31st December 2006

Small Private Lake
female LSWP, 40+ wigeon, 50+ teal, 2 red kite, 2 buzzard, 50+ siskin

Redcar Tarn 0820
18 Tufted Duck, 80 Mallard, 250+Lapwing
200+BHGull, 50+Common Gull, 100+Starling

Cullingworth Fields
Adult Mediterranean Gull, 250+Starling
600+BHGull, 100+Common Gull, 6 Stock Pigeon

Wilsden Fields
150+Lapwing, 300+BHGull, 50+Common Gull

Holmfield, Queensbury
Shorelark, 7 Skylark, 10 Meadow Pipits


M Doveston, C King

30th December 2006

Dowley Gap - Firecrest

Holmfield, Queensbury - Shorelark

Private Wetland 0830-0930
6 Wigeon (1f), 3 Teal (2m), 12 Goldeneye (3m), 3 Greylag,
2 Canada, 16 Mute Swan, Goosander (m), 45 Lapwing,
1 GBBGull, 200 BHGull, 30 Common Gull, 16 Siskin,
Grey Heron, Kestrel, 5 Cormorant, 50 Redwing, Fieldfare
3 GCGrebe, Goldfinch,

Knotford Nook
18 Wigeon, 2 Pochard (m), 2 Little Grebe, GCGrebe,
60 Tufted Duck, 12 Goldeneye, 180 Coot, Black Swan

female Bullfinch at Crossflatts,

Sparrowhawk at East Morton.

Sunnydale area -
pair Sparrowhawks, 24 Siskin, 6 Redpoll
and 2 female Bullfinch.

Silsden Res - 7 Teal, 2 Goldeneye

Wharfe Valley - 2 RedKite, 6 Buzzard


M Doveston, E Scarfe, S Radcliffe, Birdguides
B Sumner, B Vickers

29th December 2006

Redcar Tarn
600+BHGull, 100+Common Gull, 50+Lapwing, 200+Starling
18 Tufted Duck, 1 Pochard

East Riddlesden Hall -
Tufted Duck male, 3 Goldfinch, 107 Mallard, Coot
5 Moorhen, 40 BHGull, 5 Common Gull

Queensbury, Holmfield - Shorelark



M Doveston, S Gray

28th December 2006

Queensbury -
Shorelark still present at 14:45-15:00

Dowley Gap - Firecrest still present

Stockbridge
Water Rail, 3 Reed Bunting


M&H Doveston, A Tremethick, S Radcliffe

27th December 2006

Queensbury SE088281 - Shorelark

Dowley Gap - Firecrest still present,
20 Siskin, Kingfisher, Mandarin, Nuthatch

St.Ives - 0930-1100am
Grey Heron, 23 Canada Geese, 3 pairs Goosander,
Kestrel, GSWdpkr, Nuthatches, 3 Treecreeper,
6 Jay, 6 Siskin, Bullfinches

East Riddlesden Hall
3 Common Gull, male Tufted Duck

Bradford, Leeds Road
130 Lapwing, 150 Golden Plover

Reservoir House, Beaverdyke Reservoir
Tree Sparrow

John O'Gaunts Res -
10 Canada geese, male and female Wigeon,
male and female Goldeneye and a drake Teal
26 Siskins around the valley, 300 Lapwing and
150 Golden plover in fields near Penny Pot Lane.

Whetstone Gate - pair of Stonecat


M Doveston, M Fanshawe, M Taunton, N Kerwin
S Johnson, J Poland

26th December 2006

Dowley Gap & Hirst Wood
Firecrest viewed from aquaduct in trees and ivy next to sewage works fencing.
70+Siskin, Kingfisher, Jays, Grey Wagtail, Long-tailed Tits, 3 Goldcrest
Song Thrushes, Redwings, Herring Gulls

Private Wetland Site
20 pinkfeet, 4 wigeon, 20+ siskin

Small Private Lake
54 wigeon, pair gadwall, 7 mute swan, 20 teal

Swinsty Res
6 cormorant, 2 GCG

Sandbeds - 7 Greylag

Stockbridge - 2 Reed Bunting, 3 Siskin

Baildon, edge of moor - male Stonechat

Bradup - female Stonechat



M&H Doveston, M Taunton, M Bell,
S Radcliffe, A Jowett

25th December 2006

A59 Bolton Bridge - Red Kite

Kex Gill - male Stonechat

Silsden - 200 Lapwing, Kestrel

Silsden Res - 14 Tufted Duck

Dowley Gap - Firecrest at 10.20am
Goosander (1 male, 2 females), Goldcrest (three or four),
GS Woodpecker (heard), Mistle Thrush, Long Tailed Tits,
many Pied Wags, Mipits, and the usual passerines.

