Thursday 29 January 2026

Stockbridge Reserve - 2 Water Rails, Reed Buntings, LTT's, Goldfinch, Bullfinch around the feeder.

John Preshaw & Shaun Radcliffe 

Tuesday 20 January 2026

Near Eastburn Beck - 7 Little Egrets

Mike Smith

Cononley Ings - 1 Little Egret, 2 Little Grebe, 3 Greylag, 1 Pink F Goose, 4 Grey Heron, 20 Lapwing, 24 Mallard, 4 Moorhen, 20 Teal, 180 Wigeon

Pinkfoot with a Greylag at Cononley Ings.

Foto & records from Neil Turner.
  

Monday 19 January 2026

Bingley - small lake close to Ireland bridge - this morning counted 8 Mandarin Ducks, two of which were perched in a tree.

Shaun Radcliffe 

Sunday 18 January 2026

Stockbridge Reserve - pair of Wigeon, 2 Water Rails searching for food under a feeder, Bullfinch, Reed Bunting, Goldfinches,

Shaun Radcliffe 

Sunday 11 January 2026

Stockbridge Reserve - Seen under the feeders, Water Rail. Birds at the feeders, Reed Buntings, Bullfinches, Goldfinches, Coal, Blue & Great Tits. Also picking up loose grain, Field Vole.

Shaun Radcliffe 

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