Buckinghamshire bird news

Wednesday 8th December 2021

DateSpeciesSiteCountObserver
08/12/21Tufted DuckNewton Leys1J Baker
08:10
 
08/12/21MoorhenNewton Leys2J Baker
08:10
 
08/12/21Mute SwanNewton Leys7J Baker
08:10
4 adults 3 immatures.  
08/12/21Herring GullLittle Marlow GP300R W Seekins
16:05
colour ringed Orange JOGT.  
08/12/21Caspian GullLittle Marlow GP1R W Seekins
15:45
1w. Colour Ringed Yellow P:OP3.  
08/12/21Iceland GullLittle Marlow GP1R W Seekins
15:45
2w.  
08/12/21Black-headed GullLittle Marlow GP1R W Seekins
09:00
colour ringed white J38N (Norwegian).  
08/12/21LapwingLittle Marlow GP340R W Seekins
09:00
 
08/12/21TealLittle Marlow GP152R W Seekins
09:00
 
08/12/21TreecreeperLittle Marlow GP2R W Seekins
09:00
on w Point.  
08/12/21LapwingSpringfield Quarry52R W Seekins
11:00
 
08/12/21Herring GullSpringfield Quarry900R W Seekins
11:00
colour ring blue F:691 Orange U1WT Red VVB.  
08/12/21Iceland GullSpringfield Quarry1R W Seekins
11:00
2w.  
08/12/21Iceland GullLittle Marlow GP1P J Stevens
16:00
Regular 2w back in the roost.  
08/12/21Caspian GullLittle Marlow GP1P J Stevens
16:00
2w yellow P:0P3 (on right leg) back in the roost.  
08/12/21BlackcapMarlow Bottom2A D Bassett
13:00
m,f feeding on garden mahonia.  
08/12/21Red KiteRavenstone STW, Ravenstone3R A Fowles
22:43
 
08/12/21Meadow PipitRavenstone STW, Ravenstone6R A Fowles
22:43
 
08/12/21Grey WagtailRavenstone STW, Ravenstone1R A Fowles
22:43
 
08/12/21YellowhammerCastlethorpe35R A Fowles
22:41
 
08/12/21ChaffinchCastlethorpe60R A Fowles
22:41
 
08/12/21LinnetCastlethorpe300R A Fowles
22:41
Approximately.  
08/12/21TreecreeperBradwell New Workings1R A Fowles
22:35
With 35+ long tailed tit very mobile.  
08/12/21ChiffchaffBradwell New Workings1R A Fowles
22:35
With tit flock.  
08/12/21Tufted DuckBradwell New Workings28R A Fowles
22:35
 
08/12/21Little GrebeBradwell New Workings1R A Fowles
22:35
 
08/12/21GadwallBradwell New Workings16R A Fowles
22:35
 
08/12/21PochardBradwell New Workings32R A Fowles
22:35
 
08/12/21Tawny OwlBlue Bridge, Milton Keynes1R C B'stard
22:16
One ‘hooting’ at 16:56 from near the shunting yard between Wolverton and Blue Bridge.  
08/12/21Green SandpiperBradwell New Workings1R C B'stard
22:15
 
08/12/21PeregrineOld Wolverton, Stony Stratford2R C B'stard
22:14
Both on tower. Probs she to the left he to the right.  
08/12/21SparrowhawkFloodplain Forest Nature Reserve (formerly Manor Farm)2R C B'stard
22:12
As I watched one it attacked or engaged in courtship with another. Don’t often see two.  
08/12/21Ruddy ShelduckBradwell New Workings1R C B'stard
22:07
One with Greylag’s and Canada’s at what appears to be a feeding station by Bradwell Lake.  
08/12/21Red KiteWhitchurch12G Marsh
15:00
 
08/12/21JayDunton2G Marsh
10:00
 
08/12/21Great White EgretFloodplain Forest Nature Reserve (formerly Manor Farm)2R C B'stard
22:05
Two in close combat or close courting.  
08/12/21Great White EgretBradwell New Workings1R C B'stard
22:04
 
08/12/21Little EgretLinford Reserve, Linford GPs3J J Robertson
14:30
 
08/12/21Great White EgretLinford Reserve, Linford GPs5J J Robertson
14:30
 
08/12/21PochardWillen Lake North, Willen Lakes40J J Robertson
13:45
m.  
08/12/21GoldeneyeWillen Lake North, Willen Lakes1J J Robertson
13:45
f.  
08/12/21Little EgretRowsham1M Wallen
09:00
Also seen yesterday.  
08/12/21Lesser Black-backed GullNewton Leys1M Wallen
10:15
ad. Colour Ringed. Left leg, black with J096 in white. Breeds Norway, returning bird to Newton Leys/ Bletchley. Ringed as a pullus on 31.07 2006 at Svarthellaren, Loppa, Finnmark, Norway 70°21'30"N 021°23'54"E. Re-sighted as follows - 27.12 2007 at Praia Cedeira, Cedeira, Galicia, La Coruña, Spain 43°39'25"N 008°03'13"W. 03.04 2008 at Ria de Aviles, Avilés, Asturias (Oviedo), Spain 43°35'10"N 005°55'13"W. 18.01 2011 at Westmill Quarry, Ware, Hertfordshire, Great Britain 51°49'24"N 000°02'44"W. 01.08 2013 at its birthplace at Svarthellaren, Loppa, Finnmark, Norway 70°21'30"N 021°23'54"E. Then 5 sightings at Bletchley / Newton Leys, first on the 02/02/2019, then 3 times in Jan + Feb 2020, then 11/02/2021 and then todays sighting.  
08/12/21Great Spotted WoodpeckerMarsh Gibbon1L Russell
16:43
 
08/12/21Red KiteMarsh Gibbon1L Russell
16:43
 
08/12/21House SparrowMarsh Gibbon1L Russell
16:43
30+.  
08/12/21GreenfinchMarsh Gibbon1L Russell
16:43
 
08/12/21MallardMarsh Gibbon1L Russell
16:43
 
08/12/21KingfisherMarsh Gibbon1L Russell
16:43
 
08/12/21Grey HeronMarsh Gibbon1L Russell
16:43
 
08/12/21Grey WagtailMarsh Gibbon1L Russell
16:43
 
08/12/21Red KiteTurweston, Turweston1P Gomersall
14:57
ad. Seen over front fields dropped prey item.  
08/12/21Ring-necked ParakeetFlackwell Heath4J E Rose
11:00
On feeders.  
08/12/21BuzzardFlackwell Heath1J E Rose
11:00
 
08/12/21YellowhammerFlackwell Heath1J E Rose
11:00
Calling.  
08/12/21RavenFlackwell Heath1J E Rose
11:00
Heard calling from the Ronald Wood area.  
08/12/21LinnetFlackwell Heath200J E Rose
11:00
At least in a mixed flock with chaffinches but rather distant so unable to be sure of the mix or if any Bramblings were present.  
08/12/21SiskinLowndes Park, Chesham80M Collard
12:08
In Alders in centre of park, all calling. Fantastic.  
08/12/21Corn BuntingLodge Hill15M Mckeown
10:30
 
08/12/21StonechatLodge Hill1M Mckeown
10:30
Female past pylon towards Haw Lane on the gallop.  
08/12/21Egyptian GooseFoxcote Res2P Gibbs
09:12