Monday 2 August 2010

Birch Close Lane - male Black Redstart on walls above horse track this morning plus Wheatear
Weecher Res - Wheatear plus 60 Lapwing
Sconce Lane - Little Owl plus juv, Green Woodpecker. Plenty of Willow Warbler, Chiff-Chaff, Linnet & Stock Dove about.
Shaun R

Sunday 1 August 2010

Stockbridge Reserve (members only) - 31 species recorded this morning including - 2 Peregrine, Kingfisher, Reed Warbler, Whitethroat, Sedge Warbler, Reed Bunting, Willow Warbler, Cormorant, Blackcap, juv.GSW.
Shaun R

Friday 30 July 2010

Members only Res. - 2 adult Little Gulls.
Brian V

Thursday 29 July 2010

Whetstone - adult Stonechat plus 2 juvs
Stephen L
Stockbridge Reserve (members only) - 2 Kingfisher, Sedge Warbler, Blackcap, Willow Warbler, Whitethroat, Bullfinch.
Shaun R

Wednesday 29 July 2010

Walsh Lane - juvenile Little Owl
Bingley Moor - 2 Wheatears by Ashlar Chair plus Kestrel and a Golden Plover
Whetstone Allotments - female adult Stonechat plus a young male, also pair of Reed Bunting
Bradup - by Bradup Beck - 3 juvenile Whinchat and 3 juvenile Stonechat.
Shaun R

Tuesday 27 July 2010

Gallows Hill :- 2 Whitethroat one juvenile, 3 Blackcap, 3 Garden Warbler with juveniles, Chiffchaff, 2 Bullfinch female and juv., 1 Sparrowhawk, 1 Jay, 16 House Martin flying over river. Knotford Nook :- Chiffchaff, 1 Kingfisher flying along river, Swans with fledgling cygnets, a few Coot with juveniles, 3 Great Crested Grebe, 1 eclipse male Wigeon, Tufted Duck.
Ernie S

Monday 26 July 2010

Glovershaw - single juvenile Stonechat (no adults seen)
Birch Close - 2 Golden Plover
Weecher Res - 27 Lapwing, Oystercatcher
Sconce Lane - 3 Whitethroat, Kestrel, 9 Linnet, 14 Grey Partridge (5a + 9y), Little Owl chick,
4 Stock Dove, plenty of Willow Warbler, M P & Goldfinch. Plus 6 hares.
Reva Hill area - 12 Skylark, 6 Snipe, 10 Grey Partridge, 4 Lapwing, 3 Linnet
Walsh Lane - Little Owl.
Shaun R

Sunday (continued)

Stockbridge Reserve (members only) - Reed Warbler, Whitethroat, 2 Kingfisher, Reed Bunting, Willow Warbler, Chiff-Chaff, Blackcap amongst the 35 species recorded.
Shaun R
Thruscross Res.:- 67 Oystercatcher most sleeping in a flock on the bank, Blackcap, Common Gull, LBBG.
Hey Slack off Hoodstorth Lane:- Short-Eared Owl
Rocking Moor:- 16 Mipit, 10 Black-headed gull, 2 Golden Plover, 2 juv. Pied Wagtail, Curlew,
8 Lapwing. --
Ernie S

Sunday 25th July 2010

Shipley Glen

Green Woodpeckers have again successfully bred in the Glen. A juvenile bird was seen near Brackenhall whilst an adult was calling from nearby. Another adult was similarly calling from about half a mile to the north in a part of Glen that is narrow and inaccessible . Near this point a family party of Jays were active with two juveniles being noticed. Another young Jay was seen behind the Old Glen House. During the walk two family groups of Nuthatches were also watched.

25th July 2010

Redcar Tarn
Lapwing 250+ in fields, LBBGull 6+, BHGulls 100+
Swift, Swallow, Tufted Duck female with 7 young

East Riddlesden Hall - Kingfisher
Chiffchaff singing (Hummingbird Hawkmoth seen yesterday)


M&L Doveston

Saturday 24 July 2010

Oystercatcher: 2 at John O'Gaunts, 1 at Scargill Res
Ringed plover: 2 at John O'Gaunts (not seen ~ 1 hour later)
Lapwing: flock of 50 at Scargill with at least 10 juveniles
Dunlin: 1 at Scargill & Curlew: compact, noisy and restless flock of 100 plus 150 in fields below Scargill
Common Sandpipers: 2 at Lindley Wood, 2 at John O'Gaunts, 1 with 2 very young chicks at Scargill
Also:
Pair of Teal flushed from Beaverdyke Res.
John F
Whetstone -2 Kestrel, 2 Linnet, 3 Reed Bunting
Stephen L
Bingley garden - Humming-bird Hawk Moth.
Shaun R

