Langbar - large flock of Golden Plovers - est. in excess of 300 birds.
Nigel Jones
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Langbar - large flock of Golden Plovers - est. in excess of 300 birds.
Nigel Jones
Otley Wetlands - permit holders only - 3 Chiffchaffs, Redshank, Curlews plus 4 Buzzards displaying. Early Comma Butterfly noted.
Shaun Radcliffe
Prune Park Close near Allerton Road - at 4pm Barn Owl hunting.
Cameron Wilson
Gallows Hill - singing Chiffchaff & Blackcap, also flock of Siskin plus Nuthatch & Bullfinch seen.
Bryce Henderson
Stockbridge Reserve - Sign of spring - Chiffchaff singing, pair of Bullfinch, pair of Siskin. Also mating toads!!
Shaun Radcliffe
Cullingworth garden - 13 Siskin visited the feeder.
Ian Skayman
Stockbridge Reserve - Water Rail heard, 3 Stock Dove investigating nest box, male Reed Bunting.
Shaun Radcliffe
Myrtle Park, Bingley - 2 (non singing) Chiff Chaff busily feeding together close to the river in willows, Kingfisher, GSW drumming, calling Nuthatch & Stock Dove.
Shaun Radcliffe
Stockbridge Reserve - an evening visit by 2 Whooper Swans that came down from a flock passing over. They then flew off to join the main party.
Jon Middleton
Knotford Nook - 20 Goldeneye
Yeadon Tarn - single Pochard, Great C Grebe
High Royd Scrape - pair of Mandarin, 2 pair of Teal, 2 Snipe
Bryce Henderson & Paul King
Tong Park, Baildon - 2 pair of Gadwall, male Shoveler, Cormorant, Grey Heron, 2 Mute Swans & Mallards.
Paul Robinson
Langbar/Nesfield - large flock of Golden Plovers
Nigel Jones
Queensbury garden - 4 Siskin at feeder
Colin Shields
Cononley Ings - expected fields to be flooded had drained. Just 2 Oystercatchers, a few Curlew & Lapwings recorded. However at 10.00 a flock of 38 Whooper Swans flew over in formation and calling loudly. Nice flock of 16 skylarks also flew by.
Shaun Radcliffe
Dick Hudsons above Eldwick - small flock of about 20 Lapwing.
Shaun Radcliffe
23 Feb - Marsh Harrier over Queensbury. Picture has been enlightened considerably by sender to show head colour.
Colin & Denise ShieldsRed Kite reported over Lister park by Jane Robinson. Two birds displaying over Tongue Park, Baildon by Shaun Radcliffe
Calverley Woods - 4 Treecreepers interacting plus calling Nuthatch.
Damian Pearson
25 February - Leeshaw Reservoir - 140 Greylag & Canadas plus 2 Pinkfoot, 100 Lapwing, 30 Oystercatchers, 12 Curlew, single Redshank
Brian Vickers
Gallows Hill, Otley - Redwing, Treecreeper, 2 Pair of Bullfinch
Bryce Henderson
Yeadon Tarn - 20 plus Tufted Duck, single Oystercatcher , Herring Gull
Bryce Henderson
Leeshaw Reservoir - 120 plus Lapwing, 2 Curlew, 6 Oystercatchers, 2 Goosander.
Lower Laithe Reservoir - 2 Oystercatchers, 2 Goosanders.
Brian Vickers
High Royds - small flock of Siskin, 2 Goosanders plus 6 Snipe
Bryce Henderson
Lindley Bridge - kronking Raven, 4 Tufted Duck, Goldcrest
Bryce Henderson
Bingley - At 9.50 this morning, a skein of 70 plus Pink-footed Geese flew over heading west.
Shaun Radcliffe
Lower Laithe Reservoir - 4 Oystercatchers
Leeshaw Reservoir - 4 Goosander, 60 Lapwing & a single Oystercatcher.
Brian Vickers
Redcar Tarn - male Pintail still on site. Bird was foto'd on 18 October & then again today. Quite a change in plumage!!