November was mild throughout with very little frost and increasing amounts of rain from the middle of the the month onwards.

Good numbers of Fieldfare passed over the area with 1500 seen over Cononley Ings (2nd), 102 Teal, four Goldeneye, 38 Wigeon and two Dunlin were also recorded here at this time. Dunlin were using the small island at Redcar Tarn (25th). Two Pintails were on the flooded fields of Cononley Ings (2nd).

There were 22 Mandarin Ducks at Strid Wood (5th) with numbers rising to 28 by the 29th.

Flocks of Lapwings were seen at Cononley Ings with 500 (5th), 752 (24th), Redcar Tarn and over the City Centre Bus Depot where 300 were circling around Bowling Back Lane. A similar number of Golden Plovers were seen leaving a roost there on the 14th and a smaller flock of 73 had assembled at Redcar Tarn two days earlier. By the 16th, the number of Golden Plovers at Bradford Interchange had risen to 500.

Four Whopper Swans were seen flying west at Ponden Reservoir (10th).

The ‘wader highlight’ was at Soil Hill where a Purple Sandpiper, first seen on the 12th and then on the 13th.

Tufted Ducks had been reported from Redcar Tarn (16), Knotford Nook (14), Chelker (10) and Silsden Reservoir (16). a visit to Skipton Sewage Works showed that Snipe, Reed Bunting, Grey Wagtail, Kingfisher and Lapwing are present and a Redshank was heard in the vicinity.

At Stockbridge three Water Rails were present and Redpoll and Siskins were regularly seen. Water Rail was also noted at Cononley Ings (24th).

Three pairs of Stonechats were at Whetstone Gate (19th), 30 Brambling (22nd) and a Snow Bunting was in the area of the Ilkley moorland road on this day.

Bullfinch and Siskins had congregated at Paul Clough with a high of 12 of the former (4th) and eight of the latter (1st).

Beamsley was a good area from which to see Red Kite with three noted on the 5th and again on the 19th.