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Date	Species	Site	Count	Observer
25/10/21	Brambling	Watermead Lake	1	D Forder @DanFWildlife
16:34	over.
23/10/21	Brambling	Watermead Lake	1	D Forder @DanFWildlife
16:34	over.
30/12/21	Brambling	Gallows Bridge	1	N Marriner
09:30
28/12/21	Brambling	Hillesden	1	R S Hill
15:00
28/12/21	Brambling	Flackwell Heath	150	D J Bevan
14:32	Rough estimate with larger finch flock. SU901884.
27/12/21	Brambling	Rushmere Park	1	R D Andrews
16:00	Heard calling in roost trees.
26/12/21	Brambling	Flackwell Heath	5	P J Stevens
11:00	Several over game cover or set-aside, south of Ronald Wood.
26/12/21	Brambling	Flackwell Heath	50	M Chowns
15:13	In usual flock with linnets and chaffinch.
24/12/21	Brambling	Flackwell Heath	200	J Edwards
16:27	The huge flock of finches in the weedy field here is a spectacular site. Constantly on the move between the field and the hedgerows and to an accompaniment of continuous twittering, mostly from the Linnets. My biggest mixed finch flock ever. SU903884.
23/12/21	Brambling	Hog Lane, Ashley Green	3	B Miller
12:00	In the fog.
23/12/21	Brambling	Flackwell Heath	100	J E Rose
10:30	Approx on a mixed flock in setaside field.
22/12/21	Brambling	Calvert BBOWT Lake, Calvert	1	B Rugg
10:00
20/12/21	Brambling	Tattenhoe Park, Milton Keynes	1	H Appleyard
	Single call heard near the west end of the site.
21/12/21	Brambling	Dorney Common, Dorney	2	K P Duncan
	feeding with Chaffinches in northweast corner near flood.
21/12/21	Brambling	Hunts Green	9	D J Stone

20/12/21	Brambling	Lude Farm	5	P J Stevens
11:00	At least 5 in mixed finch flock feeding in game cover or set-aside. SE of Parsonage Farm.
20/12/21	Brambling	Flackwell Heath	25	J E Rose
14:30	Approx. in with large flock of Chaffinches.
18/12/21	Brambling	Mursley	1	L Marriner
19:36
18/12/21	Brambling	Hog Lane, Ashley Green	12	B Miller
09:00	Minimum count among mobile Chaffinch flock. Same area as last winter.
17/12/21	Brambling	Hog Lane, Ashley Green	6	B Miller
12:00	At least. Returning flock.
17/12/21	Brambling	Flackwell Heath	10	J E Rose
10:30	At least feeding in a setaside field between Blind Lane and Wooburn Green. With Chaffinches and some Linnets. The flocks are feeding in the field and fly out to the trees when disturbed. Impressive numbers!
16/12/21	Brambling	Penn Wood	2	A J Petherbridge
15:30	m + f. In a tree near The Penna. Could have been 2 more.
14/12/21	Brambling	Flackwell Heath	6	J E Rose
10:00	At least in a flock of c300 finches (Chaffinches and Linnets). Possibly many more but hard to see without a scope.
10/12/21	Brambling	Lodge Hill	4	N Marriner
09:00
07/12/21	Brambling	Back Wood	2	N Webber
08:15	In same large finch flock as described separately. Located by calls.
06/12/21	Brambling	Flackwell Heath	40	J E Rose
10:00	Approx feeding in setaside. There could be quite a few more as really hard to count as they continually flew to and from the Crops.
03/12/21	Brambling	Dinton	5	J W Gearing
09:45	Feeding in the garden with flock of 20 Chaffinches.
29/11/21	Brambling	Flackwell Heath	3	J E Rose
11:00	At least with c200 Chaffinches and Linnets in cover crop.
28/11/21	Brambling	Great Brickhill	7	R D Andrews
15:45	At least this number arriving to roost in conifers by sewage works.
24/11/21	Brambling	Flackwell Heath	2	J E Rose
12:00	At least in a mixed flock of Linnets and Chaffinches.
23/11/21	Brambling	Flackwell Heath	1	M Chowns
11:16	Seen with flock of linnets, chaffinches and goldfinches .
