Beddington Farm - A Few Crumbs!

We are currently in the birding doldrums but I am out most days walking the path at Beddington Farm. The hides are a good refuge during inclement weather as yesterday’s easterly blow with showers proved. I went on the remote chance that a rarity might have got caught up in the blasts of heavy rain but it was not to be!

A few species that have been missing from my recent ebird lists were noted today. A Little Egret on the proposed area of wet grassland. The pair of Shelduck was also in the same area. I have not seen them for a while perhaps they have been on 100 Acre! There is a mound which is at the top of the bank off the path that Jim’s bed can be viewed from.

Today was much brighter with several raptors noted over the Hide on the North Lake. Peregrine, Sparrowhawk, Kestrel and Buzzard answering the morning register. The buzzard pictured is moulting its primaries possibly inner secondaries which is mirrored on both wings.


I had promised myself I would not stay beyond 8am as a park run was beckoning! I have to make sure I am ready for the start of the football season in August! Needless to say I was still on Farm turf at 9.30am! I’m glad that worked!

With the number of regular path watchers on the increase the likely-hood is that the next mega will be seen from one of the hides (South Lake, North Lake and Wet Grassland Area). Those of you that used to grumble at the lack of news can find the latest sightings on the Beddington Farmlands ebird page. Most path watchers and some of the BFBG have switched to using ebird.

The days of limited viewing along the permissive path is also a thing of the past and therefore there is no excuse not to visit the farmlands!