Motacilla flava 2 records 2017 : 10 records Yellow Wagtail Increasingly uncommon passage visitor. John O'Gaunts 27/08/18 1 Denholme Clough 02/09/18 1

Motacilla cinerea 159 records Grey Wagtail Resident breeder and winter visitor. 07/01/18 2 1 occ 2 regular till 1 Feb Otley 20/01/18 1 in town centre Bolton Abbey 14/03/18 3 one pair Cottingley 20/03/18 2 pair on the river Myrtle Park 20/03/18 2 pair on the river Burley 21/03/18 2 P at weir Strid Wood 01/04/18 breeding Pair in and out of hole in tree 100m N of Cavendish Pavilion seen from opposite side. Caldene fields 05/04/18 breeding A pair. Possibily breed Otley 07/04/18 2 pair at weir Keighley Moor Reservoir 28/04/18 1 1 male - unusual here Slippery Ford 03/05/18 1 Pair in beck next to carpark - regular breeding site [Seen on other dates carrying food.] Strid Wood 07/05/18 breeding 2 at cavendish taking food to nest. 2 at viaduct Fly Flatts (Warley Moor 17/05/18 4 two pairs Reservoir) Myrtle Park 28/05/18 1 juvenile Riddlesden 30/05/18 breeding breeding - carrying food 05/06/18 breeding A pair and carrying food. Cottingley 18/06/18 breeding pair with a juv Strid Wood 27/06/18 breeding 2M, 1F, 3 young Bingley 25/12/18 1 Foraging near Railway Station

Motacilla alba 274 records Pied Wagtail Resident breeder, passage migrant and winter visitor. Cononley Ings 02/02/18 20 Esholt 11/03/18 20+ Strid Wood 14/03/18 5 Some in pairs Slippery Ford 15/05/18 breeding Male carrying food at Higher Intake Farm. Riddlesden 23/05/18 breeding carrying food - breeding Dowley Gap 28/05/18 breeding juvenile being fed by an adult Stainburn 06/06/18 breeding pair with juvs Redcar Tarn 11/06/18 breeding including young Fly Flatts (Warley Moor 16/07/18 breeding two families present Reservoir) Fly Flatts (Warley Moor 01/08/18 18 post-breeding flocks Reservoir) Fly Flatts (Warley Moor 10/08/18 breeding pair with 4 young Reservoir) Fly Flatts (Warley Moor 13/08/18 breeding three adult and four juvs. Reservoir) Glovershaw 15/8/18 breeding Juveniles Oxenhope Watchpoint 17/09/18 13 VIZMIG 11 double-figure counts 17/9 to 19/10. Highest count 22 on 27/9. Caldene Fields 25/09/18 11 VIZMIG 8 double-figure counts 25/9 to 17/10. Highest counts 20 on 5/10 & 24 on 29/9. Dowley Gap 27/10/18 20 Dowley Gap 22/12/18 75 Water works filter tanks

Motacilla alba 3 records White Wagtail Ben Rhydding GP 01/05/18 1 Keighley Moor Reservoir 12/05/18 1 1 seen briefly but almost cartainly White and not Pied. Anthus trivialis 27 records 2017 : 27 records Tree Pipit Uncommon migrant breeder/passage visitor. Ings 14/04/18 1 singles on 22nd, 28th, 29th April, 3rd and 19th May. Farnhill Moor 04/05/18 1 singles on 26th May & 4th June. Sandwith Moor 08/05/18 2 Together Sandwith Moor 13/05/18 3 plantation Thruscross Reservoir 15/05/18 1 hanging Wood Norwood Edge 19/05/18 1 heard Norwood Edge 20/05/18 3 singles on 21st, 22nd, 23rd May. Stainburn Forest 23/05/18 6 Displaying Sandwith Moor 31/05/18 1 Singing Norwood Edge 03/06/18 3 Singing males. Norwood Edge 06/06/18 1 One observed with food for young. Sandwith Moor 10/06/18 1 It was perched at the top of a conifer sapling and repeatedly performed a disply flight landing back on the same treetop, or maybe it was catching insects? Sandwith Moor 17/06/18 6 singing Stainburn Forest 21/06/18 1 Otley Wetland 27/08/18 1 overhead

