Welcome

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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Friday, 18 March 2022

Thursday 17 March 2022

Tong Park Dam - Osprey seen at 14.18 this afternoon.

Darrell Prest 

Wednesday, 16 March 2022

Tuesday 15 March 2022

Barden Moor - Wheatear

Silsden Ings - 17 Redshank plus a single Dunlin

Keith Moir 

Sunday, 13 March 2022

Sunday 13 March 2022

Stockbridge Reserve (members only) - 2 singing Chiff-Chaff, Siskin, GSW drumming, Reed Buntings.

Shaun Radcliffe 

Saturday, 12 March 2022

Saturday 12 March 2022

Bingley Bog North - singing Chiffchaff this morning.

Shaun Radcliffe

Riddlesden Canalside walk to Low Wood

3 Chiffchaff singing.

Silsden Ings

10 Oystercatcher, Lapwing, Curlew

M Doveston

Thursday, 10 March 2022

Thursday 10 March 2022

South Bradford - Raw Nook N R - single Chiff-Chaff with another at Toads Hole Beck. Over Caldene Fields, 87 Redwing flew.

Martyn Priestley

Trough Lane, Oxenhope - pair of Stonechat

Brian Vickers

Stockbridge Reserve - Water Rail heard, Kingfisher, GSW drumming, 4 Reed Bunting.

Shaun Radcliffe 

Tuesday, 8 March 2022

Tuesday 8 March 2022

Glovershaw - 150 Golden Plover, 7 Curlew, 5 Skylark, 3 Herring Gull, 8 Oystercatchers flying east, Meadow Pipit 4, Reed Bunting, Nuthatch, LBB Gull.



Phil Matthew

Reva Hill area -  single flock of 150 Golden Plover (same as above?), flock of 63 Curlew, 48 Greylags, Red Kite 2, pair of Stonechat, Kestrel, 2 Buzzard, a few Lapwing plus a dozen Canada Geese.

Shaun Radcliffe  

Monday, 7 March 2022

Sunday 6 March 2022

Glovershaw - 3 Curlew, Lapwings displaying, 4 Golden Plover, 4 Skylark, 4 Meadow Pipit, Reed Buntings & Little Owl.

Steve Meredith 

Saturday, 5 March 2022

Saturday 5 March 2022

Laund to Barden Bridge - 33 species recorded including 3 Redshank. Two of these birds photographed


. by Roger Nelson

Leeshaw Reservoir - over 1000 Starling, 24 Oystercatchers, 30 Curlew, 3 Cormorant.

Brian Vickers

Thursday, 3 March 2022

Thursday 3 March 2022

Stockbridge Reserve (members only) - Water Rail heard, pair of Bullfinch, 4 Reed Bunting, a party of 4 Oystercatchers flew over.

Shaun Radcliffe 

Wednesday, 2 March 2022

Tuesday 1 March 2022

Leeshaw Reservoir - flock of 70 Lapwing

Ian Skayman

Lower Laithe Reservoir - 6 Whoopers, 5 Goosander, 2 Oystercatcher.

Bridge House Beck, Oxenhope - Dipper

Brian Vickers


Whetstone Gate - pre-breeding flock of 80 Curlew plus flock of 30 Lapwing.

Shaun Radcliffe

 

Monday, 28 February 2022

Monday 28 February 2022

Hazlewood Moorside - first time this year for observer, Meadow Pipit & Grey Wagtail. Also recorded, Snipe, 4 Raven plus a few Red Kites & Buzzards.


 Sightings & photo by Roger Nelson

Sunday, 27 February 2022

Saturday 26 February 2022

Bingley to Saltaire along river & canal - At least 9 Grey Herons counted at site near Myrtle Park, 4 Goosander on river on rowing stretch, Treecreeper & Nuthatch recorded along Beckfoot Lane, Kestrel with prey watched at Bingley Bog South. A GSW was drumming in Hirst Wood. Also, heard twice on the walk was calling Stock Dove. At about 09.45, a skein of 80 Pinkfoot flew high above Beckfoot Lane going west.

Walk enjoyed by eight BOG members with fotos below provided by Robyn Guppy.