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 28 August 2013

Full morning's count at Broom - 25 August

One of the most memorable counts ever, with many highlights. The best of which were the 5 Whimbrel over west, see by Barry Nightingale minutes later, this was a WeBS 1st! Also 2 Ruff and a steady passage of at least 13 Ringed Plover- the true number could have been over 20. An early flock of 9 Golden Plover was also a notable record.

Barnacle Goose 1
Black Tern 1 - seen by SCB only
Black-headed Gull 39
Canada Goose 1
Common Gull 1
Common Sandpiper 2
Common Tern 5
Coot 222
Gadwall 9
Golden Plover 9
Great Crested Grebe 23
Green Sandpiper 4
Grey Heron 7
Greylag Goose 498
Greylag Goose (domestic) 1
Kingfisher 1
Lapwing 121
Lesser Black-backed Gull 1
Little Egret 3
Little Grebe 33
Mallard 255
Mallard (domestic) 2
Moorhen 15
Mute Swan 33
Pochard 8
Ringed Plover 13
Ruff 2 - found by Stu Warren
Shoveler 17
Snipe 1
Teal 28
Tufted Duck 68
Whimbrel 5
Wigeon 2

Total number of species: 33
Individuals: 1431

Matt Burgess

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