Lodge birds

Cuckoo

Great Spotted Woodpecker

Wheatear

All photos taken at The Lodge on 4th May by Sean D'Arcy

Brambling

Brambling at The Lodge, 22nd April 2012 by Geoff Harries. Only the third 2012 record in Bedfordshire so far!

Black Red

Black Redstarts

One of two Black Redstarts at The Lodge, 23rd March 2012

Black Redstart

Another shot of the Lodge Black Redstart(s), 23rd March 2012, by Martin Palmer.

Firecrest and Goldcrest at The Lodge

Black Redstart

Black Redstart, The Lodge, 23rd October 2011

The Lodge. 21st October.

The 6 Woodlark showed reasonably well for a period before moving to the new heath and out of sight. And whilst waiting I happened to look behind me and saw an Osprey complete with fish.

Woodlark

One of six Woodlarks currently at The Lodge, 20th October 2011

Redstart

Common Redstart, The Lodge, 4th April 2011 by Gary Thornton

Drinking Waxwings

Two interesting shots of Waxwings at The Lodge by Sergio Boggio. They appear to be taking moisture from the cracks in the birch trunks. 7th March 2011.

Coues' Arctic Redpoll

Coues' Arctic Redpoll, The Lodge, 5th January 2011. More photos and two video clips can be found on my blog.

Mealy Redpoll

One of the better looking Mealy Redpolls currently at The Lodge. 2nd December 2010 by Mark Gurney.

Edit - another image added (top), 13th Dec - to add to the debate surrounding this bird.

Mealy Redpolls

The Mealy Redpolls at The Lodge are difficult enough to see, let alone get photos of! These ropey things are video-grabs taken on 19th and 20th November 2010.

Firecrest at The Lodge

Some fabulous photos of a Firecrest at The Lodge on 17th October 2010 by Stephen Straughan.

Two-barred Crossbill

Here are the finder, Alan Crofts, original photos of the Two-barred Crossbill at The Lodge. 27th March 2010.

Common Crossbill

Common Crossbill, The Lodge, 27th March 2010.

Two-barred Crossbill video