Friday 23rd July

Glovershaw, Baildon Moor

Breeding birds were prominent within the area with juvenile Meadow Pipits, Reed Bunting and a family party of Linnets along the Glen Road. Another, similar group of Linnets were feeding in the gorse at the end of Birch Close Lane where a Whitethroat was also seen. I'd seen another Whitethroat on the Glen Road and a family of Great Spotted Woodpeckers near Crook Farm and from the Glen there was a weak, but persistent call of a Green Woodpecker.

Thursday 22 July 2010

Stockbridge Reserve (members only) - 30 species recorded. Plenty of thrushes, Blackcaps visiting the raspberry patch. Sedge Warbler, Bullfinch, Reed Bunting, Willow Warbler and Chiff-Chaff seen from hide. Surprisingly no Whitethroat or Reed Warbler.
Shaun R

Wednesday 21 July 2010

Redcar Tarn - adult Mediterranean Gull.
K Moir

Monday 19 July 2010

Glenn Road - family of 4 Kestrel
Weecher Reservoir - Common Sandpiper, female Stonechat with 2 juvs.
Birch Close area - 6 Linnet including a juv, 3 Stock Dove
Shaun R

Sunday 18 July 2010

Rombalds Moor - pair of Raven, 2 Peregrines
Stockbridge Reserve (members only) - family of Whitethroat, 5 Jay, 2 GSW, Willow Warbler, Garden Warbler, Reed Warbler & Reed Bunting singing.
Shaun R

Thursday 15 July 2010

Stockbridge Reserve (members only) - 33 species recorded including - a good collection of warblers were attracted to the rasps next to the hide such as, up to 6 Blackcap, Whitethroat, Garden Warbler, Willow Warbler, Chiff-Chaff. Also seen in front of hide - Kingfisher, Reed Warbler & Reed Bunting.
Shaun R

Monday 12th July

Glovershaw
An adult Cuckoo was seen feeding on caterpillars and flying across the bottom of Birch Close Lane. It perched on a variety of posts and rails and then dropped to the ground to scoop up its prey, on one occasion it was mobbed by a Swallow. Nearby, a male Reed Bunting was similarly engaged, taking a large green caterpillar to its nest. Another was singing from a wire on the Glen Road and a pair of Linnet were close-by and two more pairs noted in the vicinity of Birch Close. Two post-breeding flocks of Starlings were in the area, a Kestrel was hunting over the moor and three pairs of Swallow were around Golcar Farm.
Paul King

Sunday 11th July

Redcar Tarn
A 1st-summer Mediterranean Gull seen during the afternoon

Swinsty Car Park
About 20 Crossbills, including some juveniles seen at 5.15pm
Keith Moir

Saturday 10 July 2010

Stockbridge Reserve (members only) - 2 Kingfisher, male & juv Garden Warbler
Stephen L

Friday 9 July 2010

Redcar Tarn - 2 broods of Tufted duck 12 and 8, only look a few days old.
Alan T

Thursday 8 July 2010

Whetstone Allotments - pair of Whinchat feeding 2 juveniles, male Stonechat.
Stockbridge Reserve (members only) - 3 juv Kestrel. Singing birds - Blackcap, Dunnock, Reed Bunting, Reed Warbler, Whitethroat, Willow Warbler.
Shaun R

Monday 5 July 2010

Redcar Tarn - 3 Black-tailed Godwits seen at the Tarn late in the afternoon before flying off west.
Keith M

family party of siskins is visiting a bird table in a garden by the river just north of Bingley Grammar School grounds.

flock of about 30 house martins was hawking over Shipley Golf course at about 11 a.m

A Josephs

Sunday 4 July 2010

3 adult Whinchat( 2 male), 1 adult male Stonechat, Whetstone Allotments.
Stephen L

3rd July 2010

Caldene Fields,
Nightjar seen sat on dry-stone wall and later in flight.

via MVPriestley

Thursday 1 July 2010

Stockbridge Reserve (members only) - family of 4 Peregrine circling over Reserve, adults feeding fledged Kestrels with 3 young waiting together on field gate at times, GSW plus 2 juvs, Willow Warbler, Kingfisher, Reed Warbler, Blackcap, Redpoll amongst the 34 species recorded.
Whetstone - pair of Stonechat with 2 juvs, male Whinchat.
Shaun R

