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



Wednesday 7 April 2010

First COMMON SANDPIPER

A bit of passage observed here this afternonn: a COMMON SANDPIPER was feeding along the edge of the spit, a COMMON TERN made a brief stop for a preen on the spit at 2:15pm before departing, a large gathering of hirundines over and above the lake in excess of 150 birds, c30 Swallows and the remainder Sand Martins - at about 2:30pm, the cloud started to lift and the bulk of these birds moved off. Also 2 LRP still on the spit (Adam Bassett)