31st January 2007

Bingley:
American Robin and Firecrest seen again today.

Male and Female Goosander just downstream from Old Bridge in Ilkley and Little Grebe just upstream from Old Bridge between 10:45 and 11:00am

Flock of 14 Fieldfare and then a further 4 Fieldfare on the way down to Nesfield about 1:30pm

Flock of about 15 Long Tailed Tits and nice views of Treecreeper just upstream from Old Bridge

J Stallworthy

30th January 2007

American Robin still present

Queensbury - 66 Pink-footed Geese heading north

R Aire, Bingley, -
Dipper, 4 Goosanders (1 male), 2 GSW in park, 100 Redwing


S Johnson, B Sumner, P King, S Radcliffe

29th January 2007

American Robin, Firecrest both still present.

Wharfe Valley
3 Red Kites and a Rintail Hen Harrier.

Single brambling with chaffinches at White Wells car park Ilkley.

Baildon Moor - SEO


M Taunton, P Croft

28th January 2007

American Robin still present

Stockbridge -
Water rail, Cormorant, 3 Reed Buntings, Sparrowhawk, Kestrel

East Riddlesden Hall - 4 Brambling


S Radcliffe, M&H Doveston

27th January 2007

American Robin, Firecrest & Shorelark
all are still present at the same locations

Shipley Glen
Green Woodpecker, GSW (pair) male drumming,
Nuthatch three very vocalpairs in various spots,
5 Jays, 8 Grey Herons and six Mistle Thrushes.

Villa Road, Bingley - male Blackcap

Canal - Dowley Gap - 1 mandarin, 6 goosanders

R.Aire -Hirst Mill - 1 little grebe

Primsrose Lane - 1 bullfinch

Hirst Wood - 2 Nuthatches, 2 GSWPeckers

Glovershaw - 2 stonechats, 1 reed bunting

East Riddlesden
2 Mute Swan, 2 Coot, Tufted Duck, 30 BHGull
female Brambling


P King, S Varrie, M Doveston, Birdguides

26th January 2007

American Robin and Firecrest are still present

25th January 2007

Other bird news:

Firecrest still present at Dowley Gap

Shorelark still present at Holmfield, Queensbury

H Creber

American Robin



P Davison

American Robin 25th January 2007


















photo by Nick Dawtry - Halifax Birders

25th January 2007

American Robin still present

AMERICAN ROBIN


1st winter American Robin in a garden and in close by bushes at junction of Primrose Drive and Primrose Lane, Gilstead. Not far from Firecrest site.

23rd January 2007

Timble - pair of Bullfinches

Beecroft plantation area - Redwing flocks of 50 & 150.

Fewston -
1 Pochard, 3 pair of Teal, 4 Tufted, 6 Goldeneye &
2 Cormorants. Also 4 Bullfinch.


S Radcliffe

22nd January 2007

Dowley Gap - Ivy House
Firecrest still present

Yeadon Tarn:
10 Goosander (7f 3m), 7 Great CrestedGrebes, 1 Tufted Duck,
1 Goldeneye (m), 8 Pochard.

There was a flock of 40 Linnets to the west of theairfield.

Knotford:
18 Wigeon, 21 Tufted 6 Goldeneye (5m 1f),160 Coots.

Member's Only Res
1 Goosander, 3 Goldeneye, 570 BHG, 62 Common Gull, 2 Herring Gulls

Saltaire, Canal - flock of 24 Collared Dove

M Taunton, P King, S Radcliffe, S Thomson

Shoveler - Tong Park Lake


Photo taken by David Halliday at Tong Park Lake

21st January 2007

East Riddlesden Hall
2 Mute Swan, 1 pair Brambling, Kingfisher, GSWdpkr
3 Goosander, Tufted Duck male, BHGull, 2 Coot

Chelker Res - Goldeneye, Coot

Silsden Res - Little Grebe, 3 Tufted Duck

Silsden Floods - 1000+BHGulls

Redcar Tarn
300+Lapwing, 26 Tufted Duck, Goosander

Cullingworth Fields
16 Stock Pigeon, 800+BHGull, 2 Herring Gulls
58 Lapwing

Stockbridge - 37 species inc.
Water Rail, 15 Siskin, pair of Bullfinch, GSWdpkr,
2 Reed Bunting, Sparrowhawk & Kestrel