22/11/21	Brambling	Rushmere Park	1	R D Andrews
07:55	Perched at the top of a pine calling.
22/11/21	Brambling	Rushmere Park	1	R D Andrews
07:55	Perched at the top of a pine calling.
22/11/21	Brambling	Tattenhoe, Milton Keynes	1	H Appleyard
	Garden record. A single call heard over the estate at 7am.
14/11/21	Brambling	Whiteleaf	1	J Orchard
13:44	Male. In with chaffinches feeding in the leaf litter.
21/11/21	Brambling	Rushmere Park	1	R D Andrews
09:25	Calling from pines.
21/11/21	Brambling	Tattenhoe, Milton Keynes	1	H Appleyard
	2 calls heard near Howe Park Wood.
21/11/21	Brambling	Steps Hill	1	M Wallen
09:15	Over west in just over 2 hrs.
20/11/21	Brambling	Rowsham	1	M Wallen
08:00	Over to the west, calling (flight call).
20/11/21	Brambling	Tattenhoe Park, Milton Keynes	1	H Appleyard
	Calling in flight to the west.
20/11/21	Brambling	Prestwood	3	N Marriner
08:00
19/11/21	Brambling	Flackwell Heath	3	J E Rose
14:30	At least with Chaffinches and Linnets.
19/11/21	Brambling	Ashley Green	10	T J Lewis
10:45	Large finch flock containing many Brambling hard to get exact numbers as very mobile.
17/11/21	Brambling	Steps Hill	2	M Wallen
09:00	Over, west.
17/11/21	Brambling	Great Brickhill	1	R D Andrews
08:21	Flew in and landed in conifers on edge of Rushmere Park.
16/11/21	Brambling	Flackwell Heath	6	J E Rose
10:30	At least. Approx. Feeding in setaside/cover crop.
15/11/21	Brambling	Caldecotte Lake	1	M Wallen
08:00	Over west.
14/11/21	Brambling	Stowe	1	P J Tizzard
19:43	ad male. On feeder this afternoon.
14/11/21	Brambling	Whiteleaf	1	J Orchard
13:44	Male. In with chaffinches feeding in the leaf litter.
14/11/21	Brambling	Howe Park Wood, Milton Keynes	1	H Al-Farhan
08:00
12/11/21	Brambling	Steps Hill	1	H Al-Farhan
09:00	Heard calling.
12/11/21	Brambling	Lude Farm	2	D L Cleal
15:52	2 males seen probably more within the flock.
11/11/21	Brambling	Steps Hill	4	M Wallen
09:00	Over west.
10/11/21	Brambling	Rowsham	3	M Wallen
08:25	Over west in one flock early morning.
10/11/21	Brambling	Flackwell Heath	1	J E Rose
13:00	A male seen with Chaffinches but no doubt a few more unseen.
04/11/21	Brambling	Steps Hill	26	M Wallen
10:40	Over west in 3 and a half hours vis-mig.
08/11/21	Brambling	Great Beards Wood	2	P J Stevens
10:00	Over bridleway.
07/11/21	Brambling	Steps Hill	10	M Wallen
10:05	Over-west.
07/11/21	Brambling	Great Hampden	4	L Marriner
13:00	Moving through silently with chaffinches, at least one male.
06/11/21	Brambling	Berghers Hill	1	P J Stevens
07:00	Over.
07/11/21	Brambling	Buckingham	1	M S Hunt
08:20
06/11/21	Brambling	South Heath	4	S Dennis
13:30	3m 1f. In garden feeding under feeders and in ground feeder.
06/11/21	Brambling	Eythrope	2	N Marriner
09:00
05/11/21	Brambling	Steps Hill	44	M Wallen
09:00	Over, mostly north-west along the escarpment.
05/11/21	Brambling	Common Wood	4	A Rowe
18:23	these are minimum numbers in the mixed flock moving through the woodland floor.
01/11/21	Brambling	Steps Hill	35	M Wallen
08:25	Over, west.
02/11/21	Brambling	Steps Hill	3	M Wallen
10:00	Over, west.
04/11/21	Brambling	South Heath	1	S Dennis
15:00	In garden.
