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Date	Species	Site	Count	Observer
12/08/22	Swift	Ivinghoe Beacon	1	R Hargreaves

09/04/22	Swift	Ivinghoe Beacon	1	R Hargreaves

01/07/22	Swift	Newport Pagnell, Newport Pagnell	110	T Wood
11:30	Large flock low over fields near road.
29/04/22	Swift	Willen Lakes	1	H Al-Farhan
07:15
29/04/22	Swift	Willen Lakes	3	H Al-Farhan
13:30
25/06/22	Swift	Little Linford Wood	8	H Al-Farhan
10:00
09/09/22	Swift	Willen Lake North, Willen Lakes	1	H Al-Farhan
19:00
30/09/22	Swift	Willen Lake North, Willen Lakes	2	B Tunnicliffe
14:01	brief appearance.
02/06/22	Swift	Little Chalfont	3	T Wood
10:15	SU995981.
23/06/22	Swift	Little Chalfont	2	T Wood
15:00	Probable pair. SU995981.
01/07/22	Swift	Little Chalfont	1	T Wood
11:00	SU995981.
28/07/22	Swift	Little Chalfont	9	T Wood
15:00	Heading South East. SU995981.
09/09/22	Swift	Marlow Bottom	1	A D Bassett
18:30	Over N end of valley ahead of storm.
11/08/22	Swift	Ivinghoe Aston	2	J Baker
07:30
25/08/22	Swift	Willen Lake North, Willen Lakes	2	M Baker
12:34
27/08/22	Swift	Wingrave	1	J Dowling
19:30	Over E. SP869192.
26/08/22	Swift	Wingrave	1	J Dowling
19:00	Over SE. SP869192.
26/08/22	Swift	Rowsham	1	M Wallen
18:00	Over, south.
26/08/22	Swift	Stoke Goldington	1	K C Mitchell
19:23	With a handful of Swallows.
22/08/22	Swift	Rowsham	1	M Wallen
18:00	Over.
23/08/22	Swift	Weston Turville Reservoir	1	J Dowling
17:00
22/08/22	Swift	Willen Lake North, Willen Lakes	4	M Wallen
07:00	3 and 1 through south.
22/08/22	Swift	Grange Farm, Widmer End	2	A J Petherbridge
12:15	Heading south.
21/08/22	Swift	Willen Lakes	2	A V Harding

19/08/22	Swift	Willen Lake North, Willen Lakes	5	M Wallen
07:00	With TJWa.
19/08/22	Swift	Buckingham	1	M S Hunt
10:21	Over.
16/08/22	Swift	Wingrave	1	J Dowling
20:00	1 over SE with 5 House Martins. SP869193.
15/08/22	Swift	Emerson Valley, Milton Keynes	2	H Appleyard

15/08/22	Swift	Willen Lake North, Willen Lakes	10	M Wallen
07:30	Flocks of 3 and 7 through. With M.Baker.
15/08/22	Swift	Willen Lake North, Willen Lakes	10	M Baker
07:07	Group of 3, then group of 7.
14/08/22	Swift	Weston Turville Reservoir	1	J C Seabrook
08:30
14/08/22	Swift	Broughton, Aylesbury	3	S Potter
19:00
14/08/22	Swift	Wingrave	1	J Dowling
20:00	over SE. SP869192.
13/08/22	Swift	Wingrave	7	J Dowling
19:30	Over SE - assumed to be migrants. local birds moved off early August. SP870189.
13/08/22	Swift	Oving	2	M H Stallwood
20:13
13/08/22	Swift	Hughenden Valley, High Wycombe	1	D Parmenter
19:53	Feeding and moving S. SU863968.
13/08/22	Swift	Willen Lake North, Willen Lakes	1	M Wallen
07:00
12/08/22	Swift	Walter's Ash	2	M Wallen
10:00
13/08/22	Swift	Buckingham	1	M S Hunt
08:00
11/08/22	Swift	Coombe Hill	4	D J Stone
	East. Seen with Stewart Dennis.
10/08/22	Swift	Chalfont St Giles	1	J Edwards
15:49	One over but mostly gone now from the village.
06/08/22	Swift	Willen Lake North, Willen Lakes	2	M Wallen
07:30	Over south, screaming.
06/08/22	Swift	Willen Lake South, Willen Lakes	6	M Wallen
07:30	Feeding quite high up. Drifted off south.
07/08/22	Swift	Buckingham	1	M S Hunt
08:30	Over town centre high up.
06/08/22	Swift	Buckingham	4	M S Hunt
17:41	High over heading south.
05/08/22	Swift	Buckingham	1	M S Hunt
18:15	Over.
04/08/22	Swift	Tattenhoe Park, Milton Keynes	3	H Appleyard
	Trio seen high up near the A421.
03/08/22	Swift	Furzton Lake, Milton Keynes	2	H Appleyard

