Total Number of Species Recorded in 2011

2010 saw a total of 196 species recorded in Bedfordshire. Of this total, LGRE recorded 183, closely followed by Jim Gurney and Steve Blain on 181, Lol Carman on 180, Martin Palmer on 179 and Bob Chalkley on 177.

In 2011, a total of 452 species was recorded in Britain and Ireland of which I recorded just 69% (312); Bedfordshire recorded 204 species (of which I saw 94% at 191), Hertfordshire 192 (of which I saw 88.5% at 170) and Buckinghamshire 192 (of which I recorded just 86% at 165)

In 2012, I came fourth (on 168), following Steve Blain (177), Jim Gurney (174) and Martin Plamer (171).



Wednesday 9 February 2011

WATER PIPIT at Fenlake Meadows

On Fenlake at lunchtime, the highlights were:

1 WATER PIPIT (on the area of recently cut sedges and puddles just east of the pools).

1 Common Stonechat (on the fence on the east side of the pool).

Tony P

DIRECTIONS

It's the area of water meadows to the south-west of Priory CP, on the southern bank of the Great Ouse.

it's best accessed from the small car park on the A603 Cardington Road, just by the junction with the B656. Walk north from the car park and there's a shallow pool and marshy areas that are usually good for Snipe. You'll need wellies because it's very wet underfoot.

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