03/11/21	Brambling	Hyde Lane	15	R A Fowles
22:30	With chaffinch flock.
03/11/21	Brambling	Great Brickhill	2	R D Andrews
07:45	On edge of Rushmere Park.
03/11/21	Brambling	Stokenchurch	6	J Newcombe
14:00	Flying between hedge and pheasant cover at Gurdon's Farm.
02/11/21	Brambling	Aston Hill	5	R D Andrews
11:00	Heard flying over calling on a few occasions + one bird that came into roost late on. Probably far more than this.
02/11/21	Brambling	Rushmere Park	3	R D Andrews
08:00	At least 3 calling from pines.
02/11/21	Brambling	Great Brickhill	1	R D Andrews
07:45	Over west calling.
02/11/21	Brambling	Berghers Hill	1	P J Stevens
15:00	Perched high up in a neighbours garden calling.
02/11/21	Brambling	Burnham Beeches	1	D R Morris
15:00	Heard calling then seen perched at the top of one of the many trees! SU950849.
02/11/21	Brambling	Back Wood	5	N Webber
08:00	Across calling.
01/11/21	Brambling	Great Brickhill	2	R D Andrews
07:35	Over calling heading NW.
26/10/21	Brambling	Newton Leys	1	J Baker
08:10	calling as it flew over.
20/10/21	Brambling	Newton Leys	1	J Baker
08:00	called as it flew over.
31/10/21	Brambling	Rowsham	1	M Wallen
15:30	male. With other finches.
31/10/21	Brambling	Tylers Green	1	R Dixon
12:28	fem. First sighting in garden this autumn. Under sunflower hearts feeder.
26/10/21	Brambling	Steps Hill	69	M Wallen
09:45	Arrived from the east or south east. Included a flock of 12 that flew in and joined an even bigger flock making a flock of about 40.
25/10/21	Brambling	Rowsham	11	M Wallen
09:45	Over, west north west in 2 hrs vis-mig.
30/10/21	Brambling	Rushmere Park	1	R D Andrews
10:00	Calling from tops of pines but couldn’t see them.
25/10/21	Brambling	Dunton	1	G Marsh
15:00	Juvenile Male caught and ringed.
22/10/21	Brambling	Steps Hill	91	M Wallen
10:30	Over West, in 3 and a half hours vis-mig.
24/10/21	Brambling	Speen	1	P R Symonds
15:55	fem.
25/10/21	Brambling	Hyde Lane	1	J Rowley
08:00	w/p male. With Chaffinch. At least one present.
23/10/21	Brambling	Steps Hill	54	M Wallen
10:00	Over west in a number of flocks/ singles.
23/10/21	Brambling	Rowsham	1	M Wallen
15:30	male. A stunning male feeding at the edge of a farm with Chaffinch and Goldfinch.
23/10/21	Brambling	Great Brickhill	5	R D Andrews
11:45	1, 3 & 1 over west in a 2hr viz-mig session from garden.
22/10/21	Brambling	Tattenhoe Park, Milton Keynes	1	H Appleyard
	Photographed silently heading to west among this morning's finch movement, made largely of Chaffinches going through alone and in small flocks. Only noticed when I looked back on my images later on (one in the gallery).
21/10/21	Brambling	Tattenhoe Park, Milton Keynes	1	H Appleyard
	Calling in flight to the south west. Quite low.
14/10/21	Brambling	Tattenhoe Park, Milton Keynes	3	H Al-Farhan
07:00	1 was perched.
17/10/21	Brambling	Rowsham	1	M Wallen
08:30	Over west, calling.
18/10/21	Brambling	Aylesbury STW	1	P Watts
08:00	Calling and flying over.
18/10/21	Brambling	Buckingham	1	P Woodham
13:25	Male in my garden.
18/10/21	Brambling	Aylesbury STW	1	P Watts
08:00	Calling and flying over.
17/10/21	Brambling	Rammamere Heath	14	R D Andrews
11:15	2 calling next to Kings Wood + a flock of 12 over calling heading towards Stockgrove.
16/10/21	Brambling	Steps Hill	65	M Wallen
10:40	Migrating into or over the hill to all points west. With M.Baker, A.Roach, C.Woodward.
