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Saturday 29th April 2017

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DateSpeciesSiteCountObserver
29/04/17HobbyStoke Mandeville1M Wallen
flying over.  
29/04/17Mandarin DuckButler's Cross2M Wallen
In flight.  
29/04/17Common SandpiperStartop's End Reservoir (Bucks Section)1P Lock
14:45
One flew onto Buckinghamshire bank.  
29/04/17Yellow WagtailStartop's End Reservoir (Bucks Section)1P Lock
15:00
One on Buckinghamshire bank.  
29/04/17Sedge WarblerLittle Marlow GP1J E Rose
Singing along footpath to NW of pit.  
29/04/17Song ThrushWooburn Green2R Kirk
 
29/04/17Song ThrushNewport Pagnell, Newport Pagnell1C Harris
17:30
In garden.  
29/04/17Barn OwlHardmead1R Norris
22:00
Flew over house.  
29/04/17HobbyLodge Hill1W L Claydon
Sat on ground in middle of field only sure it was a hobby when it flew.  
29/04/17WheatearLodge Hill5W L Claydon
 
29/04/17GreenfinchWhaddon1H Appleyard
Singing from trees near oil seed fields.  
29/04/17PheasantWhaddon1H Appleyard
male. Calling from oil seed fields.  
29/04/17ChaffinchWhaddon2H Appleyard
Male and female feeding on buds in trees near oil seed.  
29/04/17KestrelWhaddon1H Appleyard
Hunting over oil seed fields.  
29/04/17SkylarkWhaddon1H Appleyard
Singing over fields between Whaddon and Nash.  
29/04/17YellowhammerWhaddon3H Appleyard
2 males singing, plus 1 female this evening.  
29/04/17WhitethroatPitstone Hill1S E Douglas
Calling from bushes around the car park.  
29/04/17WheatearPitstone Hill5S E Douglas
Feeding in sown field adjacent to fence line.  
29/04/17WheatearPump Lane, Marlow3A D Bassett
m, 2f in northern paddocks.  
29/04/17LinnetRavenstone STW, Ravenstone2R S Hill
Pair.  
29/04/17YellowhammerRavenstone STW, Ravenstone5R S Hill
Inc 3 singing males.  
29/04/17WhitethroatRavenstone STW, Ravenstone2R S Hill
 
29/04/17SwallowRavenstone STW, Ravenstone9R S Hill
 
29/04/17Lesser WhitethroatRavenstone STW, Ravenstone2R S Hill
 
29/04/17LapwingRavenstone STW, Ravenstone2R S Hill
Prolonged territorial dispute, so hopefully breeding nearby.  
29/04/17Grey PartridgeRavenstone STW, Ravenstone2R S Hill
 
29/04/17Grey WagtailRavenstone STW, Ravenstone1R S Hill
Female.  
29/04/17Yellow WagtailRavenstone STW, Ravenstone3R S Hill
 
29/04/17WheatearRavenstone STW, Ravenstone12R S Hill
Sheep fields were crawling with them!  
29/04/17Jack SnipeCollege Lake1A C Bayliss
Still present giving excellent views from the Octagon Hide. At one point the jack snipe, 5 yellow wagtails and 2 little ringed plover were all within feet of each other. Quite a sight.  
29/04/17Yellow WagtailCollege Lake5A C Bayliss
Briefly in front of the Octagon Hide. Some bathing. Later feeding along The Bund.  
29/04/17Little Ringed PloverCollege Lake2A C Bayliss
Displaying.  
29/04/17BullfinchCollege Lake1A C Bayliss
Male near June Ives Hide.  
29/04/17LapwingCollege Lake9A C Bayliss
Nesting pairs and a single week-old chick.  
29/04/17OystercatcherCollege Lake4A C Bayliss
Nesting pair and two visitors.  
29/04/17RedshankCollege Lake2A C Bayliss
 
29/04/17Common TernCollege Lake6A C Bayliss
Including one pair displaying.  
29/04/17KingfisherCollege Lake1A C Bayliss
 
29/04/17Reed WarblerCollege Lake2A C Bayliss
Singing.  
29/04/17Stock DoveCollege Lake1A C Bayliss
 
