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Date | Species | Site | Count | Observer |
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12/12/23 | Starling | Great Brickhill | 8 | R D Andrews |
08:45 | ||||
01/12/23 | Starling | Great Brickhill | 94 | R D Andrews |
08:16 | Feeding in meadows between Cuff and Ivy Lanes. | |||
05/11/23 | Starling | Great Brickhill | 16 | R D Andrews |
08:43 | ||||
28/07/23 | Starling | Great Brickhill | 7 | R D Andrews |
18:29 | ||||
19/07/23 | Starling | Great Brickhill | 5 | R D Andrews |
20:04 | ||||
01/05/23 | Starling | Great Brickhill | 5 | R D Andrews |
09:28 | In hedge between Cuff and Ivy Lanes. | |||
24/03/23 | Starling | Great Brickhill | 4 | R D Andrews |
12:17 | ||||
31/12/23 | Starling | Broughton, Aylesbury | 3 | S Potter |
12:00 | ||||
31/12/23 | Starling | Rowsham | 300 | M Wallen |
09:00 | Approx, in one flock. | |||
30/12/23 | Starling | Foscote Manor, Foxcote Res | 75 | R S Hill |
09:30 | With the Fieldfares. | |||
30/12/23 | Starling | Chalfont St Giles | 140 | J Edwards |
11:22 | Flock still around the garden. | |||
29/12/23 | Starling | Dorney Common, Dorney | 50 | L P Quy |
09:05 | Circa 50. SU937785. | |||
29/12/23 | Starling | Padbury | 150 | M S Hunt |
10:53 | ||||
27/12/23 | Starling | Hulcott | 60 | L P Quy |
08:40 | ||||
22/12/23 | Starling | Rowsham | 300 | M Wallen |
14:00 | Approx, in one flock, feeding in wet stubble. | |||
20/12/23 | Starling | Padbury | 500 | M S Hunt |
10:25 | ||||
17/12/23 | Starling | Broughton, Aylesbury | 2 | S Potter |
11:00 | ||||
16/12/23 | Starling | Chartridge | 16 | D K Holt |
14:51 | SP948029. | |||
16/12/23 | Starling | Wingrave, North | 30 | G Hinton |
11:12 | ||||
14/12/23 | Starling | Wingrave, North | 13 | G Hinton |
15:00 | On fatballs and feeders. | |||
01/12/23 | Starling | Passenham Quarry | 600 | R S Hill |
16:15 | Nice murmuration over the fields before moving to roost near the quarry (which is in Northants). | |||
29/11/23 | Starling | Chalfont St Giles | 100 | J Edwards |
15:59 | A daily gathering in the garden Beech tree as last November with the whole lot descending down to feed on the lawn, covering the grass with busy birds. | |||
28/11/23 | Starling | Dinton | 60 | J W Gearing |
09:30 | In flock. | |||
26/11/23 | Starling | Sherington | 300 | W Bush |
10:00 | One flock 200plus and smaller groups. | |||
22/11/23 | Starling | Calvert BBOWT Lake, Calvert | 400 | R Cadd |
07:30 | Hide 1. Approx. count, emerging from roost in LH centre reedbed, most flying off to E. | |||
21/11/23 | Starling | Haversham Lake, Linford GPs | 200 | R A Fowles |
19:57 | Went to roost. | |||
19/11/23 | Starling | Hulcott | 2000 | T Wallen |
10:00 | With MSW. Near Hulcott at a private site with no public access and cannot be viewed from any PROW. By kind courtesy of the land owner. | |||
18/11/23 | Starling | Hulcott | 3000 | M Wallen |
15:30 | Most in one flock, conservative count. | |||
18/11/23 | Starling | Gallows Bridge | 500 | T Watts |
18:55 | ||||
18/11/23 | Starling | Foxcote Res | 300 | P Woodham |
16:07 | Est. The numbers are growing as they settle in the reeds, west side. More arrived to settle in the far front corner.. (16:20). | |||
