Dunstable Sewage Works

Had a lovely couple of hours at the sewage works on a bleak, damp Sunday morning 14-06-2015. I stayed in the hide for a couple of hours watching the many families of Sedge and Reed Warbler flitting in and out of the reeds on the scrape.

Other birds of note as viewed from the hide on the scrape and visible ponds, Sparrowhawk, Red Kite, Buzzard, Swift, Swallow, House Martin, Goldfinch, Bullfinch, Chaffinch, Reed & Sedge Warbler, Reed Bunting, Blackcap,Wren, Dunnock,Blue, Great & Long Tailed Tit, LB-BG, Black Headed Gull, Heron, Pied & Grey Wagtail, Coot & Moorhen with many offspring, Little & Great Crested Grebe, Mute & Whooper Swan, Gadwall at least 2 broods, Tufted, Mallard with brood of 6, Shelduck, Canada Geese.

Not bad for a dreary wet morning.

Dunstable Sewage Works 06-10-2013

Once again the first Sunday of the month visit arrived today, unfortunately for the 4th month in a row the fishermen were on site when we arrived, so there were not many birds on the ponds 1, 2, 3 & 4. I can also report that due to a huge effort by Rob Dazley and a few helpers the scrape has now been fully cleared and will from hear on in give everybody in the hide fantastic views of the scrape and ponds to the side, well done to all those who have put the effort in, it is a great improvement. Unfortunately not too much water in the scrape today as it needed to be dry to enable all the works, but next month should be fine.

My bird list today is as follows, Kestrel, Buzzard, Magpie, Jay, Crow, Jackdaw, Wren, Dunnock, Robin, Chaffinch, Goldfinch, Greenfinch, Bulfinch, Meadow Pipit,  Reed Bunting, Coot, Moorhen, Water Rail, Grey Heron, Green Sandpiper, Common Snipe, Mallard, Gadwall, Tufted Duck, Black Headed Gull, Kingfisher,Teal, Pochard, Blackbird, Song & Mistle Thrush. Some photo's from the Hide enclosed

Dunstable sewage works Sunday 3rd March 2013 started cold, frosty and misty and ended up with lovely sunshine late on.
Thought this month I would make a list of the birds I spotted today during the 3 1/2 hours on site.

On view Kingfisher,  Shelduck, Mallard, Teal, Shoveler, Tufted Duck, Mallard, Wigeon, Pochard, Canada Goose, Grey Heron, Little Egret, Green Sandpiper, Snipe, Black Headed Gull, Great, Blue and Long Tailed Tits, Chaffinch, Greenfinch, a pair of Reed Bunting, Wren, Robin, Blackbird, Song Thrush, Green & Great Spotted Woodpecker, Magpie, Crow, Wood Pigeon, Buzzard, Sparrowhawk, Coot, Moorhen.

As you can see from the pictures the Grey Heron bit off more than he could chew?

Sat in the hide for ages, I heard the Water Rail but it never showed today!

Early Nesting Moorhen

Taken on 5 Feb 2010 at Whipsnade on Flamingo Pond