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Bedfordshire Sightings

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Sep 9
Black Redstart still at Blows Downs also Whinchat still
Little Egret still at East Hyde
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Sep 8
Garganey still at Willington GP
Black Redstart still at Blows Downs 12.34
Honey Buzzard over Blows Downs at 1500
Whinchat, 1 still at Blows Downs


Sep 7
Little Egret still at East Hyde
Black Redstart still at Blows Downs 1200


Sep 6
Garganey still at Willington GP 18.50
Black Redstart still at Blows Downs, also 2 Whinchat still
Peregrine still on BT tower, Bedford
Little Egret, 1 at East Hyde


Sep 5
Peregrine still on BT tower, Bedford
Spotted Redshank, 1 at MVCP also Greenshank and a Ruff
Greenshank, 2 in Rookery
Goosander still on river near Bromham bridge


Sep 4
Garganey still on washout pit Willington GP
Raven, 2 over Woburn village 1100
Peregrine, 1 in Rookery
Whinchat, 2 at Blows Downs


Sep 3
Redstart, female in a Putnoe garden for most of day
Peregrine, 2 over Stopsley Common 17.45
Garganey, female on washout pit, Willington GP 14.30
Honey Buzzard, 2 west over a Potton Garden
Whinchat, 1 in paddocks opposite Tiddenfoot car park 09.30
Black Redstart and a Wheatear on Blows Downs
Black-necked Grebe still at Willington GP, also Little Egret and 2 Whinchat
Marsh Harrier and Spotted Redshank still in Rookery


Sep 2
Redstart, Pegston hills in evening
Black-necked Gebe, Willington GP main lake also 2 Little Egrets
Marsh Harrier, female in Rookery
Spotted Redshank still in Rookery also 2 Ruff and a Greenshank
Peregrine sat on the BT tower at 09.20


Sep 1
Curlew, 7 over Broom GP in evening also 2 Dunlin
Whinchat, 2 along the river Ouse near Great Barford
Red Kite, 1 over the raptor triangle
Greenshank, 2 at MVCP also a ruff
Spotted Redshank, juv in Rookery 11.40-12.40 also 5 Hobby and a Ruff
Hen Harrier, probable over Warren Villas, south down Ivel valley


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