27th February 2007

Silsden Ings
93 Curlew, 4 Oystercatchers, 1 Redshank 3 Mute Swans.

Chelker Res - 8 Oystercatchers, 1 Redshank



B Vickers

26th February 2007

Glovershaw:
83 Golden Plover. 70 Lapwing which are now beginning to establish and hold territory. 3 Curlew, 4 Skylark and a Stonechat (f).

Airedale Hosptial - adult Blackbird feeding a large fledgling

Wharfe Valley - Hen Harrier

60 Lapwing - Heights lane

Stockbridge evening visit
2 Water Rail, 4 Oyks, 4 Reed Bunting,
Pink-footed Goose has returned.

Otley Chevin:-12 Brambling


P King, B Vickers, E Scarfe, M Taunton, S Radcliffe

25th February 2007

Shipley Glen - Lesser Spotted Woodpecker

Wharfe Valley
Red Kite, 2 Buzzard, Kestrel
Oystercatchers, Curlews, Lapwings

A65 Skipton
26 LBBGulls, 12 Herring Gulls

A59 Halton East - Red-legged Partridge

Redcar Tarn
21 Tufted Duck, 1 LBBGull, 30 Common Gull

East Riddlesden Hall
Pink-footed Goose, Mute Swan, Tufted Duck,
7 Canada Geese, GSWdpkr drumming

Whetstone Gate
Red Grouse, 2 Skylark

Barden area
2 Skylark, 2 Reed Bunting, Nuthatch

Bradup - 1 Brambling

Yeadon Tarn - 7 Pochard, 2 Gt Crested Grebes

Otley Chevin - Skylark

45 Curlew - Silsden Ings

70+ Pink Feet flying high Nw - Oxenhope 12:05

Members Only Res
Skylark 12 >W, Redwing 52 >W, Starling 109 >W (16 >E)
Curlew 2 >W (several birds in area)Pied Wagtail 1 >W

Stockbridge
2 Water Rail, 2 Jay, Redshank, stayed for ten minutes only,
2 Oystercatchers,2 Snipe flushed (afternoon), 4 Reed Bunting,
Cormorant & Goosander flyover, Redpoll plus a few Redwing


M Doveston, P King, B Vickers, DCBarker, S Radcliffe, C King

24th February 2007

St.Ives
3 Tufted Duck, 36 Canada Geese, GHeron, 4 Jay
Brambling, 40 Chaffinch, 8 Song Thrush singing
GSWdpkrs drumming, Sparrowhawk

East Riddlesden Hall
Mute Swan, Tufted Duck, Brambling

Shipley Glen - Lesser Spotted Woodpecker

Members Only Res pm visit
2 Snow Bunting, 32 Goosander, 6 Golden Plover
50 Lapwing, 3 Curlew, 6 Teal, 2 Stonechat, Peregrine

Fly Flatts Res - 4 goosander, 4 Canada geese, Raven

Redshank 1 & 3 Oystercatchers Leeshaw Res Pm.


M Doveston, Birdguides, DCBarker,
AGGreenwood, B Vickers

23rd February 2007

Knotford Nook area:-
50 Fieldfare, 220 Redwing chattering, 2 pair Bullfinch,
60 Curlew, 8 Wigeon, 4 Pochard, 1 Sparrowhawk

River Wharfe:- 4 Goosander

Brackenhall Centre 25 Fieldfare and 25 Redwing

Glovershaw
106 Lapwings and 100 Golden Plover,
Skylark was singing at the end of the Glen Road
female Stonechat on the wall at the end of the Glen Road
seven Snipe flushed by a Sparrowhawk.

Birch Close Lane, Baildon
Kestrel, Buzzard, 500 Starlings and 250 Fieldfare.