17/11/23 | Starling | Floodplain Forest Nature Reserve (formerly Manor Farm) | 12 | M Haberfield |
14:15 | ||||
12/11/23 | Starling | Long Crendon | 600 | S Dennis |
12:00 | Large groups constantly on the move. Seen with D Stone. | |||
15/11/23 | Starling | Gallows Bridge Farm, Gallows Bridge | 300 | T Watts |
18:57 | ||||
13/11/23 | Starling | Linford Reserve, Linford GPs | 300 | M Haberfield |
16:00 | Small murmuration (of at least 300) as light fell, roosted in reedbed. | |||
13/11/23 | Starling | High Wycombe, High Wycombe | 8 | R Kirk |
11/11/23 | Starling | Linford Reserve, Linford GPs | 112 | T Wallen |
09:00 | Over south-west in small flocks in 2 hrs. | |||
06/11/23 | Starling | Steps Hill | 30 | M Wallen |
09:30 | Over to the south, west or south-west in 2 1/2 hrs vis-mig. | |||
05/11/23 | Starling | Marsworth, Bucks | 2000 | M Wallen |
06:55 | Between Marsworth and College Lake a flock of approx this size seemingly leaving an overnight roost. With TJWa. | |||
05/11/23 | Starling | Steps Hill | 18 | T Wallen |
11:10 | Over, south, south-west or west in just over 4hrs vis-mig. With MSW and A and C.Woodward. | |||
05/11/23 | Starling | Leckhampstead Wharf | 270 | R S Hill |
09:00 | ||||
04/11/23 | Starling | Chartridge | 11 | D K Holt |
15:17 | Feeding on calci worms. SP948029. | |||
03/11/23 | Starling | Leckhampstead Wharf | 40 | R S Hill |
09:30 | ||||
31/10/23 | Starling | Asheridge | 13 | D K Holt |
15:41 | ||||
29/10/23 | Starling | Steps Hill | 37 | M Wallen |
09:45 | Over west in over 3hrs vis-mig. With TJWa and in the pleasant company of C + A.Woodward. | |||
27/10/23 | Starling | Steps Hill | 9 | M Wallen |
09:45 | Over to the west in just over 2hrs vis-mig, the session seriously hampered by fog. All in the pleasant company of C + A. Woodward. | |||
28/10/23 | Starling | Rowsham | 59 | M Wallen |
09:40 | Through rapidly west in just under 2hrs vis-mig session. | |||
28/10/23 | Starling | Floodplain Forest Nature Reserve (formerly Manor Farm) | 12 | M Haberfield |
11:00 | ||||
28/10/23 | Starling | Wooburn Moor | 1 | R Kirk |
25/10/23 | Starling | West Wood, Little Chalfont | 20 | T Wood |
16:15 | 20+ in top of highest Pine. Good number for here. | |||
23/10/23 | Starling | Lee Common | 2 | D J Stone |
West. Seen in 1 hour's watch from 8-30am. | ||||
23/10/23 | Starling | Steps Hill | 60 | M Wallen |
10:45 | Over to the West or South-west in just under 3 1/2 hrs vis-mig. Much in the pleasant company of other observers. | |||
23/10/23 | Starling | Castlethorpe | 60 | R A Fowles |
17:28 | ||||
22/10/23 | Starling | Steps Hill | 153 | T Wallen |
11:25 | In part with MSW, C + A Woodward, R.Hargreaves. Over the hill to the west in over 4hrs Vis-Mig. | |||
22/10/23 | Starling | Turweston, Turweston | 6 | P Gomersall |
11:31 | ad and juv. On front feeders. | |||
21/10/23 | Starling | Steps Hill | 154 | T Wallen |
11:50 | With MSW and R.Hargreaves, over the hill to the west in over 4 1/2hrs vis-mig. | |||
20/10/23 | Starling | Pump Lane, Marlow | 60 | R Kirk |
17/10/23 | Starling | Sherington | 40 | W Bush |
11:05 | ||||
10/10/23 | Starling | Steps Hill | 17 | M Wallen |
