Thursday 3 April 2025

Toad Holes Beck - Swallow seen plus 2 male Blackcaps on Reserve.

Martyn Priestley

R Aire, Cottingley area - singing Blackcap

Thomas Simcock. 

Tuesday 1 April 2025

Glovershaw area - pair of Little Owls.

Shaun Radcliffe 

Monday 31 March 2025

Stockbridge Reserve -  this morning singing Blackcap. Goldfinch & Bullfinch to the feeders.

Shaun Radcliffe

Saturday 29 March 2025

Ben R Gravel pits - 20 Sand Martin

Brian Ford 

Thursday 27 March 2025

St Ives - pair of Tufted plus usual species calling in local wood & on the nearby moor.

James Wright

Shipley - Sand martins returned to canal side site

Graham Wood

Leeshaw Res - pair of P F Geese

Mark Purvis
 

Wednesday 27 March 2025

 Barden Bridge - Woodcock, Goosander, Mandarin Duck, Redshank, 6 Oyks

Sightings & foto from Mark Purvis

Dowley Gap - Dipper, Goosander plus 23 Pied Wagtail at works.

James Wright

Tuesday 25 March 2025

R Aire, Bingley Rugby stretch - 5 Sand Martin, Grey Wagtail

Thomas Simcock

R Aire, Dowley Gap - Kingfisher, pair of Goosander plus calling Nuthatch from nearby woods.

Shaun Radcliffe

Monday 24 march 2025

Harden (DeepCliff Woods) - 2 Buzzard plus a Green Woodpecker

James Wright

Cullingworth - 4 Buzzards

Foto & sighting from David Ogden 
 

Sunday 23 March 2025

Silsden Ings - 77 Black T Godwits

Leeshaw Res. - Mandarin Duck

Mick Cunningham 

Saturday 22 March 2025

Stockbridge Reserve - Water Rail, Barn Owl, Reed Buntings, Chiffchaffs

BOG working party 

Thursday 20 March 2025

Whetstone Gate - male Wheatear

Mick Cunningham

Harden Moor - 25 Siskin

James Wright 

Tuesday 18 March 2025

Leeshaw Res.  22 Whoopers, 25 Oystercatchers, 75 Lapwing, 3 Redshank, 2 Little Owl, 5 Curlew

Sighting & foto from Nigel Priestley. Whoopers also reported by Brian Vickers.

Cononley Ings - 35 Black T Godwits, 4 Redshank, 160 Wigeon, 4 Teal, plus a Little Egret

Nigel Turner

High Royd Scrape - 9 Mandarin, 2 pair of Teal, 3 Snipe, Stock Dove in nest box.

Bryce Henderson

 

Monday 17 March 2025

Redcar Tarn - Two more Caspian Gulls

Keith Moir 

Sunday 16 March 2025

Stockbridge Reserve - a ringing session involved a Chiffchaff which had been originally ringed as a adult in August 2023 at the Reserve. Now caught here again today, suggests it bred here in 2022 and indicates that such a small nesting migrant has returned for a 3rd year.

Jon Middleton  

Saturday 15 March 2025

St Ives - flock of 20 plus Redwing, pair of Mistle Thrush, Chiffchaff.

Ian Skayman

Apperley Bridge - a drake Gadwall, single Dipper, Lapwing, Buzzard & Goosander, 2 Mistle Thrush plus singing Chiffchaff.

Damian Pearson. 

Wednesday 12 March 2025

Toad Holes Beck - Chiffchaff recorded.

Martyn Priestley 

Monday 10 March 2025

Redcar Tarn - 2 different Caspian Gulls than previously reported.

Keith Moir

Saturday 8 March 2025

Darwin Gardens, Ilkley - Chiff-chaff calling

James Wright

Menston - large skein of P F Geese flew north.

Bryce Henderson 

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.

Roger Nelson
  

Thursday 6 March 2025

Stockbridge Reserve - 2 singing Chiffchaffs, Water Rail, Reed Buntings, Bullfinch, Comma Butterfly

John Preshaw, Shaun Radcliffe