Slavonian Grebe Brogborough Tip Pools

A trip to Brogborough Tip Pools this morning 24-12-2018 for the winter plumage Slav Grebe was a success, although I did DIP on the Great Northern Diver at Stewartby, Happy Xmas everyone

Cheers

Sean D'Arcy

Bewick's Swans

Bewick's Swans, Chimney Corner South pit, 16th December 2018

Med Gull

Med Gull, Stewartby Lake, 16th December 2018

Great Northern Diver

Great Northern Diver, Brogborough Tip Pools, 16th December 2018 by Tim Mason

Brent Goose

Brent Goose, Langford water tower, 15th December 2018

White-fronted Goose

White-fronted Goose, Broom GP, 14th December 2018

Stockgrove CP Crossbills , Mandarins & Jay

I had a very pleasant trip around Stockgrove CP this morning which couldn't have started better with distant but pretty good views of 8-10 Crossbill from the car park, there was also the usual culprits on site along with about 15 Mandarins and a pretty showy Jay which is always a treat  :-)

Ruddy Shelducks

Ruddy Shelducks, The Pillinge, MVCP, 30th September 2018 by Lol Carman

Grey Phalarope

Grey Phalarope, Brogborough Lake, 22nd September 2018

Little Owls

Little Owl, Sandy Heath Quarry, 15th September 2018 by Graham Goodall

Greenshank

Greenshank, Brogborough Tip Pools, 9th September 2018 by Peter Tomlinson

Wood Sandpiper Brogborough Tip

I popped into the Tip today to see if the Wood Sandpiper that had been reported yesterday was still on site and was delighted to find it on the main lake with a point in the right direction by Neil Wright who doesn't let much get past him on his patch.

The bird seemed to favour the weed on the accessible LH side of the lake and was very confiding indeed for a Sandpiper, at one point it was nearly taken out by a Male Sparrowhawk which had a go but thought better at the last moment.

Also on site this morning, Ringed Plover, Whinchat, Green Sandpiper, Great Crested Grebe, Little Egret, Coots, Yellow Wagtails, Pied Wagtails, Swallows, House and Sand Martins, Herons, Green Woodpecker, Turtle Dove, Linnet, Yellowhammer, Skylark, Turtle Dove, Reed Bunting, House Sparrow and at least 18 + Little Grebes who seem to have had a magnificent breeding season at this location this year.

Wood Sandpiper

Wood Sandpiper, Brogborough Tip Pools, 24th August 2018 by Peter Tomlinson

Hobbies

Hobbies, The Lodge RSPB, 15th August 2018 by Graham Goodall

Bedfordshires first Common Rosefinch

Common Rosefinch, Dunstable, 25th May 2018 - taken by the householder. A Bedfordshire first!

Goldeneye family

Female Goldeneye with 2 ducklings, 12th May 2018. The first confirmed breeding in the county.

Red-necked Grebe

Red-necked Grebe, Priory CP, 21st April 2018

Bar-tailed Godwits

Bar-tailed Godwits, Grovebury SP, 13th March 2018 by Lol Carman