Monday 31st August 2020

Denholme Clough 0730-0945
Juv Merlin, 1 Spotted Flycatcher, 2 Redstart, 2 Whitethroat, 10+Blackcap, 30+Chiffchaff, 4 singing Willow Warbler, few parties of Siskin, Common Gull, Green Woodpecker, Bullfinches. no vismig to speak of other than Siskins.
M Doveston 

Nab Water Lane, Oxenhope

A Whinchat and three Stonechats.

Brian Vickers

Glovershaw, Baildon
At least six Stonechats, at least two Whinchats, two Wheatear, two Common Whitethroats, two Reed Buntings, a flock of 50+ Goldfinch, 120+ Swallows, 30+ House Martins, two Willow Warblers.  Other species present included Skylark, Mistle Thrush, Pied Wagtail, Little Owl, Common Gull, Lesser-blacked Gull, Common Buzzard, Red Kite, Kestrel and Red Grouse.

Common Whitethroat, Whinchat, Wheatear, Swallow, Pied Wagtail, Meadow Pipit, Common Buzzard,

Stonechat & Wheatear and two Whinchats

Photos and Report from Phil Matthews

 

Sunday 30th August 2020

Nab Water Lane, Oxenhope

Three Stonechat, two Wheatears and a Whinchat.

Report and photo by Brian Vickers

Glovershaw, Baildon

A quiet morning, with a single Stonechat, a couple of Stock Doves, a flock of about 80 Goldfinch alongside the 'gallops' and overhead, six Swifts high over the moor and two juvenile Kestrels hunting along Glovershaw Lane.

Paul King

Afternoon:  Three Red Kites (adults with a juvenile).

Joy Leach

Paul Clough, Oxenhope

During the morning: Meadow Pipit - small groups, Wheatear - single, Spotted Flycatcher - single

Chaffinch - four, Bullfinch - single, Goldfinch - eight, Wren - two, Jackdaw - circa 250 in single tight flock, Raven - two, Peregrine - a juvenile, Kestrel - several, Sparrowhawk - two, Grey Partridge - nine in single flock, Swallow - 15, House Martin - 24, Woodpigeon - four and two Willow Warblers.

Howard Creber

Saturday 29th August 2020

Silsden to Utley area

Green Woodpeckers were present on Keighley Golf Course and near the Scout Activity Centre.  Farmland on the hill:  flock of 40 goldfinch, 70+ red-legged partridge together (plus about 10 in smaller groups elsewhere) , 25 swallow in total (including 5 young on a wall being fed by parents), Buzzard, kestrel, 3 meadow pipit

Aire River (Silsden to Utley) : 60-70 lapwing 

Josh Selfe

Glovershaw, Baildon
A single Wheatear on the 7th fairway.

Paul King

Thursday 27th August 2020

Fly Flatts (Warley Moor Reservoir)

The pick of the birds included: 19 Wheatears, three juvenile Ringed Plovers, an adult Yellow-legged and several juvenile Yellow-legged Gulls whilst Swallows were piling through.

Brian Sumner

Fly Flatts (Warley Moor Reservoir)

Four Wheatears and two Kestrels.
Nab Water Lane, Oxenhope

Four Wheatears

Brian Vickers

Brackenhall, Shipley Glen

Eight Mistle Thrush feeding in the adjacent field.

Nearby garden - A flock of about 25 Long-tailed Tits passed through.

Paul King

Wednesday 26th August 2020

Fly Flatts (Warley Moor Reservoir)

am - An adult Ringed Plover with two juveniles. One, possibly two juvenile Yellow-legged Gulls.

pm - Lots of House Martins, Sand Martins, Swifts and Swallows on the move south.

Photo and report from Brian Sumner                       Brian's blog

Hawksworth Moor - 8 Wheatear, 3 Whinchat, family of 4 Stonechat, Red Kite
Burley Moor - male Stonechat, Kestrel
Shaun Radcliffe

Delph Wood, Shipley Glen

A flock of 20 to 30 House Martins over the wood this evening.

