Stockbridge reserve - After seeing this bird a few times down on the Reserve, Mark has managed to catch an image of it below. I think Water Rail is a suitable local species for 2022 to go out with.
Happy New Year from Shaun.
Cullingworth Fields - Med Gull recorded which had an unreadable white ring on right leg.
Foto & sighting from Keith Moir
Private Wetlands (permit only) - Great White Egret, Little Egret, half a dozen Grey Heron, Green Sandpiper, pair of Gadwall, female Pochard, plenty of Wigeon, Goldeneye with males displaying to females, 3 Red Kite, Buzzard.
Shaun Radcliffe
Stockbridge Reserve - Water Rail searching below the feeder for some time. Also Bullfinch, Cormorant & Reed Bunting.
Shaun Radcliffe
Stockbridge Reserve - Little Egret flying east, Water Rail, Kestrel, Cormorants up & down the valley, single Lapwing east. Also a few small flocks of winter thrushes moving east.
Shaun Radcliffe
Gilstead garden - 20 plus Redwing feeding on berries.
Denso Reserve & Buck Lane - 2 Common Snipe, 2 Mandarin, 2 Little Egret, Kingfisher, 4+ Siskin, 2 Dippers, also small groups of Lapwings moving up & down the valley.
Jeremy Taylor
Saltaire - flock of Redwing in Victoria Road. Dipper on river in Roberts Park.
Graham Wood
R Aire walk from Bingley to Hirst Wood - (the cold snap attracted birds to the river as still waters are frozen up), Birds recorded - 5 Teal, 3 Dipper, 3 Little Grebe, 10 Goosander, Kingfisher, Grey Wagtail plus 3 Grey Heron, 4 Moorhen & plenty of Mallard.
Shaun Radcliffe
Stockbridge Reserve -
An evening ringing produced another female Cettis Warbler ie a different bird than previous so that is three different females in as many years. Also 12 Siskin ringed.
Jon Middleton
Water Rail feeding in the open under the feeder. 3 Siskin attracted to ice free area amongst the willows, Snipe flew on to island before flying off east. Buzzard perched at top of conifer tree. Two Sparrowhawks interacting above the school fields. Reed Buntings at the feeders.
Shaun Radcliffe
Saturday - R Wharfe at Burley - In - W - Little Egret, female Goosander, Kingfisher plus mixed flock of thrushes in nearby fields.
Bryce Henderson
Whetstone - pair of Stonechat plus another single male, Buzzard.
Shaun Radcliffe
Apperley Bridge - pair of Gadwall, single Teal, Sparrowhawk, male Kingfisher, 2 Bullfinch, male Kestrel, 25 Fieldfare, Redwing, 2 Cormorant, Grey Wagtail.
Damian Pearson
Private Wetlands (permit holders only) - Great White Egret, Wigeon flock grazing in the distance, Little Grebe, small flock of Siskin, a few Fieldfare, Cormorants.
Yeadon Tarn - 21 Tufted Duck, single Goosander, 7 Cormorants.
Knotford Nook - At least 12 Goldeneye, mainly drakes, one displaying to a female, G C G, 4 Gadwall.
BOG members "Winter Duck morning"
Stockbridge Reserve - 2 Water Rail heard with one bird seen searching for food below the feeder. Also Reed Bunting, Bullfinch.
John Preshaw & Shaun Radcliffe