Buckinghamshire bird news
Monday 20th March 2017
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| Date | Species | Site | Count | Observer |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20/03/17 | Iceland Gull | Calvert BBOWT Lake, Calvert | 2 | S Rodwell |
| adult, juv. | ||||
| 20/03/17 | Caspian Gull | Calvert BBOWT Lake, Calvert | 1 | S Rodwell |
| 2w. | ||||
| 20/03/17 | Yellowhammer | Gallows Bridge | 2 | N Marriner |
| 09:00 | ||||
| 20/03/17 | Snipe | Gallows Bridge | 2 | N Marriner |
| 09:00 | ||||
| 20/03/17 | Reed Bunting | Gallows Bridge | 6 | N Marriner |
| 09:00 | ||||
| 20/03/17 | Meadow Pipit | Gallows Bridge | 3 | N Marriner |
| 09:00 | ||||
| 20/03/17 | Chiffchaff | Gallows Bridge | 6 | N Marriner |
| 09:00 | ||||
| 20/03/17 | Curlew | Gallows Bridge | 3 | N Marriner |
| 09:00 | ||||
| 20/03/17 | Jackdaw | Little Marlow GP | 2000 | K Holt |
| 18:30 | Approx 600 on spit and 1400 perched (photos in the dark used to get better estimate of those perched up!). | |||
| 20/03/17 | Sand Martin | Willen Lake South, Willen Lakes | 13 | R A Fowles |
| In the rain. | ||||
| 20/03/17 | Short-eared Owl | Gallows Bridge | 1 | W L Claydon |
| Entrance field between showers. | ||||
| 20/03/17 | Golden Plover | Hardmead | 21 | R Norris |
| Flew over south. | ||||
| 20/03/17 | Mediterranean Gull | Little Marlow GP | 2 | D T Cox |
| 16:45 | adults bathing together amongst gull flock no sign of gargany. | |||
| 20/03/17 | Bittern | Calvert BBOWT Lake, Calvert | 1 | T Watts |
| Seen by Steve hall today, assuming it's same one, same plumage, iris colour, same spot, same behaviour it has now been on site 6 months !!!! | ||||
| 20/03/17 | Herring Gull | Calvert Landfill, Calvert | 1 | T Watts |
| Very light plumaged,including primaries 1st or 2nd W. Viewed at extreme range, in poor light, seen sitting at first and thought Iceland Gull.When stood, it's size/structure became more apparent. Warren came and saw it and agrees. It's a different bird to the recent Glauc/Herring hybrid in same spot.This one more streamlined with thinner bill. chronic record pic on website. PRIVATE SITE; NO GENERAL ACCESS. | ||||
| 20/03/17 | Iceland Gull | Quainton Hills | 1 | T Watts |
| 1st W ranging widely with small gull flocks over sheep fields at bases of hill. | ||||
| 20/03/17 | Brent Goose | Little Marlow GP | 1 | A J Stevens |
| Dark bellied stayed for all of 5 mins. | ||||
| 20/03/17 | Garganey | Little Marlow GP | 1 | A J Stevens |
| Nice Male. | ||||
| 20/03/17 | Little Ringed Plover | Little Marlow GP | 2 | A J Stevens |
| 20/03/17 | Shelduck | Little Marlow GP | 3 | A J Stevens |
| 20/03/17 | Oystercatcher | Little Marlow GP | 3 | A J Stevens |
| 20/03/17 | Linnet | Little Marlow GP | 1 | A J Stevens |
| On the spit. | ||||
| 20/03/17 | Meadow Pipit | Little Marlow GP | 5 | A J Stevens |
| On the spit. | ||||
| 20/03/17 | Snipe | Little Marlow GP | 4 | A J Stevens |
| 20/03/17 | Peregrine | Aylesbury, Central | 1 | L Bown |
| fem. Just laid her first egg. | ||||
| 20/03/17 | Chiffchaff | Pitstone Hill | 2 | R D Andrews |
| 08:15 | Singing. | |||
| 20/03/17 | Skylark | Pitstone Hill | 70 | R D Andrews |
| 08:15 | Minimum count with 15+ singing. | |||
| 20/03/17 | Peregrine | Pitstone Hill | 1 | R D Andrews |
| 08:15 | Circling over hill gradually drifting towards Steps Hill. | |||
| 20/03/17 | Yellowhammer | Pitstone Hill | 30 | R D Andrews |
| 08:15 | Minimum count. | |||
| 20/03/17 | Corn Bunting | Pitstone Hill | 4 | R D Andrews |
| 08:15 | male. Singing. | |||
| 20/03/17 | Linnet | Pitstone Hill | 150 | R D Andrews |
| 08:15 | Minimum count in two flocks. | |||
| 20/03/17 | Golden Plover | Pitstone Hill | 12 | R D Andrews |
| 08:15 | In field south of hill. | |||
| 20/03/17 | Red Kite | Buckingham | 1 | D Shephard |
| 12:30 | Over centre of town. | |||
| 20/03/17 | Sand Martin | Little Marlow GP | 50 | A D Bassett |
| At least during morning. | ||||
| 20/03/17 | Little Ringed Plover | Little Marlow GP | 2 | A D Bassett |
| 20/03/17 | Oystercatcher | Little Marlow GP | 3 | A D Bassett |
| 20/03/17 | Brent Goose | Little Marlow GP | 1 | A D Bassett |
| Watched it fly in and land just off the end of the near spit. It then swam into the southern part of the lake before flying off north then west over STW 5 mins later. With AJS. | ||||
| 20/03/17 | Garganey | Little Marlow GP | 1 | A D Bassett |
| Drake found on the NE side of the spit with Shoveler. Late morning it flew to the near spit where viewing was a lot better. | ||||
| 20/03/17 | Chiffchaff | Little Marlow GP | 4 | L Evans |
| 4 singing males in the drizzle. | ||||
| 20/03/17 | Treecreeper | Little Marlow GP | 1 | L Evans |
| 20/03/17 | Great Spotted Woodpecker | Little Marlow GP | 1 | L Evans |
| 20/03/17 | Sand Martin | Little Marlow GP | 43 | L Evans |
| 20/03/17 | Little Ringed Plover | Little Marlow GP | 2 | L Evans |
| 20/03/17 | Teal | Little Marlow GP | 27 | L Evans |
| 20/03/17 | Egyptian Goose | Little Marlow GP | 18 | L Evans |
| 20/03/17 | Shelduck | Little Marlow GP | 1 | L Evans |
| 20/03/17 | Shoveler | Little Marlow GP | 53 | L Evans |
| 20/03/17 | Garganey | Little Marlow GP | 1 | L Evans |
| Nice drake Garganey at far east end of spit roosting with Shovelers - found by Adam Bassett. Adam also found a Dark-bellied Brent Goose as I walked away from him but in the time it took me to drive a mile and a half to the west side, it had flown off!! | ||||