Regulus regulus 75 records Goldcrest Passage/winter visitor and occasional breeder. 01/01/18 1 Gdn visitor, Jan-Feb, 1st in 18 yrs Lister Park 01/01/18 2 In beech tree /Hewenden 01/01/18 3 Timble Ings 05/01/18 6 Gallows Hill, Otley 08/01/18 2 13/01/18 1 Garden record, with 2 LT, another 27 feb Ilkley 13/01/18 2 marley hall farm 20/01/18 6 Knotford Nook 22/01/18 2 Hirst Wood 02/02/18 2 Ilkley Cemetery 04/02/18 3 Myrtle Park 25/2/18 5 Ogden 10/04/18 3 Toad Holes Beck 12/04/18 1 Calling near last years nestsite Toad Holes Beck 25/04/18 1 In full song at last years nest site Toad Holes Beck 27/04/18 2 A pair in countship at last years nest site Chevin 16/10/18 16 Danefield Fewston Reservoir 17/11/18 4 Swinsty Reservoir 17/11/18 4 Lister Park 25/11/18 4

Parus caeruleus 350 records Blue Tit Abundant resident breeder. Manningham 18/02/18 1 checking out nest box as used last yr for 1st time. Manningham 30/03/18 4 birds total. Battling for use of nest box over kitchen Lister Park 16/04/18 8 including pair using tree hole as nest - path east of lake Manningham 21/04/18 2 nest building in box under bathroom window Lister Park 23/04/18 4 inc. 1 pair nesting above waterfall in cleft in rocks. Manningham 15/05/18 1 Feeding young in nest box halted - either Manningham 27/05/18 2 m & f feeding young in nest box Manningham 29/05/18 1 juv. Ist sight of young. 8am Manningham 01/06/18 Breeding 2 adults feeding young in box + 1 juv. GP 05/06/18 10 5 juv 1 ad the man 3 juv 1 ad Lister Park 05/06/18 3 3 adults & 2 nests Shipley Glen 06/06/18 Breeding feeding young at nest. Strid Wood 06/06/18 Breeding Feeding young in a nestbox. Ilkley 08/06/18 5 2 ad feeding 3 juv - still wholly dependent (but only 3) Manningham 08/06/18 Breeding birds fledged from nest box am. Yeadon Garden 08/06/18 Breeding One juvenile and one adult female. Male bird went missing Garden at Caldene Avenue 09/06/18 Breeding Bred in nesting box. Probably more chicks than 3 Ilkley 09/06/18 3 Ad x1, juv x2 Yeadon Garden 09/06/18 Breeding Three - All juveniles Ilkley 15/06/18 7+ At least 5 juv Lister Park 18/06/18 4 inc 2 juv Ilkley 20/06/18 Breeding juvenile on feeder John O'Gaunts 24/06/18 2 juveniles on feeders at waterboard house on HP circuit Otley 07/07/18 5 All fledglings on the feeders. Lister Park 09/07/18 5 inc 2 juveniles Otley Wetland 11/07/18 2 Both juveniles.

Byron Mews 15/7/18 30+ Post-breeding flock, posssiblky other birds mixed in

Parus major 319 records Great Tit Abundant resident breeder. Myrtle Park 1/1/18 14 max for site. Otley Wetland 21/03/18 16 max for site, Jan to June Ben Rhydding GP 19/04/18 6+ Strid Wood 24/5/18 5 I carrying food into a nest box Manningham 27/05/18 breeding feeding young in nr by garden Lister Park 05/06/18 breeding Adults feeding young in nest box Selborne Rd exit Shipley Glen 06/06/18 5+ adults feeding three young in tree. Strid Wood 06/06/18 4 Feeding a fledgeling Manningham 09/06/18 5 I adult & 4 juv at feeder. Adults had used feeder Ben Rhydding GP 16/06/18 10 family group Ilkley 19/06/18 Breeding adult feeding a juvenile in garden Manningham 19/06/18 2 inc 1 juvenile Ilkley 28/06/18 3 three - All juv Heaton Allotments & woods 02/07/18 5 inc 3 juveniles 12/08/18 1 on feeder, juveniles Ilkley 20/08/18 2+ In mixed tit band of at least 15 birds Manningham 21/04/08 2 nest building summer 6 three pairs in village

