Long-tailed
Tit |
Willow
Tit |
Coal
Tit |
Blue
Tit |
LONG-TAILED
TIT
Aegithalus caudatus
Common resident breeder.
No apparent change in status. Common throughout the area.
WILLOW
TIT
Parus Montanus
Scarce and decreasing resident
Singles were recorded
at a private site in the east of the area in both September and December
(AJ) and at Elland Gravel Pits on 4th January (HBC). This species has
followed the national trend, and locally has gone from a widespread and
regular bird to a very scarce one indeed.
COAL
TIT
Parus ater.
Resident breeder.
No reason to suspect
a change in status, and no evident influxes such as last year.
BLUE TIT Parus caeruleus
Abundant resident breeder.
No apparent change
in status.
Abundant resident breeder.
No apparent change in status.
WOOD
NUTHATCH
Sitta europaea.
Resident breeder.
As this species is a rare bird in the Washburn, it was encouraging that a pair reared eight young in a nest-box at Swinsty Reservoir.Many records were received from the strongholds such as Strid Woods, Middleton Woods, St Ives and Otley Chevin.
EURASIAN
TREECREEPER
Certhia familiaris.
Resident breeder.
Recorded throughout,
in any area of woodland or scrubland with trees.
RED
BACKED SHRIKE Lanius collurio
Rare passage visitor
A singing adult male
was located in the plantation at Thornton Moor Reservoir on 30th May (DCB
et al). This constitutes only the third Group record.