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



Wednesday 31 March 2010

Marlow today

LMGP 1:30 to 2:30pm:

A full summer plumaged second summer MEDITERRANEAN GULL on the spit was presumably one of the regularly roosting birds. Present for about half an hour, it had departed by 2:30pm. At least 2 HOUSE MARTINS amongst a flock of about 50 hirundines, mostly Swallows, but some Sand Martins. A PEREGRINE circled over fairly high to the SW at 1:45pm putting everything up temporarily. Otherwise 2 LRPs on the spit, 1 Willow Warbler singing to the north and several Chiffchaffs were the only other migrants noted.

Adam Bassett