Parus ater 125 records Coal Tit Resident breeder. Ilkley 2018 5 Gdn visitor, max Fewston Reservoir 05/01/18 4 Timble Ings 05/01/18 19 Strid Wood 06/01/18 6 Chevin 25/01/18 3 On White House feeders, max for Jan - Mar Addingham 28/01/18 3 max AEG count Jan - Mar Swinsty Reservoir 01/02/18 3 / 11/03/18 3 Lindley Wood Reservoir 13/03/18 Present Several in small flock with blue Tits Strid Wood 14/03/18 6 Otley Wetland 21/03/18 2 max for site, Jan to June Cullingworth/Hewenden 01/04/18 2 Dowley Gap/Hirst wood 20/04/18 2 Strid Wood 26/04/18 2 Heaton Allotments & woods 09/05/18 2 Lister Park 06/08/18 1 juvenile. Caldene Fields 01/10/18 3 VIZMIG 06:50 - 10:10 unusual on passage Lister Park 05/11/18 3 Garden 10/11/18 2 on feeders Otley Wetland 13/11/18 3

Parus palustris 12 records 2017: 2 records Marsh Tit Scarce and decreasing resident. Leathley 13/01/18 1 Private Lake (Lower Wharfe) 14/01/18 1 Scargill Reservoir 15/08/18 1 Scargill Reservoir 27/08/18 2 below rsrvr Scargill Reservoir 28/08/18 2 Scargill Reservoir 08/09/18 2 below dam Scargill Reservoir 09/09/18 2 Scargill Reservoir 13/09/18 2 Scargill Reservoir 15/09/18 many Scargill Reservoir 22/09/18 2 Scargill Reservoir 29/09/18 1 Leathley 22/12/18 1

Alauda arvensis 95 records Sky Lark Resident breeder/passage migrant. Lea Green 17/02/18 1 singing Glovershaw 21/02/18 8 on Golf course - first sighting of year. Leeds/ Airport 21/02/18 10+ Moor 11/03/18 1 1 flying north (my first of year) Barden Moor 14/03/18 6 Some singing Glovershaw 29/03/18 10 singing, feeding on golf course Glovershaw 09/05/18 breeding At least five pairs feeding, displaying Glovershaw 07/06/18 breeding birds with food Redcar Tarn 11/06/18 breeding At least four Glovershaw 01/07/18 4 with mixed flock feeding on 11th fairway Redcar Tarn 23/08/18 5 Watchpoint 24/09/18 24 VIZMIG 06:45 - 11:00 Oxenhope Watchpoint 06/10/18 14 VIZMIG 07:05 - 09:45 Timble Ings 07/10/18 10 Lippersley Pike Oxenhope Watchpoint 07/10/18 24 VIZMIG 06:35 - 11:30 Caldene Fields 16/10/18 17 VIZMIG 07:30 - 11:05 Oxenhope Watchpoint 17/10/18 11 VIZMIG 07:05 - 12:00 Soil Hill summer breeding common breeder

Riparia riparia 96 records Sand Martin Common migrant breeder/passage visitor. Chevin 08/04/18 1 Otley 13/04/18 20 at least, with swallows Apperley Bridge 14/04/18 25+ Knotford Nook 17/04/18 ? Dowley Gap/Hirst wood 20/04/18 20 Over Water Works Burley Weir 21/04/18 0 back in colony large nos Kex Gill 21/04/18 ? 01/05/18 10 At nest site in quarry Otley Wetland 24/05/18 24 Redcar Tarn, Keighley 24/05/18 15 Chevin 15/06/18 10 Guiseley Moor (near quarry) Bolton Abbey 26/06/18 11 Juveniles. On Telegraph wire. Strid Wood 27/06/18 c20 Harden Moor 01/07/18 12 adults plus juv. A/Bridge to Esholt 28/07/18 50+ Ben Rhydding GP 14/09/18 15 Caldene Fields 20/09/18 36 VIZMIG 06:45 - 11:15 John O'Gaunts 23/09/18 20+ East Hall summer 12 colony

