7th - 29th December 2023

(Shaun's access to the Blog has been iffy for last few weeks. I've managed to get access to the sightings emails so here is a summary. Our apologies for the late posting. Hopefully we can get Shaun back up and running soon. Please keep the sightings coming in! Chris).

27/12/2023

Lower Laithe Reservoir - 18 Whooper Swans

    Brian Vickers

23/12/2023

Redcar Tarn - Pintail

    Tom and Susan Simcock

19/12/2023

High Royd Scrape - 9 snipe and 2 Mandarin

    Bryce Henderson

17/12/2023

High Royd Scrape - 2 Teal

    BrieHenderson

16/12/2023

Apperley Bridge - 20+ Greylag Geese and 2 Perigrine Falcon. Tiercel displaying in the air while female watched from the ground. Fascinating to see ! (Open area of flooded ground where the old filter beds use to be, aka Esholt Urban Quarry).

    Damian Pearson

Leeshaw Reservoir - 7 Goosander

    Brian Vickers

15/12/2023

Silsden Reservoir - 30 Wigeon

    Brian Vickers

14/12/2023

Leeshaw Reservoir - 4 Goosander 

Lower Laithe Reservoir - 2 Tufted Duck

    Brian Vickers

Sandford Road, Barkerend, Bradford - 30 Waxwing

    Roger Wilkingson

13/12/2023

Redcar Tarn - Pintail

    David Ogden

7/12/2023

Denton Hall Ponds - 73 Wigeon

    Nigel Jones

Thursday 7 December 2023

Bingley garden - male Blackcap searched in a Honeysuckle bush for food.

Shaun Radcliffe 

Wednesday 6 December 2023

Over Riddlesden - Litrtle Egret

Keith Moir

High Royd Scrape - 5 Snipe & 5 Teal

Bryce Henderson 

CATCH UP

 Friday 24 November - Redcar Tarn - dark-eyed Y L Gull - Keith Moir

High Royd Scrape - 7 Snipe, 2 male Teal, 3 Mandarin - Bryce Henderson

Esholt - 3 Mandarin - Matthew Rawnsley

Monday 27 November - Bingley Moor - male Merlin - Matthew Rawnsley

Tuesday 28 November - Keighley Golf Course - 3 dozen Waxwings - Michael Ford

Wednesday 29 November - High Royd Scrape - 15 Snipe, 2 Teal - Jeremy Taylor

Apperley Bridge - 28 R R Parakeet - Damian Pearson

Friday 1 December - Hollins Hall Golf Course - 8 Waxwings - Roger Wilkin

Friday 24 November 2023

Leeshaw Reservoir - single Shelduck, Grey Heron

Foto & record from Brian Vickers
 

Thursday 23 November 2023

Leeshaw Reservoir - A Gadwall seen which is very uncommon on moorland reservoirs & a first for this observer at Leeshaw. Foto taken in a force nine gale!!

Gadwall with a Teal foto from Brian Vickers.

Wednesday 22 November 2023

Next to Crossflatts Railway Station - 4 Waxwings seen at 13.00. Birds not seen two hours later.

East Morton area - Sparrowhawk chasing a GSW, Buzzard, Goldcrest.

Shaun Radcliffe 

Tuesday 21 November 2023

Cononley Ings - single Whooper, 150 plus Lapwing, 200 plus Wigeon

Barden Scale - Red Kites, Buzzards, 2 Sparrowhawk, 26 Fieldfare

Sightings & foto from Brian Vickers
 

Monday 21 November 2023

Leeshaw Reservoir - 3 Goosanders

Foto from Brian Vickers
 

Friday 17 November 2023

Whetstone Gate area - male Stonechat, Kestrel, 2 Red Kite, Barn Owl.

Shaun Radcliffe 

Tuesday 14th November 2023

High Royd Scrape - 3 Mandarin, 3 Teal, both species 2 male & a female.

Bryce Henderson 

Redcar Tarn - adult Caspian Gull, flew off west at 2.10 but may return.

Sighting & foto from Keith Moir

Nab Wood Garden - 3 male Blackcaps noted and showing aggression towards each other.

Nick Tonge 

Monday 14 November 2023

Esholt on River Aire - female Mandarin

Matthew Rawnsley