Dear All Having been unable to lead my Natural History tours for Naturetrek last year due to ill health I am naturally keen to make the most of these this...
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Bashford, Richard
richardbashford
Mar 4, 2011 4:51 pm
________________________________ From: Dawson, Ian Sent: 04 March 2011 15:07 Subject: Bird News Lodge: Friday, 4th March * Up to 8 lesser redpolls on...
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Ian Woiwod
leopardmoth
Mar 5, 2011 5:38 pm
Get those distribution maps that you just couldn't afford before!! I've just found out that lots of (i.e. 43) provisional CEH distribution maps are now...
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Ian Woiwod
leopardmoth
Mar 6, 2011 9:35 am
Sorry I should have checked more fully, I was going from some printed information which was incorrect. Not all CEH provisional distribution maps are freely...
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Pink-spotted Hawk-moth
pinkspottedhawk
Mar 7, 2011 11:06 am
Apologies for cross-posting but for those interested there is a joint meeting of Beds Moth Group with the BNHS tomorrow at Toddington Village Hall starting at...
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Alan Outen
alan.outen
Mar 7, 2011 4:21 pm
The first really nice day of the year and what a difference it has made! Honey bees have been in evidence in the garden here since 24 Feb in the odd sunny...
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Sheila Brooke
hetsgalore
Mar 8, 2011 3:30 pm
Hoorah!! A Toddington garden first! A flock of about 40+ waxwings flitting around the area but liking to sit in the tall, veteran Cherry next door. About 5...
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Dr Tim Sharrock
tim336660
Mar 9, 2011 10:54 am
Red Admiral flying in my Blunham garden again today. (Surprising, since it's too b***** cold for gardening!) - Tim [Non-text portions of this message have been...
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Ellis
brian.jellis@...
Mar 9, 2011 11:21 am
No, it was not the police helicopter, but a very loud buzzing Bombus terestis about 1" long in our garden yesterday and again today. Many 7 spot ladybirds yet...
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Dr Tim Sharrock
tim336660
Mar 10, 2011 4:32 pm
Chiffchaff (the first since last autumn) singing in my Blunham garden this afternoon. A pair of Red-legged Partridges there this morning were the first for...
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Bashford, Richard
richardbashford
Mar 11, 2011 5:16 pm
... From: Dawson, Ian Sent: 11 March 2011 17:09 Subject: Bird News BTO v RSPB BirdTrack Challenge 2011 With the first migrants arriving and some good finds...
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Alan Outen
alan.outen
Mar 11, 2011 5:53 pm
As mentioned a while ago I have a more or less complete run of RSPB 'Birds' Magazine from Sep 1966 - Autumn 2002 for which I no longer have room. It does seem...
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Dr Tim Sharrock
tim336660
Mar 12, 2011 12:15 pm
Comma and Brimstone flying in my Blunham garden at noon. - Tim [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]...
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Dr Tim Sharrock
tim336660
Mar 12, 2011 12:57 pm
... and I've just had THREE Commas chasing each other. - Tim * ... From: Peter To: bedsbirds@yahoogroups.com Sent: Saturday, March 12, 2011 12:55 PM Subject:...
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Ellis
brian.jellis@...
Mar 12, 2011 5:23 pm
I didnt know we reported by the time nowadays but it seems it was a Brimstone day....just a point, our two male Brims were seen between 10.05 and 10.15 whilst...
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Keith Balmer
remlabk
Mar 12, 2011 6:52 pm
I visited Cooper’s Hill in early afternoon and saw some nice signs of spring: An Andrena clarkella starting a nest on a path. A few Green Tiger Beetles had...
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John Pitts
pitts262003
Mar 13, 2011 11:19 am
Thought this might interest members. John P From: John Buxton [mailto:john_buxton@...] Sent: 11 March 2011 17:56 To: Hotrod; Jane Breed; jennifer...
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Dr Tim Sharrock
tim336660
Mar 13, 2011 2:32 pm
60+ Waxwings still at G&M Growers when I drove past at noon, so I returned later with an interested non-birder for him to see and photograph them. VERY...
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Alan Outen
alan.outen
Mar 14, 2011 8:26 am
Hello all My trap session from 18.00hrs to 23.00hrs on Saturday 12th in the garden here produced my biggest catch so far this year: Common Quaker 31 Small...
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Ian Woiwod
leopardmoth
Mar 14, 2011 3:45 pm
Excellent weather for a walk through Potton Wood and back across the field this afternoon. 4 Buzzards soaring over the wood, 4 Commas and one Orange Underwing...
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Sheila Brooke
hetsgalore
Mar 15, 2011 10:10 pm
Frogs have been croaking for about a week but noticed the first clump of frog spawn in my Toddington garden pond (TL006291) today. Last year it was 20th and...
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Dr Tim Sharrock
tim336660
Mar 16, 2011 3:02 pm
Lesser Spotted Woodpecker search this morning in Old Warden/Northill area by David Fisher and me was fruitless, though we had lots of Great Spots and Greens,...
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SteveCham1@...
Mar 16, 2011 6:29 pm
Frogs have been spawning in our pond since last Wednesday with a lot of activity on warmer days such as Saturday. The amount of spawn is less and later than...
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mary.sheridansec@...
Mar 18, 2011 7:53 pm
Dear Members Please note that the March Hobby and Summer Programme are now available on the Bird Club Website (www.bedsbirdclub.org.uk) for you to view or...
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David & Karen Anderson
danderson64
Mar 19, 2011 9:20 am
RORY, I did not know Oliver, but his memory was still very much alive when I joined the Society. However I do have copies of his books; Home Life in Bird Land,...
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Dr Tim Sharrock
tim336660
Mar 19, 2011 10:00 am
Perfect morning, crisp but sunny and calm, with much drumming by Great Spotted Woodpeckers and yaffling by Green Woodpeckers from Sheerhatch Wood, Palmer's...
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Dr Tim Sharrock
tim336660
Mar 19, 2011 11:10 am
PLEASE NOTE: I should have pointed out that all these sites are private, and that listening and viewing should only be from roads or public rights of way. * ...
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Andy Banthorpe yahoo
andybanthorpe
Mar 19, 2011 5:39 pm
Hi all, Melissa and I went to Coopers Hill this afternoon to look for Orange Underwing moths as there was no historic record of the species from the site. We...
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Keith Balmer
remlabk
Mar 19, 2011 8:59 pm
Very pleased to have seen all five species of overwintering butterfly today (Red Admiral – 1, Brimstone – 1, Peacock – 1, Small Tortoiseshell – 2,...
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John Wakely
r39645
Mar 19, 2011 9:39 pm
No sign of any Maulden Heath adders today but a pair of lizards basking. Wild dafs in the woods a picture. More buzzards around than in previous years. John...
