Specialities |
| Black-headed Gull |
| Common Gull |
| Lesser Black-backed Gull |
| Mediterranean Gull |
| Herring Gull |
| Great Black-backed Gull |
| Yellow-legged Gull |
| Stock Dove |
| Lapwing |
These
consist of the fields alongside Haworth and Keighley Roads. The fields
alongside Haworth Road are also given the name Flappit Springs. These
fields are of particular interest to Gull watchers as they can at times
attract quite large numbers.. This was especially so when the Sugden End
and Manywells Brow tips were in use. These fields are treated with waste
from a local chicken processing company hence the interest from Gulls.
Caspian, Yellow-legged, Glaucous and Iceland have been seen among the
Herring, Great & Lesser Black-backed Gulls, while Mediterranean and
Kittiwakes have been seen among Black-headed and Common Gulls. There are
also very large flocks of Corvids present almost throughout the year which encouraged
a Hooded Crow to spend the winter one year.
On top of that some of the fields adjacent to the Flappit Springs are
occasionally planted with vegetables which make them superb places for
winter finch flocks. In the winter of 2001/02 there were as many as 140
Brambling present. These Finch flocks attracted other species such as
Reed Bunting, Linnet and Siskin to the area. In 1999 a Pipit showing characteristics
of a Scandinavian Rock Pipit was seen feeding with Meadow Pipits.
In recent years the numbers of Gulls has been reduced due to the lack
of any tips nearby but they still pass through the area. Winter flocks
of Lapwing often have visiting Golden Plovers and Snipe use the boggier
fields. One Spring a group of birders watched a Ring Ouzel on a wall while
they checked the age of a Glaucous Gull.
Notable
Sightings - 2003 |
| January 2003 A roost of 400 Common Gulls. |
| Lesser Black-backed Gulls - 40 in February and 94 in March, these birds moved between here and Thornton Moor Reservoir. The late summer congregation peaked at 750 on 14th June with numbers dwindling to 249 on 19th July, 52 on 18th September and only nine by 19th October. A bird showing characteristics of the Scandinavian race Larus fuscus intermedius was reported from Cullingworth Fields on the 16th January |
| 20th February 2003 An adult Mediterranean Gull. |
| 8th June 2003 A Mediterranean Gull at Flappit Springs. |
| 14th and 17th June Yellow-legged Gulls were noted at Cullingworth Fields and Flappit Springs. At least one adult and one-third-winter bird were involved in these sightings. |
| 11th - 30th December 2003 An adult Mediterranean Gull lingered between Flappit Springs and Thornton Moor Reservoir. |
| December 2003 500 Lapwings at Flappit Springs. |
Notable
Sightings - 2004 |
| 12th January 2004 48 Herring Gulls. A maximum of four birds of the nominate race L.a.argentatus |
| 12th January 2004 31 Great Black-backed Gulls |
| 13th January 2004 A colour-ringed adult Mediterranean Gull, originating from France or Belgium |
| 14th January 2004 A first-winter Mediterranean Gull |
| January 2004 Up to 600 Black-headed Gulls spent the daytime in the fields at Flappit Spring, Cullingworth, throughout the month. |
| January 2004 Up to 40 Stock Dove were in the fields |
| 12th February 2004 750 Lapwings |
| 14th February 2004, 2000 Black-headed Gulls were loafing in the Cullingworth fields. |
| 14th February 2004 1000 Common Gulls were in the fields. |
| 16th February 2004 16 Lesser Black-backed Gulls |
| 21st February 2004 A Mediterranean Gull |
| 28th March 2004 428 Lesser Black-backed Gulls |
| 16th April 2004 350 Lesser Black-backed Gulls |
| December 2004 24 Stock Dove in the fields |
Notable
Sightings - 2005 |
| January 2005 300 Fieldfare in the area. |
| January 2005 (late) 80 Jackdaw and over 100 Carrion Crows. |
| 15th February 2005 Common Gull roost up to 1200. |
| May 2005 130 Lesser black-backed Gulls and 170 in June, 240 in July and 335 in August. Ringed adults seen at Cullingworth were proved to have originated in the large breeding colony on Tarnbrook Fell (Bowland). Up to 24 birds showing characteristics of the race L. f. intermedius were seen between 5th June and 23rd August, predominantly at Cullingworth and Thornton Moor Reservoir, with five birds being present on 20th July and 19th August. |
| 9th June Two 1st-summer Herring Gulls showing characteristics of the race L. a. argentatus. |
| 25th June A 1st-summer Yellow-legged Gull was at Cullingworth, followed a month later by an adult there on 25th July. |
| July 2005 Up to 870 Black-headed Gulls could be seen at the former location on many dates during the month. |
| October to December 2005 between 20 and 43 Stock Dove in the fields. |