River Lea Luton

Walking along the river through the northern suburbs of Luton in winter as part of the Duck Hunt revealed three Little Egrets again this year. Plenty of walkers around this area means the birds are familiar to humans and allow closer approach than may be normal elsewhere in the county. Three Kingfishers, a Water Rail and wintering Little Grebe again in Wardown Park added to my tally but no snipe sp this year though there have been a couple recently.

Out and About In Beds May/June 2012

Crow Stockgrove

Goldfinch 

Blackbird

Coot Nest Tiddenfoot

Blue Tit

Collard Dove

Great Tit Tiddenfoot

Green Woodpecker Stockgrove

Greenfinch

Grey Heron Rushmere

Grey Lag Goose Woburn

Grey Wagtail Tiddenfoot

Grey Wagtail Tiddenfoot

House sparrow

Jay Stockgrove

Jackdaw

Kestral Woburn

Lapwing MVCP

Blackbird

Mallard Tiddenfoot

Manderine Duck Tiddenfoot

Marsh Tit Stockgrove

Little Grebe MVCP

Nuthatch Stockgrove

Robin

Song Thrush Stockgrove

Starling

Starling

Tufted Duck MVCP

great Crested Grebe Tiddenfoot

Various Pictures from my Garden in Leighton Buzzard, MVCP, Stockgrove, Rushmere, Woburn & Tiddenfoot during May/June 2012. Arn't we lucky to have such great places close to hand.

Little Grebes

Little Grebes on a mostly frozen Broom GP, 28th November 2010.

Broom birds

Adult Yellow-legged Gull on the new workings
Juvenile Little Grebe on the entrance track pool.

Broom GP, 1st August 2007 by Steve Blain.