BIRD SIGHTINGS

30th April 2007

NIGHTJARS back, already, at breeding grounds last night

Trough Lane, 3 Wheatears

Strid Woods
Redstart, Blackcap, Willow Warbler, Chiffchaff, pied Flycatchers
photo B Vickers

East Riddlesden Hall
Kingfisher, Sand Martin, House Martin, Coot with young,
Bullfinch, Blackcap, Chiffchaff

Marley Brow - Peregrine flyover, 4 Stock Dove, 2 Blackcaps

Glovershaw - Yellowhammer (male) along the Glen Road. Birch Close Lane three Wheatears (2 male, 1female).

Undisclosed Site - pair of Lesser Spotted Woodpeckers (photo M Taunton)

B Vickers, S Radcliffe, P King, M Taunton

29th April 2007

photo I Hargreaves

Barden to Strid Woods and Posforth Gill and back 0745-1115
20+ sand martins, gswdpkr, 2 common sandpiper, 2 treecreeper,

nuthatch, willow warblers, chiffchaffs, 1 pied wagtail, 1 male goosander,

dipper feeding young nr outfall by aqueduct, mallards with ducklings,

at least 4 pairs pied flycatchers at nestboxes, tawny owl hooting,

blackcaps, garden warbler, at least 2 wood warblers heard, swift,

2 swallows, some house martins at Park Hill Farm

2 seperate Strid Woods walks produced:

3 male Redstart, 3 male Wood Warbler, Pied Flycatcher

2 male, 1 female Mandarin Duck, several Tawny Owls calling,

Grey Wagtails with young, Treecreepers

photos by M Taunton

photos by I Hargreaves

Glovershaw Area

Cuckoo (heard), three pairs of Linnets, Reed Buntings in pairs. On the Sconce side a Whitethroat was singing. Birch Close Lane - 8 Wheatears feeding.

Private Wetlands

Dunlin, Reed Warbler, Sedge Warbler, Garden Warbler

Chiffchaff, Blackcap, Willow Warbler, Sand Martin, Swift

Swallow, Red-breasted Goose, Goldeneye, Little Grebe,

3 pairs GCGrebe, Oystercatchers, Redshank, Lapwings,

2 Goosander, GSWdpkr,

Knotford Nook

male Pochard, Swallows, Sand Martins, pair Reed Bunting,

Blackcap, Chiffchaff, Willow Warbler,

Goit Stock

Garden Warbler, Blackcap, Chiffchaff, Willow Warbler,

2 Dipper, 2 Grey Wagtail, Jay

Stockbridge - 43 species!

9 Swift, 3 Sedge Warblers, 2 Whitethroat, Stock Dove,

pair of Kestrel, Song Thrush on nest.

Fly Flatts
11 Wheatear, 1 Common Sandpiper, 2m Reed Bunting

Lower Barden Res:
Willow Warblers everywhere, Cuckoo, Pair Common Sandpiper,

Pair Stonechat, Pair Grey Wagtail, Oyks, Swallow, Redshank.

Timble - 3 tree pipit, 4 redstart

Marley Playing Fields

Whitethroat, Garden Warbler 2, Blackcap 2,

2 Common Sandpiper on the river Aire

Members Only Res pm visit.

2 Dunlin, Common Sandpiper, Redshank 2

photo B Vickers

D&H Kidman, P King, M Taunton, B Sumner, B Vickers,

M&H Doveston, S Radcliffe, M Gurney, S Thomson, I Hargreaves

28th April 2007

Timble Ings
tree pipit, redstart, singing redpoll

28th April 2007

St.Ives
Garden Warbler, Whitethroat, Tawny Owl, 7+Blackcap,
7+Chiffchaff, Willow Warbler, 6 Jay, Nuthatches, 3 Treecreeper

Old Allen Road, Harecroft - male Wheatear

Birchlands Ave, Wilsden - House Martins

Riddlesden
House Martins, Oystercatcher, Bullfinch, Chiffchaff, Blackcap

Trough Lane - Wheatear

Glovershaw - 3 Wheatear

Ben Rhydding - 4 Garden Warblers

Soil Hill - 13 Wheatear

Strid Woods
4 pair of Pied Flycatcher 2 Common Sandpipers, 4 Treecreepers

M Doveston, K Moir, B Vickers, S Goodwin, P King, H Doveston

27th April 2007

5 Wheatears at Glovershaw (4 m, 1f)

Private Wetland
Reed Warbler, 2 Garden Warblers, 5 Swift

Yeadon Tarn - 1 Common Tern

Knotford Nook -
Tree Sparrow, female Goldeneye, pair of Tufted,
pair of G C Grebe , Whitethroat in lane