Bingley & Myrtle Park (late afternoon)
Goosander, 4 Mute Swan, Jay
16x Herring Gulls overhead


M&H Doveston, D Kidman

24th December 2006

St.Ives
Redpoll, Bullfinch, 2 Goosander, 23 Canada Geese
Nuthatch, Treecreeper, Jay, GSWdpkr

Cullingworth Fields;
1200 BHGull, 500 Common Gull, 200 Starling, 150 Lapwing
100+Rook, 200+Jackdaw, 10 Pied Wagtail

Redcar Tarn;
28 Tufted Duck, male Goosander, 70 Mallard,
80 Common Gull, 60 BHGull

Micklethwaite Wharf - 39 Greylag, 14 Canada

Riddlesden, old hospital grounds -
male Blackcap feeding on ivy.

Stockbridge - 41 species this morning including -
6 Bullfinch, 200 Fieldfare, 12 Redwing, 50 Siskin,
1 Redpoll, 2 Water Rail, 2 G S W, 8 Goosanders flew over,
2 jays, pair of Kestrel and Sparrowhawk

Dowley Gap - Firecrest

Fly Flatts - Knot on shoreline


M Doveston, B Sumner, S Radcliffe, Birdguides

Firecrest at Dowley Gap



This photo was taken in the gloom.

Thankfully it has been lightened by the photographer, Martin Taunton.

23rd December 2006

Dowley Gap - Firecrest

St.Ives
Kingfisher, 23 Canada Geese, 16 Coot

Hirst Wood, R.Aire
Kingfisher, Nuthatch, Jay

Embsay Res. roost
c3400 Black-headed Gull, 11 Common Gull,
4 Herring Gull and 1 Lesser Black-backedGull.

Member's Only Res - 10am
Herring Gull, 25 Common Gull, 8 BHGull, 5 Goldeneye

Cullingworth Fields
750 BHGulls, 100 Common Gulls, 150 Lapwing

Wilsden - 200 Lapwing


M Doveston, B Vickers, P King, M Smith,

22nd December 2006

Dowley Gap
Firecrest still present

Myrtle Park to Cottingley along R.Aire
Black Swan, 2 Nuthatch with Coal tits feeding on beech mast. Grey Wagtail. Dipper on R Aire above Cottingley. Another Dipper singing near rugby grounds. 350 BHG plus 7 Canada Geese also on grounds. male Blackcap nearby.

Hirst Wood -
flock of 17 Redpoll feeding on silver birch, Treecreeper, 3 Jays, 2 Nuthatch, Kingfisher & 3 Mute Swan on canal.

Wakefield Road/Bowling Back lane
200+Lapwing

A Tremethic, S Radcliffe, I Watson

21st December 2006

Shipley Glenn - 175 Pink-footed Geese overhead


P King

20th December 2006

This Mandarin was found at Hirst Wood and has been present for up to six weeks.


M Taunton

19th December 2006

Dowleg Gap - Firecrest, Chiffchaff

Soil Hill - Jack Snipe, 3 Skylark, Stonechat

Hewenden - Green Woodpecker

Riddlesden - pm - Redwing overhead in nightsky

Bradley Ings, Aire Valley - 1st Winter Mediterranean Gull

Sandbeds - Stonechat

A Tremethick, N Kerwin, D Ogden, M Doveston, K Moir

18th December 2006

Buttershaw - 50 Lapwing over Halifax Rd

Farnhill Ings, flood meadows and river.
Little Grebe 2, Goosander 3, Mallard 27, Pintail 2,
Goldeneye 3, Teal 5, Wigeon 2, Moorhen 3, Snipe 1,
Lapwing 120, BHGull 160, Common Gull 24,
Herring Gull 7, Stock Dove 2 and Kingfisher

Milnerfields, Gilstead - Woodcock flushed and a Grey Wagtail.

Shipley Glen -
10 Grey Heron, 12 Mistle Thrush, 4 Jays, 6 Redwing,
3 Nuthatch and 2 Treecreepers.

Bowling Back Lane, Bradford:
100+Lapwing, 300+Golden Plover


N Kerwin, M Smith, P King, J Brownbridge

17th December 2006

Soil Hill -
4 Whooper Swans flew low heading towards Halifax

Stockbridge -
3 Water Rails, 15 Long-tailed Tit, 4 Bullfinch, 4 Reed Bunting

Chelker Res - 10 Tufted Duck, 8 Lapwing

A59 Skipton Tip area - 5 Herring Gulls

Silsden Res - 14 Tufted Duck, 1 Pochard, 1 Cormorant

Silsden Floods
3000 BHGulls, 400+Lapwing, Fieldfares, Common Gulls

Redcar Tarn -
Goosander, 24 Tufted Duck, 30 Common Gulls

East Riddlesden
Jay, GSWdpkr, Mute Swan, Tufted Duck

Leeds Liverpool Canal - Crossflatts to Riddlesden
Fieldfares, Redwings, Bullfinches, Goldfinches, Chaffinches

Sandbeds - (behind Dalesway pub) - 5x Teal,



M&H Doveston, B Sumner, S Radcliffe

16th December 2006

St.Ives - 1050-1220
female Goosander, Tawny Owl, 10+Jays,
plus usual woodland species.

