Thrushes, Flycatchers & Sparrows
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Sturnus vulgaris 264 records Starling Resident breeder/winter visitor. Addingham 25/01/18 200 Foraging in field Middleton 26/01/18 500+ in field Leeshaw Reservoir 20/02/18 c900 Fewston Reservoir 23/02/18 300 Addingham 25/02/18 300 Murmuration before dusk Leeshaw Reservoir 25/02/18 c150 Scargill Reservoir 14/03/18 300 Otley 18/03/18 500 S of Weston Lane Leeshaw Reservoir 21/03/18 150 Barden Bridge -Hazelwood 21/03/18 2000+ Byron Mews 8/4/18 breeding Bringing in nest material to nest site by my front door Slippery Ford 30/05/18 First post-breeding flock of several hundred birds noted feeding in the sheep fields. Leeshaw Reservoir 15/06/18 80 at least 30 were juveniles Burley 10/08/18 130 230 at daytime roost and the following day Redcar Tarn 23/08/18 300 Burley 10/09/18 230 Redcar Tarn 11/09/18 200 Addingham 15/09/18 150 SE06674993 Burley 08/10/18 230 Caldene Fields 15/10/18 204 VIZMIG 07:20 - 11:40 Caldene Fields 16/10/18 443 VIZMIG 07:30 - 11:05 Caldene Fields 17/10/18 574 VIZMIG 07:25 - 12:45 Caldene Fields 18/10/18 227 VIZMIG 07:15 - 11:45 Caldene Fields 19/10/18 916 VIZMIG 07:15 - 11:25 max flock 260 Caldene Fields 20/10/18 483 VIZMIG 07:20 - 11:00 Caldene Fields 28/10/18 2318 VIZMIG 06:25 - 12:05, 660 max size Caldene Fields 29/10/18 1307 VIZMIG 06:25 - 11:45 Caldene Fields 30/10/18 488 VIZMIG 06:35 - 10:15 11 small parties Caldene Fields 31/10/18 271 VIZMIG 06:40 - 10:00 Caldene Fields 01/11/18 132 VIZMIG 06:50 - 11:10 Caldene Fields 03/11/18 189 VIZMIG 06:50 - 11:00 Caldene Fields 04/11/18 366 VIZMIG 06:55 - 11:15 Fly Flatts (Warley Moor 28/10/18 500 VIZMIG 07:00 - 09:45 >NW Reservoir) Oxenhope Watchpoint 11/10/18 154 06:45 - 08:15 & 10:00 - 11:30 fog & mist Oxenhope Watchpoint 17/10/18 319 VIZMIG 07:05 - 12:00 Oxenhope Watchpoint 19/10/18 344 VIZMIG 07:05 - 10:45 Oxenhope Watchpoint 20/10/18 164 VIZMIG 07:00 - 09:45 Oxenhope Watchpoint 28/10/18 1825 06:30 - 12:00 extreme cold Oxenhope Watchpoint 29/10/18 577 VIZMIG 06:40 - 09:00 Oxenhope Watchpoint 10/11/18 c200 Redcar Tarn 13/11/18 150 Pool 17/11/18 500+ Otley Wetland 29/11/18 300+ roost Fly Flatts (Warley Moor 30/12/18 c300 Reservoir) Cinclus cinclus 82 records Dipper Common resident breeder. Strid Wood 08/03/18 6 barden Bridge 14/03/18 3 and again on 21st. Ilkley Golf Club 25/03/18 4 Strid Wood 27/03/18 3 Strid Wood 01/04/18 3 Ilkley 20/04/18 breeding? possible nest site near bridge footings/culvert Leathley 27/04/18 2 pair seemed to be incubating eggs as no food being brought to nest but adult bird seen coming in and out of same place Lindley Wood Reservoir 28/04/18 breeding? Possible breeding in tunnel Slippery Ford 05/05/18 breeding? 1 apparently chasing a Grey Wagtail (both known to nest in the tunnel under the road) [Several sightings throughtout breeding season - likey to have bred.] Strid Wood 07/05/18 4 Juv x1 with ad. Ad in wood N of Strid another S of Strid Goit Stock 20/05/18 breeding breeding - carrying food barden Bridge 22/05/18 breeding with young Thruscross Reservoir 05/06/18 2 One was a juvenile but they were not together. Ben Rhydding GP 04/07/18 1 Imm on the shoals Barden Bridge 10/09/18 4 Strid Wood 18/11/18 2+ 2 possibly 3 Cullingworth/Goit Stock 27/12/18 1 Ring number A50 Turdus torquatus 25 records 2017 : 33 records Ring Ouzel Uncommon passage and migrant breeder. Embsay Moor 26/03/18 1 Barden Moor 05/04/18 2 2 male Embsay Moor 05/04/18 1 Embsay Moor 06/04/18 1 Barden Moor 07/04/18 2 male Nab End Silsden 08/04/18 1 Burley Moor 09/04/18 4 Barden Moor 11/04/18 2 Hawksworth Moor 13/04/18 1 Hazlewood Moorside 14/04/18 3 Hazelwood 20/04/18 7 Soil Hill 20/04/18 1 seen by Geoff Briggs Barden Moor 22/04/18 3 close views of male near lone pine above bridge just beyond Eastby Crag 23/04/18 1 Nab End Silsden 24/04/18 15 sent in by Dave D Slippery Ford 24/04/18 Seen again next day. Barden Moor 04/05/18 2 Bardon Moor 07/05/18 1 male Rombalds Moor 07/05/18 