Nab Water Lane - juvenile Marsh Harrier
Brian Vickers
Weecher Reservoir area - 3 Red Kite
Low Snowden - Common Whitethroat, Chiff-Chaffs
Private Wetlands ( permit holders only ) - family of Reed Warblers consisting of 4 birds.
(also seen, 4 Spotted Chaser, Marbled White & Gatekeeper Butterflies.
Shaun Radcliffe
East Morton - Dipper seen on the Beck plus Buzzard perched on a post near the stables.
Sunnydale area - 2 more Buzzards above the woods and a Sparrowhawk seen.
Shaun Radcliffe
Windhill - report of a tight flock of 40-50 duck in late afternoon might have been Scoters seen in poor visibility.
Jeremy Taylor
Bolton Abbey-Bolton Bridge-Hazlewood - Kingfisher, Grey Wagtail, Grey Heron, 2 brownheaded Goosander, 2 Little Owl, 2 Green Woodpeckers.
Delphwood - 50 plus House Martins hawking over the wood for insects.
Steve Meredith
Leeshaw Reservoir - 50 Swift heading west.
Nab Water Lane - 2 Wheatear
Brian Vickers
Girlington - Caspian Gull (see photo), 1st calendar year, Yellow-legged Gull (adult & 1st calendar year)
Gull sightings & photograph received from Keith Moir
Interesting recovery record connected to Stockbridge Reserve. A Reed Warbler hatched & ringed on the reserve was re-caught in Belgium 2 months later.
Jon Middleton
Lower Laithe Reservoir - Yellow-legged Gull (3rd calendar year), 2 Little Egret flew east.
Photograph & sighting from Keith Moir
Ten Yards Lane, Thornton - Adult Med. Gull seen later at Doe Park Reservoir.
Mark Pearson
Apperley Bridge - close to the canal area, a roost of Rose-ringed Parakeets has been reported. Number of birds involved not known but this species was recorded there in September 2015 involving four birds. They have obviously remained in the area.
per Martin Taunton.
Glovershaw/Sconce area - Redstart, 2 Stonechat, Reed Bunting singing plus Gatekeeper, Small Heath & Small Copper butterflies.
Shaun Radcliffe
