Birding In Bradford - Daily Sightings and News: August 2024

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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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Wednesday 28 August 2024

Low Moor garden - birds passing through today - adult Lesser Whitethroat, single Blackcap plus 2 Juvenile Willow Warblers.

Martyn Priestley

Saturday 24 August 2024

Apperley Bridge/Esholt - 3 Grey Wagtail, 3 Cormorant, Kingfisher plus a Dipper seen preening.

Danian Pearson

Glovershaw area - 2 Curlew, juv Wheatear, a few Stock Doves well outnumbered by Woodpigeons, Chiifchaffs calling among the bracken, Red Kite, Raven, flock of 30 Goldfinch, Swallows still feeding young at the farm, Barn Owl seen perched at the entrance of the box.

BOG members walk.

Friday 23 August 2024

Crossflatts - House Martins still feeding young on nest. Yesterday, at 5 Rise locks, 3 Swifts hawking.

Shaun Radcliffe

Monday 19 August 2024

R Aire - Wagon Lane stretch - Little Egret, Cormorant plus on the rugby field 170 grazing Canadas!

Shaun Radcliffe

Sunday 18 August 2024

Stockbridge Reserve - Browncap , 2 Cormorants circled above the site. After a few minutes, they returned accompanied by a Little Egret. All three birds landed & started preening before flying off.

Shaun Radcliffe

Wednesday 14 August 2024

Intake Gate/ Hawksworth Moor - single Wheatear, party of 7 Raven flying over very high and kronking as they went. Small Heath butterfly.

Shaun Radcliffe

Tuesday 13 August 2024

High Royd Scrape - 3 Mandarin ducklings, a Snipe, 2 House martin. Previous day, 30 Common Gull circling over the site.

Bryce Henderson

Monday 12 August 2024

Bradup/Whetstone area - 2 Whinchat, juv Little Owl, 2 juv Stonechat plus calling Stock Dove.

Shaun Radcliffe

Hazlewood - the species, Little Owl appears to be doing well. The foto below sent by Roger Nelson.

Thursday 8 August 2024

Stockbridge Reserve ( BOG members only) - juvenile Great White Egret. Bird seen preening on the far side of lake. It then waded around the Reserve catching food.

Bird also seen by John Preshaw, see his foto below.

Shaun Radcliffe

Monday 5 August 2024

Sunday 4 August 2024

Redcar Tarn - 3 adult (or near adult) Yellow- legged Gulls

Keith Moir

Stockbridge Reserve - Sedge Warbler, Sparrowhawk visited a feeding station without success despite plenty of young House Sparrows.

Shaun Radcliffe