 June 2022

Hazlewood - 2 male Siskin visit feeder.



 
Foto & record from Roger Nelson

Sunday 26 June 2022

Saturday 25 June 2022

Storiths - near the road, Curlew chick (see below), Spotted Fly, Redstart, Dipper, Grey Wagtail, Common Sandpiper, 2 Grey Partridge, Green & Great Woodpeckers.

Sighting & photo from Steve Meredith


 

Thursday 23 June 2022

Tuesday 21 June 2022

Stainburn Moor area - field nearby held 100 Curlew. Presumed an early return off autumn migrants.

Keith Moir 

Monday 20 June 2022

Monday 20 June 2022

Storiths Road, Barden - pair of Redstart, Mistle Thrush, Green & GSW, Willow Warbler, Chiff-Chaff.



Brian Vickers

Oakenshaw - 2 adult Tree Sparrows feeding 2 young.

Martyn Priestley

R Aire, Wagon Lane - Little Egret. Near Dowley Gap S W Kingfisher & singing Common Whitethroat.

Shaun Radcliffe 

Friday 17 June 2022

Wednesday 15 June 2022

St Ives, Bingley - Wood Warbler


 Foto & sighting from Steve Meredith

Shipley - canal bank, Sand Martin colony. In Roberts Park on the river bank, Common Whitethroat.

Graham Wood

Thursday 16 June 2022

St Ives Estate, Bingley - late evening Woodcock watch provided 17 sightings of birds roding in 75 minute period. How many birds involved is anyone's guess!!

Shaun Radcliffe et al 

Wednesday 15 June 2022

Tuesday 14 June 2022

Calverley Bridge to Apperley Bridge - a small Sand Martin colony plus Little Egret at Apperley Bridge.

Keith Moir 

Tuesday 14 June 2022

Saturday 11 June 2022

Baildon Garden - male Siskin

Steve Meredith

Hazlewodd Moorside -  family of Linnets, Little Owl, the murder of a Blackbird!! The end of a fight between two males.



Sighting & images from Roger Nelson


Saturday 11 June 2022

Friday 10 June 2022

Low Wood area -  next to canal, Garden Warbler, Chiff-Chaff & Blackcap singing. Also two Blackbirds mobbing a sleeping Tawny Owl. Pied Flycatcher singing in the wood.

John Preshaw et al. 

Thursday 9 June 2022

Thursday 9 June 2022

Birkenshaw farmland area - 7 singing Common Whitethroat, 2 pair of Skylark, 3 Tree Sparrow but not a single Swallow.

Martyn Priestley 

Tuesday 7 June 2022

Sunday 5th June 2022

 East Riddlesden Hall 0930-1100am - 43 species

Reed Bunting, Kingfisher, Cormorant, Chiffchaff, Willow Warbler, Garden Warbler, Blackcap, Common Sandpiper, Swift, House Martin, Sand Martin, Jay, Grey Wagtail, Grey Heron, 

M Doveston et al

Leeshaw Reservoir - Cuckoo, Ringed Plover, Little Owl, Cormorants.

Brian Vickers


Tuesday 31 May 2022

Sunday 29 May 2022

Hazlewood & Storith - Spotted Flycatcher in both places.


 Foto & record from Roger Nelson

Wednesday 25 May 2022

Wednesday 25 May 2022

Bolton Abbey to Aquaduct & back - On a cool & blustery day, birds difficult to see. Heard 3 Pied Fly (seeing just one), Redstart, 3 Common Sandpiper, Kingfisher, 3 male Mandarin plus a female with 4 ducklings. Plenty of Grey Wagtails but no Dipper recorded.

Shaun Radcliffe 

Monday 23 May 2022

Monday 23 May 2022

Hazlewood area - a foto received showing behaviour by two Oystercatchers when a third appeared nearby.


 Received from Roger Nelson

Thursday 19 May 2022

Wednesday 18 May 2022

Glovershaw/Sconce area - both Grey & R L Partridges, numerous Lapwing, Curlews, Whitethroat, Blackcap, Reed Buntings, Greenfinch, Tree Sparrow, Cuckoo, all seen.

Graham Wood 

Wednesday 18 May 2022

Tuesday 17 May 2022

Swastika Stone, above Hebers Ghyll - pair of Ring Ouzel plus Cuckoo heard.

John Budworth

Bolton Abbey - Storiths - Hazlewood - Spotted Fly, singing Garden Warbler, & Swifts.

Roger Nelson

Ben Rhydding N R - plenty of Blackcaps, Garden Warblers, Willow Warblers & Chiff-Chaffs.

Howard Creber 

Monday 16 May 2022

Leeshaw Reservoir - pair of Ringed Plovers, Common Sandpiper plus House Martins.

Brian Vickers

 

Sunday 15 May 2022

Saturday 14 May 2022

Laund to Aqueduct - singing male Redstart, 4 Pied Fly, 3 House Martin nest building.

Fewston Reservoir - Golden Pheasant (probably escapee)


 Sightings & foto by Roger Nelson

Ben Rhydding LNR - 2 singing Garden Warbler, 4 singing Blackcap

John Brooks

Friday 13 May 2022

Thursday12 May 2022

Shipley - Swifts seen

Harden Moor - Cuckoo, Whitethroat, Willow Warblers

Jane Robinson 

Tuesday 10 May 2022

Monday 9 May 2022

Bolton Abbey - Hazlewood - 5 Swifts, Kingfisher, Common Sandpiper, Mandarin Duck, Little Owl plus pair of Siskin in Hazlewood.


