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 18 August 2015

WOOD SAND at last

Although Gypsy Lane East had held a WOOD SANDPIPER since the weekend, it had eluded me on every visit. I had planned on returning today (as a LITTLE STINT had turned up and JG had seen the Wood Sand on Peacocks Lake) but luckily Chris Dreary had discovered 2 WOOD SANDPIPERS at TODDINGTON SERVICES SEWAGE TREATMENT LAGOONS, a site I had never previously visited. After parking up at Old Park Farm, I walked the Icknield Way Trail south to the services, where I photographed both birds, along with 3 Green Sandpipers and 68 Lapwing....





Thursday 13 August 2015

WOOD SANDPIPER drops in early evening...

First off thanks to Stu Warren and Jim G for calls re the Wood Sandpiper at Gypsy Lane East this evening – I had some great views albeit rather damp ones. I had 8 species of wader there this evening – others were 2 brief staying Blackwits that flew off south just a few minutes after they’d dropped in from the north, 1 Green Sandpiper, 1 Common Sandpiper, several Lapwings, 3 Little Ringed Plovers, 2 Ringed Plovers and 2 Dunlin. SW told me he’d had 4 Golden Plover there this morning, the Ruff again and Greenshank – add to that the Snipe I’d seen there two days ago and that’s 12 species of wader at one site in Beds – memories of Rookery South in its heyday.

I left JG still watching the Wood Sand when I left at 7.00pm for a reconstituted evening meal!

MJP

I was at the site earlier and had the juvenile RUFF, 3 GREENSHANK, 4 Green Sandpipers, Garganey and other species.....






















Tuesday 11 August 2015

GYPSY LANE EAST continues to produce the goods.....

Over the past week, Gypsy Lane East has attracted a run of waders including 3 COMMON GREENSHANKS, a RUFF, several Dunlin, 4 Green Sandpipers, several Common Sandpipers and an adult ICELANDIC BLACK-TAILED GODWIT; also a single GARGANEY.....