Monday, 28 April 2025

Sunday 27 April 2025

Update of a rare gull sighted on Saturday & Sunday.

Redcar Tarn - a Cape Gull identified by Jim Welford 

Bird not seen since.


Eldwick - a Swift has returned to a colony prepared using boxes provided.

Jonathan Lees 

Friday, 25 April 2025

Friday 25 April 2025


Washburn Valley, near packhorse bridge - Redstart, Garden Warbler, 2 Pied Fly

Bryce Henderson


Low Moor Banks - both Lesser & Common Whitethroat, Red Kite & Swallows.

Martyn Priestley

Rombalds Moor - pair of Raven, Kites & Buzzards

Shaun Radcliffe  

Thursday, 24 April 2025

Wednesday 23 April 2025

Thruscross - Cuckoo heard plus many Willow Warblers seen.

Foto & sightings by Roger Nelson
 

Wednesday, 23 April 2025

Tuesday 22 April 2025

Leeshaw Res - female Common Scoter seen by Brian Vickers & Mark Purvis.

Mark also recorded 2 pair of Stnechat & Wheatear plus Cuckoo amongst other species.


Foto from Mark 

Monday, 21 April 2025

Sunday 20 April 2025

Bingley, St Ives - near to the bottom car park, Garden Warbler, Blackcap, Willow Warbler, Chiffchaff plus Swallows.

James Wright 

Sunday, 20 April 2025

Saturday 19 April 2025

Lower Laithe Res. - pair of Common Sandpiper

Brian Vickers 

Friday, 18 April 2025

Thursday 17 April 2025

Lindley Bridge - Redstart, Mandarin, Oyk, G C G

Bryce Henderson

Dowley Gap S W -House Martins, Swallows & Sand Martins.

Vivien Leach

Keighley Moor Res - pair of Wheatear, Common Sandpipers, Reed Buntings, Willow Warbler & Grey Wagtail. 

Mark Purvis

Harden Moor - Whitethroat & Sand Martins.

James Wright 

Thursday, 17 April 2025

Wednesday 16 April 2025

Bolton Abbey - Swallows plus 3 pair of common Sandpiper.

Sightings & foto from Mark Purvis
 

Tuesday, 15 April 2025

Tuesday 15 April 2025

Ireland Bridge, Bingley - male Mandarin plus a pair of Dippers.

Shaun Radcliffe 

Monday 14 April 2025

Leeshaw Reservoir - Sand Martins - also Wheatears on Oxenhope Moor area.

Mark Purvis 

Sunday, 13 April 2025

CATCH UP

7 April - High Royds Scrape - 4 Snipe wading in lower levels, 2 Nuthatch, 2 Moorhen chicks.  -     Bryce Henderson

8 April - Glovershaw - Willow Warblers, 2 Buzzards over Shipley.     Paul King

     "         Menston Garden    a Willow Warbler  - Bryce Henderson

9 April    Haworth Cemetery  - 2 Willow Warblers     -  James Wright

10 April -   Buck Mill Thackley - male Redstart . At Coldstone Beck, Burley Woodhead - a male Ring Ouzel   -  Jeremy Taylor

11 April -   Leeshaw Res. - Little Egret, 4 Wheatear, pair of Pink F Geese

   "          a report of a dead female Mute Swan on canal near Kildwick by Mike Smith.


Finally a lovely foto of a Trecreeper seen in Oxenhope by Mark Purvis



 

Monday, 7 April 2025

Sunday 6 April 2025

Chelker Reservoir - an evening visit produced a single Ruff, 25 Black T Godwits & 3 Whoopers.

Mick Cunningham 

Sunday, 6 April 2025

Sunday 6 April 2025

Hazlewood - single Swallow, pair of Stonechat

Barden Bridge - on Saturday - Little Egret

Roger Nelson 

Friday, 4 April 2025

Thursday 3 April 2025

Toad Holes Beck - Swallow seen plus 2 male Blackcaps on Reserve.

Martyn Priestley

R Aire, Cottingley area - singing Blackcap

Thomas Simcock. 

Tuesday, 1 April 2025

Tuesday 1 April 2025

Glovershaw area - pair of Little Owls.

Shaun Radcliffe