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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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Friday, 30 April 2021

Friday 30 April 2021

Storiths Road, Barden - Cuckoo, Green Woodpecker, Redstarts, Blackcap, Willow Warbler, Chiff-Chaff.

Brian Vickers


 Sconce Lane area - Grasshopper Warbler seen & heard, pair of C Whitethroat, 3 Linnet, pair of Little Owls, 4 Oystercatchers, Cuckoo heard & Willow Warblers in nearly every small tree. (Gropper was between the scout camp & the old holiday chalets)

Shaun Radcliffe

 

Thursday, 29 April 2021

Thursday 29 April 2021

 Low Moor Banks, South Bradford - 2 Common Whitethroat, 4 Willow Warbler (one pair nest building)


Sighting & foto by Martyn Priestley

Stockbridge Reserve (members only) - Common Whitethroat singing briefly & seen amongst blackberry bush plus Blackcap & Chiff-Chaff.

Shaun Racliffe & John Preshaw

Sconce Lane area - small flock of 11 Fieldfare in the evening.

Mark Scrimshaw

Wednesday 28 April 2021

Baildon Moor - single Swift seen. Also Cuckoo still calling in the Sconce area.

Mark Scrimshaw

Strid Woods - besides the recent migrants mentioned by previous observers, nice foto of a Treecreeper received from Steve Meredith.


 


Tuesday, 27 April 2021

Tuesday 27 April 2021

 Bridgehouse Beck, Haworth - pair of Dippers with two young. Nearby, Mistle Thrushes with 3 large chicks in nest.

Howard Creber

Monday, 26 April 2021

Monday 26 April 2021

 Baildon Golf Course - Cuckoo

Jeremy Taylor

River Aire, Ireland Bridge, Bingley - pair of Dippers have fledged two young under an arch.

Matthew Rawnsley

Strid Woods - Redstart, pair of Goosander, 2 pair of Grey Wagtail, pair of Common Sandpiper, 3 singing Pied Flycatchers, Woodcock, L B B, several Mandarin drakes, singing Blackcap s& Willow Warblers.


 L B B foto & sightings from Roger Nelson.

Sunday 25 April 2021

Trough Lane - 10 Wheatear

Nab Water Lane - 4 Wheatear

Brian Vickers 

Sunday, 25 April 2021

Saturday 24 April 2021

 Trough Lane - single Whinchat, 5 Wheatear

Nab Water Lane - 5 Wheatear, Skylarks

Brian Vickers


Stockbridge Reserve (members only) - Oystercatcher, Blackcap, Chiff-Chaff

Shaun Radcliffe

Friday, 23 April 2021

Thursday 22 April 2021

 Trough Lane - 2 Wheatear

Nab Water Lane - 4 Wheatear

Leeshaw Reservoir - 6 Tufted Duck, 7 Redshank, 3 Dunlin, Cormorant & Swallows.

Brian Vickers

Wednesday, 21 April 2021

Wednesday 21 April 2021

Hazlewood Moor - Whinchat (an early date), 2 Wheatear, 2 Stonechat.

Roger Nelson

Stockbridge Reserve (members only) - both Sedge & Reed Warblers singing this morning.

Jon Middleton 

Tuesday, 20 April 2021

Tuesday 20 April 2021

Glovershaw - 120 Golden Plover, 2 Little Owl, 4 Curlew, Snipe drumming, 2 Willow Warbler. Also Lapwing chicks seen.

foto & sightings by Steve Meredith



Leathley area - 6 Redstarts, Green Woodpecker.

Foto & sighting from Jon Budworth



Keighley Reservoir - Common Sandpiper, 4 Wheatear near Slippery Ford.

Ian Skayman

 Low Wood, Riddlesden - 2 male Pied Flycatchers, Green Woodpecker, Blackcaps, Treecreepers, Nuthatch, Chiff-Chaffs, Willow Warbler.

John Preshaw et al

Hazlewood Moorside - male Reed Bunting, pair of Stonechat, 3 Little Owls, pair of Siskin gaathering nest material.


Sightings & foto - Roger Nelson.

Sunday, 18 April 2021

Saturday 18 April 2021

 Barden Moor - 2 Ring Ouzel, a Wheatear, Snipe drumming, pair of Stonechat, 2 Kestrel.

Susan & Thomas Simcock

Friday, 16 April 2021

Friday 16 April 2021

Bradup - 33 Golden Plover, 2 Snipe


Sightings & foto from Phil Matthews



Barden Bridge - Strid Woods - male Pied Flycatcher, Redshank, Common Sandpiper, Grey Wagtail

Hazlewood - 2 Swallows, pair of Little Owls.


 Sightings & foto by Roger Nelson