Member's Only Res
3x Goldeneye, 183 BHGull, 34 Common Gull

East Riddlesden garden - GSWdpker



M&H Doveston, S Radcliffe

13th December 2006

Strid area:
13 Mandarin; 5 male & 8 female, 40 Brambling


S Meredith - Ribble Bird Tours

12th December 2006

Stockbridge - pm visit
2 Water Rail, 60 Redwing, Sparrowhawk

S Radcliffe

10th December 2006

Leathley
sevral Red Kites, 2 buzzards, 200+ fieldfare, 20+ chaffinch

St.Ives - Coppice Pond
Little Grebe, female Goosander, 16 Coot

Cullingworth Fields
500+BHGulls, 71 Lapwing,

Lower Laithe Res
Cormorant, 10 Canada Geese, few Mallard

Redcar Tarn
50 Common Gull, 18 Tufted Duck, 200 Lapwing
100 BHGull

Silsden Floods
1000+BHGulls, 200 Lapwing, 8 Grey Heron

East Riddlesden Hall
Tufted Duck, 50 BHGulls, 5 Common Gull
Treecreeper, GSWdpkr


M Doveston

9th December 2006

East Riddlesden Hall 0800
1 Redwing, 1 Brambling, 17 Fieldfare flew over at first light
male Tufted Duck on lake. GSWdpkr.

Sislden Floods 0820am
250+Lapwing, hundreds of BHGulls, 32 Pied Wagtail,
Goosander, Grey Wagtail

Redcar Tarn
75+Golden Plover, 60+Lapwing, 27 Common Gull,
18 Tufted Duck, 1 male Goosander

Cullingworth fields
54 Lapwing, 300 BHGulls,

St.Ives - Coppice Pond area
Little Grebe, Goosander, Treecreeper, Nuthatch, Jays.

Private Wetland Site
Siskin, goldeneye, 60+ greylags SW, 5 cormorant
70 birds caught and ringed inc 3 siskin, 2 goldfinch, 2 treecreeper

Bradford, Manchester Road - 35 Lapwing


M Doveston, A Jowett, N Kerwin

8th December 2006

Bingley Garden
Male Blackcap,G.S.Woodpecker, Nuthatch, Jay & Heron (over flying)

Cononley Ings
3 Ruff - lots of flood water, 36 Teal, 467 Lapwing, Redshank
Grey Heron, 12x Fieldfare

Bingley garden - calling Tawny Owl, 7.00 this morning, female.

Silsden - 4 Grey heron, 195 Lapwing

Hundreds of gulls in the Aire Valley.


P Croft, S Radcliffe

6th December 2006

Sandbeds - 75 Teal

Stockbridge - 3 Water rails, 50 Redwing.



S Radcliffe

5th December 2006

Common Buzzard over A59 near Bolton Bridge (flying south).

12.15 Oxenhope to Hebden Bridge - Short Eared Owl


K Dunn

4th December 2006

Swinsty -
6 Brambling, 2 Goldeneye, 3 G C Grebe, 2 Grey Wagtail, 4 Comorant.

Denton - Red Kite


S Radcliffe

3rd December 2006

Silsden Res - 1 Cormorant

Chelker Res - 30+Tufted Duck, 20+Lapwing

Silsden Floods - 14 Grey Heron

Redcar Tarn - 12 Tufted Duck

Stockbridge
Blackcap, 7 Reed Bunting, Water Rail, 4 Bullfinch,
2 Sparrowhawk. Redwing & Fieldfare


M Doveston, S Radcliffe

2nd December 2006

St.Ives - 0805-1015
70+Redwing, Fieldfare, Brambling, Redpoll,
14 Goosander (5 males), Jays, GSWdpkr, Sparhawk,
Grey Heron, 3 Bullfinch

Harden Moor - Woodcock flushed this morning

Stockbridge - Little Owl, Blackcap female


M Doveston, M Hitt, F Drake

1st December 2006

Noska Brow -
S E O, 2 Buzzard, 3 Red Kites, 250 Woodpigeon, 3 Meadow Pipit

Fewston Res - 2 Teal

Denton Area - 165 Curlew, 13 Lapwing

Strid area - Brambling with Chaffinches



S Radcliffe, P&M Riley