Buckinghamshire bird news
Saturday 6th August 2022
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| Date | Species | Site | Count | Observer |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 06/08/22 | Redstart | Ivinghoe Beacon | 1 | R Hargreaves |
| 08:20 | ad male. | |||
| 06/08/22 | Swallow | Chearsley | A MacGarvey | |
| 08:14 | ||||
| 06/08/22 | Shoveler | Little Marlow GP | 2 | A D Bassett |
| 07:00 | ||||
| 06/08/22 | Chiffchaff | Little Marlow - Emmetts Fields | 4 | A D Bassett |
| 08:30 | ad feeding 2 just fledged juvs. | |||
| 06/08/22 | Yellow-legged Gull | Little Marlow GP | 1 | A D Bassett |
| 07:00 | juv. | |||
| 06/08/22 | Peregrine | Little Marlow GP | 1 | A D Bassett |
| 07:00 | Juv bird did a low pass over the lake. | |||
| 06/08/22 | Black-headed Gull | Willen Lake North, Willen Lakes | 150 | M Wallen |
| 07:30 | Approx. | |||
| 06/08/22 | Swift | Willen Lake North, Willen Lakes | 2 | M Wallen |
| 07:30 | Over south, screaming. | |||
| 06/08/22 | Teal | Willen Lake North, Willen Lakes | 2 | M Wallen |
| 07:30 | females/ juvs. The first returnees for me. | |||
| 06/08/22 | Tufted Duck | Willen Lake North, Willen Lakes | 35 | M Wallen |
| 07:30 | Included females with broods of 9, 9 and 5, the 5 being with the nasal saddled 'FP'. | |||
| 06/08/22 | Mandarin Duck | Willen Lake North, Willen Lakes | 1 | M Wallen |
| 07:30 | male. Coming out of eclipse. | |||
| 06/08/22 | Common Tern | Willen Lake North, Willen Lakes | 12 | M Wallen |
| 07:30 | included a 'migrant' flock that arrived and appeared to depart again within the hour. | |||
| 06/08/22 | OTHER SPECIES | Willen Lake North, Willen Lakes | 2 | M Wallen |
| 07:30 | Otter. In the south-west corner. | |||
| 06/08/22 | Green Sandpiper | Willen Lake North, Willen Lakes | 5 | M Wallen |
| 07:30 | ||||
| 06/08/22 | Common Sandpiper | Willen Lake North, Willen Lakes | 1 | M Wallen |
| 07:30 | The bird with the prominent limp still present. | |||
| 06/08/22 | Grey Heron | Willen Lake North, Willen Lakes | 11 | M Wallen |
| 07:30 | With 9 along the edge of the western reedbed. | |||
| 06/08/22 | Little Egret | Willen Lake North, Willen Lakes | 2 | M Wallen |
| 07:30 | ||||
| 06/08/22 | Little Grebe | Willen Lake North, Willen Lakes | 7 | M Wallen |
| 07:30 | 6 adults included 1 full grown young in the company of an adult. | |||
| 06/08/22 | Water Rail | Willen Lake North, Willen Lakes | 7 | M Wallen |
| 07:30 | Excellent breeding success. Only 1 adult seen but 6 juveniles in 4 different areas of the western reedbed. Ranges in size and location confirmed a minimum of 6 young. 2 together at one point were about half grown. 1 very downy young with an adult was something I'd always wanted to see - proper cute ! | |||
| 06/08/22 | Swift | Willen Lake South, Willen Lakes | 6 | M Wallen |
| 07:30 | Feeding quite high up. Drifted off south. | |||
| 06/08/22 | Common Gull | Willen Lake South, Willen Lakes | 2 | M Wallen |
| 07:30 | ad. | |||
| 06/08/22 | Little Egret | Willen Lake South, Willen Lakes | 1 | M Wallen |
| 07:30 | ||||
| 06/08/22 | Black Swan | Willen Lake South, Willen Lakes | 2 | M Wallen |
| 07:30 | Breeding. Still on nest, 2 eggs visible that were not underneath the incubating bird. | |||
| 06/08/22 | Willow Warbler | Stony Stratford | 1 | B Tunnicliffe |
| 10:42 | juv. in garden - migrant. | |||
| 06/08/22 | Gadwall | Stony Stratford | 3 | B Tunnicliffe |
| 08:42 | ||||
| 06/08/22 | Common Tern | Stony Stratford | 1 | B Tunnicliffe |
| 08:42 | ad. On SSNR. | |||
| 06/08/22 | Lapwing | Stony Stratford | 2 | B Tunnicliffe |
| 08:42 | ||||
