Bingley to Saltaire along R Aire. - Kingfisher, Common Sandpiper, Grey Wagtail, Dipper, Common Buzzard, Blackcap, Nuthatch, Mandarin Duck & a male Goosander amongst some of the birds recorded.
BOG member's walk.
Friday 1 May - Yellow-legged Gull seen at Bolton Bridge.
Brian Ford
Stockbridge Reserve - a ringing session produced a male Blackcap & 2 Sedge Warblers. A Whitethroat was also heard.
Jon Middleton
Saturday 18 April - Common Whitethroat - Caldene Fields/Low Moor - Martyn Priestley
Wednesday 22 April - Cettis Warbler, Common Whitethroat, Reed Bunting, House Martins plus Grass Snakes seen - Esholt - Jeremy Taylor
Thursday 23 April - House Martins, Swallows & 3 Swifts, Common Buzzard - Apperley Bridge - Damian Pearson
Friday 245 April - Barden Bridge - Blackcap, 2 Redshank, 4 Oyks, 2 Mandarin, Redstart, Pied Flys, Common Sandpiper- Mark Purvis
Canal area near Dowley Gap - small flock of House Martin plus 2 Swallows. Also a couple of Blackcaps & 2 male Goosanders.
Vivien Leach
Apperley Bridge - 2 L Ring Plover, Common Whitethroat, 3 Blackcap, Willow Warbler, 2 Chiffchaff, 30 plus Sand Martin, 2 Swallow.
Damian Pearson
Ben Rydding N R - 15 Sand Martin, plus Little Egret
Ben Ford
Fringes of Baildon Moor -just some of the birds seen - Wheatears, Stock Doves, Stonechat, Red Kites, Kestrel, drumming Common Snipe, Oystercatchers, Curlews, Skylarks, Meadow Pipits, Reed Bunting, Lapwings, Chiffchaff.
Vivien, Julia, Paul, Max, Jeremy & Shaun - who all heard the call of a Cuckoo, sounded towards the scout camp area.
A BOG arranged walk.
Stockbridge Reserve - singing Blackcap & Chiffchaff plus Reed Bunting, L Redpoll & Goldfinch at the feeders. A Common Buzzard perched on a fence post giving great views.
Shaun Radcliffe
Esholt - Cettis Warbler regular near the big pipes, Green Sandpiper flew through the site.
Jeremy Taylor
Cononley Ings - 130 Wigeon, 10 Oyks, 9 Curlew, 7 Lapwing, 2 Little Egret, Redshank, Shelduck plus Cettis Warbler heard.
Sighting & fotos from Neil Turner.
Stockbridge Reserve - Kingfisher, on the feeders - 4 L Redpoll, Siskins, Goldfinches, Nuthatch, Reed Buntings, GSW drumming from riverside trees.
Shaun Radcliffe
Shipley - 2 Sand Martin seen checking out a hole in the canal wall near the Otley Road.
Vivien Leach
Stockbridge Reserve - 2 Water Rail this morning feeding below the furthest feeder. Other birds to the feeders - Nuthatch, GSW, Reed Bunting, Goldfinch, Greenfinch, Chaffinch. 4 Oystercatchers flew over.
Shaun Radcliffe
Stockbridge Reserve - singing Chiffchaff, GSW drumming, Bullfinches, Goldfinches at the feeders.
Shaun Radcliffe, John Preshaw
Bingley Bog North - this afternoon, feeding Little Egret, singing Chiffchaff.
Shaun Radcliffe
South Bradford - not a regular sighting but seeing a Curlew land in a field in the Tong area was a welcome sight.
Martyn Priestley
Whetstone Gate area - the mild spell has brought species back to this area. 2 singing Skylarks, a few Curlews about, a flock of 60 Lapwing circling plus a few more on the ground, pair of buzzard plus a Red Kite. A couple of pairs of Greylag Geese also recorded.
Shaun Radcliffe
Bingley - R Aire - Kingfisher, Dipper & Grey Wagtail on Myrtle Park stretch. Also 8 Mandarin Duck on lake near Ireland Bridge.
Shaun Radcliffe