Soil Hill - 29 Wheatear, 1 Ring Ouzel

P King, T Keuchel, S Radcliffe, K Moir

26th April 2007

Soil Hill 7.07 a.m.
Wheatear numbers were down to 20 after yesterday's spectacular numbers. 13 of these were in the first two fields on the right coming on the footpath from Perseverance Road. Four others were on top of the covered reservoir and the other three scattered around. Two Carrion Crows were taking a keen interest in the comms tower, but the pair of Blackbirds that had been here has moved on. The single kestrel monitored the Keelham side of the hill. Two Cormorants flew west high. A single Lapwing was on the top of the hill, but there were at least six more down the slope below the tipped area near the main road.

Low Wood area
Garden Warbler, 6 Blackcap, 2 Chiffchaff, Willow warbler,
Nuthatch, GSW, Jay & singing Goldcrest.

Bradup/Whetstone Gate
pair of Whinchat, 7 Wheatear, female Stonechat

Kex Gill
Red Kite, plus 2 Common Sandpiper, 1 pair Ringed Plover,
1 pair Redshank and 2 Wheatears. Lots of Curlews

Several Swifts over Keighley, at one time around a dozen
were buzzing a soaring Sparrowhawk.

8 Wheatear at Slippery Ford

Undisclosed Sites:
Merlin, 2x SEO, Red Kite

Swinsty
Pied Flycatcher, 4 GSW.

Lindley Wood Res
2 Pied Wagtail, Common Sandpiper, Ringed Plover, 3 Swallow,
8 Chiffchaff, 3 Willow Warbler, 4 Blackcap.

Marley Playing Fields,
Garden Warbler 2, Blackcap 1, Song Thrush 2, Swift 4,
House martin 2, Sand martin 40+.

37 Wheatear and 1 Whinchat at Trough Lane, early Am.

M Gurney, I Hargreaves, B Vickers, RHProctor, E Scarfe
C Shields, S Radcliffe, C King

25th April 2007

Soil Hill - 90+ Wheatear!

Glovershaw Area - 2 male Whinchat

Stockbridge Area - Cuckoo

Trough Lane - 42 Wheatears

Barden - Cuckoo calling, 1 Swift

East Riddlesden Hall
2 Bullfinch, Mute Swan, Blackcap

Ilkley - Swift

Ilkley Moor (above The Tarn/White Wells) – Cuckoo calling

P King, B Vickers, J Brownbridge, J Stallworthy, D Kidman

24th April 2007

Burley Woodhead
Cuckoo, Ring Ouzel, 7 Wheatear

Lee Lane, Cottingley/Wilsden - Common Buzzard

Trough Lane - 26 Wheatear

Members Only Res- 1 pair Stonechat

P&M Riley, M Gurney, B Vickers,

23rd April 2007

Glovershaw area:
male Whinchat, 8 Wheatear (3m 5f), 2 male Stonechat
24 Golden Plover, 2pairs Snipe, 1 pair Grey Partridge

Members Only Res - 3 Snipe displaying

Trough Lane - 18 Wheatear

Leeshaw Res - Common Sandpiper

Oxenhope Village - 6 House Martins

B Vickers, P King

22nd April 2007

Askwith
2 swift, tawny owl with 2 young

Members Only Res - vismig watch
Hobby (Same bird also seen moments later at Fly Flatts)
Golden Plover 50+, Dunlin, LRP, Common Sandpiper 2
Redshank 2, Snipe 2+, LBB Gull 20+, Goldeneye 2 Females
Cormorant 2, Swallows 90+, Sand Martin 2, Ring Ouzel 2
Linnet 4, Wheatear 5, Reed Bunting 4, Stonechat

Fly Flatts -
2 Wheatear (5 in the evening), Hobby, Common Sandpiper

Grasshopper Warbler – in undergrowth near canal towpath near Sandbeds.
reeled briefly just the once. Returned to site in the evening. No bird.
Also singing Grey Wagtail at canal overspill drain

Riddlesden old hospital grounds –
GSW, Chiffchaff and Blackcap.

