Thursday 14th May 2020

Denso Marston - pair of Mandarin, single Tufted, 2 Grey Wagtail, Jay, Coot
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.