Undisclosed Site:
Osprey at 14:00 then returned at 17:15
Marsh Harrier, 2 Peregrine, 4 Red Kites
4 Common Buzzard, Kestrel, Sparrowhawk

Excerpts from a birders diary at Glovershaw.....

Today Glovershaw was at its glorious best, clear blue
skies and a gentle breeze from the north-west made it
perfect for watching birds. The birds were showing
well and there were plenty of them. A family of
Stonechats greeted me as I left the car. They were on
the left of the Glen Road, using the bracken for
perching and cover. I counted two adult birds and
three juveniles. As I walked further along Reed
Buntings and Meadow Pipits were prominent on the
bracken on both sides of the road and on the overhead
wires. My attention was attracted by an adult
Whinchat on the adjacent wall, it was shortly joined
by others, and thereafter, a gathering of five of the
birds (two adults and three young birds) were seen
sitting along a wire fence. Alongside the moorland
edge with the Golf Course on my right I stopped
frequently to check the wall on my left. Sure enough,
it proved to be worthwhile, as four birds were
prominent, these proved to be another Whinchat, a
female Wheatear, a male Stonechat with a juvenile.
Flitting around the Golf Course and the nearby bracken
was another juvenile Stonechat and a Whithroat moved
from the tall grasses onto a fence post as a Willow
Warbler probed in the branches of a spindly plant. As
I walked towards Golcar Farm, another female Wheatear
was using the field boundary, fence and ditch on my
left and another family of Stonechat was present.
They were feeding near a gorse and make use of some
adjacent scrub. I noted two adults and two juveniles
this time, the party being joined by Goldfinches and
Greenfinches which were attacking the many thistle
seeds. I waited a little while by Golcar Farm and it
was no surprise to see the pair of Spotted
Flycatchers, that I first noticed on the 8th August.
They were using the field and hedges to the north of
the farm. As I turned to leave I noticed that a flock
of about twenty House Martins had moved in,
supplanting many of the Swallows which were generally
feeding up over the fields and moving through in a
southerly direction.

In total : 12 Stonechat, 6 Whinchat, 2 Wheatear, 2
Spotted Flycatcher, 1 Whitethroat and numerous
Goldfinch, Greenfinch, Reed Bunting, Meadow Pipit,
Willow Warbler.

Member's Only Res
1 Ringed Plover ( departed high sw at 0730 ), 8 Wheatear.

Nab Water Lane, 1 Wheatear, 2 Whinchat.

Paul Clough, 1 Green Woodpecker, 5 Willow Warblers.

Trough Lane 2 Wheatear



B Vickers

Glovershaw area
4 Whinchat, Wheatear, Spotted Flycatcher



P King

Member's Only Res - AM visit
10 Shelduck ( 4 adults + 6 Juveniles), 1 Ringed Plover
177 Swallows moving Sw between 1000 and 1100 hrs
6 Swifts with the Swallows, 2 Willow Warblers, 4 Reed Buntings
PM Visit = 18 Shelduck (4 adults), 2 Raven, Ringed Plover
and at 20.15 a female Red-breasted Merganser

Aire Valley at Baildon
Shelduck west at 18.15, Swift west at 18.30

Bradup
family party of whinchat, wheatear

Hoodstorth
wheatear

Stockbridge
Water Rail, Swift



B Vickers, M Pearson, S Radcliffe, R Proctor

Nab Water Lane, Oxenhope
Whinchat 5, Wheatear 3, Short Eared Owl

Member's Only Res
AM passage birds:
Swallow 295, House Martin 6, Swift 2, Meadow Pipit 16
Goldfinch 42, Common Gull 27, Greenfinch 12
Others: Wheatear 5, Ringed Plover 6 ,Redshank 1
Goosander 5, 50+LBBGulls

Stockbridge
green sandpiper, Tawny Owl, 3 Water Rail ( 1 seen, 2 heard)
Sedge, Whitethroat, Blackcap, GSW

Lindley Wood Res
2 Greenshank, Ringed Plover

20th August 100+ house martins over pasture land
between Hirst Wood Weirand Shipley Glen, 6 jays Shipley Glen


B Vickers, DCBarker, M Doveston,
M&P Riley, J Poland, S Varrie

Dowley Gap & Hirst Wood
6 goosanders, 2 Nuthatch and 2 GSWP,
swallows and house martins


S Varrie

Glovershaw
2 spotted flycatcher and 4 stonechat

members only res
2 ringed plover, peregrine, GBBG

paul king, brian vickers

Oxenhope reservoirs
5 Wheatear, Fly Flatts.
Members only Res: , LBBG's 200+, Lapwing 145, Common Sandpiper 3, Ringed Plover Probably 9, 1 on the shore at 1145, 4 arrived at 1215, all had departed when I returned at 1350, 2 arrived at 1425 and departed south at 1430, Finally two arrived at 1615.

