Ring Ouzel

This bird has been in a Farley Hill, Luton garden yesterday and today. Photo by Giancarlo Dinghile

Wintering Ring Ouzel

This Ring Ouzel has spent the winter around Dunstable.  It was first seen on 13th January on the edge of Kensworth Quarry, before being relocated in a Dunstable back garden by Sue Yannakopoulos on 8th and 9th February.  Sue commented:
"Snow was still on the ground those two days and he was obviously very hungry, he stayed most of the day and appeared next day from early morning until late afternoon.  We felt quite honoured to have had a visit."

This is only the second time a Ring Ouzel has wintered in Bedfordshire, after a bird spent almost two months around a Toddgton garden in 2011.

Many thanks to Sue for permission for us to use the photos above, and to the Ring Ouzel group for passing on Sue's original email.

Willington Ouzel

Went for a walk around Willington early morning looking for Nightingale and Turtle Doves among the summer visitors and was pleasantly surprised to find a female Ring Ouzel on the grass on the southern side of the settling lagoon feeding with two Mistle Thrushes. Made a change from finding them on the southern chalk slopes.

Ring Ouzel (fem)- Willington 24th April 2011

Rouzel

Ring Ouzel, Deacon Hill, Pegsdon, 3rd April 2011

Wintering Ring Ouzel

This Ring Ouzel wintered in a Toddington garden during January and February 2011.  These fabulous photos were taken by the garden owner Brian Mander.

Rouzels

Male and female Ring Ouzels, Sandy Heath, 20th April 2010.

Ring Ouzel, Blows Downs

This male Ring Ouzel has spent a few days in the paddocks at Blows.

Ring Ouzel @ Ampthill

A record shot of three of the four male Ring Ouzel today west of Ampthill Park at TL01883847

Ring Ouzel

Ring Ouzel, Pegsdon Hills, 27th March 2010.