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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SWIFTs IN AIREDALE AND WHARFEDALE - TELL US IF THEY ARE BREEDING IN YOUR AREA.

CONTACT - recorder@bradfordbirding.org

Saturday 30 April 2022

Saturday 30 April 2022

Glovershaw/ Sconce area - brief calls by Cuckoo, 4 Whitethroat, Willow Warblers, 2 Wheatears plus Green Hairstreak Butterfly.

BOG members.

Nab Water Lane - Whinchat, 4 Wheatear, pair of Stonechat


 Sightings & foto from Brian Vickers

Friday 29 April 2022

Burley Woodhead - Cuckoo calling, feeding Ring Ouzel, Willow Warblers plus Green Hairstreak Butterfly.

Jeremy Taylor  

Thursday 28 April 2022

Thursday 28 April 2022

Hazlewood - pair of Stock Dove, pair of Red-legged Partridge

Sightings & fotos from Roger Nelson

Esholt S W - pair of Garganey flushed, singing Cetti's Warbler

Casper Pottle

Stockbridge Reserve (members only) - 2 singing Reed Warblers, Blackcap, Bullfinch, Chiff-Chaff, Reed Bunting.

Shaun Radcliffe 

Wednesday 27 April 2022

Wednesday 27 April 2022

Reva Hill - 14 Golden Plover, some Northern Race included.

Shaun Radcliffe

Low moor Banks, South Bradford - Lesser Whitethroat in full song.

Martyn Priestley

Storiths Road, Barden - Little Owl, Green Woodpecker, GSW, Redstart, Pied Fly, Blackcap, Willow Warblers, Chiff-Chaff. R. Wharfe - Mandarin duck, Sand Martins.

Sightings & foto from Brian Vickers


 

Tuesday 26 April 2022

Hazlewood - Laund -  2 Swallow, 3 Willow Warbler,  2 Blackcap, 3 Pied Fly, 2 Mandarin, pair of Common Sandpiper, Woodcock, Raven

Sightings & foto from Roger Nelson

Leeshaw Reservoir - Ring Ouzel
Sighting & foto from Mark Purvis
 


Monday 25 April 2022

Sunday 24 April 2022

Strid Woods - singing Redstart, female Mandarin Duck. Also, R R Parakeets are nesting in Calverley Woods.

Damian Pearson 

Sunday 24 April 2022

CATCH UP - SOME APRIL SIGHTINGS

9th  Nab Water Lane, nesting Stonechats, 10th Silsden Res. Sand Martin, Brian Vickers

11th - Glovershaw,  20 plus Lapwing, pair of Redshank, 3 pair of Curlew, Snipe, Oystercatchers, 5 Wheatear, Skylark & Meadow Pipit. 12th Glovershaw, pair of Linnet, 5 Wheatear. 15th Willow Warbler near Baildon Golf  Course, 3 Wheatear, Green Woodpecker in Shipley Glen - Paul King

14th - Apperley Bridge, Swallow, 4 Sand Martin - Damian Pearson

15th - Haworth, 17 House Martin, Raven circling high above. - Howard Creber. Leeshaw Reservoir, Common Scoter, Brian Vickers

16th Stockbridge Reserve (members only) - Reed Warbler, Willow Warbler, Chiff-Chaff, Blackcap. Jon Middleton

17th R. Wharfe, Otley area - 8 Swallow, 3 House Martin.   Joy Leach

20th - Shipley Glen - Willow Warblers, Little Egret on nearby R Aire - Graham Wood

21st - Faweather farm, Baildon - Swallow, Sconce, Little Owl, Willow Warblers, Linnet - Jane Robinson

22nd - Strid Woods, Barden Back Road - 4 Pied Flycatchers, Common Sandpiper, Dipper, Willow Warbler, Wheatear.  Glovershaw - 2 Willow Warbler, 6 Golden Plover, Little Owl, Curlew - Steve Meredith 

23rd R.Aire near Riddlesden, - single Redwing - M Doveston

24th St.Ives Estate, 1 singing Tree Pipit at Heather Park, 2 Siskin - M Doveston

Foto of Willow Warbler from Roger Nelson



 

Fotos of Pied Flycatcher & Common Sandpiper from Steve Meredith

Friday 8 April 2022

Friday 8 April 2022

Nab Water Lane - Stonechat, Wheatear

Barden - Chiff-Chaff


 
 
Sightings & fotos from Brian Vickers

Sunday 3 April 2022

Sunday 3 April 2022

Stockbridge Reserve (members only) -  Great White Egret, Cettis Warbler caught in a ringing session.

Jon Middleton


  

Saturday 2 April 2022

Saturday 2 April 2022

Glovershaw - 3 Black-tailed Godwit, 150 Golden Plover, Redshank, 4 Snipe drumming, 5 Oystercatcher, Little Owl Buzzard, 2 Stonechat, Lapwings, meadow Pipits & Skylark.



Little Owl, Golden Plover & sightings from Steve Meredith