Buckinghamshire bird news

Wednesday 29th March 2017

DateSpeciesSiteCountObserver
29/03/17BullfinchBlue Lagoon2J Baker
 
29/03/17Great Crested GrebeBlue Lagoon2J Baker
 
29/03/17Mute SwanBlue Lagoon2J Baker
 
29/03/17Red-crested PochardCalvert Sailing Lake, Calvert3W L Claydon
2 male and 1 fem.  
29/03/17Caspian GullCalvert BBOWT Lake, Calvert4W L Claydon
near ad 2w and 2 1w. seen with s rodwell.  
29/03/17Iceland GullCalvert BBOWT Lake, Calvert1W L Claydon
juv. prob white bird from quainton seen with s rodwell.  
29/03/17Green SandpiperCollege Lake1D Hutchinson
 
29/03/17ShelduckCollege Lake2D Hutchinson
 
29/03/17Willow WarblerCollege Lake1G Ryder
11:15
my first of the year.  
29/03/17KestrelKingswood Village2A C Bayliss
Pair perched close together in a tree in close proximity to a nesting box.  
29/03/17Red-legged PartridgeKingswood Village1A C Bayliss
Calling.  
29/03/17ChiffchaffKingswood Village2A C Bayliss
Singing.  
29/03/17CurlewShabbington5M P Mckeown
3 on the hill 2 in the ditch . I suspect 3 pairs.  
29/03/17Sand MartinLittle Marlow GP150S Ramm
17:00
Groups of approx 20, 40, 60 and 30 most lingering for at least 10 minutes before moving on.  
29/03/17SwallowLittle Marlow GP6S Ramm
17:00
A couple in 3 different groups of Sand Martins between 4 and 6pm.  
29/03/17PeregrineLittle Marlow GP1S Ramm
17:00
Flew round the lake for a good few minutes, disappeared E at high speed.  
29/03/17BlackcapBuckingham1M S Hunt
Again feeding on ivy berries in our garden.  
29/03/17BullfinchBuckingham2P Woodham
17:25
A pair on feeder in my garden, a regular now for some weeks.  
29/03/17Little EgretLittle Marlow GP4A J Stevens
 
29/03/17Little Ringed PloverLittle Marlow GP2A J Stevens
 
29/03/17OystercatcherLittle Marlow GP1A J Stevens
 
29/03/17PeregrineLittle Marlow GP1A J Stevens
 
29/03/17Canada GooseHaddenham2C Young
On church pond.  
29/03/17ChiffchaffHaddenham4C Young
Singing near garden centre.  
29/03/17CurlewHaddenham1C Young
Flying over village.  
29/03/17YellowhammerPitstone Hill1R Ness
09:30
 
29/03/17Golden PloverPitstone Hill100R Ness
09:30
approx 100 - difficult to count. Very well camouflaged in field next to car park.  
29/03/17BuzzardPitstone Quarry1R Ness
10:30
 
29/03/17OystercatcherPitstone Quarry3R Ness
10:30
 
29/03/17OspreyMarlow GPs1A D Bassett
Mid afternoon. Flew west(ish) over the north end of the Roach Pit, over the A404 bypass just north of the Volvo foot bridge and on over Marlow. Looked to be tracking just north of the river Thames.  
29/03/17OystercatcherStony Stratford2T Garner
 
29/03/17ShelduckLittle Marlow GP1A D Bassett
Male still.  
29/03/17Meadow PipitLittle Marlow GP14A D Bassett
Flew over NW in small groups.  
29/03/17SiskinLittle Marlow GP1A D Bassett
Flew over calling.  
29/03/17Lesser RedpollLittle Marlow GP3A D Bassett
Flew over calling.  
29/03/17BlackcapLittle Marlow GP3A D Bassett
Singing males.  
29/03/17Barnacle GooseLittle Marlow GP1A D Bassett
Feral bird flew in with Greylag.  
29/03/17Little Ringed PloverLittle Marlow GP1A D Bassett
 
29/03/17Sand MartinLittle Marlow GP75A D Bassett
Quite a few lingering and moving through this morning.  
29/03/17SwallowLittle Marlow GP2A D Bassett
At least 2 with Sand Martins.  
29/03/17OystercatcherEmberton2A Harrell
At sailing club.  
29/03/17Barnacle GooseEmberton8A Harrell
Paired up looking for nest sites with greylag and Canada on sailing club island which is decreasing in size every year.  
29/03/17Cetti's WarblerNewport Pagnell, Newport Pagnell1C Harris
11:45
next to the footbridge into riverside meadow off willen road showing well.