Wednesday 30 June 2010

Timble :- Female Cuckoo at edge of the wood searching unsuccessfully for Mipit nests, also flying low over the heather hoping to put up mipits, so that it could locate its nest, it failed, and flew off into the heat haze.
Timble village:- 4 Tree Sparrow one with nesting material? 6 Mistle Thrush, family group. -- Ernie S

Sunday 27 June 2010

Private Wetlands :- 2 Common Tern on sailing lake, 5 Reed Warbler and one juvenile, Reed Bunting, Jay. Ringlet, Meadow Brown, Speckled Wood & Small Skipper. 1 Four Spot Chaser.
Ernie S
Stockbridge Reserve (members only) - four Kestrel have now fledged and remain close to the nest box whilst one more youngster is still in it. 32 species of bird recorded including Reed Warbler, Blackcap, Reed Bunting, Whitethroat, GSW.
Received report of Cuckoo on fence in front of hide yesterday but not seen today.
Meadow Brown, Small White, Speckled Wood, Small Tortoiseshell, Skipper & Brimstone Moth seen. Broad-banded Chaser (male) noted.
Shaun R
East Riddlesden Hall - Siskin flew over
M Doveston
Rombalds Moor - Red Kite
Alan T
Leeshaw Reservoir - Sunday morning and evening visits 3 Pied Wagtail - 2+ juv, Skylark 20+ Lapwing, some young , 6 Curlew, pair Common Sandpiper, Little Owl carrying vole to nest?, female Wheatear, pair of Linnet.
Steve P

Saturday 26 June 2010

Barden Moor
Surprisingly late pair of Cuckoo: male calling from around lower reservoir, female seen 10 minutes later near Upper Reservoir: only her head was sticking out of heather (laying?) as she was being fiercely attacked by a pair of Meadow Pipits, who pursued her as she flew off.
Male Stonechat singing near lower reservoir; also 1 Linnet in same area.
Pair of Common Sandpipers at Upper Reservoir
Good numbers of Meadow Pipits with lots of evidence of breeding but only 2 Grouse seen/heard on circular walk past reservoirs and back via Halton Height.
3 intrepid young Lapwing in Upper Reservoir overflow in an atmosphere with masses of screaming Black-headed Gulls overhead and countless, no doubt ravenously-hungry gull-chicks on the shore – lets hope they make it!
John F
Sparrowhawk 3 Kestrel, 2 close Raven, Stonechat and Whinchat at same site.
Alan T

Thursday 24 June 2010

Private Wetlands - Pair Great Crested Grebe with 2 young. Swans with 4 Cygnets. Butterflies, plenty Ringlet, Meadow Brown, Large Skipper and Orange tip. Plenty various Blue damsels and odd red but not a single Dragonfly.
Alan T
Stockbridge Reserve (members only) - At least 4 young Kestrels squeezed in the box, Reed Warblers appear to have fledged with 2 birds seen on the Reserve, Blackcap singing, Chiff-Chaff, Garden Warbler, 4 adult Whitethroat with young dotted about the site.
Evening visit produced an adult Whitethroat being followed by 3 juveniles.
Shaun R

Tuesday 22 June 2010

Fewston Reservoir circuit - Spotted Flycatcher in woodland opposite Swinsty CarPark
3 singing Blackcaps
10 Willow Warblers, mostly heard, with 1 carrying food and 1 one feeding two juveniles
1 Redshank at top end
Family of 4 Common Sandpipers at top end
Good to hear 13 Wrens singing on circuit.
John F

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Sunday 20 June 2010

Stockbridge Reserve (members only) - 35 species this morning including -
Kingfisher, 2 Chiff-Chaff, Blackcap, young Kestrels exercising their wings in the box, pair of Reed Warbler still feeding nestlings, juvenile Reed Bunting, at least 4 Whitethroat males singing.
Also first Broadbodied Chaser (male), plenty of Banded demoiselle damselfly & other damselfly,
7 Orchid Spikes about to open. Small Tortoiseshell & Skippers also seen.

S Radcliffe

Glovershaw/Golcar area
Snipe, Curlew, Lapwings, Skylarks, Meadow Pipits,
Reed Bunting male and female, LBBGull, Grey Partridge

M Doveston

Strid Woods
Goldcrest 1, Blackcap 1, Spotted Flycatcher 2 (carrying food)

B Vickers

Red Kite over Rombalds Moor
Alan T

19th June 2010

Beaverdyke Res
Little Grebe, 4 pairs of Coot, 4 Tufted Duck,
2 Redshank, Curlew, Lapwing, Little Owl, Cormorant,
Redstart, Swift, Swallow, House Martin

Lindley Wood Res
6 Cormorant, 2 GHeron, GCGrebe, 60+Greylag
20+Canada Geese, Mallard, Chiffchaff, Blackcap
Curlew, Lapwing

M Doveston

18th June 2010

Members Only Res
Dunlin 2, Common Sandpiper 1.

