Mealy Redpoll video

Mealy Redpoll, Greenfield, 31st December 2007 by Steve Blain

Mealy Redpolls

A slightly better go at the Mealy Redpolls today. Above is the better marked of the two birds and below is the less well marked bird. Greenfield, 31st December 2007 by Steve Blain.

Mealy Redpoll

Unfortunately the only shot I got of the Mealy Redpolls at Greenfield near Flitwick, 30th December 2007 by Steve Blain.

Scaup

This Scaup was a good find by Darren Oakley-Martin at Warren Villas. Image taken on 30th December 2007 by Steve Blain.

Siskin

One of c25 at Rookery 29/12/07

Egyptian Geese

Part of the pair of Egyptian Geese currently at Harrold & Odell CP, 29th December 2007 by Steve Blain.

Goldeneye

Goldeneye at Harrold and Odell CP, 29th December 2007 by Steve Blain.

Birds 28th Dec 07

900 Lapwings were present at Willington GP today together with a few Golden Plovers.


I counted 102 Mute Swans at Willington with 92 on the first Octagon Farm pool !


A pair of Mandarin ducks at Swiss Gardens.

Caspian Gull

First-winter Caspian Gull, Brogborough Lake, 24th December 2007 by Steve Blain. This is probably the first Caspo in the brick pits for about four weeks, found by, the ever consistent, Neil Wright.

White-fronts

Three White-fronted Geese, Harrold and Odell CP, 24th December 2007 by Steve Blain.

Jack Snipe Octagon Farm

This shot was hand held without scope using flash.

Jack Snipe Octagon Farm

Nice drops of dew on the bird's head.

Jack Snipe 22 December Octagon Farm

Not a bad effort for an old point and shoot compact camera. Mind you, anyone can get a good shot of a Jack Snipe - the trick is seeing them before they fly - only my second time ever I've managed this.

Lesser Redpoll

Dunstable W. R. 11/12/07

White-headed Buzzard 13/12

This wonderfully pale Buzzard was perched at the roadside west of Eaton Ford today.

Great Crested Grebes

Displaying at Brogborough

Caspian Gull

Brogborough, moulting in to 2nd winter plumage, same bird as 15/11/07

Little Egret

Another shot of JL's bird as it exercised after preening.

Little Egret

Dunstable W. R. 26/11/07

Leucistic Gull

Leucistic Herring/LBB Gull, Lidlington, 24th November 2007 by Steve Blain.

Water Pipit

Water Pipit, Octagon Farm Pools, 24th November 2007 by Steve Blain.

First-winter Caspian Gull (+ video)

First-winter Caspian Gull, Brogborough Lake, 24th November 2007 by Steve Blain. The third new first-winter Caspo at this site in recent weeks.

Adult Caspian Gull (+ video)

Adult Caspian Gull, Brogborough Lake, 24th November 2007 by Steve Blain

Slavonian Grebe

Slavonian Grebe, Priory CP, 20th November 2007 by Steve Blain.

Yellow-legged Gull

Brogborough 15/11/07

More Caspian Gulls

A second-winter (top) and a first-winter Caspian Gull in the Brogborough lake roost this evening. 17th November 2007 by Steve Blain. Both probably different from recent similar aged birds.

Caspian Gull

Brogborough 15/11/07 Moulting in to 2nd winter plumage

Bewicks Swans

Five of the seven Bewicks Swans on the main lake at Broom GP today, 14th November 2007 by Steve Blain.

Goosander

Goosander, Distant female at Brogborough late this afternoon.

More Tree Sparrows

This is one of several Tree Sparrows Steve Heath has found near Southill. It's great to think they are still hanging on in 'middle' Bedfordshire.

MVCP Saturday 10 November

Two Goldeneye on Stewartby Lake, and two Stonechats by the MVCP access track near the Visitor's Centre carpark on Saturday 10th November 2007 (thanks to Steve B for the text). Photos by Martin Green.

Tree Sparrows

Two of the 15+ Tree Sparrows currently at Castle Farm, Tingrith. 11th November 20007 by Steve Blain.

Snow Bunting

Snow Bunting, Rookery South ClP, 8th November 2007 by Steve Blain. Found by Steve Northwood, this is the first twitchable "Snob" since one in 1987 at Blows Downs!

Caspian Gull

First-winter Caspian Gull, Brogborough Lake, 3rd November 2007 by Steve Blain. Same bird as seen on 7th October - see http://bedsbirds.blogspot.com/2007/10/caspian-gull.html

Black-throated Diver

Black-throated Diver, Brogborough lake, 3rd November 2007 by Steve Blain.

Black-throated Diver

Brogborough, Pics. taken in better light

Visible Migration over Sandy Pinnacle

Wood Pigeons - typical and close views, guess how many in the flock ?

Fieldfares at medium range.

Over 100,000 birds have now been logged this autumn by four observers at three locations in Bedfordshire and Cambridgeshire. Highlights have been a Hen Harrier, several Merlins, a Gannet, a Woodlark and scores of Wood Pigeons, thrushes and finches.

Black-throated Diver's mini-break at Stewartby Lake

A couple of dodgy record-shots of the Black-throated Diver's brief trip to Stewartby Lake on 27th October 2007 , just long enough to give me a new "self-found" bird for the lake, as well as a great addition to my "cappuccino-list" of birds seen from the visitor's centre cafe which it flew past on the way to the main lake .. :-) photos by Martin Green.