Putnoe Wood Survey 20/10/2013

I had to squeeze the Putnoe Wood survey in on Sunday morning no matter the weather and unfortunately it wasn't any better than it had been the previous week. Heavy rain and wind was the order of the day and the birds were keeping their heads down. Highlight was the Goldcrest and of note was the absence of Blackbirds for the second month running:

Blue Tit 7
Carrion Crow 3
Goldcrest 1
Great Tit 5
Green Woodpecker 2
Jackdaw 1
Magpie 2
Robin 10
Song Thrush 1
Treecreeper 1
Woodpigeon 7
Wren 6

Total Bird Species: 12

That's the lowest species count for the 2 years I have been surveying the wood.

Bird Survey 21/03/2010

Following are counts of species seen on my regular walk taking in Kempston Mill, Biddenham Loop CP and The Bedford Golf Course:

Song Thrush 9
Collared Dove 4
Starling 11
Carrion Crow 22
Blackbird 23
WoodPigeon 59
Mallard 41
Pheasant 1
Blue Tit 15
Wren 17
Robin 9
Blackcap 1
Green Woodpecker 6
Magpie 8
Rook 12
Cormorant 2
Great Tit 16
Stock Dove 1
Skylark 16
GS Woodpecker 1
Dunnock 12
Goldfinch 11
Grey Heron 2
Chiffchaff 4
Moorhen 3
Kingfisher 1
Chaffinch 14
BH Gull 13
Reed Bunting 3
Meadow Pipit 2
GC Grebe 1
Canada Goose 8
Buzzard 2
Greenfinch 6
Long-tailed Tit 3
Jackdaw 1
House Sparrow 3
Pied Wagtail 1
Coot 4
Little Grebe 1
Sparrowhawk 2

Also spotted a mink along the river at All Saints church.

Bird Survey 06/03/2010

Following are counts of species seen on my regular walk taking in Kempston Mill, Biddenham Loop CP and The Bedford Golf Course:

Blackbird 22
Carrion Crow 38
Song Thrush 8
Collared Dove 3
WoodPigeon 55
Magpie 16
House Sparrow 9
Green Woodpecker 3
Chaffinch 20
Starling 6
Wren 18
Great Tit 24
Rook 16
Blue Tit 14
Robin 10
Mallard 59
Moorhen 5
Great Spotted Woodpecker 3
Stock Dove 2
Redwing 14
Goldfinch 38
Cormorant 9
Fieldfare 2
SkyLark 7
Long-tailed Tit 8
Reed Bunting 10
Dunnock 18
Pheasant 2
Mistle Thrush 8
Yellowhammer 4
Black-headed Gull 12
Mute Swan 9
Grey Heron 1
Canada Goose 2
Pied Wagtail 13
Greenfinch 9
Little Grebe 1
Coot 2
Meadow Pipit 6
Kingfisher 2
Sparrowhawk 1

Bird Survey 24/01/2010

Following are counts of species seen on my regular walk taking in Kempston Mill, Biddenham Loop CP and The Bedford Golf Course:

Carrion Crow 57
Blackbird 14
Magpie 7
Robin 10
Dunnock 5
WoodPigeon 59
Song Thrush 6
Great Tit 31
Collared Dove 5
Canada Goose 8
Blue Tit 29
Redwing 2
Green Woodpecker 4
Mute Swan 9
Mallard 72
Chaffinch 15
Stock Dove 2
Long-tailed Tit 6
Goldfinch 36
Mandarin Duck 3
Moorhen 7
Bullfinch 5
Fieldfare 12
Pheasant 1
Reed Bunting 3
Wren 7
Grey Heron 2
Pied Wagtail 3
Black-headed Gull 59
Cormorant 7
Little Grebe 1
Starling 11
Meadow Pipit 2
SkyLark 3
Kingfisher 1
Greenfinch 3
House Sparrow 3