Sunday 14 August 2011

Tuesday 7 December 2010

Jack Snipe


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

Sunday 5 December 2010

Jack Snipe


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

Thursday 19 August 2010

Common Gull


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

Tuesday 27 July 2010

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.

Sunday 18 July 2010

Mediterranean Gull




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

Monday 28 June 2010

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.