Merlin

Adult male Merlin, Broom GP, 28th October 2012.  This bird is ringed on its right leg.

Stewartby Peregrines

The two regular Peregrines on the chimneys at Stewartby.  The male is the top bird. 27th October 2012.

Ring Ouzel

This bird has been in a Farley Hill, Luton garden yesterday and today. Photo by Giancarlo Dinghile

The Lodge Oct 21st 2012

Nuthatch

Blue Tit

Coal Tit

Nuthatch

Blue Tit

Great Spotted Woodpecker

Great Spotted Woodpecker

Greenfinch

Greenfinch & Nuthatch

Black Swan

Morning Walk Around The Lodge 21-10-2012 with Steve Blain, heard a lot, saw a lot in flight, redwing, pied wagtails, redpole, jay's, chaffinch, greenfinch, reed buntings, linnets etc all on the move, heard the raven and got a very brief glimpse, finally got some pictures in the hide and a nice shot of the black swans in Woburn on the way home. Oh yes and we saw loads of Fungi

All in all a very pleasant morning.

Sean

Black-necked Grebes at Brogborough

Two Black-necked Grebes at Brogborough Lake, 20th October 2012.

Goldies

Flock of Golden Plover still loyal to their field at Hill Farm, Willington.

Rock Pipit call

Recording and sonogram of the Rock Pipit which flew over The Pinnacle in the fog this morning, 20th October 2012.

Merlin

Adult male Merlin at Broom GP, 15th October 2012.  He was sheltering from the wind behind this tussock of grass.

BIGmig in pictures - The Pinnacle

The highlight of the BIGmig from The Pinnacle wasn't really the birds, it was the bacon sandwiches cooked by Martin on-site!  And if you're interested in what we saw, here's the list:

Song Thrush	9
Chaffinch	62
Pied Wagtail	19
Goldfinch	25
Redwing	241
Yellowhammer	3
Black-headed Gull	163
Lesser Black-backed Gull	18
Common Gull	6
Great Spotted Woodpecker	2
Stock Dove	3
Siskin	1
Greenfinch	3
Linnet	35
Starling	7
Cormorant	4
Reed Bunting	3
Meadow Pipit	4
Wood Pigeon	84
Mistle Thrush	3
Canada Goose	1
Mallard	20
Bullfinch	1
Dunnock	2
Great Black-backed Gull	2
Jay	2
Skylark	22

BIGmig

This weekends BIGmig - are you doing it?

This years BIGmig is taking place on Sunday 14th October.  Several sites will be manned across Beds, Northanks, Bucks, Cambs, and even in London!  Get involved.  Contact Steve Blain for more details (for contact details see the records page on Beds Bird Club website)

Ravens and Black-necked Grebe - MVCP

 

 

Martin Palmer's photos of the two Black-necked Grebes and one of the two Ravens at Stewartby Lake today.

MVCP - Ravens & Black-necked Grebes

 

A couple of photos of the two Balck-necked Grebes that were near the lagoon corner of Stewartby Lake today. Whilst Martin Palmer and I were watching the grebes Martin heard a Raven calling and two flew over us. I was very pleased to see, and (badly...) photograph, these as they were a site tick for me... The last site tick I had was Spoonbill in September 2011. Photos by Martin Green.

Little Owl - Near Cardington

This Little Owl was photographed 2 miles South of Cardington by Martin Palmer.