Anthus pratensis 200 records Meadow Pipit Common resident/migrant breeder and passage visitor. Hazelwood Moor 20/01/18 2 Leeshaw Reservoir 23/01/18 4 Fly Flatts (Warley Moor 15/02/18 5 8 on 17th & 7 on 18th. Reservoir) Fly Flatts (Warley Moor 15/04/18 c100 newly arrived Reservoir) Burley Moor 20/04/18 26 Many in display flight and courtship behaviour (included Bingley Moor) Whetstone Gate 23/5/18 breeding 8 birds, Two carrying food Glovershaw 07/06/18 breeding birds with food Keighley Moor Reservoir 07/08/18 100 At least 100 birds present, the first noteable count of the autumn. Fly Flatts (Warley Moor 27/08/18 c100 Three figure counts also on 9th & 23rd Sep. Reservoir) Keighley Moor Reservoir 29/08/18 c110 c.110 headed west in small groups. Thornton Moor Reservoir 01/09/18 100 100+ Caldene Fields 12/09/18 146 VIZMIG Total count: 4277 12th Sep to 17 Oct. Highest count 2076 on 22 Sep and 1119 on 20th Sep. Oxenhope Watchpoint 15/09/18 1088 VIZMIG Total count 11053 15th Sep to 4th Nov. 14 counts of 100+. Highest counts 1088 on 15th Sep & 3910 on 22nd Sep. Scargill Reservoir 15/09/18 hundreds heading south Ogden 17/09/18 769 vis mig Caldene Fields 20/09/18 1119 VIZMIG 06:45 - 11:15 2nd record count Caldene Fields 22/09/18 2076 VIZMIG 06:45 - 11:05 record for site Oxenhope Watchpoint 22/09/18 3910 VIZMIG 06:35 - 10:30 Harden Moor summer breeding common breeder

Fringilla coelebs 327 records Chaffinch Resident breeder, passage/winter visitor. Menston 30/01/18 8 H royds Redcar Tarn, Keighley 07/02/18 15 Reservoir 24/02/18 8 on circuit of Rsr Addingham 01/03/18 12 max AEG count Jan - Mar Strid Wood 14/03/18 15 Singing Scargill Reservoir 25/03/18 9 in area, i.e 16 on HP circuit Knotford Nook 08/04/18 8 Singing, 2 on 22 Apr, 1 on 19 May Strid Wood 08/04/18 20 Norwood Bottom 07/05/18 15 between LWR and FH bridge including 5 below and 10 above DPB Hebers Ghyll 08/05/18 12 Singing, max May - Jun Barden Fell 10/05/18 5 i.e. 20 on SW/BF walk Strid Wood 10/05/18 10 Knotford Nook 14/05/18 8 Farnley Lake 04/06/18 7 max Apr - Jun Strid Wood 06/06/18 21 John O'Gaunts 24/06/18 16 on HP circuit High Royds 13/08/18 many Caldene Fields 19/10/18 204 VIZMIG Total count 1320 1/9 to 12/11. Three double figure counts. Highest count 204 on 19/10. Oxenhope Watchpoint 25/10/18 83 Total count: 486 between 17 Sep to 2nd Nov. 14 double-figure counts. Highest counts: 83 on 25/10 & 42 17/10. Fly Flatts (Warley Moor 28/10/18 39 VIZMIG 07:00 - 09:45 >W Reservoir) Dowley Gap 25/11/18 12 Queensbury 28/11/18 1 Norwegian Ring Knotford Nook 10/12/18 10 Ogden 18/12/18 40

Fringilla montifringilla 83 records Brambling Regular but erratic winter visitor. Caldene Fields 17/10/18 74 VIZMIG 07:25 - 12:45 a party of 72 Oxenhope Watchpoint 17/10/18 86 VIZMIG - Total count : 600 17/10 to 4/11. 11 double-figure counts. Highest counts 102 on 22/10, 86 on 17/10 and 81 on 19/10. Oxenhope Watchpoint 19/10/18 81 07:05 - 10:45 flock of 60! Oxenhope Watchpoint 22/10/18 102 07:20 - 10:00 14 flocks 23 max - NW Caldene Fields 03/11/18 56 VIZMIG total count : 374 7/10 to 14/11. 11 double-figure counts. Highest counts 74 including a party of 72 on 17/10 and 56 on 3/11. Caldene Fields 26/11/18 25 present Redcar Tarn, Keighley 02/12/18 4 Ogden 18/12/18 10+ Park Dam, Low Moor 30/12/18 c24