Tan House Lane, Wilsden -
Bullfinch, 200+ Common Gull, 10 Lapwing

Goit Stock - Dipper x 2, 20+ Redwing

Fly Flatts Howling >NW and snow blizzard
2 Twite, 1pr Goldeneye, 1f Stonechat, 2 Pheasant on twite seed
1 Red Grouse

Wibsey Park Lake 18 Goosander + 1 Teal

Harold Park lake, Low Moor - female Goosander

Tong Park Lake
2 Mute Swan, 20+ Mallard, 2 Fieldfare, Kestrel, Coots,
Moorhen, 2 Tufted Duck, 2 Little Grebe, , 1 Shoveler

Knotford Nook:
7 pr Goldeneye; 2 Mute Swan, 2 GC Grebe, 1 Male Pochard, 4 Wigeon, 3 Redwing, 1 Fieldfare, 3 Goldfinch,

Ilkley, R.Wharfe - 2 Goosander, Dipper


M&H Doveston, S Thomson, MVPriestley, S Radcliffe,
B Sumner, D Halliday, D&H Kidman, J Stallworthy

20th January 2007

Tong Park Lake
20+ mixed Redwing/Fieldfare, 4 Tufted Duck (2 pairs),
2 Mute Swan, Mallard, Coot, Moorhen, 2 Mistle Thrush,
3 Little Grebe

East Riddlesden Hall lake
2 Mute Swan, Kingfisher, Coot, Canada Geese

Cononley Ings,
Mallard 70+, Wigeon 18, Pintail 1 (male), Mute Swan 7

Silsden Res, 3 Goldeneye, 1 Little Grebe

Silsden Ings 1 Grey Wagtail, 32 Redwing, 100+ Lapwing

Whitefield Farm, Steeton - 30+ Brambling

Stockbridge -
2 Water Rail, one feeding on bread, the other heard calling.
2 Reed Buntings.

Street Lane, Riddlesden - 8 Brambling with Chaffinches


B Vickers, D Halliday, M Doveston, S Radcliffe

19th January 2007

Dowley Gap area
Firecrest, Mandarin male, Goosander, 18 Grey Heron
5 Reed Bunting

Fly Flatts - pair Goldeneye

Cullingworth Fields
370+ Lapwings, 5 Herring Gulls, 6 Stock Doves

between bolton abbey & cavendish
4 Nuthatch, 6 Brambling, 90 Redwing, Red Kite, male Blackcap


B Vickers, A Tremethick, S Radcliffe

16th January 2007

Bensons Crossroad with Street Lane, Riddlesden
30+Brambling

Swalesmoor Road, Holmfield - Shorelark

Silsden - 2 Great Bk-bkd Gulls

Cavendish Pavillion to Bolton Abbey - 17 Brambling

Soil Hill Am,
Jack Snipe, 40 Golden Plover, Skylark,
12 Grey Partridge, 80 Wood Pigeon south.


Leeshaw Res - Greylag Geese 60+

Lower Laithe Res - Goosander 2


B Vickers, N Kerwin, S Radcliffe, M Taunton

15th January 2007

Private Wetlands
24 Tufted Duck, 9 female Goldeneye, 62 Canadas,
100 Lapwing, flock of Goldfinch with four Redpoll,
1 Curlew, 500 BHG, 75 Common Gull, 29 Redwing, 8 Wigeon

Knotford,
5 Goosander on the river, 16 Wigeon, 3 Little Grebe,
100 Redwing, 20 Fieldfare, 13 Tufted Duck, 7 Goldeneye ( 3 male),
3 Gadwall, 1 Red Kite, & 270 Coot, 4 Pochard, GCGrebe

Dowley Gap - Firecrest
Goosander, Chiffchaff

Timble Anchor farm
20+chaffinch, 1 brambling, 1 bullfinch


E Scarfe, A Tremethick, B Vickers

14th January 2007

Baildon - Barn Owl of unknown origin @15:30

Redcar Tarn
male Goosander, 26 Tufted Duck, 370 Lapwing
300 BHGull, 70 Common Gull

Cullingworth Fields
600 BHGulls, 150 Common Gulls, 300 Lapwing
200 Starling, 200 Corvids, Redwing

St.Ives
23 Canada Geese, 10 Coot, 16 Mallard, BHGull
2 Redpoll, 1 Grey Wagtail, 30+ Redwings and Bullfinch