02/08/22	Swift	Great Brickhill	1	R D Andrews
19:20	Just the single drifted over south this evening.
02/08/22	Swift	Willen Lake North, Willen Lakes	6	M Wallen
07:00	In one flock, moved rapidly south.
31/07/22	Swift	Rowsham	60	M Wallen
18:00	Approx, 60-70 in a single flock, wheeling around but moving rapidly south. Seen with Clive and Ali Woodward.
02/08/22	Swift	Howe Park Wood, Milton Keynes	1	H Appleyard

02/08/22	Swift	Kingsmead, Milton Keynes	2	H Appleyard
	Seen over housing south of Kingsmead Spinney.
01/08/22	Swift	Great Brickhill	33	R D Andrews
19:15	Small passage with birds drifting slowly south in groups of 2-7 in 30 mins. Some lingered over Rushmere Park for 10-15mins.
01/08/22	Swift	Buckingham	2	M S Hunt
17:25
31/07/22	Swift	Coombe Hill	1	D J Stone
	Heading west. Seen with Stewart Dennis.
31/07/22	Swift	Willen Lake North, Willen Lakes	7	J Richardson
07:00	Feeding high, moved off S.
31/07/22	Swift	Buckingham	1	M S Hunt
11:00
28/07/22	Swift	Wingrave	35	J Dowling
20:30	At least 35, lots of noise, presumably pre-migration activity. SP869193.
29/07/22	Swift	Buckingham	10	M S Hunt
19:16	This morning at breeding site.
28/07/22	Swift	Rowsham	241	M Wallen
19:00	A significant movement south/ south-west. Vis-mig from garden between 4-7pm, with solid watching from 4-5.30pm when 198 birds went over including a monster flock of c80 birds.
28/07/22	Swift	Maid's Moreton	7	D Shephard
20:00
28/07/22	Swift	Chalfont St Giles	100	J Edwards
18:28	The Swifts are on the move with a hundred counted drifting south between 17:30 and 18:00 hrs into the light southerly breeze. The birds had probably been passing all day.
28/07/22	Swift	Rushmere Park	1	J Richardson
13:01	1 heading high south.
27/07/22	Swift	Dorney Lake, Dorney	2	D L Cleal
16:00
27/07/22	Swift	Hughenden Park, High Wycombe	3	D T Cox
15:00
27/07/22	Swift	Buckingham	25	M S Hunt
15:58	In a screaming party around breeding site.
26/07/22	Swift	Rowsham	9	M Wallen
16:00	Birds clearly moving south, 2 followed quite quickly by a flock of 7 that spent some time feeding high above the hirundines before moving on.
26/07/22	Swift	Buckingham	20	P Woodham
17:13	Smaller screaming over house.
24/07/22	Swift	Burnham	1	D L Cleal
19:00	Lone bird over the house. We'll be losing them in next few days.
26/07/22	Swift	Buckingham	10	M S Hunt
10:05	Around breeding site.
25/07/22	Swift	Buckingham	13	M S Hunt
19:27	Suddenly appeared over and not part of my local breeding population seemed to drift off s/w.
25/07/22	Swift	Rowsham	13	M Wallen
16:00	Further obvious movement today with 13 over west in a little over 10 minutes. They're leaving !
25/07/22	Swift	Ivinghoe Beacon	38	M Wallen
10:30	An obvious movement occurred over 45 minutes, all birds going west or south-west. First a loose flock of 31, then 1, 3 and 3.
22/06/22	Swift	Rowsham	1	J Dowling
08:30	Submitted on behalf of Annie Cooper.
25/07/22	Swift	Bradwell New Workings	1	R A Fowles
16:42	With 10 House Martin.
24/07/22	Swift	Coombe Hill	16	D J Stone
	6,5 & 5 heading south between 10-35 & 10-55am. Seen with Stewart Dennis.
24/07/22	Swift	Waddesdon	10	M S Hunt
09:52
24/07/22	Swift	Hoggeston	30	M S Hunt
09:15
03/07/22	Swift	Gallows Bridge Farm, Gallows Bridge	2	N Marriner
08:00
22/07/22	Swift	Foxcote Res	2	P Gibbs
08:29
21/07/22	Swift	Wingrave	31	J Dowling
18:45	31+ Screaming flock. SP869193.
21/07/22	Swift	Buckingham	6	D Shephard
09:35	Over Western Avenue area.
