Common Whitethroat

 Common Whitethroat, Leighton Buzzard, 31st January 2021 by home owner

Yellow Wagtail

The New Housing Estate Sandhills in Leighton Buzzard has a surface water Swale/Lake associated with it which is starting to bring in some lovely wildlife, currently it is swarming with Sand & House Martins and has a pair of nesting Mute Swans and many Wagtails including this lovely male Yellow Wagtail which seems to be part of a breeding pair on the site :-)

Black Redstart Leighton Buzzard Beds

A good photographer mate of mine in Leighton Buzzard Roy Mcdonald rang me up all a quiver on Thursday 2nd Feb 2018 to tell me that he was looking out of his window at a Black Redstart on his feeders in Leighton Buzzard. I couldn't get down early enough to catch up with the bird as it was starting to get dark. However a phone call this morning to tell me it was still there prompted an immediate visit and I enclose a few shots of this lovely male who was a bit bedragled with the weather, but none the less a stunning bird and a great find given how infrequently they visit the county these days.

Update the Black Redstart is still showing really well and has been on site now for well over 2 weeks, hopefully everybody has had a chance to pop down and have a gander at this stunning little visitor.

Spring in the Garden, Leighton Buzzard, Beds, 2012.