Silsden Floods
1000+BHGulls, 200+Common Gull, G Heron

East Riddlesden Hall
Greylag Goose heading west, 500 BHGull heading east
GSWdpkr, Long-tailed Tit, Tufted Duck, Coot

Tong Park Lake area
50+ Fieldfare, 20+ Redwing, 4 Tufted Duck (2 Pairs),
2 Mute Swan, 1 Greylag, 10+ Coot, Green Woodpecker,
20+ Siskin, 14 Bullfinch, Grey Heron, 17 Mallard,
5 Mistle Thrush, Kestrel

Silsden Res
7 Pintail ( 3 males 4 females ), 6 Goldeneye, 7 Tufted Duck
2 Goosander

Wharfe Valley
2 Little Owls, 150+ Fieldfare, 4 Buzzard

Queensbury - 800+Pink-footed Geese 14.00-14.30
These were seen in four skeins

Fly Flatts
1pr Stonechat, 4 Twite, 2 Red Grouse

Chellow dene
1 pair Goosander, GSWdpkr

Bradup - 1 male Stonechat, 67 geese heading NW

Stockbridge
4 Bullfinch, 4 Reed Bunting, Water Rail,
4 Goldfinch, G S Wdpkr

Shipley Glen - 20 Grey Heron

Little Grebe by the Old Bridge at Ilkley

Cormorant flying west over near Myddleton Lodge

Grey Heron at Addingham Low Mill about 12:45

Kingfisher on River Wharfe between Addingham and Ilkley

200 Pink-footed Geese flying east from Hewenden Viaduct


M Doveston, D Halliday, S Thomson, P King
B Vickers, B Sumner, I Watson, S Radcliffe,
J Stallworthy, N Lindsey, M Pearson





13th January 2007

Dowley Gap - Firecrest
Chiffchaff, Blackcap, 5 Reed Bunting, Mandarin

Hirst Wood -
Lesser Spotted Woodpecker, 1 sparrowhawk,
3 nuthatch, 2 treecreepers, 3 jay

R.Aire, Boathouse Inn
5 Goosander, 3 kingfisher, 1 little grebe, 15 herons

Chelker Res
250 Lapwing, female Goldeneye, 2 Tufted Duck, Coot

Cringles (near Silsden) - 150 Fieldfare

Silsden Res
5 Wigeon, 2 Tufted Duck, Mallard

Silsden Floods
Goosander, 4 Grey Heron, 150 Lapwing, 400 BHGull

Redcar Tarn
male Goosander, 26 Tufted Duck, 100+Lapwing
50+Common Gull

Cullingworth Fields
350 Lapwing, 200 Starling, 5 Fieldfare
400 BHGull, 100 Common Gull

East Riddlesden Hall
5 Redwing, male Tufted Duck, Coot, 4 Goldfinch

Whetstone Gate - 300-400 Geese heading west

Queensbury - 43 Pink-footed Geese heading NW

M Doveston, M Taunton, A Tremethick, S Varrie
B Sumner

12th January 2007

Private Wetlands
15 Goldeneye (mainly females), Wigeon,
Tufted duck, 4Goosander

Knotford :
228 Coot, 8 Mute Swans, 17 Tufted Duck,
4 Goldeneye, 15 Wigeon, Pochard,
Little Grebe and 2 Great Crested Grebes

Yeadon Tarn :
59 Canada Geese, 1 Pink-footed Goose, 2 Great Crested Grebes,
5 Pochard, 7 Goosander, 1Tufted Duck and 50 Lapwing

Silsden Ings - Shelduck


B Vickers, S Radcliffe, P King

8th January 2007

Dowley Gap - Firecrest
Possible Icelandic Redwing among Redwing flock

Bensons Crossroads, Street Lane
30 Brambling, 20 Chaffinch

Shipley Glenn
30 Redwing feeding in the field at the bottom of the Glen
16 Grey Herons, 7 Jays, 2 Nutatch,
male Great Spotted Woodpecker and a Treecreeper.


A Tremethick, K Moir, M Taunton, P King.

