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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Thursday 31 March 2022

Wednesday 30 March 2022

Shipley Glen area - Coal Tit, Nuthatch, Treecreeper, GSW, female Sparrowhawk, Grey Wagtail.

Graham Wood 

Tuesday 29 March 2022

Tuesday 29 March 2022

Menston Garden - visitors seen include Bullfinch, LTT, Goldfinch, Goldcrest & Chiff-Chaff.

Bryce Henderson 

Monday 28 March 2022

Monday 28 March 2022

Leeshaw Reservoir - single Pink Feet Goose, Little Owl

Nab Water Lane - pair of Stonechat, Reed Bunting


Photos & sightings from Brian Vickers


Bingley to Hirst along riverside - Ireland Bridge, Little Egret flew up river, Dipper, pair of Goosander. At Heronry, 8 birds seen. Pai of Grey Wagtail on park stretch.  Wagon Lane area - Kingfisher plus another Little Egret. Pair of Oystercatchers at Dowley Gap S W.

Shaun Radcliffe

Sunday 27 March 2022

Sunday 27th March 2022

St.Ives Estate
8 Chiffchaff, 1 Blackcap, 14 Tufted Duck, 9 Mute Swan, 
Green Woodpecker, 4 GSptd Wdpkr, Nuthatch, 
Treecreeper, Siskin, Redpoll, Skylark

 East Riddlesden Hall
4 Grey Wagtail, 1 Sand Martin, 1 Reed Bunting, 
4 Goosander, 4 Chiffchaff, 1 Blackcap

M Doveston

Allerton about 15:30
Osprey heading North West

S Johnson


Saturday 26th March 2022

 Bradup - Whetstone area

Lots of waders on territory, Red Grouse, Stonechat.

Silsden Road, above Riddlesden

Wheatear male among 45 Fieldfare in fields northside of road.

East Riddlesden Hall

1 Sand Martin, 4 Chiffchaff, Blackcap, Kingfisher, Dipper

M Doveston


Friday 25 March 2022

Friday 25 March 2022

Nab Water Lane - 2 Wheatear, pair of Stonechat


Photo & sightings from Brian Vickers

Reva Reservoir - 34 Whoopers Swans this morning & still there at noon.

Shaun Radcliffe 

Wednesday 23 March 2022

Wednesday 23 March 2022

Hazlewood Moor - Ring Ouzel, 3 Wheatear, singing Skylark, Peregrine heading east.


Photos & sightings from Roger Nelson

Glovershaw - 4 Oystercatcher, 3 Snipe, pair of Stonechat chosen from Phil's list.

Photo by Phil Matthews


Reva Hill area - 2 pair of Redshank, Raven, 10 Snipe, Lapwings displaying, pairs of Curlews, pair of Oystercatcher.

Shaun Radcliffe 

Tuesday 22 March 2022

Monday 21 March 2022

Brighouse Beck, Oxenhope to Haworth - Kingfisher, Nuthatch, Treecreeper, Moorhen, Wren, Green Woodpecker, Curlew flew over as did 2 Whoopers.

Howard Creber 

Catch Up

 Friday 18 March

8 Siskin on feeder in Gilstead garden - Steve Meredith

Barden Bridge  - Laund - 35 species  recorded including 2 Woodcock, Little Owl, Fieldfare, with Dipper collecting nest material plus Redshank per foto.


Sunday 20 March 2022

Sunday 20th March 2022

 St.Ives Estate

4 singing Chiffchaff, 32 Redwing, 9 Mute Swan, 22 Tufted Duck, 2 Common Gull, 

M Doveston

Friday 18 March 2022

Thursday 17 March 2022

Tong Park Dam - Osprey seen at 14.18 this afternoon.

Darrell Prest 

Wednesday 16 March 2022

Tuesday 15 March 2022

Barden Moor - Wheatear

Silsden Ings - 17 Redshank plus a single Dunlin

Keith Moir 

Sunday 13 March 2022

Sunday 13 March 2022

Stockbridge Reserve (members only) - 2 singing Chiff-Chaff, Siskin, GSW drumming, Reed Buntings.

Shaun Radcliffe 

Saturday 12 March 2022

Saturday 12 March 2022

Bingley Bog North - singing Chiffchaff this morning.

Shaun Radcliffe

Riddlesden Canalside walk to Low Wood

3 Chiffchaff singing.

Silsden Ings

10 Oystercatcher, Lapwing, Curlew

M Doveston

Thursday 10 March 2022

Thursday 10 March 2022

South Bradford - Raw Nook N R - single Chiff-Chaff with another at Toads Hole Beck. Over Caldene Fields, 87 Redwing flew.

Martyn Priestley

Trough Lane, Oxenhope - pair of Stonechat

Brian Vickers

Stockbridge Reserve - Water Rail heard, Kingfisher, GSW drumming, 4 Reed Bunting.

Shaun Radcliffe 

Tuesday 8 March 2022

Tuesday 8 March 2022

Glovershaw - 150 Golden Plover, 7 Curlew, 5 Skylark, 3 Herring Gull, 8 Oystercatchers flying east, Meadow Pipit 4, Reed Bunting, Nuthatch, LBB Gull.



Phil Matthew

Reva Hill area -  single flock of 150 Golden Plover (same as above?), flock of 63 Curlew, 48 Greylags, Red Kite 2, pair of Stonechat, Kestrel, 2 Buzzard, a few Lapwing plus a dozen Canada Geese.

Shaun Radcliffe  

Monday 7 March 2022

Sunday 6 March 2022

Glovershaw - 3 Curlew, Lapwings displaying, 4 Golden Plover, 4 Skylark, 4 Meadow Pipit, Reed Buntings & Little Owl.

Steve Meredith 

Saturday 5 March 2022

Saturday 5 March 2022

Laund to Barden Bridge - 33 species recorded including 3 Redshank. Two of these birds photographed


. by Roger Nelson

Leeshaw Reservoir - over 1000 Starling, 24 Oystercatchers, 30 Curlew, 3 Cormorant.

Brian Vickers

Thursday 3 March 2022

Thursday 3 March 2022

Stockbridge Reserve (members only) - Water Rail heard, pair of Bullfinch, 4 Reed Bunting, a party of 4 Oystercatchers flew over.

Shaun Radcliffe 

Wednesday 2 March 2022

Tuesday 1 March 2022

Leeshaw Reservoir - flock of 70 Lapwing

Ian Skayman

Lower Laithe Reservoir - 6 Whoopers, 5 Goosander, 2 Oystercatcher.

Bridge House Beck, Oxenhope - Dipper

Brian Vickers


Whetstone Gate - pre-breeding flock of 80 Curlew plus flock of 30 Lapwing.

Shaun Radcliffe