SE146409
| Nearby
Sites |
Specialities |
| Yellowhammer |
| Stonechat |
| Whitethroat |
| Meadow Pipit |
| Reed Bunting |
| Little Owl |
| Short-eared Owl |
| Grey Partridge |
| Willow Warbler |
| Linnet |
| House Sparrow |
The area of Sconce is to the north of Baildon and encompasses the moorland fringes by the Golf Course and the fields on either side of a shallow valley that leads from the heights of Rombald's Moor to the Aire Valley at Esholt. Birding here can be quite good in spring and summer with breeding Yellowhammer, Reed Bunting, Stonechat, Meadow Pipit, Whitethroat and Willow Warbler amongst the more numerous species. Bracken grows across a large area of the north-facing slopes and this provides excellent habit for breeding birds. By contrast, the fields alongside Sconce Lane are worth a look for wintering thrushes, Grey Partridge and Little Owl.
Notable
Sightings - 2003 |
| Yellowhammers - up to four birds were noted throughout the year with a peak of eight birds in March and breeding being confirmed in June. |
Notable
Sightings - 2004 |
| Summer 2005 Young Grey Partridge noted. |
| Sconce Lane on Baildon Moor hosted birds all year, with birds coming to the feed provided. The maximum count was a respectable 14 birds in February. |
Notable
Sightings - 2005 |
| 21st March 2005 70 Redwing in the Sconce Lane area of Baildon were, surprisingly, the last of this period. |
| 26th April 2005 two Grey Partridge in a garden. |
| May 2005 five Yellowhammers were seen daily throughout, and up to four earlier in the year |
| July 2005 An adult Grey Partridge and three juveniles. |
| August 2005 Three young Whinchats were noted in Sconce Lane, but these could have been on migration, rather than locally raised |
