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 9 March 2009

ICELAND GULL at WILLEN

Simon Nichols and I had a juvenile ICELAND GULL appear late on in the Willen gull roost tonight. Like several birds that seem to be about the country at the moment, this was a fairly dark individual, with an almost entirely black bill. Also 6 Yellow-legged Gulls (3ad, 2 2nd-w & 1 1st-w), 6 Goosander (2m 4f), and a Buzzard flew over south (Rob Hill)