Hawksbridge Lane Oxenhope,
72 Greylag Geese, 2 Pinkfeet Geese in fields
Lower Laithe Res,
30 Canada Geese, 1 Goosander.
B Vickers
BRADFORD ORNITHOLOGICAL GROUP'S SIGHTINGS PAGE
28th January 2008
Shipley/Baildon
Pink-feet flock heard at 6.00am
110 Pink-footed Geese heading west at 12.13pm
13 Cormorants west over Silsden Reservoir
Bolton Bridge to Addingham
130 calling Pink-footed Geese west over Farfeld Hall
Three Little Grebes, 5[possibly 9] Goosander on the Wharfe
Dipper , 2 Jays
Addingham 60 Pink-feet west over the north of the village
six Pink-feet west over Bracken Ghyll Golf Course.
Dipper Marchup Beck
Lower Marchup Farm [Addingham to Silsden]
Ten more Pink-footed Geese southwest.
Silsden Reservoir 14 Pink-feet flew south-west
Shipley Glenn area
Two pairs of Nuthatch were disputing territory by the Old Glen House and there were two more males calling on thewestern side of the Glen. A pair of GSW were very active with the male drumming and a pair of MistleThrush were engaged in settling into the area. Moorhens had returned to the 'pond' in the Glen and 2 Little Grebe was a again present by the footbridge over the river at Hirstwood. Thirteen Grey Herons were at roost, five on the 'muck heap' and eight further along the beck at Milner fields. At 12.15pm a flock over about 100 Pink-footed Geese flew along the valley, from east to west
Two large skeins of Pinkfeet over Cottingley between 11.30 and 12. one about 150 and the second about 300 ..heading NW.
300+ Pink feet flew N/W over Caldene Fields at 11.00
60 PF Geese >W over Queensbury 1130hrs.
Denton Hall
Very large flock of lapwing in front of Hall: 400 visible on ground in near field but some in field beyond and could well have been >1000 from earlier sighting of flock in air.
Private Lake
5 female goldeneye; 1 green woodpecker in field beyond
Knotford Nook
3 great crested, 4 little grebe, 1 cormorant, 7 goldeneye
1 male pochard, 7 wigeon inc 4 males, 14 tufties, 133 coot
M Doveston, D Odell, P King, M Taunton, MVPriestley,
J Flood, B Sumner
Pink-feet flock heard at 6.00am
110 Pink-footed Geese heading west at 12.13pm
13 Cormorants west over Silsden Reservoir
Bolton Bridge to Addingham
130 calling Pink-footed Geese west over Farfeld Hall
Three Little Grebes, 5[possibly 9] Goosander on the Wharfe
Dipper , 2 Jays
Addingham 60 Pink-feet west over the north of the village
six Pink-feet west over Bracken Ghyll Golf Course.
Dipper Marchup Beck
Lower Marchup Farm [Addingham to Silsden]
Ten more Pink-footed Geese southwest.
Silsden Reservoir 14 Pink-feet flew south-west
Shipley Glenn area
Two pairs of Nuthatch were disputing territory by the Old Glen House and there were two more males calling on thewestern side of the Glen. A pair of GSW were very active with the male drumming and a pair of MistleThrush were engaged in settling into the area. Moorhens had returned to the 'pond' in the Glen and 2 Little Grebe was a again present by the footbridge over the river at Hirstwood. Thirteen Grey Herons were at roost, five on the 'muck heap' and eight further along the beck at Milner fields. At 12.15pm a flock over about 100 Pink-footed Geese flew along the valley, from east to west
Two large skeins of Pinkfeet over Cottingley between 11.30 and 12. one about 150 and the second about 300 ..heading NW.
300+ Pink feet flew N/W over Caldene Fields at 11.00
60 PF Geese >W over Queensbury 1130hrs.
Denton Hall
Very large flock of lapwing in front of Hall: 400 visible on ground in near field but some in field beyond and could well have been >1000 from earlier sighting of flock in air.