B Vickers

Thursday 17 June 2010

Stockbridge Reserve (members only) - Reed Warbler & Whitethroat feeding nestlings. Kestrel with 5 young not yet fledged. Plenty of Banded Demoiselle Damselfly, some seen mating. Two Blackcaps & a Chiff-Chaff singing.
Shaun R

Wednesday continued

Whetstone Gate -Pair of Whinchat this afternoon plus lots of Meadow Pipit and Skylark. Also Emperor moth and Small Heath
Alan T
Bingley Moor - only 1 pair of Golden Plover seen on survey. Plenty of Curlew & Meadow Pipits.
Shaun R

16th June 2010

Leeshaw Res - Hobby hawking insects over moorland

B Vickers

Monday 14 June 2010

Reva Hill area - 6 Snipe, 6 Redshank (including a juv), pair of Linnet, 2 hares
Shaun R
Wharfe Valley - Osprey, Buzzard, Red Kite.
Alan T
Whetstone Gate - Golden Plover, only one, plenty of Skylark and Mipit. Little Owl on road to the moor top.
Thackley Woods - Garden Warbler, Blackcap, and other usual woodland species
Angus R

Sunday 13 June 2010

Stockbridge Reserve (members only) - Reed Warblers & Kestrels feeding young. Blackcap singing. Empty shells found on island show that Oystercatchers were eating contents of Swan Mussel. Whitethroat singing whilst some birds were feeding young.
Shaun R

Saturday 12 June 2010

Lower & Upper Barden Res area - 32 species recorded including - Cuckoo, singing Whinchat plus another pair, Stonechat, pairs of Common Sandpiper plus young, Willow Warblers & Linnet. Red Kite, Buzzard & Kestrel seen.
BOG members on walk.
Ben Rhydding Gravel Pits - 2 singing Garden Warblers, Chiff-Chaff, Kingfisher, Curlew, Greater Spotted Woodpecker, pair Oystercatchers, only a few Sand Martins nesting. Orchids best they have been since 2006.
Steve P

Thursday 10 June 2010

Canal near Low Wood, Riddlesden - pair of Garden Warblers feeding young.
Stockbridge Reserve (members only) - Kestrels have 5 young, 3 male Whitethroats singing,
at least 4 male Reed Bunting on site, pair of Reed Warblers feeding young plus another male singing. No Sedge Warbler. Singing Blackcap.
Shaun R

8th June 2010

Penistone Hill - Cuckoo

H Creber

NOTICE

Please note that I am able to make entries for sightings again.
Shaun R

Monday 7 June 2010

Flyflatts -
2 Common Sandpipers - 1 Redshank and 1 pair of Ravens
+ lot of Meadow Pipits

Malc & Fran Stones

Timble Ings
Cuckoo, Woodcock

P Taylor

4th June 2010

St.Ives
Spotted Flycatcher singing in wood above Beckfoot Lane.
Nuthatch with young, Jay, Chiffchaff, Blackcap

M&L Doveston

30th May 2010

Whetstone Gate area
2 Wheatear, 1 Little owl, plenty Meadow pipit
singing Skylark, Lapwing

Snipe at Bradup, 1 Emperor moth.

A Tremethick


Strid Woods - 4 singing Wood Warblers

P Taylor

28th May 2010

Riddlesden Garden
Still having visits from Siskin and Redpoll

S Lilley

27th May 2010

Osprey still being seen in Wharfe Valley

AGGough

25th May 2010

East Riddlesden
Peregrine, Chiffchaff, Blackcap, Swifts, House Martins,
Sand Martins, Swallows, Moorhen with downy young

M Doveston

24th May 2010

Wharfe Valley - Osprey

A Tremethick

Whetstone Area
Male Whinchat, Male Stonechat, Female wheatear this evening
Little Owl, Whinchat, Skylarks, Curlew, Red Grouse this morning