Carduelis chloris 205 records Greenfinch Resident breeder, passage and winter visitor. Burley 2018 8 Gdn visitor, max Menston 13/01/18 20 Appr 20 in top of garden tree Grove Rd, much of day Yeadon Tarn 30/01/18 6 Ilkley Cemetery 04/02/18 12 Baildon Garden 06/02/18 10 feeders Addingham Moorside 22/02/18 20+ rare here Addingham 01/03/18 10 max AEG count Jan - Mar Glovershaw 07/09/18 15+ post-breeding flock Whetstone Gate 30/09/18 5 Oxenhope Watchpoint 10/10/18 15 VIZMIG Just two double-figure counts - 15 on 10/10 & 10 on 22/10 Caldene Fields 19/10/18 30 VIZMIG total 281 counted 30/8 to 6/12. Highest counts: 30 on 19/10, 20 on 5/10 & 7/10, 11 on 28/10. Just four double-figure counts Baildon Garden 22/12/18 11 max in garden and then onto feeders

Carduelis carduelis 350 records Goldfinch Resident breeder, passage visitor. Burley 2018 34 6 Feb, 34 in garden tree Toad Holes Beck 05/01/18 30 A feeding flock Baildon Garden 25/01/18 15+ Baildon Garden 30/01/18 c30 Yeadon Tarn 30/01/18 c70 feeding close to airport banking. Baildon Garden 05/02/18 36 flock size on feeders etc. Otley Wetland 13/03/18 23 mostly one flock on track between Conservation and reedbeds, max seen Jan - Mar Sconce 25/05/18 2 birds with food Faweather Farm 30/07/18 40 Manningham 12/08/18 3 inc 2 juveniles High Royds 13/08/18 100+ mixed flock A/Bridge to Esholt 19/08/18 30+ Redcar Tarn 23/08/18 40 Harden Moor 25/08/18 12 Leeshaw Reservoir 26/08/18 15 Addingham 30/08/18 17 17 on 15/9. Caldene fields 04/09/18 44 Feeding in fields Caldene Fields 14/09/18 40 Total present during autumn - 734 spread over 22 days from 14/9. There were 21 double-figure counts. The highest count was 80 on 11/10. Other high counts - 75 on 18/11, 70 on 28/9 & 51 on 27/9. Ben Rhydding GP 22/09/18 3 Juv Glovershaw 7/10/18 25 Oxenhope Watchpoint 10/10/18 146 VIZMIG Total count 17/9 to 4/11 was 551. Highest counts: 146 on 10/10, 94 on 4/11 and 67 on 19/10. Caldene Fields 15/10/18 149 VIZMIG - Total count 30/8 to 30/11 - 2621. Three-figure counts (5) viz 149 on 15/10, 134 on 28/9, 114 on 24/10, 108 on 17/10, 104 on 27/9. Cullingworth/Hewenden 20/10/18 12 Baildon Garden 27/11/18 22 on feeders Otley 06/12/18 30 Raw Nook NR Low Moor 06/12/18 45+ Feeding in Silver Birches Menston 09/12/18 34 flock H Royds Knotford Nook 10/12/18 18 Ogden 12/12/18 c30 Baildon Garden 22/12/18 18 max in garden and then onto feeders Apperley Bridge autumn 25+

Carduelis spinus 124 records Siskin Resident/ possible breeder, fairly common passage and winter visitor. Ilkley 2018 30 max recorded, garden visitor Otley 2018 9 max recorded, garden visitor Leathley 13/01/18 25 Barden Bridge 23/01/18 15 Fewston Reservoir 31/01/18 40 feeding in Alders Otley Wetland 02/02/18 40 Jan - Mar max for site Otley Wetland 06/02/18 20 at least Ilkley garden 17/02/18 10 Farnley Lake 07/03/18 30 Feeding together with redpolls at the tops of Silver Birch trees. Similarly 15 on 13 Mar Leathley 28/03/18 30 Norwood Edge 24/05/18 c30 Caldene Fields 22/09/18 7 VIZMIG Total count 81 during 30 days of watching. No double- figure counts. Oxenhope Watchpoint 19/10/18 71 VIZMIG A total count of 300 19/9 to 2/11 (12 days). The highest counts : 71 on 19/10, 67 on 19/9, 42 on 6/10. Eight double-figure counts. Otley Wetland 13/11/18 35 Stockbridge NR 22/11/18 10 Knotford Nook 10/12/18 12 Fewston reservoir 14/12/18 50 Dowley Gap/Hirst Wood 22/12/18 15

