23/12/21 | Moorhen | Blue Lagoon | 1 | J Baker |
08:25
| |
22/12/21 | Moorhen | Newton Leys | 1 | J Baker |
08:10
| |
09/12/21 | Moorhen | Newton Leys | 1 | J Baker |
08:15
| |
08/12/21 | Moorhen | Newton Leys | 2 | J Baker |
08:10
| |
03/12/21 | Moorhen | Newton Leys | 3 | J Baker |
08:10
| |
01/12/21 | Moorhen | Newton Leys | 1 | J Baker |
08:15
| |
31/12/21 | Moorhen | Foxcote Res | 1 | P Gomersall |
13:26
| ad. On dam wall. |
29/12/21 | Moorhen | Chesham | 1 | D J Stone |
| Meades Water Gardens. |
26/12/21 | Moorhen | Foxcote Res | 3 | P Gomersall |
11:13
| ad. Scattered around res:. |
23/12/21 | Moorhen | Furzton Lake, Milton Keynes | 22 | R A Fowles |
17:13
| |
21/12/21 | Moorhen | Willen Lake North, Willen Lakes | 3 | R A Fowles |
16:09
| |
21/12/21 | Moorhen | Caldecotte Lake | 5 | R A Fowles |
15:53
| Webs. |
21/12/21 | Moorhen | Emberton | 8 | K C Mitchell |
14:30
| WFC. |
19/12/21 | Moorhen | Little Marlow GP | 20 | K P Duncan |
| |
20/12/21 | Moorhen | Ashland, Milton Keynes | 8 | P Barnes |
14:30
| |
19/12/21 | Moorhen | Weston Turville Reservoir | 1 | J C Seabrook |
09:30
| |
19/12/21 | Moorhen | Wendover Canal | 29 | J C Seabrook |
09:00
| |
19/12/21 | Moorhen | Foxcote Res | 1 | P Gomersall |
11:27
| ad. Flew from left reeds. |
14/12/21 | Moorhen | Dorney Common, Dorney | 11 | D L Cleal |
14:15
| |
14/12/21 | Moorhen | Ashland, Milton Keynes | 9 | P Barnes |
10:45
| |
13/12/21 | Moorhen | Weston Turville Reservoir | 2 | J C Seabrook |
12:30
| |
13/12/21 | Moorhen | Wendover Canal | 36 | J C Seabrook |
11:30
| |
11/12/21 | Moorhen | Shardeloes | 23 | P Stanford |
15:30
| |
10/12/21 | Moorhen | Furzton Lake, Milton Keynes | 6 | M Shepherd |
18:59
| |
09/12/21 | Moorhen | Wendover Canal | 27 | J C Seabrook |
11:15
| One caught a stickleback and then spent a few minutes whacking it - I left before it ate it, presumably didn't want to swallow it whole. |
05/12/21 | Moorhen | Foxcote Res | 1 | P Gomersall |
10:54
| ad. Flew in front of hide. |
30/11/21 | Moorhen | Newton Leys | 1 | J Baker |
08:00
| |
26/11/21 | Moorhen | Newton Leys | 1 | J Baker |
08:00
| |
18/11/21 | Moorhen | Newton Leys | 1 | J Baker |
08:00
| |
17/11/21 | Moorhen | Newton Leys | 2 | J Baker |
08:00
| |
17/11/21 | Moorhen | Horton Wharf | 1 | J Baker |
07:45
| |
10/11/21 | Moorhen | Newton Leys | 1 | J Baker |
08:00
| |
09/11/21 | Moorhen | Newton Leys | 2 | J Baker |
08:00
| |
09/11/21 | Moorhen | Horton Wharf | 1 | J Baker |
07:45
| |
04/11/21 | Moorhen | Newton Leys | 1 | J Baker |
08:00
| |
03/11/21 | Moorhen | Newton Leys | 2 | J Baker |
08:00
| |
02/11/21 | Moorhen | Newton Leys | 2 | J Baker |
08:00
| |
28/11/21 | Moorhen | Speen | 5 | P R Symonds |
12:32
| 5 still present in the garden. |