Private Lake
5 female goldeneye; 1 green woodpecker in field beyond
Knotford Nook
3 great crested, 4 little grebe, 1 cormorant, 7 goldeneye
1 male pochard, 7 wigeon inc 4 males, 14 tufties, 133 coot
M Doveston, D Odell, P King, M Taunton, MVPriestley,
J Flood, B Sumner
27th January 2008
Cononley Ings,
Mallard 220, Wigeon 48.
Silsden Ings,
Lapwing 214.
Silsden area
Over 150 Lapwings, Kingfisher on canal with 53 M and 51 F Mallard, 6 Redwing in allotments. Dipper and Grey Wagtail by bridge at Belmont Road, plus 6 Grey Partridge in field. 4 of them were ‘fighting’ before flying off. Saw 2 in lower field by roundabout, one chasing the other around. c25 Common Gull on flood towards Keighley
Wharfe Valley,
Fieldfare 145, GBBGull 5,
Raven 2, Sparrowhawk, 3 Red Kite, 6 Buzzard
Stockbridge -
2 Water Rail seen, 20 Siskin, Oystercatcher,
4 Goosander, Redpoll
St.Ives
Coppice Pond - 13 Canada Geese
Racecourse Plantation - flock of 20+ Siskin, 15+ Long-tailed Tits
Cuckoo Nest Bog - Grey Wagtail
Ilkley along the Nesfield Road to Addingham and back
M & F Mandarin Ducks still at Riverside Hotel at Ilkley
Two large flooded areas on Ilkley Golf Course with plenty of Gulls
M & F Goosander where the old Ilkley Road and the Dales Way meet
And overhead a skein of over 50 geese species just after 1pm
pair of Dippers flying together either side of Old Bridge at Ilkley
Redcar Tarn
200+Lapwing, Tufted Ducks
Cullingworth Fields
300+Lapwing, Stock Doves, BHGulls, Common Gulls
East Riddlesden Hall - Brambling
30 Pied Wagtails at Dowley Gap Sewage Works
pair of Little Grebes on the river at Hirstwood
B Vickers, S Radcliffe, S Thomson, J Stallworthy, M Doveston
M Fanshawe, P King, T Tudor
Mallard 220, Wigeon 48.
Silsden Ings,
Lapwing 214.
Silsden area
Over 150 Lapwings, Kingfisher on canal with 53 M and 51 F Mallard, 6 Redwing in allotments. Dipper and Grey Wagtail by bridge at Belmont Road, plus 6 Grey Partridge in field. 4 of them were ‘fighting’ before flying off. Saw 2 in lower field by roundabout, one chasing the other around. c25 Common Gull on flood towards Keighley
Wharfe Valley,
Fieldfare 145, GBBGull 5,
Raven 2, Sparrowhawk, 3 Red Kite, 6 Buzzard
Stockbridge -
2 Water Rail seen, 20 Siskin, Oystercatcher,
4 Goosander, Redpoll
St.Ives
Coppice Pond - 13 Canada Geese
Racecourse Plantation - flock of 20+ Siskin, 15+ Long-tailed Tits
Cuckoo Nest Bog - Grey Wagtail
Ilkley along the Nesfield Road to Addingham and back
M & F Mandarin Ducks still at Riverside Hotel at Ilkley
Two large flooded areas on Ilkley Golf Course with plenty of Gulls
M & F Goosander where the old Ilkley Road and the Dales Way meet
And overhead a skein of over 50 geese species just after 1pm
pair of Dippers flying together either side of Old Bridge at Ilkley
Redcar Tarn
200+Lapwing, Tufted Ducks
Cullingworth Fields
300+Lapwing, Stock Doves, BHGulls, Common Gulls
East Riddlesden Hall - Brambling
30 Pied Wagtails at Dowley Gap Sewage Works
pair of Little Grebes on the river at Hirstwood
B Vickers, S Radcliffe, S Thomson, J Stallworthy, M Doveston
M Fanshawe, P King, T Tudor
26th January 2008
Cononley Ings,
Shelduck 2, Shoveler 4 ( 3males 1 female ),
Teal 28, Mallard 130+, Wigeon, Wood Pigeon 80
Cullingworth Fields
5 Herring Gull )4 Adult 1 1st year), 10 Lapwing
18 Stock Dove, 500 BHGulls, 200 Starling
East Riddlesden Hall - male Brambling
B Vickers, M Doveston
Shelduck 2, Shoveler 4 ( 3males 1 female ),
Teal 28, Mallard 130+, Wigeon, Wood Pigeon 80
Cullingworth Fields
5 Herring Gull )4 Adult 1 1st year), 10 Lapwing
18 Stock Dove, 500 BHGulls, 200 Starling
East Riddlesden Hall - male Brambling
B Vickers, M Doveston
25th January 2008
Lindley Wood Reservoir - gale force wind
Mandarin (male), two Goosanders, a female Goldeneye
and 8 Wigeon (5 male and three females).