1 by cabin Lower Barden Reservoir 03/06/18 breeding pair with at least one young Slippery Ford 11/08/18 1 male feeding on rowan berries with a number of Mistle Burley Moor 04/09/18 3 On passage (in field). One male and 2 females Oxenhope Watchpoint 28/09/18 3 VIZMIG 06:45 - 10:15 high SW (scoped) Turdus merula 397 records Blackbird Very common resident breeder/winter visitor. Otley 2018 10 max recorded, garden visitor Lister Park 01/01/18 11 Myrtle Park 1/1/18 10 Menston 10/01/18 18 includes likely migrants, max for Jan - Mar Bradford Garden 15/01/18 1 Heard singing 1st x this year. 7.30am Fewston Reservoir 24/02/18 10 on circuit of Rsr Swinsty Reservoir 24/02/18 13 on circuit of Rsr on F/S walk Harold Park 25/02/18 10 Gallows Hill, Otley 27/02/18 15 max for Jan - Mar Ilkley 09/03/18 Breeding female carrying nesting material Otley Wetland 13/03/18 11 throughout walk Otley Wetland 21/03/18 12 max for site, Jan to June Ilkley 24/03/18 1 F x1 building in the bay tree Manningham 30/03/18 2 Pair nest building in neighbour's garden as last year. Female Bradup 6/5/18 1 Male carrying food Ilkley 06/05/18 10+ Norwood Bottom 07/05/18 11 between LWR and FH bridge including 8 below and 3 above Knotford Nook 14/05/18 19 Manningham 15/05/18 2 pair. I obs Female making 10 trips to Menston 16/05/18 12 10 on 6 Jun Middleton Woods 31/05/18 25 Haworth Garden 01/06/18 2 juveniles Bridleway off Heights Lane 3/6/18 2 Female carrying food Strid Wood 06/06/18 12 Carrying food. Strid Wood 27/06/18 8 4M, 3F, 1 young. 2Ms seen carrying food Baildon Garden 29/06/18 4 all juveniles from successfulbreeding pair. Otley 10/08/18 Breeding Seen carrying food to a nest area. Fewston Reservoir 11/08/18 15 Lindley Wood Reservoir 18/11/18 10 Fly Flatts (Warley Moor 19/11/18 9 continental birds Knotford Nook 10/12/18 16 Oakworth summer Breeding common breeder Turdus pilaris 161 records Fieldfare Winter visitor and passage migrant. Strid Wood 25/01/18 200+ over Knotford Nook 27/03/18 500+ Caldene Fields 07/10/18 386 VIZMIG 07:00 - 12:00 Oxenhope Watchpoint 11/10/18 296 06:45 - 08:15 & 10:00 - 11:30 fog & mist Caldene Fields 17/10/18 1513 VIZMIG 07:25 - 12:45 - SW Oxenhope Watchpoint 17/10/18 5002 07:05 - 12:00 - SW 66 flocks c750 max Oxenhope Watchpoint 18/10/18 451 VIZMIG 07:00 - 10:45 Timble Ings 19/10/18 300+ near SW corner of wood Oxenhope Watchpoint 20/10/18 328 VIZMIG 07:00 - 09:45 Caldene Fields 20/10/18 951 VIZMIG 07:20 - 11:00 Barden Scale 20/10/18 c400 mixed flock with redwing Oxenhope Watchpoint 21/10/18 326 07:10 - 10:45 & 12:30 - 13:15 Barden Scale 22/10/18 200+ Oxenhope Watchpoint 24/10/18 570 07:45 - 10:30 five large flocks Oxenhope Watchpoint 25/10/18 1299 07:10 - 11:45 flocks up to 200 Caldene Fields 26/10/18 539 VIZMIG 07:20 - 11:50 Caldene Fields 27/10/18 427 VIZMIG 07:25 - 10:45 Oxenhope Watchpoint 27/10/18 865 07:35 - 11:35 bitterly cold watch Fly Flatts (Warley Moor 28/10/18 470 VIZMIG 07:00 - 09:45 >NE/N Caldene Fields 28/10/18 1106 VIZMIG 06:25 - 12:05, 40 max size Oxenhope Watchpoint 28/10/18 2169 06:30 - 12:00 extreme cold Oxenhope Watchpoint 29/10/18 291 VIZMIG 06:40 - 09:00 Caldene Fields 29/10/18 685 VIZMIG 06:25 - 11:45 average size 29 Oxenhope Watchpoint 30/10/18 486 VIZMIG 06:50 - 10:30 Caldene Fields 30/10/18 547 VIZMIG 06:35 - 10:15 average 27 sized parties Caldene Fields 01/11/18 520 VIZMIG 06:50 - 11:10 Caldene Fields 03/11/18 724 VIZMIG 06:50 - 11:00 max flock 80 Caldene Fields 04/11/18 425 VIZMIG 06:55 - 11:15 Oxenhope Watchpoint 04/11/18 433 VIZMIG 07:00 - 10:00 Stainburn Forest 06/11/18 1200 All moving into the forest to roost Caldene Fields 08/11/18 2237 VIZMIG 07:00 - 11:35 arriving from NE Caldene Fields 11/11/18 362 VIZMIG 07:10 - 10:15 Turdus philomelos 237 records Song Thrush Resident breeder/winter visitor. Apperley Bridge 29/01/18 1 Singing (am) Byron Mews 3/2/18 1 Not a common sight in the garden Fewston Reservoir 24/02/18 8 on circuit of Rsr Strid Wood 14/03/18 5 Singing Barden Fell 08/04/18 3 i.e.