Mandarin - River Ouse, Kempston

This Mandarin was on the River Ouse at Kempston on Sunday 15th December. Photograph by Martin Palmer.

Raining Wax

I counted twenty eight Waxwing in this shot at Kempston this lunch time but there were more.   Shame about the weather though.

Stonechat

Stonechat, Kempston, 13th March 2012 by Martin Palmer

Caspian Gull

Adult Caspian Gull, Kempston, 23rd July 2011.  Late summer is becoming an increasing good time to find this species in the county, mainly amongst the migrating flocks of Lesser Black-backs.

2 Caspian Gulls

Two Caspian Gulls at Kempston this evening; An adult and a second-summer, amongst 40+ Yellow-legged Gulls. 28th July 2010

Yellow-legged Gulls

Lots of Yellow-legged Gulls have been roosting during the day around the new 'swan' roundabout at Kempston. Only a handful of Herring Gulls are with them. Out of the 59 'herring gull' types there on Saturday afternoon, over two-thirds of them were Yellow-legged Gulls. The top shot shows a juvenile YLG, one of three amongst the flock on Sunday.