Steve Meredith

Monday 24th August 2020

Glovershaw 2.45 to 6.30

On Baildon Moor, at Glovershaw this afternoon,  in the area between metal gate to the gallops and path across field back to Golcar Farm family of five Stonechat: male, female and three juveniles.  In same area four Whinchat: all females or juveniles.  At one point had juvenile Whinchat and juvenile Stonechat perched within a couple of feet of each other on fencing wire after both flying out to catch insects.  A good afternoon birding as had Little Owl at Pennithorn, at usual spot near cabins on old stone building,   I also had flyover Red Kite, male and female Kestrel hunting.  Still plenty of Swallows over fields near Sconce Lane, estimate 15+ and at least 5 Lapwings in the fields.

Ian Skayman

Glovershaw 8am

A number of passerines, sheltering and feeding in the bracken around the 10th green included, a family of four Stonechats, a family of four Reed Buntings, a Common Whitethroat a Willow Warbler and a Chiffchaff.

Paul King

Manningham, Bradford

A post-breeding flock of four adult and four juvenile Goldfinch and the presence of a Sparrowhawk which reduced the numbers by one.

A Grey Wagtail in Lister Park.

Joy Leach

River Aire, new road bridge at Cottingley - Little Egret
Shaun Radcliffe

River Aire, Apperley Bridge to Esholt

Seen during the walk were the following: three Grey Herons, five Cormorant, six Chiffchaff, three Common Buzzards, two Grey Wagtails, two Great Spotted Woodpeckers, two Nuthatch, a Kingfisher and two Bullfinch.

Damian Pearson

Sunday 23rd August 2020

Fly Flatts (Warley Moor Reservoir)

Adult and juvenile Ringed Plovers, a Common Sandpiper and a juvenile Whinchat.  Linnets and Goldfinch were passing through and most of the Wheatears and Meadow Pipits had moved on.

The boatyard was alive with passerines - two Whinchats, a Common Whitethroat, a Garden Warbler and several Reed Buntings, Wrens, Meadow Pipits and Willow Warblers.

pm - A Grasshopper Warbler

Brian Sumner                            more information on Brian's blog

Oats Royd, Queensbury

A Spotted Flycatcher, Green Woodpecker, Kestrel and Sparrowhawk.

Chris King

Lee Lane, Cottingley

Two Swifts and juvenile and adult Swallows.

Thomas Simcock

Saturday 22nd August 2020

Fly Flatts (Warley Moor Reservoir)
25 Wheatears, a Ringed Plover and a Common Sandpiper.

Brian Sumner             see Brian's blog for more information.

Thursday 20th August 2020

Fly Flatts (Warley Moor Reservoir)

Yellow-legged Gulls - adult and a second summer

Also at Fly Flatts - 21 Wheatear and a Common Sandpiper.  Moving birds included Tree Pipit, Skylark, Meadow Pipit and Reed Bunting.

Photos and Report by Brian Sumner.             More on Brian's blog

Glovershaw
Much less activity this morning, though there was a single Whinchat near the gate to the 'gallops'.  A Stonechat was also in this is area and another was feeding on a gorse bush alongside the 14th fairway.  A male Linnet and a family of Reed Buntings were the other passerines.

Paul King

Wednesday 19th August 2020

Nab Water Lane, Oxenhope

A single Whinchat, a single Wheatear a pair of Stonechats and two Kestrels

Brian Vickers

Glovershaw

An amazing amount of bird activity on the north side of Pennithorn Hill with seven different passerines feeding on the bracken and small trees.  Two Whinchats, an adult and a juvenile, and possibly two other juveniles were the pick of the birds.  At least six Stonechats, mostly juveniles, adult Common Whitethroat and Willow Warblers with their offspring were seen along with a family party of Reed Buntings.  A post-breeding flock of 15 to 20 Meadow Pipits came past,  half a dozen Swallows flashed by and a Skylark was flushed from the grass.