Weecher
3 Oystercatchers, 15 Curlews

Sconce Lane, Baildon
two Grey Partridge, Little Owl. pair of Goosander
two Stock Dove and seven Goldfinch

Oxenhope Moor - SEO


E Scarfe, P King, S Radcliffe, AGGreenwood

21st February 2007

Stockbridge, PM
2 Water Rails (1 heard, the other seen)2 Oystercatchers
1 Pinkfoot Goose, 1 Kestrel

Sconce Lane, Baildon pm
male Stonechat

Reva Reservoir
38 Golden Plover, 1 Curlew


S Radcliffe, P King, M Taunton

20th February 2007

Dowley Gap - Firecrest in Lock Keepers cottage garden

Yellowhammer, Sconce Lane, Baildon

Lesser Spotted Woodpecker Shipley Glen,

Water Rail Stockbridge,

80 Greylag Geese & 24 Canada Geese Leeshaw Res

15 Canada Geese Fly Flatts


B Vickers, A Tremethick

19th February 2007

Shipley Glen 12.30 - Lesser Spotted Woodpecker

18th February 2007

Shipley Glen
Lesser Spotted Woodpecker male, GSWdpkr, Jays
Sparrowhawk, Nuthatches, 2 Treecreeper

Dowley Gap -
8 Greylag Geese, 4 Mute Swan, 3 Grey Wagtail, GHeron

East Riddlesden Hall
Pink-footed Goose, 12 Canada Geese, TuftedDuck
Goosander, Kingfisher, Brambling, Long-tailed Tit

2 drumming GSW at Riddlesden hospital grounds

Stockbridge - 40 species recorded today.
2 Oystercatchers, 3 Water Rail (2 seen, the other heard),
pair of Bullfinch graced the feeders, 3 Redpoll,
1 Pink-footed Goose with Canadas,12 Redwing, GSW on nuts,
Kestel in new box plus 2 Goosander flew through
(the pink-foot is undoubtedly the same one seen at East Riddlesden Hall)

Chelker Res, 20 Oystercatchers, 3 Great Crested Grebes

Silsden Res, 3 Pochard, 12 Tufted Duck

Wharfe Valley
2 Red Kite, Peregrine, Buzzards, Sparrowhawk

Fly Flatts
1pr Stonechat, 2 Skylark, 8 Mipits, 5 Twite
1 Peregrine, 4 Pied Wag, 1 GSWdpkr low over water


M&H Doveston, P King, S Radcliffe,
B Vickers, B Sumner

Lesser Spotted Woodpecker 18/02/07


Shipley Glen
male Lesser Spotted Woodpecker showing well at two locations today. It was first seen close to the Old Glen House before showing very well, calling and drumming, as well as posing for a few shots along Higher Coach Road. The image was taken by Paul King.

17th February 2007

St.Ives
36 Canada Geese, Little Grebe, female Goosander
2+GSWdpkr, 2 Siskin, 50+Redwing, Sparrowhawk
6+Song Thrush, Nuthatch, Treecreeper, Jays, Bullfinch
Skylarks have returned to the adjacent fields

Shipley Glen
Lesser Spotted Woodpecker, GSWdpkr - 2 drumming
Nuthatch - 3 singing males, Jays - At least 8 birds
Kingfisher - bird on the dam at the Glen bottom
Song Thrush - 2 singing birds, Mistle Thrush - 2

Bingley Garden, Villa Road - Bullfinches - 2

East Riddlesden Hall
Mute Swan, Tufted Duck, 2 Canada Geese, BHGull
Long-tailed Tit, Coal Tit, Song Thrush, Mistle Thrush

Sunnydale Park -
2 Stock Dove, Nuthatch calling plus Song Thrush carrying food.

Sunnydale Res -
2 GSW, Trecreeper, male Bullfinch and 8 Meadow Pipits.
Above Sunnydale Res - 15 Stock Dove, Kestrel

East Morton - Dipper on Morton Beck

At Glovershaw this pm, the Golden Plovers had increased to 70 in number and the Lapwings seemed tobe in two groups, one contained 72 birds whilst others were dispersing across the fields and moorland. 2 Grey Partridge (a pair?) were seen by Golcar Farm and there was a flock of Redwings feeding by GlovershawFarm.