S Lilley, M Doveston

23rd May 2010

Strid Woods
3 singing male Wood Warblers today.
2 on East side, 1 on West

P Taylor

Whetstone Quarry - male Whinchat singing

Whetstone Allotment - male Whinchat singing

Whetstone Gate
Curlew, Meadow Pipits, Skylarks, Lapwing
Red Grouse

M&L Doveston

IMPORTANT NOTICE

Please send all sightings to - mark.doveston@blueyonder.co.uk until further notice.
Thanks.
Shaun Radcliffe

22nd May 2010

R.Aire Silsden
Dipper, Oystercatcher, Redshank, Garden Warbler, Swifts,
Willow Warblers, Chaffinch, Long-tailed Tit, Curlew,
BHGull, G Heron, 3 Greylags, 4 Canada Geese, Mallard


M&L Doveston

20th May 2010

Wharfe Valley - Osprey seen twice

AGGough


Along River Washburn in Ellers Wood area
Pair of spotted flycatchers; 5 treecreepers including 2 pairs

J Flood

Wednesday 19 May 2010 continued

Rawdon Sewage Works -
Grasshopper Warbler, 2 Whitethroat, Stock Dove, Blackcap.
Angus R

Strid Woods
Pair of wood warblers on eastern side about 15 to 20 metres downstream from stone shelter on the right of the track, riverside. One pair of Pied Flycatchers on western bank going regularly to nest box 16 on left handside of track down from Strid Car Park near the picnic tables.

I Skayman

19th May 2010

Glovershaw,
On the 12th fairway of Baildon Golf Course a late female Wheatear feeding with five Skylarks and a few Meadow Pipits. Two pairs of Reed Buntings were nearby and breeding Curlew, Snipe, Lapwing and Oystercatcher were very much in evidence.

Tuesday 18 May 2010

Edge of Rombalds Moor - 2 Red Kite, Buzzard
Whetstone Allotments -singing Whinchat, pair of Linnet
Reva Hill area - 2 pairs of Redshank, Snipe, 4 Golden Plover (Northern), 3 Wheatear, 2 Stock Dove.
Shaun R

East Riddlesden Hall
Raven x1 flew over, Swifts, Swallows, Bullfinches
Blackcap, Chiffchaff, Stock Dove,

M Doveston

Oxenhope - red kite overhead moving slowly West

A Greenwood.

Visible Migration Log 17-05-2010

A great evening... including passage waders as well as the gulls!
see:
http://vismig.blogspot.com/2010/05/oxenhope-waders-west-17-05-2010.html

Dave

Sunday 16th May 2010

Barden Bridge to Bolton Abbey
2 Common Sandpiper, 9 Dipper (inc. 2 juvs), 1 Kingfisher, 6 Grey wagtail, 5 Blackcap, 2 Wood Warbler (possible pair), 5 Pied Flycatcher, 3 Redstart, 1 Treecreeper, 2 Nuthatch, 1m Mandarin, 1 Buzzard.

Sunday 16 May 2010

Stockbridge Reserve (members only) -
same species as yesterday plus Sedge Warbler, Kingfisher
& pair of Bullfinch.
Shaun R


Timble Ings
1 Sparrowhawk, 3 Redpoll, 8 Willow Warbler,
5 Chiffchaff, 3 Mistle Thrush, 1 Snipe, 2 Goldfinch and
3 Blackcap

P Seaman

St.Ives 0700-1000
Pied Flycatcher male singing in woods above Beckfoot Lane
Chiffchaff 4+, Willow Warblers, Blackcaps, Swift, Jay 4+
LBBGull, Stock Dove, Nuthatch, Treecreeper 3+
Siskin, Swallow, Meadow Pipits, G Heron

M Doveston, J Roberts et al

East Riddlesden
Blackcaps, Chiffchaff, Bullfinches, Swifts, House Martin

Wilsden, Birchlands Ave - House Martins

M Doveston

Saturday 15 May 2010

Hirst Wood - Spotted Flycatcher plus Kingfisher on river.
Shaun R

Stockbridge
Reed Warbler, Garden Warbler, Whitethroat, Reed Buntings,
Sand Martins, Mute Swan, G Heron adult and juv
Oystercatcher

F Drake, S Lilley, M Doveston

East Riddlesden Hall
2x Siskin on feeders, Blackcap, Chiffchaff, Oystercatcher

M Doveston

14th May 2010

Strid Woods (stone shelter side only)
6+male Pied Flycatchers singing, 2 Redstarts singing,
Wood Warbler heard on other side of river, Sand Martin
Swallow, Swift, Chiffchaff, Willow Warbler, Blackcap,
Dipper, Grey Wagtail, Nuthatch, Treecreeper


