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• Reed Bunting at Manor Farm, Beeston, January 2003
• Little Egret at Warren Villas, 25th January 2003

March 2003

• Dunnock at Warren Villas, March 2003
• Male Ring Ouzel at Broom GP, 29th March 2003
• Adult Water Pipit at Broom GP, 29th March 2003
• A pair of Garganey at Warren Villas, 29th March 2003
• Dark-bellied Brent Goose at Broom GP, 29th March 2003
• Ferruginous x Pochard hybrid at Willington GP, March 2003

April 2003

• Black-necked Grebe at Warren Villas, 19th April 2003
• Greylag Goose at Warren Villas, 9th April 2003
• 6 Little Gulls at Roxton GP, 16th April 2003
• Adult Mediterranean Gull at a site in East Beds, 5th April 2003
• Mistle Thrush at Stratford, Sandy, 10th April 2003
• Sanderling at Broom GP, 2nd April 2003
• Sanderling at Broom GP, 13th April 2003
• Song Thrush at Stratford, Sandy, 10th April 2003
• Common Terns at Warren Villas, April 2003

May 2003

• Turtle Dove at Warren Villas, May 2003
• Chaffinch at Warren Villas, May 2003
• Ravens in South Beds, 10th May 2003
• 1st summer Mediterranean Gull in East Beds, 10th May 2004

June 2003

• Little-ringed Plover at Willington GP, 14th June 2003

July 2003

• Yellow Wagtail at Willington GP, 13th July 2003
• Goldfinch at Willington GP, 13th July 2003
• Whitethroat at Willington GP, 13th July 2003
• Hybrid Tufted x Pochard at Warren Villas
• Spotted Flycatcher at Everton Churchyard, early July 2003
• Great-northern Diver at Brogborough Lake, 17th July 2003
• Serin at Everton, Beds, June/July 2003
• Wood Sandpiper at Broom GP, July 2003
• Juv Little Owl at Broom GP, July 2003
• Yellow-legged Gull at Broom, 12th July 2003
• Green Sandpipers at Broom GP, 12th July 2003
• The Gull roost at Broom, 12th July 2003
• Yellow-legged Gull at Broom, 15th July 2003
• The Gull roost and two Lesser black-backed Gulls at Broom, 15th July 2003
• Yellow-legged Gulls at Broom, 22nd July 2003
• Mediterranean Gull at Broom, 24th July 2003

August 2003

• Juvenile Sand Martin at Broom, 3rd August 2003
• 2 icelandica Black-tailed Godwits at Broom, 4th August 2003
• Adult Yellow-legged Gull at Broom, 4th August 2003
• Adult Yellow-legged Gull at Broom, 5th August 2003
• Male Ruff at Broom, 5th August 2003
• Little Egret at Willington,9th August 2003
• Juv Spotted Redshank at Broom GP, 9th August 2003
• 5 Greenshank at Broom GP, 9th August 2003
• Eclipse drake Garganey at Broom GP, 14th August 2003
• More images of the Garganey from Broom GP, 15th August 2003
• Juv Common Gull at Broom GP, 15th August 2003
• 2 Ruff at Broom GP, 18th August 2003
• Juv Greenshank at Broom GP, 18th August 2003
• Green Sandpiper at Broom GP, 18th August 2003
• 5 Turnstones at Broom GP, 24th August 2003
• Wheatear on Biggleswade Common, 25th August 2003
• Turnstone at Broom GP, 26th August 2003
• The same Turnstone as above at Broom GP, 27th August 2003
• 2 juv Spotted Redshanks at MVCP, 29th August 2003

September 2003

• Female type Stonechat at Warren Villas, 20th September 2003
• Little Egret on 100 Acre at Willington GP, 21st September 2003
• Juvenile Ruff on the Tern Pool at Willington GP, 21st September 2003
• Fulmar at Brogborough Lake, 26th September 2003
• Stonechat and 2 Whinchats at Manor Farm, Beeston, 27th September 2003
• Male Stonechat at Warren Villas, 28th September 2003

October 2003

• Male and female Stonechats at Warren Villas, 4th October 2003

November 2003

• Juvenile Scaup at Broom GP, 9th November 2003
• 3 Avocets at Broom GP, 29th November 2003

December 2003

• Female Peregrine on the BT building, Bedford, 7th December 2003
• Female Ferruginous Duck at Elstow Pits, 7th December 2003

