Pink-footed Goose – one around Priory CP for most of the month

Shelduck – one pair bred at Grovebury SP, one regularly at Dunstable STW and a lone juvenile in Rookery North on 22nd

Quail – one near Thurleigh on 11th and 12th

Turtle Dove – birds seen at Marston Moretaine, Tempsford Airfield and near Arlesey

Whimbrel – one at MCP Wetlands NR on 8th. one on nocmig over Meppershall on 9th, one over Upper Caldecotte on 16th

Curlew – one on nocmig over Meppershall on 5th, another reported from Wrest Park on 30th

Black-tailed Godwit – one at MCP Wetland NR on 2nd, another at Dunstable STW on 15th, one at Broom East CWS on 28th identified to the “islandica” race

Dunlin – one at Grovebury SP on 16th, two there on 30th

Wood Sandpiper – one at Broom South Quarry on 8th, another at Grovebury SP on 18th

Greenshank – one at Priory CP on 7th, three at Lodge Farm Lake on 10th

Mediterranean Gull – reported at Grovebury SP on five dates in the month, also birds at MCP Wetlands NR on 15th, Harrold-Odell CP on 17th, Stopsley Common playing fields on 26th and Dunstable STW for ten days towards the end of the month

Caspian Gull – one at Gadsey Brook on 7th, a regular adult at Grovebury SP from 17th

Yellow-legged Gull – the Grovebury SP roost peaked at 51 birds on 25th

Osprey – one reported at Grovebury SP on 19th

Marsh Harrier – three young hatched from a nest at MCP Wetlands NR

Ring-necked Parakeet – birds present for all of the month in the Old Bedford Road area of Luton, with a peak count of 17 on 18th

Wood Warbler – one at Broom East CWS on 27th, another at Henlow on 31st

Crossbill – single birds noted in flight over Wixams on 2nd and over Upper Caldecotte on 21st

Pintail – one at MCP Wetlands NR throughout the month

Ringed Plover – one Broom South Quarry on 6th, one at Grovebury SP on 15th, another at Broom East CWS on 31st. Recorded on nocmig over Meppershall on 15th and 22nd

Whimbrel – minimum two birds together on nocmig over Meppershall on 14th

Curlew – five around Grovebury SP on 10th

Black-tailed Godwit – two at Broom South Quarry on 1st

Ruff – one at Broom East CWS on 22nd

Dunlin – two at Broom South Quarry on 6th

Wood Sandpiper – one at Cuckoo Bridge Lake on 26th

Spotted Redshank – one at Broom East CWS on 21st

Greenshank – one at Houghton Brook Pools on 27th

Mediterranean Gull – groups of three counted at two sites in the month: Whipsnade on 6th and Grovebury SP on 28th, another at Stewartby Lake on 30th

Great Black-backed Gull – two at Grovebury SP on 14th

Caspian Gull – five at Grovebury SP on 14th with others in the month, elsewhere recorded at Broom on 6th, 11th, 13th and 29th

Sandwich Tern – two at Grovebury SP on 15th

Black Tern – three at Stewartby Lake on 18th

Cattle Egret – two at Broom East CWS on 10th, one at Grovebury SP on 12th, 14th, 15th and 25th, another at MCP Wetlands NR on 25th to 27th

Purple Heron – one reported at Willington GP on 28th

Honey-buzzard – one reported over The Lodge RSPB on 16th

Wood Warbler – one reported in Ampthill Park on 30th

Spotted Flycatcher – up to six at Pegsdon Hills, ten at Wrest Park, ten in Kings Wood, Ampthill and eleven at Ampthill Park during the month

Pied Flycatcher – one at Ampthill Park on 23rd and 24th

Redstart – singles at Bradgers Hill Luton and Myers Farm, Potton on 23rd. Two at Pegsdon Hills on 26th

Tree Pipit – just five sight records and three nocmig records in the month of this increasingly rare species

Common Crossbill – five records in the month included a group at The Lodege RSPB on 8th and a party of seven moving south over Priory CP on 27th

Garganey – one at MCP Wetlands NR from 17th to 21st

Red-crested Pochard – a female around Rookery ClP from 23rd to 29th

Ringed Plover – one at Broom South Quarry on 4th

Whimbrel – one on nocmig over Meppershall on 1st

Curlew – recorded on nocmig over Meppershall on 1st and 15th. one flew over Broom GP on 2nd

Ruff – one at Grovebury SP on 24th to 26th

Curlew Sandpiper – one at MCP Wetlands NR on 19th to 21st

Dunlin – eight at Priory CP on 13th, one at Broom East CWS on 19th, another at MCP Wetlands NR on 21st

Greenshank – one at Myers Farm, Potton from 3rd to 8th, two at Broom South Quarry on 5th

Black Tern – two at Stewartby Lake on 11th

Cattle Egret – 18 roosted at Grovebury SP on 10th, one at MCP Wetlands NR on 19th to 22nd

Marsh Harrier – one near Leighton Buzzard on 10th

Wryneck – one at Pegsdon Hills from 12th to 16th

Grasshopper Warbler – one near Meadow Lane GP on 22nd, an unusual autumn record. Only two have been noted in September previously, likely because of this species being extremely difficult to observe when not reeling.

