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Date | Species | Site | Count | Observer |
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16/11/21 | Raven | Watermead Lake | 1 | D Forder @DanFWildlife |
16:38 | ||||
25/10/21 | Raven | Watermead Lake | 2 | D Forder @DanFWildlife |
16:34 | ||||
30/03/21 | Raven | Watermead Lake | 1 | D Forder @DanFWildlife |
15:30 | ||||
29/03/21 | Raven | Watermead Lake | 2 | D Forder @DanFWildlife |
15:30 | ||||
09/02/21 | Raven | Watermead Lake | 2 | D Forder @DanFWildlife |
15:11 | ||||
31/12/21 | Raven | Lee Common | 2 | D J Stone |
Over the garden for the last 3 days. | ||||
30/12/21 | Raven | Gallows Bridge | 2 | N Marriner |
09:30 | ||||
31/12/21 | Raven | Loosley Row | 2 | N Partridge |
12:20 | Over. | |||
31/12/21 | Raven | Passenham Quarry | 1 | B Tunnicliffe |
13:57 | All these records in area where recent gravel pit was - now refilled, but wet! In Bucks. SP779391. | |||
31/12/21 | Raven | Foxcote Res | 1 | P Gomersall |
13:34 | ad. Flew in front of hide and calling. | |||
31/12/21 | Raven | Rushmere Park | 1 | R D Andrews |
08:35 | Over wood doing the occasional roll. | |||
31/12/21 | Raven | Longdown Hill | 2 | R May |
09:00 | One tumbling then settled in a tree, calling. SP833044. | |||
30/12/21 | Raven | Longdown Hill | 1 | R May |
10:50 | Overhead, calling. SP833044. | |||
30/12/21 | Raven | Rushmere Park | 1 | R D Andrews |
11:45 | In regular area. | |||
28/12/21 | Raven | Buckingham | 3 | M S Hunt |
14:13 | ||||
27/12/21 | Raven | Tattenhoe Park, Milton Keynes | 1 | H Appleyard |
Passing over. | ||||
27/12/21 | Raven | Rowsham | 1 | M Wallen |
09:30 | ||||
27/12/21 | Raven | Rushmere Park | 1 | R D Andrews |
10:30 | One perched in a favourite pine then did a couple of circuits of the wood before heading off. | |||
25/12/21 | Raven | Great Hampden | 1 | M Collard |
21:01 | ||||
10/12/21 | Raven | Rushmere Park | 1 | R D Andrews |
10:09 | Calling from top of pine. | |||
25/12/21 | Raven | Buckingham | 2 | M S Hunt |
09:15 | Over calling. | |||
24/12/21 | Raven | Rushmere Park | 34 | R D Andrews |
09:45 | First a group of 9 were flying around calling over the wood where one of the presumed resident birds was perched in the top of a pine. They were joined by two more which then all drifted towards Great Brickhill but then flew back as another group of at least 22 birds drifted in from the east. There was a lot of interaction and calling before 7 flew back towards the village, soon joined by another 25 which all circled over the village for a few minutes before heading NW. A pair remained at Rushmere. | |||
23/12/21 | Raven | Flackwell Heath | 1 | J E Rose |
10:30 | But possibly 2 calling from Ronald Wood. | |||
28/11/21 | Raven | Gallows Bridge | 5 | N Marriner |
09:00 | ||||
20/12/21 | Raven | Nash | 1 | H Appleyard |
21/12/21 | Raven | Stoke Goldington | 2 | K C Mitchell |
12:30 | Calling, over the house. SP836485. | |||
20/12/21 | Raven | Lude Farm | 1 | P J Stevens |
11:00 | Over calling. | |||
13/12/21 | Raven | Gallows Bridge Farm, Gallows Bridge | 1 | N Marriner |
09:00 | ||||
17/12/21 | Raven | Widmer End | 2 | M Tinnelly |
11:00 | Flying south to north over fields between Widmer End and Great Kingshill. Saw another about an hour later flying in the same direction, but have no way of confirming it was a different bird. | |||
