3 January 2026

Stockbridge Reserve - 2 Water Rail seen under the feeder & on the ice, Goldfinch, Reed Bunting.

Paul Renton 

Sunday 28 December 2025

Stockbridge Reserve - Little Egret flew over heading east, 2 Water Rail, Reed Buntings, Bullfinch, Goldfinch plus Cormorants following river.

Shaun Radcliffe 

Friday 26 December 2025

Silsden Ings - 2 Egyptian Geese, 20 Curlew

Jon Middleton 

R Aire Shipley - Kingfisher, 2 Little Grebes. A few Redwing in the area plus Red Kite over Shipley Glem area.

Vivien Leach

Wednesday 24 December 2025

Stockbridge Reserve - Cettis Warbler sang briefly to the left of the hide, Water Rail searching for food below the bird feeder & Stock Dove calling.

Shaun Radcliffe

WISHING ALL OUR MEMBERS A HAPPY CHRISTMAS & A PEACEFUL NEW YEAR. 

Monday 22 December 2025

Lister Park - At least 20 Goosanders.

Vivien Leach 

Sunday 21 December 2025

Stockbridge Reserve - 5 Shovellers landed on the lake this morning. They consisted of 3 adult males, a female plus an immature male. They arrived at 10 o'clock & were still the when I left at 11.15. other sightings - Water Rail, Kingfisher, Reed Bunting, Goldfinch & Greenfinch.

Shaun Radcliffe

Saturday 20 December 2025

Stockbridge Reserve - male Cettis Warbler, 3 Water Rail, 30 Siskin, Kingfisher

Jon Middleton

Thursday 18 December 2025

 Stockbridge Reserve - birds seen from the hide -  Reed Buntings, 5 Siskin, Water Rail, Kingfisher, male Blackcap, G S W on feeder, Goldfinches.

John Preshaw & Shaun Radcliffe

Saturday 13 December 20205

Yeadon Tarn - large numbers of Coot, a few Goosanders, some Tufted Ducks & many Cormorants.

Knotford Nook - displaying Goldeneye, a few Gadwall, Wigeon, plus a single Pinkfoot Goose flew over calling.

6 BOG members on Winter Duck Outing. 

Thursday 11 December 2025 - Part 2

Cononley Ings - recent heavy rainfall has swelled the wetland area . Neil turner has sent a list of birds he recorded there as follows:

Single Cormorant, Little Egret, Great White Egret, Moorhen, 5 Grey Heron, 8 Shoveler, 10 Goosander, 28 Mallard, 30 Teal, 160 Lapwing, 170 Wigeon, 250 Greylags, 290 Canadas, 2 L B B Gulls, 70 Common, & 670 BHGs.

Sightings & fotos received from Neil Turner

 

Thursday 11 December 2025

Stockbridge Reserve - Cettis Warbler singing, Water Rail. On feeder - male Siskin, Goldfinch & Reed Buntings plus others birds.

Shaun Radcliffe  

Monday 8 December 2025

Bingley, lake near Ireland Bridge - there are now at least 10 Mandarin Duck.

Shaun Radcliffe 

Sunday 7 December 2025

Farnhill Ings - Great Egret, 180 Canadas, 75 Greylags & 2 Pinkfoot Geese.

Foto & sightings from Mike Smith

Stockbridge Reserve =- great views of Kingfisher as it fished on the lake for some time this morning. It also caught by hovering and diving. Water Rail heard with Reed Buntings & Goldfinches on the feeders.

Yesterday, Jon Middleton, through call knowledge, located a male Cetti's Warbler.

Shaun Radcliffe   

Friday 5 December 2025

Bingley, lake close to Ireland Bridge -  4 Mandarin Ducks, males looking good.

Shaun Radcliffe 

Sunday 23 November 2025

Stockbridge Reserve - 2 Water Rail, Reed Buntings, Kingfisher which unfortunately was taken by a Sparrowhawk.

Jon Middleton, Shaun Radcliffe 

Saturday 22 Nonember 2025

Bingley Bog North - along with 3 Grey Herons, a Little Egret was on site.

Shaun Radcliffe

 

Sunday 16 November 2025

Stockbridge Reserve - Water Rail, male Tufted Duck, Kingfisher, Reed Bunting.

Shaun Radcliffe 

Monday 10 November 2025

Bingley, lake next to Ireland Bridge - 5 Mandarin Duck

R Aire, Cottingley stretch - 2 Kingfishers.

Shaun Radcliffe 

Sunday 10 November 2025

Stockbridge Reserve - Water Rail, Sparrowhawk, Reed Buntings.

Shaun Radcliffe

On the Saturday, a ringing session took place by Jon Middleton which produced a young male Cettis Warbler. Spring bcckons!!

Foto from Robyn Guppy who assists at the ringing.

Thursday 6 November 2025

Stockbridge Reserve - Kingfisher fishing, Water Rail, Reed Buntings.

Shaun Radcliffe