http://groups.yahoo.com/group/bedsbirds/ Beds Birding Wed, 16 May 2012 12:30:17 GMT Steve Blain http://groups.yahoo.com/group/bedsbirds/message/40999 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/bedsbirds/message/40999 This was just posted on HertsBirds, but isn't too far from Beds: "Just been watching a White Stork over Hitchin, 12.30 approx. My house on the SW edge of Wed, 16 May 2012 10:08:25 GMT Steve Blain http://groups.yahoo.com/group/bedsbirds/message/40998 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/bedsbirds/message/40998 Had two second-hand reports of Nightjars this morning - one at Polluxhill on Sunday 13th which was apparently sleeping on a dead branch - and another around Wed, 16 May 2012 09:45:59 GMT Kelly Ian http://groups.yahoo.com/group/bedsbirds/message/40997 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/bedsbirds/message/40997 Cuckoo heard calling this morning from top South corner of Leete Wood, Barton Hills NNR Wed, 16 May 2012 08:54:05 GMT Bashford, Richard http://groups.yahoo.com/group/bedsbirds/message/40996 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/bedsbirds/message/40996 Wyboston Lakes tetrad this morning. Cetti's Warbler on the Ouse again, smack bang on the Beds/Cambs border. Lots of Garden Warblers - more than Blackcaps. Tue, 15 May 2012 11:32:11 GMT Peter Smith http://groups.yahoo.com/group/bedsbirds/message/40995 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/bedsbirds/message/40995 LRP 2 on the beach at the sailing club end, White Wagtail 1 and Common Tern 1. Regards Peter Smith PLEASE NOTE: from now on please use my new email address Tue, 15 May 2012 09:27:19 GMT Tim Sharrock http://groups.yahoo.com/group/bedsbirds/message/40994 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/bedsbirds/message/40994 One Spotted Flycatcher beside nestbox outside my study today (first contact since single on 8th). This is the most regular nestsite in recent decades, until Mon, 14 May 2012 17:25:05 GMT Michael Neal http://groups.yahoo.com/group/bedsbirds/message/40993 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/bedsbirds/message/40993 There are 3 nightingales in Spanoak wood Mon, 14 May 2012 15:43:35 GMT Steve Blain http://groups.yahoo.com/group/bedsbirds/message/40992 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/bedsbirds/message/40992 Single Arctic Tern on Peacock's Lake at 16:30, per Matt Burgess. Steve Mon, 14 May 2012 13:17:06 GMT Peter Smith http://groups.yahoo.com/group/bedsbirds/message/40991 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/bedsbirds/message/40991 Now don't fib Darin, Arthur Livett was the only one to see it! Regards Peter Smith PLEASE NOTE: from now on please use my new email address Mon, 14 May 2012 13:12:04 GMT Peter Smith http://groups.yahoo.com/group/bedsbirds/message/40990 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/bedsbirds/message/40990 Well done Melissa very interesting. Regards Peter Smith PLEASE NOTE: from now on please use my new email address (petersmith3uk@...) for all Mon, 14 May 2012 12:07:06 GMT Steve Blain http://groups.yahoo.com/group/bedsbirds/message/40989 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/bedsbirds/message/40989 Sanderling still present at Gypsy Lane East (Broom GP), along with seven Dunlin, and five Tundra Ringed Plovers. Two Wheatears in the paddocks at Poppyhill Mon, 14 May 2012 11:32:47 GMT Kelly Ian http://groups.yahoo.com/group/bedsbirds/message/40988 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/bedsbirds/message/40988 On Saturday afternoon had good views of a female Whinchat off Markets Lane between Barton and Pulloxhill. It was flitting about in a field of flowering Oilseed Mon, 14 May 2012 11:01:56 GMT Cambridgeshire Bird Recorder http://groups.yahoo.com/group/bedsbirds/message/40987 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/bedsbirds/message/40987 In contrast to Beds, reports of sightings per year in Cambs remain in low numbers – despite it recently being re-classed from ‘Rare’ to ‘Scarce’. Mon, 14 May 2012 09:51:31 GMT irton2007 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/bedsbirds/message/40986 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/bedsbirds/message/40986 Coincidentally, a raven just flew low over Biggleswade whilst I was reading this! Obviously had a good sense of timing :) Brad Mon, 14 May 2012 09:20:41 GMT Bashford, Richard http://groups.yahoo.com/group/bedsbirds/message/40985 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/bedsbirds/message/40985 Hi Peter/all, There have been a number of Raven sightings from this area. In fact I suspect it is where several Cambs birders county ticked Raven. They are