M & L Doveston

Thursday continued

Low Wood - Nuthatch feeding young in nest hole, Garden Warbler building nest at nearby canal bank.
Stockbridge Reserve (members only) - Reed Warbler seen, Garden Warbler in full song.
Shaun R
Glovershaw area - Grasshopper Warbler, drumming Snipe, a single Golden Plover, and the usual Curlew, Lapwings, and Meadow Pipits.
Sconce area - Cuckoo heard, and another drumming Snipe.
(the Grasshopper Warbler was in the "Golden Plover field" next to Golcar Farm, "reeling" very loudly & persistently from the long grass - very difficult to spot)
Casper P

13th May 2010

Harden Moor
Male Cuckoo seen being mobbed by Meadow Pipits
Linnets, Willow Warblers, Swifts, Swallows.

Nab Lane, Wilsden
Whitethroat, Linnets, Willow Warblers, Swallows

Hallas Bridge
Swallows 8+, G Heron, Willow Warblers

East Riddlesden
Blackbird with young, Bullfinches, Chiffchaff, Blackcap
Swift, BHGulls

M Doveston

Wharfe Valley
Osprey seen twice

AGGough

Tuesday 11 May 2010

Myrtle Park - Goosander with 6d, Stock Dove using owl box.
Hirst Wood - 2 breeding sites being used by Nuthatch found.
Shaun R

Sunday continued

Stockbridge Reserve (members only) - Reed Warbler but no Sedge yet! 2 Garden Warblers,
4 Whitethroat singing, Buzzard high flyover, female Kestrel sitting.
St Ives - Garden Warbler.
Shaun R

9th May 2010

Lindley Wd Res to Dob Bridge & Folly Hall Wood
and back via Norwood Bottom road:-
Chiffchaffs galore, Willow warblers, goldfinch, cormorant, loads of mallard, chaffinch, blackbird, robin, wren, pheasants, garden warblers, WHITETHROAT, long-tailed tit, great tit, blue tit, mistle thrush, wood pigeon, curlew, greylag, jackdaw, swallows, greenfinch, kestrel, GREEN WOODPECKER (heard twice), treecreeper, PIED FLYS (in F/Hall Wood: 2 male & 1 female), b/h gull, g/c grebe.

D&H Kidman

Hewenden Res
Common Sandpiper, Oystercatcher, Curlew,
10+Swift, 8+Swallow, 2 Linnet, GSWdpker drumming

M Doveston, DCBarker

Saturday continued

Glovershaw area - 6 Wheatear, plenty of Snipe flying, Lapwing chicks.
Sconce Lane area - Cuckoo seen, many Willow Warblers, 2 Whitethroat, Grey Partridge.
per BOG members walk.

8th May 2010

Members Only Res -
Grasshopper Warbler singing at the lagoons near 3rd gate.

DCBarker

Sedge Warbler at Raw Nook NR

MVPriestley

walk from Barden Bridge to Cavendish Pav and back, 0715-1045 hrs…
1 common sandpiper, 2 dipper, several sand martins, a few swallows, 5-6 swift, 2 pr mandarin ducks, 1 female goosander, 2 treecreeper, 1 redstart singing (not seen), 1 oystercatcher, heron, g/s woodpecker throwing bark down onto path, male sparrowhawk, garden warblers heard, a few willow warblers, chiffchaff, nuthatch, wood warblers (at Cavendish end, west side path), jay heard, cuckoo heard, jackdaws, c/crows, starlings, curlews, usual pheasants, mallards and ducklings aplenty, b/h gulls, blue tit, chaffinch, goldfinch, long-tailed tit, great tit, coal tit, robin, wren… But NO Pied Flys,

D Kidman

7th May 2010

Strid Woods,
Redstart 4 ( 1 Female), Treecreeper 2, Pied Flycatcher 4 ( 1 Female ),
Wood Warbler 1,
Storiths Road Barden,
Redstart 1, Willow Warbler 1, Garden Warbler 1, Green Woodpecker 1,
Raven 2.

