30 November (continued)
Reva Hill area - 15 Snipe, 10 Grey Partridge, 30 RLP, Kestrel, a Meadow Pipit.
Shaun Radcliffe

30th November 2009

male blackcap in Villa Road garden, Bingley

A Jospehs

29th November 2009

Stockbridge Reserve (members only) -
30 Siskin, 2 Reed Bunting plus Snipe flushed. 32 species recorded.
Shaun Radcliffe

wintering flock of Golden Plovers form East/West Bowling areas came
directly over Caldene Fields estimated count of 400+

MVPriestley

28th November 2009

per tel call - 6 Whooper Swans on Farnhill Ings this morning.

Shaun Radcliffe

Cononley Ings -
pairs of Shoveler, Pintail & Goldeneye,
30 Teal, 40 Wigeon, 150 Lapwing.

Silsden Ings - 210 Lapwing.

Brian Vickers

27th November 2009

St Ives -
5 Nuthatch, 3 Treecreeper plus a Goosander on Coppice Pond in between the showers.

Shaun Radcliffe

26th November 2009

Stockbridge (members only) - 22 species recorded. 12 Siskins included a beautiful male, 5 Bullfinch, 2 Reed Bunting, hunting Kestrel, Cormorant flypast, Sparrowhawk perched in the willows in front of the hide.
Shaun Radcliffe

Leeshaw Res 3 Cormorants

Leeming Res 1 Little Grebe

Trough Lane 2 Stonechat ( A pair )

Cullingworth Fields - 60+ Fieldfare, 25 Stock Dove.

B Vickers

Monday 23 November 2009 (reported today 25th)
Private Wetlands - Black-necked Grebe in the evening. Bird not seen the next day.
Ernie Scarfe

Sunday 22 November 2009
Stockbridge Reserve (members only) - 5 Reed Bunting, Bullfinch, 2 Redpoll plus small flock of L T T
Margaret & Peter Riley

Visible Migration Log 22-11-2009

Stainburn Moor, Harrogate... 22-11-2009
11/22/2009 07:32:00 PM

Oxenhope... bitter blast! 22-11-2009
11/22/2009 01:14:00 PM

Dave

Visible Migration Log 21-11-2009

Oxenhope... deep fog! 21-11-2009
11/21/2009 03:49:00 PM

Dave

Friday 20 November 2009
Private Wetlands - 8 Goldeneye, 3 Wigeon, 18 Tufted Duck, 6 GCG, 12 Cormorant, 2 Lapwing and a Snipe flushed.
Ben Rhydding G P - 6 Redwing, 2 Bullfinch, 6 Goldfinch.
Annie Uden, John Preshaw, Winston Pell & Shaun Radcliffe

Thursday 19 November 2009
Stockbridge (members only) - a poor day with just 19 species recorded. Reed Bunting & Water Rail failed to show. GSW, L T T and a few finches seen. Good company whilst cutting the hedges welcomed.
Shaun Radcliffe

Visible Migration Log 15-11-2009

The Edge of Dark! 14-11-2009
11/14/2009 08:36:00 PM

Oxenhope... winter is here! 15-11-2009
11/15/2009 07:57:00 PM

Stainburn Moor, Harrogate... 15-11-2009
11/15/2009 07:55:00 PM

Caldene Fields, Low Moor... spring like! 15-11-2009
11/15/2009 07:52:00 PM

The main season is now drawing to a close so reports will be few and far between until next year... a long earned rest!

See: Visible Migration for latest information

Dave

15th November 2009

Nab End - single Snow Bunting plus pair of Stonechat by road nearby.

Alan T

Stockbridge -
Water Rail, 3 Bullfinch, small flock of Siskin, Peregrine, Kestrel & Sparrowhawk.

Margaret & Peter Riley.

Rivock Edge - pair of Raven. Shaun Radcliffe

Visible Migration Log 14-11-2009

Oxenhope... empty skies 14-11-2009
11/14/2009 02:39:00 PM

Dave

Saturday (continued)
2 Snow Buntings again this morning at Nab End (see yesterday).
Alan T

Saturday 14th November 2009

Ogden Reservoir
100+ Black-headed Gulls, 40+ Common Gull, Grey Wagtail, Green Woodpecker, 10 Fieldfare, 2 Redwing, Goldcrest.
CJK

Friday 13 November 2009 - (a lucky day for Alan )
Nab End overlooking Silsden - Snow Bunting seen, there may be two. Local report received of 3 birds in the area since Wednesday.
2 Green Woodpeckers.
Alan T

