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



Saturday 8 January 2011

EURASIAN WHITE-FRONTS and RUFF at Ray River Meadows

Calvert; 22 Red Kites seen low together at 7:25 on approach road/ BLACK-NECKED GREBE still by large reedbed on sailing lake/ 1 Bittern seen in flight on BBOWT.

Hillesden; 17 Mute Swans but Whooper not been seen for a while now/ smattering of Pochard, Teal, Gadwall and Shoveler.

Gallows Bridge Farm; 4 EURASIAN WHITE-FRONTED GEESE, (family party of two adults and two young) present on main meadow and present for second day (per Mick A'Court)

Also 2 RUFF on narrow flood at very far end. c 600 Lapwing, c20 European Golden Plover, a few Common Snipe and 'many' Teal, Wigeon, Mallard, 1 Mute Swan and c 100 Fieldfare.

All of these birds were in, over or around the flooded area and rough grass field at extreme distance from hides so difficult to view/count accurately. They were all disturbed 3 times by a large female PEREGRINE (Tim Watts)