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 2 January 2010

Wild Swans

The two WHOOPER and 2 BEWICK'S SWANS are still present on Piddington Floods today, along with large numbers of wildfowl, just 100 yards south of the busy A41 between Aylesbury and Bicester. Up to 14 TREE SPARROWS are nearby, along with a group of 9 COMMON RAVENS. This location is only just over the border into Oxfordshire.