15/12/21 | Raven | Stokenchurch | 4 | J Newcombe |
14:00 | Collier's Lane. | |||
10/12/21 | Raven | Great Brickhill | 3 | R D Andrews |
13:30 | Flew over calling. | |||
11/12/21 | Raven | Rushmere Park | 1 | R D Andrews |
09:30 | ||||
11/12/21 | Raven | Great Hampden | 1 | G Hinton |
11:10 | ||||
10/12/21 | Raven | Lodge Hill | 1 | N Marriner |
09:00 | ||||
10/12/21 | Raven | Rushmere Park | 1 | R D Andrews |
10:09 | Calling from top of pine. | |||
08/12/21 | Raven | Flackwell Heath | 1 | J E Rose |
11:00 | Heard calling from the Ronald Wood area. | |||
05/12/21 | Raven | Winchmore Hill | 1 | R W Seekins |
08:30 | ||||
05/12/21 | Raven | Gawcott | 2 | M S Hunt |
09:40 | ||||
05/12/21 | Raven | Buckingham | 1 | M S Hunt |
08:04 | Over calling. | |||
04/12/21 | Raven | Rushmere Park | 1 | R D Andrews |
10:20 | ||||
04/12/21 | Raven | Wooburn Green | 1 | J E Rose |
11:00 | Calling from the Wooburn Common direction. Unseen. | |||
04/12/21 | Raven | Springfield Quarry | 1 | P J Stevens |
10:00 | Over. | |||
03/12/21 | Raven | Marsh Gibbon | 1 | L Russell |
12:47 | ||||
03/12/21 | Raven | Hampden House | 1 | E Griffiths |
11:57 | ||||
02/12/21 | Raven | Great Hampden | 1 | G Hinton |
17:51 | Seen around church area with J.Bailey. | |||
01/12/21 | Raven | St Leonard's | 1 | D J Stone |
01/12/21 | Raven | Wingrave | 1 | D J Stone |
01/12/21 | Raven | World's End | 1 | D J Stone |
30/11/21 | Raven | Wicken | 1 | P Woodham |
12:04 | ||||
30/11/21 | Raven | Hughenden Park, High Wycombe | 1 | J E Rose |
11:00 | Over calling. | |||
29/11/21 | Raven | Burnham | 1 | B Shapley |
15:27 | RAVEN : Burnham. Seen from my flat, perched atop Atop of a fir tree adjacent to Burnham High Street. Unmistakeable. The size of a Red Kite. Completely black with a huge bill. Eventually flew off south then west. Diamond shaped tail clearly visible. The first I have seen in and around this locality. | |||
28/11/21 | Raven | Great Brickhill | 1 | R D Andrews |
15:45 | ||||
28/11/21 | Raven | Great Hampden | 2 | R Collard |
20:22 | ||||
28/11/21 | Raven | Ashendon | 14 | D J Stone |
On yet another Sheep carcass. Seen with Stewart Dennis. | ||||
27/11/21 | Raven | Buckingham | 1 | M S Hunt |
09:46 | Over east. | |||
25/11/21 | Raven | Ford | 1 | L Howard |
18:48 | calling loudly today. | |||
25/11/21 | Raven | Springfield Quarry | 2 | P J Stevens |
13:00 | Over. | |||
24/11/21 | Raven | Ford | 2 | L Howard |
16:54 | pair going north this am. | |||
24/11/21 | Raven | West Wycombe Hill | 1 | K Messenger |
14:07 | Heard. | |||
24/11/21 | Raven | Springfield Quarry | 4 | P J Stevens |
11:00 | Over. | |||
24/11/21 | Raven | Springfield Farm Landfill | 4 | D L Cleal |
11:30 | ||||
23/11/21 | Raven | Littleworth Common | 2 | D L Cleal |
12:30 | Over from Dropmore estate to Bristles Wood. | |||
21/11/21 | Raven | Newton Longville | 2 | H Appleyard |
Possibly 4 birds seen. A pair flew north over Salden Chase from Bletchley and a possible 2nd pair were vocally circling and gliding to the north west of the Newton Longville village a little while later. | ||||
21/11/21 | Raven | Ashendon | 17 | D J Stone |
On & in the air above a Sheep carcass. Seen with Stewart Dennis, who will hopefully upload some images. | ||||
