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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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Wednesday, 27 May 2020

Wednesday 27th May 2020

Apperley Bridge
A female Gadwall with 10 chicks on the river underneath the old bridge.  A rarity in the BOG area.
Damian Pearson

Oats Royd, Queensbury
A male Yellowhammer, high above the Parkinson & Spencer wind turbine.
David Sutcliffe

Calverley (Shell Lane)
A singing Lesser Whitethroat
Keith Moir

Ilkley to Addingham - Mandarin, female Goosander with just one duckling, Grey Wagtail, Sand Martin colony,
Ben Rhydding Nature Reserve - 2 Kingfisher, 2 Garden Warbler, Willow Warblers & Blackcaps, Common Sandpiper
Chuck Butler

Stockbridge - singing Whitethroat, Sedge Warbler, 2 Reed Warbler, Reed Bunting, 8 Canada Geese with 30 goslings.
Shaun Radcliffe




From top to bottom:   Goosander (female) in Myrtle Park,  Long-tailed Tit,  Pied Flycatcher and Sand Martin colony in the Washburn Valley and juvenile Goosanders at rest in Myrtle Park.       
Photos and Report by Phil Matthews
Glovershaw
morning - Most of the very active Meadow Pipits seen, were carrying food.  Two Common Whitethroats were singing around their territory, one by the 'gallops' and the other at the cabins.   Over 10 Willow Warblers, a Red Kite and a Kestrel.
Paul King
evening - Common Whitethroat with food, House Martin, Swifts, two Red Kites, a Kestrel and a Hobby hunting over the moor.
Phil Matthews

Greengates - Carr Beck West Wood
A juvenile Great Spotted Woodpecker            photo: Sarah Bloomfield