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.

Little Ringed Plover

The single survivor from the clutch of four, can now fly but still prefers concealment as the first option

Turtle Dove

Female watched flying in to take over incubation from the male, in a Hawthorn in the brick pits today

Wood Mouse

This little creature has taken to having a snack under the bird feeders in my back garden, taken on one of the rare moments when it was still.

Nightingale

Common Redstart

This stunning male appeared briefly at Grovebury today working its way along the boundary hedgerow

Great Northern Diver

Both birds now having moulted many of the juv. body feathers.

Mink

This Mink was sheltering from the snow in one of the outlet pipes at DSTW yesterday.

Rose - coloured Starling

Fantastic views of a juvenile just outside Oxford today

Greater Scaup

Leach's Petrel

A distant view of Peter Smiths stunning Petrel at Stewartby this morning

Bar - tailed Godwit and Curlew

First summer female Barwit and male Curlew together on the 2/05/09, the Barwit stayed until at least the 4/05/09.

South Beds 19/04/09

Brown Hare playing with Leveret, White and Yellow Wags around the edge of a small pool this morning.