M Doveston, P King, A Josephs, H Doveston, S Radcliffe

15th February 2007

3 GSW at old hospital gounds at Riddlesden.

Stockbridge -
36 species including Water rail, 4 Redpoll,3 Siskin, 2 Jay,
6 LTT, 2 Fieldfare, 1 Pinkfoot with 12 Canada Geese.
2 Oystercatchers also came on site and mating took place.

Anchor farm, Timble
80 Fieldfare and 150 Lapwing at Weston moor.

Private Wetland from 07.30
500 Lapwing, pair Shoveler, pair Goosander, 26 OYKs,
20 Goldeneye inc. 3 male, 2 Curlew, 12 Siskin,
pair Bullfinch, 5 Pochard, and 1 Red Kite over.


S Radcliffe, E Scarfe

14th February 2007

Chelker Res
7 Oystercatchers, 6 Cormorant.

Silsden Res
6 Goldeneye, 3 Pochard, 2 Teal, 12 Tufted Duck

Stocksbridge 1 Water Rail


B Vickers

13th February 2007

Bingley - American Robin

Firecrest - Dowley Gap

Leeshaw Res - Greylag Geese 70+ ,Canada Geese 18

Golden Plover 30 - Oxenhope

Tufted Duck 3 - Fly Flatts

Little Grebe 1 - Leeming Res.

Glovershaw area this pm:
Lapwing - about 120 on the Golcar Farm wet areas togather with 15 Golden Plover. A flock of 50 Redwing were feeding in the fields below Gloversahw Farm and 15 Fieldfare were behind Brackenhall farm. There were also three Stock Doves and two Mistle Thrush in that area.


B Vickers, P King

12th February 2007

Bingley - American Robin

Dowley Gap - Firecrest
Kingfisher, Goosander

Holmfield, Queensbury - Shorelark

Shipley Glen area - Lesser Spotted Woodpecker

Bingley Garden - Blackcap

East Riddlesden Hall
2 Mute Swan, 2 Canada, 1 Tufted Duck, 2 Redpoll
Redwing, Grey Heron, 15 Pheasant,

Soil Hill
24 Linnet, 5 Skylark



M Taunton, A Tremethick, M&H Doveston

11th February 2007

Bingley - American Robin

Dowley Gap - Firecrest

Holmfield, Queensbury - Shorelark

Redcar Tarn
200 Lapwing, LBBGull, 300 BHGull, 30 ComGull
4 Tufted Duck, 4 Pied Wagtail

Cullingworth Fields
600 BHGull, 27 Laping, 50 ComGull

East Riddlesden Hall
3 Goosander, 2 Mute Swan, Tufted Duck, G Heron
Redwing

Soil Hill
11 Twite, 4 Linnet, 7 Skylark, 4 Golden Plove


M&H Doveston, B Sumner, Birdguides

10th February 2007

Bingley - American Robin

Holmfield, Queensbury - Shorelark

East Riddlesden - Brambling


Birdguides, M Doveston

7th February 2007

Denton Hall: lapwing 300, golden plover 30+

Askwith (fields to east and north of road): curlew 280+

Small private lake (95% frozen); 37 teal (including 15 males), 6 pairs wigeon, 1 red kite circling overhead, 2 treecreepers, 1 drumming great spot, 1 female bullfinch

Knotford (rather quiet): 1 pair gadwall, 8 pairs wigeon, 3 pairs goldeneye, 19 tufties including 15 males, 4 pochard including 3 males, 148 coots, 5 moorhens, only 1 little grebe, 4 great crested grebes

500+ curlew and 50 oystercatcher came into the Private Wetland Site at dusk last night