28/11/21 | Moorhen | Foxcote Res | 2 | P Gomersall |
11:41
| ad. On dam wall. |
25/11/21 | Moorhen | Wendover Canal | 15 | J C Seabrook |
15:30
| |
21/11/21 | Moorhen | Foxcote Res | 1 | P Gomersall |
12:20
| ad. On dam wall. |
16/11/21 | Moorhen | Newport Pagnell GP, Newport Pagnell | 9 | A V Harding |
| |
16/11/21 | Moorhen | Wendover Canal | 37 | J C Seabrook |
10:30
| |
16/11/21 | Moorhen | Weston Turville Reservoir | 6 | J C Seabrook |
09:30
| |
15/11/21 | Moorhen | Floodplain Forest Nature Reserve (formerly Manor Farm) | 2 | M Shepherd |
16:49
| |
14/11/21 | Moorhen | Foxcote Res | 2 | P Gomersall |
11:56
| ad. From reeds in front of hide. |
13/11/21 | Moorhen | Fulmer Lake, Fulmer | 20 | J N Sweeney |
13:00
| |
12/11/21 | Moorhen | Emberton | 8 | K C Mitchell |
14:07
| |
09/11/21 | Moorhen | Speen | 6 | P R Symonds |
15:40
| Still at least 6 birds resident in the back garden. |
09/11/21 | Moorhen | Weston Turville Reservoir | 3 | C E Woodward |
14:15
| |
09/11/21 | Moorhen | Foxcote Res | 4 | P Gomersall |
12:42
| ad and juv. All across res:. |
08/11/21 | Moorhen | Willen Lake North, Willen Lakes | 12 | M Shepherd |
23:01
| infront of hide. |
07/11/21 | Moorhen | Weston Turville Reservoir | 2 | J C Seabrook |
09:15
| |
06/11/21 | Moorhen | Dorney Common, Dorney | 11 | D L Cleal |
11:30
| |
06/11/21 | Moorhen | Ashland, Milton Keynes | 10 | P Barnes |
10:45
| |
05/11/21 | Moorhen | Furzton Lake, Milton Keynes | 8 | M Shepherd |
13:04
| |
03/11/21 | Moorhen | Wendover Canal | 32 | J C Seabrook |
11:30
| |
03/11/21 | Moorhen | Foxcote Res | 2 | P Gomersall |
12:49
| juv. Seen in two different locations dam wall and in front of hide. |
29/10/21 | Moorhen | Newton Leys | 2 | J Baker |
08:10
| |
27/10/21 | Moorhen | Newton Leys | 3 | J Baker |
08:10
| |
26/10/21 | Moorhen | Newton Leys | 1 | J Baker |
08:10
| |
21/10/21 | Moorhen | Newton Leys | 1 | J Baker |
08:00
| |
19/10/21 | Moorhen | Newton Leys | 3 | J Baker |
08:00
| |
05/10/21 | Moorhen | Newton Leys | 1 | J Baker |
08:00
| |
27/10/21 | Moorhen | Willen Lake North, Willen Lakes | 6 | S Potter |
16:12
| |
24/10/21 | Moorhen | Foxcote Res | 3 | P Gomersall |
12:02
| juv. Far trees on the right side. |
14/10/21 | Moorhen | Tattenhoe Park, Milton Keynes | 1 | H Al-Farhan |
07:00
| |
17/10/21 | Moorhen | Newport Pagnell GP, Newport Pagnell | 29 | A V Harding |
| |
17/10/21 | Moorhen | Foxcote Res | 1 | P Gomersall |
12:03
| ad. On dam wall. |
14/10/21 | Moorhen | Little Marlow GP | 9 | J E Rose |
12:15
| In a close group on the sand spit. |
10/10/21 | Moorhen | Foxcote Res | 3 | P Gomersall |
12:11
| juv. On dam wall. |
29/06/21 | Moorhen | Dorney Common, Dorney | 9 | K P Duncan |
| |
14/09/21 | Moorhen | Dorney Common, Dorney | 12 | K P Duncan |
| |
