Twitchers flocked to Rodley Nature Reserve in west Leeds all desperate for a sighting of a rare Marbled Duck, a bird considered vulnerable by the IUCN due to a reduction in population caused by habitat destruction and hunting. This was July 2003, a month which featured the Leeds Championship Dog Show held at Harewood House, and a new car sharing concept launched in the city. Enjoy these photos, plucked from the YEP archive, charting 31 days in the life of your city. READ MORE: 23 photos to take you back to Leeds in 2003 LOVE LEEDS? LOVE NOSTALGIA? Join Leeds Retro on facebook
![The rare Marbled Duck at Rodley Nature Reserve.](https://www.yorkshireeveningpost.co.uk/webimg/b25lY21zOmUxZDhlODM1LWNlY2MtNGM4My04Zjg0LTAzZTcyNDc5MmM2ODo4MTcwY2Y2Yi1mODg5LTQ0MGEtOWNiZC0wOWY4ZDUxZGU2NTY=.jpg?crop=3:2&width=640)
![Work continued on the demolition of the former Royal Mail Office on Wellington Street.](https://www.yorkshireeveningpost.co.uk/webimg/b25lY21zOmJiZDEzMzNjLTgwOTgtNDkxNy1iOTg5LWMwOTk5YjgxMTc3MjoyMTI0MDU5ZC01ZWZjLTRlMjktYWRjMy1lODE5NGUyZWI0Mjk=.jpg?crop=3:2&width=640)
2. Leeds in July 2003
Work continued on the demolition of the former Royal Mail Office on Wellington Street. Photo: Simon Hulme
![The Pleasurettes - Kookie, Sassy and Sparkley - entertain the crowds as part of the Rhythms of the City festival on Briggate.](https://www.yorkshireeveningpost.co.uk/webimg/b25lY21zOjJlYjEzMjk3LTZhY2EtNGZlZC1iZjAxLWFmMGIyYzNhNGE2Nzo5Njk1ZTNiMy0wYzBlLTRhN2ItODljMi0yZmMxZGJlNjRlYzQ=.jpg?crop=3:2&width=640)
3. Leeds in July 2003
The Pleasurettes - Kookie, Sassy and Sparkley - entertain the crowds as part of the Rhythms of the City festival on Briggate. Photo: Jonathan Gawthorpe
![This is Sister Brigid Murphy who was awarded an MBE for her dedication to cancer patients at St Gemma's Hospice.](https://www.yorkshireeveningpost.co.uk/webimg/b25lY21zOjJkNTA1OTYwLWRlNmEtNDA3NS04M2Y5LTlmNGQwMDkzOWM0NDozYTAxMWI1My0yNDczLTQxZjktODA0Zi1kNDM0YzY5OGI1MDM=.jpg?crop=3:2&width=640)
4. Leeds in July 2003
This is Sister Brigid Murphy who was awarded an MBE for her dedication to cancer patients at St Gemma's Hospice. Photo: James Hardisty
![A workman carefully works on top of the Jamia Masjid Bilal temple on Harehills Lane. He's tied on with safety lines from a nearby crane as he works to reinstall a new moon on top of the dome which fell off during some recent strong winds.](https://www.yorkshireeveningpost.co.uk/webimg/b25lY21zOjIyMWZkYTI5LTE2NjctNDA1YS04OTZlLWJkOTQ5MWNlZGE3NDpiZGM1ZDM1Yi1lOTk2LTRjNjctODlhNy1kZGNmMTM3MWE3OGI=.jpg?crop=3:2&width=640)
5. Leeds in July 2003
A workman carefully works on top of the Jamia Masjid Bilal temple on Harehills Lane. He's tied on with safety lines from a nearby crane as he works to reinstall a new moon on top of the dome which fell off during some recent strong winds. Photo: James Hardisty
![Guiseley School were celebrating after winning the Yorkshire Post Schools Cricket Challenge Trophy at Headingley.](https://www.yorkshireeveningpost.co.uk/webimg/b25lY21zOmI5N2Y2Y2FjLTQyNGEtNDEwYy05Mzg1LWFiMTkzYTdhMjFmMzpmMDcwZjI1MS1iMGM0LTQxYmMtOGFhNC1kMzA2MTg3NGQ5ZmQ=.jpg?crop=3:2&width=640)
6. Leeds in July 2003
Guiseley School were celebrating after winning the Yorkshire Post Schools Cricket Challenge Trophy at Headingley. Photo: Gary Longbottom