Birding In Bradford - Daily Sightings and News: March 2025

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Welcome to the Blog of the Bradford Ornithological Group (BOG). Here you will find information about the latest sightings, an archive of information and a gallery photos of the birds of this area of West Yorkshire, England. We are an active group dedicated to the study and conservation of birds within this region which is situated amongst the Pennines of Northern England.

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Monday, 31 March 2025

Monday 31 March 2025

Stockbridge Reserve - this morning singing Blackcap. Goldfinch & Bullfinch to the feeders.

Shaun Radcliffe

Saturday 29 March 2025

Ben R Gravel pits - 20 Sand Martin

Brian Ford

Friday, 28 March 2025

Thursday 27 March 2025

St Ives - pair of Tufted plus usual species calling in local wood & on the nearby moor.

James Wright

Shipley - Sand martins returned to canal side site

Graham Wood

Leeshaw Res - pair of P F Geese

Mark Purvis

Thursday, 27 March 2025

Wednesday 27 March 2025

Barden Bridge - Woodcock, Goosander, Mandarin Duck, Redshank, 6 Oyks

Sightings & foto from Mark Purvis

Dowley Gap - Dipper, Goosander plus 23 Pied Wagtail at works.

James Wright

Tuesday, 25 March 2025

Tuesday 25 March 2025

R Aire, Bingley Rugby stretch - 5 Sand Martin, Grey Wagtail

Thomas Simcock

R Aire, Dowley Gap - Kingfisher, pair of Goosander plus calling Nuthatch from nearby woods.

Shaun Radcliffe

Monday 24 march 2025

Harden (DeepCliff Woods) - 2 Buzzard plus a Green Woodpecker

James Wright

Cullingworth - 4 Buzzards

Foto & sighting from David Ogden

Monday, 24 March 2025

Sunday 23 March 2025

Silsden Ings - 77 Black T Godwits

Leeshaw Res. - Mandarin Duck

Mick Cunningham

Sunday, 23 March 2025

Saturday 22 March 2025

Stockbridge Reserve - Water Rail, Barn Owl, Reed Buntings, Chiffchaffs

BOG working party

Friday, 21 March 2025

Thursday 20 March 2025

Whetstone Gate - male Wheatear

Mick Cunningham

Harden Moor - 25 Siskin

James Wright

Wednesday, 19 March 2025

Tuesday 18 March 2025

Leeshaw Res. 22 Whoopers, 25 Oystercatchers, 75 Lapwing, 3 Redshank, 2 Little Owl, 5 Curlew

Sighting & foto from Nigel Priestley. Whoopers also reported by Brian Vickers.

Cononley Ings - 35 Black T Godwits, 4 Redshank, 160 Wigeon, 4 Teal, plus a Little Egret

Nigel Turner

High Royd Scrape - 9 Mandarin, 2 pair of Teal, 3 Snipe, Stock Dove in nest box.

Bryce Henderson

Monday 17 March 2025

Redcar Tarn - Two more Caspian Gulls

Keith Moir

Tuesday, 18 March 2025

Sunday 16 March 2025

Stockbridge Reserve - a ringing session involved a Chiffchaff which had been originally ringed as a adult in August 2023 at the Reserve. Now caught here again today, suggests it bred here in 2022 and indicates that such a small nesting migrant has returned for a 3rd year.