27/07/21 | Moorhen | Dorney Common, Dorney | 12 | K P Duncan |
| |
04/08/21 | Moorhen | Dorney Common, Dorney | 14 | K P Duncan |
| |
05/10/21 | Moorhen | Floodplain Forest Nature Reserve (formerly Manor Farm) | 8 | M Shepherd |
16:05
| |
03/10/21 | Moorhen | Foxcote Res | 2 | P Gomersall |
12:28
| juv. On dam wall. |
22/09/21 | Moorhen | Newton Leys | 2 | J Baker |
08:00
| |
21/09/21 | Moorhen | Blue Lagoon | 1 | J Baker |
08:15
| |
16/09/21 | Moorhen | Newton Leys | 3 | J Baker |
08:00
| |
15/09/21 | Moorhen | Horton Wharf | 1 | J Baker |
07:45
| |
01/09/21 | Moorhen | Horton Wharf | 1 | J Baker |
07:45
| |
29/09/21 | Moorhen | Foxcote Res | 2 | P Gomersall |
11:30
| juv. On dam wall. |
25/09/21 | Moorhen | The Rye, High Wycombe | 1 | L Marriner |
10:56
| |
22/09/21 | Moorhen | Caldecotte Lake | 6 | R A Fowles |
16:43
| Webs. |
21/09/21 | Moorhen | Willen Lake South, Willen Lakes | 4 | R A Fowles |
17:57
| Webs. |
21/09/21 | Moorhen | Tattenhoe, Milton Keynes | 1 | H Appleyard |
04:37
| Nocturnal record. Calls recorded from my garden at around 04.37am. |
20/09/21 | Moorhen | Willen Lake North, Willen Lakes | 9 | R A Fowles |
12:14
| Webs. |
13/09/21 | Moorhen | Foxcote Res | 7 | B Parker |
09:05
| WeBS Count. |
12/09/21 | Moorhen | Floodplain Forest Nature Reserve (formerly Manor Farm) | 30 | D Sedgwick |
08:00
| Webs Count. |
12/09/21 | Moorhen | Foxcote Res | 12 | P Gomersall |
11:20
| ad and juv. All across res:. |
05/09/21 | Moorhen | Floodplain Forest Nature Reserve (formerly Manor Farm) | 2 | M Shepherd |
11:28
| |
05/09/21 | Moorhen | Foxcote Res | 1 | P Gomersall |
11:07
| ad. Sitting on slope past the dam wall. |
31/08/21 | Moorhen | Horton Wharf | 1 | J Baker |
07:40
| |
25/08/21 | Moorhen | Blue Lagoon | 1 | J Baker |
08:15
| |
24/08/21 | Moorhen | Horton Wharf | 1 | J Baker |
07:45
| |
18/08/21 | Moorhen | Blue Lagoon | 1 | J Baker |
08:15
| |
11/08/21 | Moorhen | Newton Leys | 1 | J Baker |
08:00
| young. |
10/08/21 | Moorhen | Newton Leys | 1 | J Baker |
08:00
| 1 young. |
03/08/21 | Moorhen | Newton Leys | 3 | J Baker |
08:00
| 2 young. |
02/08/21 | Moorhen | Newton Leys | 3 | J Baker |
17:00
| 2 young. |
02/08/21 | Moorhen | Blue Lagoon | 2 | J Baker |
16:00
| |
02/09/21 | Moorhen | Speen | 17 | P R Symonds |
18:08
| Both broods are now very mobile and exploring other gardens. No losses from either brood. |
29/08/21 | Moorhen | Foxcote Res | 5 | P Gomersall |
11:29
| ad. Seen in a few areas around res:. |
22/08/21 | Moorhen | Foxcote Res | 5 | P Gomersall |
11:43
| ad and juv. Singles all over res:. |
17/08/21 | Moorhen | Dorney Common, Dorney | 5 | D L Cleal |
14:00
| |
16/08/21 | Moorhen | Willen Lake North, Willen Lakes | 8 | R A Fowles |
22:34
| Webs. |