21/11/21 | Raven | Steps Hill | 3 | M Wallen |
09:15 | Included 1 bird actively migrating to the south-west with other corvids. | |||
16/11/21 | Raven | Buckland | 8 | S Dennis |
10:50 | Seen at what was presumably roadkill, chinese water deer, close to B489 towards Wilstone. Also present magpies, 1 carrion crow and 2 red kites ( which did not land). | |||
19/11/21 | Raven | Lodge Hill | 7 | N Marriner |
10:00 | ||||
19/11/21 | Raven | Little Marlow GP | 3 | J E Rose |
09:00 | Over the Thames towards Winter Hill. | |||
18/11/21 | Raven | Coombe Hill | 2 | S Hetherington |
14:00 | Calling loudly. | |||
18/11/21 | Raven | Weston Turville | 1 | C E Woodward |
08:00 | ||||
16/11/21 | Raven | Flackwell Heath | 2 | J E Rose |
10:30 | Over. One doing a roll in flight. | |||
14/11/21 | Raven | Ashendon | 1 | D J Stone |
Seen with Stewart Dennis. | ||||
08/11/21 | Raven | Great Hampden | 1 | R W Seekins |
12:30 | ||||
09/11/21 | Raven | Rowsham | 2 | M Wallen |
08:30 | Pair. | |||
04/11/21 | Raven | Steps Hill | 2 | M Wallen |
10:40 | ||||
07/11/21 | Raven | Gallows Bridge Farm, Gallows Bridge | 7 | N Marriner |
10:00 | ||||
09/11/21 | Raven | Great Hampden | 1 | J E Rose |
10:30 | Heard. | |||
06/11/21 | Raven | Wapseys Wood WDS | 3 | A D Bassett |
12:00 | Single bird sightings. | |||
08/11/21 | Raven | Gallows Bridge | 2 | J R Chalk |
15:03 | Pair around the seasonal hide. | |||
07/11/21 | Raven | Bloom Wood | 1 | P J Stevens |
15:00 | Over east side. | |||
08/11/21 | Raven | Medmenham | 2 | J E Rose |
11:20 | At least. | |||
06/11/21 | Raven | College Lake | 1 | A C Bayliss |
14:00 | Over. | |||
06/11/21 | Raven | Eythrope | 3 | N Marriner |
09:00 | ||||
03/11/21 | Raven | Stokenchurch | 1 | J Newcombe |
14:00 | Over Park Lane. | |||
03/11/21 | Raven | Great Hampden | 1 | D J Bevan |
13:30 | In flight over main field. | |||
02/11/21 | Raven | Aston Hill | 2 | R D Andrews |
11:00 | ||||
02/11/21 | Raven | Great Brickhill | 1 | R D Andrews |
07:45 | ||||
02/11/21 | Raven | Foxcote Res | 1 | P Gibbs |
10:51 | Over. | |||
26/10/21 | Raven | Steps Hill | 4 | M Wallen |
09:45 | Together. | |||
30/10/21 | Raven | College Lake | 1 | A C Bayliss |
14:00 | Going over. | |||
30/10/21 | Raven | Stokenchurch | 1 | J Newcombe |
14:00 | Gurdon’s Farm. | |||
27/10/21 | Raven | College Lake | 1 | T J Lewis |
11:00 | Over. | |||
24/10/21 | Raven | Gallows Bridge | 4 | N Marriner |
09:00 | ||||
24/10/21 | Raven | JR - A4 to Marsh Lane, Jubilee River | 1 | D L Cleal |
16:00 | Flying north from Barge Farm following the Thames towards Maidenhead. | |||
24/10/21 | Raven | Flackwell Heath | 2 | J E Rose |
11:00 | Near Ronald Wood. | |||
23/10/21 | Raven | Flackwell Heath | 2 | J E Rose |
12:00 | Over Ronald Wood and later flying off SW. | |||
14/10/21 | Raven | Tattenhoe Park, Milton Keynes | 1 | H Al-Farhan |
07:00 | ||||
18/10/21 | Raven | Turweston, Turweston | 1 | P Gomersall |
14:24 | ad. Heard calling but could locate single kraak sound repeated also jackdaws and wood pigeons where put to flight. | |||
17/10/21 | Raven | Whiteleaf | 1 | J Orchard |
11:48 | Cronking over. | |||
16/10/21 | Raven | Rowsham | 2 | M Wallen |
14:30 | pair. Very nosily and so low over the house I felt like i could have reached up and touched them. | |||
