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Date	Species	Site	Count	Observer
07/05/23	Sand Martin	Great Brickhill	5	R D Andrews
13:44	Flew over low heading north.
03/10/23	Sand Martin	Buckingham	1	M S Hunt
11:15	With the Swallows.
01/10/23	Sand Martin	Olney	40	R Norris
08:00	Over south.
30/09/23	Sand Martin	Dadford	2	M S Hunt
10:30	With the Swallows.
26/09/23	Sand Martin	Gerrards Cross	7	J Richardson
21:51	Seen high over my garden, then over the adjacent Latchmoor Pond. Garden tick!
25/09/23	Sand Martin	Buckingham	4	M S Hunt
10:09	Over south west.
24/09/23	Sand Martin	Buckingham	25	M S Hunt
15:37	Over s/w fighting the strong headwind.
23/09/23	Sand Martin	Linford Reserve, Linford GPs	2	M Haberfield
09:00	In with the swallow flock hawking over the lake.
21/09/23	Sand Martin	Floodplain Forest Nature Reserve (formerly Manor Farm)	1	W Bush
09:15	In small missed group with HM heading south.
20/09/23	Sand Martin	Linford Reserve, Linford GPs	10	J R Chalk
12:10
19/09/23	Sand Martin	Linford GPs	2	A V Harding
	At least. Please note that a permit is required for access to this site.
12/09/23	Sand Martin	Coombe Hill	1	D J Stone
	With House Martins. Seen with Stewart Dennis.
04/09/23	Sand Martin	Coombe Hill	1	D J Stone
	Heading south with the Swallows.
30/08/23	Sand Martin	Rowsham	3	M Wallen
08:00	1 over south, 2 birds (1juv) hanging around with Swallows. Sand Martins are uncommon here and only ever on migration.
19/08/23	Sand Martin	Caldecotte Lake	2	H Appleyard
	At least 2 seen hawking over the lake.
13/08/23	Sand Martin	Little Marlow GP	1	A D Bassett
07:00	over lake.
14/08/23	Sand Martin	Dorney Common, Dorney	1	D L Cleal
16:10
08/08/23	Sand Martin	Foxcote Res	8	P Gibbs
11:04
08/08/23	Sand Martin	Little Marlow GP	5	A D Bassett
07:00	Approx over east side.
07/08/23	Sand Martin	Stony Stratford	2	E J Reed
	Still flying around near the drainage pipe in Toombs Meadow.
06/08/23	Sand Martin	Little Marlow GP	10	A D Bassett
07:00	Approx over lake.
06/08/23	Sand Martin	Eythrope	2	D J Stone
	One sitting on fence wires, the other feeding amongst the Swallows. Seen with Stewart Dennis.
05/08/23	Sand Martin	College Lake	1	T J Lewis
18:36
05/08/23	Sand Martin	Willen Lake North, Willen Lakes	3	M Wallen
08:30	Through south in pouring rain.
04/08/23	Sand Martin	Dorney Common, Dorney	2	D L Cleal
16:00
04/08/23	Sand Martin	Foxcote Res	12	P Gibbs
11:02
03/08/23	Sand Martin	Foxcote Res	1	P Gibbs
10:00	Passing through.
02/08/23	Sand Martin	Stony Stratford	1	E J Reed
	Still flying around the drainage pipe in Toombs Meadow.
23/07/23	Sand Martin	Little Marlow GP	5	A D Bassett
07:00	over east side of lake.
31/07/23	Sand Martin	Linford Reserve, Linford GPs	4	J J Robertson
12:45
30/07/23	Sand Martin	Weston Turville Reservoir	10	M Wallen
19:45	Approx, obvious migrants heading south.
30/07/23	Sand Martin	Foxcote Res	3	P Gibbs
13:02
30/07/23	Sand Martin	Floodplain Forest Nature Reserve (formerly Manor Farm)	2	M Haberfield
10:30
27/07/23	Sand Martin	Buckingham	2	M S Hunt
15:00	With the Swifts.
26/07/23	Sand Martin	Linford Reserve, Linford GPs	4	M Haberfield
16:30	ad. With mixed flock of swifts and swallows hawking over the reed beds.
23/07/23	Sand Martin	Willen Lake North, Willen Lakes	2	M Wallen
10:00
25/07/23	Sand Martin	Tattenhoe, Milton Keynes	1	H Appleyard
	Seen heading south over the estate in the afternoon. Possibly one or two more but I only had a clear view of one. The first I have seen from my garden too.
24/07/23	Sand Martin	Foxcote Res	20	P Gibbs
10:16	Approx.
