Glovershaw - 8 Wheatear, Barn Owl, Cuckoo plus Willow Warblers. & Reed Bunting.
Paul King
Cullingworth = top of area , Chiffchaff, Willow Warbler, Blackcap plus a male Redstart in small woodland.
David Ogden
Stockbridge Reserve - ringing took place with 2 Chiffchaffs caught, one first caught in April 2022. Brief song of Sedge Warbler heard.
Jon Middleton
Leeshaw Reservoir - single Dunlin, 2 Grey Wagtail, 2 Pied Wagtail
Baildon - Swift reported.
Jeremy Taylor
Ben Rhydding garden - 2 male Brambling seen along with regular Bullfinch, Goldfinch & Redpoll.
Helen & David Kidman
Stockbridge Reserve - good views of Kingfisher perched in front of hide, pair of Reed Bunting, calling Nuthatch, singing Blackcap, Chiffchaff, also 2 Jays, Bullfinch.
Shaun Radcliffe
Chevin Forest Walk - Sparrowhawk, Red Kite, Willow Warblers, Chiff-chaff, Blackcap, Jay, Treecreeper, Nuthatch heard, Meadow Pipit, GSW plus at least, 5 Green Hairstreak butterflies.
4 BOG members & Friends of Chevin Forest.
Slippery Ford - 2 Ring Ouzel, 5 Wheatear, Swallow
Keighley Moor Reservoir- 2 Common Sandpiper
Ian Skayman
Trough Lane, Oxenhope - 12 Wheatear, Song Thrush, 2 Pied Wagtail
Barden to Cavendish - 4 Common Sandpiper, single Redstart, 5 Pied Flycatchers2 Dipper, Green Woodpecker
Steve Meredith
Trough Lane - 10 Wheatear.
Brian Vickers
Trough Lane - Linnet, Curlew, Mpipits, Red Grouse, Willow Warbler, Stonechat, 6 Wheatear.
David Ogden, Brian Vickers
Bolton Bridge - dozen Swallows & Sand Martins
Barden - 3 Chiffchaff, 2 Singing Willow Warbler.
Roger Nelson
Lister Park- pair of Goosander
Joy Leach
Trough Lane - 10 Wheatears
Lower Laithe Reservoir - Common Sandpiper
Marsh Lane, Oxenhope - House martins around nest site
Barden, Storith Road - Chiffchaff, Willow Warbler, 4 Wheatear
Sightings & foto from Brian Vickers
Bingley, St Ives - this afternoon, a male Pied Flycatcher bathing and searching a natural hole in tree. seen in woods between Betty's Lodge and Baxter's Pond. On the estate, heard Green Woodpecker "yaffing", Treecreeper, approx 7 Nuthatches calling, a Willow Warbler & Blackcap heard. Buzzard and Sparrowhawk flew over.
Shaun Radcliffe
Stockbridge Reserve - Nuthatch came to fat ball feeder, Willow Warbler & Chiffchaff (2) heard plus pair of Reed Bunting.
Shaun Radcliffe
Trough Lane - 4 Wheatear,
Leeming Reservoir - 2 Tufted Duck, 2 Grey Wagtail, 4 Swallow
Brian Vickers
Cullingworth garden - singing Chiffchaff & Blackcap plus GSW on telegraph pole outside house.
David Ogden
Bingley Moor - Swallow plus possible sighting of a female Cuckoo.
Matthew Rawnsley
Stockbridge Reserve - 2 singing Blackcap, Chiffchaff, pair of Reed Bunting. Also 2 GSW came to the feeders with one successfully squeezing through the cage to get at the fat balls. It did manage to get out!
Shaun Radcliffe
Farnhill Ings - Seen at 19.30 89 Black Tailed Godwits, 24 Curlew, 4 Oyks, 6 L B B Gulls.
Glovershaw/Sconce area - 2 hunting Barn Owls at 08.00, 2 singing Willow Warblers, singing Linnet,
6 Wheatear, 2 Little Owls calling, Snipe heard, 2 Red Kite, Raven kronking, singing Skylarks, Curlews, Lapwings and Meadow Pipits. Also 2 hares noted.
Shaun Radcliffe
Ten Yards Lane - single Swallow this afternoon.
Mark Pearson
Lower Laithe Reservoir - pair of Tufted Duck plus a single male Common Scoter per foto.
