Buckinghamshire bird news

Wednesday 1st May 2024

DateSpeciesSiteCountObserver
01/05/24GoldfinchHogback Wood, Beaconsfield1R M Jackson
14:00
On feeder.  
01/05/24SkylarkHorsenden12M Schwarz
18:30
SP787027.  
01/05/24Pied WagtailHorsenden3M Schwarz
18:30
SP787027.  
01/05/24WhitethroatHorsenden1M Schwarz
18:30
SP787027.  
01/05/24Yellow WagtailHorsenden3M Schwarz
18:30
SP787027.  
01/05/24YellowhammerHorsenden7M Schwarz
18:30
SP787027.  
01/05/24Grey WagtailWeston Turville Reservoir1C Reed
12:50
Singing well at the dam.  
01/05/24SwiftBuckingham6M S Hunt
18:10
Arrived back at breeding site this evening for the first time this year.  
01/05/24Corn BuntingPitstone Hill2S Dennis
10:30
m. Both singing along fence line.  
01/05/24PochardShardeloes1P Stanford
15:00
male.  
01/05/24Great Crested GrebeShardeloes4P Stanford
15:00
 
01/05/24Little GrebeShardeloes1P Stanford
15:00
 
01/05/24Tufted DuckShardeloes2P Stanford
15:00
 
01/05/24GadwallShardeloes10P Stanford
15:00
 
01/05/24Greylag GooseShardeloes6P Stanford
15:00
 
01/05/24Canada GooseShardeloes52P Stanford
15:00
 
01/05/24Egyptian GooseShardeloes1P Stanford
15:00
 
01/05/24HobbyShardeloes1P Stanford
15:00
Flying over field next to the cricket pitch.  
01/05/24Lesser RedpollPulpit Wood2P Stanford
13:30
 
01/05/24Wood SandpiperLittle Marlow GP1J Reader
14:45
Still on second spit mid afternoon.  
01/05/24Little EgretMarlow Low Grounds3L Evans
14:30
 
01/05/24Little EgretLittle Marlow GP2L Evans
13:05
 
01/05/24Cetti's WarblerLittle Marlow GP1L Evans
13:05
Singing on the west side not far from the watchpoint.  
01/05/24Little Ringed PloverLittle Marlow GP1L Evans
13:05
 
01/05/24Wood SandpiperLittle Marlow GP1L Evans
13:05
An adult in full breeding plumage feeding on the spit. Fairly distant and favouring the second bay back from the viewpoint. Still present when I departed at 1335.  
01/05/24CuckooWaddesdon1O Davies
06:30
ad male. Heard by GH. SP730168.  
01/05/24Lesser WhitethroatFloodplain Forest Nature Reserve (formerly Manor Farm)1P Gibbs
15:35
 
01/05/24CuckooFloodplain Forest Nature Reserve (formerly Manor Farm)1P Gibbs
15:35
 
01/05/24LapwingLogistica Flood, Milton Keynes1P Gibbs
14:58
 
01/05/24Little Ringed PloverLogistica Flood, Milton Keynes3P Gibbs
14:58
 
01/05/24BlackcapLogistica Flood, Milton Keynes4P Gibbs
14:58
 
01/05/24BlackcapPadbury1M S Hunt
13:00
Singing.  
01/05/24SwallowPadbury2M S Hunt
13:00
 
01/05/24YellowhammerPadbury3M S Hunt
13:00
1 singing.  
01/05/24SkylarkPadbury6M S Hunt
13:00
Singing.  
01/05/24WhitethroatPadbury2M S Hunt
13:00
Singing.  
01/05/24ChiffchaffPadbury3M S Hunt
13:00
 
01/05/24CuckooRavenstone Mill1M Norwood
13:16
heard.  
01/05/24Red KiteTurweston, Turweston3P Gomersall
13:14
ad. Drifted over front fields.  
01/05/24Great Spotted WoodpeckerTurweston, Turweston1P Gomersall
12:46
male. On front suet feeder.  
01/05/24Wood SandpiperLittle Marlow GP1J E Rose
12:41
On the sand spit. Found by MM an hour or so ago.  
01/05/24Willow WarblerLodge Hill1K Ashbrook
07:35
 
01/05/24Corn BuntingLodge Hill2K Ashbrook
07:30
 
01/05/24Common SandpiperFoxcote Res1P Gibbs
09:22
 
01/05/24Lesser WhitethroatFoxcote Res1P Gibbs
09:19
 
01/05/24Black-headed GullFoxcote Res60P Gibbs
09:19
Approx. back on the rafts, nestbuilding and mating.