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Redpoll in Shipley Glen. 17 March 2026
After spending some of the morning of the 17th watching Siskin at the Baildon Co-op car park I decided to spend some of the afternoon in Shipley Glen. The header image is of a Redpoll spotted in Shipley Glen. As usual you can tap/touch/click on an image to see it in better quality in the…
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Siskin at the Baildon Co-op. 17 March 2026
Super market car parks can be a good place for birds. There are often hedges for Sparrows and trees with berries for spectacular sightings of winter visiting Waxwings, with these attracting flocks of birders that often make the news due to their numbers. The header image is of a male Siskin feeding on cones, the…
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RSPB & Shipley Glen. 15 March 2026
Sunday morning was a walk with Airedale and Bradford RSPB Group. A couple of hours at Shipley Glen looking for birds. This was one of the walks they have organised for this Spring to celebrate the creation of the Bradford Pennine Gateway National Nature Reserve. They have dates for these walks on their website. In…
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Rodley Nature Reserve. 7 March 2026
On Saturday I went along to Rodley Nature Reserve with my camera. One of the first things I saw were a pair of Kingfisher over by the Sand Martin wall. One of them kept flying up to the smooth wall and when it flew away a small hole was visible. They were checking it out…
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Parakeets & Fungi. 5 March 2026
Thursday morning was a quick visit to Northcliffe Woods, Shipley. Thursday afternoon was a quick visit to Walker Wood, Baildon. The header image is of a fallen tree in Walker Wood showing Rhizomorphs from Honey Fungus, Armillaria. As usual you can tap/touch/click on an image to see it in better quality in the carousel gallery…
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Siskin at Denso Marston Nature Reserve. 1 March 2026
I got March off to a good start with sightings of quite a few Siskin during a visit to Denso Marston Nature Reserve and a walk along the River Aire and up to the Leeds Liverpool Canal at Buck Wood. The header image is one of the Siskin. As usual you can tap/touch/click on an…
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Canal & River Walk with BWAW & BHCC. 28 Feb 2026
Today was a walk from Bracken Hall Countryside Centre to Bingley North Bog along the canal and river, and then back by a different route along river and canal. The header image is the prow of on of the rowing boats being used on the river at Bradford Amateur Rowing Club. As usual you can…
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Walker Wood & BRGPLNR. Feb 2026.
Fungi photos from a visit to Walker Wood and photos from a trip to Ben Rhydding Gravel Pits Local Nature Reserve. You can see more posts from visits to BRGPLNR and Walker Wood. The header image is of a small flock of Curlew on the ground opposite the Moss & Moore Garden Centre, Ben Rhydding.…