Species Account
Extract from Bird Report 2024
Scarce but annual visitor, mainly in winter. (Amber list).
Up to three were at Thurleigh Airfield between 7th January and 5th May. Away from Thurleigh there was one around Meppershall Airfild on 4th–6th March, one at Shefford on 6th March, two near Cranfield on 14th April and, presumably the same, on 21st April, one at Broom East on 15th and 23rd April, and one at Myers Farm Potton on 3rd May. The last of the first half of the year was one near Old Warden on the intriguing date of 23rd June. In the second half of the year singles were at Priory CP on 18th November, Tetworth Hall Estate on 24th November and near Kempston on 10th December.