20/07/22	Swift	Turville	4	A Stow
15:00	Kimble Wood-Circling over.
19/07/22	Swift	Prestwood	18	E Griffiths
08:05	18 over Prestwood at 6.30 (out early to dodge the heat!).
12/06/22	Swift	Rowsham	3	J Dowling
09:45	Submitted on behalf of Joy Neave.
17/07/22	Swift	Weston Turville Reservoir	5	J C Seabrook
07:30
17/07/22	Swift	Coombe Hill	1	D J Stone
	Heading south. Seen with Stewart Dennis.
17/07/22	Swift	Buckingham	20	M S Hunt
06:30	Screaming around the nest site.
16/07/22	Swift	Willen Lake North, Willen Lakes	3	M Wallen
07:30	One came in for a drink.
16/07/22	Swift	Beaconsfield	2	P Treadwell
17:51	second time recently. SU933901.
16/07/22	Swift	Buckingham	3	D Shephard
12:50
16/07/22	Swift	Beaconsfield	3	R M Jackson
09:45	Above Baring Road.
14/07/22	Swift	Gerrards Cross	3	M Wallen
08:00	Low down and probably breeding in vicinity of North Park.
13/07/22	Swift	Aylesbury	1	M Wallen
15:00	Visiting nest site in eaves of house on Tring Road.
13/07/22	Swift	Beaconsfield	20	D Ferguson
18:31	A screaming party around Fernhurst Close this morning.
13/07/22	Swift	Buckingham	25	M S Hunt
17:55	In Screaming party typical for July here at a breeding site.
13/07/22	Swift	Stony Stratford	22	R S Hill
13:30	A screaming, chasing group at the north end of the High Street. Most I've seen here this summer.
13/07/22	Swift	Newport Pagnell, Newport Pagnell	20	C Harris
11:46	Probably more the most I've seen over the high street this year.
13/07/22	Swift	Grange Farm, Widmer End	20	A J Petherbridge
09:15	Pure guess but good number feeding up high.
12/07/22	Swift	Broughton, Aylesbury	15	S Potter
15:30
12/07/22	Swift	Bourne End	15	J E Rose
12:44	Approx high over the village centre.
10/07/22	Swift	Dinton	8	J W Gearing
17:44	8 Swift have been insecting above Dinton Village for several days and still are. I don't know where in the village they have breed.
10/07/22	Swift	Coombe Hill	3	D J Stone
	2 & 1 heading north. Seen with Stewart Dennis.
10/07/22	Swift	Buckingham	15	M S Hunt
11:30
09/07/22	Swift	Turweston, Turweston	4	P Gomersall
14:00	ad. Flying over stables.
08/07/22	Swift	Beaconsfield	2	P Treadwell
12:02	flying low along several houses over back gardens. A rare sight here so low. SU933901.
08/07/22	Swift	Great Brickhill	11	R D Andrews
14:09
08/07/22	Swift	Prestwood	1	M Collard
13:15	Where are they all?
08/07/22	Swift	Floodplain Forest Nature Reserve (formerly Manor Farm)	4	P Gibbs
12:27
07/07/22	Swift	Dorney Common, Dorney	1	M Milne
19:14	Came down to drink.
07/07/22	Swift	Stony Stratford	6	B Tunnicliffe
21:33
06/07/22	Swift	Aylesbury	6	J C Seabrook
11:30	Flying around Queen Street.
06/07/22	Swift	Foxcote Res	2	P Gibbs
09:08
05/07/22	Swift	Winslow	15	M S Hunt
16:09
04/07/22	Swift	Loudwater	1	D Marchant
18:05
04/07/22	Swift	Wingrave	12	M Wallen
06:30	Around, and looked like they were entering the Church. established breeding colony here.
03/07/22	Swift	Lodge Hill Farm, Bledlow Ridge	1	D T Cox
16:00
03/07/22	Swift	Wingrave	8	M Wallen
18:15	Around the Church and no doubt breeding there, a traditional site.
03/07/22	Swift	Waddesdon	1	M S Hunt
11:00
03/07/22	Swift	Dorney Common, Dorney	10	P J Stevens
09:30	At least 10 low over the flood.
03/07/22	Swift	Wingrave	2	M Wallen
09:00	Over the village but perhaps heading west. Probably not breeders.
02/07/22	Swift	Ravenstone STW, Ravenstone	35	R A Fowles
21:47	Numbers where increasing.
02/07/22	Swift	College Lake	7	A C Bayliss

