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



Sunday 9 May 2010

Weekend Round-up - WHIMBRELS and GREY PLOVERS
















Up to 3 stonking summer-plumaged GREY PLOVERS graced Gallows Bridge reserve, south of Calvert (Tim Watts), with 2 Dunlin there, and another adult GREY PLOVER shortly after dawn in College Lake on Saturday (see Dave Bilcock's gripping images above). WHIMBRELS were in abundance, with 27 and 21 respectively through to the east at College Lake and Ivinghoe Beacon on Saturday, with another both mornings at Hillesden Pools, and 8 more at College Sunday morning and a further bird at Spade Oak Pit, Little Marlow on Saturday. The latter site also attracted 5 COMMON GREENSHANKS and 3 TURNSTONES on Saturday, with a SANDERLING east at Weston Turville Reservoir that same morning, whilst a female GARGANEY was an excellent find at Low Grounds Farm Flash, Marlow, on Sunday.

The singing male COMMON NIGHTINGALE and up to 4 reeling GRASSHOPPER WARBLERS remained all weekend along the entrance track to Linford Reserve