30th July 2009

Wharfe Valley - Osprey

AGGough

male Wheatear up at Govershaw by the golf links

S Lilley

29th July 2009

hawking low over Shipley Golf Course for most of the morning:
about 60 house martins and 25-30 swifts + a few swallows.

A Josephs

26th July 2009

Members Only Res
Moving Birds: Swallow 3 > W, Linnet 4 > W,
LBB Gull 29 > SW and NW, BH Gull 2 > SW
Canada Goose 14 > S

DCBarker

Wharfe Valley
2 Hobby

G Holmes

25th July 2009

Glovershaw
young Willow Warblers actively feeding along with a Whitethroat in hawthorn hedges. A flock of 20 Goldfinch descended on the thistles at Golcar Farm and a similar flock of Greenfinch were in the vicinity whilst a pair of Curlews were defending a juvenile bird and a small number of Lapwing remain in the pasture.

Paul King

Stockbridge -
3 Blackcaps, 2 Sedge Warblers, 3 Whitethroats,
2 Willow Warblers, Kingfisher

S Radcliffe

East Riddlesden Hall
Kingfishers, family of Jays, GSWdpkr, Chiffchaff singing
BHGull, LBBGull,

M Doveston

Aire Valley
3 Peregrines, 3 Kestrels, Merlin,
Reed Bunting female with 3 juvs

I Hargreaves

Members Only Res
Moving Birds: Canada Goose 24 > S, Linnet 21 > S and SW
BH Gull 156 > SW, LBB Gull 31 > NW, Lapwing 1 > SW
Curlew 1 > SW, Swift 6 > W, Sand Martin 38 > S

DCBarker

22nd July 2009

12 Crossbill flying around the car park at Swinsty
(nearest to Timble Village) but only a single bird at Timble Ings

S Radcliffe

Ponden Kirk - Dipper

R Grillo

20th July 2009

Wharfe Valley
Hobby, Raven, Red Kite, Buzzard,
Sparrowhawk, Kestrel

AGGough

Leeshaw Res - Hobby

K Moir

Whetstone quarry area -
pair of male Stonechat with juvs
Also two juv Whinchat

S Radcliffe

19th July 2009

Stockbridge -
Hobby, 5 Whitethroat, Blackcap, Sedge Warbler, Reed Bunting

S Radcliffe

Members Only Res
Moving Birds:
LBB Gull 121 > NW and SW, BH Gull 216 > mainly W
Oystercatcher 3 > NW, Curlew 1 > SW, Starling 33 > SW
Crossbill 14 > WSW, Lapwing 3 > SW, Skylark 1 > W
Mipits 19 > W, Linnet 37 > W, Swift 271 > W
Other;
Common Sandpiper 2, Chiffchaff 1, Whitethroat 1

DCBarker

black swan on the canal at crossflatts

P Rollins

17th July 2009

Wharfe Valley
30+lapwings,20 Meadow Pipits (including 9 young on power line)
12 Swallows,2 Whinchats,1 Swift,1 Common Buzzard,1 Red Kite

P&C Seaman

16th July 2009

Leeshaw Res,
Greenshank 1, Oystercatcher 2, Common Sandpiper 1,
Sparrowhawk 1.

Rod Proctor, Brian Vickers, Keith Moir

14th July 2009

Little Egret flew down Wharfe Valley from Barden

AGGough

Fly Flatts - 2 Juvenile wheatears

B Vickers

12th July 2009

Skipton - Grasshopper Warbler

G Holmes

Stockbridge
heard Reed Warbler, Willow Warbler,
Kingfisher, Reed Bunting, Whitethroat, Sedge Warbler
Moorhen building nest on an island

S Radcliffe

Members Only Res
LBB Gull 79 > SW and NW, BH Gull 9 > SW and NW
Common Gull 1 > NW, Swift 17 > SW

DCBarker

11th July 2009

single Curlew flying W over Caldene Fields

MVPriestley

Members Only Res
Black headed Gull 41 > S and NW, LBB Gull 6 > NW,
Sand Martin 17 >SE, Willow Warbler 7 >W, Swift 8 >SW

DCBarker

10th July 2009

Reva Hill area -
Oystercatcher, post breeding flock of 38 Curlew,
4 singing Skylark, Snipe, 4 Hares

S Radcliffe

Barden Bridge - Spotted Flycatcher

M&F Stones

treecreeper in trees aongside river Worth at lumbfoot

R Grillo

9th July 2009

16 Crossbills at bull coppy wood

M Cunningham


Wharfe Valley - Hobby

AGGough


Stockbridge -
young Kingfisher, at east 4 Blackcap feeding on the raspberry
patch, Whitethroats, Bullfinch, Sedge Warblers.

S Radcliffe


Pair of spotted flycatchers in StIves -
in racecourse plantation about 200yds east of alter lane entrance

G Robin

6th July 2009

Blubberhouses to Thruscross and circuit
1 garden warbler, 1 blackcap and 3 chiffchaff
Low Dam: pair little grebe with 3 juveniles –
1 1st brood and 2 very new 2nd brood; adult coot with 2 young
Thruscross circuit:
10 willow warblers, 2 blackcap, 1 chiffchaff, 1 green woodpecker,
19 oystercatchers and 1 common sandpiper.

J Flood

5th July 2009

Wharfe Valley - Osprey 12.20, Hobby

G Holmes, AGGough


Stockbridge -
Reed Warbler, Reed Bunting, Blackcap, Willow Warbler,
Whitethroat
, Kingfisher, GSW.

S Radcliffe

Members Only Res
Moving birds: Lapwing 1>S and >N, LBB Gull 133>SW and S
BH Gull 150>SW and S, Grey Wagtail 2>W, Mipit 23>S and SW
Mistle Thrush 1> W, Carrion Crow 1 > N and 1> S.
V highCurlew 2>NW, Golden Plover 2>SW, Oystercatcher 21>NW
Starling 2 >SW high, Goldfinch 8 > SW, Wader sp 11 > SW

DCBarker

4th July 2009

Wharfe Valley - Hobby

G Holmes

Members Only Res
Moving Birds: Lesser black-backed Gull 179 > SW, Swallow 5 > SW
BH Gull 180 > SW, Stock Dove 1 > NW, Sand Martin 7 > W
Lapwing 151 > NW, 1 > S.Swift 181 > W, Oystercatcher 2 > NW,
Linnet 4 > W, Goldfinch 2 > W, Curlew 3 > NW, godwit sp 3 > S
Butterflies
Red Admiral 1 > NW, Gatekeeper 1, Small White 1 > NW,
Large White 2 > NW, Common Blue

DCBarker

1st July 2009

Wood above (NE of) March Ghyll Reservoir
Flock of ~30 goldfinch including juveniles, 2 linnets,
3 juvenile stonechat, 1 male bullfinch, 1 juvenile reed bunting


J Flood