Gained permission and had an early morning crack at catching and ringing the redpolls in Potton this am. Birds arrived at 0622hrs, caught 7 in 2 hours - all...
One excellent wood and one dead wood GREAT EARLY GROVE (TL093531) 08.46-09.46 60 minutes GSW 4 (including 1 drumming and 2 displaying) GW 6 MT 3 Also...
Red Kite just gone low over the Lodge - multi-observer. Also a Raven ten minutes before over the meadow infront of the House. Mark Thomas Investigations...
...Ah, but 5 days later than the first Small White sighting of 2003. (There's now a Beds butterfly first sighting table on the www.bnhs.org.uk website for...
Male Brambling this afternoon - another new species for the reserve. Amongst Greenfinches in Gallers Pasture feeding under Hawthorn. Kind regards David ...
dtwithers@...
Apr 1, 2004 4:25 pm
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House Martin over Priory at 1703. Also a Swallow earlier. Dave K. [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]...
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Apr 1, 2004 4:57 pm
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Penty of good Gulls in the roost tonight (1st April) Brogborough Lake: Glaucous Gull - 1w and 3w birds in the roost Iceland Gull - an adult bird in the roost ...
All At the pits this afternoon: Little Egret on washout pit, plus 2 LRP, 2 Redshank and 2 Shelduck. Male Stonechat and single Fieldfare on sheep field. Sand...
P.Trodd
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Apr 1, 2004 7:38 pm
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Another,or the same, Red Kite flew over Old Warden earlier today[Tony Squire] This morning at Priory CP I saw a pair of Shelduck on Fenlake,a Treecreeper and a...
44 Redpolls in the Potton leek field at 0820 this am. 20 Sand Martins, 37 Ringed Plover at Willington last night. Mark Thomas Investigations Officer The RSPB,...
from birdguides: 10:38 02/04/04 Red-Breasted Merganser - Beds - Brogborough lake one female present this morning ......
Wells, Jamie
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Apr 2, 2004 9:49 am
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Not bad - 140 by early April! Birds seen in Bedfordshire for the year 2004. List updated to: 2nd April Total stands at:- 140 (Anything missing?) Additions to...
20 mins or so at the carpark viewpoint: Sand Martin - 2 over Meadow Pipit - 1 over Cormorant - 1 A short while before, Steve Blain saw 1 Raven displaying from...
Wells, Jamie
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Apr 2, 2004 1:12 pm
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There is an adult Iceland Gull on Stewartby Lake currently 15:30 Per Lol Carmen ......
From Birdguides: 15:47 02/04/04 Common (Mealy) Redpoll Beds Potton in the southwest corner of the leek field by the new houses in Old Bedford Road ......
The red-breasted merganser was present on Brogborough Lake early this afternoon. I took some work with me to get away from the phone and settled at the...
One drifted south over my garden in Barton this afternoon. Barry Squires. [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]...
barrysquires
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Apr 2, 2004 7:41 pm
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2.30pm to 3.50pm today Birdwise, very quiet with only ... Greenpeckers 3 Jay 1 Little Owl 1 but plenty of butterflies ... Commas 15 + Brimstone 4 ...
mclennan
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Apr 2, 2004 8:22 pm
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That was a nasty one - knowing I had no optics with me, no chance to get out in the day - and the bird was only just over the hill from work..... was waiting...
Thanks to a message from Martin Fleming we got to Broggy to see the Merg. At 18:50-19:20 it was nearer to the Gull watchpoint loosley associated with a group...
Mid morning: Mipit north Siskin Sky Lark south GBB & H Gull south 1 Swallow 4 House Martins 5+ Sand Martins fem Blackcap Willow W - singing (seen) usuual ducks...