09:30 | Over west in 2 1/2 hours vis-mig. | |||
16/10/23 | Starling | Steps Hill | 12 | M Wallen |
09:30 | Over to the west. In the pleasant company of C and A.Woodward. | |||
15/10/23 | Starling | Steps Hill | 42 | T Wallen |
10:35 | With MSW, C and A Woodward, in over 2hrs vis-mig. Over west. | |||
09/10/23 | Starling | Lee Common | 8 | D J Stone |
Together. Heading North west. | ||||
08/10/23 | Starling | Steps Hill | 39 | T Wallen |
10:50 | With MSW. Over to the South, South-west or West in 3 3/4 hrs vis-mig. | |||
05/10/23 | Starling | Steps Hill | 14 | M Wallen |
09:00 | Over to the south or south-west in over 2hrs vis-mig, the first movers. | |||
05/10/23 | Starling | Turweston, Turweston | 3 | P Gomersall |
11:24 | 2 juv 1 ad. Also o feeder. | |||
03/10/23 | Starling | Buckingham | 300 | M S Hunt |
11:15 | ||||
01/10/23 | Starling | Buckingham | 100 | M S Hunt |
09:00 | ||||
27/09/23 | Starling | Foxcote Res | 100 | R S Hill |
14:30 | At Foscote Manor. | |||
24/09/23 | Starling | Buckingham | 150 | M S Hunt |
15:37 | ||||
19/09/23 | Starling | Dorney Common, Dorney | 650 | D L Cleal |
11:30 | Been a recent build up in numbers. This probably the highest total. | |||
05/09/23 | Starling | Turweston, Turweston | 22 | P Gomersall |
10:33 | juv. Seen around front garden. | |||
04/09/23 | Starling | Turweston, Turweston | 13 | P Gomersall |
10:12 | juv. Flew over back garden. | |||
03/09/23 | Starling | Eythrope | 150 | D J Stone |
Approx in two flocks. Seen with Stewart Dennis. | ||||
30/08/23 | Starling | Buckingham | 120 | M S Hunt |
09:25 | ||||
29/08/23 | Starling | Leckhampstead Wharf | 150 | P Gibbs |
09:14 | Muck heap. | |||
28/08/23 | Starling | Prestwood | 26 | E Griffiths |
11:36 | 15+ juv. Feeding with sparrows.. | |||
28/08/23 | Starling | Leckhampstead Wharf | 350 | R S Hill |
09:30 | Feeding in the field by the A422 turn. | |||
27/08/23 | Starling | Eythrope | 16 | D J Stone |
Seen with Stewart Dennis. | ||||
25/08/23 | Starling | Hyde Lane | 470 | R S Hill |
08:00 | Two flocks - one of c300 feeding plus one of 170+ over west. | |||
12/08/23 | Starling | Floodplain Forest Nature Reserve (formerly Manor Farm) | 100 | M Haberfield |
15:00 | ad and juv. Mixed flock of adults and juvenile starling - at least 100 in total. | |||
09/08/23 | Starling | Wendover Canal | 100 | J C Seabrook |
13:30 | Approx, seeming to be eating blackberries. | |||
06/08/23 | Starling | Eythrope | 3 | D J Stone |
Seen with Stewart Dennis. | ||||
02/08/23 | Starling | Little Marlow GP | 2 | M Milne |
17:59 | My first two of the year here amazingly. | |||
31/07/23 | Starling | Ravenstone STW, Ravenstone | 90 | R A Fowles |
18:59 | On telegraph wires. | |||
28/07/23 | Starling | Floodplain Forest Nature Reserve (formerly Manor Farm) | 8 | M Haberfield |
17:00 | ||||
08/07/23 | Starling | Dorney Lake, Dorney | 150 | D L Cleal |
15:00 | ||||
20/06/23 | Starling | Wingrave | 1 | D Godfrey |
15:13 | ad. | |||
30/06/23 | Starling | Dorney Common, Dorney | 150 | J E Rose |
08:30 | Approx feeding around the edges of the flood. | |||
20/06/23 | Starling | Wingrave | 28 | J Dowling |
10:00 | ||||
20/06/23 | Starling | Chartridge | 20 | D K Holt |
