Whetstone Gate - singing Whinchat
Jonathan Morton.
Saturday, 8 June 2024
Friday, 7 June 2024
Thursday 6 June 2024
Heather Park, St Ives, Bingley - 8 sightings of Woodcock roding on a cold evening. Even the midges stayed indoors!!
Shaun Radcliffe
Sunday, 2 June 2024
Sunday 2 June 2024
Stockbridge Reserve - adult Chiffchaff with 2 fledglings, Reed Bunting singing & at feeder. Noticeable is the absence of Whitethroat with Sedge & Reed Warbler neither seen nor heard.
Friday, David Foster had a Little Egret here.
Shaun Radcliffe
Saturday, 1 June 2024
Saturday 1 June 2024
Scargill Res & Pasture to John O'Gaunt Res area - Singing Garden Warbler at car park, Skylark, Snipe, Stonechat & Meadow Pipit all recorded on pasture area. Oystercatchers on Scargill reservoir plus Reed Bunting calling & Linnet. Both Greylag & Canada Geese seen. Below reservoir, Redstart & Spotted Fly recorded with other common species. Cuckoo was heard along with singing Willow Warblers & Chiffchaff. Red Kite & Buzzard seen & a Kestrel. John O'Gaunt Reservoir had a few Tufted Duck & a pair of Little Grebe with 3 chicks. Nice to hear a few Chaffinch singing.
Total species recorded was 45 which was a good number in view of the cold wind endured. A total of 6 Redstart were heard with half of them observed. Each sighting showed the bird at the highest point of a tree.
BOG members walk.
Thursday, 30 May 2024
Monday, 27 May 2024
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
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
Thursday, 23 May 2024
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
Wednesday, 22 May 2024
Monday, 20 May 2024
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
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