15/10/21	Brambling	Steps Hill	77	M Wallen
11:00	A really good morning for these, arriving or passing over to the west.
16/10/21	Brambling	Rushmere Park	3	R D Andrews
10:45	Around clearfell area including one that flew in and perched briefly in a pine.
15/10/21	Brambling	Stowe	1	P J Tizzard
19:04	fe. Feeding under sunflower heart feeder. Th second sighting this week.
14/10/21	Brambling	Lathbury	8	R Norris
11:00	Flew over to the north west.
13/10/21	Brambling	Steps Hill	26	M Wallen
09:00	Over to the West, all migrating.
13/10/21	Brambling	Milton Keynes, Central, Milton Keynes	4	M Baker
09:30	Vismig.
13/10/21	Brambling	Ivinghoe Beacon	14	N Marriner
12:30
12/10/21	Brambling	Aston Hill	19	R D Andrews
12:43	A flock of 11 flew in calling and perched in Ash tree for a few seconds before flying NW, 6 flew west at 14.15 and 2 flew west at 15.45.
12/10/21	Brambling	Steps Hill	30	N Webber
08:30	About 15 were in the car park trees on arrival at 7am, but two further small groups joined them totalling c30 in all. Feeding quietly, but became more flighty with increased car park disturbance. (With Graham Higgins).
11/10/21	Brambling	Rowsham	1	M Wallen
08:30	Over calling, going north.
11/10/21	Brambling	Ivinghoe Beacon	20	A Roach
16:15	Feeding on Whitebeam in Beacon car park with a few Chaffinch and Goldfinch.
10/10/21	Brambling	Steps Hill	34	M Wallen
10:00	Total seen during the morning. 18 seen migrating west over the hill included a nice flock of 10 just after dawn. 16 were found feeding in Whitebeam on the hill including birds by the car park. Many provided stunning views for the Bird Club field trip.
10/10/21	Brambling	Buckingham	1	M S Hunt
08:30
09/10/21	Brambling	Great Brickhill	3	R D Andrews
06:40	Heard calling as they flew over at 0640, 0653 & 0723hrs. Not seen as very misty so could have been more. All going west or south west.
09/10/21	Brambling	Hodgemoor Woods	1	P J Stevens
10:30	Over the north side of the wood.
08/10/21	Brambling	Steps Hill	2	M Wallen
08:00	Over west in fog early morning.
08/10/21	Brambling	Newport Pagnell, Newport Pagnell	6	R C B'stard
23:01	I was amazed to find six (4m) birds feeding on Rowan berries at about 10ft up literally beside the public footpath (almost) opposite The Bull.
07/10/21	Brambling	Back Wood	1	H Appleyard
	Calls heard on several occasions and one seen on a larch near one of the woodland clearings.
07/10/21	Brambling	Tattenhoe Park, Milton Keynes	1	H Appleyard
	My first Brambling for this season, given away by a single call as it flew to the west.
07/10/21	Brambling	Great Brickhill	4	R D Andrews
07:04	A group of 4 birds flying over low calling heading west. There were definitely two in this group and the only birds calling were Brambling so almost certainly all four were this species.
27/04/21	Brambling	Stokenchurch	1	J Newcombe
13:00	Smart male on the garden feeders.
27/04/21	Brambling	Penn Street	1	I Ryder
07:27	male. Ripper of a male in garden feeding on sunflower seed.
23/04/21	Brambling	Hunts Green	1	D J Stone

18/04/21	Brambling	Rushmere Park	2	R D Andrews
17:45	Male and female feeding quietly in the top branches of a couple of pines.
18/04/21	Brambling	Rushmere Park	2	R D Andrews
17:45	Male and female feeding quietly in the top branches of a couple of pines.
14/04/21	Brambling	Winchmore Hill	1	R W Seekins
16:30	m. in garden.
15/04/21	Brambling	Hunts Green	1	S Dennis
17:30	male. Seen singing.
15/04/21	Brambling	Flackwell Heath	3	M Mayall
07:43	Garden 2m 1f.
