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 3 December 2013

CATTLE EGRET at Calvert BBOWT

For the second night running, a CATTLE EGRET has roosted on the BBOWT Lake at Calvert, arriving at just before 4pm and perching along the west shore some 100 yards south of the middle hide (Tim Watts, Warren Claydon). This morning, it left the roost at 0740 and it is presumably the bird seen recently wandering the Stokenchurch and Chinnor areas.

In the north of the county, a party of 5 WHOOPER SWANS is roaming, flying SW over Manor Farm on Sunday and being seen over Bletchley, Marston Moretaine and Woburn Park today.