29/04/17GreenfinchCollege Lake2A C Bayliss
 
29/04/17ChiffchaffCollege Lake5A C Bayliss
 
29/04/17BlackcapCollege Lake13A C Bayliss
 
29/04/17Willow WarblerCollege Lake5A C Bayliss
 
29/04/17Reed BuntingCollege Lake2A C Bayliss
 
29/04/17Long-tailed TitCollege Lake2A C Bayliss
 
29/04/17Green WoodpeckerCollege Lake1A C Bayliss
 
29/04/17Tufted DuckCollege Lake14A C Bayliss
 
29/04/17ShovelerCollege Lake2A C Bayliss
Drakes.  
29/04/17GadwallCollege Lake2A C Bayliss
 
29/04/17Mute SwanCollege Lake6A C Bayliss
The nesting pair, two intruders and two 1st-summer birds on the lake.  
29/04/17Lesser WhitethroatCollege Lake2A C Bayliss
One rattling in the north-west corner and the other near 'The Twist'.  
29/04/17KestrelCollege Lake1A C Bayliss
 
29/04/17BuzzardCollege Lake1A C Bayliss
 
29/04/17Lesser WhitethroatTattenhoe Park, Milton Keynes1H Appleyard
Singing in the linear park. SP828332.  
29/04/17Garden WarblerTattenhoe Park, Milton Keynes1H Appleyard
Singing in the linear park. SP828333.  
29/04/17WheatearOlney1R Norris
male. Greenlander on Olney Meadows.  
29/04/17Grey WagtailOlney2R Norris
07:30
pair. With male singing from the roof of the Mill.  
29/04/17Common TernOlney2R Norris
07:30
Olney Mill.  
29/04/17Barnacle GooseOlney23R Norris
07:30
On Olney Meadows.  
29/04/17SwiftOlney1R Norris
07:30
Over Olney Meadows.  
29/04/17Cetti's WarblerOlney1R Norris
07:30
Olney Meadows but has now moved down to the river by Emberton Park.  
29/04/17Black-tailed GodwitOlney1R Norris
07:30
Just down from the Mill.  
29/04/17GoosanderOlney11R Norris
fem and 10 juv. By the A509 bridge.  
29/04/17DunlinLittle Marlow GP1A J Stevens
S/p With KH and JN.  
29/04/17HobbyLittle Marlow GP1A J Stevens
With KH and JN.  
29/04/17Common SandpiperLittle Marlow GP3A J Stevens
Wit KH and JN.  
29/04/17Little Ringed PloverLittle Marlow GP9A J Stevens
With KH and JN.  
29/04/17Common TernLittle Marlow GP22A J Stevens
With KH and JN.  
29/04/17Common TernCalvert Sailing Lake, Calvert8T Watts
With Warren, watched our recent regular 3 very gradually rise to 8 over hours in afternoon.  
29/04/17WheatearGranborough1T Watts
 
29/04/17CurlewGallows Bridge1T Watts
 
29/04/17Cetti's WarblerCalvert BBOWT Lake, Calvert1T Watts
 
29/04/17CuckooCalvert BBOWT Lake, Calvert1T Watts
 
29/04/17DunlinCalvert Sailing Lake, Calvert1T Watts
In flight around lake.  
29/04/17OTHER SPECIESCalvert BBOWT Lake, Calvert2T Watts
2 large waders, in flight, low over water, glimpsed for 2 secs without bins! before obscured by reeds.Couldn't re- locate them, think spooked from inside rafts when opened flap, guess Godwits?  
29/04/17OystercatcherCalvert BBOWT Lake, Calvert2T Watts
 
29/04/17Common SandpiperCalvert BBOWT Lake, Calvert3T Watts
 
29/04/17Little EgretBuckingham1M S Hunt
 
29/04/17CuckooStowe1P J Tizzard
Heard calling from Stowe Gardens; my first here this year.  
29/04/17Willow WarblerStowe3P J Tizzard
One singing in my garden for most of the morning and two singing elsewhere.  
29/04/17GreenfinchLenborough1M S Hunt
 