23/07/23	Sand Martin	Tattenhoe Park, Milton Keynes	3	H Appleyard
	At least 2 seen flying fast and low to the southwest along the linear park/Tattenhoe Valley Park in the morning and at least one more in the afternoon, heading in the same direction.
23/07/23	Sand Martin	Foxcote Res	10	P Gomersall
12:02	ad. Flying around res:.
22/07/23	Sand Martin	Linford Reserve, Linford GPs	4	R S Hill
11:45
20/07/23	Sand Martin	Dorney Lake, Dorney	4	D L Cleal
13:00
17/07/23	Sand Martin	Dorney Common, Dorney	10	D L Cleal
11:00
14/07/23	Sand Martin	Floodplain Forest Nature Reserve (formerly Manor Farm)	5	M Haberfield
18:30	At least 5 seen amongst large flock of around 50 house martins and some swifts.
14/07/23	Sand Martin	Foxcote Res	10	J Rowley
17:45
14/07/23	Sand Martin	Foxcote Res	15	P Gibbs
11:57	Part of large hirundine flock feeding in the rain.
13/07/23	Sand Martin	Dorney Common, Dorney	30	M Milne
20:30	At least over flood.
02/07/23	Sand Martin	Dorney Common, Dorney	30	T Wallen
09:30	Approx, over the flood.
05/07/23	Sand Martin	Linford Reserve, Linford GPs	30	M Haberfield
17:00	Flock of at Least 30 flying over the reserve and lake gathering insects.
05/07/23	Sand Martin	Little Marlow GP	6	J E Rose
17:30	Approx. Maybe returning birds.
04/07/23	Sand Martin	Loudwater	1	D Parmenter
10:00	feeding over golf course.
03/07/23	Sand Martin	Flackwell Heath	20	J E Rose
12:00	Approx over a Wheat field. The first time I have ever seen a flock at Flackwell. Presumably birds on return passage.
03/07/23	Sand Martin	Furzton Lake, Milton Keynes	3	H Appleyard
	Up to 6 birds seen heading to the south/southwest over the lake but not sure if this may have been one small feeding party doing loops. The first ones I've seen here since spring.
02/07/23	Sand Martin	Great Brickhill	4	R D Andrews
15:30	Over low SW.
29/06/23	Sand Martin	Little Marlow GP	20	A D Bassett
07:00	Approx over lake in light rain.
26/06/23	Sand Martin	Little Marlow GP	2	J E Rose
08:30
26/06/23	Sand Martin	Stony Stratford	2	E J Reed
	Two flying near a drainage pipe, where the species has previously bred.
24/06/23	Sand Martin	Linford Reserve, Linford GPs	2	M Haberfield
14:00	ad. Two sand martins, both seen entering and leaving nest holes in the sand Martin 'hotel' at Linford.
21/06/23	Sand Martin	Linford Reserve, Linford GPs	2	M Haberfield
17:00	ad. Flying over seedbed collecting insects.
16/06/23	Sand Martin	Stony Stratford	1	E J Reed
	One over Toombs Meadow.
15/06/23	Sand Martin	Stony Stratford	1	E J Reed
	Over Toombs Meadow. Maybe they could be breeding there again.
11/06/23	Sand Martin	Stony Stratford	1	E J Reed
	Flying over Toombs Meadow.
10/06/23	Sand Martin	Stony Stratford	2	E J Reed
	Flying around near where the species has previously bred.
06/06/23	Sand Martin	Little Marlow GP	5	R W Seekins
09:40
05/06/23	Sand Martin	Olney	4	A Harrell
17:50	The Mill, Olney.
01/06/23	Sand Martin	Little Marlow GP	5	J E Rose
10:50	A few present.
01/06/23	Sand Martin	Little Marlow GP	10	A D Bassett
07:00	Approx over lake.
30/05/23	Sand Martin	Little Marlow GP	10	A D Bassett
08:00	Approx over lake.
28/05/23	Sand Martin	Linford Reserve, Linford GPs	6	R S Hill
17:30
28/05/23	Sand Martin	Dorney Common, Dorney	1	D L Cleal
13:30
21/05/23	Sand Martin	Sherington	5	W Bush
10:00
24/04/23	Sand Martin	Little Marlow GP	13	R W Seekins
09:30
02/05/23	Sand Martin	Little Marlow GP	15	R W Seekins
09:30
13/05/23	Sand Martin	Little Marlow GP	5	A D Bassett
07:30	Approx over lake.
13/05/23	Sand Martin	Springfield Farm Landfill	20	D L Cleal
16:15
13/05/23	Sand Martin	Olney	100	A Harrell
11:00	The Mill.
13/05/23	Sand Martin	Foxcote Res	3	P Gibbs
17:17
13/05/23	Sand Martin	Linford GPs	2	C Harris
10:35	Please note that a permit is required for access to this site.