Hirundo rustica 223 records Swallow Common migrant breeder and passage visitor. Burley Apr-18 4 Two Pairs. Bred in urban area. On bungalow roofs. 1 pair fledged 5 & 1 pair the other 3 Knotford Nook 03/04/18 1 first this year Ilkley 04/04/18 1 first this year marley hall farm 07/04/18 1 first this year Caldene Fields 07/04/18 1 VIZMIG 08:30 - 09:30 first Park Dam, Low Moor 08/04/18 5 First this year Doe Park Reservoir 22/04/18 0 numerous Stainburn 04/06/18 1 Mobbing woodcock! Walsh Lane 30/6/18 12 Two juveniles being fed on wires Caldene fields 02/08/18 800+ Pre-roost gathering over fields. Not counted so many for over 25+ years. Did not roost in TH Beck but some over pond Thornton Moor Reservoir 04/08/18 50 50+ Thornton Moor Reservoir 08/08/18 50 50+ Thornton Moor Reservoir 11/08/18 50 50+ Glovershaw 20/08/18 50+ gathering pre-roost Caldene Fields 30/08/18 82 VIZMIG 07:30 - 08:50 Thornton Moor Reservoir 01/09/18 50 50+ Caldene Fields 02/09/18 800+ pre-roost - best count for 30 years. Caldene fields 04/09/18 400+ Pre-roost gathering over fields. A distant view, near Bierley numbers probably grew to 2 thousand plus Caldene fields 05/09/18 3000+ Away on holiday. But a reliable report of 3000+ pre-roost over fields and on nearby wires Caldene Fields 13/09/18 99 VIZMIG 06:50 - 09:30 Oxenhope Watchpoint 15/09/18 69 VIZMIG 06:50 - 09:30 - south Caldene Fields 16/09/18 78 VIZMIG 07:50 - 09:50 Oxenhope Watchpoint 17/09/18 122 VIZMIG 06:30 - 09:50 Ogden 17/09/18 152 vis mig Oxenhope Watchpoint 19/09/18 131 VIZMIG 06:30 - 09:15 Caldene Fields 19/09/18 266 VIZMIG 06:40 - 09:20 east to SW movement Caldene Fields 20/09/18 53 VIZMIG 06:45 - 11:15 Caldene Fields 23/09/18 50 VIZMIG 07:00 - 09:30 Oxenhope Watchpoint 30/09/18 2 VIZMIG 06:40 - 11:10 Oxenhope Watchpoint 07/10/18 8 VIZMIG 06:35 - 11:30 Clough 07/10/18 8 Oxenhope Watchpoint 25/10/18 2 VIZMIG 07:10 - 11:45

Delichon urbica 105 records House Martin Common migrant breeder and passage visitor. Knotford Nook 11/04/18 2 Apperley Bridge 15/04/18 1 Cullingworth/Hewenden 06/05/18 7 Visiting nests Menston 13/05/18 6 mostly High Royds Oxenhope 14/05/18 34 >NNW Menston 16/05/18 4 6 seen on 6 Jun Marsh Lane Oxenhope 18/05/18 12 Back at their traditional nesting site on Marsh Lane Shipley 19/5/18 4 Minimum. 8 nests on eaves at Sarah's with 4+ birds in attendance Shipley 16/6/18 5 Taking food to nests Otley 15/07/18 8 Nests visible under eaves of houses in the street. Cullingworth/Hewenden 15/07/18 40 Addingham 17/07/18 1 Nesting in eaves of a house Pool 19/07/18 Present chased by a hobby and on 3rd August Keighley Moor 21/07/18 25+ At least 25 feeding together over the moor. Menston 12/08/18 32 Lindley Wood Reservoir 16/08/18 50+ Denso Marston NR 29/08/18 78 Caldene Fields 30/08/18 20 present Otley Wetland 31/08/18 100+ Caldene Fields 01/09/18 29 VIZMIG and 29 on 23 Sep. Thornton Moor Reservoir 01/09/18 50 Cullingworth/Hewenden 02/09/18 20 Fly Flatts (Warley Moor 02/09/18 36 Reservoir) Caldene Fields 03/09/18 121 VIZMIG 06:50 - 08:50 moved west Caldene fields 08/09/18 100+ Pre-roost feeding over fields Myrtle Park 10/09/18 50 Caldene Fields 12/09/18 86 VIMIG 06:50 - 09:15 Caldene Fields 13/09/18 81 VIZMIG 06:50 - 09:30 Caldene Fields 14/09/18 116 VIZMIG 07:00 - 09:00 Thruscross Reservoir 16/09/18 30+ Oxenhope Watchpoint 19/09/18 30 VIZMIG 06:30 - 09:15 - south east Caldene Fields 20/09/18 103 VIZMIG 06:45 - 11:15 Caldene Fields 24/09/18 31 VIZMIG 06:50 - 09:50 Oakworth summer 16 breeding colony in village

Aegithalus caudatus 139 records Long-tailed Tit Common resident breeder. Caldene fields 02/01/18 14 Feeding

