Sunday 31 March 2019

Barden Moor - 8 Wheatear, Snipe & Skylarks.
Brian Vickers

Stockbridge Reserve (members only) - singing Blackcap in bird cherry next to hide, 2 singing Chiff-Chaffs, 2 Sand Martin east, single Redshank dropped in for 10 mins, 3 Jay, 3 Bullfinch, Cormorant, some of the 30 species recorded.
Shaun Radcliffe

Glovershaw
female Wheatear.
Paul King

Wilsden
Waxwings near Providence Mill
Rob Martin via Facebook

Middleton Moor
Two Crosbills over
Andy Jowett

Saturday 30th March 2019

Shipley Glen
A Green Woodpecker could be heard for most the day. Two single Common Buzzards overhead.
Paul King

Apperley Bridge - Esholt Hall - 3 Cormorant, single Mandarin, 2 pair of Goosander, Dipper, Kingfisher (rotating fish before disappearing), 2 singing Chiff-Chaff.
Damian Pearson

St Ives, Bingley - pair of Raven mobbed by a crow.
Matthew Rawnsley

Friday 29 March 2019

Nab Water Lane - Wheatear
Silsden Reservoir - Sand Martin
Barden Moor - 2 pair of Wheatear
Brian Vickers

Hawksworth Moor - 2 pair of Golden Plover, single Wheatear.
Ilkley Moor - on the very top, large single flock of Golden Plovers. Est at least 500 flying about but not settling.
Shaun Radcliffe

Heights Lane, Bingley
Two Grey Partridge
Alan Tremethick

Spring comes to Wharfedale - A selection of photos by Roger Nelson

Oystercatchers by the Priory at Bolton Abbey

Song Thrush gathers nest material

Thursday 28th March 2019

East Riddlesden Hall
2 Sand Martin at colony
M Doveston

Wednesday 27 March 2019

Barden Scale - Osprey
Barden Moor - 3 Wheatear (1 female)
Brian Vickers

Bolton Bridge - 3 Sand Martin
Roger Nelson

Birch Close Lane - single Wheatear.
Shaun Radcliffe

Keighley Moor
male Wheatear
Ian Hargreaves

East Riddlesden Hall
Two Sand Martins.
Mark Doveston

Tuesday 26 March 2019

Barden - Osprey, flock of 15 Whoopers, Siskin
Howard Creber

Upwood Farm - went looking for any Wheatears at nearby Whetstone but nothing. However, still a few winter thrushes about with 7 Redwing & a Fieldfare ground feeding near the farm.
Shaun Radcliffe

Bolton Bridge - 3 Sand Martin
Roger Nelson

Birch Close Lane - single Wheatear.
Shaun Radcliffe

High Royds, Menston
8 Teal, Redshank and Chiffchaff
Andrew Kelly

Monday 25 March 2019

Silsden Floods - 22 Redshank
Chelker Reservoir - 40 Oystercatcher, 2 Goldeneye
Barden - 3 Wheatear
Brian Vickers

Sunday 24th March 2019

East Riddlesden Hall
Little Egret x2 on flooded fields, Ringed Plover overhead, Chiffchaff x3♂
M Doveston

Saturday 23 March 2019

Barden - Tree Pipit heard
Howard Creber

Nab Water Lane - Wheatear
Silsden Floods - Shelduck, 7 Redshank
Redcar Tarn - pair of Gadwall
Brian Vickers

Reva Reservoir - G C G, 4 Redshank, 2 Oystercatcher plus Greylags.
Reva Hill -  80 Golden Plover, 3 Snipe drumming, Kestrel plus Meadow Pipits, Lapwings, Skylarks & Curlews.
Shaun Radcliffe

Thruscross Reservoir
82 Oystercatchers, 2 Grey Wagtails, 4 Sparrowhawks 2 Red Kites.
Andy Jowett

Knotford Nook
Two Sand Martins
Darren Sheppard

Shipley Glen
Chiffchaff
Paul King

Friday 22 March 2019

Ben Rhydding G P -  pair of Kingfisher, Little Egret, 3 Chiff-Chaff, pair of |Bullfinch, 3 Redwing.
Steve Parkes

Cononley Ings - 6 Shelduck, 8 Redshank, Teal & Wigeon
Barden Moor - single Wheatear, pair of Stonechat
Brian Vickers

Sconce Lane near cabins - pair of Stonechat
Keith Allen

R. Aire from Bingley to Hirst Wood - 2 Kingfisher (Cottingley Road Bridge & new road bridge),
5 singing Chiff-Chaff, Grey Wagtail, Dipper, Goosanders.
Shaun Radcliffe

Thursday 21 March 2019

Nab Water Lane - 2 Wheatear, 2 Snipe drumming
Leeshaw Reservoir - a Wheatear
Brian Vickers

Stockbridge Reserve (members only) - singing Chiff-Chaff, 2 pair of Bullfinch feeding on Blackthorn, Jay, Reed Bunting, pair of LTT nest building in gorse plus Little Egret flying over going up river. Frogs and frogspawn noted.
Shaun Radcliffe  

Wednesday continued

Aire Valley Floods - Little Egret.
Silsden Floods - 6 Redshank, Shelduck
Cononley Ings - 2 Whooper Swan, 2 Shelduck, 3 Shoveler, a Black-tailed Godwit, 8 Redshank, Teal & Wigeon
Storiths Raod - 3 Chiff-Chaff, 2 Goldcrest, Green Woodpecker
Brian Vickers

Wednesday 21st March 2019

Shipley Glen
Green Woodpecker heard throughout the afternoon.
Paul King

Tuesday 19th March 2019

Glovershaw
Lapwing's have now established their traditional breeding area, Snipe can be heard 'chipping' and a pair of Curlew were feeding in the soft ground.  Meadow Pipits and Skylarks are singing and displaying.
Shipley Glen
Both Dipper and Kingfishers are present.
Paul King

Sunday 17 March 2019

Stockbridge Reserve (members only) -  Interestingly, 2 Little Egrets arrived together on to the Reserve. Also Reed Buntings at the feeder plus GSW on riverbank.
Linda Schofield & Shaun Radcliffe

Tuesday 12 March 2019

Cononley Ings - 170 Wigeon, Teal 40
Silsden Floods - 12 Redshank, 15 Oystercatchers
Brian Vickers

Monday 11 March 2019

Moorside Lane, Oxenhope - 92 Golden Plover
Silsden Floods - 7 Redshank
Barden Scale - 100 Fieldfare plus a single Redwing
Brian Vickers

Wednesday 6 March 2019

Keighley By-pass - Little Egret seen near Steeton. Two Egrets seen earlier in the week at Stockbridge by Linda Schofield.
Andrew Kitts

Tuesday 5th March 2019

Chellow Dene, Bradford
A Great Crested Grebe, 11 Goosanders and 8 Tufted Ducks.  In the woods, two pairs of Nuthatch and a Great Spotted Woodpecker.
Paul King

Sunday 3rd March 2019

Bingley Bog North
A Little Egret at Bingley Bog North
Jon Middleton

Friday 1 March 2019

Tong Park, Baildon - 10 Gadwall, female Mandarin, pair of Goosander, pair of mating Mute Swan, plus Coot & Moorhen. Half a dozen Meadow Pipits congregated near the cattle grid next to Baildon.
Shaun Radcliffe

Waxwing flock in Menston area
On the 28th a flock of 33 Waxwings, first seen at White Cross, were later reported at High Royds, Menston.
Theo Kuechel & Andrew Jowett.