15/08/21 | Moorhen | Floodplain Forest Nature Reserve (formerly Manor Farm) | 32 | D Sedgwick |
06:00
| WeBS count. |
15/08/21 | Moorhen | Foxcote Res | 3 | P Gomersall |
10:30
| ad and juv. Scattered across res:. |
11/08/21 | Moorhen | Wooburn Green | 1 | R Kirk |
| with 1 chick. |
28/07/21 | Moorhen | Blue Lagoon | 1 | J Baker |
08:10
| |
28/07/21 | Moorhen | Newton Leys | 2 | J Baker |
07:45
| |
21/07/21 | Moorhen | Blue Lagoon | 2 | J Baker |
08:15
| |
14/07/21 | Moorhen | Blue Lagoon | 1 | J Baker |
08:15
| |
13/07/21 | Moorhen | Newton Leys | 1 | J Baker |
08:00
| |
13/07/21 | Moorhen | Horton Wharf | 1 | J Baker |
07:45
| |
01/08/21 | Moorhen | Foxcote Res | 6 | P Gomersall |
12:07
| ad juv and chicks. Around dam wall area. |
01/08/21 | Moorhen | Speen | 17 | P R Symonds |
11:34
| Parents plus two clutches of 8 birds that are now teenagers and 7 very young birds progressing well in the garden. |
26/07/21 | Moorhen | Weston Turville Reservoir | 4 | J C Seabrook |
09:30
| |
25/07/21 | Moorhen | Amersham Flood Meadows | 7 | D J Stone |
| 4 on pool, adult & 2 tiny young futher up stream. |
20/07/21 | Moorhen | Speen | 17 | P R Symonds |
13:40
| It transpires that the second brood in the garden pond is in fact at least 7 chicks (not 3 reported previously).
The 8 "teenage" birds from the first clutch still helping with feeding the new ones.
Visit by a heron yesterday caused major panic. |
19/07/21 | Moorhen | Willen Lake North, Willen Lakes | 5 | R A Fowles |
11:43
| Webs. |
18/07/21 | Moorhen | Foxcote Res | 1 | P Gomersall |
11:17
| ad. Seen by the stones on far bank. |
17/07/21 | Moorhen | Speen | 13 | P R Symonds |
19:41
| Second clutch of at least three birds has now hatched and the eight teenagers from the first clutch seem to be helping the parents to find food for them. I have not seen that before. |
11/07/21 | Moorhen | Foxcote Res | 2 | P Gomersall |
10:55
| ad. Seen in 2 locations field and dam area. |
10/07/21 | Moorhen | Wendover Canal | 12 | S Potter |
16:00
| 4 ad 8 juv. |
09/07/21 | Moorhen | Wendover Canal | 9 | E Griffiths |
11:30
| ad plus 8 juvs. |
30/06/21 | Moorhen | Newton Leys | 1 | J Baker |
08:00
| |
23/06/21 | Moorhen | Newton Leys | 1 | J Baker |
08:00
| |
15/06/21 | Moorhen | Blue Lagoon | 1 | J Baker |
08:10
| |
08/06/21 | Moorhen | Newton Leys | 1 | J Baker |
08:00
| |
01/06/21 | Moorhen | Newton Leys | 1 | J Baker |
08:00
| |
17/06/21 | Moorhen | Caldecotte Lake | 2 | R A Fowles |
15:18
| Webs. |
17/06/21 | Moorhen | Speen | 10 | P R Symonds |
11:25
| 8 young from first brood progressing well and there are now signs that the parents might be preparing for a second clutch. |
13/06/21 | Moorhen | Floodplain Forest Nature Reserve (formerly Manor Farm) | 12 | D Sedgwick |
08:30
| Webs Count. |
