Barnacle Goose 3/6/20 Pair at Fly Flatts.
Mandarin 6/6/20 Female with six chicks, Bleach Mill Lane, Menston
Hobby 3/6/20 Otley Wetland NR - A bird seen near the entrance gate.
Kestrel 25/6/20 A pair of Kestrels had fledged three young on Ebor Mill chimney, Haworth.
Peregrine 29/6/20 Seen on Damart chimney
Barn Owl 2/6/20 Scargill Pasture also 13th. 7/6/20 Keighley Moor in the evening 8/6/20 On A59 just west of Broughton Hall 13/6/20 Seen on Back Ten Yards Lane 19/6/20 Barn Owl flew across Keighley by-pass at Utley 25/6/20 Sun Lane - close views
Long-eared Owl 3/6/20 Chicks heard at Rivock Edge
Short-eared Owl 13/6/20 Pair hunting on Keighley Moor
Arctic Tern 3/6/20 18 at Yeadon Tarn 4-4.30pm
Common Tern 3/6/20 Three at Yeadon Tarn c 4.45pm. 23/6/20 Swinsty reservoir.
Water Rail 15/6/20 Two adults and at least one young in the reed bed at OGP.
Green Sandpiper 16/6/20 Single at March Ghyll Reservoir.
Common Scoter 16/6/20 Five Common Scoter (four males) at Lindley Wood Reservoir. 30/6/20 Scargill Reservoir - five males
Little Egret 19/6/20 Two birds flew over Denso Marston. 20/6/20 Single at Kildwick. 21/6/20 Stockbridge NR - Little Egret flew over. 20/6/20 Pennithorn, Baildon - A Little Egret flew west
Little Ringed Plover 23/6/20 Lindley Wood - At least five birds
Whimbrel 30/6/20 Scargill Reservoir - bird flew in.
Common Sandpiper June 2020 1 9/6/20 Fly Flatts - eight birds present with four chicks.
Redshank 27/6/20 Whetstone Allotment, adult with a juvenile. 16/6/20 Fly Flatts - eight birds with six chicks.
Ringed Plover 25/6/20 Fly Flatts -Two adults plus two juveniles.
Swift 2/6/20 12+ adults breeding on the viaduct. 3/6/20 114 through Denso Marston NR between 7.30 & 8.30am 7/6/20 50+ over Ambler Thorn Queensbury 8/6/20 Farnham 150 down the Aire Valley 13/6/20 Many nest sites in Otley
Sand Martiin 24/6/20 Shipley - A small breeding colony in pipe outlets near Fox Corner. 20/6/20 Between Utley and Silsden - three colonies with 25 Sand Martins seen.
Tree Sparrow Ben Rhydding - A pair of birds on Cleveland Drive
Grey Partridge 20/6/20 Three birds between Utley and Silsden. 20/6/20 - Lady Lane, Bingley - pair with nine chicks.
Willow Tit 13/6/20 Seen at Stainburn Plantation.
Tree Pipit 13/6/20 Seen at Stainburn Plantation.
Yellow Wagtail 13/6/20 Seen on Scargill Pasture
Wheatear 30/6/20 A juvenile at Leeshaw Reservoir
Nightjar 3/6/20 At least three males at Rivock Edge
Stonechat 1/6/20 Five fledged Stonechats on Ilkley Moor 7/6/20 Pennithorn, Baildon - pair with two young 23/6/20 Bradup - Three nests with two young birds seen. 23/6/20 - Pairs breeding on Harden Moor, Haworth Moor and Thornton Moor (two pairs). 24/6/20 - Ilkley Moor - area above Heber’s Ghyll, 2male and a female.
Whinchat 28/6/20 Ilkley Moor a family party 25/6/20 Ogden Reservoir - a family of four birds
Garden Warbler 22/6/20 Ben Rhydding NR - pair feeding young. 8/6/20 Low Snowden, birds seen.
Lesser Whitethroat 15/6/20 Leathley - Singing bird June 2020 2 Reed Warbler 2/6/20 Several at Otley Wetland NR 20/6/20 Stockbridge NR - four birds ringed
Garden Warbler 2/6/20 Single at Ben Rhydding Gravel Pits 20/6/20 A single seen along the river Aire between Utley and Silsden.
Grasshopper Warbler 6/6/20 Seen at Keighley Moor also 13th. 13/6/20 Reeling on Norwood Lane. 13/6/20 A reeling bird heard at Broad Lane, Oakworth.
Wood Warbler 28/6/20 Two pairs of breeding Wood Warblers in Heber’s Ghyll
Spotted Flycatcher 9/6/20 At least three at Stainburn Plantation 16/6/20 Heber’s Ghyll - Two pairs also 25th 19/6/20 Strid Wood - Seen in five locations. 23/6/20 Lindley Wood - single seen. 25/6/20 Timble Ings - a pair seen
Pied Flycatcher 10/6/20 Four pairs and 24 young ringed at Hanging Wood, Thruscross
Sedge Warbler 9/6/20 Stockbridge - a breeding pair was ringed. One of the pair carrying a previous ring showed it had been caught in Staffordshire in July 2019. 13/6/20 Single singing at Otley Wetland
Crossbill 2/6/20 Three at Norwood Edge 8/6/20 Nine Crossbill at Farnhill 9/6/20 22 at Stainburn Plantation 9/6/20 13 at Swinsty Reservoir 25/6/20 Timble a flock of about 60, mainly juveniles. 20/6/20 Silsden - 15 flew over garden. 23/6/20 Lindley Wood - at least 20 birds. 25/6/20 8+ at Norwood Edge 10 on 30th
Yellowhammer 6/6/20 Oats Royd, Queensbury - bird singing
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