Regulus regulus 75 records Goldcrest Passage/winter visitor and occasional breeder. Ilkley 01/01/18 1 Gdn visitor, Jan-Feb, 1st in 18 yrs Lister Park 01/01/18 2 In beech tree Cullingworth/Hewenden 01/01/18 3 Timble Ings 05/01/18 6 Gallows Hill, Otley 08/01/18 2 Menston 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. Ben Rhydding 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 Addingham 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 Oakworth 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 Esholt/Apperley Bridge 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 Baildon 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/Bradford Airport 21/02/18 10+ Keighley 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 Oxenhope 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 ? Harden Moor 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 Riddlesden Hall summer 12 East Riddlesden Hall 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 Bingley 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 Denholme 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.