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



Tuesday, 10 March 2009

MED GULL AT MARLOW

A near full breeding-plumaged adult MEDITERRANEAN GULL was at Little Marlow Gravel Pits this afternoon. It arrived at 16:55 E of the spit and bathed and then tried to lose itself in the throng of gulls on the spit. It had a slightly uneven head moult, a couple of white flecks near the eye on the left and slightly more on the right. There was an abundance of Common Gulls, predominantly adults (Adam Bassett)