I can confirm that the grebe was a first winter or a late moulting adult . Viewing it from some distance it did show a dark smudge on the ear coverts which...
Peter Smith
petersmith@...
Nov 1, 2004 9:59 am
10937
A red kite going ne below the ridge at Eyeworth Lodge farm, about 12.30 yesterday. A dark individual, no visible tags. Nigel Wood RSPB Energy Project Manager ...
Wood, Nigel
nigel.wood@...
Nov 1, 2004 10:03 am
10938
Rookery 7am this morning: Large mixed flock of lapwing and golden plover. Duck numbers building with wigeon, teal & pochard in the greatest numbers. Skylarks...
An amazing record - perhaps more unlikely than a Dartford Warbler. Mind you, there are recent records of one or two birds in Upper Caldecote in the last two...
The November issue of British Birds is the usual good browse for anyone interested in rare birds (it contains the Rarities Report for 2003), with some stunning...
A female Merlin having a little altercation with a Kestrel around Peacock's Island. It perched briefly on the deck. Lets hope we have Merlins hanging around...
Just been reading some stuff on BirdForum about the Ovenbird and posted some thoughts in a lengthy reply which I'll repeat here, I'd be interested in comment...
One Kingfisher, a male Pochard and three separate roving tit flocks (all dominated by Long-tailed Tits) were the only things of any note (not even a Bullfinch...
Hi All, This morning, a small but noteworthy flock of x65 Linnet in nearby field, with 3 Gadwall on the river and the usual 2 Cormorant wing-drying bankside...
Dunstable Badlands: at least ten Common Snipe Stockgrove CP: Male Mandarins in double figures. Potsgrove Loop: A child by the Slow Children sign, first this...
Oldtemps@...
Nov 1, 2004 7:03 pm
10952
... From: keith1davies [mailto:keith1davies@...] Sent: 01 November 2004 17:37 To: birdingnorthants Subject: [BirdingNorthants] Fw: [Oxonbirds] Found...
Hi All, Long rambling reply below relating to twitching ethics. If this isn't of interest to you step away from the computer now.... I largely agree with...
Martin GREEN
martin@...
Nov 1, 2004 7:47 pm
10954
I'm just going through my emails after a gap of about three weeks. 269 to go thro so apologies if there are more recent one's in response to the Starling ...
BNghtngl@...
Nov 1, 2004 8:36 pm
10955
Feed the birds day obviously paid off: Good birdwatching in my garden this morning. On the feeder. Magpie and Collared dove left no room for anything else. ...
Religiously, I put out crumbs and bird seed and hang up peanuts, and sit awaiting the Siskins and Bramblings. What do I get? Currently, five male and six...
Hello all Well here I am convalescing after operation and enjoying my garden birds. Shame I cannot get to see the Dartford Warbler! On Sunday we did see 11...
boo matthews
boo.matthews@...
Nov 2, 2004 11:28 am
10958
Hi, This morning, when walking my dogs near Dunton, I was stopped dead in my tracks by the state of a hedgerow. The day before it was bent over with the weight...
The Rough-legged Buzzard at the Lodge on Saturday was seen by Mark Boyd who is familiar with the species and will be filling in a rarity form - I hope! One was...
Every year the Bedford RSPB group arrange a long weekend to an area of the UK (or Europe) and next year is no exception. Filling a minibus for such trips is...
I have just heard that there is a large bird of prey wearing a bell and, by the description, Jesses. The bird is obviously an escape and has been seen in the...
Not showing very well this lunchtime but did call and showed very briefly a few times near pond. I'd not heard any news on this bird since Sunday but...
Sunday we had our first Goldfinch since putting up a nyjer feeder a couple of months ago. No sign since though :-( Yesterday we had the first Chaffinch for a...
I haven't had a Collared Dove for three weeks; haven't had a House Sparrow for about two months; and haven't had a Starling for 17 months, even though I get...
Hi all, Just to let you all know that the bird club website has moved. The web address is still www.bedsbirdclub.org.uk but those of you who had bookmarked the...
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