B Vickers

Members Only Res - Grasshopper Warbler

DCBarker

Thursday 6 May 2010

Stockbridge Reserve (members only) - singing birds - 2 Whitethroat, Garden Warbler, Blackcap, Sedge Warbler plus resident birds.
Shaun R

Early morning walk downstream from Barden Bridge
on river-at least 2 pr. Common Sandpipers,2 pr. Dippers
4 Grey Wagtail,1 Kingfisher,I male Goosander,1 Pied Wagtail,
about 10 Oystercatchers.
in woods-1 pr.Pied Flycatcher,4 Blackcap,5 Chiffchaff,
4 Willow Warbler plus Goldcrest,Tree Creeper,Nuthatch,
Chaffinch,Song Thrush plus lots of Sand Martin,Swallows and
Swifts.No sightings of Wood or Garden Warblers

P Seaman

Wednesday continued

Whetstone Allotments - singing Whinchat, 5 drumming Snipe
Shaun R

5th May 2010

St.Ives - short walk
No sign of either Redstart or Pied Flycatcher.
Whitethroat in full song at Coppice Bog.


M Doveston


40+ swifts feeding very low over Shipley Golf Course 10.30 a.m

A Josephs

Tuesday 4 May 2010

Strid Wood - 1 Pair of Wood Warblers both very active, 4 male & 2 female Pied Flycatchers, 2 Male & 1 Female Redstarts, a pair of Siskin also very active, pair of Goosander, 3 Dippers, 2 Grey Wagtails, a pair of Oystercatches, Male Mandarin + GSW, Green Woodpecker yaffling and a Cuckoo heard at Barden Bridge.
Malc & Fran S

additional sightings over the weekend

Red Kite flew over Dowley Gap. Alan T
River Aire and Esholt Sewage Works - 2 Kingfisher, Dipper, Grey Wagtail, Blackcaps, Willow Warblers, Chiffchaffs, Garden Warbler, Common Whitethroat, 2 Oystercatcher. Hundreds of Swallows, Swifts, Sand Martins and House Martins over the filter-beds.
Casper P

Visible Migration Log.... 03-05-2010

Another good day with the Swifts see:

http://vismig.blogspot.com/

Dave

3rd May 2010

Redcar Tarn - 2 Arctic Terns seen mid-afternoon

K Moir

Visible Migration Log.... 02-05-2010

An active afternoon with a considerable Swift passage, see:

http://vismig.blogspot.com/

Dave

2nd May 2010

Bradup - 2 Wheatear

Whetstone -
several Red Grouse, Golden Plover, Lapwing
Curlew

M Doveston

Lesser Whitethroat in full song at Toad Holes Beck

MVPriestley

Saturday 1st May 2010

Leeshaw Reservoir Area
2 Wheatear, 2 Raven, 2 Redshank, 1 Cuckoo (calling), 2 House Martin, 12 Curlew, 20+ Lapwing, 3 Willow Warbler, 2 Grey Wagtail.

1st May 2010

St.Ives -0800-10.20
male Redstart singing at the Coppice Bog clearing.
male Pied Flycatcher singing in woods below Betty's Lodge.
Whitethroat, Blackcap, Chiffchaffs, Willow Warblers,
Swallows, Swifts, GSWdpkr, Nuthatch, Sparrowhawk,
(this is the first time for several years where I've heard both
Redstart & Pied Fly in the St.Ives Estate)

M Doveston et al

16 LBBGulls over Caldene Fields to the S/S/W 2 parties 14+2

MVPriestley

Trough Lane,
Wheatear 6, Whinchat 1 (Male) Reed Bunting 2

Nab Water Lane - Wheatear 4,

Fly Flatts - Wheatear 6.

B Vickers

Friday 30 April 2010

Hirst Wood area - 60c Swift over sewage works plus a few House Martin, Sand Martin and Swallow. Goldcrest singing by crossover bridge. Other birds seen Sparrowhawk, Song Thrush, Mistle Thrush, Jay and Oystercatcher. Pair of Blackcap in my Bingley garden eating Ivy berries.
Alan T


Leeshaw Res - Dunlin 1,

Trough Lane,
Wheatear 10, Whinchat 2. (2 Females )

B Vickers

Common Whitethroat at Raw Nook NR

MVPriestley

Thursday continued

Stainburn Plantation -Tree Pipits (6) some displaying this afternoon
Malc & Fran S
Stockbridge Reserve (members only) - Garden Warbler
Margaret & Peter R

29th April 2010

East Riddlesden
Swift, Swallow, House Martin, Sand Martin
2 Chiffchaff, 2+Blackcap, 4+Willow Warbler

Bingley Bypass - Cormorant, Kestrel


M Doveston

Wednesday 28th April continued

Birch Close Lane, High Eldwick
3 Wheatear and a pair of Grey Partridge.