| 06/08/22 | Great Spotted Woodpecker | Lane End | 1 | J Orchard |
| 14:11 | male. Bottom Wood. | |||
| 06/08/22 | Yellowhammer | Lane End | 1 | J Orchard |
| 12:47 | female. Bottom wood. | |||
| 06/08/22 | Tawny Owl | Lane End | 2 | J Orchard |
| 13:18 | In Bottom Wood. A pair, confirmed as they briefly called to one another. Seen flying and then perched. | |||
| 06/08/22 | Canada Goose | Gallows Bridge | 44 | G Alcock |
| 18:05 | ||||
| 06/08/22 | Grey Heron | Gallows Bridge | 2 | G Alcock |
| 18:05 | ||||
| 06/08/22 | Lapwing | Gallows Bridge | 1 | G Alcock |
| 18:05 | ||||
| 06/08/22 | Swift | Buckingham | 4 | M S Hunt |
| 17:41 | High over heading south. | |||
| 06/08/22 | Common Sandpiper | College Lake | 1 | A C Bayliss |
| Wide ranging. | ||||
| 06/08/22 | Hobby | College Lake | 1 | A C Bayliss |
| Hawking over the Marsh catching dragonflies. | ||||
| 06/08/22 | Kingfisher | College Lake | 1 | A C Bayliss |
| 06/08/22 | Gadwall | College Lake | 7 | A C Bayliss |
| Incl. the single duckling. | ||||
| 06/08/22 | Tufted Duck | College Lake | 32 | A C Bayliss |
| Incl. the single remaining duckling which had to dive to avoid being grabbed by a lesser black-backed gull. | ||||
| 06/08/22 | Lapwing | College Lake | 8 | A C Bayliss |
| 06/08/22 | Chiffchaff | College Lake | 7 | A C Bayliss |
| 06/08/22 | Garden Warbler | College Lake | 1 | A C Bayliss |
| Millennium Wood. | ||||
| 06/08/22 | Green Woodpecker | College Lake | 2 | A C Bayliss |
| 06/08/22 | Mute Swan | College Lake | 6 | A C Bayliss |
| Incl. 2 cygnets. | ||||
| 06/08/22 | Grey Heron | College Lake | 3 | A C Bayliss |
| 06/08/22 | OTHER SPECIES | Bradwell New Workings | 1 | R A Fowles |
| 15:53 | Stoat ,nice long tail with black end along the river bank. | |||
| 06/08/22 | Chiffchaff | Bradwell New Workings | 4 | R A Fowles |
| 15:53 | Along river. | |||
| 06/08/22 | Green Sandpiper | Bradwell New Workings | 2 | R A Fowles |
| 15:53 | ||||
| 06/08/22 | Linnet | Ravenstone STW, Ravenstone | 6 | R A Fowles |
| 15:50 | ||||
| 06/08/22 | Grey Wagtail | Ravenstone STW, Ravenstone | 1 | R A Fowles |
| 15:50 | Juvenile. | |||
| 06/08/22 | Chiffchaff | Ravenstone STW, Ravenstone | 6 | R A Fowles |
| 15:50 | ||||
| 06/08/22 | Wheatear | Ravenstone STW, Ravenstone | 2 | R A Fowles |
| 15:50 | Along the fence posts,. | |||
| 06/08/22 | Goldcrest | Buckingham | 5 | M S Hunt |
| 10:15 | ||||
| 06/08/22 | Coal Tit | Buckingham | 1 | M S Hunt |
| 10:15 | ||||
| 06/08/22 | Stock Dove | Buckingham | 3 | M S Hunt |
| 10:15 | ||||
| 06/08/22 | Bullfinch | Buckingham | 1 | M S Hunt |
| 10:15 | ||||
| 06/08/22 | Treecreeper | Buckingham | 3 | M S Hunt |
| 10:15 | ||||
| 06/08/22 | Sparrowhawk | Buckingham | 1 | M S Hunt |
| 10:15 | Juvenile calling from tree line. | |||
| 06/08/22 | Spotted Flycatcher | Wendover Woods | 2 | E Griffiths |
| 11:55 | adult, juv. At least 2 flycatching along main track from Hale entrance, where it bends round at far end up hill. | |||
| 06/08/22 | Green Woodpecker | Buckingham | 1 | M S Hunt |
| 09:35 | ||||
| 06/08/22 | Chiffchaff | Buckingham | 2 | M S Hunt |
| 09:35 | ||||
| 06/08/22 | Bullfinch | Terriers, High Wycombe | 1 | S Newman |
| 09:14 | ||||
| 06/08/22 | Coal Tit | Terriers, High Wycombe | 4 | S Newman |
| 09:14 | ||||
| 06/08/22 | Great Spotted Woodpecker | Terriers, High Wycombe | 1 | S Newman |
| 09:14 | Juvenile on feeder. | |||
| 06/08/22 | Green Woodpecker | Terriers, High Wycombe | 1 | S Newman |
| 09:14 | Called from Green Wood. | |||
| 06/08/22 | Spotted Flycatcher | Terriers, High Wycombe | 2 | S Newman |
| 09:14 | In top East corner of field between Green Hill and Green Wood. | |||