13/04/21	Brambling	Rushmere Park	6	R D Andrews
08:10	In pines on edge of clearfell next to woodpecker sculpture. Flycatching occasionally from the top branches. Included an absolutely stunning breeding plumage male.
11/04/21	Brambling	Weston Turville Reservoir	2	J C Seabrook
09:00	1m, 1fe. In bushes on east side, together.
11/04/21	Brambling	Hog Lane, Ashley Green	1	B Miller
09:00	ad male. At least one male remains.
07/04/21	Brambling	South Heath	1	S Dennis
09:00	fem. Still visiting garden, first seen on Monday.
05/04/21	Brambling	South Heath	1	S Dennis
13:30	fem. In garden feeding under feeders.
01/04/21	Brambling	Buckingham	1	D Cook
13:52	Female on feeder Many visits during the afternoon.
03/04/21	Brambling	Flackwell Heath	3	M Mayall
13:31	Garden.
30/03/21	Brambling	Fennel's Wood, Flackwell Heath	1	A D Bassett
11:00
28/03/21	Brambling	Hunts Green	1	S Dennis
12:00
22/03/21	Brambling	Hunts Green	4	D J Stone

26/03/21	Brambling	Lodge Hill	1	M Mckeown
09:15	Male still under Manor Farm feeder.
24/03/21	Brambling	Stowe	1	P J Tizzard
16:18	fem. Regular bird at feeders.
22/03/21	Brambling	Terriers, High Wycombe	1	D T Cox
15:37	female on the garden feeders.
20/03/21	Brambling	Berghers Hill	1	P J Stevens
09:00	male. Feeding in garden.
18/03/21	Brambling	Flackwell Heath	3	M Mayall
08:05	Garden 1f 2m.
17/03/21	Brambling	Oving	1	M H Stallwood
08:30	In garden. 1st ever seen in garde. With flock of chaffinch and greenfinch.
16/03/21	Brambling	Winchmore Hill	1	R W Seekins
15:00	m. Tragoes Plantation.
16/03/21	Brambling	Stowe	1	P J Tizzard
16:27	fem. Regular visitor to feeder this afternoon over a couple of hours or so.
14/03/21	Brambling	Hunts Green	2	S Dennis
11:30	with chaffinches.
11/03/21	Brambling	Stowe	1	P J Tizzard
16:01	fem. At feeder.
12/03/21	Brambling	Berghers Hill	2	P J Stevens
08:30	male. In garden.
11/03/21	Brambling	Flackwell Heath	3	M Mayall
13:03	Garden.
09/03/21	Brambling	Eythrope	1	L Marriner
21:26	Female.
09/03/21	Brambling	Winchmore Hill	1	R W Seekins
12:10	m. brief visits to garden feed area.
07/03/21	Brambling	Buckingham	1	M S Hunt
08:30	First for this winter heard in tree top.
02/03/21	Brambling	Berghers Hill	1	P J Stevens
08:00	male. Feeding on sunflower hearts in my garden.
02/03/21	Brambling	Flackwell Heath	5	M Mayall
11:49	Garden.
21/02/21	Brambling	Hunts Green	12	D J Stone

01/03/21	Brambling	Winchmore Hill	1	R W Seekins
12:10	m. In garden.
28/02/21	Brambling	Winchmore Hill	1	R W Seekins
16:30	m. Briefly visited garden.
25/02/21	Brambling	Lodge Hill	1	M Mckeown
09:30	Male with many Chaffinch around the feeder.
23/02/21	Brambling	Lodge Hill	1	S J Robinson
13:00	Around the feeder.
23/02/21	Brambling	Hog Lane, Ashley Green	2	B Miller
08:00
21/02/21	Brambling	Lodge Hill	1	M Mckeown
09:15	Twenty minutes wait around the feeder finally produced something more. A Greenfinch and a male Brambling.
14/02/21	Brambling	Stowe	1	P J Tizzard
09:32	male. Smart male in near-complete breeding plumage on feeder.
12/02/21	Brambling	Lacey Green	1	N Marriner
10:00
12/02/21	Brambling	Stokenchurch	1	J Newcombe
09:00	In garden.