flooded fields at Farnley full of Common Gulls, about 2500
female Bramblng at Silsden Industrial Estate with
24 Chaffinches
Silsden - Cormorant, 3 Sparrowhawk, Grey Wagtail
P King, S Radcliffe, D Odell
Mandarin (male), two Goosanders, a female Goldeneye
and 8 Wigeon (5 male and three females).
flooded fields at Farnley full of Common Gulls, about 2500
female Bramblng at Silsden Industrial Estate with
24 Chaffinches
Silsden - Cormorant, 3 Sparrowhawk, Grey Wagtail
P King, S Radcliffe, D Odell
24th January 2008
Cononley Ings
Shoveler 7 ( 5 males 2 females), Pochard 2,
Wigeon 40+, Teal, Mallard, Mute Swans 8,
Grey Heron 10
B Vickers
Shoveler 7 ( 5 males 2 females), Pochard 2,
Wigeon 40+, Teal, Mallard, Mute Swans 8,
Grey Heron 10
B Vickers
23rd January 2008
Cononley Ings mid day.
5 Shoveler, 15 Goldeneye, 4 Goosander, 40+ Wigeon, 32 Teal,
2 Pochard,1 Snipe, 162 Mallard
Wharfe Valley
5 Red Kite, 4 Buzzard, Hen Harrier ringtail,
Little Owl, 100+Fieldfare
Redcar Tarn - 31 Tufted Duck
Skein of 73 Pinkfeet NW over Skipton Sewage farm just after noon
20+ Siskin on Nelson Street in Bradford City centre
A Tremethick, B Vickers, F Jones, MVPriestley
5 Shoveler, 15 Goldeneye, 4 Goosander, 40+ Wigeon, 32 Teal,
2 Pochard,1 Snipe, 162 Mallard
Wharfe Valley
5 Red Kite, 4 Buzzard, Hen Harrier ringtail,
Little Owl, 100+Fieldfare
Redcar Tarn - 31 Tufted Duck
Skein of 73 Pinkfeet NW over Skipton Sewage farm just after noon
20+ Siskin on Nelson Street in Bradford City centre
A Tremethick, B Vickers, F Jones, MVPriestley
22nd January 2008
Shipley Glen Area
Pair of Kingfishers were on the 'pond' and 4 Nuthatch were calling,
together with a couple of Song Thrushes.
A pair of Mistle Thrush have staked out an area
8 GreyHerons at 'roost' along a very swollen beck at Milnerfields
Private Wood:-
7 Grey Heron, 4 Goldeneye, 1 Buzzard, 1 Red Kite,
1 Sparrowhawk, 1 Woodcock, 1 GSW, 30 Redwing
P King, E Scarfe
Pair of Kingfishers were on the 'pond' and 4 Nuthatch were calling,
together with a couple of Song Thrushes.
