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).



Saturday 12 February 2011

The Woburn Area today

At Eversholt Lake ; 8 Goosanders (3 drakes) and 83 Greylags were the wildfowl highlights, but the best was a Barn Owl in the vicinity.

In Woburn Park highlights were 4 Goosanders (1 drake), a drake Mandarin, a constant stream of Fieldfares (together with Starlings) moving through northwards, somewhere between 500- 800, 57 Tufted Ducks, 127 Wigeons and 37 Gadwalls. Five heron nests occupied (Barry Nightingale)

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