Yellow Wagtail – flock of around 50 near Broom on 6th

Ortolan Bunting – one sound recorded on nocmig over Meppershall on 15th

Pintail – a male at MCP Wetlands NR from 19th staying into July Nightjar – one heard churring near Stotfold on 11th Caspian Tern – one reported from Coronation ClP on 18th Quail – one near Tetworth on 2nd Bittern – movements of birds noted around the brick pits suggested probable breeding Purple Heron – one found at Rookery North ClP on 17th relocated to Coronation ClP where it was present until 24th at least. Seen again in Rookery North ClP on 26th Ring-necked Parakeet – a noticeable increase in sightings from end of May and through June in the Old Bedford Road area of Luton including a maximum count of 23 on evening of 24th Red-backed Shrike – one in Quest ClP on 17th considered to be an adult female Golden Oriole – one at The Lodge RSPB on 1st Crossbill – noted at Potton on 2nd, The Lodge RSPB on 9th and Rushmere NNR on 25th

Garganey – two at Broom on 7th, a pair at Priory CP on both 21st and 28th

Red-crested Pochard – a male at Black Cat GP on three dates in the month

Goosander – three at Turvey Bridge on 1st

Quail – birds noted from nocmig recordings over Sandy on both 10th and 22nd

Turtle Dove – pairs noted at Marston Moretaine, Knotting Green and Waterloo Thorns

Avocet – one recorded om nocmig over Meppershall on 24th

Grey Plover – one at Grovebury SP on 29th

Ringed Plover – seven at Wixams on 7th, with 14 there on 31st noted as being of the northern “tundrae” form

Whimbrel – two flew over Priory CP on 2nd

Ruff – two at Wixams on 4th, three at Broom East CWS on 21st

Sanderling – one at Broom East CWS on 29th, one at Wixams on 31st

Dunlin – nine through Coronation ClP on 3rd, a small flock on nocmig over Sandy on 10th, singles at both Broom East CWS and Wixams on 31st

Wood Sandpiper – two at Broom East CWS and one at Wixams, both on 4th

Greenshank – three at Wixams on 4th and 5th, one at Black Cat GP on 4th and 27th, one at Houghton Brook Pools on 29th, another at Henlow on 31st

Black Tern – two at Coronation ClP on 3rd, two at Harrold Odell CP on 4th, seven there on 27th. One at Black Cat GP on 29th and three at Priory CP on 30th

Glossy Ibis – one at Harrowden on 16th

Black-crowned NIght Heron – one recorded on nocmig over Biggleswade on 10th

Great White Egret – one at Willington GP on 4th, another at Radwell GP on 14th

Osprey – one over Woburn on 7th

Marsh Harrier – other than birds around the brick pits, singles were reported at Broom Quarry on 7th, Meadow Lane GP on 14th, Broom East CWS on 23rd, 25th, 26th and 29th

Hoopoe – one in Maulden on 2nd and 3rd

Golden Oriole – at MCP Wetlands NR and Deepdale Potton on 26th

Woodlark – one singing intermittently at The Lodge from 4th to 16th

Wood Warbler – one at Deepdale Potton on 23rd

Firecrest – singles at Upper Caldecotte on 3rd, Coopers Hill from 18th to 23rd and at Lowes Wood on 21st

Crossbill – one at The Lodge on 23rd

Whooper Swan – three at Harrold CP on 1st

Garganey – drakes at both Fenlake Meadows and Broom East CWS on 6th; one at Meadow Lane GP on 10th

Red-crested Pochard – one at Roxton GP on 8th

Common Scoter – one at Quest ClP on 16th

Crane – two over Biggleswade on 19th, another single bird noted on 25th

Black-necked Grebe – one at Brogborough Tip Pools from 26th to 29th

Avocet – one at MCP Wetlands NR on 29th

Grey Plover – one at Wixams on 23rd

Whimbrel – one at Grovebury SP on 21st, another at MCP Wetlands NR on 28th

Curlew – 12 passed through Rookery North ClP on 22nd, three pairs noted at Thurleigh Airfield

Bar-tailed Godwit – seven at Broom East CWS and ten over Stewartby Lake on 18th; a large passage on 19th when 54 were noted through Broom South Quarry, 30 through Stewartby Lake and 13 through Fenlake Meadows; another 32 passed NE through Broom East CWS on 21st with a single at Broom Quarry South the next day