7th January 2007

Holmfield, Queensbury -
Shorelark, 6 Skylark, 10 Meadow Pipit, Peregrine

Soil Hill
80+Golden Plover, Lapwing, Skylark

Fly Flatts -
1 pair Goldeneye, Peregrine, 4 Twite

Wagon & Horse Inn Area (Oxenhope)
Woodcock, Brambling, 2 Red Grouse,
2 pair Bullfinch, Pheasant

Leeshaw Res Area - 20 Greylag Geese

Lower Laithe Res
45 Greylag Geese, 300+BHGulls

Cullingworth Fields - 200+Lapwing

Dowley Gap area- Firecrest
2 Chiffchaff, 12 Grey Wagtail, 40+Pied Wagtail
Redwings, Ringed Teal, Goldcrest, Jay, Treecreeper
4 Mute Swan, Sparrowhawk, Nuthatch

Ilkley Area
Red Kite, Nuthatch, Sparrowhawk

East Riddlesden Hall
Brambling, Chaffinches, 4 Goldfinch, 50 BHGull

Stockbridge
2 Water Rails seen, 60 Siskin, Kingfisher,
4 Reed Bunting, male GSWdpkr, singing Song Thrush


M Doveston, S Johnson, S Goodwin, S Thomson,
J Stallworthy, B Vickers, B Sumner, H Doveston,
S Radcliffe

6th January 2007

Dowley Gap area - Firecrest in the afternoon
2 Kingfisher, Chiffchaff, Blackcap male, 40+Pied Wagtails
7 Goosander, 30+Siskin, Redpoll, 80+Redwing, Sparrowhawk
200+BHGull, 4+Grey Wagtail, GSWdpkr, Mistle Thrush
Song Thrush, Goldcrest, Long-tailed Tits, Greenfinch

East Riddlesden Hall
Tufted Duck, Coot, 30+BHGull

Holmfield, Queensbury - Shorelark

Redcar Tarn - 28 Tufted Duck, 3 Goosander

Nr Whitefield Farm, Redcar Lane Steeton - 20 Brambling

Silsden Res - 4 Goosander


M Doveston, D&H Kidman, M Taunton, B Vickers
A Tremethick, H Doveston, C King, S&S Goodwin,
P King,

5th January 2007

Fly Flatts
5 Whooper Swans on the water at 1030, still present at midday

Street Lane, Riddlesden
c12 Brambling


B Vickers

4th January 2007

Holmfield, Queensbury - Shorelark

Dowley Gap - Ivy Cottage area
Firecrest

Wharfe Valley
2 Peregrine, 5 Buzzards, 2 little owl, sparrowhawk,
kestrel and great spotted woodpecker.


A Tremethick, M Taunton, Birdguides

3rd January 2007

Fewston Res - 10am - Leach's Petrel (birdguides)

Stockbridge - Green Sandpiper

Dowley Gap Area
Firecrest, Male blackcap, chiffchaff, kingfisher, 3 goldcrests
Redwings and mistle thrushes

Yeadon Tarn:
5 Pochard, 7 Great Crested Grebes, 6 Goosander
300 Lapwing which flew overand around the Tarn/Airport.

Knotford :
230 Coot, 8 Mute Swans, 1 Black Swan, 4 Great Ctd Grebe,
2 Pochard, 7 Goldeneye, 28 TuftedDuck and 16 Wigeon.


Birdguides, P King, A Tremethick, B Vickers

2nd January 2007

Cullingworth Fields
Mediterranean Gull, 12 Great Black-backed Gulls,
Herring Gulls inc. 3x Agrentatus

Dowley Gap - Firecrest seen near hump-back bridge

Bingley Garden - female Brambling


B Vickers, K Moir, A Josephs

1st January 2007

Holmfield, Queensbury - Shorelark

Cullingworth Fields - Mediterranean Gull adult,
400 BHGull, 100 Common Gull, 200 Lapwing

Dowley Gap / Hirst Wood
Firecrest 11.30am, Chiffchaff, Kingfisher
Grey Wagtail, 3 Goldcrest, Redwing, 100+Siskin
Nuthatch,

Redcar Tarn
18 Tufted Duck, male Goosander, 300 Lapwing

St.Ives
female Goosander, 40 Redwing, Nuthatch, Treecreeper
GSwdpkr, Jay, 23 Canada Geese, Bullfinch

East Riddlesden Hall - Brambling
Sparrowhawk, male Goosander, male Tufted Duck


M Doveston, A Tremethick, M Bloomfield