14/06/21 | Moorhen | Tattenhoe, Milton Keynes | 1 | H Appleyard |
| Nocturnal record. 2 bursts of calls picked up over the estate on my sound recorder at 00.32 and 01.53. |
08/06/21 | Moorhen | Wendover Canal | 7 | J C Seabrook |
10:45
| |
07/06/21 | Moorhen | Speen | 10 | P R Symonds |
10:20
| The clutch which hatched on25th April was in fact 8 young (not 4 reported previously). Now running all over the back garden. |
25/05/21 | Moorhen | Horton Wharf | 1 | J Baker |
07:45
| |
19/05/21 | Moorhen | Newton Leys | 1 | J Baker |
08:00
| |
12/05/21 | Moorhen | Newton Leys | 1 | J Baker |
08:00
| |
02/06/21 | Moorhen | Ilmer | 2 | D J Stone |
| Adult & Juv. |
29/05/21 | Moorhen | Chesham Waterside | 4 | D J Stone |
| Adult & 3 young. |
26/05/21 | Moorhen | Speen | 6 | P R Symonds |
09:37
| Four young hatched yesterday in our garden pond. The female may still be incubating remaining eggs in the duck house (she is not visible). The male is rushing round finding food for the young and trying to keep them warm. |
25/05/21 | Moorhen | Wooburn Green | 1 | R Kirk |
| 4 small chicks. |
23/05/21 | Moorhen | Foxcote Res | 1 | B Parker |
11:55
| WeBS Count. |
23/05/21 | Moorhen | Foxcote Res | 1 | P Gomersall |
11:54
| On dam wall area. |
11/04/21 | Moorhen | Dorney Common, Dorney | 7 | K P Duncan |
| |
11/05/21 | Moorhen | Sherington | 3 | W Bush |
09:00
| |
09/05/21 | Moorhen | Foxcote Res | 2 | P Gomersall |
11:20
| Seen behind hide. |
01/05/21 | Moorhen | Rowsham | 1 | M Wallen |
03:00
| Nocturnal Record. Flying around calling. Seemingly Moorhens 'display' at night. |
02/05/21 | Moorhen | Foxcote Res | 4 | P Gomersall |
11:50
| Seen on dam wall and in front of hide. |
01/05/21 | Moorhen | Amersham Flood Meadows | 2 | D J Stone |
| Seen with Stewart Dennis. |
28/04/21 | Moorhen | Horton Wharf | 1 | J Baker |
07:45
| |
13/04/21 | Moorhen | Blue Lagoon | 1 | J Baker |
08:15
| |
06/04/21 | Moorhen | Newton Leys | 1 | J Baker |
08:00
| |
01/04/21 | Moorhen | Newton Leys | 1 | J Baker |
08:00
| |
01/05/21 | Moorhen | Tattenhoe, Milton Keynes | 1 | H Appleyard |
01:01
| Nocturnal record. Call picked up on my sound recorder from home at 1.01am. |
25/04/21 | Moorhen | Furzton Lake, Milton Keynes | 3 | P R Moon |
19:01
| |
25/04/21 | Moorhen | Foxcote Res | 1 | P Gomersall |
11:03
| Seen on dam wall. |
20/04/21 | Moorhen | Wendover Canal | 22 | J C Seabrook |
12:15
| |
18/04/21 | Moorhen | Foxcote Res | 3 | P Gomersall |
12:20
| Seen in the margins. |
16/04/21 | Moorhen | The Rye, High Wycombe | 5 | N D Manthorpe |
09:30
| |
15/04/21 | Moorhen | Willen Lake South, Willen Lakes | 4 | R A Fowles |
15:54
| Webs. |
13/04/21 | Moorhen | Foxcote Res | 3 | B Parker |
15:20
| WeBS Count. |
12/04/21 | Moorhen | Willen Lake North, Willen Lakes | 7 | R A Fowles |