29/04/17BullfinchLenborough2M S Hunt
 
29/04/17KestrelLenborough1M S Hunt
 
29/04/17ChiffchaffLenborough1M S Hunt
 
29/04/17BlackcapLenborough1M S Hunt
 
29/04/17WheatearLenborough3M S Hunt
Splendid "Greenlanders" a female and two males.  
29/04/17TealLittle Marlow GP10J E Rose
13:00
 
29/04/17Little Ringed PloverLittle Marlow GP6J E Rose
13:00
 
29/04/17Common SandpiperLittle Marlow GP3J E Rose
13:00
 
29/04/17DunlinLittle Marlow GP1J E Rose
13:00
 
29/04/17BlackcapAmersham2R G Bibby
rectory hill wood.  
29/04/17CuckooArncott MOD, Bucks area2P Watts
09:00
MOD site with no public access.  
29/04/17WhitethroatArncott MOD, Bucks area4P Watts
09:00
MOD site with no public access.  
29/04/17Garden WarblerArncott MOD, Bucks area4P Watts
09:00
Three ringed. MOD site with no public access.  
29/04/17BlackcapArncott MOD, Bucks area8P Watts
09:00
Eight at least. One had a Spanish ring. MOD site with no public access.  
29/04/17Lesser WhitethroatArncott MOD, Bucks area5P Watts
09:00
Three ringed. MOD site with no public access.  
29/04/17Grasshopper WarblerArncott MOD, Bucks area3P Watts
09:00
3 singing males, plus one just outside Bucks boundary. Two ringed. MOD site with no public access.  
29/04/17Sand MartinSpringfield Quarry20P J Stevens
min count. Flying low over the field south of the quarry workings and over the quarry.  
29/04/17SkylarkSpringfield Quarry4P J Stevens
 
29/04/17LinnetSpringfield Quarry1P J Stevens
 
29/04/17WhitethroatSpringfield Quarry4P J Stevens
Singing near Lillyfee Farm and south of the quarry workings.  
29/04/17SwallowLatimer, Latimer1G Smith
11:55
2.  
29/04/17Sand MartinLatimer, Latimer6G Smith
11:55
At least 6.  
29/04/17House MartinLatimer, Latimer6G Smith
11:55
 
29/04/17Grey WagtailLatimer, Latimer2G Smith
11:55
 
29/04/17CuckooLatimer, Latimer1G Smith
11:55
male. Heard calling upstream from Latimer bridge.  
29/04/17Black-headed GullFoxcote Res30M S Hunt
At and around rafts.  
29/04/17Reed WarblerFoxcote Res1M S Hunt
 
29/04/17Reed BuntingFoxcote Res2M S Hunt
 
29/04/17SwallowFoxcote Res2M S Hunt
 
29/04/17Sand MartinFoxcote Res10M S Hunt
 
29/04/17House MartinFoxcote Res4M S Hunt
 
29/04/17Common TernFoxcote Res2M S Hunt
 
29/04/17Common SandpiperFoxcote Res1M S Hunt
 
29/04/17SwiftFoxcote Res2M S Hunt
 
29/04/17Garden WarblerBuckingham1M S Hunt
07:00
Singing from hedgerow by our house first here for a number of years.  
29/04/17Garden WarblerLittle Marlow GP5A D Bassett
Singing males.  
29/04/17PochardLittle Marlow GP1A D Bassett
m still.  
29/04/17SwiftLittle Marlow GP1A D Bassett
 
29/04/17WhitethroatLittle Marlow GP1A D Bassett
Singing male.  
29/04/17Willow WarblerLittle Marlow GP1A D Bassett
Singing male.  
29/04/17Reed WarblerLittle Marlow GP11A D Bassett
Singing males.  
29/04/17Grasshopper WarblerLittle Marlow GP1A D Bassett
Reeling bird briefly at 11am for a few minutes then went quiet. c100 yds along concrete road from car park.  
29/04/17CuckooEmberton1A Harrell
05:20
Heard singing river side.  
29/04/17CuckooOlney1A Harrell
05:20
Singing in a dead tree Olney Meadows under Weston Road.  
29/04/17Garden WarblerBuckingham1M S Hunt
07:00
Singing from hedgerow by our house first here for a number of years.