Pink-footed Geese movements;
100+ over Harden Moor
300+ over Aire Valley, Bingley
330+420 over Fly Flatts, Members Only Res & Denholme
450+ over Wilsden/Harden
250+ 64 over Stockbridge
211 over St.Ives heading towards Shipley 10.23
Caldene Fields - vis mig watch
Mallard 11, Teal 4, Black-headed Gull 13, Wood Pigeon 26
Meadow Pipit 16, Pied Wagtail 29, Redwing 67, Blackbird 2
Starling 1,069, Carrion Crow 10, Jackdaw 2, Chaffinch 4
Greenfinch 52, Redpoll 3
Members Only Res - vismig watch
Starling 581, Meadow Pipit 286, Redwing 254, Fieldfare 192
Woodpigeon 44, Song Thrush 2, Blackbird 4, Merlin 1, Kestrel 1
Skylark 2, Chaffinch 87, Lapwing 30, Siskin 12, Reed Bunting 11
Pied wagtail 36, Wheatear 1, Greenfinch 25, Goldfinch 3,
Jackdaw 30 high, Redpoll 10, Snipe 2, Golden Plover 2
Denholme Clough - vis mig watch
Starling 222, Redwing 289, Fieldfare 37, Meadow Pipit 214,
Snipe 2, Skylark 2, Reed Bunting 1, Woodpigeon 61, Siskin 3,
Redpoll 17, Greenfinch 41, Chaffinch 35, Goldfinch 24, Brambling 8
Mistle Thrush 5, Blackbird 1, Song Thrush 2, Collared Dove 3,
Pied Wagtail 1, Grey Wagtail 1, Dunnock 2, LBBGull 22,
Common Gull 1, Black-headed Gull 12, Mallard 1
others; Chiffchaff 3, Goldcrests, Long-tailed Tit 12+, Redwings
2 Roe Deer locking antlers
Fly Flatts - vis mig watch
Raven 2, Meadow Pipit 72, Chaffinch 31, Brambling 2,
Siskin 11, Pied Wagtail 4, Wigeon 7, Jay 5,
others; Wheatear, 18 Twite, Ring Ouzel,
1pr Goldeneye, Stonechat
East Riddlesden Hall & Canal
Tufted Duck, Redwings, 20+, BHGull, 4 Canada Geese
Stockbridge -
2 Water Rail, Chiffchaff, Kingfisher, 2 Reed Bunting
Ilkley to Round Hill over the moors and back.
Dipper on River Wharfe, Snipe over Middleton Moor
Buzzard flew over Old Pike area towards woods north of Denton
Red Kite flew over at 11:55 towards Beamsley Beacon
A few meadow pipits, wrens, crows and jackdaws on moors
Buzzard flew over at 13:20 towards Old Pike area
Red Grouse count – 10 seen and 3 heard
GSpWdpkr seen Middleton Lodge
5 Jays seen around Middleton Lodge
Kingfisher on River Wharfe
2 further Jays seen in my garden on return
March Ghyll Reservoir - 500 Fieldfare, 200 Redwing
River Aire at Buck Wood (p.m. visit):
6 Goosander, Kingfisher, Grey Heron, GSWdpkr, Kestrel
M Priestley, DCBarker, H Creber, B Sumner, M Doveston,
S Radcliffe, H Doveston, C Wilson, J Stallworthy, J Cope,
C Pottle, I Hargreaves
