Thursday 29 November 2018

Stockbridge Reserve (members only) - two male Goosanders & a female on the water. During gales, a male Wigeon flew in but stayed for only five minutes. Up to 5 Reed Buntings came to the feeders, a few Redwing flew over as did a Cormorant. A Sparrowhawk drifted by.
Shaun Radcliffe

Tong Park Reservoir
23 Gadwall reported.
What's App Group.

Wednesday 28 November 2018

Queensbury garden - amongst a flock of 25 Chaffinch, a male has been ringed in Norway.
Denise & Colin Shields

Monday 26 November 2018

Lower Laithe Reservoir - 6 Goosander, 4 Cormorant
Leeshaw Reservoir - 6 Goosander, Kestrel
Brian Vickers 

Sunday 25 November 2018

Bingley garden - female Blackcap
Shaun Radcliffe

Friday 23 November 2018

Tonge Park, Baildon - 21 Gadwall, 3 Wigeon, 12 Mallard and a Water Rail.
Roger Wilkinson

Barden Scale - Hawfinch, Goldfinch, pair of Grey Wagtail,2 GSW, Buzzards & Red Kites.
Brian Vickers

Parakeets at Apperley Bridge   photo: Martin Taunton

Thursday 22 November 2018

Stockbridge Reserve (members only) - small flock of 10 Siskin feeding on silver birch, Water Rail visited area under the feeders twice picking up food dropped, pair of Bullfinch, 4 Reed Bunting, Redwing feeding on mountain ash berries, GSW. Bank Vole shot out of cover in the wall to take food left out.
John Preshaw & Shaun Radcliffe

Wednesday 21 November 2018

Canal at Low Wood stretch - 2 Kingfishers plus a male & two female Goosanders. Small flocks of Fieldfare & Redwing in the area.
Shaun Radcliffe

Sunday 18 November 2018

Stockbridge Reserve (members only) - a male & two female Teal, Water Rail, 4 Reed Buntings plus an all-white Pheasant.
Shaun Radcliffe

Saturday 17 November 2018

Barden - Merlin, GSW, Fieldfare, Redwing, 3 Raven, Red Kites & Buzzards.
Brian Vickers

Monday 12 November 2018

Silsden Reservoir - Redshank
Barden Scale - Peregrine
Embsay - 120 mixed flock of winter thrushes
Brian Vickers

River Aire, Hirst Wood stretch - 2 Kingfisher, Little Grebe.
Shaun Radcliffe

Sunday 11 November 2018

Apperley Bridge area - 2 Kingfisher, 400+ Jackdaw, Tawny Owl, Little Owl.
Damian Pearson

Lower Laithe Reservoir - G C G.
Leeshaw Reservoir - 250 Geese consisting of Canadas, Greylags & 2 Pinkfoot.
Station Road, Oxenhope - 60 Redwing
Brian Vickers

Caldene Fields - (on migration watch) - a Woodcock flew in from N, party of Redwing, Yellowhammer flew N, 11 Crossbill flew S.
Martyn Priestley

Silsden Beck - Kingfisher
Tom Hubball

Stockbridge Reserve (members only) - a Water Rail swam below the willows whilst another called from the reedbed. Also seen - 2 Siskin, 5 Reed Bunting, Sparrowhawk with Goosanders flying up and down the river.
Shaun Radcliffe 

10th November 2018 continued

Barden Scale - 8 Red Kite, 6 Common Buzzard, 4 Brambling, 4 Raven, 100+ Fieldfare, Kestrels.
Brian Vickers

Saturday 10 November 2018

Barden - Little Egret flew downstream over Barden Bridge, 4 Goosander, 2 Red Kite, Common Buzzard, 3 Nuthatch, 25 R L Partridge, 19 Canada Geese.
Roger Nelson

Roger's images of birds in Upper Wharfedale: Kestrel, Red-legged Partridge, Tawny Owl, Wren and a continental type Blackbird.

Oxenhope (south of Hanging Gate Lane) - 115 Canada Geese, 135 Greylag Geese, 5 Pinkfoot
200 Starling to the north
Howard Creber

Ben Rhydding Gravel Pits - 120 Lapwing & 20 Curlew in fields opposite, Common Buzzard.
Steve Parks

Addingham Moorside - flock of 100 Fieldfare, Kestrel.
Shaun Radcliffe 

Friday 9 November 2018

Park Dam, South Bradford - 6 Little Grebe, Shoveler, 13 Tufted Duck, 123 Canada Geese, 65 Coot, 2 G C G
Jamie Brass

Thursday 8 November 2018

West Lane, Haworth - Sparrowhawk plus large flocks of Fieldfare seen at 08.30.
Nigel Ward

Stockbridge Reserve (members only) - pair of Goosander on the water with male displaying, 2 Reed Bunting & Water Rail, heard only.
Shaun Radcliffe

Sunday 4 November 2018

Apperley Bridge/Esholt - Dipper, Kestrel, Sparrowhawk, 2 Buzzard, 6 Teal, 5 Common Gull, 10 Pied Wagtail, Mistle Thrush.
Damian Pearson

Friday 2 November 2018

Ireland Bridge, Bingley - Little Grebe
Matthew Rawnsley

Thursday 1 November 2018

Private Wetlands (permit holders only) - male Gadwall, 6 female Goldeneye, 3 female Goosander, covey of 9 Grey Partridge, Water Rail & Kingfisher heard, single Curlew, Redwings, 5 Siskin seen plus others heard, Nuthatch.
John Armstrong

Stockbridge Reserve (members only) - Water Rail feeding beneath feeders, pair of Bullfinch, Jay & Reed Buntings.
John Preshaw & Shaun Radcliffe