Stockbridge
water rail, whitethroat, sedge warbler feeding young

Birch Close
5 wheatear, little owl

Sconce Lane
15 linnet, juv little owl, 3 stonechat inc 2 juvs

Denholme Clough 0700-0800
9 House Martins moving south west, Swallows
3 Chiffchaff, 15+Willow Warblers, Whitethroat

Doe Park Res
2 Common Gull, 20 BHGull, GHeron, Linnet

Member's Only Res AM visit:
Peregrine, Sparrowhawk, Kestrel, Ringed Plover
222x LBBGull, 200 BHGull, 20 Common Gull
5+Swift, Swallows, Meadow Pipits, Grey Wagtail

John O' Gaunts
4 blackwit, greenshank, 1-2 green sand, Ringed plover, LRP, redstart, green woodpecker, 4 oystercatcher



M Doveston, DCBarker, J Suckly, B Vickers, R Proctor

Hirst Wood canal side - Lesser Spotted Woodpecker

Stockbridge - Tawny Owl



S Radcliffe

Kex Gill

mipits starting to pass through with good numbers of swallows heading east. 2 Tree pipits over and a green woodpecker present. small numbers of birds ringed including a chiffchaff, 6 willow warblers and this meadow pipit above.

Member's Only Res
AM Visit: Juv Little Ringed Plover, Adult Yellow Legged Gull, also Clouded Yellow
dusk visit: Lapwings, LBBGulls, Snipe, Curlew

Stubden Res - 16:05 - Buzzard

Paul Clough
2 Tree Pipit, Whitethroat

Keighley Moor Res - 7 Wheatear

Glovershaw.
Willow Warblers were common, three males still in song.
female Stonechat with two juveniles. Spotted Flycatcher, Little Owl
flock of Goldfinches


A Jowett, B Vickers, P Cunningham, R Scullion,
M Doveston, J James

Member's Only Res - AM visit
Yellow-legged Gull, Sanderling, Wheatear, 10 Curlew
Dusk visit (20:30 - 2140)
Yellow-legged Gull arrived for roost, 135 Lapwing,
1 Oystercatcher, 15 Curlew, Common Sandpiper


Low Moor Garden - Treecreeper a local rarity


MVPriestley, B Vickers, M Doveston, K Moir

Member's Only Res - early am
Yellow-legged Gull adult, 50+ Lapwing
Common Sandpiper, LBBGulls, Common Gulls,
BHGulls, Swallows, Meadow Pipits, Kestrel
Mid-afternoon 15:00 2 Whimbrel passed through
butterflies: common blue, meadow brown,peacock,
small white,tortoiseshell and gate keeper

Stockbridge - members only
Whitethroat, 2 Kingfishers, Sedge W, Blackcap.
Also leeches seen and elephant hawk moth caterpillar

St.Ives 0830 - 1030
Whitethroat female, Chiffchaff, Willow Warbler
Swifts, House Martins, Swallows, Nuthatch,
Jays, Treecreepers, GSWdpkrs, Green Woodpkrs
Common Blue Damselfly, Green-veined White

Rockinghall Moor - Green Sandpiper

Paul Clough - Spotted Flycatcher 1, Willow Warbler 7,
Great Spotted Woodpecker ( Juv ) 1, Bullfinch 2, Blackcap

M Doveston, A Tremethick, John P, B Vickers, S Radcliffe

Member's Only Res - am visit
adult Mediterranean Gull with metal leg ring
Redstart, Willow Warbler, Swallow passage. Common Sandpiper

Myrtle Park riverside walk
Speckled Wood, Red Admiral, Large White, Green-veined White,
Comma, Peacock, Brown Hawker, Blue-tailed Damselfy,

Undisclosed Site:
1st Summer Hobby, female Merlin, 2 Red Kite
2 Kestrel, Buzzard

Hazlewood Moor
Raven, Stonechat, Wheatear

Leeshaw Res - 2 Cormorant, several Linnet & Goldfinches

M Doveston, AGGough, D Curran, DCBarker, B Vickers
H Hardwick, S Radcliffe, A Greenwood

just a note to say that John O' Gaunts and Beaverdyke Reservoirs have very low water levels at the moment and will be well worth a look over the next couple of months for passage waders.