15/10/21 | Raven | Steps Hill | 2 | M Wallen |
11:00 | ||||
15/10/21 | Raven | Hunt's Wood, Taplow | 1 | D L Cleal |
14:30 | Cronking from the NW side of the wood. | |||
14/10/21 | Raven | Little Marlow GP | 1 | J E Rose |
12:45 | Perched on the top of the mobile phone mast by Randles lake. | |||
13/10/21 | Raven | Steps Hill | 1 | M Wallen |
09:00 | ||||
12/10/21 | Raven | Burnham | 3 | D L Cleal |
11:00 | Over, heading east. | |||
12/10/21 | Raven | Aston Hill | 3 | R D Andrews |
11:45 | ||||
12/10/21 | Raven | Steps Hill | 2 | N Webber |
08:30 | Following western slope of the hill. | |||
11/10/21 | Raven | Bledlow | 5 | M Mckeown |
07:30 | ||||
10/10/21 | Raven | Buckingham | 1 | M S Hunt |
14:20 | ||||
10/10/21 | Raven | Foxcote Res | 1 | P Woodham |
10:05 | ||||
08/10/21 | Raven | Great Beards Wood | 1 | R W Seekins |
16:20 | ||||
09/10/21 | Raven | Great Brickhill | 8 | R D Andrews |
10:22 | Circling around in two loose groups with a brief bit of interaction. Lots of calling and rolling. | |||
09/10/21 | Raven | Wapseys Wood WDS | 1 | J Edwards |
16:41 | East and then west cronking. | |||
09/10/21 | Raven | Flackwell Heath | 2 | J E Rose |
14:50 | Flying over heading NE. | |||
06/08/21 | Raven | West Wood, Little Chalfont | 2 | T Wood |
12:00 | Probable pair. SU995981. | |||
17/07/21 | Raven | West Wood, Little Chalfont | 2 | T Wood |
11:33 | Probable pair. | |||
16/07/21 | Raven | West Wood, Little Chalfont | 1 | T Wood |
11:33 | ||||
08/10/21 | Raven | Homefield Wood | 4 | J Newcombe |
13:00 | ||||
06/10/21 | Raven | Ivinghoe Beacon | 8 | M Wallen |
08:00 | Together, high over the beacon. | |||
07/10/21 | Raven | Waddesdon | 1 | M S Hunt |
13:55 | ||||
04/10/21 | Raven | Wapseys Wood WDS | 2 | R W Seekins |
13:30 | ||||
04/10/21 | Raven | Dorney Lake, Dorney | 2 | D L Cleal |
12:45 | Over the western end being mobbed and shepherded away by resident Red Kites. First sighting here in 3 years and first for a pair. (Note, this site is open to the public again. A £2.50 parking fee applies.). | |||
01/10/21 | Raven | Tattenhoe Park, Milton Keynes | 1 | H Appleyard |
"Cronking" in flight to the west. | ||||
02/10/21 | Raven | Ivinghoe Beacon | 18 | M Wallen |
09:00 | Together, messing around on the hill at dawn before people arrived. An incredible sight and a record count for me here, and in the county I think. | |||
02/10/21 | Raven | Buckingham | 1 | M S Hunt |
08:30 | ||||
28/09/21 | Raven | Steps Hill | 8 | M Wallen |
08:00 | Together, looked like 2 family parties, with 4 heading off towards Beds. | |||
29/09/21 | Raven | Buckingham | 1 | M S Hunt |
11:30 | ||||
28/09/21 | Raven | Tattenhoe, Milton Keynes | 4 | H Appleyard |
Group of 4 photographed heading south past Water Spinney. | ||||
28/09/21 | Raven | Tattenhoe Park, Milton Keynes | 2 | H Appleyard |
Pair heading south with one performing tumbling displays. | ||||
27/09/21 | Raven | Rowsham | 2 | M Wallen |
11:00 | ||||
27/09/21 | Raven | Buckingham | 1 | M S Hunt |
12:27 | ||||
26/09/21 | Raven | Rowsham | 3 | M Wallen |
17:30 | Over garden in middle of the day. | |||
26/09/21 | Raven | College Lake | 1 | E Griffiths |
17:26 | ||||
25/09/21 | Raven | Nash | 1 | H Appleyard |
Briefly seen flying past College Wood. | ||||
