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



Friday 14 January 2011

BEARDED TIT still at Walton Lakes

A cracking day of sightings just in my normal Parks Trust rounds.

Firstly, at about 9.30 this morning, I clocked a group of about 20 WAXWINGS as I truned left out of Burners Lane, Kiln Farm. Interesting that all the waxwings now seem to be feeding on cotoneaster - perhaps they've exhauseted the supply of rowan berries.

Working in the woodland area of Campbell Park this afternoon, we had a party of 16 SISKIN accompanied by 2 LESSER REDPOLL in the silver birch trees there. Anyone else noticed how many siskins there are about lately, or is it just me? In the past week I have seen them at Linford, Willen, Walton Lake and now Campbell Park.

Finally, a routine visit to Walton BL was rewarded with a sighting of a single male BEARDED TIT, so there is at least one still there. Showing on the right hand side of the boardwalk at 16:10. We have installed a bird table in front of the screen now and will intermittently supply grit to see if the beardies will take it (Martin Kincaid)