Paul King

Birch Close Lane - 3 Little Owls

Sconce Lane - Curlew, Kestrel plus 2 juvenile Little Owls

Glovershaw - 4 juvenile Stonechats, 3 Willow Warblers. 

Also seen, Wall Brown & Gatekeeper Butterflies plus Small Green Grasshopper.

Shaun Radcliffe 

Dowley Gap Sewage Works

A Green Sandpiper flew out of the storm drain.

Chris King

Tuesday 18th August 2020

Hazlewood - Upper Wharfedale
Roger Nelson informs us that Wheatears have been passing through the area on the three previous successive days (three, four and a single).  

A juvenile Little Owl finding it rather too hot!

Photos and report from Roger Nelson.

Monday 17th August 2020

Redcar Tarn, Keighley

A juvenile Caspian Gull and two juvenile Yellow-legged Gulls.

Keith Moir

Fly Flatts (Warley Moor Reservoir)

47 Golden Plovers, three Curlews, 19 Wheatears, a Yellow-legged Gull and two Ravens

Photos and report from Brian Sumner                  more on Brian's blog

Glovershaw

A lot of activity along the main wall and at the bramble patch near the gallops.  In this area there were two Whinchats (a female and a juvenile), a family party of six Stonechats, two adult Common Whitethroats with two juveniles and a flock of up to 30 Goldfinch.

Brackenhall Farm.  In the fields eight Mistle Thrush were feeding.

Paul King

Saturday 15th August 2020

Caspian Gull

The Caspian Gull, first reported on Tuesday (11th), has returned to the area and has been seen at both Redcar Tarn and on Warley Moor Reservoir (Fly Flatts).  

The Caspian Gull is the third bird from the left.

Report and photo by Brian Sumner.   There's more information on Brian's blog.

Glovershaw, Baildon

9am   Two juvenile Kestrels were seen hunting over Golcar Fields and a family of six Stonechats (two adults and four juveniles) were feeding on the slopes of the moor above the 12th fairway.

Paul King

afternoon - 10 Stonechats (mostly juveniles) and a Willow Warbler along the walls.   Three Wheatears,  and two Grey Partridge in the fields.

Steve Meredith

Report and photos of juvenile Stonechats and a Willow Warbler by Steve Meredith

Nab Water Lane, Oxenhope

10 Stonechats (family parties), plus a couple of Ravens and a Kestrel.

Photos and report from Brian Vickers

Friday 14th August 2020

Nab Water Lane, Oxenhope

Two Whinchat and two Wheatear in the area

Report and photo by Brian Vickers

Fly Flatts (Warley Moor Reservoir)

A Common Sandpiper, a Curlew and a Yellow-legged Gull.

Brian Sumner                  more on Brian's blog.

Manningham, Bradford - Inner- City Birding 

 

Swallows: Following on from Josh Selfe’s report on July 27^th,   I was on a stroll with friends along the canal from East Riddlesden to Silsden.  Southeast of the Brunthwaite Bridge, East side of the canal there were 20 or more swallows with young congregating on a dead tree adjacent to other deciduous trees.  This was on the edge of fields surrounding a farm.  Possibly gathering before taking off on the late summer migration?

 

Dunnocks in our garden at 37 Wilmer Road, Manningham: 2 parent birds feeding a fledgling.  This is the 3^rd fledgling seen this year – confirming 3 broods this year.   For each brood, one fledgling has survived. (I’m aware that dunnocks have a reputation for being promiscuous so don’t know if it’s the same male for each brood!).   As the garden is small, that of an inner back-to-back, and that birds use our neighbour’s garden also, observations suggest there is only one territory.

