Tuesday 31st December 2019

Hewenden Reservoir 15:40pm
2 Mute Swan, 2 male Goldeneye. 3 Herring Gull
Male Wigeon with 3 other ducks (unidentified in the gloom)
Cormorant, Tufted Duck, 200+BHGull, Common Gull
Redwing, Mallard,
M Doveston

Sunday 29th December 2019

Redcar Tarn
The Caspian Gull which was first seen 24th December is a 2nd-winter bird ringed near Leipzig in June 2018.

2nd-winter Caspian Gull at Redcar Tarn.                       photo: Keith Moir

Baildon Garden

A flock of 13 Greenfinch visited garden feeders.

Paul King

Otley Wetland Nature Reserve
A murmuration of Starlings, as seen by Jon Middleton before Christmas.

Friday 27 December 2019

Stockbridge Reserve (members only) - Little Egret, Water Rail, Reed Bunting, Cormorant
River Aire, Hirst Wood - 2 Little Grebe
Shaun Radcliffe

Otley Wetland
A drake Red-breasted Merganser.
Andy Jowett

Shipley Glen
23 Grey Herons in the fields at the bottom of the Glen.

Wednesday 25 December 2019

Cavendish Pavilion to Barden Bridge - 56 Mandarin Duck, a singing Dipper.
Shaun Radcliffe

Myrtle Park, Bingley

A Christmas Day walk through the park resulted in the following list:

Great Spotted Woodpecker 1, Robin 9 (2 singing), Moorhen 2, Grey Heron 2, Goosander (pair), Dipper 1 (this bird had ben ringed), Long-tailed Tit 6+, Mistle Thrush 5, Nuthatch 1, Cormorant 1, Goldfinch 7

Details and photos by Phil Matthews

Tuesday 24th December 2019

Redcar Tarn
A 2nd-winter Caspian Gull carrying a darvic ring.
keith Moir

Otley Wetland & Keighley Golf Club
Little Egret reported from at both of these locations.
Jon Middleton

Otley Wetland
Species included: A Willow Tit, 137 Wigeon, 21 Goldeneye, 60+ Reed Buntings.
Andy Jowett.

Thursday 19 December 2019

Above Riddlesden - At 10.45 a single formation of 200 Pink-footed Geese flew west.
Shaun Radcliffe

Wharfe Valley
A skein of 60 Pink-footed Geese flew west at 11.15am
Steve Parkes

Ilkley
A dozen Redwings and a few Fieldare were seen attacking berries in Keith Allen's garden.

Tuesday 17th December 2019

Yeadon Tarn
A male Shoveler and 37 Tufted Ducks.  A male Stonechat was seen in the fields on the airport side and a flock of Pink-footed Geese flew westwards at about 5pm.
Paul King and Darren Shepherd.

Sunday 15 December 2019

Stockbridge Reserve (members only) - Little Egret, Tree Sparrow, Water Rail.
Shaun Radcliffe, Keith Allen

Thursday 12 December 2019

Stockbridge Reserve (members only) -  single Tree Sparrow to feeder, Water Rail, 2 Siskin, a few Redwing, Cormorant.
Shaun Radcliffe

Saltaire/Dowley Gap
Goldcrest amongst a tit flock (Dowley Gap)
A male Goosander on the canal and a pair of Coal Tits in Saltaire
Graham Wood

Monday 9th December 2019

Ilkley
A single Waxwing in an Ilkley garden this am.
Keith Allen

A Dunnock (top) and a Redwing in Millenium Park, Ilkley. Photos: Keith Allen

Shipley Glen
A Kingfisher (now a regular feature) fishing on Crag Hebble Dam. Six Redwings (in holly bush), six Jays ground feeding and two flocks of Long-tailed Tits (one of ten or more).

Sunday 8 December 2019

Stockbridge Reserve (members only) - Water Rail, Little Egret, Tree Sparrow, Sparrowhawk, Reed Bunting, Jay plus a few Fieldfare flying west.
Shaun Radcliffe, Keith Allen

Saturday 7 December 2019

Yeadon Tarn - 34 Tufted Duck, a single male Shoveler, Kingfisher, 2 Goosander plus winter thrushes, Goldfinch flock & a few Bullfinch.
Knotford Nook - 6 Goldeneye (5 males), 4 G C G, winter thrushes, Nuthatch, GSW
BOG members morning.

Friday 6 December 2019

Stockbridge Reserve (members only) -  2 Little Egrets fishing before flying off east.
Shaun Radcliffe

Thursday 5th December 2019

Peel Park, Bradford
A Pintail, three Treecreepers, 20 Redwing and a Mute Swan with a Yorkshire attached ring (201), white letters on a yellow background.
Russell King

Monday 2nd December 2019

Yeadon Tarn,
A male Shoveler and a Kingfisher.
Paul King

Sunday 1st December 2019

Stockbridge Reserve (members only) - Little Egret, Water Rail, Siskins, Tree Sparrow, Jay, Bullfinch, Reed Bunting.
BOG Working Party

Knotford Nook
In fields to the west, a Mediterranean Gull.
Andy Jowett