Maureen whyman

The birds were no longer visiting the nests as frequently and much to everyone? It is thought that the failure was linked to food provision for the young, rather than predation probably due to the spell of bad weather. All seven birds had departed the site by 4 August. They were then relocated around 12 miles further south at Ulverscroft, Leicestershire on 7 August where they remained until the final record there of five at 8. It was the following day, 16 August, and Terry and Maureen Wyman were sitting in their garden in the village of Bayford, near Hertford.

At Maureen Wyman:? While sitting in the garden we heard an unusual bird call. We quickly got the bins out and discovered five bee-eaters! They stayed around for about 30 minutes and we were able to get some good photos.? The news was out late the following morning and two Herts birders? Chris Beach and Mike Ilett? They were not to be disappointed! Mike Ilett:? There were no details but thought it worth checking out. I spoke to Chris Beach who had just arrived in Bayford so we arranged to meet up and, as we were the only two there, decided to split up.

After a drive around I decided to head just out of the village and for no reason stopped at a gateway. As I got out of the car I immediately heard the distinctive call of a Bee-eater and then saw one flying in front of me, followed by another then another until I had seven birds which landed in a nearby tree.

I quickly called Chris and he joined me within a couple of minutes, tweeted out the news and phoned a few locals. I left around 1. Chris Beach:? Not knowing where the birds were originally seen, I parked by the church and intended to walk through the village, scanning fields and gardens on the way. I arrived in the village at Within five minutes I had joined up with Mike and we watched the group of seven birds doing feeding forays from the top of a partly dead ash tree about metres away.

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