02/07/22	Swift	Buckingham	2	M S Hunt
09:55
01/07/22	Swift	Amersham Flood Meadows	3	R G Bibby
16:59
30/06/22	Swift	Little Marlow GP	1	M Milne
16:41	Flying overhead.
26/06/22	Swift	Shenley Church End, Milton Keynes	1	P R Moon
11:45	One bird observed entering the eaves of the previously used breeding house along Engaine Drive.
30/06/22	Swift	Buckingham	10	M S Hunt
08:30
29/06/22	Swift	Floodplain Forest Nature Reserve (formerly Manor Farm)	5	P Gibbs
10:13
29/06/22	Swift	Wotton Lakes	8	J Roberts
08:43	Please note that this is a private site.
28/06/22	Swift	Dorney Common, Dorney	15	K Rhodes
14:14	Approx count , Low over flood.
26/06/22	Swift	Chesham Fishing Lake	2	D J Stone
	Seen with Stewart Dennis.
11/06/22	Swift	Wingrave	5	S Kennedy
10:15
27/06/22	Swift	Dorney Common, Dorney	30	P J Stevens
08:30	At least 30 feeding low over the flood.
23/06/22	Swift	Dorney Common, Dorney	10	P J Stevens
09:30	Approx count. Low over the flooded area.
14/06/22	Swift	Wingrave	7	P Lees
08:00	SP868187.
14/05/22	Swift	Wingrave	9	P Lees
07:30	SP868187.
26/06/22	Swift	Dorney Common, Dorney	40	D L Cleal
17:00	Swifts & Hirundines (though no Swallows) putting on a good show over the flood in the high wind. (numbers estimated).
18/06/22	Swift	Wingrave	4	D Ginnane
06:40
26/06/22	Swift	Wapseys Wood WDS	50	J Edwards
10:57	Feeding flock moved through high up in front of a rain shower.
23/06/22	Swift	Wingrave	20	J Samworth
07:00
24/06/22	Swift	Buckingham	14	D Shephard
21:45	Together in tight flock.
13/06/22	Swift	Wingrave	2	J Dowling
08:30
24/06/22	Swift	Downley, High Wycombe	6	K Messenger
10:00	Half a dozen overhead.
24/06/22	Swift	Floodplain Forest Nature Reserve (formerly Manor Farm)	5	S Potter
09:00
24/06/22	Swift	Dorney Common, Dorney	20	G Smith
11:30
24/06/22	Swift	Buckingham	5	M S Hunt
11:00	At least one occupied nest.
22/06/22	Swift	Wingrave	2	O Stovold
10:20
22/06/22	Swift	Ivinghoe Beacon	2	M Wallen
09:00	Over, low to the north-east.
23/06/22	Swift	Rowsham	5	M Wallen
06:30	In one flock, came extremely low ( below house height) over the front garden and flew along the lane. It looked very much like they were looking for a nest site, which is a worry at this time of year ! Swifts are unusual here in June, this behaviour was even more unusual.
19/06/22	Swift	Little Marlow GP	100	A D Bassett
09:00	Approx.
21/06/22	Swift	Dorney Common, Dorney	1	M Milne
14:02	Overhead.
20/06/22	Swift	Floodplain Forest Nature Reserve (formerly Manor Farm)	3	I Norman
08:29
20/06/22	Swift	High Wycombe, High Wycombe	10	M Wallen
07:00	Approx. Right over the town centre.
20/06/22	Swift	Dorney Common, Dorney	3	D L Cleal
11:30
20/06/22	Swift	Tyringham Park	2	A Harrell
12:30
19/06/22	Swift	Sherington	3	W Bush
09:30
19/06/22	Swift	Newton Longville	6	H Appleyard