This is one of BOG's best wader reservoirs and a wide selection of waders has been noted there in the past. Some may remember the Long Billed Dowitcher many moons ago!

private wetland site
62 new birds ringed including Willow Tit, Blackcap, Willow Warbler and Treecreeper.
also kingfisher

Undisclosed Site:
3 Red Kite, Cream-crown Marsh Harrier
10 Buzzard, Peregrine

Member's Only Res
Mediterranean Gull, 4 Dunlin, Black Redstart


A Jowett, M Taunton, B Vickers

Member's Only Res
1 adult Turnstone in full summer plumage, 2 x Ringed Plover,
2 x Yellow Legged Gull, 1 Juv Dunlin, 2 x Common Sandpiper,
120+ Lapwing. Male Redstart , 3 Chiffchaff, Grey Wagtail



B Vickers, K Moir

Member's Only Res
Juv Greenshank, 2x Ringed Plover, 2x Dunlin, 1 Sanderling,
2x Common Sandpiper, Adult Yellow Legged Gull



B Vickers, K Moir, R Proctor

Member's Only Res - AM visit
Mediterranean Gull, Yellow-legged Gull, Common Gull
LBBGulls, BHGulls, Dunlin, Common Sandpiper, Lapwing
Golden Plover, Swifts, Swallows, Wheatear, Linnet,
Starling, Pied Wagtail, Meadow Pipit,
Insect: as yesterday with Painted Lady, Small Copper, Red Admiral

Trough Lane - Little Owl

Stockbridge
Whitethroat & Sedge singing, LTT family, Reed Bunting
GSW, Blackcaps, Kingfisher, Willow Warbler



M Doveston. DCBarker, B Vickers, N Carr, C King
J James, J Suckly, S Radcliffe

Leeshaw Res
1 LRP, 1 juv Cormorant

Member's Only Res
1 Adult Mediterranean Gull, 1 Adult Yellow-legged Gull
Dunlin, 36 Lapwing, Common Sandpiper, Common Gull
LBBGulls, BHGulls, Ringed Plover
Insects: Common Blue, Peacock, Small Heath, Meadow Brown,
Green-veined White, Large White, Small Skipper, 6 spot Burnet
Small Tortoiseshell, Lacewing, Silver Y,

Stockbridge
Tawny Owl, Sand Martin, Reed Bunting, Common Gull
Whitethroat singing, Blackcap, Willow Warbler, House Martin

Redcar Tarn - 2 female Tufted Ducks with young


B Vickers, P Cunningham, DCBarker, J Suckly,
M Doveston, H Hardwick, F Drake, S Radcliffe

Member's Only Res - AM visit
Yellow-legged Gull, Sanderling

Stockbridge
2x Reed Warblers



B Vickers, K Moir, M&P Riley

Member's Only Res am visit
adult Mediterranean Gull, 1x LRP
pm visit = 3 Golden Plover, 1x LRP, Snipe
200 BHGull, 8 Common Gull, 40 LBBGull

Leeming Res - 6x LRP

Stockbridge
Tawny Owl, Green Sandpiper, Kingfisher
Blackcap, Whitethroat


B Vickers, M Doveston, H Hardwick, S Radcliffe, F Drake

Timble Ings
15+ black darter, several common darter, 4 emperor, 1 golden ringed dragonfly, southern hawker, several brown and common hawkers, 12+ broad bodied chasers, several emeral damsels and 4 spotted chasers.

several commas and many small skippers, gatekeepers and ringlets.

yesterday black tailed skimmer and 4 purple hairstreaks.

common buzzard over

Member's Only Res - am visit
adult Mediterranean Gull (different bird to previous)
3rd yr & adult Yellow Legged Gull
1 Emperor & Black-tailed Skimmer


K Moir et al

Member's Only Res 20:50-21:30
1x adult LRP, 2 Common Sandpiper, Curlew, Lapwing
20 LBBGull, 3 BHGull, 1 Common Gull, Pheasant
Pied Wagtails, Meadow Pipits, Common Blue butterfly



M Doveston

Timble Ings.

amongst other dragonflies Black Darters have been seen on both sides of Timble Ings. This one was taken by David Gilroy at the new pools on the South Side.

St.Ives
Usual woodland species with young

Leeming Res
6 LRP, 2 Common Sandpiper, 1 Oystercatcher

Sconce Area
2 Yellowhammers singing, 2 pairs of Stonechat with juvs
post breeding flocks of Meadow Pipits

Member's Only Res - am visit
1 LRP, 1 Adult Mediterranean Gull, 3 Snipe
1 Adult Yellow-legged Gull, 3 Golden Plover
130+Lapwing, Curlew, 3 Common Sandpiper
Green Woodpecker, Grey Wagtail, Kestrel

Stockbridge
Lesser Pecker, Whitethroat 3, Sedge 3, Garden W.,
Swift 70, Blackaps

Whetstone Gate - 5 Linnet, 2 Grouse, 2 Curlew, 30 Goldfinch.