A pair of Mistle Thrush have staked out an area
8 GreyHerons at 'roost' along a very swollen beck at Milnerfields
Private Wood:-
7 Grey Heron, 4 Goldeneye, 1 Buzzard, 1 Red Kite,
1 Sparrowhawk, 1 Woodcock, 1 GSW, 30 Redwing
P King, E Scarfe
20th January 2008
Stockbridge
Sparrowhawk, 3 Reed Bunting, GSW, 4 Goosanders
riverbank at Ilkley
m & f Mandarin Ducks still outside the Riverside Hotel and on the other side of the river was a Little Grebe. Couple of Mistle Thrush. Two more Little Grebe’s seen downstream by the suspension bridge and a Sparrowhawk overhead. Lots of long tail tits, blue tits, great tits, chaffinch, goldfinch, and a few goldcrest seen in the trees around the suspension bridge and cemetery area.
Riddlesden canal - flock of 30+ Siskins feeding on Alders
East Riddlesden Hall - Kingfisher
S Radcliffe, J Stallworthy, S Lilley, M Doveston
Sparrowhawk, 3 Reed Bunting, GSW, 4 Goosanders
riverbank at Ilkley
m & f Mandarin Ducks still outside the Riverside Hotel and on the other side of the river was a Little Grebe. Couple of Mistle Thrush. Two more Little Grebe’s seen downstream by the suspension bridge and a Sparrowhawk overhead. Lots of long tail tits, blue tits, great tits, chaffinch, goldfinch, and a few goldcrest seen in the trees around the suspension bridge and cemetery area.
Riddlesden canal - flock of 30+ Siskins feeding on Alders
East Riddlesden Hall - Kingfisher
S Radcliffe, J Stallworthy, S Lilley, M Doveston
19th January 2008
Private Wetlands
male Scaup, Red-crested Pochard, 7 Little Grebe
3 GCGrebe, Sparrowhawk, Siskins, 5 Teal,
Goldeneye, Tufted Duck, Oystercatcher, Reed Bunting
100 Lapwing, 1 Snipe, 1 Brambling, 3 Redwing
Wharfe Valley
4 Buzzard, 3 Kestrel, 4 SEOwl,
Hen Harrier, 2 Red Kite, Little Owl
Alder Carr Wood - Sparrowhawk, GSW
Banks Lane, Riddlesden - 4 Stock Dove, Kestrel
Glovershaw - 2 Reed Bunting
Weecher area- pair of kestrel, male displaying
Ilkley to Addingham, back along the Dales Way.
Highlights were:
m and f Mandarin Ducks outside the Riverside Hotel at Ilkley at 10:15am
Little Grebe at the bend in the river a bit further upstream
2 Buzzards circling above the woods to the north of the suspension bridge at about 11:15 am and then saw one of them again from the other side of the river when I got to Addingham Low Mill
m Goosander near Ilkley Golf Course
4 Mistle Thrush near the Tennis Club
Grey Wagtail near Riverside Hotel on return
Cononley Ings,
Pintail 4, Shoveler 2, Goldeneye 11,
Wigeon 25+, Teal, Mallard 50+.
Silsden Res,
Pochard 2, Tufted Duck 4
Timble ings,
6 crossbill, huge flock of >20 LTT, 12 redpoll
plenty of red grouse on moor to round hill
Norr Hill, Wilsden - 6 Skylarks
M Doveston, S Radcliffe, J Stallworthy, E Scarfe,
B Vickers, G Robin, DCBarker
male Scaup, Red-crested Pochard, 7 Little Grebe
3 GCGrebe, Sparrowhawk, Siskins, 5 Teal,
Goldeneye, Tufted Duck, Oystercatcher, Reed Bunting
100 Lapwing, 1 Snipe, 1 Brambling, 3 Redwing
Wharfe Valley
4 Buzzard, 3 Kestrel, 4 SEOwl,
Hen Harrier, 2 Red Kite, Little Owl
Alder Carr Wood - Sparrowhawk, GSW
Banks Lane, Riddlesden - 4 Stock Dove, Kestrel
Glovershaw - 2 Reed Bunting
Weecher area- pair of kestrel, male displaying
Ilkley to Addingham, back along the Dales Way.
