Saturday 19 April 2025

Lower Laithe Res. - pair of Common Sandpiper

Brian Vickers 

Thursday 17 April 2025

Lindley Bridge - Redstart, Mandarin, Oyk, G C G

Bryce Henderson

Dowley Gap S W -House Martins, Swallows & Sand Martins.

Vivien Leach

Keighley Moor Res - pair of Wheatear, Common Sandpipers, Reed Buntings, Willow Warbler & Grey Wagtail. 

Mark Purvis

Harden Moor - Whitethroat & Sand Martins.

James Wright 

Wednesday 16 April 2025

Bolton Abbey - Swallows plus 3 pair of common Sandpiper.

Sightings & foto from Mark Purvis
 

Tuesday 15 April 2025

Ireland Bridge, Bingley - male Mandarin plus a pair of Dippers.

Shaun Radcliffe 

Monday 14 April 2025

Leeshaw Reservoir - Sand Martins - also Wheatears on Oxenhope Moor area.

Mark Purvis 

CATCH UP

7 April - High Royds Scrape - 4 Snipe wading in lower levels, 2 Nuthatch, 2 Moorhen chicks.  -     Bryce Henderson

8 April - Glovershaw - Willow Warblers, 2 Buzzards over Shipley.     Paul King

     "         Menston Garden    a Willow Warbler  - Bryce Henderson

9 April    Haworth Cemetery  - 2 Willow Warblers     -  James Wright

10 April -   Buck Mill Thackley - male Redstart . At Coldstone Beck, Burley Woodhead - a male Ring Ouzel   -  Jeremy Taylor

11 April -   Leeshaw Res. - Little Egret, 4 Wheatear, pair of Pink F Geese

   "          a report of a dead female Mute Swan on canal near Kildwick by Mike Smith.

Finally a lovely foto of a Trecreeper seen in Oxenhope by Mark Purvis

 

Sunday 6 April 2025

Chelker Reservoir - an evening visit produced a single Ruff, 25 Black T Godwits & 3 Whoopers.

Mick Cunningham 

Sunday 6 April 2025

Hazlewood - single Swallow, pair of Stonechat

Barden Bridge - on Saturday - Little Egret

Roger Nelson 

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