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 27 April 2010

Foxcote Update - Sunday 25 April

As a result of foreign travel since 1st April, this morning was the first time I have visited Foxcote since the end of March. The water level appears to have fallen by about a foot (30cm) from its high point and there are now muddy margins visible from the hide on the far (east) side and in the SE corner.

This morning there were 4 Common Sandpipers and 1 COMMON GREENSHANK. It was also good to see that Common Terns have found the two rafts that are now in-situ - there were a total of 4 birds, which appear to have paired up. I saw one bird passing a small fish to another bird in flight just in front of hide.

Also 66 tufted duck, 26 coot, 9 mute swan, 7 GC grebe, 7 mallard, 4 moorhen, 3 gadwall and 2 cormorant (Bill Parker)