YEARLISTING IN 2016

Compared to most recent years, when for example I recorded 165 species in the county in 2011, 187 in 2012 and 173 in 2013, this has been a particularly poor one with just 157 species recorded by mid December - one of my worst years on record

YEARLISTING IN BUCKINGHAMSHIRE

It's all over - 2012 has come to an end. I managed a total of 187 out of the 198 species recorded all told in Buckinghamshire - 94% of the total - probably my highest-ever annual tally.

The current record is 191 species achieved in 2006 and held jointly by both Rob Hill and Simon Nichols



Thursday 15 January 2009

ICELAND GULL AGAIN AT CALVERT

Calvert BBOWT; Juvenile ICELAND GULL in pre-roost; 2 EURASIAN BITTERNS still in front of hide; WATER RAIL; drake COMMON GOLDENEYE (Tim Watts)

One BITTERN came to roost at 16.30; at the edge of the reedbed in front and left of the first hide. CETTI'S WARBLER heard also (David Roe)