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).



Tuesday 28 April 2015

Sunday 12 April 2015

OSPREY

Saturday afternoon (11 April) saw an OSPREY present all afternoon at EVERSHOLT LAKE, sat in a dead tree

RING OUZELS arrive in force

10 APRIL.....

Shortly after dawn, Lol Carman discovered 2 RING OUZELS on BLOWS DOWNS (DUNSTABLE) in the Quarry. Already up, I headed straight there, but after half an hour searching gave it up as a bad job. Lol then found the first of 2 male COMMON REDSTARTS in the Half Moon Lane Paddocks - both still showing when I got there a while later (see pic below)...


After I had checked both IVINGHOE HILLS and TRING RESERVOIRS, I arranged to meet Jim Gurney at PEGSDON HILLS NR, where after a lot of hiking about, we eventually connected with at least 9 RING OUZELS in both the 'Terraces' and 'Chack Valley' areas. At least 5 FIELDFARE were also seen, as well as a male COMMON REDSTART at the top of Chack Valley and 3 NORTHERN WHEATEARS, including a cracking male GREENLANDER....
































A further 5 RING OUZELS were located on the north side of the Hitchin road at KNOCKING HOE NR.....