10/05/23	Sand Martin	Linford Reserve, Linford GPs	5	M S Hunt
07:48
06/05/23	Sand Martin	College Lake	4	T J Lewis
10:31
06/05/23	Sand Martin	Dorney Lake, Dorney	10	D L Cleal
16:30
05/05/23	Sand Martin	Linford Reserve, Linford GPs	8	R S Hill
07:30
04/05/23	Sand Martin	Foxcote Res	1	M S Hunt
08:10
02/05/23	Sand Martin	Wotton Lakes	10	J W Gearing
11:00	Approximately, feeding over the Main Lake. Please note that this is a private site.
30/04/23	Sand Martin	Sherington	6	W Bush
07:30	Over Lathbury quarry.
01/05/23	Sand Martin	Wotton Lakes	20	J Roberts
22:05	Please note that this is a private site.
01/05/23	Sand Martin	Linford Reserve, Linford GPs	4	M Haberfield
14:30	Flying around sand martin hotel, going in and out of nest holes.
01/05/23	Sand Martin	Foxcote Res	8	R S Hill
08:00
29/04/23	Sand Martin	Newport Pagnell, Newport Pagnell	5	W Bush
22:25	Hawking along river meadow at North Bridge.
27/04/23	Sand Martin	Hyde Lane	2	R S Hill
08:00
24/04/23	Sand Martin	Calvert BBOWT Lake, Calvert	15	T Watts
19:52
24/04/23	Sand Martin	Passenham Quarry	8	R S Hill
14:00
24/04/23	Sand Martin	Foxcote Res	3	P Gibbs
09:16
23/04/23	Sand Martin	Passenham Quarry	6	R S Hill
09:00
21/04/23	Sand Martin	Little Marlow GP	100	A D Bassett
07:00	Approx in 200+ hirundine flock over lake.
21/04/23	Sand Martin	Dorney Lake, Dorney	1	D L Cleal
12:00	Single perched with Swallows.
19/04/23	Sand Martin	College Lake	1	D Marchant
12:31	Flying over.
19/04/23	Sand Martin	Foxcote Res	5	P Gibbs
13:17
18/04/23	Sand Martin	Foxcote Res	1	P Gibbs
09:14
16/04/23	Sand Martin	Tattenhoe Park, Milton Keynes	1	H Appleyard
	Joining a pair of Swallows as they hawked over the grassland south of Priestley Drive, heading off to the west/southwest. My first for the Tattenhoe area this year.
16/04/23	Sand Martin	Foxcote Res	20	P Gibbs
15:05
15/04/23	Sand Martin	College Lake	1	E J Reed

16/04/23	Sand Martin	Foxcote Res	1	P Gibbs
07:26
15/04/23	Sand Martin	Little Marlow GP	10	D Ferguson
10:00
15/04/23	Sand Martin	Newport Pagnell, Newport Pagnell	5	K C Mitchell
12:36	Observed from river bridges. SP877442.
14/04/23	Sand Martin	Foxcote Res	12	P Woodham
15:01	Est.
13/04/23	Sand Martin	Little Marlow GP	30	D Ferguson
10:00
12/04/23	Sand Martin	Little Marlow GP	50	J E Rose
16:00	Approx low over the water.
12/04/23	Sand Martin	Foxcote Res	40	P Gibbs
16:10
12/04/23	Sand Martin	Foxcote Res	11	P Gibbs
07:59
11/04/23	Sand Martin	Furzton Lake, Milton Keynes	3	H Appleyard
	Flock of at least 3 seen hawking over the lake.
11/04/23	Sand Martin	Newport Pagnell, Newport Pagnell	6	K C Mitchell
11:26	SP876442.
10/04/23	Sand Martin	Foxcote Res	5	C Coppock
15:46	Approx count. With Swallows.
09/04/23	Sand Martin	Stowe	2	J Dowling
14:30	Over NT Carpark.
10/04/23	Sand Martin	Willen Lake North, Willen Lakes	18	R A Fowles
16:47
10/04/23	Sand Martin	Stony Stratford	2	R S Hill
16:15
10/04/23	Sand Martin	Little Marlow GP	100	T James
12:32
10/04/23	Sand Martin	Little Marlow GP	5	M Milne
14:20
10/04/23	Sand Martin	Foxcote Res	4	P Gibbs
07:45
09/04/23	Sand Martin	Floodplain Forest Nature Reserve (formerly Manor Farm)	4	A Horsley

07/04/23	Sand Martin	Stony Stratford	2	M S Hunt
11:26
07/04/23	Sand Martin	Little Marlow GP	4	P Stanford
07:46
05/04/23	Sand Martin	Little Marlow GP	20	A D Bassett
08:00	Approx.