23/09/21 | Raven | Ivinghoe Beacon | 2 | M Wallen |
08:30 | pair. | |||
25/09/21 | Raven | Beaconsfield | 1 | A J Stevens |
07:53 | Perched in a tree in the garden. | |||
24/09/21 | Raven | Lodge Hill | 1 | N Marriner |
12:30 | ||||
23/09/21 | Raven | College Lake | 1 | T J Lewis |
11:00 | Over. | |||
23/09/21 | Raven | Lodge Hill | 1 | J E Rose |
10:00 | ||||
23/09/21 | Raven | Pitstone Hill | 1 | R Ness |
09:00 | Over. | |||
22/09/21 | Raven | Flackwell Heath | 2 | J E Rose |
12:05 | Flying over heading SW towards Bourne/Well End. | |||
21/09/21 | Raven | Back Wood | 2 | H Appleyard |
Circling and performing aerobatics high up. | ||||
21/09/21 | Raven | Tattenhoe Park, Milton Keynes | 2 | H Appleyard |
Pair photographed gliding and circling high in the thermals. | ||||
21/09/21 | Raven | Ickford | 2 | N Marriner |
13:00 | ||||
20/09/21 | Raven | Beaconsfield | 4 | A J Stevens |
11:22 | Circling over the house again. | |||
19/09/21 | Raven | Rowsham | 1 | M Wallen |
16:15 | ||||
18/09/21 | Raven | Eythrope | 1 | N Marriner |
10:30 | ||||
17/09/21 | Raven | Ickford | 2 | N Marriner |
13:00 | ||||
11/09/21 | Raven | Wapseys Wood WDS | 1 | A D Bassett |
12:00 | over. | |||
17/09/21 | Raven | Newport Pagnell, Newport Pagnell | 1 | R Page |
15:11 | Flew over going south east cronking. SP877441. | |||
17/09/21 | Raven | Buckingham | 1 | M S Hunt |
11:04 | ||||
17/09/21 | Raven | Buckingham | 2 | P Woodham |
11:27 | Flying high over Chandos calling. | |||
15/09/21 | Raven | Preston Bissett | 2 | M S Hunt |
11:00 | ||||
15/09/21 | Raven | Beaconsfield | 4 | A J Stevens |
11:44 | Circling over the house calling loudly. Then drifted slowly East. | |||
13/09/21 | Raven | Ickford | 2 | N Marriner |
12:30 | ||||
13/09/21 | Raven | Dinton | 1 | J W Gearing |
15:19 | Over. | |||
12/09/21 | Raven | Kingston, Milton Keynes | 2 | H Appleyard |
Pair flying low to the south east in the early evening. One "cronking". | ||||
12/09/21 | Raven | Steps Hill | 3 | M Wallen |
08:30 | Actually migrating. 3 strung out in a line, were seen coming from a long way north ( towards Milton Keynes) and watched until they were several miles away, still going to the South. | |||
11/09/21 | Raven | Buttlers Hangings | 3 | N Marriner |
10:00 | ||||
12/09/21 | Raven | Ravenstone STW, Ravenstone | 16 | R S Hill |
15:30 | All together circling over fields to the west. | |||
11/09/21 | Raven | Lude Farm | 1 | R W Seekins |
14:43 | ||||
11/09/21 | Raven | Langley Park | 1 | S Middleton |
12:00 | ||||
11/09/21 | Raven | College Lake | 1 | T J Lewis |
10:30 | ||||
11/09/21 | Raven | Buckingham | 1 | M S Hunt |
09:55 | ||||
10/09/21 | Raven | Lodge Hill | 1 | N Marriner |
07:30 | ||||
10/09/21 | Raven | Great Brickhill | 5 | R D Andrews |
15:28 | Two pairs over low together calling and rolling with another single tagging along. | |||
09/09/21 | Raven | Homefield Wood | 1 | N Marriner |
11:00 | ||||
06/09/21 | Raven | Lodge Hill | 3 | N Marriner |
12:30 | ||||
06/09/21 | Raven | Little Linford Wood | 1 | R A Fowles |
15:46 | ||||
05/09/21 | Raven | Great Hampden | 2 | P R Symonds |
15:09 | Vocal pair overhead plus 5 Roe deer. | |||
05/09/21 | Raven | Gallows Bridge Farm, Gallows Bridge | 4 | N Marriner |
07:30 | ||||
05/09/21 | Raven | Tattenhoe Park, Milton Keynes | 2 | H Appleyard |