Dowley Gap to Bradford & Bingley Rugby Club
2 White-letter Hairstreaks, several Banded Demioselle,
3+Comma, 3+Common Blue, Large Skipper

Raw Nook = Emperor Dragonfly, Brown Hawker, Large Skipper &
Common Blue.

Toad Holes Beck = Green-veined White, Speckled Wood, Ringlet
Comma, and Gatekeeper butterflies.

Cottingley Garden - Dark Green Fritillary


B Vickers, M Doveston, P King, DCBarker, J Suckly
M Priestley, H Hardwick, M Taunton, S Radcliffe

For those interested in dragonflies the newly created pools at Timble Ings are providing a nice variety inc Black Darter, Emperor, Banded Demoiselle, common darter, Brown and Southern Hawker, Four spotted chaser and 25+ Broad bodied Chasers.

there are some pools near the old pub as you walk in from the Anchor Farm end and a larger complex of pools on the south side stretching right out to the moorland edge. Any sightings would be greatly recieved.

thanks

Andy Jowett

Member's Only Res - am visit
1000+BHGull, 6 Common Gull, 20+LBBGull
Swift and Swallow moving through as well as butterflies
6 Golden Plover, 100+Lapwing, Common Sandpiper,
Curlew, Dunlin, Mallard, Canadas, Sand Martin
Common Blue, Red Admiral, Small Heath, Small Tortoiseshell
& Meadow Brown butterflies.
PM Visit:
Adult Mediterranean Gull

Trough Lane - male Stonechat

Cullingworth - Swifts

Private Wetland Site

3 reed warbler singing, also brown hawker, common darter, four spotted chaser. 2 stoats also seen

Dowley Gap
Dipper and Grey Wagtail families, Oystercatcher
White letter Hairstreak & Purple Hairstreak butterflies

Soil Hill - Grasshopper Warbler reeling

Redcar Tarn = 2 broods of TuftedDuck 4 & 8 juvs

Darley area = Buzzard, 30 House Martin, 30 Swallow

C King, B Vickers, DCBarker, J Suckly
M Doveston, A Jowett, A Tremithick,
K Moir, B Sumner

Member's Only Res - PM visit 17:15-19:30
1000 BHGulls, 20 Common Gulls, 33 LBBGulls,
2nd yr Yellow-legged Gull, 12 Golden Plover,
2 Common Sandpiper, Oystercatcher, 217 Lapwing
Dunlin, Curlew, Linnet, 10+Greenfinch



M Doveston

Stockbridge
2 Kingfisher tonight (1 juv) plus Sedge & Whitethroat singing

Member's Only Res - pm visit
Adult Yellow-legged Gull, LRP, 10 Golden Plover
100+Lapwing, 800+BHGull, 8 Common Gull, 70 LBBGull
4 Common Sandpipers with 4 downy young, 3 Oystercatcher
10 Curlew

Leeshaw Res - am visit
3 Oystercatcher


S Radcliffe, B Vickers, M Doveston

Member's Only Res
1 Adult Yellow Legged Gull in the roost, 6 Oystercatchers,
2 Redshank, 1 Dunlin, 2 Common Sandpipers. 20+ Curlew.


B Vickers

Private Wetland Site
greenshank

Scotland Lane, Yeadon
gropper reeling, 3 singing yellowhammer, 4 little owls

Member's Only Res
6 Common Sandpiper, 10+Curlew, 20+Lapwing, Redshank
48 LBBGull, 250+BHGull, 5 Common Gull, juv Wheatear

Cullingworth Fields
juvenile Mediterranean Gull


this is a short note on one local birders recent activities

We started atBarden and walked to the Upper Res and came back tothe car via the Lower Res. Quite interesting it was. Stonechats : One pair with two juveniles below theUpper Res, another pair feeding and seen on thebracken above the Lower Res. A female was also nea rth epath along the top of the Lower Res. Whinchat : A singing male near the inlet at the top ofthe Lower Res and a pair by the track around the top of the Lower Res close to where the lone feamle Stonechat was. There was also a female Wheatear. We could not decide what it was doing at this stage, it didn't seem to be breeding, but we couldn't be sure. We noted two adult Red Grouse and five young birdsjust nice and plump for the 12th! Along Trough Lane we saw another pair of Stonechats! I've now seen six pairs of Stonechats and two females in the last week and three pairs of Whinchats! Today at Glovershaw (18th) there were a good few post-breeding parties of Reed Bunting, Willow Warbler, Meadow Pipit, Dunnock on the bracken. A juvenile Stonechat was amongst them and I saw the pair ofYellowhammers that have taken up residence at the top of the Glen Road.