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Fairburn Ings RSPB Reserve

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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

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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

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

Rare and Scarce Birds in Yorkshire

Andrew Wilson & Russell Slack
ISBN: 0903793598
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Where to Watch Birds - Yorkshire

by John Mather A&C Black, 2009 [3rd Edition]
ISBN: 9780713687828
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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

Bradford Ornithological Group

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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

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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

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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

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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

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Swillington Ings bird group… birding in the lower Aire Valley...

Yorkshire Naturalists Union

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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

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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...

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...

Kirkstall Valley Nature Reserve

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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

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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

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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...

Wakefield Bird Sites

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Photos and information of locations within the Wakefield area that may be of interest to casual bird watchers or walkers....

Yorkshire Rose Birding Tours

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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...

Pinfold Guest House

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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...

YorkshireBirds

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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.

Bluebirder

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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…

BOG [Bradford Ornithological Group] Sightings

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Bird sightings in the Bradford Ornithologist's recording area…

My birding starting September 2007

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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...

Pam's Place

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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…

Queensbury Birder

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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…

Avian Calling

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Bird songs and calls from the Bradford Ornithological Group's recording area...

Food 4 Wildbirds

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At food for wild birds we supply a wide range of quality wild bird food..

Artist - John Ridyard

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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

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Images of birds and other wildlife from the Bradford area...

Photographer - Sean Gray

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Some great images from this local birder...