14:35 | 20+ with young birds feeding on suet pellets. SP948029. | |||
08/06/23 | Starling | Wingrave | 16 | J Samworth |
07:00 | ||||
14/06/23 | Starling | Denham | 50 | M Milne |
20:07 | At least. Probably more. Mixture of adults and juveniles. | |||
12/06/23 | Starling | Foxcote Res | 150 | P Gibbs |
20:21 | Coming in to roost somewhere in the vicinity. | |||
07/06/23 | Starling | Wingrave | 1 | O Stovold |
15:10 | ||||
11/06/23 | Starling | Wingrave | 12 | S Kennedy |
10:38 | ||||
10/06/23 | Starling | Princes Risborough | 4 | H Appleyard |
09/06/23 | Starling | Floodplain Forest Nature Reserve (formerly Manor Farm) | 5 | M Sleet |
09:30 | ||||
05/06/23 | Starling | Monks Risborough | 55 | P Stanford |
15:00 | In garden, with many young birds. | |||
06/06/23 | Starling | Wingrave | 35 | J M Willmott |
06:45 | ||||
04/06/23 | Starling | Bishopstone | 1 | D J Stone |
Seen with Stewart Dennis. | ||||
01/06/23 | Starling | Wendover | 120 | J C Seabrook |
15:00 | Approx, mixed adults and immatures feeding at Witchell. | |||
02/06/23 | Starling | Dorney Common, Dorney | 250 | D L Cleal |
13:30 | ||||
03/06/23 | Starling | Dorney Common, Dorney | 300 | M Milne |
21:06 | At least murmurating in the distance! Noticed at least another 400 (probably more) murmurating in Berks as well! What is going on? Took videos of both murmurations. | |||
01/06/23 | Starling | Stowe | 2 | P J Tizzard |
10:11 | Adult plus recently fledged young at feeder. | |||
29/05/23 | Starling | Turweston, Turweston | 2 | P Gomersall |
15:02 | 1 ad 1 juv. Seen feeding young on front feeder. | |||
28/05/23 | Starling | Tattenhoe, Milton Keynes | 20 | H Appleyard |
A mixture of adults and juveniles resting and feeding in the garden. | ||||
28/05/23 | Starling | Dorney Common, Dorney | 200 | D L Cleal |
13:30 | ||||
26/05/23 | Starling | JR - A4 to Marsh Lane, Jubilee River | 15 | M Milne |
13:50 | At least. Majority juveniles. | |||
25/05/23 | Starling | Foxcote Res | 2 | P Woodham |
10:16 | ||||
23/05/23 | Starling | Dorney Common, Dorney | 250 | D L Cleal |
17:30 | Juveniles out in force, Conservative estimate, the noise was incredible. | |||
23/05/23 | Starling | Turweston, Turweston | 4 | P Gomersall |
11:40 | 2 ad 2 juv. Seen on front feeder. | |||
23/05/23 | Starling | Floodplain Forest Nature Reserve (formerly Manor Farm) | 50 | P Gibbs |
10:28 | In trees along river, with many fledged young. 50 a conservative estimate. | |||
21/05/23 | Starling | Ley Hill | 1 | D J Stone |
Several birds, gathering food. Seen with Stewart Dennis. | ||||
17/05/23 | Starling | Wingrave | 6 | G Hinton |
11:00 | likely many more, with some nesting in neighbours roof. expecting many more Youngsters very soon. | |||
17/05/23 | Starling | Wingrave | 2 | D Godfrey |
11:30 | ad. Feeding on suet balls. | |||
08/04/23 | Starling | Hardwick | 1 | N Giles |
09:45 | ||||
30/03/23 | Starling | Wingrave | 1 | J M Willmott |
07:30 | ||||
02/04/23 | Starling | Eythrope | 39 | D J Stone |
12 & 27. Seen with Stewart Dennis. | ||||
02/04/23 | Starling | Hyde Lane | 200 | M S Hunt |
09:32 | ||||
01/04/23 | Starling | Pump Lane, Marlow | 30 | R Kirk |
29/03/23 | Starling | Denham | 60 | M Milne |
