Tuesday 30 April 2024

Glovershaw - early morning produced 12 Wheatears at 07.30.

Paul King 

Saturday 27 April 2024

Glovershaw walk - experienced a biting cold wind, some of the species seen were as follows - Skylark, Meadow Pipit, Willow Warbler, Reed Bunting, Curlew, Lapwing, Greylag Geese with goslings, Greenfinch, Goldfinch, Song Thrush, Red Kite, Buzzard, Oystercatcher & 3 Wheatear.

BOG members walk.   

Friday 26 April 2024

Glovershaw - 8 Wheatear, Barn Owl, Cuckoo plus Willow Warblers. & Reed Bunting.

Paul King

Cullingworth = top of area , Chiffchaff, Willow Warbler, Blackcap plus a male Redstart in small woodland.

David Ogden

Stockbridge Reserve - ringing took place with 2 Chiffchaffs caught, one first caught in April 2022. Brief song of Sedge Warbler heard.

Jon Middleton

Keighley to Cullingworth Road - pale Barn Owl hunting.

Ian Skayman 

Thursday 25 April 2024

Leeshaw Reservoir - single Dunlin, 2 Grey Wagtail, 2 Pied Wagtail

Brian Vickers
 

Wednesday 24 April 2024

Silsden Reservoir - 2 Egyptian Geese took off.

Denise Shields 

Tuesday 23 April 2024

R Aire at Beechcliffe, Keighley -  White Wagtail with Pied Wags.

Keith Moir

Monday 22 April 2024

Baildon - Swift reported.

Jeremy Taylor

Ben Rhydding garden - 2 male Brambling seen along with regular Bullfinch, Goldfinch & Redpoll.

Helen & David Kidman  

Sunday 21 April 2024

Stockbridge Reserve - good views of Kingfisher perched in front of hide, pair of Reed Bunting, calling Nuthatch, singing Blackcap, Chiffchaff, also 2 Jays, Bullfinch.

Shaun Radcliffe 

Saturday 20 April 2040

Chevin Forest Walk - Sparrowhawk, Red Kite, Willow Warblers, Chiff-chaff, Blackcap, Jay, Treecreeper, Nuthatch heard, Meadow Pipit, GSW plus at least,  5 Green Hairstreak butterflies.

4 BOG members & Friends of Chevin Forest.  

Friday 19 April 2024

Trough Lane, Oxenhope - 2 Wheatear plus male Merlin with prey.

Brian Vickers
 

Wednesday 17 April 2024

Trough Lane, Oxenhope - 11 Wheatear

Brian Vickers 

Tuesday 16 April 2024

Slippery Ford - 2 Ring Ouzel, 5 Wheatear, Swallow

Keighley Moor Reservoir- 2 Common Sandpiper

Ian Skayman

Trough Lane, Oxenhope - 12 Wheatear, Song Thrush, 2 Pied Wagtail

Brian Vickers
 

Sunday 14 April 2024

Barden to Cavendish - 4 Common Sandpiper, single Redstart, 5 Pied Flycatchers2 Dipper, Green Woodpecker

Steve Meredith

Trough Lane - 10 Wheatear.

Brian Vickers 

Friday 12 April 2024

Trough Lane - Linnet, Curlew, Mpipits, Red Grouse, Willow Warbler, Stonechat, 6 Wheatear.

David Ogden, Brian Vickers

Bolton Bridge - dozen Swallows & Sand Martins

Barden - 3 Chiffchaff, 2 Singing Willow Warbler.

Roger Nelson

Lister Park- pair of Goosander

Joy Leach

Thursday 11 April 2024

Trough Lane - 10 Wheatears

Lower Laithe Reservoir - Common Sandpiper

Marsh Lane, Oxenhope - House martins around nest site

Barden, Storith Road - Chiffchaff, Willow Warbler, 4 Wheatear

Sightings & foto from Brian Vickers

Bingley, St Ives - this afternoon, a male Pied Flycatcher bathing and searching a natural hole in tree. seen in woods between Betty's Lodge and Baxter's Pond. On the estate, heard Green Woodpecker "yaffing", Treecreeper, approx 7 Nuthatches calling, a Willow Warbler &  Blackcap heard. Buzzard and Sparrowhawk flew over.

Shaun Radcliffe

Stockbridge Reserve - Nuthatch came to fat ball feeder, Willow Warbler & Chiffchaff (2) heard plus pair of Reed Bunting.

Shaun Radcliffe 

Wednesday 10 April 2024

Trough Lane - 4 Wheatear, 

Leeming Reservoir - 2 Tufted Duck, 2 Grey Wagtail, 4 Swallow

Brian Vickers 

Tuesday 9 April 2024

Cullingworth garden - singing Chiffchaff & Blackcap plus GSW on telegraph pole outside house.

David Ogden 

Monday 8 April 2024

Bingley Moor - Swallow plus possible sighting of a female Cuckoo.

Matthew Rawnsley 

Sunday 7 April 2024

Stockbridge Reserve - 2 singing Blackcap, Chiffchaff, pair of Reed Bunting. Also 2 GSW came to the feeders with one successfully squeezing through the cage to get at the fat balls. It did manage to get out! 

Shaun Radcliffe

Saturday 6 April 2024

Farnhill Ings - Seen at 19.30 89 Black Tailed Godwits, 24 Curlew, 4 Oyks, 6 L B B Gulls.

Mike Smith

Glovershaw/Sconce area - 2 hunting Barn Owls at 08.00, 2 singing Willow Warblers, singing Linnet, 

6 Wheatear, 2 Little Owls calling, Snipe heard, 2 Red Kite, Raven kronking, singing Skylarks, Curlews, Lapwings and Meadow Pipits. Also 2 hares noted. 

Shaun Radcliffe

Ten Yards Lane - single Swallow this afternoon.

Mark Pearson

Friday 5 April 2024

Trough Lane - single Wheatear

Brian Vickers 

Thursday 4 April 2024

Lower Laithe Reservoir - pair of Tufted Duck plus a single male Common Scoter per foto.

Brian Vickers
 

Tuesday 2 April 2024

Hazlewood garden - Mistle Thrush nesting with egg laying on 11 March & young hatching 28 & 29 March.

 

Fotos & record from Roger Nelson

Sunday 31 March 2024

Apperley Bridge/Calverley - 2 Little Egret, Peregrine, Red Kite, pair of Kestrel, Sparrowhawk, Barn Owl & Buzzard plus other finches.

Damian Pearson

St Ives, Coppice Pond area - singing Blackcap

Susan & Tom Simcock

Silsden Reservoir - 5 Sand Martin

Trough Lane - pair of Stonechat

 Brian Vickers