Here’s a few highlights from 2015 in pictures:
A total of 163 bird species were recorded with highlights being a Stone Curlew in the spring and a Serin (above) in the late autumn.
Stone Curlew- the first one since 1982
Great Crested Grebes bred for the first time
It was the best year on record for breeding Tufted Ducks
The new entrance at Hackbridge was completed in the spring
The Bird Group Wildflower meadow in Summer
Restoration works continued with new tree planting and habitat management
There were several public events through the year
The 2014 Bird and Wildlife Report was completed by autumn
More 2015 review blogging here:
http://peteralfreybirdingnotebook.blogspot.co.uk/2015/12/2015-beddington-farmlands-review.html