15:30 | At least. All on pylon at Smiths Garden Centre. | |||
21/03/23 | Starling | Hunts Green | 20 | D J Stone |
Approx. | ||||
19/03/23 | Starling | Whitchurch | 6 | N Giles |
22:12 | ||||
12/03/23 | Starling | Leckhampstead Wharf | 250 | R S Hill |
09:40 | Feeding in the fields. Minimum estimate. | |||
12/03/23 | Starling | Passenham Quarry | 56 | R S Hill |
08:50 | Feeding on the floods. | |||
11/03/23 | Starling | Turweston, Turweston | 1 | P Gomersall |
14:20 | ad. Seen on front feeder. | |||
20/02/23 | Starling | Rowsham | 1 | J Dowling |
15:00 | Submitted on behalf of J&D Neave. | |||
20/02/23 | Starling | Rowsham | 50 | J Dowling |
15:00 | Min count - Submitted on behalf of N&J Morris. | |||
22/02/23 | Starling | Rowsham | 5 | J Dowling |
10:00 | Submitted on behalf of Terry Benwell. | |||
08/03/23 | Starling | Wingrave | 8 | G Hinton |
11:47 | Various numbers over the day. | |||
05/03/23 | Starling | Cowcroft Wood, Botley | 4 | D J Stone |
Seen with Stewart Dennis. | ||||
26/02/23 | Starling | Wingrave | 14 | J Samworth |
09:00 | ||||
26/02/23 | Starling | Whitchurch | 1000 | M Wallen |
15:30 | In one wheeling flock, put up by a Sprawk. | |||
20/02/23 | Starling | Dorney Common, Dorney | 90 | M Milne |
12:09 | At least. | |||
18/02/23 | Starling | Hunts Green | 25 | D J Stone |
Approx. Heading South. Seen with Stewart Dennis. | ||||
16/02/23 | Starling | Burnham | 12 | D L Cleal |
10:30 | ||||
15/02/23 | Starling | Lower Winchenden | 600 | D J Stone |
Approx. 100 over, 500 at Mainshill Farm. Seen with Stewart Dennis. | ||||
13/02/23 | Starling | Wingrave | 1 | O Stovold |
11:20 | ||||
29/01/23 | Starling | Wingrave | 6 | O Stovold |
12:10 | ||||
31/01/23 | Starling | Holly Green, Bledlow | 5 | T M Mylett |
07:30 | ||||
28/01/23 | Starling | Wingrave | 2 | S Kennedy |
16:17 | ||||
26/01/23 | Starling | Little Linford Wood | 30 | P R Moon |
12:01 | In fields near the old barn. | |||
17/01/23 | Starling | Wingrave | 3 | J Dowling |
13:00 | SP870195. | |||
23/01/23 | Starling | Foxcote Res | 28 | B Parker |
12:35 | ||||
22/01/23 | Starling | Chesham | 1 | D J Stone |
In the Cemetery. Seen with Stewart Dennis. | ||||
20/01/23 | Starling | West Wood, Little Chalfont | 5 | T Wood |
15:05 | ||||
20/01/23 | Starling | Calvert BBOWT Lake, Calvert | 2500 | R D Andrews |
16:30 | An impressive murmuration of 2500-3000 birds gave a fantastic display over the lake before splitting into different parts of the lake to roost, mostly left of the hide but c800 dropped into reeds in front of hide. | |||
14/01/23 | Starling | Furzton Lake, Milton Keynes | 22 | P R Moon |
13:11 | Lots of tunes. | |||
13/01/23 | Starling | Ledburn | 6 | P R Moon |
07:14 | ||||
10/01/23 | Starling | Stony Stratford | 15 | P R Moon |
13:51 | Over Russell Street. | |||
04/01/23 | Starling | Wingrave | 50 | J Dowling |
15:30 | Min count. SP875189. | |||
06/01/23 | Starling | The Lee | 50 | D J Stone |
Approx. | ||||
01/01/23 | Starling | Calvert | 2000 | P Woodham |
15:53 | Est. A nice numeration going on, numbers growing 4:20, still murmurating, even more now 4:25: finally descended into the Reed bed, left of centre, what a noise! Some moving to right hand reeds. |