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



Monday 2 March 2009

HAWFINCH ON SATURDAY IN MILTON KEYNES

At 10.25 I was heading out of my estate , Shenley Brook End , Milton Keynes, when I noticed a large finch bound over the top of me and land in the scrubby area along Cressey Ave, suspecting it was a goodie, I parked up , got my bins , and there it was , a Female HAWFINCH sat at the top of one of the trees , I immediately drove back round to my house to secure the all important 'from my house list' but after about a minute of view it dropped out of view ! Amazing ! Mirrors the winter record of 5 birds 2 years ago (Simon Nichols, Saturday 28 March).