Monthly Archive: November 2018

Buzzard, red kite, possible marsh harrier and a deceased hedgehog
from Hazel Goulden
23/08/2016, near Stump cross

Adder
from Hazel Goulden
23/08/2016, on footpath from edge of Greenhow to Forest Road

Possible Great Egret sighting
from Denis O'Connor
19/08/2016, Linley Wood reservoir

Grey wagtail
from Christopher Acomb
02/07/2016, Addingham near the Sailor pub

Otter sighting
from Julia, Ilkley
31/06/2016, Ilkley - near Children's playground

3 otters sighted
from Sarah Holt
25/06/2016, Linton Falls, Threshfield

Possible Great Egret sighting
Rich Bunce
18/06/2016, Burley weir, Burley-in-Wharfedale

Otter sighting
from Charlie Clarke
13/06/2016, Linton Falls, Threshfield

Painted lady
from Darren Shepherd
06/06/2016, Guiseley

Painted lady
from Tim Howson
05/06/2016, After 9pm below Hangingstone Road

Cuckoo sighting
from Chris Elliot
04/06/2016, Birks Fell - Buckden

Redstart
from Chris Elliot
04/06/2016, Kettlewell

Lime hawk moth
from Jennifer Moore
02/06/2016, Ilkley

Cuckoo calling
from Rebecca Ward-Dooley
22/05/2016, Arncliffe, Littondale

Cuckoo calling
from Gerry Armitage
21/05/2016, Beamsley Beacon

Cuckoo calling
from Tim Howson
20/05/2016, Burley Moor

Cuckoo
from Louise Lamonby
19/05/2016, Yockenthwaite

Possible Dytiscus marginalis
from Claire Marsh
11/05/2016, Inglewood Drive, Otley

Cuckoo sighting + calling
from Darren Shepherd
11/05/2016, Sconce Lane, Baildon Moor

Cuckoo calling
from Michael Bray
10/05/2016, Silsden

Redstart
from John Waite
09/05/2016, Scargill Reservoir

Cuckoo sighting
from Catherine Burton
07/05/2016, Barden Moor

Cuckoo calling
from Jenny Watson
03/05/2016, Burley Woodhead

Cuckoo calling
from Tim Howson
30/04/2016, White Wells

Cuckoo in snow
from Katherine Baldwin
Week 24/04/2016 - 01/05/2016, Silver Well Cottage

White wagtail
from Peter Colley
22/04/2016, Bolton Abbey

Cuckoo sighting
from Darren Shepherd
21/04/2016, Burley Moor

Carabus nitens
from Kate Wright
20/04/2016, near the 12 apostles, Ilkley Moor

White-tailed bumblebees
from Kate Wright
20/04/2016, numerous Ilkley Moor especially near Keighley gate

Cuckoo - heard and sighted
from J.K. Bernard
19/04/2016, half a mile west of the Swastika stone

Lesser Bloody-Nosed Beetle
from Kate Wright
18/04/2016, near Panorama Reservoir

Barn owl flying across road
from A. Perry
05/04/2016, between Leathley and Stainburn

Comma butterfly
from Tim Howson
14/03/2016, Ben Rhydding

Tortoiseshell butterfly
from Dave Howson
13/03/2016, Middleton Wood edge near Nell Bank

Two hares at different locations on the same walk
from Jenny Watson
07/03/2016, Hazelwood Moor near Bolton Abbey

Barn owl foraging
from A. Perry
20/02/2016, Thruscross reservoir

Barn owl foraging
from A. Perry
14/02/2016, Kex Gill

Two adult otters in river close to bank
from Owen Wells
14/02/2016, River Wharfe opposite Ilkley Tennis Club

Pink-footed geese (200 - 250) in V-formation
from Bill Thorne
13/02/2016, Ben Rhydding

8 siskins and 1 goldfinch on feeders
from Dave Howson
07/02/16, Ben Rhydding

1 female and 1 male goosander
from Sue Stidworthy
29/01/2016, Ilkley Lower Tarn

Two otters in River Wharfe
from Owen Wells
25/01/2016, In River Wharfe, opposite Ilkley Tennis Club

Barn owl
from Jennie Caddick
25/01/2016, Pool-in-Wharfedale

1 female goosander
from Sue Stidworthy
25/01/2016, Ilkley Lower Tarn

2 lesser redpoll
from Christopher Acomb
23/01/2016, Addingham

Peregrine
from Katy Hockridge
17/01/2016, Otley Gravel Pits

Otter - medium sized, Pool
from Kenny Harkis
04/01/2016, Pool

A peacock butterfly roosting
from Katie Pinder
19/12/2015, Austwick

An otter diving for fish
from Jill Garforth
14/12/2015, Dalesway, Addingham

Otter sighting
from Owen Wells
15/11/2015, In River Wharfe adjacent to Ilkley Cemetery

Nuthatch, 2 feeding on sunflower hearts feeder in the garden
from Christopher Acomb
15/11/2015, Addingham

Salmon leaping the weir on the Wharfe at Otley - numerous!
from Valerie Aldridge
31/10/2015, Otley

Holly blue
from Russ Deighton
30/09/2015, Sun Lane reserve

Autumn fellwort
from Maralyn Chapman
06/09/2015, above the mine shaft at Trollers Gill

Wall brown
from Russ Deighton
27/08/2015, Staveley reserve

Crayfish remains
from Joanna Geddes
26/08/2015, near High Mill caravan park, Addingham

9 fieldfare
from Simon Twigger
29/07/2015, Barden Bridge

Dark green fritillary (10 or so)
from Russ Deighton
16/07/2015, Boltby Forest [near Thirsk]

Parakeet (same call and size as ring-necked parakeet, but didn't have binoculars)
from Mark Reynolds
14/07/2015, Horsforth