Bird news

Wednesday 30th October 2024

DateSpeciesSiteCountObserver
30/10/24Ring-necked ParakeetWest Wood, Little Chalfont2T Wood
16:05
 
30/10/24Grey HeronBlue Lagoon1J Baker
08:20
 
30/10/24Great Spotted WoodpeckerNewton Leys1J Baker
08:00
 
30/10/24ChiffchaffNewton Leys1J Baker
08:00
 
30/10/24CormorantNewton Leys1J Baker
08:00
 
30/10/24SmewDorney Lake, Dorney1D L Cleal
14:30
Escape
fem. With 400 Tufted Duck on the Arboretum Pond. Presumed returning individual with yellow ring, present on the Jubilee River last winter.  
30/10/24PochardDorney Lake, Dorney1D L Cleal
14:30
 
30/10/24Tufted DuckDorney Lake, Dorney408D L Cleal
14:30
 
30/10/24Canada GooseDorney Lake, Dorney90D L Cleal
14:30
 
30/10/24Canada GooseDorney Common, Dorney280D L Cleal
14:30
 
30/10/24CATTLE EGRETDorney Common, Dorney1D L Cleal
13:30
In the calving field.  
30/10/24SnipeDorney Common, Dorney22D L Cleal
13:30
Initially 6 counted along the north shore of the flood. Then 2 swans had a scrap at the eastern end putting up 16 more that were hiding in the vegetation.  
30/10/24LapwingDorney Common, Dorney52D L Cleal
13:30
 
30/10/24GadwallDorney Common, Dorney5D L Cleal
13:30
 
30/10/24WigeonDorney Common, Dorney20D L Cleal
13:30
 
30/10/24TealDorney Common, Dorney154D L Cleal
13:30
 
30/10/24HawfinchGreat Hampden3P Watts
13:30
Three feeding in church yew trees. Mobile and flighty. Please view from a distance if watching- they will show occasionally if you give them space.  
30/10/24Mistle ThrushGreat Brickhill2R D Andrews
07:15
 
30/10/24SiskinGreat Brickhill5R D Andrews
07:15
 
30/10/24RedwingGreat Brickhill64R D Andrews
07:15
Flocks of c50 & 14 flew over SW.  
30/10/24RedpollGreat Brickhill1R D Andrews
07:15
Flew over calling heading SE to Rushmere Park.  
30/10/24Grey PartridgeIvinghoe Hills12R D Andrews
10:00
A covey of 12 flew from across the B489 and dropped into field between road and Town Farm.  
30/10/24FieldfareIvinghoe Hills70R D Andrews
11:05
A single flock of 70-80 flew over calling heading SW.  
30/10/24Great White EgretTove Valley1C Coppock
16:07
Flew up from S, landing just in Bucks. SP767471.  
30/10/24BramblingIbstone1D T G Cox
15:00
fem.  
30/10/24NuthatchIbstone1D T G Cox
15:00
 
30/10/24Coal TitIbstone1D T G Cox
15:00
 
30/10/24Marsh TitIbstone1D T G Cox
15:00
 
30/10/24RedwingOving1M H Stallwood
17:21
1st of the Autumn.  
30/10/24GreenfinchIvinghoe Hills1L Evans
06:30
 
30/10/24Mistle ThrushIvinghoe Hills1L Evans
06:30
 
30/10/24Great Spotted WoodpeckerIvinghoe Hills1L Evans
06:30
 
30/10/24WoodpigeonIvinghoe Hills442L Evans
06:30
Several large flocks went through very early including one single flock of 230 south into the Gade Valley.  
30/10/24RedwingIvinghoe Hills186L Evans
06:30
 
30/10/24FieldfareIvinghoe Hills1L Evans
06:30
One flew west - my first of the autumn.  
30/10/24HawfinchIvinghoe Hills11L Evans
06:30
A total of 11 flew west between 0630 and 0900 hours in a light WNW wind with initially clear visibility. Thick cloud cover later seemed to stifle migration.  
30/10/24Ring-necked ParakeetWingrave1J Dowling
09:30
Very vocal being pursued by Jackdaws.  
30/10/24WigeonFoxcote Res5G Alcock
15:35
male.  
30/10/24Ring-necked ParakeetHaddenham1S Pinder
13:35
First time ever in my garden. SP737086.  
30/10/24FieldfareMarlow Bottom10A D Bassett
07:05
W over garden: 1 at 07:05, 9 at 07:25.  
30/10/24Marsh TitCoombe Hill1P Watts
07:55
 
30/10/24ChaffinchCoombe Hill40P Watts
07:55
 
30/10/24WoodpigeonCoombe Hill360P Watts
07:55
 
30/10/24RedwingCoombe Hill90P Watts
07:55
During one hour watch 0700-0800.  
30/10/24FieldfareCoombe Hill9P Watts
07:15
My first of the autumn.  
30/10/24RedwingWaddesdon25O Davies
07:41
ad. Min. count, as others heard in trees. SP731166.