January 2004

• Drake Green-winged Teal at Harrold & Odell CP, 1st January 2004
• Red-head Smew at Harrold & Odell CP, 1st January 2004
• Siberian Chiffchaff at Priory CP, 3rd January 2004
• 1st winter male Scaup at Broom GP, 3rd January 2004
• 2 Little Egrets at a private mid-Beds site, 4th January 2004
• Immature male Peregrine at Stewartby Brick Works, 4th January 2004
• 1st winter Caspian Gull at Stewartby Lake, 11th January 2004
• Ring-tail Hen Harrier at Knotting Green, 18th January 2004
• Red-head Smew at Blunham Lake, 25th January 2004
• 1st winter Caspian Gull at Stewartby Lake, 31st January 2004 (different bird from above)

February 2004

• 1st summer Iceland Gull at Brogborough Lake, 28th February 2004
• 1st winter Glaucous Gull at Brogborough Lake, 29th February 2004

March 2004

• Female Merlin at Broom GP, 27th March 2004
• Scandinavian Rock Pipit at Harrold & Odell CP, 27th March 2004
• Male Mealy Redpoll at Potton, 28th March 2004

April 2004

• Grey Partridge at Beeston, 4th April 2004
• Summer plumaged Water Pipit at Broom GP, 9th April 2004
• Another Summer plumaged Water Pipit at Broom GP, 10th April 2004
• Kittiwake at Stewartby Lake, 11th April 2004
• Blue-headed Wagtail at Stewartby Lake, 11th April 2004
• More of one Water Pipit from Broom GP, 11th April 2004
• A pair of Shelduck at Broom GP, 11th April 2004
• Male Reed Bunting at Broom GP, 11th April 2004
• Summer plumaged Golden Plovers near Broom GP, 11th April 2004
• Pair of Common Scoters on Stewartby Lake, 16th April 2004
• A male Ring Ouzel at Whipsnade, 16th April 2004
• Male Yellow Wagtail at Broom GP, 9th April 2004
• Male Reed Bunting at Warren Villas, 3rd April 2004
• Great-crested Grebe at Willington GP, 12th April 2004
• Tree Sparrows in north Beds, 18th April 2004
• Male Ring Ouzel at Pegdson Hills, 18th April 2004
• Male Redstart at Blows Downs, 22nd April 2004
• Male Wheatear at Blows Downs, 22nd April 2004
• Male Ring Ouzel at Griffin Golf Club, 22nd April 2004
• Tree Pipit at Coopers Hill, Amptill, 24th April 2004
• Greenland Wheatear at Broom GP, 24th April 2004
• Willow Warbler at Stewartby Lake, 24th April 2004
• Willow Warbler at Coronation CP, 24th April 2004
• Linnet at MVCP, 24th April 2004
• Bar-tailed Godwit at Roxton GP, 25th April 2004
• Grey Plover at Roxton GP, 25th April 2004 
• Black Tern at Brogborough lake, 26th April 2004
• White-winged Black Tern at Brogborough Lake, 27th April 2004 INC VIDEO CLIP
• Arctic Tern at Stewartby Lake, 30th April 2004

May 2004

• 6 Bar-tailed Godwits at Roxton Lake, 1st May 2004
• Turnstone at Warren Villas, 1st May 2004
• Black-throated Diver at Stewartby Lake, 2nd May 2004
• Black-necked Grebe at Priory CP, 2nd May 2004
• 16 Dunlin and 2 Sanderling at Broom GP, 2nd May 2004
• Turnstone, 8 Dunlin, LRP and 2 Common Terns at Broom GP, 2nd May 2004
• Tree Sparrows in North Beds, 2nd May 2004
• Tunstone and Sanderling at Broom GP, 2nd May 2004
• Spotted Redshank at Roxton Lake, 3rd May 2004
• Wryneck at Blows Downs, 4th May 2004
• 2 Black-necked Grebes at Broom GP, 4th May 2004
• More of the 2 Black-necked Grebes at Broom GP, 6th May 2004
• A strange plumaged Dunlin at Cainhoe, 6th May 2004
• Little-ringed Plover at Warren Villas, 10th May 2004
• Curlew in North Beds, 13th May 2004
• Lapwing at Broom GP, 16th May 2004
• Temminck's Stint at Broom GP, 17th May 2004
• 2 Avocets at Rookery, 22nd May 2004
• 2 Garganey in Mid-Beds, 31st May 2004

June 2004

• Avocet at Broom GP, 4th June 2004

July 2004

• Gannet at Stewartby Lake, 3rd July 2004

June 2006

• Red-footed Falcon at MVCP, 11th June 2006

page last updated 29th August 2004

All images and material © Steve Blain 2003

steve@steveblain.co.uk