Sunday, 30 April 2023

Sunday 30 April 2023

Apperley Bridge walk along river - 2 Gadwall, 30 Sand Martin, pair of Common Sandpiper, 4 Swallow plus Tawny calling.

Damian Pearson

Stockbridge Reserve - 2 Sedge Warblers, Whitethroat, male Blackcap, Chiffchaff, Reed Bunting.

Shaun Radcliffe 

Saturday, 29 April 2023

Saturday 29 April 2023

Glovershaw - plenty of willow Warblers, Whitethroat plus 3 Wheatears on 11th fairway.

Paul King 

Wednesday, 26 April 2023

Tuesday 25th April 2023

Low Moor Bank - singing Common Whitethroat.

Martyn Priestley

Chellow Dene - pair of Common Sandpiper

Cathy Wintersgill

Baildon Moor - 2 Wheatear on fairway, male Redstart near cabins & 2 Little Owls chasing off a stoat.

Jeremy Taylor

Strid Woods - pair of Pied Fly exploring nest box, Redstart, pair of Common Sandpiper, Swallows & Sand Martins.

Bryce Henderson & Paul King.  

Saturday, 22 April 2023

Saturday 22 April 2023

Baildon Moor - Grasshopper Warbler heard, Skylarks singing, one bird displaying on the ground giving great views. Also good view of Snipe, Kestrel &  Mipits.

Intake Gate/Hawksworth Moor - flock of 25 Fieldfare ground feeding, female Wheatear, pair of Linnets, pair of Greylag with 5 goslings, displaying Snipes, Lapwings plus a flock of about 30 Golden Plovers. Also 6 Redshank seen, some birds displaying in flight.

Derek Parkin, John Preshaw, Julia & Shaun Radcliffe 

Friday 21 April 2023

Baildon Moor - Cuckoo calling.

Steve Meredith 

Thursday, 20 April 2023

Thursday 20 April 2023

Barden aquaduct - Redstart

Foto from Steve Meredith
 

Wednesday, 19 April 2023

Wednesday 19 April 2023

Barden to Strid - 2 Redstart, 4 Common Sandpiper, single Mandarin, single Pied Fly, 3 Grey Wagtail, Sandmartins.

Steve Meredith

Low Snowdon - pair of Raven, pair of Stonechat , a few Willow Warblers singing.

Shaun Radcliffe

Tuesday 18 April 2023

Folly Hall Woods, Washburn - male Pied Flycatcher.

Paul King & Bryce Henderson 

Tuesday, 18 April 2023

Monday 17 April 2023

Lower Barden Reservoir - 50 plus Whooper Swans dropped on to the water in the morning.

Strid Woods - single male Redstart plus unconfirmed report of 2 Pied Flycatchers.

Ian Skayman 

Sunday, 16 April 2023

Saturday 15 April 2023

Hazlewood - male Ring Ouzel, pair of Jays (garden), Little Owl


 


Fotos & record from Roger Nelson











Saturday, 15 April 2023

Friday 14 April 2023

Glovershaw -  male Stonechat, female Whinchat, pair of Reed Bunting, On the fairways 5 Wheatear. Also 3 singing Willow Warblers & 2 L BB Gulls disturbing the Lapwings.

Paul King

Marsh Lane, Oxenhope - House Martins back at breeding site. Earliest record for observer.

Brian Vickers

6 House Martins recorded last Sunday in Myrtle Park, Bingley.

Vivien Leach

 

Friday, 14 April 2023

Thursday 13 April 2023

Esholt - 3 Gadwall with one bird sitting on nest.

Matthew Rawnsley 

Monday, 10 April 2023

Monday 10 April 2023

Trough Lane - pair of Linnets.

Foto & sighting from David Ogden


Hawksworth Moor - flock of 50 Golden Plover in flight, Redshank, 3 Wheatear, Stock Dove, male reed Bunting plus Curlews, Lapwings, Skylarks & Mipits.

Shaun Radcliffe 

Sunday 9 April 2023

Barden Moor - pair of Common Sandpipers, Ring Ouzel, Reed Bunting, pair of Stonechat

Embsay back Road - Redshank plus vociferous Herring Gull - see below.

Roger Nelson
 

Saturday, 8 April 2023

Saturday 8 April 2023

Myrtle Park Bingley - singing Blackcap, calling Stock Dove, pair of Goosander, GSW drumming, Nutlatch calling. Heronry with 6 active nests.

Shaun Radcliffe 

Friday 7 April 2023

Addingham - single Swallow

Brian Ford

Hazlewood - Singing Reed Bunting, 3 Wheatear

Foto & sightings from Roger Nelson
 

Thursday, 6 April 2023

Wednesday 5 April 2023

Cavendish Pavilion, Biolton Abbey - 3 Swallows hawking flies.

Roger nelson

R.Aire, Bingley - male Mandarin flew up river.

Matthew Rawnsley  

Monday, 3 April 2023

Sunday 2 April 2023

Apperley Bridge - 20 Sand Martin, Kingfisher, pairs of Oystercatchers & Goosanders.

Damian Pearson

Haworth - 90 Fieldfare over Marsh Lane in the evening.

Howard Creber

Silsden Reservoir - male Shoveler, 4 Redshank

Barden/ Storith Road - Chiffchaff

Foto & sightings from Brian Vickers


Sunday, 2 April 2023

Saturday 1 April 2023

Barden Bridge - Strid Woods - pair of Redshank, pair of Grey Wagtail, single Woodcock plus Mandarin Duck, Dipper, Goosander.

Sightings & foto from Roger Nelson