31st December 2007

Shipley Golf Course - 10.30
80 pink-footed geese flying high S.E.- N.W. and calling over

East Riddlesden Hall
8 Redpoll, 10+ Redwing, 70+Mallard, 2 Goosander,
Kingfisher, 80+BHGull

Silsden Floods
400+BHGull, 2 Common Gull

Cononley Ings,
Mallard, Teal 15, Wigeon 2, Pintail 2, Goosander 8,
Grey Heron 3, Mute Swan 7, Lapwing, B h Gulls

Bolton Park - Common Buzzard

Hazlewood Moor - 2 Red Kite

Leeshaw - 43 Greylag, 4 Canada, 28 mallard, grey heron.

Leeming Resr. - 5 mallard, 2 mistle thrush, curlew overhead.

Leeming Water - dipper


M Doveston, B Vickers, S Radcliffe,
A Greenwood, A Josephs

30th December 2007

Stockbridge - 34 species including:
2 Water Rail, Redpoll, 17 Siskin, 2 GSW, Sparrowhawk,
Kestrel & 2 Bullfinch. Evidence of Water Vole activity

East Riddlesden Hall
Kingfisher, Redpoll, 50+BHGull, Goosander,
Sparrowhawk, 46 Mallard

Silsden Floods
Merlin, 44 Canada Geese, BHGulls, Common Gulls
Fieldfare, Redwing, Kestrel

Redcar Tarn
male Wigeon, 2 Pochard, 14 Tufted Duck, LBBGull
200+Lapwing, BHGulls, Common Gulls

Weston Moor:- 200 Lapwing flock flying over

Timble Ings:-
GSWdpkr, 4 Bullfinch, 18 Crossbill, 5 Coal Tit, 3 Mipit

Members Only Res
Moving Birds: Lapwing 300, Skylark 1, Greylag Goose 2,
Reed Bunting 2. Other: Robin 3, Wren 2+, Red Grouse

Fly Flatts - goldeneye

Leeshaw - 41 Greylag, 3 Canada, 3 mallard, goosander

pink-footed goose in the Crag Road football ground


S Radcliffe, M Doveston, E Scarfe,
DCBarker, A Greenwood, W Bartle

28th December 2007

East Riddlesden Hall
Kingfisher, 30 BHGulls, 12 Chaffinch, 2 Bullfinch



M&H Doveston

Long-tailed Tit by S. Lilley


27th December 2007

East Riddlesden Hall
Kingfisher, Bullfinch, 10 Chaffinch, BHGulls


M&H Doveston

26th December 2007

Ben Rhydding Gravel Pits:
cormorant flew over 1030

River Wharfe between BRGP and Manor Park Bends:
Goldeneye 3 male + 6 female, 1045-1100

Ben Rhydding Garden
treecreeper, pair of siskin, 3 goldfinch, redwing,
nuthatch, bullfinches (3 female, 5 male)


D&H Kidman

25th December 2007

East Riddlesden Hall - Kingfisher

Members Only Res
Raven, Goosanders, Red Grouse

Kex Gill - Red Grouse

Sconce Lane area
40 Goldfinch at the triangle behind Weecher Res
150 Fieldfare, 14 Meadow Pipit moving at dusk

Leeshaw - cormorant, 20 fieldfare

Private Wetlands
male Scaup still present, 2 Wigeon


M&H Doveston, DCBarker, S Radcliffe, S Parkes, AGGough

24th December 2007

Private Wetlands
Male Scaup still present

East Riddlesden Hall
4 Teal, Redpoll, Siskin, Sparrowhawk


K Moir, M Doveston

23rd December 2007

Members Only Res - Med Gull adult in roost

St.Ives
Redwing flock, 2 Little Owls, Siskin, Nuthatches
4 GSWdpkrs, 2 Jay, Mute Swan