Wednesday 28 April

Reva Hill area - Wheatear 7, Redshank 3, Snipe 4 and 140 Golden Plover (northerners).
Shaun R
Crag Wood - near Apperley Bridge - 2 Grasshopper Warblers, pair of Whitethroat
Angus R

Tuesday continued

Oxenhope watchpoint - 3 Redshank, 2 Wheatear, pair of Common Sandpiper, pair of Golden Plover, female Goldeneye.
Leeming Res. - pair of Common Sandpiper
Fly Flatts Res. - 2 Wheatear, pair of Common Sandpiper.
Mike J & Shaun R
B R Gravel Pits - Sedge Warbler, Blackcaps & willow Warblers
Steve P

Tuesday 27th April, 2010

Birch Close Lane, High Eldwick
9 Wheatear
Glovershaw
abt 80 Golden Plover

Monday 26 April 2010

Glovershaw area - 4 Wheatear, 5 Snipe, 85 Golden Plover (including Northern race)
Whetstone Gate - 4 Wheatear
Shaun R
Upstream from Barden Bridge - Noisy territorial dispute between 2 pairs Common Sandpiper under a bridge. Dipper feeding 2 young. 2 pairs Goosander together, 2 Swifts over river. 2 Blackcaps at Howgill.
John F
Lindley Wood to Folly Hall Wood :- GCG on nest, Garden Warbler, 4, 1 Green Sandpiper, lots of Chiffchaff & Willow Warbler, 1 Pied Flycatcher, 5 Redstart & Cuckoo calling, Blackcaps.
Ernie S

Sunday continued

Stockbridge Reserve (members only) - 2 Swift, Whitethroat showing well, sometimes in front of hide. 35 species recorded this morning.
Shaun R

26th April 2010

Skipton Area
1pair Grasshopper Warblers, Sedge Warbler, Garden Warbler
Blackcaps, numerous Willow Warbler, Sand Martin, Swallows,
Redshank, Snipe, Lapwing, BHGull, Stock Dove,

Redcar Tarn
Lapwing, LBBGull, 14+ Tufted Duck, 2 Curlew


M Doveston

Saturday continued

Private Wetlands - 2 Common Tern, 6 Wigeon still on site.
Lindley Reservoir - top end, Green Sandpiper.
Alan T

Saturday 24th April

Glovershaw, Baildon
This morning the flock of Golden Plovers had reached over 250. They were feeding in the field by Golcar Farm. On a walk around the area I counted 17 singing Willow Warblers, about the same number as last year. A pair of Grey Partridge were by Crook Farm.

Saturday 24 April 2010

Stockbridge Reserve (members only) -
Whitethroat, Redshank stayed briefly.
Shaun R

East Riddlesden
House Martin, Chiffchaff, several Blackcap,
Peregrine, Sand Martin, Greylag Goose nesting along canal,
Bullfinch pair, Goldfinches, Greenfinches, Chaffinch,
Oystercatcher, Orange-tip Butterfly

M Doveston

Ring Ouzel above Oxenhope

R Grillo

23rd April 2010

Caldene Fields - Lesser Whitethroat singing
House Martin north

MVPriestley

cuckoo at Sladen Bridge, Haworth

R Grillo

Thursday (continued)

Strid Woods - 3 male Mandarin, Common Sandpiper, 2 male Siskin, only 1 Pied Flycatcher
Malc & Fran S
Kex Gill - Common Sandpiper by silt pond , 2 pair of Redshank, pair of Oystercatcher,
Pair of Tufted Duck, Greylag with 5 very small young.
John F

22nd April 2010

Leeshaw Res,
Pair of Garganey resting on the shore at 1450 departed by 1500hrs (Seen in the morning by K Moir)
Teal 2, Redshank 6, Oystercatcher 2

Trough Lane - Wheatear 6

Nab water Lane - Wheatear 8

Fly Flatts - Teal 6

B Vickers

Wednesday 21 April 2010

Blubberhouses area - Cuckoo, 2 Willow Warbler, Linnet, GSW.
Stephen P

Lindley Wood reservoir area 46 different speices
1 Common Sand, 1 M Redstart, Willow Warbler, Chiffchaff,
Swallow, 2 parties of Tree Sparrow 3 + 6 =9 Blackcap
1 pair of Oystercatcher.

MVPriestley

Trough Lane 22 Wheatear

Nab Water Lane 7 Wheatear

Fly Flatts 5 Wheatear

Leeshaw Res, Common Sandpiper 2

B Vickers

Tuesday 20 April 2010

3 Ring Ouzel reported at Nab End, Rombalds Moor.


Trough Lane Wheatear 24,

Leeshaw Res,
Swift
1, Swallow 6

B Vickers