19/06/22	Swift	The Lee	24	D J Stone
	Loose flock of 22 heading north at 10-45am, followed by 2 more a few minutes later. Seen with Stewart Dennis.
19/06/22	Swift	Shardeloes	30	D Smith
08:15
19/06/22	Swift	Linford GPs	20	C Harris
11:28	Please note that a permit is required for access to this site.
19/06/22	Swift	Sherington	3	W Bush
09:30
18/06/22	Swift	Floodplain Forest Nature Reserve (formerly Manor Farm)	7	S Potter
16:30
18/06/22	Swift	Linford GPs	25	S Potter
15:30	Please note that a permit is required for access to this site.
19/06/22	Swift	Gayhurst Quarry	30	R Norris
08:00	Over the pits.
18/06/22	Swift	Tattenhoe Park, Milton Keynes	8	H Appleyard
	Flock of at least 8 seen up high near the west end of the site.
18/06/22	Swift	Tattenhoe, Milton Keynes	4	H Appleyard

12/06/22	Swift	Gallows Bridge Farm, Gallows Bridge	1	N Marriner
07:00
18/06/22	Swift	Downley, High Wycombe	6	S Newman
11:26	At farm on Coates Lane.
17/06/22	Swift	Sherington	2	W Bush
09:10
16/06/22	Swift	Wendover	6	M Wallen
18:00	Low over the town, no doubt breeding here.
18/06/22	Swift	Princes Risborough	6	M Wallen
06:45
18/06/22	Swift	High Wycombe, High Wycombe	5	M Wallen
06:30
17/06/22	Swift	Buckingham	20	D Shephard
11:00	NW town centre.
15/06/22	Swift	Buckingham	4	D Shephard
11:45	Over NW town centre.
13/06/22	Swift	Great Brickhill	4	R D Andrews
08:30	Flying around low in front of house. Hopefully checking out the Swift nestbox I put up earlier in the year!
13/06/22	Swift	Floodplain Forest Nature Reserve (formerly Manor Farm)	6	I Norman
08:30
11/06/22	Swift	Wingrave	6	S Kennedy
10:15
10/06/22	Swift	Beaconsfield	4	J N Sweeney
20:00	These are the first swifts I've noticed in Beaconsfield this year. Usually they arrive back at the end of the first week in May.
10/06/22	Swift	Weston Turville Reservoir	8	M Wallen
12:30	Arrived in a flock, swooped down and had a drink then left again.
10/06/22	Swift	Buckingham	2	D Shephard
17:20	Over NW end of town.
09/06/22	Swift	Buckingham	5	D Shephard
21:35	Over NE end of town.
09/06/22	Swift	Haddenham	2	S Potter
19:41
08/06/22	Swift	Buckingham	1	D Shephard
13:11
07/06/22	Swift	Wingrave	4	D Godfrey
18:30
07/06/22	Swift	Buckingham	6	D Shephard
14:40	Over NW area of town.
05/06/22	Swift	Little Marlow GP	250	A D Bassett
18:00	Approx.
06/06/22	Swift	Foxcote Res	50	P Gibbs
09:18
05/06/22	Swift	Floodplain Forest Nature Reserve (formerly Manor Farm)	2	F Try
14:30	With House Martins.
05/06/22	Swift	Grange Farm, Widmer End	9	T James
10:35	Over farm.
04/06/22	Swift	Foxcote Res	20	P Gomersall
12:32	ad. All flying in front of hide.
01/06/22	Swift	Wingrave	3	J M Willmott
07:30
03/06/22	Swift	Buckingham	12	D Shephard
21:45	Over NE end of town.
03/06/22	Swift	Buckingham	3	D Shephard
16:30
03/06/22	Swift	Bletchley	6	D Essame
12:45	SP8432.
03/06/22	Swift	Buckingham	31	M S Hunt
11:22	11 over one breeding site and 20 over town.
02/06/22	Swift	Buckingham	6	M S Hunt
17:23	Around breeding site.

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