Stockbridge – 38 species.
Sedge Warbler, Whitethroat, Willow Warbler, Kingfisher,
Bullfinch, Swallow, Reed Bunting.
In the evening - juvenile Tawny Owl. Noctule Bat.

Trough Lane - 19 Wheatear, male Stonechat

Knotford Nook
2 Chiffchaff, 20 Sand Martin, 1 Swallow

River Wharfe:-3 male Goosander.

Gallows Hill:-3 Blackcap, 1 Willow Warbler

Dick Hudsons and 12 Apostles (photo I Hargreaves)
Green Woodpecker calling from area around Graincliffe Res.
2 Linnet, Pair Grey Partridge, Lapwings on nests.
8 Wheatear between DH and 12 A's, Several Curlew on territories.
Skylarks singing, Meadow Pipits, too many pairs of Greylag
Not many Red Grouse seen, 3 Golden Plover on likely territories.

Weecher area - 6 Wheatears, 2 pairs Grey Partridge.

Whetstone - 2 Wheatears, 2 Stonechat

Glovershaw
male Stonechat was on the bracken by the Glen Road and a
Redshank was chased by a Lapwing, A Snipe was displaying
and an Oystercatcher flew over. 3 Wheatears, a male and two
females were also in the area.

Bingley - 2 Swifts

C King, DCBarker, B Sumner, H Creber, B Vickers, A Jowett, I Hargreaves, E Scarfe, P King, S Radcliffe, M Gurney

21st April 2007

Strid Woods area (photos digi-binned M Taunton)

3 Pied Flycatchers, 4 Redstart, Swift, Tawny Owl

Dob Park wood:-
GSW, 3 Chiffchaff, 2 Willow Warbler.

Folly Hall Wood:-
3 Pied Flycatcher (pair at Nest box), GSW, 2 Chiffchaff.

Dob Park bridge:-
5 Chiffchaff, 2 Willow warbler,
1 Grey form Tawny Owl dive bombed by Song Thrush.

Lindley Wood:-3 Swallow.

East Riddlesden Hall
male Brambling, 4 Blackcap, Chiffchaff, Willow Warbler
Coot with 6 young, Tufted Duck, Mute Swan, GHeron,
pair Bullfinch, 4 BHGull,
Speckled Wood, Orange-tip, Large White, Small Tortoiseshell, Peacock

Newsholme Dean
15 Ring Ouzel dropped in at 7.30am!

St.Ives
6 Chiffchaff, 8 Blackcap, 6 Willow Warbler, Brambling
6 Jay, 4 Nuthatch, 5 GSWdpkr, Treecreeper

Doe Park Res
Skylark, Willow Warblers, Little Owl, Linnets

Harden - 2 Swallow

Harecroft - 2 Swallow

Marley R.Aire
uggins of Sand Martin, at least 70+, Goosander

3 Wheatear at Bradup

Soil Hill
5 Wheatear, 10 Twite, Male Stonechat.

Trough Lane 25 Wheatear

Fly Flatts 2 Wheatear, Male Stonechat, Common Sandpiper

Pair Stonechat Whetstone Quarry also;
c10 Wheatear , 4 Linnet

Leeshaw Res (photo B Vickers)
pair of Little Ringed Plovers, 7 Wheatears

Buckstones, Rombalds Moor
1 Wheatear, 1 Fieldfare

BOG bird walk:
Baildon Moor, Glovershaw, Weecher & Sconce Lane
2 pairs Yellowhammer, 4+6 Wheatear, 20+16 Golden Plover
20+Willow Warbler, 2 Stonechat

Shibden Head, Queensbury : -
Redwing 1, Swallow 1, Willow Warbler 8, Chiffchaff 1
Bullfinch 2 (M+F), Little Owl 1, Jay 2, GSWdpkr 3
Green Woodpecker 2

Kex Gill

yellow wagtail

M&H Doveston, M James, I Hargreave, P King,
B Vickers, S Radcliffe, M Taunton, C King, E Scarfe

20th April 2007

At least 44 Wheatears at Trough lane this morning,
also a pair of Reed Bunting and a pair of Stonechat.

Upper and Lower Barden Reservoirs.
Stonechats - five pairs, Common Sandpiper, pair of Redshank
2 pairs of Oystercatchers, Whitethroat,
Black-headed Gull breeding colony in full swing and
4 Lesser Black-backed Gulls were noted. Pair of Teal,
male Wheatear

Bradup
pair of Redshank, 8 Linnets

East Riddlesden Hall
Kingfisher, Blackcap, Chiffchaff, Willow Warbler
2 Song Thrush 2 Bullfinch, Tufted Duck, Mute Swan

Members Only Res
50+ Golden Plover, Dunlin, Common Sandpiper,
5 Redshank, 1 Snipe displaying.

