MICK, Yes, the BNHS Mammal Recorder - Richard Lawrence - is VERY interested in getting reports of all Badgers, both dead and alive and all other mammals in the...
3 Common Scoter on Stewartby 10.00 per Roy Nye Steve Blain Thank you for using the M-Mail service from Connectotel Ltd For more information about M-Mail and...
Morning all, 2 good local birds this morning, Raven 'Kronking' on the edge of his territory early this morning & a very striking female Lesser spotted...
Hi All, I hope its ok to make this request. I am now in the process of putting together bird records for the 2008 report and should you have any outstanding...
Looking out of the bedroom window this morning and 2 parakeets flew past, crossing Hillgrounds road (Kempston) and heading out over Robert Bruce sports field....
Not sure if anyone's interested, but I saw a Red Kite soaring above the A1081 about a mile out of Harpenden towards Luton on Friday Morning, about 12 Noon. Not...
Hi all, A late TTV was rewarded with 32 species,in what is predominantly mixed farmland, and reflected the shift from winter to spring. A flock of 103...
Quite a pleasant weekend... Ireland: 2 Little Owls MVCP: 1 ad Med Gull by the access track Stewartby Lake: 3 drake Common Scoter present all day Woburn: 4...
Hi all, A wander round part of Maulden Wood this afternoon looking for moth trapping locations meant that we found a small party of Siskins feeding on buds in ...
I have recently put some WOODPECKER boxes up on the golf course. Has anyone else put up woodpecker boxes and if so have you had any success. I had Great its...
I must admit to never having heard of woodpecker boxes. Surely, they always excavate their own new nest-hole (although both Green and Great Spotted may reuse...
Hi Tim, You can actually buy purpose built 'Woodpecker' nest boxes. Whether it uses the hole provided or excavates its own in the side of the box is another...
The Waxwings were in my garden on and off practically all of yesterday. During the afternoon they spent a lot of time fly-catching. Also 4 Siskins, a...
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Tim, Referring to the BTO nest box guide, ' Woodpeckers will nest in a medium-sized box but it needs to be stuffed with a soft material (soft wood or...
Having redefined pond dipping at Broom last Monday I headed for the drier badlands of Sandy. No luck here with Xbills but met Jim Gurney who let me know the...
Don - Thanks for that. I've got Chris du Feu's book somewhere in my study, but can't put my hand on it just now. (Infuriating, since I also know that I've got...
Male Brambling feeding on sunflower hearts from feeder and male Blackcap feeding on fat block in my Houghton Regis garden this morning. Also, up to 23...
Had excellent views of the ring-tail Hen Harrier at Wrestlingworth tonight. Park carefully in Wrestlingworth village, and walk down Braggs Lane, and along the...
This week has seen a massive surge of dead Badgers, including 9 on the A41 between the M25 and Aylesbury alone. Many are small, young animals. Best wishes Lee ...
Got there first thing this morning and the harrier was seen flying across the fields from the roost at 06:37. I watched it fly further afield, and after a few...
Hi Mike, I'd be interested to know what direction it disappeared towards. i.e. was it N towards Cockayne Hatley. Ian _____ From: bedsbirds@yahoogroups.com...
Apologies for the delay in getting back to you Ian, ive been out covering more miles on foot across into cambs'aswell. From where the roost position was it...
The hen harrier was seen coming in over the fields at 17:28 but a dog walker pushed it further over towards Cockayne Hatley and no further sign by the time i...
Can any one help with an ID for this vulture type bird seen in the Alps in France? Cheers Terry -- I am using the free version of SPAMfighter. We are a...