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England West Yorkshire (visit this page on fatfisherman.com)

You will notice that there is no introduction to this section yet.

I would like to fill this gap with an introduction from a local birder [or someone who is a frequent visitor] for every one of the geographical pages. The many thousands of birders now regularly using these pages prefer to read something written by someone who can see the place from an insider's point of view. They know the best spots, not just the ones that first time overseas visitors usually visit or that are on the normal birding trip itineraries.

Each introduction carries the e-mail address of the contributor so that birders can get in touch with them if, for example, they are planning a trip [unless the contributor is unable to do this].

Please get in touch if you feel you can contribute an introduction to this page - you don't have to be an expert; I'm not!

top sites

Fairburn Ings RSPB Reserve

(SE453279)An extensive reserve of lagoons, pastureland and wooded colliery workings, easily accessible straight of the A1. Excellent for wildfowl and many common breeding species, it also sees raptors and terns in passage as well as a winter gull roost.

Leeds Area

(SE109467)Sites worth a visit include Ilkley moor (SE109467) for Red Grouse and Ring Ousel, Temple Newsam (SE370316) for woodland species and Eccup reservoir (SE297413) for winter gull roosts.

Southern Pennines

(SE325181)Several interesting reservoirs in the area including Redmires (SE256857); Wintersett (SE374154) and Pugney's Country Park (SE325181)

county recorder

Phil Bone
11 Dorrington Close, Pocklington, YO42 2GS
07880 846905
p.bone@csl.gov.uk

useful reading

Rare and Scarce Birds in Yorkshire

Andrew Wilson & Russell Slack
ISBN: 0903793598
Buy this book from NHBS.com

Where to Watch Birds - Yorkshire

by John Mather A&C Black, 2009 [3rd Edition]
ISBN: 9780713687828
Buy this book from NHBS.com

useful information

Yorkshire Ornithological Committee

Chairman: Craig Thomas 16 Scarborough Road, Filey, North Yorkshire, YO14 9EF, Tel: 01723 513055 e-mail craigcthomas@yahoo.co.uk Secretary: Jim Pewtress, 31 Piercy End, Kirkbymoorside, York, YO62 6DQ, Tel: 01751 431001 e-mail trivialis@operamail.com Elected members: Mike Pilsworth, Hillcrest, Whitgift, Goole, DN14 8HL, Tel: 01405 704082 e-mail: mikepilsworth@hotmail.com Protection Liaison Officer: D. J. Simpson, 51 Heather Way, Harrogate, HG3 2SH, Tel: 01423 538645 e-mail: doug@milvus.me.uk Representative on Humber Wildfowl Refuge Committee: Miss A Gowland

clubs

Bradford Ornithological Group

http://www.bradfordbirding.org
Newly overhauled website -...We are pleased to welcome all birders whatever their interests and are particularly keen to attract young members. There is a wide-ranging spectrum of interests within the group. Regular surveys are carried out each year, giving opportunity for all to participate not just in the pursuit of rare species, but recording status and distribution of our common birds...

Huddersfield Birdwatchers Club

http://www.huddersfieldbirdwatchersclub.org.uk/
We are a local birdwatching club and registered charity whose members meet regularly to discuss local sightings and enjoy presentations from guest speakers on a variety of interesting bird and wildlife topics. We are active in observing and recording the birdlife of the Club Area in and around Huddersfield and every year publish our own report Birds in Huddersfield, one of a number of Publications produced by the club. We also undertake bird surveys for external organisations (which have included Kirklees MC, the RSPB, National Trust, English Nature and Friends of Beaumont Park) and contribute to Kirklees MC�s conservation committees. If you would like to know more about the club, please contact us or see our Membership page for details of the benefits of membership and How to Join and become involved...

RSPB - Craven & Pendle Members Group

http://www.cravenandpendlerspb.org/
Welcome to the Craven and Pendle RSPB website. We are based in Skipton, England at the southern end of the Yorkshire Dales and cover the areas of Craven in Yorkshire and Pendle in Lancashire. This encompasses both the famous Pendle Hill and the beautiful Yorkshire Dales...

RSPB - Leeds Members Group

http://www.rspb.org.uk/groups/leeds
The site covers both forthcoming trips and meetings of the local group along with articles and information relating to birding sites around Leeds...

Swillington Ings

http://sibg1.wordpress.com/
Swillington Ings bird group� birding in the lower Aire Valley...

Yorkshire Naturalists Union

http://www.ynu.org.uk/
The YNU has four basic aims: To study the wildlife of Yorkshire. To record the results of these studies. To present these studies. To use the information for wildlife conservation...

Yorkshire Red Kites

http://www.yorkshireredkites.net
The Yorkshire Red Kite Project was the fifth in this sequence and began at Harewood Estate in West Yorkshire in 1999. By this time, the newly established Chilterns population had been so successful that, up to 2003, it was able to supply a total of 68 young birds for release in Yorkshire...

museums

Bishop Burton College � Ornithology Degree Course

http://www.bishopburton.ac.uk
Aim - The aim of this major is to provide a high degree of scientific knowledge about birds, and an understanding of the conservation issues relating to them. Special Features - This course has a compulsory field study component. How you Study - Delivery of the course is through lectures, seminars, field and laboratory practicals and tutorials. Included in the course are field study courses. Students who wish to take an industrial year out are encouraged to do so but this is not a compulsory requirement...

Harewood House Bird Garden

http://www.harewood.org/birdgarden.shtml
Harewood Bird Garden is one of the country's premier avian collections. Over a hundred species of threatened and exotic birds are housed in sympathetic environments with the aim of promoting conservation and education. The Bird Garden is an active member of the Federation of Zoological Gardens of Great Britain and Ireland, and participates in various captive breeding programmes...

