It is always a treat to see the great variety of species at this lovely site, all no doubt made possible by the hard work of all the volunteers who were hard at work clearing the heath area opposite the entrance.
Showing posts with label Great Spotted Woodpecker. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Great Spotted Woodpecker. Show all posts
Sunday, 10 December 2017
Visit to The Lodge RSPB Sandy 09-12-2017
I popped into The Lodge Sandy for a couple of hours yesterday to see what was about, apart from the usual suspects I had pretty good views of Brambling, Mistle Thrush but no Hawfinch on view while I was on site.
It is always a treat to see the great variety of species at this lovely site, all no doubt made possible by the hard work of all the volunteers who were hard at work clearing the heath area opposite the entrance.
It is always a treat to see the great variety of species at this lovely site, all no doubt made possible by the hard work of all the volunteers who were hard at work clearing the heath area opposite the entrance.
Sunday, 9 February 2014
Morning Walk Around The Lodge Sunday 9th Feb 2014
14 brave souls got out of their beds this morning with the wind and rain howling through the rafters and went up to the Lodge for the Beds Birds morning walk hosted by Gen Carpenter. On arrival the driving rain relented and we were left with a pleasant dry but very windy walk around the site, starting at the top heath finishing about 2 1/2 hours later after pretty much a full circuit in the hide.
Due to the wind it was pretty quiet generally but I still managed to come across the usual suspects on site, Raven, Sparrowhawk (2 fly-throughs whilst I was in the hide), Buzzard, Crow, Jackdaw, Magpie, Jay, Treecreeper, Nuthatch, Goldcrest, Blue, Great, Coal, Long-Tailed Tits, Great Spotted and Green Woodpeckers, (sadly no Lesser Spotted)? Greenfinch, Goldfinch, Chaffinch, Robin, Wren, Dunnock, Common Redpole, Blackbird, Fieldfare. I didn't come across any Crossbills, Redwing, Song, Mistle Thrushes or Siskin.
As usual a good day out with the Beds Birds Gang and thanks to Gen for being the leader for the day, job well done.
Due to the wind it was pretty quiet generally but I still managed to come across the usual suspects on site, Raven, Sparrowhawk (2 fly-throughs whilst I was in the hide), Buzzard, Crow, Jackdaw, Magpie, Jay, Treecreeper, Nuthatch, Goldcrest, Blue, Great, Coal, Long-Tailed Tits, Great Spotted and Green Woodpeckers, (sadly no Lesser Spotted)? Greenfinch, Goldfinch, Chaffinch, Robin, Wren, Dunnock, Common Redpole, Blackbird, Fieldfare. I didn't come across any Crossbills, Redwing, Song, Mistle Thrushes or Siskin.
As usual a good day out with the Beds Birds Gang and thanks to Gen for being the leader for the day, job well done.
Saturday, 1 June 2013
Had a lovely morning at the Lodge Sandy today, plenty to see the Cuckoo was a bit flighty but still showed quite well, alas I couldn't find the Spotted Flycatchers but ran into some other beauties especially the Wren, they are all very vocal at the moment. I enclose a few photo's of the morning now I am back up and running with my Camera and lens after my recent disaster.
Sunday, 21 October 2012
The Lodge Oct 21st 2012
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| Nuthatch |
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| Blue Tit |
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| Coal Tit |
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| Nuthatch |
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| Blue Tit |
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| Great Spotted Woodpecker |
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| Great Spotted Woodpecker |
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| Greenfinch |
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| Greenfinch & Nuthatch |
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| 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
Friday, 4 May 2012
Lodge birds
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| Cuckoo |
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| Great Spotted Woodpecker |
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| Wheatear |
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