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 2 March 2010

First CURLEW returns

28 February: Drove over to the Grendon Underwood area this afternoon where the whole areais very flooded. Some large flocks of Lapwings and European Golden Plover were constantly going up in the area with at least 1500 of the former and 800 of the latter in total scattered around the area. Also a EURASIAN CURLEW was back in one of the fields.

With Mick A'Court at Gallows Bridge Farm we had a partial albino Lapwing in with the flocks on the deck. It's got a completely white head and crest but the rest of the plumage appears normal. Cracking looking bird though (Rob Andrews).