The Bedfordshire Bird Club collects bird records for the county. These are then used to produce the annual bird report and also sent to the Local Records
centre to be used for planning applications and research purposes.
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The Bedfordshire bird list details exactly what records the club requires. These range from all records of some species to just unusual locations and high counts for others. Breeding records are also very useful, and often under-recorded for many species.
There are a variety of ways to send in records to the club:
Enter your records online via BirdTrack. This is the preferred method of receiving your records. It's easy to set up, entering records is quick, and the reports it produces are fabulous for reviewing your own records and keeping lists up to date.
Use the form found on the website (single records only)
Use the Excel form and email it back to the county recorder (a slightly more advanced version of the Excel form can be found here.)
by letter posted to the county recorder
The County Recorder:
Steve Blain,
9 Devon Drive,
Biggleswade,
Beds,
SG18 0FJ
Tel: 07979 606300
A copy of the county rarities report form can be found here and emailed.
Contact for rarities reports:
Richard Bashford (Secretary Beds Rarities Panel),
6 Brook Road,
Eaton Ford,
St Neots,
Cambs,
PE19 7AX
Tel: 01480 212932
Last updated: May, 2011