B Vickers, P King, S Radcliffe, M&H Doveston

19th May 2007

Low Wood Area - 3 Blackcaps

Bradup - male Wheatear, male Whinchat, 4 Linnet

10x Wheatear at Trough Lane increasing to 20

Members Only Res - 2 Wheatear

Little Ringed Plover at Leeshaw res

Whimbrel flying over Wilsden cricket field approx 8.15pm

Glovershaw
male Wheatear, female Stonechat, a pair of Grey Partridge
50+ GoldenPlovers still in area

S Radcliffe, B Vickers, D Barker, P King

18th April 2007

Toad Holes Beck singing Lesser Whitethroat,
Swallow, Blackcap Chiffchaff and Willow Warbler

East Riddlesden Hall
male Brambling, Blackcaps, 2 Bullfinch, Chiffchaff

Lindley Wood Reservoir to Folly Hall Wood
1 male Redstart near little bridge to north of reservoir (no redstarts or flycatchers found in Folly Hall Wood), 2 pairs of redshank at top end of reservoir. Lots of warblers singing: 7 blackcaps: 11 willow warblers: 12 chiffchaff, 2 drumming great spot; 2/3 green woodpeckers calling; lots of curlews over/calling 4 nuthatch; 2 treecreepers
Pair of mandarin still above Dob Park (in river 200 yards to north)

Denton Hall (feeding in fields in front)
57 Curlew, 1 Lesser Black-backed Gulls, 2 Oystercatchers

Timble Ings -
3 Redstarts, 4 Chiffchaff, 8+ Willow Warblers
7 Curlew, 3+ Goldcrest

3 Wheatears Trough lane, Pair Stonechat,

Wheatear, 3 Twite, Skylarks Soil Hill,

Male Ring Ouzel flew over Leeming res at 1600

Members Only Res -Rock Pipit

Glovershaw
3 Wheatears (1 male and 2 females), about 50 Golden Plovers
pair of Linnets and a pair of Reed Buntings.

MVPriestley, M Doveston, J Flood, P King,
S Goodwin, B Vickers, RHProctor, C King

17th April 2007

Three Rise Locks - Grey Wagtail

Crossflatts canal - 2 Swallows

Shipley Glen & Glovershaw
Green Woodpecker and 12 Willow Warblers now in full song.
Nuthatches can be heard throughout the Glen and GSWdpkrs
are also very vocal as well. A Swallow flew over Golcar Farm and
a female Wheatear was seen in the fields where 52 Golden Plover
were. These are now in summer plumage and are the 'northern' race

East Riddlesden Hall
Blackcaps, Chiffchaff, Mute Swan,

Whetstone Quarry
At least 1 Ring Ouzel still there. Also pr Stonechat, 9 Linnet

A Josephs, P King, M Doveston, S Goodwin

16th April 2007

Soil Hill - 2 Wheatear, Swallow

Members Only Res
Common Sandpiper, Oystercatcher, 2 Fieldfare, 6 Redshank,
Swallow, Mallard ( with 12 ducklings), 11 Golden Plover flew past
during a brief pm visit.

photo B Vickers

Doe Park - pm visit
3 Swallows, Willow Warblers, Linnets

Chellow Dene - pair of Great Crested Grebes, 11 Tufted Duck

Trough Lane - Little Owl

Leeming Reservoir - Little Ringed Plover

Street Lane, Riddlesden - 12 Fieldfare

Bradup
singing male Stonechat, Wheatear, 8 Stock Dove,
2 Red-legged Partridge, Redshank

East Riddlesden Hall
Blackcap, 2 Bullfinch, Mute Swan, Tufted Duck

Glovershaw
Golden Plover flock is back up to 32 and 4 Wheatears (2 male and 2 females)were feeding on the rough ground alongside the golfcourse across from Golcar Farm