Sconce Lane area - 2 Little Owl, 2 Curlew, 4 Willow Warbler
Shaun Radcliffe

 

Wednesday 12th August 2020

Fly Flatts (Warley Moor Reservoir)
8 adult Wheatears and a Yellow-legged Gull.

Brian Sumner    More on Brian's blog

Tuesday 11th August 2020

Redcar Tarn, Keighley
The Caspian Gull, which was recently reported, has now returned to the area, and was present at 5.30pm.
Keith Moir

Glovershaw, Baildon
There were at least three juvenile Stonechats in the area of the ‘gallops’ this morning.
Paul King

Nab Water Lane, Oxenhope
Three Wheatears
Fly Flatts (Warley Moor Reservoir)
A single Wheatear
Brian Vickers

Monday 10th August 2020

 Glovershaw, Baildon

A family of six Stonechats were in the area of the ‘gallops’ and two other juveniles were seen close by.  In the same region a family of four Common Whitethroats were feeding in a bramble patch.  Grey Partridges were present in Golcar Fields. Paul King

Fly Flatts (Warley Moor Reservoir)

9am - Two Shelduck, a Merlin and two Goldies were present.

Brian Sumner see Brian's blog for more information.

Keighley Moor

A calling Golden Plover and a hunting Kestrel were seen during a walk across the moor. A Tree creeper was busy near Goose Eye.

Thomas Simcock

Sunday 9th August 2020

 Glovershaw, Baildon

Four Little Egrets were seen flying west over the 'gallop' area where a Red Kite was seen hunting. Two Stonechats where near the gates leading onto the 'gallops'. Two Little Owls were by the cabins and overhead a large number of Swallows were feeding over farmland. Six Swifts flew east and a Kestrel was in Golcar Fields.

Steve Meredith

Thornton Moor Reservoir

130 Lesser Black-backed Gulls, 80 Jackdaw, two Ravens, a Peregrine and a Cormorant.

Chris King

Friday 7th August 2020

Wheatears on the move

Twelve Wheatears at Fly Flatts (Warley Moor Reservoir) and six at Nab Water Lane, Oxenhope.

Photos and report from Brian Vickers

Low Snowden - Redstart, Wheatear, 3 singing Willow Warblers.

Shaun Radcliffe

Thursday 6th August 2020

Stockbridge Reserve - Little Grebe, G S W, Blackcap

Shaun Radcliffe

Glovershaw

Three juvenile Kestrels on the western slopes of Pennithorn Hill.  Other post-breeding activity concerned families of Reed Bunting, Meadow Pipit, Willow Warbler and Swallows of which a dozen or so were feeding over Pennithorn.

Paul King

Wednesday 5th August 2020

Glovershaw

An adult Wheatear feeding on the 7th fairway of Baildon Golf Course.

Paul King

Monday 3rd August 2020

Fly Flatts (Warley Moor Reservoir)

9am  A Yellow Wagtail flew south west and a Yellow-legged Gull was present in the north west corner.

10 am Two Shelduck flew west and four Willow Warblers were present.

Brian Sumner                          Brian's blog

Nab End - 3 Wheatear, Kestrel, Red Kite, Curlew.

High Moor Plantation - single Crossbill heard.

Shaun Radcliffe

Hazlewood, Storiths

Roger Nelson reports from Upper Wharfedale that he has located five, possibly six Little Owls in the area.  Here is some of the evidence.

Sunday 2nd August 2020

Soil Hill

A Marsh Harrier flew south over Soil Hill at 9.25am.

Daniel Branch

Fly Flatts (Warley Moor Reservoir)

Two Yellow-legged Gulls and a juvenile Greenshank which was on the south shore, later spooked by a Kestrel.

Brian Sumner              more on Brian's blog.

Saturday 1 August 2020

Glovershaw - 2 Stock Dove, a Wheatear, Willow Warbler, Kestrel, 5 Oystercatchers, Red Kite

Shaun Radcliffe