Buckinghamshire bird news Wednesday 24th April 2024 Submit | Map view | Search | Previous Day | Today
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Date Species Site Count Observer 24/04/24 Lesser Black-backed Gull Pednor 2 D J Stone Pair in courtship display in the Lapwing field (none present this Spring, guess the Kites have driven them away). One of the pair picked up a large egg & dropped it in front of the other bird, as it did so a Red Kite dropped down on the egg separating the Gulls, it didn't seem to know what to do with it, just stood there with the Gulls protesting, all the commotion attracted a Magpie, as the Kite left the Gulls were straight back on the egg, spliting it open & feasting on the contents. 24/04/24 Coot Pednor 1 D J Stone Two nests with sitting adults. 24/04/24 House Martin Pednor 3 D J Stone 24/04/24 Blackcap Chesham Moor 1 D J Stone 24/04/24 Moorhen Chesham Moor 1 D J Stone Adult sat on nest. 24/04/24 Little Egret Chesham Moor 2 D J Stone Both walking along the path adjacent to the river. 24/04/24 Chaffinch Asheridge 1 D K Holt 18:04 24/04/24 Goldcrest Asheridge 1 D K Holt 18:04 24/04/24 Blackcap Asheridge 1 D K Holt 18:04 24/04/24 Skylark Asheridge 1 D K Holt 18:04 24/04/24 Long-tailed Tit Asheridge 1 D K Holt 18:04 24/04/24 Yellowhammer Asheridge 1 D K Holt 18:04 24/04/24 Buzzard Asheridge 1 D K Holt 18:04 24/04/24 Red Kite Asheridge 1 D K Holt 18:04 On nest. 24/04/24 Stock Dove Asheridge 1 D K Holt 18:04 SP939036 . 24/04/24 Tawny Owl Asheridge 1 D K Holt 18:04 Calling. SP939036 . 24/04/24 Yellow Wagtail Chalfont St Giles 7 J Edwards 17:41 6 males, 1 female on the Mill Lane floods this evening. 24/04/24 Great Spotted Woodpecker Wendover Canal 1 C Reed 07:00 Seen drumming , unusually on tree path side at the Wides. 24/04/24 Swift Little Marlow GP 3 A D Bassett 08:00 24/04/24 Common Tern Little Marlow GP 9 A D Bassett 08:00 24/04/24 Reed Warbler Little Marlow GP 3 A D Bassett 08:00 singing on NW side. 24/04/24 Sedge Warbler Little Marlow GP 1 A D Bassett 08:00 by the point. 24/04/24 Shelduck Little Marlow GP 1 A D Bassett 08:00 male flew in. 24/04/24 Little Ringed Plover Little Marlow GP 2 A D Bassett 08:00 on spit. 24/04/24 Yellow Wagtail Little Marlow GP 3 A D Bassett 08:00 males on spit. 24/04/24 Little Egret Little Marlow GP 3 G Smith 10:31 24/04/24 Sand Martin Little Marlow GP 50 G Smith 10:31 24/04/24 Swallow Little Marlow GP 30 G Smith 10:31 24/04/24 House Martin Little Marlow GP 12 G Smith 10:31 24/04/24 Swift Little Marlow GP 1 G Smith 10:31 24/04/24 Black-headed Gull Little Marlow GP 1 G Smith 10:31 24/04/24 Herring Gull Little Marlow GP 2 G Smith 10:31 24/04/24 Lesser Black-backed Gull Little Marlow GP 8 G Smith 10:31 24/04/24 Grey Wagtail Little Marlow GP 1 G Smith 10:31 24/04/24 Egyptian Goose Little Marlow GP 2 G Smith 10:31 24/04/24 Cetti's Warbler Little Marlow GP 3 G Smith 10:30 24/04/24 Lapwing Little Marlow GP 8 G Smith 10:30 5 back on in North Fields. 