Redcar Tarn
300 Lapwing and 10 Golden plover in fields opposite
Drake Shoveller, drake Wigeon, common gulls and B.h.gulls

Stockbridge
Water Rail, Kestrel, Sparrowhawk, 4 Bullfinch,
5 Siskin, 3 Reed Bunting

Norr Hill, Wilsden
Five Skylark still on the Hill with much overhead activity and constant calling. Nineteen Meadow Pipits in the horse paddocks were different, these being the first to be noted for a considerable period of time - possibly wintering birds. Otherwise just a handfull of Common Gulls and a couple of Carrion Crows


M Doveston, S Radcliffe, DCBarker, FL Hadrysiak,
K Moir, A tremethick

22nd December 2007

East Riddlesden Hall & adjacent fields;
Kingfisher, male Brambling, 30 Siskin, 2 Lapwing
200 BHGulls, 74 Mallard, 7 Moorhen, Redwing
Mistle Thrush, Song Thrush, Goldcrests, Treecreeper


M Doveston

Starling by S.Lilley


21st December 2007

canal at crossflatts -
pair of Bullfinch

East Morton -
50 Fieldfare in very small flocks, 5 Redwing, GSW

Sunnydale area -
Treecreeper, 3 Golden Plovers, 10 Fieldfare


S Radcliffe

20th December 2007

Stockbridge -
1 Oystercatcher, Sparrowhawk, 7 Siskin, Bullfinch

Swinsty dam - Common Sandpiper

S Radcliffe, 3rd-hand report

18th December 2007

Yeadon Tarn Roost
13 Goosander, male Pochard, Goldeneye



P King

16th December 2007

Private Wetlands
Probable Scaup, 75 Siskin, 10 Redpoll,
24 Wigeon, 9 Teal, 5 Pochard, 20+Tufted Duck
20+Goldeneye, 5 Little Grebe, 2 GCGebe, 6 Cormorant,
3 GHeron, 3 Greylags, Kestrel, 100+Lapwing, Kingfisher

East Riddlesden Hall - Kingfisher

Fly Flatts
1 Jack Snipe, 2 Snipe, 1m Stonechat, Goldeneye

Stockbridge - 4 Redpoll, 3 Bullfinch & 17 Siskin

Soil Hill - pm visit
4 Pink-footed Geese >W. 6 Snipe in air together
1f. Stonechat, 1 Kestrel


M Doveston, B Sumner, S Radcliffe

15th December 2007

East Riddlesden Hall
male Brambling, 2 Bullfinch, 8 Chaffinch

St.Ives
74 Redwing, 2 Bullfinch, Mute Swan, 10 Coot
7 Moorhen, 42 Mallard, 6 Nuthatch, Treecreeper
Jays, 4 Redpoll

Norr Hill - 5 Skylark


M Doveston, H Doveston, DCBarker

12th December 2007

Private Wetlands
1 male Red crested Pochard, 10 Goldeneye, 40 Siskin, 1 Little Grebe,
17 Tufted duck, 14 Wigeon

Addingham Moorside - Kestrel, 4 Grey Partridge, 25 Redwing


E Scarfe, S Radcliffe

11th December 2007


Leeshaw Res,
Kestrel 2, Fieldfare 25, Mistlethrush 6
Calling Water Rail - Bingley Bog South
Mandarin - canal at Saltaire

B Vickers, S Radcliffe

10th December 2007

Cononley Ings,
Mallard, Teal, Wigeon, Pintail, Redshank 2, Lapwing,

Redcar Tarn,
Goosander 2, Tufted Duck.


B Vickers

9th December 2007

Fly Flatts;
1 GREENSHANK on banking then off >SW
3 Goldeneye, 1 Herring Gull, 2 Greylag,
1 Kestrel, 4 Red Grouse

Private Wetlands
(probable) Scaup, 38 Tufted Duck, Goldeneye
Siskin, Redpoll, Red-crested Pochard

Stockbridge -
2 Water Rail, Redpoll, 7 Siskin, GSW, Kestrel,
12 Greenfinch feeding on rose hips.

