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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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Wednesday, 19 March 2025

Tuesday 18 March 2025

Leeshaw Res.  22 Whoopers, 25 Oystercatchers, 75 Lapwing, 3 Redshank, 2 Little Owl, 5 Curlew




Sighting & foto from Nigel Priestley. Whoopers also reported by Brian Vickers.

Cononley Ings - 35 Black T Godwits, 4 Redshank, 160 Wigeon, 4 Teal, plus a Little Egret

Nigel Turner

High Royd Scrape - 9 Mandarin, 2 pair of Teal, 3 Snipe, Stock Dove in nest box.

Bryce Henderson

 

Monday 17 March 2025

Redcar Tarn - Two more Caspian Gulls

Keith Moir 

Tuesday, 18 March 2025

Sunday 16 March 2025

Stockbridge Reserve - a ringing session involved a Chiffchaff which had been originally ringed as a adult in August 2023 at the Reserve. Now caught here again today, suggests it bred here in 2022 and indicates that such a small nesting migrant has returned for a 3rd year.



Jon Middleton  

Saturday, 15 March 2025

Saturday 15 March 2025

St Ives - flock of 20 plus Redwing, pair of Mistle Thrush, Chiffchaff.

Ian Skayman

Apperley Bridge - a drake Gadwall, single Dipper, Lapwing, Buzzard & Goosander, 2 Mistle Thrush plus singing Chiffchaff.

Damian Pearson. 

Thursday, 13 March 2025

Wednesday 12 March 2025

Toad Holes Beck - Chiffchaff recorded.

Martyn Priestley 

Tuesday, 11 March 2025

Monday 10 March 2025

Redcar Tarn - 2 different Caspian Gulls than previously reported.

Keith Moir

Sunday, 9 March 2025

Saturday 8 March 2025

Darwin Gardens, Ilkley - Chiff-chaff calling

James Wright

Menston - large skein of P F Geese flew north.

Bryce Henderson 

Saturday, 8 March 2025

Friday 7 March 2025

Barden - pair of Redshank, pair of Goosander, Mandarin Drake, flock of 50 Fieldfare

Hazlewood - pair of Stock Dove viewing nest site.

Roger Nelson
  

Thursday, 6 March 2025

Thursday 6 March 2025

Stockbridge Reserve - 2 singing Chiffchaffs, Water Rail, Reed Buntings, Bullfinch, Comma Butterfly

John Preshaw, Shaun Radcliffe 

Wednesday, 5 March 2025

Wednesday 5 March 2025

Pennythorn Hill, Baildon - 9 Skylark ground feeding 

Reva Reservoir - in a field at the back of the reservoir, flock of 40 Curlew.

Shaun Radcliffe

Saturday, 1 March 2025

1 March 2025

Thruscross Reservoir - 195 Oystercatchers were counted in fields just north of the site., 2 Shelduck

Keith Moir

Intake gate / Reva Hill - pair of Raven, 3 Red Kites, half a dozen Lapwing, single Skylark

Shaun Radcliffe 

Friday 28 February 2025

Dowley gap S W  - singing Chiffchaff

Graham Wood

High Royd Scrape - 2 male Mandarin, pair of Teal, 6 Snipe

Bryce Henderson