Carduelis cannabina 90 records Linnet Passage migrant, winter visitor and uncommon breeder. Cullingworth/Hewenden 21/04/18 10 Toad Holes Beck 01/05/18 2 A pair with male in full song Menston 15/05/18 4 2m, 2f in gorse bushes at top of Chevin track Caldene fields 23/05/18 11 A very good count Glovershaw 07/06/18 2 pair at Birch Close Pennythorn 10/06/18 6 three pairs Baildon moor edges 19/06/18 4 Sconce Lane 11/08/18 12 Menston 13/08/18 12 Glovershaw 15/8/18 4 Whetstone Gate 03/09/18 4 Sconce Lane 02/10/18 11 Low Snowdon 07/10/18 40 one flock Caldene Fields 11/10/18 21 present at site. Also 10 on 9/10 and 17 on 20/10 & 18 on 24/12. Caldene Fields 17/10/18 18 VIZMIG Total count: 102 during 33 days. Highest count 18 on 17/10. Oxenhope Watchpoint 17/10/18 21 VIZMIG total count - 55 during 10 days. Highest counts 21 on 17/10 and 14 on 18/10.

Carduelis flavirostris 3 records 2017 : 4 records Twite Very uncommon and local; mainly on migration. Withins Pub area 11/09/18 5 Scargill Reservoir 19/10/18 1 on flight Fly Flatts (Warley Moor 19/10/18 1 Reservoir)

Carduelis cabaret 70 records 2017 : 78 records Lesser Redpoll Passage/winter visitor. Occasional breeder. Burley 2018 3 Gdn visitor, max Fewston Reservoir 31/01/18 10 feeding in Alders Farnley Lake 07/03/18 5 Feeding together with siskins at the tops of Silver Birch trees. Also four on 13/3. Knotford Nook 27/03/18 6 Stockbridge NR 08/04/18 4 as pointed out by Shaun Caldene Fields 25/09/18 1 VIZMIG Total count 62 over 22 days 25/9 to 8/11. Highest count 6 on 17/10. Oxenhope Watchpoint 06/10/18 13 VIZMIG A total count of 54 over 6 days. Highest count 17 on 19/10, 15 on 17/10 & 13 on 6/10. Fewston Reservoir 17/11/18 5 17/11/18 9 Timble Ings 27/11/18 73 number ringed - also 1 Common (best since 82 in 2011) Timble 10/12/18 50+ Ogden 17/12/18 c25 from BS blog Timble Ings 17/12/18 25 Ogden 18/12/18 8+

Carduelis flammea 1 record Last recorded in 2016 Common Redpoll Caught and ringed. The bird was amongst 73 Lesser Redpoll Timble Ings 27/11/18 1 caught and ringed that day.

Loxia curvirostra 67 records 2017 : 17 records Crossbill Erratic passage/winter visitor. Occasional summer resident and breeder. Scargill Reservoir 12/08/18 7 High Moor Plantation 14/08/18 11 16/08/18 10 Little Almscliffe 22/09/18 46 Denton Moor 02/10/18 6 Dunkirk area Ogden Beck Lane 06/10/18 c20 Norwood Edge 07/10/18 25 Annual total (25/2 to 27/12) 88. Three double figure counts - 25 on 7/10, 15 on 16/10 & 17 on 27/12. Stainburn Plantation 07/10/18 25 There were 19 on 19/12. Swinsty Reservoir 14/10/18 17 Chevin 15/10/18 c30 Also 12 on 24/10 and 20+ on 26/10. Thornton Moor Reservoir 16/10/18 5 seen at watchpoint Guisley 17/10/18 8 in flight Chevin 24/10/18 12 Oxenhope Watchpoint 25/10/18 11 VIZMIG Total count 39 over 7 days. Highest count 11 on 25/10. Caldene Fields 26/10/18 14 VIZMIG Total Count of 39 birds over four days. Counts 2 on 10/10, 12 on 20/10, 14 on 26/10 and 11 on 11/11. Chevin 26/10/18 20+ Graincliffe Reservoir 26/10/18 6 seen briefly in conifers Timble Ings 24/11/18 50+ Total count for April to Oct was at least 215. Highest counts 50+ on 24/11, 36 on 17/10, 30+ on 4/9.