Black-tailed Godwit – single at Black Cat GP on 8th, three at Stewartby Lake on 19th and another at Grovebury SP on 22nd

Ruff – six at Broom East CWS on 6th, a single there on 24th and one at Wixams on 26th

Dunlin – ten at Wixams on 1st and 2nd, one at Grovebury SP on 16th

Snipe – skull of one found below Peregrine perch in Luton

Wood Sandpiper – two at Wixams on 22nd, one remaining the next day

Greenshank – one on nocmig recorded over Luton on 21st, five at Grovebury SP on 22nd

Kittiwake – an adult at Stewartby Lake on 1st

Little Gull – five at Grovebury SP on 8th, three at Coronation ClP on 19th, four at Stewartby Lake on both 19th and 21st

Mediterranean Gull – singles at Stewartby Lake and Broom East CWS on 1st, two at Broom East CWS on 17th

Great Black-backed Gull – one at Fenlake Meadows on 21st

Arctic Tern – two at Grovebury SP on 15th, four at Harrold CP on 18th, another at Priory CP also on 18th, two at Chimney Corner North on 19th and one at Stewartby Lake on 22nd

Osprey – birds at Broom East CWS on 5th and 8th, another over Blows Down on 12th

Marsh Harrier – birds noted away from the brick pits included one at Tetworth on 12th, near Bedford WTW on 20th and at Willington on 30th

Hen Harrier – a male near Broom East CWS on 21st

Merlin – a female around Broom East CWS and Broom Quarry on 6th and 7th

Firecrest – noted at The Lodge on 2nd and 3rd, another at Kings Wood Ampthill on 30th

Ring Ouzel – at the two most regular sites, the largest count at Pegsdon Hills was four on 22nd and from Blows Downs, three on 11th; elsewhere birds were noted at Barton Hills, Brogborough Hill, Rookery ClP, Shortstown and Wigmore CP Luton

Redstart – best count was four at Blows Down on 13th where birds had been noted daily from 7th to 15th

Pink-footed Goose – reported at both Meadow Lane GP and Rookery North ClP / MCP Wetlands NR on morning of 9th March suggesting likely two birds being involved

Whooper Swan – three birds that had been just over the border in Buckinghamshire for a few weeks moved into the county near Harrold from 27th to 31st

Pintail – a drake at Stewartby Lake on 7th

Red-crested Pochard – one at Black Cat GP on 18th

Common Scoter – sound recorded on nocturnal migration over Meppershall on 25th

Alpine Swift – one near Eyeworth on 30th was the third record from the county and came at a time of a significant influx into the UK

Stone Curlew – sound recorded on nocturnal migration over Biggleswade on 16th

Avocet – one at MCP Wetlands NR on 16th

Ringed Plover – two noted at Broom East CWS on 8th, 10th and 18th, three at Broom South Quarry on 16th, another on flood water in Wixams Estate on 30th

Curlew – a single bird reported regularly in the month from Grovebury SP, other recrods received fron Thurleigh Airfield

Black-tailed Godwit – six at MCP Wetlands NR on 30th

Dunlin – single birds at Broom East CWS on 7th, Grovebury SP on 14th, Radwell on 19th and Wixams on 30th

Kittiwake – an adult at Broom East CWS on 25th

Little Gull – one at MCP Wetlands NR on 31st

Mediterranean Gull – singles at Grovebury SP on 8th and 25th, one at Stewartby Lake on 18th, two there on 25th

White Stork – one at Blunham on 23rd was likely a bird that has recently been recorded also in Northamptonshire and Cambridgeshire

Bittern – sound recorded on nocturnal migration over Meppershall on 10th, one booming in the brick pits from 19th

Osprey – one passed over Broom South Quarry and Southill on 29th

Merlin – one female around Stanford, Broom South Quarry and Broom East CWS in the month, another at Thurleigh on 5th, a male near Potton on 8th

Great Grey Shrike – an elusive bird was found near Eyeworth on 4th and seen again on 5th, 7th, 9th and 29th

Waxwing – two at Cranfield were well watched from 3rd to 19th

Rock Pipit – one flew over Broom East CWS on 20th

Pink-footed Goose – noted at four sites in the month which could relate to one individual, two or more. Meadow Lane GP on 3rd, Harrold Odell GP later on 3rd, Old Warden from 13th to 16th, Rookery North on 21st and nearby at MCP Wetlands NR on 23rd

White-fronted Goose – one at Harrold Odell CP on 4th

Bewick’s Swan – a party of seven at Woburn Lakes on 19th

Pintail – eight at Brogborough Lake on 13th, two females at Blunham Lake on 15th

Red-crested Pochard – pair at Priory CP from remained from 1st to 13th and were joined by a second male on 5th and 6th, one at Meadow Lane GP on 14th, a drake at Broom GP on 27th