Cow and Calf, Ilkley - 2 Raven

Bingley Garden
Female Blackcap, Redwing, Mistle Thrush, Nuthatch, GSW & Goldcrest

S Goodwin, P Croft, et al

6th February 2007

Bingley - American Robin

Dowley Gap - Firecrest

Wharfe Valley - ringtail

Shipley Glen area - Lesser Spotted Woodpecker

Private Wetlands - Oystercatcher


M Taunton, K Moir

5th February 2007

Soil Hill
Twite, 21 Linnet

Bingley - American Robin

Hirst Wood area - Mandarin


M Taunton, Birdguides

Lesser Spotted Woodpecker


Photo by Martin Taunton

4th February 2007

Bingley/Gilstead
American Robin, 300+Pink-footed Geese west

Shipley Glen - Lesser Spotted Woodpecker

East Riddlesden Hall
2 Goosander, 2 Mute Swan, Tufted Duck

Hirst Wood
Jays, Nuthatches, Sparrowhawk

Dowley Gap
Firecrest, Reed Bunting, 20+Pied Wagtails

Stockbridge
2 Water rail (1 seen, other heard), 2 Oystercatchers,
Bullfinch, G S W & 5 Goosander

2 Dippers, Grey Wagtail downstream from Old Bridge, Ilkley
Little Grebe, Grey Heron upstream from Old Bridge, Ilkley

Male Stonechat at Park Lane, Middleton Moor

16 Red Grouse up to Round Hill and Beamsley Ridge

100+geese, 50 Lapwing in the fields, Blackhill House Farm

Fly Flatts
4 Twite, 2 Goldeneye, 1pr Stonechat
150 LBB Gulls >W, 18 BH Gulls on water,
4 Red Grouse, 14 Canada Geese

Soil Hill
No sign of Snow Bunting in the afternoon but 3 Motorbikes up there, and it had been seen in the morning. 1 Skylark, 8 Fieldfare, 1m Goosander >W


S Radcliffe, M&H Doveston, J Stallworthy, M Taunton,
P&M Riley, B Sumner

3rd February 2007

Bingley
American Robin & Firecrest still showing

Holmfield, Queensbury - Shorelark

Soil Hill, Queensbury - Snow Bunting,
18 Linnet, 8 Skylark, 38 Pink-footed Geese heading west

St.Ives
Redpoll, Siskin, Redwing, Jays, GSWdpkr drumming
plus usual woodland species, Sparrowhawk

Shibden Head
Common Gull 9, Sparrowhawk 1, Jay 2, Jackdaws 50+
Great Spotted Woodpecker 1 drumming
Green Woodpecker 2, Tawny Owl 1, Little Owl 1

Shipley Glenn - Lesser Spotted Woodpecker
6 Nuthatches, 6 Jays, 25 Magpies

East Riddlesden Hall
2 Brambling, 2 Mute Swan, Tufted Duck, 2 Coot

Queensbury - 25 Pink-footed Geese heading west


M&H Doveston, K Moir, C King, Birdguides
P King, B Sumner

2nd February 2007

Bingley - American Robin

Holmfield, Queensbury - Shorelark

2000-3000 Lapwings around Lower Barden Reservoir area.

Wharfe Valley
100+ Grey Geese heading West.
Kites (4) Buzzard(8) Raven (2), Peregrine

Hazlewood Moor
10 Red Grouse , 4 Meadow Pipits, Stonechat
Peacock Butterfly!, 7 Skylarks

Bolton Abbey area
Green Woodpecker, 2 Siskin

Bingley Garden - Red Admiral butterfly!


P King, S Radcliffe, M Taunton, A Josephs

1st February 2007

Bingley
American Robin, Firecrest

Holmfield, Queensbury
Shorelark

East Riddlesden 21.45 -
600+Pink-footed Geese through heading west

200 lapwings hill top road/ ten yards lane, Thornton


I Watson, M&H Doveston