Highlights were:
m and f Mandarin Ducks outside the Riverside Hotel at Ilkley at 10:15am
Little Grebe at the bend in the river a bit further upstream
2 Buzzards circling above the woods to the north of the suspension bridge at about 11:15 am and then saw one of them again from the other side of the river when I got to Addingham Low Mill
m Goosander near Ilkley Golf Course
4 Mistle Thrush near the Tennis Club
Grey Wagtail near Riverside Hotel on return
Cononley Ings,
Pintail 4, Shoveler 2, Goldeneye 11,
Wigeon 25+, Teal, Mallard 50+.
Silsden Res,
Pochard 2, Tufted Duck 4
Timble ings,
6 crossbill, huge flock of >20 LTT, 12 redpoll
plenty of red grouse on moor to round hill
Norr Hill, Wilsden - 6 Skylarks
M Doveston, S Radcliffe, J Stallworthy, E Scarfe,
B Vickers, G Robin, DCBarker
17th January 2008
Stockbridge -
Water Rail, Bullfinch, 6 Siskin, 3 Goldfinch, Jay, 2 Reed Bunting
S Radcliffe
Water Rail, Bullfinch, 6 Siskin, 3 Goldfinch, Jay, 2 Reed Bunting
S Radcliffe
Little Egret @ Cleckheaton
A Little Egret has been seen in Cleckheaton since Christmas Eve. It is a daily sighting along a stream that runs down fields at the back of Mazebrook Avenue. There is a public footpath that runs down the edge of the same fields.
15th January 2008
Silsden Area
Six Grey Partridges opposite Silsden AFC this morning. Another two flushed along the footpath from Silsden Res. to the Well House. Three more opposite Swartha Riding School.
Drake Goldeneye on the Res.
White-fronted Goose with 66 Greylags at Leeshaw Res this afternoon
2 Mandarin m.& f. @ landing stage Old Bridge, Ilkley 1.00p.m.
D Odell, B Vickers, N Ward
Six Grey Partridges opposite Silsden AFC this morning. Another two flushed along the footpath from Silsden Res. to the Well House. Three more opposite Swartha Riding School.
Drake Goldeneye on the Res.
White-fronted Goose with 66 Greylags at Leeshaw Res this afternoon
2 Mandarin m.& f. @ landing stage Old Bridge, Ilkley 1.00p.m.
D Odell, B Vickers, N Ward
13th January 2008
Silsden Floods
29 Teal, 2 Mute Swan, 800 BHGulls, 2 Lapwing
East Riddlesden Hall
Kingfisher, 7 Moorhen, Coot, 70+Mallard
Cullingworth Fields
40+Lapwing, 600+BHGulls, Herring Gull
400+Common Gull, 8 Stock Dove, 500+Corvids
Wilsden
200+Lapwing
Stockbridge
2 Redpoll, 2 Bullfinch, GSW, 3 Reed Bunting,
Kestrel, plus singing Song Thrush
Goit Stock
singing Dipper, Grey Wagtail, Siskin, Redpoll
Private Wetlands
Red-crested Pochard and Scaup still present.
6 Pochard, 6 Wigeon and 5 Goldeneye.
Great Crested Grebe and 2 Little Grebes.
400 Lapwings, 2 Oystercatchers
Shipley Glenn area
12 Grey herons, singing Mistle Thrush, Nuthatches
M Doveston, S Radcliffe, DCBarker, D Odell, J Fontana
P King
29 Teal, 2 Mute Swan, 800 BHGulls, 2 Lapwing
East Riddlesden Hall
Kingfisher, 7 Moorhen, Coot, 70+Mallard
Cullingworth Fields
40+Lapwing, 600+BHGulls, Herring Gull
400+Common Gull, 8 Stock Dove, 500+Corvids
Wilsden
200+Lapwing
Stockbridge
2 Redpoll, 2 Bullfinch, GSW, 3 Reed Bunting,
Kestrel, plus singing Song Thrush
Goit Stock
singing Dipper, Grey Wagtail, Siskin, Redpoll
Private Wetlands
Red-crested Pochard and Scaup still present.
