Welcome

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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Monday 31 May 2021

Monday 31 May 2021

 Fly Flatts - 5 Dunlin, 9 Common Sandpiper, 2 Ringed Plover, 3 Snipe, 4 Golden Plover

Brian Sumner

Sunday 30 May 2021

Sunday 30 May 2021

Stainburn Plantation - 2 Tree Pipit, male Redstart, Woodcock (7 sightings), Nightjar churring heard, Tawny Owl calling.

On 28th - Storiths - Wheatear, Redstart, Little Owl, 2 Oystercatcher, Curlew.

Chuck Butler


 Heber Ghyll - 3 Blackcap, Garden Warbler, 3 GSW, Treecreeper, 2 Willow Warbler, 3 Jay plus a Cuckoo heard.

Howard Creber

Friday 28 May 2021

Thursday 27 May 2021

 Stockbridge Reserve (members only) - 3 Sedge Warblers including a pair taking nest material into the reed bed, 2 singing Reed Warblers, Reed Buntings, singing Blackcap, Chiif- Chaff. Stock Dove in small nest box.

Shaun Radcliffe

Fly Flatts - besides the usual recorded waders, a single Dunlin showing well in breeding plumage. 


Photographed by Brian Sumner

Wednesday 26 May 2021

Wednesday 26 May 2021

Fly Flatts Reservoir - 2 Ringed Plover, single Redshank, 5 Common Sandpiper, 3 Oystercatcher

Sightings & foto by Brian Sumner
 

Tuesday 25 May 2021

 Hazlewood - Spotted Flycatcher, female Whinchat per foto.


Roger Nelson

Tuesday 25 May 2021

Friday 21 May 2021

 Fly Flatts Reservoir - Sanderling recorded & photographed, see below.

Brian Sumner



Monday 24 May 2021

OPEN FOR BUSINESS AGAIN!!

 Thanks for all the sightings received during the shut down. The more recent ones this month are as follows:


10th - 2 Cuckoo  around Baildon Golf Course - Steve Meredith

11th - 2 Swift, Whitethroat, 2 Mandarin Duck, Apperley Bridge - Damian Pearson

14th - 2 Whitethroat, Blackcap, Queensbury Old Station - Howard Creber

16th - Mandarin Duck with 3 duckling, 7 R N Parakeet - Roy Slater

19th - Redstart at Leathley - foto & sighting -Ian Hampshire





Thursday 6 May 2021

 This page will re-open on 24 May.

Wednesday 5 May 2021

Wednesday 5 May 2021

 Storiths Road, Barden - single Swift, pair of Pied Fly, Redstart, single Garden Warbler were just some of the species seen.

Brian Vickers

Low Wood - male & female Pied Flycatchers  seen paired up.

Ian Skayman

IMPORTANT NOTICE

WITH EFFECT FROM THIS THURSDAY 6 MAY, DUE TO TECHNICAL PROBLEMS, THIS PAGE WILL BE CLOSED.

IT WILL RE-OPEN AGAIN ON MONDAY 24 MAY. 

Wednesday 5 May 2021

Ten Yard Lane, Thornton - flock of 150 Fieldfare.

Mark Pearson 

Monday 3 May 2021

Monday 3rd May 2021

 Rivock Edge Plantation - 

2 Cuckoo, drumming Snipe over nearby fields

Jerry Lane / Doubler Stones area

Single Yellow Wagtail flew over heading east, Male Stonechat, loads of breeding Lapwing

Nab End, Silsden - 

13 Crossbills flew out of the top end of the woods

High Moor Plantation

Loads of Willow Warbler, Redpolls, Siskin

Bradup

Whimbrel feeding in recently spreaded field south east of the road dip

M Doveston


Sunday 2 May 2021

Sunday 2 May 2021

Low Wood area - Garden Warbler, Blackcaps, Treecreeper, Chiff-Chaff.

John Preshaw et  al

Stockbridge Reserve (members only) - Common Whitethroat singing from gorse, Canadas with 9 goslings.

Shaun Radcliffe 

St.Ives Estate -45 species including

2 Wood Warbler, Garden Warbler, 9 singing Chiffchaff, Willow Warbler, Common Redshank flew over, Kestrel, Nuthatch, Treecreeper, GSWdpkr, Redpoll, Siskin, 10 Tufted Duck, 5 Goosander, Curlew, Lapwing, Skylark

M Doveston

Saturday 1 May 2021

Saturday 1 May 2021

Toads Hole Beck - Lesser Whitethroat singing plus 4 Common Whitethroat.

Martyn Priestley

Trough Lane Oxenhope - 5 Wheatear.

Nab Water Lane - 3 Wheatear, Reed Bunting

Leeshaw Reservoir - single Pinkfoot, 2 Dunlin.

Brian Vickers 


Near Hewenden Viaduct - Green Woodpecker


 Foto from Cathy Wintersgill

Stockbridge Reserve (members only) - Common Sandpiper feeding on edge of lake, Oystercatcher, C Whitethroat.

Shaun Radcliffe

Low Wood NR

Pied Flycatcher singing, Garden Warbler at canalside, Green Wdpkr

R.Aire near Keighley Golf Club - Garden Warbler

M Doveston