Welcome

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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CONTACT - recorder@bradfordbirding.org

Sunday 26 February 2023

Sunday 26 February 2023

Edge of Bingley Moor - (seen from the car), 3 skeins of over 100 geese flying high going N W were probably Pink-foot. This was about 11 o'clock.

Shaun Radcliffe 

Saturday 25 February 2023

Saturday 25th February 2023

Low Moor - 59 Pink-foot Geese flew N W. Also Linnets have returned to Caldene Fields.

Martyn Priestley

Members Only Res - 3rd Yr Iceland Gull in with around 400 other mixed gulls at the roost. Only stayed for 20 mins then left. Also 5 Teal, 3 Oystercatcher, 3 Goosander and 2 Buzzards.

Chris King



Friday 24 February 2023

Wednesday 22 February 2023

Cullingworth fields- Adult Med Gull


 Sighting & foto from keith Moir

Wednesday 22 February 2023

Tuesday 21 February 2023

Shipley Glenn area - 2 R N Parakeets.

Steve Meredith 

Monday 20 February 2023

Queensbury/Shelf fields - adult Med Gull.

Mark Pearson 

Sunday 19 February 2023

Glovershaw - 4 Skylark, 8 Curlew, Lapwings, 2 Grey Partridge, Buzzard, Meadow Pipit, Raven.

Sightings & foto from Steve Meredith

High Royd Scrape - 11 Snipe, 6 Teal,4 Mandarin

Bryce Henderson

High Bank Lane / Cottingley Cliffe Road - 4 Grey Heron nest building.

Jane Robinson


 

Tuesday 14 February 2023

Tuesday 14 February 2023

Gilstead - 200 plus Pinkfoot flying N N W at 12.40.

Steve Meredith

If this mild weather continues, more flocks will pass through.

Late record - Eccleshill - last Friday Crows were mobbing a Raven which headed over Thorpe Edge.

Sean Scully


Sunday 12 February 2023

Friday 10 February 2023

Wibsey Park Lake - male Shoveler

Foto & sighting from Martyn Priestley


Thursday 9 February 2023

Barden Bridge - Little Egret, 22 Mandarin on Strid Woods length of river.

Keith Moir 

Wednesday 8 February 2023

Gilstead Lane - 6 Redwing feeding on cotoneaster

Steve Meredith

Denso Reserve - Kingfisher, Dippers, 3 Mandarin, 3 Siskin, Water Rail, 2 Stock Dove

Jeremy Taylor 

Wednesday 8 February 2023

Tuesday 7 February 2023

Esholt - 4 Gadwall

Matthew Rawnsley

Redcar Tarn - 5 Shoveler Duck

Keith Moir 

Late news of sighting

Halifax Road near Shelf - 3 Waxwings seen near Tescos on Sunday.

Paul Ramsden 

Monday 6 February 2023

ROD PROCTOR DECEASED

IMPORTANT NOTICE

The funeral for Rod Proctor will take place on Wednesday 15 February at Oakworth Crematorium at 11.30.

Rod had been a member of BOG for many years and a popular local birder. He will be missed.


Shaun 

Monday 6 February 2023

Hirst Wood Weir - 2 Little Grebe, 2 Goosander, 3 Grey Heron,

Hirst Wood - Sparrowhawk failed to take a male Blackbird.


Sightings & foto from Steve Meredith.

  

Sunday 5 February 2023

Redcar Tarn - 2nd year Caspian Gull this morning but left after 10 mins.



Record & foto from Keith Moir

Glovershaw - returning Curlew, 4 Bullfinch, 10 Lapwing, 20 Fieldfare. Red Kite

Steve Meredith

Silsden Reservoir - 40 Wigeon, 3 Oystercatcher, 6 Teal, 4 Cormorant

Lower Barden Reservoir - 6 Oystercatcher

Brian Vickers

Hazlewood to Barden - Little Egret, Grey Heron, Dipper, Mandarin Duck, Red Kite, Buzzard, Little Owl, Nuthatch, Green & Great Spotted Woodpeckers, flock of 400 Fieldfare, Stock Dove.


Sightings & foto from Roger Nelson.


Saturday 4 February 2023

Lower Laithe Reservoir - single Whooper swan

Leeshaw Reservoir - 160 Lapwing, 3 Goosander

Brian Vickers 

Wednesday 1 February 2023

Tuesday 31 January 2023

St Ives - flock of 20 Redwing plus a few Fieldfare. On river at Ireland Bridge, Bingley, a pair of Dippers.

Ian Skayman

High Royd scrape - over  a four day visit period last week, 7 Teal, 9 Snipe, Reed Bunting, Mandarin Duck & a fleeting glimpse of Water Rail.

Bryce Henderson