 Sightings & foto from Roger Nelson

Low wood near Riddlesden - two singing male Pied Flycatchers.

Shaun Radcliffe

Sunday 8 May 2022

Sunday 8 May 2022

Stockbridge Reserve (members only) - Sedge Warbler, 2 Reed Warbler, Reed Bunting, Blackcap, Chiff-Chaff. Canadas goslings now. Still no sign of  Whitethroat or Garden Warbler.

Shaun Radcliffe 

Saturday 7 May 2022

Low Moor - near to pond, a female Whitethroat. Also a Sedge Warbler at Toad Holes Beck.

Martyn Priestley 

Thursday 5 May 2022

Tuesday 3 May2022

Apperley Bridge area - Little Egret

Briony Spandler


Also, a late report of a Spoonbill fly through a few days ago going east over Hirst Wood.

David Moore

Tuesday 3 May 2022

Monday 2 May 2022

Sconce area - 2 Cuckoos at Scout Camp plus a Wheatear on nearby golf course.

Barden Tower - Spotted Flycatcher 

Steve Meredith

Sunday 1 may 2022

Hazlewood Moor - Cuckoo, male Ring Ouzel, pair of Wheatear


 

Sighting & fotos from Roger Nelson

Saturday 30 April 2022

Saturday 30 April 2022

Glovershaw/ Sconce area - brief calls by Cuckoo, 4 Whitethroat, Willow Warblers, 2 Wheatears plus Green Hairstreak Butterfly.

BOG members.

Nab Water Lane - Whinchat, 4 Wheatear, pair of Stonechat


 Sightings & foto from Brian Vickers

Friday 29 April 2022

Burley Woodhead - Cuckoo calling, feeding Ring Ouzel, Willow Warblers plus Green Hairstreak Butterfly.

Jeremy Taylor  

Thursday 28 April 2022

Thursday 28 April 2022

Hazlewood - pair of Stock Dove, pair of Red-legged Partridge

Sightings & fotos from Roger Nelson

Esholt S W - pair of Garganey flushed, singing Cetti's Warbler

Casper Pottle

Stockbridge Reserve (members only) - 2 singing Reed Warblers, Blackcap, Bullfinch, Chiff-Chaff, Reed Bunting.

Shaun Radcliffe 

Wednesday 27 April 2022

Wednesday 27 April 2022

Reva Hill - 14 Golden Plover, some Northern Race included.

Shaun Radcliffe

Low moor Banks, South Bradford - Lesser Whitethroat in full song.

Martyn Priestley

Storiths Road, Barden - Little Owl, Green Woodpecker, GSW, Redstart, Pied Fly, Blackcap, Willow Warblers, Chiff-Chaff. R. Wharfe - Mandarin duck, Sand Martins.

Sightings & foto from Brian Vickers


 

Tuesday 26 April 2022

Hazlewood - Laund -  2 Swallow, 3 Willow Warbler,  2 Blackcap, 3 Pied Fly, 2 Mandarin, pair of Common Sandpiper, Woodcock, Raven

Sightings & foto from Roger Nelson

Leeshaw Reservoir - Ring Ouzel
Sighting & foto from Mark Purvis
 


Monday 25 April 2022

Sunday 24 April 2022

Strid Woods - singing Redstart, female Mandarin Duck. Also, R R Parakeets are nesting in Calverley Woods.

Damian Pearson 

Sunday 24 April 2022

CATCH UP - SOME APRIL SIGHTINGS

9th  Nab Water Lane, nesting Stonechats, 10th Silsden Res. Sand Martin, Brian Vickers

11th - Glovershaw,  20 plus Lapwing, pair of Redshank, 3 pair of Curlew, Snipe, Oystercatchers, 5 Wheatear, Skylark & Meadow Pipit. 12th Glovershaw, pair of Linnet, 5 Wheatear. 15th Willow Warbler near Baildon Golf  Course, 3 Wheatear, Green Woodpecker in Shipley Glen - Paul King

14th - Apperley Bridge, Swallow, 4 Sand Martin - Damian Pearson

15th - Haworth, 17 House Martin, Raven circling high above. - Howard Creber. Leeshaw Reservoir, Common Scoter, Brian Vickers

16th Stockbridge Reserve (members only) - Reed Warbler, Willow Warbler, Chiff-Chaff, Blackcap. Jon Middleton

17th R. Wharfe, Otley area - 8 Swallow, 3 House Martin.   Joy Leach

20th - Shipley Glen - Willow Warblers, Little Egret on nearby R Aire - Graham Wood

21st - Faweather farm, Baildon - Swallow, Sconce, Little Owl, Willow Warblers, Linnet - Jane Robinson

22nd - Strid Woods, Barden Back Road - 4 Pied Flycatchers, Common Sandpiper, Dipper, Willow Warbler, Wheatear.  Glovershaw - 2 Willow Warbler, 6 Golden Plover, Little Owl, Curlew - Steve Meredith 

23rd R.Aire near Riddlesden, - single Redwing - M Doveston

24th St.Ives Estate, 1 singing Tree Pipit at Heather Park, 2 Siskin - M Doveston

Foto of Willow Warbler from Roger Nelson



 

Fotos of Pied Flycatcher & Common Sandpiper from Steve Meredith

Friday 8 April 2022

Friday 8 April 2022

Nab Water Lane - Stonechat, Wheatear

Barden - Chiff-Chaff


 
 
Sightings & fotos from Brian Vickers