Highlights - December 2006 |
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| Whooper Swan | December | 4th | Four Whooper Swans flew low heading towards Halifax |
| Teal | December | 6th | 75 Teal were seen at Sandbeds |
| Ruff | December | 8th | Three Ruff were noted at Cononley Ings |
| Teal | December | 8th | 36 were at Cononley Ings |
| Brambling | December | 13th | 40 seen with Chaffinches in the area of the Strid |
| Black-headed Gull | December | 17th | Silsden Floods had attracted over 3000 |
| Lapwing | December | 17th | The flooded area at Silsden was occupied by 400 |
| Lapwing | December | 18th | Bowling Back Lane in Bradford is often home to congregating Lapwings and there were 300 |
| Pintail | December | 18th | Two Pintails at Farnhill Ing |
| Firecrest | December | 19th | At Dowley Gap - a bird over-wintered |
| Jack Snipe | December | 19th | At Soil Hill |
| Mediterranean Gull | December | 19th | A 1st winter Mediterranean Gull was at Bradley Ings |
| Pink-footed Goose | December | 21st | 175 Pink-footed Geese went north-westwards over Shipley Glen |
| Black-headed Gull | December | 23rd | The roost at Embsay Reservoir totaled 3400 |
| Bullfinch | December | 24th | Stockbridge was the place to see Bullfinches with six there |
| Common Gull | December | 24th | 500 Common Gulls were present at Cullingworth |
| Knot | December | 24th | On the shoreline at Fly Flatts |
| Siskin | December | 26th | Feeding in Hirst Wood - 70 Siskin |
| Lapwing | December | 27th | 300 were counted at John o’ Gaunts |
| Shorelark | December | 27th | A bird present at Catherine Slack, near Queensbury from the 27th. |
| Lesser Spotted Woodpecker | December | 31st | A female Lesser-spotted Woodpecker was seen by the small private lake at Farnley |
| Mediterranean Gull | December | 31st | An adult at Cullingworth Fields |
| Curlew | December | At Denton Park, 165 Curlew were feeding at the beginning of December | |
| Mandarin | December | A male bird which was found at Hirst Wood, Saltaire. | |
| Short-eared Owl | December | Seen over Sconce Lane, Baildon, Nosker Brow (2nd) and over the Halifax road beyond Oxenhope (5th). | |
| Stonechat | December | Reported from Whetstone Gate, Bradup, Kex Gill and Baildon Moor and surprisingly Sandbeds (19th) | |
| Water Rail | December | Stockbridge was the place to see Water Rails with three birds present throughout the month | |
| Woodcock | December | Reported from Harden Moor and Milnerfields, Gilstead | |