Otley Wetland 05/01/18 12 max for site, Jan to June Ilkley 01/02/18 25+ flock in cemetry Oakworth 20/02/18 10+ Stockbridge NR 25/02/18 2 nest building in gorse using spider's web & strips from rasp Heaton Allotments & woods 26/03/18 2 nest building nr holly bush Strid Wood 01/04/18 2 Prospecting a nest hole near viaduct Stockbridge NR 13/05/18 2 taking food to nest site. Toad Holes Beck 23/05/18 7 Bred. Adult feeding chicks Bingley Bog North 28/5/18 6 Family party with juveniiles Ben Rhydding GP 13/06/18 4+ Inc juv Lister Park 24/06/18 7 including juveniles Knotford Nook 11/08/18 3 1 adult, 2 juvenile, riverbank Ilkley 20/08/18 3+ In mixed tit band of at least 15 birds Menston 18/10/18 12 Knotford Nook 12/11/18 14 Swinsty Reservoir 17/11/18 16 Park Dam, Low Moor 18/11/18 15 Apperley Bridge 21/11/18 13 Knotford Nook 10/12/18 24

Bombycilla garrulus 3 records 2017 : 30 records Waxwing Irregular but numerous winter visitor. Bradford 07/12/18 12 University rowan trees - via a neighbour Bradford 19/12/18 3 Legrams St Bradford (Birdguides) Bradford 19/12/18 3 Sir Iassac Holden Place

Sitta europaea 142 records Nuthatch Resident breeder. Lister Park 01/01/18 3 all vocal Myrtle Park 01/01/18 3 2 in park, 1 at allotments Middleton Woods 21/02/18 6 Shipley Glen 11/03/18 4 two pairs Otley Wetland 01/04/18 2 during circuit including 1 on feeders Strid Wood 01/04/18 10+ Heard throughout the walk Norwood Bottom 05/04/18 2 Pair displaying Burley 09/04/18 2 Regularly outside breeding season Strid Wood 26/04/18 6 Farnley Lake 07/05/18 4 max Apr - Jun Shipley Glen 20/05/18 breeding pair at nest, a couple of feet below Tawny Owl nest. Strid Wood 24/5/18 3 1 using a nestbox Lister Park 25/05/18 breeding breeding - carrying food Strid Wood 06/06/18 1 Feeding young in a birdbox. Lister Park 18/06/18 1 juvenile Strid Wood 27/06/18 breeding 2 adults, 1 recently fledged young seen begging for food whilst sat on branch c10' from ground Fewston Reservoir 11/08/18 12 Chevin 16/12/18 5 marley hall farm 29/12/18 2 on feeders

Certhia familiaris 69 records Treecreeper Resident breeder. Alderscholes wood 20/01/18 2 marley hall farm 20/01/18 2 Farnley Lake 06/02/18 3 Two were together. Max for Jan - Mar Byron Mews 1/4/18 1 In my garden area & on 7th, 8th April Ogden 17/04/18 6 in the Ogden plantation Shipley Glen 20/05/18 breeding pair at nest - feeding young Bolton Abbey/Strid Wood 21/05/18 2 Strid Wood 24/5/18 4 1 visiting a potential nest site Strid Wood 27/06/18 breeding 3 adults, 1 seen feeding 1 young Apperley Bridge 05/10/18 1 In my garden Ogden 18/12/18 2

Troglodytes troglodytes 262 records Wren Common resident breeder. Timble Ings 05/01/18 10 John O'Gaunts 13/01/18 9 Fewston Reservoir 24/02/18 8 on circuit of Rsr Otley Wetland 01/04/18 6 heard during circuit Stockbridge NR 08/04/18 2 pair building nest in gorse - later abandoned Strid Wood 08/04/18 7 i.e. 9 on SW/BF walk Farnley Lake 09/04/18 12 heard on circuit - probably an under-estimate - they were everywhere: same again on 20/04 Otley Wetland 18/04/18 11 max for site, Jan to June Lister Park 23/04/18 2 1 singing in 'ivy' tree. Other seen nr waterfall; sites familiar from previous years. Cullingworth 03/05/18 5 Norwood Bottom 07/05/18 13 between LWR and FH bridge including 7 below and 6 above DPB Otley Wetland 12/05/18 6 heard during circuit Knotford Nook 14/05/18 12 Otley 17/06/18 5 presumably adults & young family Strid Wood 27/06/18 7 Heaton Allotments & woods 02/07/18 5 Knotford Nook 11/08/18 22 throughout, mainly along riverbank Menston 12/08/18 5 Knotford Nook 12/11/18 7 Knotford Nook 10/12/18 10