16:38
| |
12/04/21 | Moorhen | Furzton Lake, Milton Keynes | 1 | M Shepherd |
13:12
| |
11/04/21 | Moorhen | Weston Turville Reservoir | 3 | J C Seabrook |
09:00
| |
11/04/21 | Moorhen | Wendover Canal | 14 | J C Seabrook |
08:30
| |
11/04/21 | Moorhen | Foxcote Res | 2 | P Gomersall |
10:50
| Seen at two locations. |
09/04/21 | Moorhen | Tattenhoe, Milton Keynes | 4 | H Appleyard |
| Pair with at least 2 chicks. |
06/04/21 | Moorhen | Gallows Bridge | 1 | G Alcock |
16:26
| |
04/04/21 | Moorhen | Broughton, Aylesbury | 2 | S Potter |
14:38
| |
04/04/21 | Moorhen | Foxcote Res | 2 | P Gomersall |
12:34
| Seen feeding. |
03/04/21 | Moorhen | Tattenhoe, Milton Keynes | 1 | H Appleyard |
| Calls from chicks heard. The earliest I have ever recorded here I think. |
11/03/21 | Moorhen | Blue Lagoon | 1 | J Baker |
08:15
| |
11/03/21 | Moorhen | Newton Leys | 1 | J Baker |
08:10
| |
30/03/21 | Moorhen | Willen Lake North, Willen Lakes | 2 | M Shepherd |
18:15
| |
28/03/21 | Moorhen | Ashland, Milton Keynes | 5 | P Barnes |
17:32
| |
28/03/21 | Moorhen | Old Amersham | 2 | D J Stone |
| At the new pool. |
27/03/21 | Moorhen | Chesham Moor | 6 | D J Stone |
| Pair still raising young. |
27/03/21 | Moorhen | Hillesden | 2 | G Alcock |
14:06
| |
23/03/21 | Moorhen | Wendover | 7 | J C Seabrook |
14:15
| Hampden Pond. |
20/03/21 | Moorhen | Tattenhoe, Milton Keynes | 1 | H Appleyard |
| Nocturnal record. Calls recorded from possibly 2 birds passing by the garden this evening. Seemed to be heading south over the estate. |
14/03/21 | Moorhen | Dorney Common, Dorney | 6 | K P Duncan |
| |
19/03/21 | Moorhen | Speen | 2 | P R Symonds |
16:30
| |
15/03/21 | Moorhen | Emberton | 8 | K C Mitchell |
08:30
| |
14/03/21 | Moorhen | Weston Turville Reservoir | 2 | J C Seabrook |
09:15
| |
14/03/21 | Moorhen | Wendover Canal | 17 | J C Seabrook |
08:30
| |
14/03/21 | Moorhen | Gayhurst Quarry | 4 | R Norris |
08:00
| |
14/03/21 | Moorhen | Floodplain Forest Nature Reserve (formerly Manor Farm) | 14 | D Sedgwick |
09:30
| Webs Count. |
12/03/21 | Moorhen | Willen Lake South, Willen Lakes | 4 | R A Fowles |
15:10
| Webs. |
10/03/21 | Moorhen | Chesham Moor | 6 | D J Stone |
| Pair feeding four young. |
11/03/21 | Moorhen | Willen Lake North, Willen Lakes | 7 | R A Fowles |
16:26
| Webs. |
11/03/21 | Moorhen | Calvert BBOWT Lake, Calvert | 1 | G Alcock |
15:11
| |
07/03/21 | Moorhen | Stony Stratford | 3 | P R Moon |
10:45
| Around the reserve. |
05/03/21 | Moorhen | Ashland, Milton Keynes | 8 | P Barnes |
09:50
| |
18/02/21 | Moorhen | Newton Leys | 1 | J Baker |
08:00
| |
01/03/21 | Moorhen | The Rye, High Wycombe | 10 | N D Manthorpe |
09:45
| |
28/02/21 | Moorhen | Caldecotte Lake | 3 | R A Fowles |
21:40
| |