Visible Migration Log 13-11-2009

Oxenhope... outlook bleak! 13-11-2009
11/13/2009 01:07:00 PM

Caldene Fields, Low Moor... few birds! 13-11-2009
11/13/2009 01:02:00 PM

Dave

Visible Migration Log 12-11-2009

Oxenhope... dunnock delight! 12-11-2009
11/12/2009 05:51:00 PM

Caldene Fields, Low Moor... quiet! 12-11-2009
11/12/2009 05:45:00 PM

Dave

12 November 2009
Stockbridge Reserve (members only ) - Water Rail seen briefly. Otherwise very quiet.
Shaun Radcliffe

11th November 2009

Oxenhope... after the storm! 11-11-2009
11/11/2009 02:20:00 PM

Caldene Fields, Low Moor... a site first! 11-11-2009
11/11/2009 02:17:00 PM

Dave B

Green sandpiper at Lindley Wood Reservoir

male and femaleMandarin at Fewston

J Poland

Visible Migration Log 10-11-2009

Oxenhope... transitional torrent! 10-11-2009
11/10/2009 07:54:00 PM

Queensbury... they came in thousands! 10-11-2009
11/10/2009 07:49:00 PM

Caldene Fields, Low Moor... slight fieldfare passage 10-11-2009
11/10/2009 07:42:00 PM

Stainburn Moor, Harrogate... quick gander! 10-11-2009
11/10/2009 07:37:00 PM

Dave

Saturday 7 November 2009
Dowley Gap down to Shipley - 1 Chiff-Chaff south of aqueduct, 2 Kingfisher on rowing length of river, 2 Goosander by Roberts Park, drake Mandarin on canal at Saltaire, 1 Meadow Pipit plus 12 Pied Wagtail at Dowley Gap sewage works.
Alan T.

Visible Migration Log 09-11-2009

Stainburn Moor, Harrogate... blue blue sky! 09-11-2009
11/09/2009 10:04:00 PM

Oxenhope...open skies today! 09-11-2009
11/09/2009 07:11:00 PM

Dave

9 November 2009
Bolton Park - Little Owl in tree enjoying the sunshine, G S W, nearby a pair of Stonechat.
Shaun Radcliffe

9th November 2009

Glovershaw

A beautiful autumn day and a walk through soggy leaves and squelchy fields. Eight Grey Partridges, nine Lapwings and 20 Common Gulls were feeding in the fields by Golcar Farm. Three Stock Doves flew by, a Kestrel patrolled along the edge of Baildon Moor and there was still evidence of Meadow Pipits and a Reed Bunting on the rough ground.

Visible Migration Log 08-11-2009

Stainburn Moor, Harrogate... fatigue! 08-11-2009
11/08/2009 06:46:00 PM

Oxenhope... silent skies! 08-11-2009
11/08/2009 03:28:00 PM

Ogden, Queensbury... quiet! 08-11-2009
11/08/2009 03:25:00 PM

Dave

8th November 2009

Stockbridge Reserve (members only)
32 species recorded this morning including -
2 Water Rail, Bullfinch, Cormorant, 30 Siskin, pair of Reed Bunting and a few winter thrushes.

Canal near Saltaire - Mandarin and Australian Wood Duck.

Shaun Radcliffe


200 Lapwings roosting at the bottom of Bowling Back Lane.

I Watson

Visible Migration Log 07-11-2009

Stainburn Moor, Harrogate... small peaks of excitement set in a plane of boredom! 07-11-2009
11/07/2009 06:31:00 PM

Caldene Fields, Low Moor... quiet 40 mins! 07-11-2009
11/07/2009 06:27:00 PM

Oxenhope... drawdown time? 07-11-2009
11/07/2009 10:57:00 AM

Dave

Visible Migration Log 06-11-2009

Oxenhope... milk out! 06-11-2009
11/06/2009 08:24:00 PM

Dave

Visible Migration Log 05-11-2009

Oxenhope... fieldfare special! 05-11-2009
11/05/2009 08:53:00 PM

Caldene Fields, Low Moor... woodies dominate! 05-11-2009
11/05/2009 08:45:00 PM

Dave

5 November 2009
Stockbridge Reserve (members only)
Water Rail showing well, female Blackcap, a dozen Siskin, (some coming down to bathe),
3 Bullfinch, 3 Reed Bunting, G S W, Redwing about.
Shaun Radcliffe

Visible Migration Log 04-11-2009

Oxenhope... small scale! 04-11-2009
11/04/2009 09:40:00 PM

Queensbury... big movement! 04-11-2009
11/04/2009 09:39:00 PM

Caldene Fields, Low Moor... excellent! 04-11-2009
11/04/2009 09:36:00 PM

Stainburn Moor... a quick visit! 04-11-2009
11/04/2009 09:33:00 PM

Dave

Visible Migration Log 03-11-2009

Oxenhope... NIL RETURN! 03-11-2009
11/03/2009 07:04:00 PM

Dave

3 November 2009
Sconce Lane - 200 plus Fieldfare, Sparrowhawk, Kestrel.
Shaun Radcliffe

Visible Migration Log 02-11-2009

Oxenhope... forlorn outlook! 02-11-2009
11/02/2009 08:03:00 PM

Caldene Fields, Low Moor... some redwings moving 02-11-2009
11/02/2009 07:57:00 PM

Dave

Visible Migration Log 01-11-2009

Oxenhope... windy wipeout! 01-11-2009
11/01/2009 08:19:00 PM

Ogden, Queensbury... washout! 01-11-2009
11/01/2009 08:17:00 PM

Dave