24/04/24 Common Tern Little Marlow GP 7 G Smith 10:30 24/04/24 Green Woodpecker Little Marlow GP 2 G Smith 10:30 24/04/24 Great Spotted Woodpecker Little Marlow GP 2 G Smith 10:30 24/04/24 Greenfinch Little Marlow GP 2 G Smith 10:30 24/04/24 Reed Bunting Little Marlow GP 2 G Smith 10:30 24/04/24 Whitethroat Little Marlow GP 1 G Smith 10:30 24/04/24 Garden Warbler Little Marlow GP 2 G Smith 10:30 24/04/24 Willow Warbler Little Marlow GP 2 G Smith 10:30 24/04/24 Meadow Pipit Gallows Bridge 3 T Watts 14:42 24/04/24 Wheatear Quainton Hills 2 T Watts 14:42 In separate areas on tops. 24/04/24 Corn Bunting Gallows Bridge 1 T Watts 14:42 24/04/24 Lesser Whitethroat Gallows Bridge 1 T Watts 14:42 24/04/24 Little Egret Gallows Bridge 1 T Watts 14:42 24/04/24 Lapwing Gallows Bridge 2 T Watts 14:42 Mobbed Crow in front of hide so some hope of breeding. 24/04/24 Curlew Gallows Bridge 1 T Watts 14:42 24/04/24 Egyptian Goose Calvert Sailing Lake, Calvert 2 T Watts 14:42 24/04/24 Swift New Bradwell 1 R Page 14:34 4 over derelict church. SP836424 . 24/04/24 Cuckoo New Bradwell 1 R Page 14:26 SP835424 . 24/04/24 Little Ringed Plover Springfield Farm Landfill 4 L Evans 13:46 Two pairs on the Washout lagoon. 24/04/24 Lapwing Springfield Farm Landfill 3 L Evans 13:46 24/04/24 Green Woodpecker Little Marlow GP 1 L Evans 09:35 24/04/24 Whitethroat Little Marlow GP 1 L Evans 09:35 A singing male by the railway. 24/04/24 Garden Warbler Little Marlow GP 1 L Evans 09:35 A singing male on the railway side. 24/04/24 Reed Bunting Little Marlow GP 1 L Evans 09:35 Singing male by the railway. 24/04/24 Lapwing Little Marlow GP 3 L Evans 09:35 24/04/24 Reed Warbler Little Marlow GP 1 L Evans 09:35 24/04/24 House Martin Little Marlow GP 50 L Evans 09:35 24/04/24 Swift Little Marlow GP 1 L Evans 09:35 24/04/24 Whitethroat Chalfont St Giles 1 L Evans 08:30 24/04/24 Yellow Wagtail Chalfont St Giles 5 L Evans 08:30 5 males on the Mill Lane floodwater. 24/04/24 Goldfinch Turweston, Turweston 1 P Gomersall 12:38 ad. Also briefly on feeder. 24/04/24 Great Spotted Woodpecker Turweston, Turweston 1 P Gomersall 12:38 male. Briefly on feeder. 24/04/24 Grey Wagtail Foxcote Res 2 P Gomersall 10:45 ad. On dam. 24/04/24 Gadwall Foxcote Res 2 P Gomersall 10:45 male and fem. Flew past hide. 24/04/24 Grey Heron Foxcote Res 2 P Gomersall 10:45 ad. In far reeds. 24/04/24 Sand Martin Foxcote Res 10 R S Hill 09:45 24/04/24 House Martin Foxcote Res 20 R S Hill 09:45 24/04/24 Swallow Foxcote Res 40 R S Hill 09:45 24/04/24 Swift Foxcote Res 15 R S Hill 09:45 24/04/24 Wheatear Foscote Manor, Foxcote Res 2 R S Hill 09:45 Males. 24/04/24 Reed Warbler Little Marlow GP 1 S Ramm 08:15 Singing by bench on W side. 24/04/24 Greylag Goose Waddesdon 2 O Davies 07:29 ad. Heard in flight & calling as though landed. Have been obs. perching in pine for past 3 springs. SP733167 . 24/04/24 Whitethroat Waddesdon 1 O Davies 07:22 ad. SP737166 . 24/04/24 Goldfinch Hogback Wood, Beaconsfield 3 R M Jackson 06:30 On feeders. 24/04/24 Barn Owl Turweston, Turweston 1 P Gomersall 01:50 male. Flew in front of car by stables.