23rd March 2008

Bingley - 4 Waxwings along Church Street.

2 male Wheatear on track below top reservoir on Barden Moor

Norr Hill, Wilsden
Moving Birds:
Golden Plover 235, Yellow-billed Swan 6 (presume Whoopers),
Starling c65, Greenfinch 2,
Others:
Wood Pigeon 54, Com. Gull c250, Goldfinch, Pied Wagtail 3

Riddlesden Garden - pair Blackcap

Private Wetlands
2 Red Kite, male Red-crested Pochard, 45 Skylark,
60+Meadow Pipit, Pied Wagtails, 24 Goldeneye,
10 Wigeon, 3 Goosander, 3 Snipe, 4 Redshank,
50 Lapwing - 16 on territory, Reed Buntings singing,
Little Owl, 3 GCGrebe, Little Grebe, 4 Cormorant,
Oystercatchers, Curlews, Fieldfare

Chelker Res
10 Goldeneye, Cormorant, 25 Lapwing, Oystercatcher,

East Riddlesden Hall
Redwing, Brambling, 2 Canada Geese, GSWdpkr drumming

Ogden Water area
1pr Goosander, 1f Goldeneye, 1 Curlew over
1 Green Wdpecker, 1 Gt.Spotted Wdpecker

Stockbridge - 37 species including
4 Redpoll, 3 Reed Bunting, 2 male Bullfinch, 2 Oystercatchers,
Kestrel, 4 Goosander, 3 Snipe, Water Rail, 3 Meadow Pipit,
Curlew.

Sunnydale Res area -
40 Fieldfare, 2 Redwing, 3 Bullfinch

East Morton - flock of 100 mixed winter thrushes

Two Goosander Bolton Abbey.
44 Oystercatchers near Bolton Bridge.
Another two Goosanders .Nine Goosanders Bolton Bridge to Addingham.
Four Dippers.Probably 50 Curlew in the 7.5 miles

M Doveston, DCBarker, B Sumner, A Josephs, S Radcliffe
S Lilley, D Odell