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

Saturday birding - Rob Hill

A few bits and pieces from today:

Ravenstone STW - 2m Wheatear, 1 of which was a lovely Greenland type, and 2 Yellow Wags.

Gallows Bridge Farm - 1 Curlew, 1 Lesser 'throat singing. I haven't been down here in a while, and the meadow by the entrance gate has been transformed, with several shallow pools with extensive muddy edges. It looks perfect for breeding waders - I hope the rest of the reserve looks as good.

Calvert tip - 26 Red Kites.

CMK - 1 splendid male WHINCHAT, surely one of the smartest of our summer migrants, and 1m 1f Wheatear.Willen - 26 Common Tern, 2 Common Sand, 3 LRP (Rob Hill)