6 Pochard, 6 Wigeon and 5 Goldeneye.
Great Crested Grebe and 2 Little Grebes.
400 Lapwings, 2 Oystercatchers
Shipley Glenn area
12 Grey herons, singing Mistle Thrush, Nuthatches
M Doveston, S Radcliffe, DCBarker, D Odell, J Fontana
P King
12th January 2008
Oxenhope, Leeshaw Res & Hawkbridge Lane fields
White-fronted Goose still with Greylag Geese
Cullingworth Fields
No sign of the Glaucous Gull
Several hundred BHGulls and Common Gulls
75+Lapwing, 10 Stock Dove
Stockbridge - 33 species including:
Peregrine, Kestrel in box, 3 GSW chasing each other,
6 Siskin, Song Thrush, Bullfinch & 3 Reed Bunting
Tong Park Lake
Green Woodpecker, Bullfinch, 2 Jay, 1 Pheasant,
5 Goosander (2m, 3f), 3 Little Grebe, 1 Shoveler (f),
mallard, black-headed gulls (c25), 12 Coot, 1 GHeron
M Doveston, S Radcliffe, D Halliday
White-fronted Goose still with Greylag Geese
Cullingworth Fields
No sign of the Glaucous Gull
Several hundred BHGulls and Common Gulls
75+Lapwing, 10 Stock Dove
Stockbridge - 33 species including:
Peregrine, Kestrel in box, 3 GSW chasing each other,
6 Siskin, Song Thrush, Bullfinch & 3 Reed Bunting
Tong Park Lake
Green Woodpecker, Bullfinch, 2 Jay, 1 Pheasant,
5 Goosander (2m, 3f), 3 Little Grebe, 1 Shoveler (f),
mallard, black-headed gulls (c25), 12 Coot, 1 GHeron
M Doveston, S Radcliffe, D Halliday
10th January 2008
Cullingworth Fields
Glaucous Gull still present, several Lapwing and
small gulls also.
Saltaire Canalside - male Mandarin
Cononley Ings ( 1015 )
heavily flooded between Skipton and Cononley
Goldeneye 6, Goosander 4, Mallard 94, Teal 2
Mute Swan 7
G Robin, D Ogden, F Jones
Glaucous Gull still present, several Lapwing and
small gulls also.
Saltaire Canalside - male Mandarin
Cononley Ings ( 1015 )
heavily flooded between Skipton and Cononley
Goldeneye 6, Goosander 4, Mallard 94, Teal 2
Mute Swan 7
G Robin, D Ogden, F Jones
9th January 2008
Cullingworth Fields- Glaucous Gull
East Riddlesden Hall - male Brambling
White-fronted Goose still at Hawksbridge Lane, Oxenhope
with the flock of Greylags this afternoon
M Doveston, B Vickers
East Riddlesden Hall - male Brambling
White-fronted Goose still at Hawksbridge Lane, Oxenhope
with the flock of Greylags this afternoon
M Doveston, B Vickers
8th January 2008
Cullingworth Fields - Glaucous Gull
Bingley, Villa Road - 15 Goldfinches
K Moir, B Vickers, A Josephs
Bingley, Villa Road - 15 Goldfinches
K Moir, B Vickers, A Josephs
7th January 2008
Siberian White-fronted Goose ( Anser albifrons)