06/04/23	Sand Martin	Little Marlow GP	40	J E Rose
08:00	Approx.
05/04/23	Sand Martin	Little Marlow GP	50	D Parmenter
15:25	minimum count in 5-10 minutes flying NW.
02/04/23	Sand Martin	Little Marlow GP	50	A D Bassett
07:00	Approx.
02/04/23	Sand Martin	Hyde Lane	5	M S Hunt
09:32
01/04/23	Sand Martin	Little Marlow GP	50	J E Rose
17:00	Approx over.
01/04/23	Sand Martin	Little Marlow GP	30	D T Cox
15:00	about 30 over lake.
01/04/23	Sand Martin	Little Marlow GP	70	A D Bassett
08:00	At least with hirundine flock over lake.
31/03/23	Sand Martin	Little Marlow GP	1	J E Rose
11:00	Overhead from the point.
31/03/23	Sand Martin	Little Marlow GP	10	G Smith
09:28	High over island heading north.
30/03/23	Sand Martin	Caldecotte Lake	1	J J Robertson
10:45	Flying high up.
29/03/23	Sand Martin	Little Marlow GP	50	D L Cleal
16:00	Mostly at height over the pit.
29/03/23	Sand Martin	Dorney Lake, Dorney	10	D L Cleal
14:00	First here I've seen this year, over West End then drifted south into Berks.
30/03/23	Sand Martin	Foxcote Res	10	P Gibbs
09:12
29/03/23	Sand Martin	Little Marlow GP	150	A D Bassett
13:30	At least, over WNW in groups of 10-40 in 45 mins vismig from south bank. Flying straight through fairly high up.
29/03/23	Sand Martin	Newport Pagnell, Newport Pagnell	3	R Page
08:11	SP877441.
28/03/23	Sand Martin	Foxcote Res	5	C Coppock
13:08	Max count.
28/03/23	Sand Martin	Little Marlow GP	98	L Evans
13:34	At least over the water at the east end during heavy rain.
28/03/23	Sand Martin	Little Marlow GP	20	J E Rose
11:00	Approx over the E side of the lake. Later moved off.
28/03/23	Sand Martin	Willen Lake South, Willen Lakes	20	P R Moon
07:31
27/03/23	Sand Martin	Furzton Lake, Milton Keynes	5	H Appleyard
	Seen dropping in low over the lake, hawking around for a short period as they made their way to the south/southwest. Seen with P R Moon.
27/03/23	Sand Martin	Little Marlow GP	5	A D Bassett
13:00	Straight through.
26/03/23	Sand Martin	Willen Lake South, Willen Lakes	24	T Wallen
11:30	Watched with MSW.
26/03/23	Sand Martin	Little Marlow GP	14	J E Rose
16:00	Probably more than one group moved through.
25/03/23	Sand Martin	Caldecotte Lake	12	P R Moon
07:16	Enjoying the breeze.
25/03/23	Sand Martin	Willen Lake South, Willen Lakes	13	P R Moon
06:39	Enjoying the breeze.
25/03/23	Sand Martin	Willen Lake North, Willen Lakes	2	P R Moon
06:17	West past the hide, then not seen again.
25/03/23	Sand Martin	Little Marlow GP	10	A D Bassett
07:30	East side of lake.
25/03/23	Sand Martin	Furzton Lake, Milton Keynes	1	H Appleyard
	My first one for this year, photographed as it fluttered for a short time over the lake before zooming off to the north.
24/03/23	Sand Martin	Fulmer Lake, Fulmer	1	M Milne
17:07	Flew low from the east, circled the lake a few times, before drifting off high west.
22/03/23	Sand Martin	Little Marlow GP	30	A D Bassett
07:30	First sizeable flock of the Spring on east side of lake. Moved through when rain stopped.
21/03/23	Sand Martin	Little Marlow GP	6	A D Bassett
13:00	Small numbers moving through high N.
21/03/23	Sand Martin	Little Marlow GP	10	J Edwards
14:48	a loose flock a a few singles as well, all heading north.
20/03/23	Sand Martin	Little Marlow GP	5	A D Bassett
13:00	Flew through west.
19/03/23	Sand Martin	Willen Lake South, Willen Lakes	4	R A Fowles
17:31	Fairly high up, circling.
19/03/23	Sand Martin	Little Marlow GP	4	M Milne
11:06	At least on east side.
19/03/23	Sand Martin	Newport Pagnell, Newport Pagnell	2	R Page
07:57	Arrived this morning over North Bucks bridges. SP877440.
18/03/23	Sand Martin	Little Marlow GP	1	A D Bassett
07:30	Single bird for 5 mins on east side.

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