Jay |
Magpie |
Jackdaw |
Rook |
Carrion
Crow |
EURASIAN
JAY
Garrulus glanarius
Resident breeder: woodland.
Between one and five birds were reported from sites spread right across the recording area. Regular sightings came from the woodlands in the Washburn Valley, Sconce Lane, Strid Woods, St Ives and Esholt. Shipley Glen hosted the year’s highest total of nine birds, whilst young were noted there and at St Ives.
MAGPIE
Pica pica
Common resident breeder: a wide range of timbered areas, including suburbs
and farmland.
No apparent change
in status.
EURASIAN
JACKDAW
Corvus monedula.
Common resident breeder: woodland areas, suburbs, farmland and rock faces.
No perceived change in status.
An apparent influx
occurred in early October, when over 200 birds were seen in a three day
period at Thornton Moor Reservoir.
ROOK Corvus frugilegus.
Resident breeder: woodland and farmland.
No apparent change in status.
Unfortunately, there were no accurate counts of any of the known rookeries or the large winter roosts that often occur.
CARRION
CROW
Corvus corone.
Resident breeder: a wide range of wooded, farmland and moorland habitats,
and suburbs.
No apparent change in status. Common throughout the area.
A leucistic bird seen on Soil Hill on 17th October is, presumably, the one noted in this general area in previous years.
COMMON
RAVEN
Corvus corax
Increasingly common resident: possible winter visitor: mainly moorland
and adjoining areas.
The Barden area held birds throughout the year. Four were noted here in February, with five in April, eight in August and at least six, (and possibly 12) in October.
Other sites mentioned in the north of the area were Timble Ings, Middleton Moor, Rombald’s Moor and Denton Moor. Up to three birds were noted at Kex Gill in August.
The south of the recording area also provided a steady flow of records, with Warley Moor, Thornton Moor and Leeshaw Reservoirs, Cold Edge Dams, Oxenhope, Midgley Moor and Luddenden Dean all featuring.
COMMON
STARLING
Sturnus vulgaris
Resident breeder/winter visitor: a wide range of habitats, particularly
urban areas, farmland and moorland.
No apparent change in status. Again, there were no counts of the huge roost in the centre of Bradford. A smaller roost at Queensbury contained 120 birds in August. Breeding was clearly under- recorded, with this reported only at Ben Rhydding, Farnhill Moor and Queensbury.
Outside the migration
seasons, the largest parties were 300 at Flappit and 120 at Cullingworth
in January, and 1700 at Thornton Moor Reservoir in June. As with many
other species, passage was observed mainly at Thornton Moor Reservoir,
where about 300 birds were seen in spring, and about 5400 in autumn, with
movements of 1000 on 7th November, and 1370 a week later being particularly
notable. Smaller numbers in this period were seen at Highroad Well Moor,
Cold Edge Dams and Denholme Clough.
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