Hawksbridge Lane, Oxenhope with a flock of Greylags
Timble
Hawksbridge Lane, Oxenhope with a flock of Greylags
Timble
redpoll 6, large group of Long-tailed Tits with goldcrest and
treecreeper, GSWdpkr
B Vickers, G Robin
B Vickers, G Robin
6th January 2008
Riddlesden garden
3 Woodpigeon 3 Starling, 6 Blackbird, 4 Bluetit, 2 Great Tit,
7 Long Tailed Tit, 1 Greenfinch, 1 Male Siskin, 2 Goldfinch.
1 Wren, 3 Dunnock
White-front Goose with 53 Greylags at Leeshaw
Blackhills, Cottingley
three Crossbills feeding high in the conifers,
a party of Siskin, Redpolls, several Bullfinch and a Nuthatch
Toad holes Beck
70+Siskin, 5 Bullfinch and 1 Kingfisher
Silsden Floods,
Teal 2, Wigeon 9.
Cononley Ings
Teal 157, Wigeon 10, Bullfinch 1, Lapwing 500+, Redshank 2.
Wharfe Valley
Little Owl 2, Short-eared Owl 2, GBBGull 5,
Red Kite 2, Buzzard 5, Sparrowhawk 1, Kestrel 3,
Gt Spotted Woodpecker
Fly Flatts Res
14 Greylag, 1 Goldeneye, 7 Red Grouse
East Riddlesden Hall - male Brambling
Goit Stock
Dipper, Bullfinch, Nuthatch
S Lilley, R Proctor, DCBarker, B Vickers, B Sumner
M&H Doveston, FLHadrysiak
3 Woodpigeon 3 Starling, 6 Blackbird, 4 Bluetit, 2 Great Tit,
7 Long Tailed Tit, 1 Greenfinch, 1 Male Siskin, 2 Goldfinch.
1 Wren, 3 Dunnock
White-front Goose with 53 Greylags at Leeshaw
Blackhills, Cottingley
three Crossbills feeding high in the conifers,
a party of Siskin, Redpolls, several Bullfinch and a Nuthatch
Toad holes Beck
70+Siskin, 5 Bullfinch and 1 Kingfisher
Silsden Floods,
Teal 2, Wigeon 9.
Cononley Ings
Teal 157, Wigeon 10, Bullfinch 1, Lapwing 500+, Redshank 2.
Wharfe Valley
Little Owl 2, Short-eared Owl 2, GBBGull 5,
Red Kite 2, Buzzard 5, Sparrowhawk 1, Kestrel 3,
Gt Spotted Woodpecker
Fly Flatts Res
14 Greylag, 1 Goldeneye, 7 Red Grouse
East Riddlesden Hall - male Brambling
Goit Stock
Dipper, Bullfinch, Nuthatch
S Lilley, R Proctor, DCBarker, B Vickers, B Sumner
M&H Doveston, FLHadrysiak
5th January 2008
East Riddlesden Hall -
male Brambling, Kingfisher, 2 Bullfinch
male siskin in Villa Road garden, Bingley
Private Wetlands
Pair Goosander on the river, 9 Goldeneye, 5 Pochard,
6 Teal, 1 Red Crested Pochard, 4 Common Gull, 5 Snipe,
2 Siskin, 4 Bullfinch, 3 Brambling and 1 GSW
Lower laithe Res,
28 Canada Geese, 2 Goosander, 1 Cormorant
Leeshaw Res, 22 Fieldfare, 1 Curlew flying Nw
Soil Hill
56 Fieldfare, 2 Skylark, 1 Meadow Pipit
3 Roe Deer
M&H Doveston, A Josephs, E Scarfe,
B Vickers, B Sumner, S Lilley
male Brambling, Kingfisher, 2 Bullfinch
male siskin in Villa Road garden, Bingley
Private Wetlands
Pair Goosander on the river, 9 Goldeneye, 5 Pochard,
6 Teal, 1 Red Crested Pochard, 4 Common Gull, 5 Snipe,
2 Siskin, 4 Bullfinch, 3 Brambling and 1 GSW
Lower laithe Res,
28 Canada Geese, 2 Goosander, 1 Cormorant
Leeshaw Res, 22 Fieldfare, 1 Curlew flying Nw
Soil Hill
56 Fieldfare, 2 Skylark, 1 Meadow Pipit
3 Roe Deer
M&H Doveston, A Josephs, E Scarfe,
B Vickers, B Sumner, S Lilley
4th January 2008
Private Wetlands
Red-crested Pochard and Scaup were still present.
