Darwin Gardens, Ilkley - Chiff-chaff calling
James Wright
Menston - large skein of P F Geese flew north.
Bryce Henderson
Sunday, 9 March 2025
Saturday, 8 March 2025
Friday 7 March 2025
Barden - pair of Redshank, pair of Goosander, Mandarin Drake, flock of 50 Fieldfare
Hazlewood - pair of Stock Dove viewing nest site.
Thursday, 6 March 2025
Thursday 6 March 2025
Stockbridge Reserve - 2 singing Chiffchaffs, Water Rail, Reed Buntings, Bullfinch, Comma Butterfly
John Preshaw, Shaun Radcliffe
Wednesday, 5 March 2025
Wednesday 5 March 2025
Pennythorn Hill, Baildon - 9 Skylark ground feeding
Reva Reservoir - in a field at the back of the reservoir, flock of 40 Curlew.
Shaun Radcliffe
Saturday, 1 March 2025
1 March 2025
Thruscross Reservoir - 195 Oystercatchers were counted in fields just north of the site., 2 Shelduck
Keith Moir
Intake gate / Reva Hill - pair of Raven, 3 Red Kites, half a dozen Lapwing, single Skylark
Shaun Radcliffe
Friday 28 February 2025
Dowley gap S W - singing Chiffchaff
Graham Wood
High Royd Scrape - 2 male Mandarin, pair of Teal, 6 Snipe
Bryce Henderson
Tuesday, 25 February 2025
Monday 24 February 2025
Leeshaw Res. - 60 plus Lapwing, 45 Curlew, 17 Oystercatchers, single P F Goose with 55 Canadas, Stock Dove - Brian Vickers
Redcar Tarn - 2 Caspian Gulls - Keith Moir
The following day, another different Caspian Gull was seen by Keith.
Thursday, 20 February 2025
Monday 17 February 2025 -
Canal area in Shipley - Chiffchaff plus Kingfisher & Red kite seen over Roberts Park. Own Bradford garden, Blackcap seen.
Vivien Leach
High Royds Scrape - 3 pair of Teal, single Snipe
Bryce Henderson
Stockbridge Reserve - usual species but a good foto of Water Rail is worth showing.
Sunday, 16 February 2025
Saturday 15 February 2025
Bingley, R Aire - 2 pair of Mandarin Ducks next to Ireland Bridge.
Shaun Radcliffe
Thursday, 13 February 2025
Wednesday 12 February 2025
Milner Fields, Baildon - 4/5 Goldcrests.
Graham Wood
Leeshaw Res. - R N Grebe still on site.
Sunday, 9 February 2025
Sunday 9 February 2025
Stockbridge Reserve - Water Rail, 5 Reed Buntings around the feeders, male Siskin, Grey Heron, Cormorant.
Shaun Radcliffe
Saturday, 8 February 2025
Friday 7 February 2025
Northcliffe Wood - 21 R N Parakeets in a dusk roost.
Mark Scrimshaw
Cullingworth fields - 30 plus Fieldfare with Starlings.
David Ogden
Thursday 6 February 2025
Chelker Res. - pair of Goldeneye, 25 Oystercatchers,.
Silsden Res. - 10 Tufted Duck, 52 Wigeon
Leeshaw Res. - R N Grebe still present.
Brian Vickers
Thursday, 6 February 2025
Wednesday 5 February 2025
Apperley Bridge - Barn Owl, Water Rail, Kingfisher, Sparrowhawk, Buzzard, Red Kite, 42 Redwing
Damian Pearson
Lower Laithe Reservoir - first Oystercatcher here for this year for observer.
Brian Vickers
Otley Area - pair of dippers at Garrett Mill plus 2 pairs of Grey Wagtails, Kestrel at Gallows Hill, plus 4 Redwing, 2 Oystercatchers, 30 Lapwing & 40 plus Curlews nearby.
Mark Purvis
Monday, 3 February 2025
Monday 3 February 2025
High Royd Scrape - 7 Snipe, pair of Mandarin, 2 Pair of Teal, Stock Dove checking nest box, 20 BHG.