B Vickers, K Moir, M Doveston, S Radcliffe,
H Doveston, P King

15th April 2007

Whetstone Quarry area

2 Ring Ouzel (photos I Hargreaves), a third near Buck Stones,

Wheatear, male Reed Bunting, Green Hairstreak

Low Moor Area - Grasshopper Warbler reeling,

also 2 House Martin

Soil Hill - 2 Ring Ouzel, Wheatear, 4 Linnet

Fly Flatts
2 Grey Partridge, 7 Wheatear, Shelduck, 2 Redshank
11 Twite, 4 Linnet, 1pr Stonechat, 4 Golden Plover

Private Wetlands

2 Grey Partridge, 6 Goldeneye, 3 Chiffchaff, Blackcaps

Willow Warblers, Redshanks, Lapwings, Oystercatchers,

GCGrebes, Tufted Ducks,

Knotford Nook

male Pochard, Chiffchaff, Blackcap

Myrtle Park

Chiffchaff, Blackcap, Grey Wagtail, Nuthatch

East Riddlesden Hall

Blackcap, Chiffchaff, Willow Warbler

2 Bullfinch, GSWpkr, Mute Swan

Orange Tip, Peacock, Small Tortoiseshell

Harecroft - Swallow

Trough Lane - 2 Wheatear, male Stonechat

Lee Lane, Cottingley/Wilsden- 4 Swallow

Members Only Res - vismig

Meadow Pipit, Swallow 15, Skylark, Wood Pigeon,

LBBGull 3, BHGull 3

Sandbeds, Canal area - pair of Bullfinch

Riddlesden old Hospital grounds

GSW, Chiffchaff & Jay

Stockbridge - 34 species including

Willow Warbler, pair of Kestrel, Jay plus a pair of Bullfinches.

Orange Tip, Peacock, Small Tortoiseshell, Speckled Wood & Holly Blue

I Hargreaves, M Doveston, B Vickers, M Priestley,

B Sumner, DCBarker, K Moir, S Radcliffe

14th April 2007

St.Ives
8 Chiffchaff, 4 Blackcap, 8 Willow Warbler, 9 Jay
Green Wdpkr, 5 GSWdpkr, Skylark, 2 Bullfinch
2 Sparrowhawk, Nuthatches, 4 singing Mistle Thrush

East Riddlesden Hall
Chiffchaff, Willow Warbler, Blackcap, Tufted Duck
Mute Swan

Soil Hill -
3 male Ring Ouzel down hill near 2 ponds
3 Wheatear - pm, plenty of butterflies

Glovershaw
5 Snipe were again very active,with birds seen displaying and sitting on posts and walls. A pair of Grey Partridges were flushed and a Wheatear was seen. The flock of Golden Plovers is now down to 23 birds.

Shipley Glen
GSWdpkers continued territorial disputes in the Glen this morning, all week four birds have been chasing and drumming in the trees on the edge of the Glen, across from Brackenhall.
Willow Warblers have now firmly established themselves, now there are seven singing birds in the area at the top of the Glen.

Members Only Res
Curlew 6, Lapwing 5, Goldeneye 3 (1M + 2F), Greylag 2
Red-legged Partridge 2, Stock Dove 5,
Golden Plover - several calling over Ogden Moor
Redshank 2, Dunlin 1 (Summer Plumage), Swallow 1
Wheatear 2, Willow Warbler 2, Reed Bunting 2 (M + F)
Stonechat 4+, Skylark 5+, Pied Wagtail 10+, Linnet 10+

4 Wheatear and a pair of Stonechats Trough Lane

3 Wheatear, Fly Flatts and a male Stonechat
Hobby flew through at 0915

Ilkley Road, Riddlesden - 4 Swallow on territory

Raggalds, Queensbury - Swallow

M Doveston, K Moir, P King, B Vickers,
C King, H Doveston, H Creber, C Shields

13th April 2007

Soil Hill
2 male Ring Ouzel, 6 Wheatear, 2 Swallow, Skylarks

Fly Flatts
16 Twite, 4 Wheatear, Meadow Pipits, male Stonechat
2 Greylags, 8 Canada Geese

East Riddlesden Hall
2 male Blackcap, Willow Warbler, Chiffchaff, pair Bullfinch

R.Aire, Marley
26 Sand Martin, Chiffchaff, Willow Warbler, 2 Jay,
2 pairs Goosander, Meadow Pipit

Members Only Res - Snipe chippering

Trough Lane - 3 Wheatear

Nab Water Lane, Oxenhope - Snipe chippering

Undisclosed Site:
A second pair of LRP have arrived at a second location

K Moir, M Doveston, C Shields, B Vickers, H Doveston