3 Wigeon, 2 Little Grebe, 10 Goldeneye, 4 Pochard.
A Jay, 2 Bullfinches and a Siskin
Redcar Tarn,
1 Wigeon. 3 Goosander, Tufted Duck, Lapwing.
Silsden Floods
43 Teal, 1 Mute Swan, 125 Lapwing.
Cononley Ings,
80+ Teal, 100+ Mallard, 700+ Lapwing, Redwing.
Riddlesden Garden, Leach Way - 2 female Blackcap
B Vickers, J Brownbridge, D Odell
Red-crested Pochard and Scaup were still present.
3 Wigeon, 2 Little Grebe, 10 Goldeneye, 4 Pochard.
A Jay, 2 Bullfinches and a Siskin
Redcar Tarn,
1 Wigeon. 3 Goosander, Tufted Duck, Lapwing.
Silsden Floods
43 Teal, 1 Mute Swan, 125 Lapwing.
Cononley Ings,
80+ Teal, 100+ Mallard, 700+ Lapwing, Redwing.
Riddlesden Garden, Leach Way - 2 female Blackcap
B Vickers, J Brownbridge, D Odell
2nd January 2008
Hunsworth Rd , East Bierley - Barn Owl
Barden Bridge and the Cavendish Pavillion
3 Dippers, Little Grebe, Raven, Jay, Red Kite
Cononley Ings area - not one duck seen of any species.
3 Redshank, 600 Lapwing, 200 Fieldfare, Cormorant,
6 Meadow Pipit, Goosander onriver, Kestrel.
MVPriestley, D Odell, J Flood, S Radcliffe
Barden Bridge and the Cavendish Pavillion
3 Dippers, Little Grebe, Raven, Jay, Red Kite
Cononley Ings area - not one duck seen of any species.
3 Redshank, 600 Lapwing, 200 Fieldfare, Cormorant,
6 Meadow Pipit, Goosander onriver, Kestrel.
MVPriestley, D Odell, J Flood, S Radcliffe
1st January 2008
Private Wetlands
Red-crested Pochard still present, 1st yr male Scaup.
GCGrebe, Little Grebe, 60+Siskin, Redwings, Cormorant
9 Snipe flushed from field, Oystercatcher, 2 Pochard
20+Tufted Duck, 10+Goldeneye, 2 Water Rail heard
Knotford Nook
2 GCGrebe, Little Grebe, 3 Gadwall, 38 Wigeon,
148 Coot, 34 Tufted Duck, Pochard, 20+Goldeneye
Grey Wagtail,
Silsden Floods
3 Wigeon, 2 Teal, 600 BHGulls, 3 GHeron
East Riddlesden Hall - Kingfisher
Stockbridge
3 Water Rail - dusk, 2 Goosander, Redpoll, Siskin
M Doveston, J Armstrong
Red-crested Pochard still present, 1st yr male Scaup.
GCGrebe, Little Grebe, 60+Siskin, Redwings, Cormorant
9 Snipe flushed from field, Oystercatcher, 2 Pochard
20+Tufted Duck, 10+Goldeneye, 2 Water Rail heard
Knotford Nook
2 GCGrebe, Little Grebe, 3 Gadwall, 38 Wigeon,
148 Coot, 34 Tufted Duck, Pochard, 20+Goldeneye
Grey Wagtail,
Silsden Floods
3 Wigeon, 2 Teal, 600 BHGulls, 3 GHeron
East Riddlesden Hall - Kingfisher
Stockbridge
3 Water Rail - dusk, 2 Goosander, Redpoll, Siskin
M Doveston, J Armstrong
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