Denso Marston - pair of Mandarin, single Tufted, 2 Grey Wagtail, Jay, Coot
Chuck Butler
Barden Bridge - Strid Wood
Chuck Butler
Barden Bridge - Strid Wood
A male Redstart, a Goosander female with single chick, five Mandarin ducks, a Kingfisher (twice seen flying steeply away from river into wood), three Common Sandpipers, a single Redshank (mate possibly nesting nearby?), a Grey Wagtail, three Pied Flycatchers (all male, and not singing much now), two Pairs of Red-legged Partridge.
A female Goosander with a chick, a pair of Mandarin and a male Redstart. Images and report from Roger Nelson
Gallows Hill to Knotford Nook
A male Yellow Wagtail was seen in the area.
Ernie Scarfe
Harden Moor
Male Stonechat showing territorial behaviour.
Anne Heeley
Upper Wharfedale in May - images by Roger Nelson
A Curlew, a Lapwing an Owl and a pair of Stonechats. photos from Roger Nelson
Eldwick Reservoir
30+ Swallows, over 25 House Martins feeding over the reservoir. Two Grey Partridge, Mistle Thrush and Robin seen carrying food, a Grey Wagtail with a juvenile and a pair of Tufted Ducks. Also, two Redshank, four Curlew, four Lapwing and a couple of Swifts. Male Whitethroat and Reed Bunting were on territory and a Jackdaw was at its nest site. Other birds seen included Willow Warbler, Pied Wagtail, Jay, Meadow Pipit, Little Owl, Oystercatcher and Common Sandpiper.
Phil Matthews
High Bank Lane, Northcliffe, Shipley
A pair of Linnets
Jane Robinson
Washburn Valley
Green Woodpecker heard near Folly Hall Wood, a Great Spotted Woodpecker at nest, two male Pied Flycatcher and at least three male Redstarts singing from atop ash trees just north of the Pack Horse Bridge. Other species included a Swift travelling upstream, a Garden Warbler, Willow Warbler, Chiffchaff and Blackcap.
Mike Bloomfield
Male Great Spotted Woodpecker and Pied Flycatcher in the Washburn photos: Mike Bloomfield.
Green Woodpecker heard near Folly Hall Wood, a Great Spotted Woodpecker at nest, two male Pied Flycatcher and at least three male Redstarts singing from atop ash trees just north of the Pack Horse Bridge. Other species included a Swift travelling upstream, a Garden Warbler, Willow Warbler, Chiffchaff and Blackcap.
Mike Bloomfield