Hazlewood garden - Mistle Thrush nesting with egg laying on 11 March & young hatching 28 & 29 March.
Apperley Bridge/Calverley - 2 Little Egret, Peregrine, Red Kite, pair of Kestrel, Sparrowhawk, Barn Owl & Buzzard plus other finches.
Damian Pearson
St Ives, Coppice Pond area - singing Blackcap
Susan & Tom Simcock
Silsden Reservoir - 5 Sand Martin
Trough Lane - pair of Stonechat
Glovershaw/Sconce Lane area - male Stonechat, 3 Buzzards circling high, Little Owl, 3 male Reed Buntings, Skylarks, Meadow Pipits, Curlews, plus decent sighting of a Weasel.
Shaun Radcliffe
Ben Rhydding Gravel Pits - Sand Martin, Little Egret, male Goosander, female Bullfinch, pair of Goldcrest, numerous Chiffchaff.
Brian Ford
Stockbridge Reserve - pair of Stock Dove at nest box, pair of Reed Bunting.
John Preshaw, Shaun Radcliffe
Trough Lane, Oxenhope - 4 Wheatear, paid of Stonechat, pair of Reed Bunting
Brian Vickers
High Royd Scrape - pair of Mandarin, single Teal, 5 Gadwall.
Bryce Henderson
Cullingworth garden - a Redpoll came to the feeder with Siskins.
Ian Skayman
Haworth - 27 Whoopers flew over heading N E
Howard Creber
R. Aire at Bfd & Bingley Rugby field stretch - 6 Sand Martin
Susan & Tom Simcock
Stockbridge Reserve - 2 Buzzards circling high, drumming GSW, Reed Bunting, Chiffchaff, Cormorant west, Grey Heron.
Shaun Radcliffe
Doe Park - single Sand Martin
Mark Pearson
Cullingworth - Red Kite
Leeshaw Reservoir - 21 Oystercatchers, 8 Redshank
Langbar - large flock of Golden Plovers - est. in excess of 300 birds.
Nigel Jones
Otley Wetlands - permit holders only - 3 Chiffchaffs, Redshank, Curlews plus 4 Buzzards displaying. Early Comma Butterfly noted.
Shaun Radcliffe
Prune Park Close near Allerton Road - at 4pm Barn Owl hunting.
Cameron Wilson
Gallows Hill - singing Chiffchaff & Blackcap, also flock of Siskin plus Nuthatch & Bullfinch seen.
Bryce Henderson
Stockbridge Reserve - Sign of spring - Chiffchaff singing, pair of Bullfinch, pair of Siskin. Also mating toads!!
Shaun Radcliffe
Cullingworth garden - 13 Siskin visited the feeder.
Ian Skayman
Stockbridge Reserve - Water Rail heard, 3 Stock Dove investigating nest box, male Reed Bunting.
Shaun Radcliffe
Myrtle Park, Bingley - 2 (non singing) Chiff Chaff busily feeding together close to the river in willows, Kingfisher, GSW drumming, calling Nuthatch & Stock Dove.
Shaun Radcliffe
Stockbridge Reserve - an evening visit by 2 Whooper Swans that came down from a flock passing over. They then flew off to join the main party.
Jon Middleton
Knotford Nook - 20 Goldeneye
Yeadon Tarn - single Pochard, Great C Grebe
High Royd Scrape - pair of Mandarin, 2 pair of Teal, 2 Snipe
Bryce Henderson & Paul King
Tong Park, Baildon - 2 pair of Gadwall, male Shoveler, Cormorant, Grey Heron, 2 Mute Swans & Mallards.
Paul Robinson
Langbar/Nesfield - large flock of Golden Plovers
Nigel Jones
Queensbury garden - 4 Siskin at feeder
Colin Shields
Cononley Ings - expected fields to be flooded had drained. Just 2 Oystercatchers, a few Curlew & Lapwings recorded. However at 10.00 a flock of 38 Whooper Swans flew over in formation and calling loudly. Nice flock of 16 skylarks also flew by.
Shaun Radcliffe
Dick Hudsons above Eldwick - small flock of about 20 Lapwing.
Shaun Radcliffe
23 Feb - Marsh Harrier over Queensbury. Picture has been enlightened considerably by sender to show head colour.
Red Kite reported over Lister park by Jane Robinson. Two birds displaying over Tongue Park, Baildon by Shaun Radcliffe
Calverley Woods - 4 Treecreepers interacting plus calling Nuthatch.
