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, 22 May 2010

SANDERLING bonanza and BLACK TERNS displaced by the Easterly winds

At Spade Oak Pit today (Saturday 22 May), 2 summer-plumaged SANDERLINGS were present this morning on the spit with a Common Sandpiper (they both flew off north at 1133 hours) (Alan Stephens, LGRE, et al)only to be replaced by a further individual this afternoon (Alan Stephens)

Meanwhile, College Lake BBOWT attracted 2 BLACK TERNS, a COMMON GREENSHANK and a summer-plumaged DUNLIN (LGRE, DB, NR, PR, et al), with the most exciting news being of the pair of OYSTERCATCHERS with three small fledged young on the East Islands. LGRE also recorded 28 pairs of Common Tern on the reserve, the continuing pair of Black-headed Gulls, 13 active nests/successful breeding of Lapwing, Common Redshank with young, 3 LITTLE RINGED PLOVERS (with a pair still sitting) and the calling COMMON CUCKOO still.

At Calvert Sailing Lake, 1 BLACK TERN arrived in the afternoon (Tim Watts) and at Hillesden Pools, a DUNLIN was present (Tim Watts)