Pegsdon 9th Sept

Managed to capture a couple of shots of Spotted Flycatcher and an occasionally showy Redstart.

Pegsdon Redstart

First of the autumn on the lower slopes today. A nice male. Generally keeping well hidden but calling occasionally to give itself away.

Osprey, Ouzel & Redstart all in a Day Out & About in Beds 11-04-2015

Started the day at Blows Downs and with the help of Mick Price got onto a rather distant Common Redstart in the Paddocks and a couple Ring Ouzel on the Chalk Pit Slope, I was just about to get a half decent close up shot of the Ouzel when it was flushed off the top of the bush in front of me by a low flying Red Kite so that was the end of that. I then got a call from Carolyn & Malcolm Hawkes re the possibility of an Osprey at Eversholt and dived down there late on 5 ish to try and get a look.

Again the bird was still on site but again quite distant but an Osprey in Beds all the same.

All in all a very good day all around, the photo's are not the best as everything was so distant but its not everyday you get Redstart, Ouzel & Osprey on the same day in Beds

Common Redstart

This stunning male appeared briefly at Grovebury today, working its way along the boundary hedgerow. 3rd Apr 2010

Common Redstart

Distant male in the paddocks at Blows this morning 13/04/08