Thursday 31 January 2020

Stockbridge Reserve - 2 Water Rail, Reed Buntings, Bullfinch
Shaun Radcliffe

Otley Wetland Nature Reserve

A 1st-winter male Scaup.

Andy Jowett

Wednesday 30th December 2020

Stockbridge Nature Reserve

A Cetti's Warbler,  first seen yesterday was relocated at the reserve today.  This is the second record in the Group's recording area.  The first was on 31st October 2016 at Snaygill.

John Middleton

Glovershaw, Baildon
A Barn Owl was seen hunting over the moor.
Paul King

Applerley Bridge
A skein of about 150 Pink-footed Geese flew westwards at 11.15am.
Damian Pearson

Tuesday 29th December 2020

Ten Yards Lane, Thornton
Seen on Sunday 27th - An adult Mediterranean Gull and two 1st-winter birds.

A 1st-winter Mediterranean Gull (left) and an adult Mediterranean Gull

Juvenile 1st-winter Mediterranean Gull

Adult Mediterranean Gull

Photos and report by Mark Pearson

Monday 28th December 2020

Cullingworth Fields
A Caspian Gull - 1st-winter
Two Mediterranean Gulls - An adult and a 1st-winter.  Note the adult bird is different from the bird seen at Ten Yards Lane yesterday (27th).
Keith Moir

Tong Park, Baildon

A skein of 200 Pink-footed Geese flew north-westwards (12.50pm)
Paul King

Sunday 27th December 2020

Ten Yards Lane, Thornton

One Mediterranean Gull - An adult.

Brian Sumner      see more on Brian's blog

Low Wood, Riddlesden
A large flock of tits consisting of Long-tailed, Coal, Blu and Great.  Also seen were Treecreeper, Bullfinch, Sparrowhawk and Great Spotted Woodpecker.  On the canal, both Cormorant and Goosander were present.

Silsden Fields: 40 Fieldfare, two Mistle Thrush, eight Red-legged Partridge and two Common Buzzards overhead.

Josh Selfe

Thornton Black Heights area - 2x 1st W Med Gulls in addition to the Adult

M Pearson

Saturday 26th December 2020

St. Ives, Bingley
On the lake : 12 Goosander and two Gadwall.

Josh Selfe

Friday 25th December 2020

CHRISTMAS GREETINGS TO ALL BIRDWATCHERS & LOVERS OF NATURE.
ALL THE BEST FOR 2021

A Kingfisher on the River Aire at Hirstwood                    photo: Steve Meredith

Sunnydale area above East Morton - flock of 30 Fieldfare, 2 Kestrel, Buzzard, Red Kite, calling Stock Dove & superb views of Kingfisher on reservoir.
Shaun Radcliffe

Myrtle Park, Bingley
GSW, Nuthatch, Grey Heron, Goldcrest, Jay, Grey Wagtail, Song Thrush, Long-tailed Tit, Coal Tit.

Phil Matthews

Tuesday 22nd December 2020

Bolton Bridge

Two Little Egrets took off the river and flew upstream.

Roger Nelson

Saltaire
A Little Grebe on the Aire near the Boathouse
Graham Wood

Sunday 20th December 2020

Stockbridge Reserve
A Little Egret, Goldcrest and Bullfinch plus a Water Rail was heard.

Shaun Radcliffe

Aire Valley - Utley to Riddlesden

A singing Mistle Thrush 15 Fieldfare, a handful of Redwing, a Grey Heron and two Cormorants.  There was also a Little Egret, three Goosanders, a Jay and a Bullfinch.

Leeds and Liverpool Canal

Two Common Buzzards were calling whilst they circled overhead and six Goosanders and a Kingfisher were noted along the walk.

Josh Selfe

Leeds and Liverpool Canal at Riddlesden

Two pairs of Goosander, five Mute Swans, a Kingfisher, a Tufted Duck, and a Grey Wagtail were the pick of the species.  

Bingley Moor/Ikley Moor

A walk over the area produced a Rite Kite, two Common Buzzards and a male Stonechat.

Penny French

Oxenhope

A Barn Owl was seen from the road whilst passing through the area.

Tom Simcock

Saturday 19th December 2020

Utley

A flock of 40 Goldfinch in an Utley garden.

River Aire, near Silsden

A Common Buzzard low over the river near Silsden, possibly just been feeding on a nearby dead sheep.  Also 50 Lapwing flying over and a Kingfisher on Holden Beck.

Josh Selfe

Sunday 13th December 2020

Stockbridge Reserve
A Little Egret, Goosander, Reed Bunting.

Shaun Radcliffe

Wednesday 9th December 2020

Northcliffe Woods, Shipley

Ring-necked Parakeets in Northcliffe totalled at least 10 noisy individuals.

Paul King

Apperley Bridge

300 Pink-footed Geese flew west at 1pm.

Damian Pearson

Otley Wetland Nature Reserve

A Common Scoter was the highlight of John's walk around Otley Wetland, here are the other species recorded:

Wigeon: only about 25, although were about 190 on 30th Nov

Teal: one female in flight, although a few hidden males heard,

Goldeneye: about 8 about, both sexes.

Tufted Duck: just 2 males [there seem to be very few Tufties around in the area this winter; has anyone else noticed this?]

Goosander: pair on fishing pond, and another in flight

Little Grebe: 1-2 on sailing lake; first I've seen here for a while

Grey Heron: 2

Cormorants: as per

Water Rail: heard only (as usual), in reed bed

Oystercatcher: 1 (seems to be wintering)

Lapwing: 200+

Green Sandpiper, which I've seen 3 times in last month or so, not seen today

Herring Gull: 1 over (plus usual Common and Black-headed Gulls)

Stock Dove: 1

Little Owl: usual bird in dead tree within showground field

Kingfisher: 1 seen, another heard

GS Woodpecker: 1

Fieldfare: small flock nr sailing clubhouse

Chiffchaff: heard only

Goldcrest: 1

Jay: heard only

Siskin: flock c50 in alders

Bullfinch: at least 5 seen

John Armstrong

Sunday 6 December 2020

 Stockbridge Reserve -  Little Egret, Water Rail, Cormorant, Bullfinch

Shaun Radcliffe

Saturday 5th December 2020

Utley to Silsden
Two Common Buzzards, five Bullfinch, two Cormorants, a Grey Wagtail, 30 Meadow Pipits, two Snipe and five Greenfinch.
Silsden to Utley (canal)

Eight Bullfinch, six Goldfinch, a Nuthatch and three Treecreepers.

Josh Selfe

Harden and Catstones Moor

Three Treecreepers, three Jays, two Mistle Thrush, a Goldcrest, a Green Woodpecker and a Woodcock.

Alan Buckley

Tuesday 1st December 2020

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Approximately 1500 Herring Gulls, 8000 Common/Black-headed Gulls and 100 Lesser-Black backed Gulls.  There were also 78 Lapwings, two Ravens, 17 Mallards, a pair of Goldeneye and three Teal.

Brian Sumner        see Brian's blog for more details.

Monday 30th November 2020

Over-wintering Blackcap

Here's a short video of a male Blackcap visiting a Firethorn bush on 28th November in Low Moor, Bradford.

Martyn Priestley

Apperley Bridge

Two skeins of Pink-footed Geese with about 80 birds travelled west over Apperley Bridge at 12.15.

Damian Pearson

Saltaire

A flock of a dozen or so, Lesser Redpoll and a single Coal Tit in trees in Caroline Street car park.

Graham Wood