Wednesday, 31 January 2024

Tuesday 30 January 2024

Apperley Bridge - singing Mistle & Song Thrush

Thornbury - flock of 60 Lapwing settled on roof of Carpet Right.

Damian Pearson 

Monday, 29 January 2024

Monday 29 January 2024

Cullingworth garden - 4 Reed Buntings visted plus a single Siskin.

Record and fotos from David Ogden

Harecroft - Barn Owl hunting over fields in pouring rain at 13.00.
Keith Moir
 

Sunday, 28 January 2024

Sunday 28 January 2024

Silsden Reservoir - 2 Oystercatchers, 2 male Shoveler, 2 Teal, 60 Wigeon

Brian Vickers

Denso Riverside, Baildon - Kingfisher, Siskin, Dabchick, & Barn Owl.

Jeremy Taylor 

Saturday 27 January 2024

Cullingwortnh garden - 4 male Siskin

Ian Skayman

Sconce Lane area - hunting Barn Owl

Jane Robinson

Stockbridge Reserve - Red Kite flying high over the site, Sparrowhawk, L T T 

Also noted  - Star Jelly next to a small pond. This is believed to be from the glands of frogs & toads, probably after an attack by (say) a heron. Thanks to Susan Simcock's research.   

Friday 26 January 2024

Barden Scale - Peregrine Falcon, Buzzards, Red Kites, 10 Redwing, Mistle Thrush, 100 plus Lapwing.

Brian Vickers 

Thursday, 25 January 2024

Wednesday 24 January 2024

Haworth area - 2 Barn Owls seen plus a Merlin flew high over the town the day before.

Howard Creber  

Monday, 22 January 2024

Saturday 20 January 2024

 Ben Rhydding garden - a Lesser Redpoll

Foto from Alison.


Alison Bennett

Apperley Bridge/Esholt area - 20 plus Stock Dove, 5 Gadwall (4m & 1f), plus Woodcock flushed.

Damian Pearson

Friday, 19 January 2024

19 January 2024

 Steeton Garden - male Blackcap plus Siskin

Alistair & Wendy Beveridge

17 January 2024

 Shipley Garden - 30 Redwing ground feeding

Jane Robinson

Turf Lane, Cullingworth - 30 plus Redwing

David Ogden

Baildon Golf Course - Barn Owl hunting at 16.00 when outside temperature was minus 2.5

Shaun Radcliffe

Tuesday, 16 January 2024

 8th - 16th January 2024

14th January 2024
Cullingworth - Kestrel, pair Goosander, nuthatch, lesser redpoll.
David Ogden

13th January 2024
Saltaire - Male Blackcap, Coal Tit and Long-tailed Tit Family.
Graham Wood

11th January 2024

Silsden Res - Wigeon 68, Goldeneye 2, Tufted Duck 10, Teal 2

Brian Vickers


9th January 2024
Raw Nook NR - Nuthatches now seen in on the reserve and in local gardens - Site first and only taken 40 years!
Martyn Priestley

Monday, 8 January 2024

 1st - 7th January 2024

Happy New Year!

(Shaun's access to the Blog has been iffy for last few weeks. I've managed to get access to the sightings emails so here is a summary. Our apologies for the late posting. Hopefully we can get Shaun back up and running soon. Please keep the sightings coming in! Chris).

7th January 2024
Leeshaw Reservoir - 8 Goosander and a Cormorant.
Brian Vickers

6th January 2024

Silsden Res - Goldeneye 2, Tufted Duck 12, Wigeon 6,Teal 2

Chelker Res - Mute Swan 2,Goosander 4, Greylag Goose 300+

Redcar Tarn - Single Pintail & Wigeon, Coot, Moorhen, Tufted Duck 20

Brian Vickers


5th January 2024
2 Fieldfare, Wigeon, Pintail and Hybrid Canada/Greylag.
David Ogden






4th January 2024
Lindley Bridge - Pair of Mandarin, 3 Tufted Duck and a Sparrowhawk
Bryce Henderson

2nd January 2024
Marsh Lane, Oxenhope - 24 Waxwing
Roger Scott

1st January 2024
Cullingworth - Brambling and 2 Goosander
David Ogden

Leeshaw Reservoir - Single Whooper Swan
Oxenhope - Pair of Gt Spotted Woodpeckers, 60+Fieldfare, 4 Redwing, Wren.
Silsden res - 90+ Mallard, 66 Wigeon, Pair of Teal
Barden Scale - Barn Owl, Buzzards, Red Kites, Kestrel, Pair of Goldcrests
Brian Vickers