13/02/21	Brambling	Flackwell Heath	10	M Mayall
09:54	Garden flackwell heath.
12/02/21	Brambling	Winchmore Hill	1	R W Seekins
08:30	garden feed site.
09/02/21	Brambling	Hoggeston	10	G Marsh
11:00	Feeding in planted crop mainly fodder radish.
06/02/21	Brambling	Prestwood	1	P Watts
12:00	In feeding area of farmers field.
06/02/21	Brambling	Penn Wood	35	K Holt
16:40	Roosting west of The Penna.
06/02/21	Brambling	Prestwood	1	P Watts
12:00	In feeding area of farmers field.
05/02/21	Brambling	Hog Lane, Ashley Green	12	D Hutchinson
16:19	Approx number. Mobile with flock of Chaffinches.
05/02/21	Brambling	Flackwell Heath	1	J E Rose
11:00	Only one picked up but probably more as I could only see a small part of the Chaffinch flock.
02/02/21	Brambling	Berghers Hill	2	P J Stevens
15:00	Feeding in my garden.
03/02/21	Brambling	Hog Lane, Ashley Green	8	B Miller
09:00	Continuing, new high count, with the Chaffinch flock.
02/02/21	Brambling	Hog Lane, Ashley Green	3	R Ness
14:00	still with Chaffinches early afternoon.
31/01/21	Brambling	Hog Lane, Ashley Green	3	B Miller
08:45	Minimum count, with mobile Chaffinch flock. Four more likely.
29/01/21	Brambling	Hog Lane, Ashley Green	2	B Miller
09:00
27/01/21	Brambling	Grange Farm, Widmer End	1	A J Petherbridge
09:30	On ground below feeder in our garden. Third day it has visited us.
26/01/21	Brambling	Grange Farm, Widmer End	1	A J Petherbridge
11:00	Along North Road at entrance to Widmer Farm.
25/01/21	Brambling	Winchmore Hill	1	R W Seekins
09:45	m. Briefly in garden.
24/01/21	Brambling	Widmer End	1	A J Petherbridge
09:30	Under the feeders in the garden. First for 11 years.
23/01/21	Brambling	Lude Farm	10	R W Seekins
14:45	Plus. In Longfield wood and “birdsown” field and old orchard to west, in loose association with linnet yellowhammer and chaffinch.
23/01/21	Brambling	Dinton	2	J W Gearing
09:45	With Caffinch at Pheasant feeders.
21/01/21	Brambling	Hunts Green	13	D J Stone

13/01/21	Brambling	Penn Wood	67	L Evans
15:10	A total of 67 into the Penna Rhododendron Roost by 4pm.
12/01/21	Brambling	Penn Wood	1	L Evans

17/01/21	Brambling	Stokenchurch	40	J Newcombe
10:00	Approx 40 birds in large Chaffinch flock in pheasant cover near Studdridge Farm.
11/01/21	Brambling	Great Beards Wood	1	R W Seekins
13:15	Marrods approach.
15/01/21	Brambling	Lude Farm	8	A Rowe
17:57	Loose flock of mixed species in trees & hedgerow near the small pond by the road. All counts proportionate but likely under estimates.
15/01/21	Brambling	Penn Wood	34	K Holt
16:15	30 to west of the Penna and 4 to the east.
15/01/21	Brambling	Back Wood	2	N Webber
09:30	Seen amongst large, mobile, finch flock (mostly Chaffinches) feeding in top ‘set aside’ field adjacent to A5.
05/01/21	Brambling	Penn Wood	88	L Evans
	88 roosted by 4pm - the highest count this winter (Penna Rhododendron Roost).
12/01/21	Brambling	Fennel's Wood, Flackwell Heath	10	D J Bevan
15:30	Conservative estimate east end.
12/01/21	Brambling	Flackwell Heath	3	J E Rose
10:30	2 males and and a female feeding with the Chaffinches.
10/01/21	Brambling	Oakley Airfield	1	L Marriner
16:35
09/01/21	Brambling	Lude Farm	12	R W Seekins
14:50	Nearset aside field, Longfield wood.
09/01/21	Brambling	Penn Wood	2	M Tinnelly
16:00	Penna roost.

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