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Welcome to the Blog of the Bradford Ornithological Group (BOG). Here you will find information about the latest sightings, an archive of information and a gallery photos of the birds of this area of West Yorkshire, England. We are an active group dedicated to the study and conservation of birds within this region which is situated amongst the Pennines of Northern England.

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Thursday, 30 April 2020

Thursday 30th April 2020

Glovershaw
7.30am - Five Wheatears and a single female Whinchat, on and around the 11th fairway.
Paul King

Fly Flatts (Warley Moor Reservoir)
Five Dunlin, three Common Sandpiper, two Ringed Plovers, a Redshank, two Oystercatchers and a Wheatear.  A Lapwing was seen with four chicks and 147 big gulls were in the area, most of them Herrings.
Brian Sumner                 see more on Brian's Blog

Lesser Whitethroat
Two records from South Bradford: 1. A male in full song at Toad Holes Beck and 2. A male singing in Oakenshaw.
Martyn Priestley
Also a Lesser Whitethroat recorded at High Royds, Menston.
Andrew Kelly
History of Lesser Whitethroat 1987 - 2018.
A breeding Lesser Whitethroat in 2019.                       photo: Roger Wilkinson
Leeshaw Reservoir
evening - three Lapwing chicks and a Cuckoo heard from Haworth Moor.
Steve Parkes