Jack Snipe

With the scrape frozen the Jack Snipe relocated to the edge of one of the ice free lagoons today (7/12/10).

Jack Snipe

this bird arrived on the scrape just before midday, the first bird to take advantage of the thaw.

Common Gull

My first returning bird of the autumn arrived at Grovebury on 14/08/10

Colour ringed Common Tern

This juv. Common Tern has spent the past week at Grovebury, it is one the forty ringed at Wilstone Reservoir this year.

Mediterranean Gull

This stunning juvenile put in a brief appearance at Grovebury this morning, before flying off north on its own.

Corn Bunting, Meadow Pipit and Skylark

These three are nesting very close to each other in a field in south Beds, the CB about 20mtrs in to a cereal crop.