Damian Pearson
25 February - Leeshaw Reservoir - 140 Greylag & Canadas plus 2 Pinkfoot, 100 Lapwing, 30 Oystercatchers, 12 Curlew, single Redshank
Gallows Hill, Otley - Redwing, Treecreeper, 2 Pair of Bullfinch
Bryce Henderson
Yeadon Tarn - 20 plus Tufted Duck, single Oystercatcher , Herring Gull
Bryce Henderson
Leeshaw Reservoir - 120 plus Lapwing, 2 Curlew, 6 Oystercatchers, 2 Goosander.
Lower Laithe Reservoir - 2 Oystercatchers, 2 Goosanders.
Brian Vickers
High Royds - small flock of Siskin, 2 Goosanders plus 6 Snipe
Bryce Henderson
Lindley Bridge - kronking Raven, 4 Tufted Duck, Goldcrest
Bryce Henderson
Bingley - At 9.50 this morning, a skein of 70 plus Pink-footed Geese flew over heading west.
Shaun Radcliffe
Lower Laithe Reservoir - 4 Oystercatchers
Leeshaw Reservoir - 4 Goosander, 60 Lapwing & a single Oystercatcher.
Brian Vickers
Redcar Tarn - male Pintail still on site. Bird was foto'd on 18 October & then again today. Quite a change in plumage!!
Sconce/Weecher area - 22 Lapwing, Curlew, Oystercatcher, Raven
Jeremy Taylor
Denholme Gate - hunting Barn Owl
Keith Moir
Bingley Bog North - Little Egret with 3 Grey Herons this afternoon.
Shaun Radcliffe
Stockbridge Reserve - first Oystercatcher feeding in next field this year for this site plus Reed Bunting & Grey Heron
Shaun Radcliffe
Keighley/Oakworth Moor - 2 Barn Owls hunting plus another observed near Goose Eye. All birds seen in the afternoon.
Susan & Tom Simcock
Ben Rhydding - flock of 200 Curlew in a field but had gone by 5 pm.
Mark Scrimshaw
Apperley Bridge - singing Mistle & Song Thrush
Thornbury - flock of 60 Lapwing settled on roof of Carpet Right.
Damian Pearson
Cullingworth garden - 4 Reed Buntings visted plus a single Siskin.
Silsden Reservoir - 2 Oystercatchers, 2 male Shoveler, 2 Teal, 60 Wigeon
Brian Vickers
Denso Riverside, Baildon - Kingfisher, Siskin, Dabchick, & Barn Owl.
Jeremy Taylor
Cullingwortnh garden - 4 male Siskin
Ian Skayman
Sconce Lane area - hunting Barn Owl
Jane Robinson
Stockbridge Reserve - Red Kite flying high over the site, Sparrowhawk, L T T
Also noted - Star Jelly next to a small pond. This is believed to be from the glands of frogs & toads, probably after an attack by (say) a heron. Thanks to Susan Simcock's research.
Barden Scale - Peregrine Falcon, Buzzards, Red Kites, 10 Redwing, Mistle Thrush, 100 plus Lapwing.
Brian Vickers
Haworth area - 2 Barn Owls seen plus a Merlin flew high over the town the day before.
Howard Creber
Ben Rhydding garden - a Lesser Redpoll
Alison Bennett
Apperley Bridge/Esholt area - 20 plus Stock Dove, 5 Gadwall (4m & 1f), plus Woodcock flushed.
Damian Pearson
Shipley Garden - 30 Redwing ground feeding
Jane Robinson
Turf Lane, Cullingworth - 30 plus Redwing
David Ogden
Baildon Golf Course - Barn Owl hunting at 16.00 when outside temperature was minus 2.5
Shaun Radcliffe
8th - 16th January 2024
Silsden Res - Wigeon 68, Goldeneye 2, Tufted Duck 10, Teal 2
Brian Vickers
1st - 7th January 2024
Happy New Year!
Silsden Res - Goldeneye 2, Tufted Duck 12, Wigeon 6,Teal 2
Chelker Res - Mute Swan 2,Goosander 4, Greylag Goose 300+
Redcar Tarn - Single Pintail & Wigeon, Coot, Moorhen, Tufted Duck 20
Brian Vickers
