Hazlewood Moorside - first time this year for observer, Meadow Pipit & Grey Wagtail. Also recorded, Snipe, 4 Raven plus a few Red Kites & Buzzards.
Sightings & photo by Roger Nelson
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Hazlewood Moorside - first time this year for observer, Meadow Pipit & Grey Wagtail. Also recorded, Snipe, 4 Raven plus a few Red Kites & Buzzards.
Bingley to Saltaire along river & canal - At least 9 Grey Herons counted at site near Myrtle Park, 4 Goosander on river on rowing stretch, Treecreeper & Nuthatch recorded along Beckfoot Lane, Kestrel with prey watched at Bingley Bog South. A GSW was drumming in Hirst Wood. Also, heard twice on the walk was calling Stock Dove. At about 09.45, a skein of 80 Pinkfoot flew high above Beckfoot Lane going west.
Walk enjoyed by eight BOG members with fotos below provided by Robyn Guppy.
Oxenhope - Treecreeper, Common Buzzard.
Leeshaw Reservoir - 40 Lapwing flock, 26 Curlew, 12 Oystercatcher, 100 Fieldfare, 100 plus Starling, Cormorant.
Brian Vickers
Hazlewood Moorside - 16 Curlew, GSW drumming.
Foto & sightings from Roger Nelson.
Anchor Farm, Timble - flock of 30 Redwing.
Beecroft Plantation - G S W drumming.
The track today around Timble Ings was blocked by fallen trees.
Shaun Radcliffe
Myrtle Park, Bingley - female Goosander, Cormorant, Kingfisher, 4 Grey Heron.
Photograph & sightings from Phil Matthews. Note the successful catch above.Stockbridge Reserve (members only) - fly throughs this morning, Little Egret, Buzzard, Cormorant.
Shaun Radcliffe, David Foster
Bolton Abbey - Bolton Bridge
Gilstead Garden - male Blackcap
Sandbeds near Keighley - in one of the many flooded fields, Little Grebe.
Shaun Radcliffe
East Riddlesden Hall
2 Little Egret, Grey Heron, in flooded fields adjacent to R.Aire
M Doveston
Glovershaw - 25 Lapwing, 7 Skylark, 3 Curlew, 3 Pheasant, Greylags.
Steve Meredith
Delphwood - Where to see birds when the weather is this bad - in your garden, if you are lucky!!
Hazlewood - skein of 60 Pinkfoot as caught on camera. Also local Redwing.
Bingley Bog North - Kingfisher, 2 Grey Heron, 2 Nuthatch, Kestrel, 100 plus Pinkfoot Geese passed over.
Phil Matthews
Bingley, between 3 & 5 rise locks - this afternoon, a Cetti's Warbler, male, called just the once but was very distinct. Bird was on the far side of the canal, ie opposite to tow path in the sun. I had no bins.
Shaun Radcliffe
Northcliffe Park area - 4 Parakeets
Martin Taunton
Stockbridge Reserve (members only) - Water Rail, Little Egret, Grey Heron. Fotos & sightings from David Foster.