Wednesday 29 May 2024

Esholt - Common Whitethroat, 6 Mandarin Ducks.

Damian Pearson 

Monday 27 May 2024

Myrtle Park, Bingley - the heronry had 3 birds on nest plus another near the site. On the river in the park was a female Goosander with 3 young.

Shaun Radcliffe 

Saturday 25 May 2024

Barden/Hazlewood - Spotted Flycatcher, House Martins returned to usual nest sites.

Roger Nelson

Apperley Bridge - a Sedge Warbler singing, 2 singing Reed Bunting, Lapwings with chicks, 2 Oystercatchers.

Damian Pearson. 

Friday 24 May 2024

Lower Laithe Reservoir - Great Crested Grebe

Brian Vickers

Heather Park, Bingley - evening visit produced 3 sightings of Woodcock plus about 4 Tawny Owls calling.

Shaun Radcliffe 

Wednesday 22 May 2024

Apperley Bridge area - 2 R R Parakeets nesting, LRP 2 still present, 30 House Martin near river.

Danian Pearson

Altar Lane, Bingley - Cuckoo

Matthew Rawnsley 

Tuesday 21 May 2024

Redcar Tarn - 2nd year Yellow-legged Gull'

Keith Moir 

CATCH UP

Some of the sightings received during my absence on holiday'

1 May  - Leeshaw Reservoir - 5 Wheatear, Lapwings with chicks.

2 May - Apperley Bridge - 20 Sand Martin, mating Kestrel plus common Buzzard on nest. 

4 May - Apperley Bridge  - 2 Little Egret, female Goosander with 11 ducklings, L R P at Esholt Quarry

5 May  - Hazlewood Moorside - Cuckoo calling

6 May - Glovershaw - Cuckoo, Whitethroat

7 May - Burley Woodhead - female Ring Ouzel, 2 Cuckoos calling, Garden Warbler by the beck. Above Hebers Ghyll, Redstart, Siskins & 4 Raven.

8 May - Ledeshaw Res. - Common Sandpiper, Whitethroat

8 May - Barden - Swift, Redshank

9 May - Saltaire - 2 Swifts

19 May - Barden - Spotted Flycatcher, Cullingworth - Raven.

Contributors - Brian Vickers, Danian Pearson, Roger Nelson, Jeremy Taylor, Thomas Simcock, Steve Meredith, David Ogden

  Foto of Cuckoo by Roger Nelson

Foto of Spotted Flycatcher by Steve Meredith

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