Another quiet morning at Broom, at least it was for me as I got there at 07:30 and had missed the two Little Egrets and Dunlin!

MAW and I popped back in at lunchtime and found two Arctic Terns buzzing over the lake, with up to five Commons. Two Dunlin flew in as well, making it a successful trip.

By mid-afternoon Matt had got three Arctic's, and Dunlins had risen to five. By the evening, the Two original Arctic's were still around but had dropped to one by the time I left at 19:15.

Common, Common, Arctic

Arctic, Common, Arctic

Common, Common, Arctic (front), Common

All the above flight shots are the same lingering Arctic taken in the evening

Found this Avocet next to the busy A1 on Sunday...

Found up to 11 Ring Ouzels on Friday (this being a particularly scaly lady ouzel)...


On Sunday there was also a fantastic movement of Little Gulls...



Today someone found a singing migrant Wood Warbler at MVCP...

Yesterday was Arctic Tern day with about 90 at Broom alone...

Whimbrels moved on Monday, with this group of ten at Broom (yes, I know there's only five in the picture)...


So, April is great! Easterlies and scattered showers really makes for exciting birding in a land-locked county such as Bedfordshire. All the above has been in the last few days and it's still going on now with odds and sods still turning up. I'm off work tomorrow so guess what I'm going to be doing... ;o)