Pyrrhula pyrrhula 175 records Bullfinch Resident breeder. Burley 2018 6 Gdn visitor, max Ilkley 2018 4 max recorded, garden visitor Addingham 08/01/18 3 3 - max Jan - Sep Menston 08/01/18 4 Five birds on 20/1, 9/2. Stainburn 12/01/18 4 Heaton Allotments & woods 12/02/18 6 males & females in small copse & in woods. Fewston Reservoir 24/02/18 4 including 1 pair, 1 male, 1 female Gallows Hill, Otley 27/02/18 10 They were all in a Hawthorn bush with chaffinches and other small birds, preparing to roost I assume. Otley Wetland 27/02/18 6 6 also on 7 March, 27 March & 18 April Burley 21/03/18 3 near river mills Byron Mews 15/4/18 2 Still visiting the feeders on occasion Toad Holes Beck 05/05/18 breeding Two pairs nest building Knotford Nook 19/06/18 5 I female and 4 males. Harden Moor 25/08/18 4 Apperley Bridge 10/09/18 3 Caldene Fields 15/10/18 4 Four birds seen regularly 28/9 to 8/11. Manningham 22/10/18 4 3 males & 1 female " at 15.15. Female on feeder Caldene Fields 01/11/18 15 VIZMIG Total count 88 (28/9 to 19/11) - Highest count 15 on 1/11, 13 on 17/10. Menston 23/11/18 8 station Menston 09/12/18 4 Heaton woods & allotments 11/12/18 4 1 m & 2f feeding on silver birch. 1 further East Raw Nook NR Low Moor 24/12/18 9 6M +3F Toad Holes Beck 24/12/18 4 2M+2F An excellent count of 13 for both sites…doing very well

Coccothraustes coccothraustes 22 records 2017 : 19 records Hawfinch Scarce winter visitor. Ilkley Cemetry 13/01/18 2 Ilkley Cemetry 18/01/18 2 4 in flight Ilkley 20/01/18 2 Otley cemetery 26/01/18 5 Otley cemetery 30/01/18 3 Ilkley cemetery 02/02/18 2 the male preening for 10 minutes in the sun!1 female never kept still ! Otley cemetery 05/02/18 1 Ilkley Cemetery 07/02/18 1 Ilkley Cemetry 28/02/18 2 Ilkley Cemetry 03/03/18 1 Ilkley Cemetery 22/10/18 1 Caldene Fields 14/11/18 1 VIZMIG 07:25 - 09:35 flew SW Barden Scale 23/11/18 1 Single bird briefly perched in a tree across the carpark

Plectrophenax nivalis 4 records 2017 : 3 records Snow Bunting Regular but uncommon passage/winter visitor. Oxenhope Watchpoint 27/10/18 1 07:35 - 11:35 bitterly cold watch Fewston Damn 28/10/18 1 Fly Flatts (Warley Moor 02/12/18 1 seen in poor light - photos on site. Reservoir) Fly Flatts (Warley Moor 28/12/18 1 second seen here. Reservoir)

Emberiza citrinella 3 records 2017 : 4 records Yellowhammer Uncommon resident breeder. Queensbury 05/04/18 1 Foxhill school area - female Otley Wetland 27/04/18 1 calling north of the reedbed towards Weston area. Caldene Fields 11/11/18 1 VIZMIG 07:10 - 10:15 unusual - south to north

Emberiza schoeniclus 101 records Reed Bunting Resident breeder/passage visitor. Otley Wetland 26/01/18 57 Stockbridge NR 08/03/18 7 regularly up to seven coming to feeders Otley Wetland 21/03/18 7 max seen during March to June. Glovershaw 25/03/18 2 Both males Draughton 29/03/18 4 Barden Moor 05/04/18 2 pair Hazlewood Moorside 14/04/18 2 Glovershaw 03/05/18 2 Three pairs seen during May. Fly Flatts (Warley Moor 16/05/18 6 three pairs Reservoir) Glovershaw 07/06/18 breeding adult with food and on 4/8. Slippery Ford 13/06/18 breeding Pair both carrying food to nest. Glovershaw 21/06/18 5 Five males singing in the area during June and early July. Yeadon Tarn 08/07/18 2 Glovershaw 31/08/18 4+ family group adults and juveniles Fly Flatts (Warley Moor 04/11/18 11 11 also on 9/12 and 8 on 25/12. Reservoir) Fewston Reservoir 17/11/18 4