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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Saturday, 20 July 2024

Friday 19 July 2024

Nab Wood Cemetery - Green Woodpecker

Graham Wood 

Wednesday, 17 July 2024

Wednesday 17 July 2024

Ireland Bridge, Bingley - on the river, female Mandarin with young.

Matthew Rawnsley 

Tuesday, 16 July 2024

Monday 15 July 2024

Glovershaw - family of Stonechat, female Redstart, singing Reed Buntings,pair of Little Owls near cabins.

Paul King

Storith Road, Barden - 4 Wheatear, Little Owl, 3 Green Woodpeckers (2 juvs)


 Sightings & foto from Brian Vickers

Friday, 12 July 2024

Thursday 11 July 2024

Stockbridge Reserve - Kingfisher, Reed Bunting, singing birds were Blackcap, Chiffchaff & Sedge Warbler.

Shaun Radcliffe 

Sunday, 7 July 2024

Sunday 7 July 2024

Redcar Tarn - 2nd year Caspian Gull.

Keith Moir


High Royds Scrape - 5 House Martin, 5 young Mandarin Duck, Red Kite.

Bryce Henderson 

Friday 5 July 2024

Redcar Tarn - adult Yellow - Legged Gull. Bird also seen on 29 June 2024.

Keith Moir 

Crosshills - On a business park known as Riparian Way, pair of Oystercatchers with two chicks.

Vivien Leach

Wednesday, 26 June 2024

Tuesday 25 June 2024

Heather Park, St Ives - An evening watch for 75 minutes produced 16 sightings of Woodcock. There was one sighting of 3 birds roding together. 

John Preshaw, Julia & Shaun Radcliffe  

Saturday, 22 June 2024

Friday 21 June 2024

Whetstone Gate area - 2 male Whinchat, one singing, Hobby hunting nearby.

Jon Budworth

Stainburn Plantation - Tree Pipit calling, Cuckoo heard. later during dusk, Woodcock & Nightjar recorded.

Bryce Henderson 

Friday, 21 June 2024

Thursday 20 June 2024

Baildon Moor fringes - on a hot afternoon, plenty of Willow Warblers singing, Kestrel hunting. Only one Whitethroat heard near the drained reservoirs. Just a single butterfly seen in a two hour walk on a sunny day. 

Shaun Radcliffe

Tuesday, 18 June 2024

Monday 17 June 2024

Chellow Dene - pair of Common Scoter.



Cathy Wintersgill 

Sunday, 16 June 2024

Sunday 16 June 2024

High Royd Scrape & Dowley Gap Sewage Works - many Swifts, House Martins, Swallows & Sand Martins seen.

Bryce Henderson, Graham Wood

Bingley Moor - male Stonechat

Matthew Rawnsley 

Stockbridge Reserve - pair of Little Grebe, Kingfisher, Kestrel, 2 Sedge Warblers calling, singing Chiffchaff & 2 Singing Blackcaps, nice male Reed Bunting to the feeder.

Shaun Radcliffe  

Monday, 10 June 2024

Monday 10 June 2024

R Aire, Bingley - single female Goosander with a creche of 19 young birds. The cold wind had them huddled together.

R Aire, near Hirst Wood - Common Sandpiper.

No hirundines seen hawking on the river between Bingley & Hirst Wood except at Dowley Gap S W.

Shaun Radcliffe