Bryce Henderson
Sunday 2 February 2025
Bridgehouse Beck, Oxenhope - Kingfisher, pair of Dippers.
Leeshjaw Reservoir - R N Grebe, 30 Lapwing, Common Gull, Pinkfoot Goose with Greylags & Canadas.
Sightings & foto from Mark Purvis
Wednesday, 29 January 2025
Wednesday 29 January 2025
Leeshaw Reservoir - R N Grebe is now here having moved from Lower Laithe Reservoir' Also 60 Lapwings, 210 Greylag Geese, 46 Canadas, 2 Goosander, 2 Cormorant.
Brian Vickers
High Royd Scrape - 3 Snipe, pair of Teal, Curlew flew over heading for moors.
Bryce Henderson
Tuesday, 28 January 2025
Tuesday 28 January 2025
Hirst Wood area - On canal, 4 pairs of Goosander, near Coach Road, a small flock of Redwing ground feeding. Also seen, GSW plus calling Nuthatch & 4 Grey Herons.
Shaun Radcliffe
Saturday, 25 January 2025
Saturday 25 January 2025
Stockbridge Reserve - Water Rail, Reed Bunting, Goldfinch Siskin plus other common birds.
Nigel Priestley & Shaun Radcliffe
High Royd Scrape - 6 Snipe, single Teal, 3 Mandarin Ducks.
Bryce Henderson
Thursday, 23 January 2025
Sunday, 19 January 2025
Friday 17th January 2025
Silsden Res. - Male Goldeneye, 7 Tufted Duck, 43 Wigeon, 6 Goosander
At Lower Laithe Res - Red-necked Grebe Grebe still present - Brian Vickers
Thursday 16th January 2025
On canal at Riddlesden. possible female Common Scoter - On R Aire near Dowley Gap. 2 Little Grebes - Vivien Leach
Stockbridge Reserve - Water Rail searching for food below feeders, now a regular sight. - Shaun Radcliffe
Wednesday 15th January 2025
Leeshaw - 160 Pinkfoot plus 3 Barnacle Geese - Mark Purvis
Lower Laithe Reservoir - Red-necked Grebe moved on again from Ponden Res. Calderdale Bird Sightings
Tuesday 14th January 2025
Lister Park - small flock of Redwing plus a Treecreeper. In a small Heaton garden - male Blackcap, 2 Song Thrushes, 3 Bullfinches - Vivien Leach
Apperley Bridge/Calverley Woods - Nuthatch 2, Treecreeper, Water rail calling - Damian Pearson
Monday 13th January 2025
Ireland bridge, Bingley, On the river 2 male & a female Mandarin. - Shaun Radcliffe
Ponden Reservoir - Red-necked Grebe (presumably the Leeshaw Bird has relocated) - Calderdale Bird Sightings
Sunday, 12 January 2025
Saturday 11th January 2025
Stockbridge Reserve - Birds about during a ringing session - Barn Owl, G S W, & Cettis Warbler plus 2 Water Rail, one young female ringed whilst the other seen under the feeding station. - Jon Middleton & Robyn Guppy
Thursday 9th January 2025
Stockbridge Reserve - Barn Owl hunting early afternoon, Water Rail, Siskin, Goldfinches - Shaun Radcliffe
Gallows Hill, Otley, - Nuthatches, Treecreeper, Redwings plus a large skein of Pinkfoot flying west. - Bryce Henderson
Sunday, 5 January 2025
Thursday, 2 January 2025
Thursday 2nd January 2025
Leeshaw Reservoir - Red-necked Grebe still present - Ian Skayman and Brian Vickers
Looking back at the Bradford Records, this Red-necked Grebe is our 10th record. The last one was in 2016. If you can brave the cold, it is worth a trip out to see it.
Also present were 4 Pink-footed Geese with the Greylags.
Wednesday, 1 January 2025
Wednesday 1st January 2025
Leeshaw Reservoir - Red-necked Grebe still present but a long way off on far side of res.
Monday 30th December 2024
Leeshaw Reservoir - Red-necked Grebe - Mark Purvis
Low Snowdon - small flock of 12 Fieldfare - Shaun Radcliffe
Mark Purvis
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