Sandbeds - 26 Teal

East Riddlesden Hall
3 Kingfisher, 6 Redwing, 2 Mistle Thrush, Goosander
14 Magpie, 6 Moorhen, 10 BHGull

Chelker Res
150 Golden Plover, 600 Lapwing, 400 BHGull
Cormorant, Goldeneye, Tufted Duck, Common Gull
Fieldfare, Kestrel, 16 Coot

Silsden Res
Goldeneye, Tufted Duck

Silsden Floods
6 Teal, 20 Canada Geese, 3 Mute Swans, 700+BHGull


B Sumner, S Radcliffe, M Doveston, AGGough

8th December 2007

Yeadon Tarn -
1 male Goldeneye, 13 Goosanders, 4 GCGrebe, 4 Goldfinch,
150 Lapwings, Sparrowhawk, 3 Common Gull

Knotford Nook -
6 Wigeon, 2 GCG, Little Grebe, 2 Pochard plus Tufted Ducks

Otley Wetlands -
flock of Siskin, Tufted Ducks, Pochards, Goldeneyes

East Riddlesden Hall
Kingfisher, 2 Goldcrest, 1 Redwing, Goldfinch, 6 Moorhen
Collared Dove, 12+Blackbirds, 2 Robin, Dunnock,


M Doveston, S Radcliffe

7th December 2007

Sandbeds - 20 Teal

Cononley Ings
3 Shoveler, 3 Pintail, 2 Wigeon, 40 Teal, 190 Mallard,
4 Mute Swan, Sparrowhawk, 2 Redshank

Redcar Tarn,
415 Lapwing, 4 Goosander, 24 Tufted Duck


S Radcliffe, B Vickers

6th December 2007

Stockbridge
2 Water Rail heard, Sparrowhawk, Kestrel, Kingfisher,
2 Redpoll, 6 Siskin, pair of Bullfinch, pair of Reed Bunting.


flock of about 15-20 pied wagtails over Eccleshill


S Radcliffe, G Robin.

5th December 2007


Redcar Tarn
Pair of Goosander, 25 Tufted Duck

Silsden Ings,
2 Mute Swans, 28 Canada Geese, 40+ Mallard.

Cononley Ings,
350+ Lapwing, 150+ Mallard, 45 Teal.
B Vickers

3rd December 2007

Cullingworth Fields, Lapwing 150+, Stock Dove 28,

Leeshaw Res, 1 Cormorant,

Leeming Res, 1 Cormorant



B Vickers

2nd December 2007

Silsden Canal-side
Lesser Spotted Woodpecker 200 metres west of the last
house along the canal at Silsden (west of Silsden).
Grid ref SE039461

Fly Flatts Res
4 Golden Plover, 8 Lapwing, 2 Goldeneye
1 Stonechat, 5 Red Grouse

Stockbridge - 30 species inc;
2 Water Rail, Kingfisher, 15 Siskin, 38 Fieldfare, Kestrel,
10 Goldfinch, Goosanders flying along valley

East Riddlesden Hall
Kingfisher, Redwing, 8 Chaffinch, GSWdpker

Private Wetlands
Water Rail, 20 Goldeneye

Knotford Nook - 4 Wigeon


S Radcliffe, A Jowett, B Sumner, M&H Doveston, D Odell

Fieldfare at Paul Clough - B.Vickers


1st December 2007

Leeshaw Res, 36 Greylag Geese

Lower Laithe Res, 2 Goosander,

Paul Clough, 60+ Fieldfare

East Riddlesden Hall - Kingfisher

Whetstone Gate - Kestrel

Stockbridge -
Chiffchaff, Brambling, 3 Reed Bunting, Water Rail (heard), 2 Siskin


B Vickers, M Doveston, S Radcliffe