Saturday 30 March 2024

Glovershaw/Sconce Lane  area - male Stonechat, 3 Buzzards circling high, Little Owl, 3 male Reed Buntings, Skylarks, Meadow Pipits, Curlews, plus decent sighting of a Weasel.

Shaun Radcliffe 

Thursday 28 March 2024

Ben Rhydding Gravel Pits - Sand Martin, Little Egret, male Goosander, female Bullfinch, pair of Goldcrest, numerous Chiffchaff. 

Brian Ford

Stockbridge Reserve - pair of Stock Dove at nest box, pair of Reed Bunting.

John Preshaw, Shaun Radcliffe

  

Wednesday 27 March 2024

Trough Lane, Oxenhope - 4 Wheatear, paid of Stonechat, pair of Reed Bunting

Brian Vickers

High Royd Scrape - pair of Mandarin, single Teal, 5 Gadwall.

Bryce Henderson

Tuesday 26 March 2024

Cullingworth garden  - a Redpoll came to the feeder with Siskins.

Ian Skayman

Haworth - 27 Whoopers flew over heading N E

Howard Creber 

Saturday 23 March 2024

R. Aire at Bfd & Bingley Rugby field stretch  - 6 Sand Martin

Susan & Tom Simcock

Sunday 24 March 2024

Stockbridge Reserve - 2 Buzzards circling high, drumming GSW, Reed Bunting, Chiffchaff, Cormorant west, Grey Heron.

Shaun Radcliffe  

Wednesday 20 March 2024

Trough Lane, Oxenhope - pair of Stonechat

Brian Vickers 

Monday 18 March 2024

Doe Park - single Sand Martin

Mark Pearson

Cullingworth - Red Kite

David Ogden

Leeshaw Reservoir - 21 Oystercatchers, 8 Redshank

Brian Vickers

 

Sunday 17 March 2040

Langbar - large flock of Golden Plovers - est. in excess of 300 birds. 

Nigel Jones

Saturday 16 March 2024

Otley Wetlands - permit holders only - 3 Chiffchaffs, Redshank, Curlews plus 4  Buzzards displaying. Early Comma Butterfly noted.

Shaun Radcliffe  

Thursday 14 March 2024

Prune Park Close near Allerton Road - at 4pm Barn Owl hunting.

Cameron Wilson 

Gallows Hill - singing Chiffchaff & Blackcap, also flock of Siskin plus Nuthatch & Bullfinch seen.

Bryce Henderson

Stockbridge Reserve -  Sign of spring - Chiffchaff singing, pair of Bullfinch, pair of Siskin. Also mating toads!!

Shaun Radcliffe 

Tuesday 12 March 2024

Cullingworth garden - 13 Siskin visited the feeder.

Ian Skayman

Stockbridge Reserve - Water Rail heard, 3 Stock Dove investigating nest box, male Reed Bunting.

Shaun Radcliffe 

Monday 11 MARCH 2024

Myrtle Park, Bingley - 2 (non singing) Chiff Chaff busily feeding together close to the river in willows, Kingfisher, GSW drumming, calling Nuthatch & Stock Dove.

Shaun Radcliffe 

Saturday 9 March 2024

Stockbridge Reserve - an evening visit by 2 Whooper Swans that came down from a flock passing over. They then flew off to join the main party.

Jon Middleton 

Friday 8 March 2024

Knotford Nook - 20 Goldeneye

Yeadon Tarn - single Pochard, Great C Grebe

High Royd Scrape - pair of Mandarin, 2 pair of Teal, 2 Snipe

Bryce Henderson & Paul King

Tong Park, Baildon - 2 pair of Gadwall, male Shoveler, Cormorant, Grey Heron, 2 Mute Swans & Mallards.

Paul Robinson   

Wednesday 6 March 2024

Langbar/Nesfield - large flock of Golden Plovers

 Denton Lane, Ilkley - 4 Red Kite

Nigel Jones

Queensbury garden - 4 Siskin at feeder

Colin Shields

Tuesday 5 March 2024

Eccleshill area - 2 R N Parakeets seen in local garden.

Michael Coulter 

Monday 4 March 2024

Cononley Ings - expected fields to be flooded had drained. Just 2 Oystercatchers, a few Curlew & Lapwings recorded. However at 10.00 a flock of 38 Whooper Swans flew over in formation and calling loudly. Nice flock of 16 skylarks also flew by.

Shaun Radcliffe 

Saturday 2 March 2024

Stockbridge Reserve - 2 male & a female Tufted Duck.

Jon Middleton  

Thursday 29 February 2024

Dick Hudsons above Eldwick -  small flock of about 20 Lapwing.

Shaun Radcliffe