Barden - Osprey heading North
Fly Flatts Quarry - Wheatear
Wharfe Meadows Park Otley:
1 GSW, 3 singing Chiffchaff, 1 Nuthatch,
a pair of Goosander on the river.
Knotford Nook :-
1 singing Mistle Thrush, 40 Fieldfare, 3 singing Chiffchaff, 3 Gadwall, 1
GSW, 1 Little Grebe, pair Wigeon, 1 Pied Wagtail, 2 pair Goldeneye,
35 Curlew in field at opposite side of river
Whetstone and Bradup
2 Wheatear on the burnt area just beyond the gate at Whetstone (1 male, 1 female)
Pair Stonechat west of gate, 2 Golden Plover (also west of gate)
Red Grouse numbers seemed low with a very slow drive to the gate and a short walk to Buck Stones only producing 4 birds. 2nd pair of Stonechat below quarry.
1 Wheatear (male) at Bradup by old derelict barn; also 5 Skylark and 1 Reed Bunting feeding in very muddy sheep field next to barn. Snipe chipping and several Curlews and Lapwings displaying. There were several Mipits and Skylarks on territory and several small parties (of up to c20 birds) flying in a general north west direction from Whetstone Allotment; smaller numbers of Skylark and Pied Wagtail also north west.
Moorside Lane Oxenhope
Wheatear, 50+ Golden Plover
Glovershaw area
55 Golden Ploverswere flying over the fields beyond Golcar Farm and Snipe were displaying and calling. About 40 Lapwings are in the fields either side of Glovershaw Lane, they are now well spread out in their breeding positions. Four Curlews were feeding here and a Reed Bunting, four Skylarks and lots of displaying Meadow Pipits were on the moorland fringes. A Ketrel was hunting over the Glen Road, a male Stonechat was on the wall and a pair were seen by the race track
Silsden.
2 Dippers, 2 Goosanders on the beck, Grey Wagatil at Clog Bridge.
Silsden res.
2 Gt. Crested Grebes, 9 Tufted Duck and 2 Goldeneye.
Whetstone Gate,
20 Golden Plover, two Stonechats and several
displaying Meadow Pipits.
Stockbridge -
Water Rail, 6 Reed Bunting, male Bullfinch, 2 Oystercatchers
Kestrel & Sparrowhawk
East Riddlesden Hall - Brambling
Redcar Tarn 0915 - 1130hr
BHGull c150, Common Gull 5, LBB Gull 2
GBB Gull 1, Coot, Cormorant 1, Moorhen
Tufted Duck, Mallard, Pied Wagtail, Rook, Jackdaw
Carrion Crow, Greylag Goose
I Hargreaves, P King, M Taunton, D Odell, S Radcliffe
DCBarker, B Vickers, H Doveston, E Scarfe
