Birding In Bradford - Daily Sightings and News: March 2023

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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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Friday 31 March 2023

CATCH UP

26 March - Ten Yard Lane, Thornton - 6 Whoopers flew over.

Mark Pearson

27 March - Leeshaw Reservoir - 9 Redshank

Silsden Res. - 3 Redshank, Ringed Plover

Trough Lane - 3 Wheatear

Barden/ Storith Lane - Chiffchaff, Green Woodpecker

Brian Vickers

Haworth - single skein of 120 Whoopers, Chiffchaff, 4 Buzzards circling.

Howard Creber

Glovershaw - 4 male Wheatears

Paul King

28 March - Leeshaw Res. - 10 Redshank, Sparrowhawk & on Dunkirk Beck a pair of Kingfisher & a Dipper.

Sightings & foto from Brian Vickers

29 March - Bridgehouse Beck, Haworth - Dipper, 5 Chiffchaff, 2 Nuthatch.

Howard Creber

29 March - Silsden Res. - single Sand Martin

Lower Laithe Res. - 6 Whoopers

Sightings & foto from Brian Vickers

Friday 24 March 2023

Bolton Bridge - 3 Sand Martin

Roger Nelson

Wednesday 22 March 2023

Tuesday 21 March 2023

Silsden - field next to by pass - 4 Little Egrets

Foto & record from Brian Vickers

Monday 20 March 2023

Apperley Bridge - 3 Gadwall, 2 Chiff-Chaff, Kingfisher, 2 R N Parakeet, 3 Goosander, pair of Mandarin, pair of Grey Wagtail, singing Song Thrush.

Damian Pearson

Sunday 19 March 2023

Trough Lane, Oxenhope - Linnet, Skylark, Reed Bunting, Buzzard plus Meadow Pipit.

Foto of Linnet & sightings from David Ogden.

Storith Road, Barden - 2 Wheatear

Trough Lane - 8 Wheatear (6m & 2f)

Foto of Wheatear & sightings from Brian Vickers

Glovershaw - 2 pair of Stonechat, 2 Wheatear, Buzzard, Curlew, Snipe & Lapwing displaying, Goldfinch, Goldcrest, Dunnock, Reed Bunting, Skylark & Meadow Pipit.

Sighting & foto from Steve Meredith

Stockbridge Reserve - singing Chiff-Chaff, & Mistle Thrush. Also on site, Buzzard, male Goosander, Bullfinch, Reed Bunting.

Shaun Radcliffe

Little Egret seen again in Aire valley near Silsden per Keith Moir.

Saturday 18 March 2023

High Royd Scrape - 2 Teal, 3 Gadwall, 3 Mandarin, 3 Snipe

Bryce Henderson

Friday 17 March 2023

Haworth - singing Chiff-Chaff heard on Worth Way.

Andrew Kitts

Ten Yards Lane, Thornton - reported this morning, a male Wheatear.

Mark Pearson

Utley - seen from the by-pass, Little Egret feeding in nearby field.

Shaun Radcliffe

Wednesday 15 March 2023

Tuesday 14 March 2023

Manywell Heights ( near Cullingworth) - adult Yellow-legged Gull in nearby fields with many other gulls.

Keith Moir

extra - a different bird of the same species turned up at the above site the next day - 15th per Keith Moir.

Monday 13 March 2023

Redcar Tarn - single male drake Pochard.

Keith Moir

Whetstone Gate area - Little Owl, half a dozen Lapwing, 100 plus Starling & a small flock of 11, ground feeding Curlew.

Shaun Radcliffe

Sunday 12 March 2023

Stockbridge Reserve (members only) - heard Water Rail but not seen, Reed Bunting, two pairs of L T T, Bullfinch, 3 Siskin. Feeders quiet.

Shaun Radcliffe

Friday 10 March 2023

Thursday 9 March 2023

High Royds Scrape - 4 Mandarin Duck, 2 Snipe, 2 Teal, plus a single Redwing feeding with a flock of Chaffinch.

Bryce Henderson

Wednesday 8 March 2023

Silsden Reservoir - 2 Redshank, 12 Teal, 40 Wigeon, 14 Tufted, 10 Cormorant

Chelker Reservoir - pair of Goldeneye, 4 Goosander

Barden Scale - pair of Stonechat

Brian Vickers

Wednesday 8 March 2023

Tuesday 7 March 2023

Leeshaw Reservoir - 6 Teal, 3 Buzzard, Kestrel

Brian Vickers

Monday 6 March 2023

Glovershaw - Snipe on territory, 10 Curlew, 6 Skylarks, Lapwings plus brief view of Barn Owl.

Steve Meredith

River Walk from Bingley to Hirst Wood - 2 Dipper, 2 pair of Goosander plus 3 other females, 2 Kingfisher, 2 male & a female Teal, 2 male & a female Mandarin.

Shaun Radcliffe