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



Monday, 20 April 2009

WHIMBRELS at DORNEY ALL DAY - KEVIN DUNCAN

SATURDAY 18 APRIL

It was all quiet at Dorney Lake this morning when I left at 07:30. Just a single Redshank, pair of Shelduck and 2 male Northern Wheatear on the causeway recorded from my second site of the day. Wasn't until I got home at 11:00 that I saw Simon's email about '2 WHIMBREL at Dorney Lake'.

Promised to take my daughter shopping so could not go back for a few hours. Five hours later I was heading back to Dorney Lake! I did not expect the Whimbrel to be still there. On a sunny Sunday, hundreds of people visit, walkers,cyclists and roller bladers.I was on the causeway by 16:30. Scanned the 250m marker and to my surprise the 2 Whimbrel were still there by the edge of the Return Lake. Further along at the 500m marker was a feeding Common Sandpiper. Walking along to the Seasonal Pool (1250m) I counted 3 Redshank present.

Returning to the Whimbrel at 17:15 they had moved up onto the grass and were feeding amongst the Canada Geese and Sheep (Kevin Duncan)