16th November 2008

Ilkley - Parish Grove Garden
28 Waxwings

East Riddlesden Hall -
Firecrest seen in shrubs alongside the back on the lake from one of the adjacent gardens on Westlea Avenue

Chelker Res -
7 Adult and 1 1st yr Whooper Swan

Soil Hill
Snow Bunting briefly this morning

85 waxwings in to roost at Timble Ings

Thornton Village - 60+Pink-footed Geese

Members Only Res
Starling 227 > SW and W + 56 NW and NE = 283
Woodpigeon 258 > SW + 20 > N = 278
Fieldfare 555 > SW, Redwing 53 > SW, Mistle Thrush 1
Reed Bunting 4 > W and NW, Greenfinch 4 > NW,
Pink-footed Goose 690 > mainly W and NW
Herring Gull 1 > E

Haverah Park this morning:
5 Reed buntings and a female Stonechat by Scargill Reservoir,
a female Goldeneye on the reservoir. Nearby (Beaverdyke dam
outflow), 1 Marsh tit (seen, but first identified by characteristic
pi-choo call) and 2 Siskins, and 3 Tree sparrows in garden of cottage
by Beaverdyke Reservoir dam.

Washburn Valley this afternoon:
2 Common buzzards and 1 Red Kite, plus a male Stonechat


M Doveston, JL Topham, K Moir, A Jowett, S Lilley,
DCBarker, C King, H Creber, J Poland