University of Hull - Biology with Ornithology

http://www.hull.ac.uk/biosci/studying_in_hull/courses/degree_progs/Biology_with_ornithology.html
If you want to develop your interest in birds academically while leaving your options open in Biology then this is the degree programme for you. Working in partnership with Bishop Burton College we have combined our areas of expertise to develop an exciting ornithology pathway that integrates with a broad based biology provision...

reserves

Kirkstall Valley Nature Reserve

http://www.illo.demon.co.uk/nature.htm
The idea for a Kirkstall Valley Nature Reserve dates back to the Leeds City Council local plan in 1981, long before the Leeds Development Corporation was established. At this stage the Council resolved to establish a Kirkstall Valley Park along the River Aire, stretching from the Armley Mills Industrial Museum nearest the city centre, to the open countryside near Rodley...

Ogden Water Local Nature Reserve - Calderdale, Halifax

http://ogdenwater.org.uk/
Ogden Water was designated a Local Nature Reserve in 2003. The Estate comprises a 34 acre reservoir enclosed by woodland with open moor beyond. The heather uplands and peat moors form part of a Special Protection Area, that is of international importance for breeding birds...

RSPB Reserves - Fairburn Ings

http://www.rspb.org.uk/reserves/guide/f/fairburnings/index.asp
With pond dipping, regular fun events and walks to help you get away from it all, RSPB Fairburn Ings is the ideal place for adults and children to find out more about wildlife...

trip reports

Travelling Birder
http://www.travellingbirder.com
The Travellingbirder.com birding trip report search engine guides you to 7,000+ birding trip reports on the Internet. You can search for trip reports from a specific country and time of year. Not all these reports are in English. So, if you can�t find the trip report you want on this Fatbirder page� give them a try!

tour operators

Yorkshire Rose Birding Tours

http://www.yorkshirerosebirding.2ya.com
This website aims to give you a little background of what the county of Yorkshire has to offer. Yorkshire is arguably the best county in Britain for birds and bird watching. It has England's largest mainland Gannettry, some wonderful habitats that provide homes to some extremely rare and scarce birds. Locally common, they prove to be extremely difficult to see elsewhere in the country. The Corn Bunting and Tree Sparrow for example, in the right location can be easy to find. These and lots of other birds find a suitable home in Yorkshire...

places to stay

Pinfold Guest House

http://www.pinfoldguesthouse.co.uk/
Recently refurbished Victorian coaching inn with a warm and homely atmosphere. Hearty breakfasts available for all diets. The M62 motorway is 3 minutes away, yet Pinfold Guest House is within a village setting with beautiful views over the Calder Valley...

mailing lists

YorkshireBirds

http://groups.yahoo.com/group/YorkshireBirds
Discussion Group - This list is for Yorkshire birders, birdwatchers, birdspotters, and related subjects in the Counties of North, East, South, and West Yorkshire England. The list is a forum for news of rare bird sightings in the four Counties. You may also make requests for bird-related information and information on local birdwatching sites. This is a public forum do not post details of species or sites that could help egg collectors identify nest sites. Do not send file attachments.

Avian Calling

http://aviancalling.blogspot.com/
Bird songs and calls from the Bradford Ornithological Group's recording area...

BLOG - Bluebirder

http://www.bluebirder.blogspot.com
Notes & photos by Will Forrest, from YWT Bretton Lakes CP and beyond - this is one of two blogs dedicated to my passion for wildlife in general and bird photography in particular. Bluebirder will concentrate predominently on my local Yorkshire Wildlife Trust Reserve at West Bretton plus reports of birding trips and holidays�

BLOG - BOG [Bradford Ornithological Group] Sightings

http://bradbirds.blogspot.com
Bird sightings in the Bradford Ornithologist's recording area�

BLOG - My birding starting September 2007

http://www.cheese-dishfish.blogspot.com
This is a blog that tells me what I have seen and when. It�s an internet record for me to go back on and remind me of what I have seen. Some of my favourite birds I have seen before will be at the start...

BLOG - Pam's Place

http://pampick.blogspot.com
I've been interested in birds and wildlife since I was a child when my parents took us on many local walks and my Dad especially taught us about what we were seeing. I've finally over the past year or so made more of an effort to rekindle these interests�

BLOG - Queensbury Birder

http://queensburybirder.blogspot.com
My patch is Queensbury, a hilltop village in West Yorkshire. Reports of birds seen within an approx 2-1/2 mile radius will be featured. I urge contributors to record entries on the Birdtrack database also�

Food 4 Wildbirds

http://www.food4wildbirds.co.uk/
At food for wild birds we supply a wide range of quality wild bird food..

Wild West Yorkshire Nature Diary

http://www.wildyorkshire.co.uk/naturediary/index.html
A brace of Grey Partridge fly up from the edge of the Causey Stone path. Partridge rely on a bit of rough land being left in today's busy landscapes...

artists

Artist - John Ridyard

http://www.johnandsusan.talktalk.net/wildlife1.html
John trained at Harrogate School of Art and the London College of Printing, then in industry providing graphics, artwork and high quality illustration covering a wide spectrum of subjects. These drawings are from many for Wildlife of Britain for which, John is illustrator and consultant.

B.O.G. Images

http://bogimages.blogspot.com
Images of birds and other wildlife from the Bradford area...

Photographer - Sean Gray

http://www.grayimages.co.uk/
Some great images from this local birder...

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