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You searched for all sightings reported between 01/01/2021 and 31/12/2021.
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| Date | Species | Site | Count | Observer |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17/12/21 | Merlin | Floodplain Forest Nature Reserve (formerly Manor Farm) | 1 | R C B'stard |
09:02 | male. Initially thought to be the male Peregrine until ‘escorted’ off site by a Carrion Crow. About two thirds the size of the crow. | |||
| 02/12/21 | Merlin | Great Hampden | 1 | M Morgan |
| 13:02 | fem. SU844027 Perched briefly in tree on edge of field. | |||
| 23/11/21 | Merlin | Saunderton | 1 | P J Edwards |
| 12:00 | Over stubble hunting. | |||
| 19/11/21 | Merlin | Westcott | 1 | N Giles |
| 15:18 | Chasing pied wagtails by sheep feeder. SP710149. | |||
| 14/11/21 | Merlin | Lower Pollicott | 1 | D J Stone |
| Flashed across road between Lower & Upper Pollicott. Small, brown back & wings which were pionted & barred, shortish tail. Seen with Stewart Dennis. | ||||
| 09/11/21 | Merlin | Lodge Hill | 1 | M Mckeown |
| 10:00 | On ground near Skylarks. | |||
| 07/11/21 | Merlin | Wapseys Wood WDS | 1 | D Ferguson |
| 14:40 | ||||
| 25/10/21 | Merlin | Wapseys Wood WDS | 1 | R W Seekins |
| 08:00 | From the top plateau during vismig, appeared 40m to North and flew East into milky sun. Seen for 5 seconds. Low over ground (6 feet) in a direct flight jinking upwards for a split second to 3 feral pigeons, (approx their size) then continued, other than dull brown with moustachial stripe no other colour due to light. Strong fast rapid flight with deep wingbeat. | |||
| 24/10/21 | Merlin | Little Kimble | 1 | D J Stone |
| Female/Imm. Noticed it immediately from field gate as the sun reflected off it's breast feathers as it sat in a cultivated field at c150-200 yds. Watched for an hour as it preened & made 3 short flights. Seen with Stewart Dennis, who will hopefully post a record photo. 1005 - 1105am. | ||||
| 09/10/21 | Merlin | Amersham Flood Meadows | 1 | R G Bibby |
| 10:30 | male. apologies for late posting- IT issues this end. | |||
| 30/09/21 | Merlin | Drayton Beauchamp | 1 | R D Andrews |
| 10:16 | Flew low over where I was parked along the lane just NW of the village. Rushed out of van and watched it disappear over a hedge. Typical Merlin flight with fast constant wingbeats and short glides. Didn’t get any plumage detail but looked small so probably a male. | |||
| 05/10/21 | Merlin | Sherington | 1 | W Bush |
| 09:00 | Flew over with bouncing flight.Powerful wing strokes and muscular chest.Clearly not a Thrush. | |||
| 03/10/21 | Merlin | Rowsham | 1 | M Wallen |
| 10:30 | fem. Actively migrating south. Gave very good views as it flew about 100 metres in altitude. Watched for about 2 miles, still powering south. Not seen at the time, but was migrating with a full crop (seen on photo's). Only the fourth here since 2010. Photographed. | |||
| 30/09/21 | Merlin | Drayton Beauchamp | 1 | R D Andrews |
| 10:16 | Flew low over where I was parked along the lane just NW of the village. Rushed out of van and watched it disappear over a hedge. Typical Merlin flight with fast constant wingbeats and short glides. Didn’t get any plumage detail but looked small so probably a male. | |||
| 22/09/21 | Merlin | Chalfont St Giles | 1 | J Edwards |
| 10:07 | One very low over my garden at 08:45 this morning. Passed right over at hedge height heading north. Typical Merlin with dashing flight and excellent views of pale underside, dark streaking etc. No doubt on ID. An early migrant and a great unexpected addition to the garden list. | |||
| 23/04/21 | Merlin | Bow Brickhill Wood | 1 | M Baker |
| 10:18 | 1. With Simon Bosher. | |||
| 25/04/21 | Merlin | Gallows Bridge | 1 | N Marriner |
| 09:00 | Female. Seen feeding on a clod of earth from c. 150m. Disturbed buy 2 Jackdaws after about a minute of watching it. Close flight views still carrying remants of prey in talon. | |||
| 27/03/21 | Merlin | Pitstone Hill | 1 | G Higgins |
| 06:40 | Female type flew over hedge line by car park and landed on post in corner of field to the south. Dropped out of sight after getting some attention from a Kestrel. | |||
| 08/03/21 | Merlin | Rowsham | 1 | M Wallen |
| 17:00 | female/ imm. Seen perched in a tree, where it remained for at least 10 minutes affording fantastic views through a scope. The most prolonged views I've had of one in the county. Photographed. | |||
| 22/02/21 | Merlin | Grange Farm, Widmer End | 1 | A J Petherbridge |
| 15:30 | Good views as it flew low and fast across the field behind the polly tunnels. Smaller, stockier and much darker than a Kestrel. | |||
| 31/01/21 | Merlin | Gallows Bridge | 1 | N Marriner |
| 09:30 | Female. Seen from road north of Dorothy Bolton. Scanned through group of starling/thrushes and saw what first thought was Mistle Thrush flying low along hedge away from main group. Watched as flew 200m and picked up on falcon flight. Landed on dead branch of tree. Got scope on it - brown markings on back, relatively long tail and when turned head obvious hood. | |||
| 10/01/21 | Merlin | Hardmead | 1 | R Norris |
| 09:30 | Came low and fast across the fields midway between Hardmead and North Crawley. Unable to determine sex as it was away before I realised what it was. | |||
| 08/01/21 | Merlin | Castlethorpe | 1 | A C Morris |
| 23:25 | fem. In field west of Bullington End. | |||
| 08/01/21 | Merlin | Bledlow | 1 | M Mckeown |
| 07:45 | Chased Meadow Pipits at dawn in field adjacent to the pub. | |||
| 06/01/21 | Merlin | Prestwood | 1 | P Watts |
| 12:00 | Female flew through farmland, heading from Gt Hampden into Prestwood. Probably the first local record for many years....! | |||