Scaup – one at Brogborough Lake all month, a drake at Harrold Odell CP from 3rd to 6th

Ringed Plover – one at Broom South Quarry on 26th and maybe the same at Broom East CWS on 27th

Curlew – one at Grovebury SP on 22nd

Jack Snipe – a count of three at Stratton Balancing Pond on 21st

Mediterranean Gull – one at Priory CP on 5th, two at Stewartby Lake on 11th, three including two adults in the roost there on 18th, another at Meadow Lane GP on 19th

Marsh Harrier – birds at both Rookery North ClP and Broom South Quarry on 11th, another over Sandy on 24th

Merlin – female continued around Broom East CWS and South Quarry, another near Potton on 24th

Waxwing – four in Cranfield on 1st

Chiffchaff – birds of the Siberian “tristis” race noted from Bedford STW on 22nd and Sandy STW on 26th and 27th

Firecrest – the bird noted in January was reported again at Priory CP in the month, one was at Flitton Moor on 23rd and another at Ampthill Park on 27th

Stonechat – groups of four counted in the last few days of the month from Brogborough Tip, Houghton Brook Pools, Meadow Lane GP and near Beeston

Pink-footed Goose – one around Old Warden noted on 2nd, 4th and 18th, also recorded at MCP Wetlands NR on 24th

Shelduck – one at Rookery South ClP on 12th, five at MCP Wetlands NR on 16th, two at Broom East CWS on 30th

Red-crested Pochard – a male at Broom East CWS on 3rd and 9th, a pair at Priory CP on 31st

Scaup – one at Brogborough Lake throughout the month

Goldeneye – at least 24 at Brogbough Lake on 5th, five at Harrold Odell CP on 6th, elsewhere singles were noted at Radwell Lakes, Rookery South ClP, Stewartby Lake

Goosander – maximum counts were 13 at Harrold Odell CP on 7th, and 15 around Woburn on the 12th

Woodcock – multiple birds were noted leaving roost at Warden Great Wood (18), The Lodge Sandy (8), with other sightings of more than one noted from Woodbury Hall Estate, Galley Hill Luton, Maulden Wood and Sandy Smith NR

Kittiwake – one st Stewartby Lake on 12th was joined by another next day, one was later noted dead on 15th while the other remained present until 17th

Caspian Gull – a third winter bird noted at Stewartby Lake on a number of dates throughout the month

Cattle Egret – one at Henlow on 8th

Great White Egret – three around Biggleswade Common on 15th, elsewhere reports of singles on many dates at Stewartby Lake and Meadow Lane GP

Marsh Harrier – one around MCP Wetlands NR on three dates, maybe the same seen at Brogborough Tip on 30th, also one at Broom East CWS on 23rd

Short-eared Owl – one at Houghton Brook Pools on 8th and 9th, another at MCP Wetlands NR also on the 9th

Merlin – one seen regularly around Broom GP and Broom South Quarry, likely the same seen near Southill. Another at Stotfold on 15th, and a female at Wixams on 18th

Firecrest – one at Maulden Wood on 1st and 2nd. another at Priory CP on 8th,15th and 18th

Pink-footed Goose – one near Old Warden on 29th

Whooper Swan – four at Priory CP on 10th, four at Harrold CP on 14th

Red-crested Pochard – birds at Stewartby Lake and Brogborough Lake following the snow likely included the same group of individuals. Three drakes and two females at the former from 19th and at the latter site on 31st

Ring-necked Duck – a female at Stewartby Lake from 20th to 24th

Scaup – immature male continued throughout the month at Brogborough Lake

Common Scoter – one at Blunham Lake on 5th

Smew – a male on The Pillinge at MCP Wetlands NR on 26th

Goosander – largest counts of 16 at Harrold Odell CP on 24th and 14 at Woburn on 26th

Lady Amherst Pheasant – one considered a recent escape rather than a survivor from the original introduced population was noted near Flitwick Manor from 18th. The last record had been a lone male that survived near Lidlington until 2016

Woodcock – a number of sightings reported including many from gardens during the snowy period

Little Gull – one at Grovebury SP on 4th

Bittern – one at Brogborough Lake on 17th

Cattle Egret – one near Henlow on 9th

Hen Harrier – one at Whipsnade on 28th

Lesser Spotted Woodpecker – one at Priory CP on 8th, another at Ravensden on 20th

Merlin – one near Broom on three dates during the month

Chiffchaff – one of the Siberian race “tristis” at Priory CP from 15th to 18th

Firecrest – one at Leighton Buzzard on 5th, two reported aagain from Ampthill Park on 7th

Black Redstart – one heard in Luton Town Centre on 22nd