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

Friday 10th January 2025

Coach Road, Saltaire  -  flock of 10 Lapwings   -  Graham Wood

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 5th January 2025

 Cullingworth - Brambling with Chaffinches on garden feeder. - Ian Skayman

Saturday 4th January 2025

Leeshaw Reservoir - Red-necked Grebe. Reported on Birdguides

Friday 3rd January 2025

 Leeshaw Reservoir - Red-necked Grebe still present. Alan Buckley

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 1st January 2025

Leeshaw Reservoir - Red-necked Grebe still present but a long way off on far side of res.

Harry Coghill

Monday 30th December 2024

Leeshaw Reservoir - Red-necked Grebe - Mark Purvis

Low Snowdon - small flock of 12 Fieldfare - Shaun Radcliffe

Mark Purvis

Brian Vickers

Sunday 29th December 2024

Stockbridge Reserve  - Amongst the 90 plus Mallards was a male Pintail. Possibly one of the three seen on canal at Riddlesden on 19th. Also Reed Buntings & a Kestrel hunting. - Shaun Radcliffe

Saturday 28th December 2024

Knotford Nook - Marsh Tit - John Armstrong

Hewenden Res - 21 Pink-footed Geese overhead - Ian Skayman

Wednesday 25th December 2024

Shipley - Peregrine over the canal - Bob Hudson

Queensbury - 83 Pink-foot Geesse overhead - Harry Coghill

Tuesday 24th December 2024

 Otley - Male Blackcap on bird table - John Armstrong

Sunday 22nd December 2024

Stockbridge Reserve   -  Water Rail seen searching for food under the feeder, Kingfisher, a few male Siskins, Kestrel fly through, Cormorant flew west, Reed Buntings.  -  Shaun Radcliffe

Thursday 19th December 2024

Canal at Riddlesden  - 3 Pintail seen with Mallards.   - Penny French

Saturday 7th December 2024

Yeadon Tarn - Great Crested Grebe

Saturday 14th December 2024

Leeshaw Reservoir  -  single whooper, 70 Lapwing plus 100 Greylag & Canada Geese.    -  Brian Vickers

Stockbridge Reserve -  single Cettis Warbler, 120 Siskin, Sparrowhawk, 7 Reed Bunting, Kestrel, Kingfisher      -  Jon Middleton & Ian Court.

Friday 13th December 2024

Yews Green, Queensbury  -  single Brambling spotted amongst flock of 60 finches ie green, gold & chaff.  -  Mark Murray

Thursday 12th December 2024

Stockbridge Reserve  - Water Rail heard, 3 Reed Bunting, plus 3 Whooper swans flew over going west calling.

Wednesday 11th December 2024

Pair of Stonechat, 2 Red Kite Whetstone Gate

Buzzard, 2 Nuthatch calling Street Lane Shaun Radcliffe