Very vocal pair given away by "cronking" as they flew by to the north west, not much higher than the treetops. Seen with M Scott. | ||||
04/09/21 | Raven | Buckingham | 2 | M S Hunt |
15:30 | ||||
02/09/21 | Raven | Pitstone Hill | 2 | G Hinton |
14:30 | ||||
01/09/21 | Raven | Tattenhoe Park, Milton Keynes | 2 | H Appleyard |
Passing over. | ||||
01/09/21 | Raven | Steps Hill | 1 | M Wallen |
09:00 | ||||
01/09/21 | Raven | Buckingham | 2 | M S Hunt |
08:45 | ||||
30/08/21 | Raven | Gallows Bridge | 1 | N Marriner |
08:00 | ||||
29/08/21 | Raven | Newton Longville | 1 | H Appleyard |
juv. Photographed feeding on carrion. Already a massive bird, mistaken for a Buzzard when saw its silhouette out the corner of my eye. | ||||
30/08/21 | Raven | Eythrope | 1 | L Marriner |
19:48 | ||||
30/08/21 | Raven | Aston Clinton | 1 | A C Bayliss |
10:00 | Going over towards Chilterns. | |||
30/08/21 | Raven | Stowe | 4 | P J Tizzard |
09:15 | Heading west. | |||
29/08/21 | Raven | Great Brickhill | 1 | R D Andrews |
09:40 | Over together, mirroring each other’s moves. | |||
29/08/21 | Raven | Rushmere Park | 1 | R D Andrews |
19:25 | Flew over. | |||
29/08/21 | Raven | Pitstone Hill | 2 | D J Stone |
29/08/21 | Raven | Little Marlow GP | 1 | A D Bassett |
08:00 | Over N. | |||
28/08/21 | Raven | Hughenden Valley, High Wycombe | 2 | P Day |
16:30 | flying over. SU689726. | |||
27/08/21 | Raven | Marlow Bottom | 4 | A D Bassett |
13:00 | Over N end of valley. | |||
28/08/21 | Raven | Olney | 18 | R Norris |
11:00 | Amazing flock circling over field with a dead sheep in it. West of the town. | |||
27/08/21 | Raven | Whaddon | 2 | H Appleyard |
Pair photographed passing through. | ||||
27/08/21 | Raven | Aston Clinton | 1 | A C Bayliss |
10:00 | Going over towards the Chilterns. | |||
25/08/21 | Raven | Eythrope | 6 | N Marriner |
12:00 | ||||
22/08/21 | Raven | Bledlow | 2 | M Mckeown |
07:15 | Dispersed now back to 2 rather than 20 of a month ago. | |||
20/08/21 | Raven | Great Brickhill | 2 | R D Andrews |
13:25 | Regular pair flew over calling and displaying for a while with other sightings during the day. | |||
19/08/21 | Raven | Ravenstone STW, Ravenstone | 2 | R S Hill |
15:00 | ||||
17/08/21 | Raven | Hurley (Bucks) | 3 | R C Watts |
15:53 | SU825843. | |||
17/08/21 | Raven | Hardmead | 9 | R Norris |
10:30 | Around the Rectory mid morning. Most I have seen together. | |||
15/08/21 | Raven | Great Brickhill | 2 | R D Andrews |
10:02 | A pair have been around daily for the last couple of weeks displaying over the garden on a few occasions each day and then heading over to Rushmere Park. | |||
15/08/21 | Raven | Flackwell Heath | 1 | J E Rose |
13:20 | Over the garden heading towards Bourne End but came back a few minutes later and then At 13:35 four flew over doing acrobatics. Quite a sight! | |||
14/08/21 | Raven | Flackwell Heath | 5 | J E Rose |
15:00 | I was alerted by a WhatsApp message from Simon Ramm about some Ravens heading my way. I went into the garden and sure enough there were 5 just above the horizon. There could have been more out of sight. I heard calling on and off for several minutes and then saw 4 flying in the direction of Wooburn/Loudwater.. Again there could have been more. |