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Thursday 9th April 2026

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Date	Species	Site	Count	Observer
09/04/26	House Sparrow	Akeley	10	J Rowley
13:00	Seen either in thick hedges or under eaves in 3 separate areas of the village.
09/04/26	House Sparrow	Stoke Goldington	2	K C C Mitchell
11:16	On suet pellet feeder.
09/04/26	Jackdaw	Ravenstone STW, Ravenstone	150	K C C Mitchell
11:14	Associating with Stock Doves.
09/04/26	Stock Dove	Ravenstone STW, Ravenstone	210	K C C Mitchell
11:14	Associating with Jackdaws.
09/04/26	Grey Wagtail	Ravenstone STW, Ravenstone	2	K C C Mitchell
11:14
09/04/26	Great Tit	Shreding Green	1	M Milne
14:30
09/04/26	Mallard	Wooburn Green	1	R Kirk
22:16	Female did have 14 ducklings but now only 2 but 6 males cannot leave her alone.
09/04/26	Moorhen	Wooburn Green	1	R Kirk
22:16	Nestbuilding.
09/04/26	Blue Tit	Wooburn Green	2	R Kirk
22:16	Feeding young in a outside cigarette dispenser.
09/04/26	Collared Dove	Wooburn Green	2	R Kirk
22:16
09/04/26	Grey Heron	Wooburn Green	1	R Kirk

09/04/26	Wren	Wooburn Green	2	R Kirk
	Together.
09/04/26	Pied Wagtail	Wooburn Green	1	R Kirk

09/04/26	Stock Dove	Wooburn Green	1	R Kirk

09/04/26	Jackdaw	Wooburn Green	1	R Kirk
	Nesting in a large willow tree.
09/04/26	Willow Warbler	Lodge Hill	1	N Marriner
08:00
09/04/26	Ring Ouzel	Lodge Hill	1	N Marriner
08:00
09/04/26	Chiffchaff	Lodge Hill	4	N Marriner
08:00
09/04/26	Whitethroat	Lodge Hill	3	N Marriner
08:00
09/04/26	Yellowhammer	Lodge Hill	4	N Marriner
08:00
09/04/26	Barn Owl	Lodge Hill	1	N Marriner
08:00
09/04/26	Linnet	Lodge Hill	9	N Marriner
08:00
09/04/26	Corn Bunting	Lodge Hill	19	N Marriner
08:00
09/04/26	Blackcap	Lodge Hill	8	N Marriner
08:00
09/04/26	Redpoll	Steps Hill	3	M Wallen
07:45	1 singing from a tree for quite a time early on, then 2 singles over later.
09/04/26	Song Thrush	Steps Hill	1	M Wallen
07:45	A lovely greyish 'Continental' bird at the base of the hill, it then flew onto the hill itself.
09/04/26	Ring Ouzel	Steps Hill	1	M Wallen
07:45	I heard two calls as I entered top scrub, I think the bird(s) was flying but I didn't see it. I presume it/ them were then part of the 4 found a bit later.
09/04/26	Willow Warbler	Steps Hill	4	M Wallen
07:45	Singing.
09/04/26	Blackcap	Steps Hill	8	M Wallen
07:45	Singing.
09/04/26	Whitethroat	Steps Hill	9	M Wallen
07:45	All singing. With 4 more on the Beacon, a total of 13 singing here today. A significant influx.
09/04/26	Corn Bunting	Ivinghoe Beacon	5	M Wallen
07:45	With 3 singing/ territorial males.
09/04/26	Whitethroat	Ivinghoe Beacon	4	M Wallen
07:45	All singing. A huge influx to the hills.
09/04/26	Yellow Wagtail	Ivinghoe Beacon	1	M Wallen
07:45	Over North, calling.
09/04/26	Redstart	Ivinghoe Beacon	1	M Wallen
07:45	male. Seen briefly right near the top of Gallows Hill, after being located on call, such stunners !.
09/04/26	Swallow	Rowsham	7	T Wallen
18:30	Overhead, together in a flock.
09/04/26	Yellow Wagtail	Rowsham	10	T Wallen
18:30	male. All together around one horse in a paddock. Watched and photo'd with MSW.
09/04/26	Fieldfare	Ivinghoe Hills	21	L Evans
18:36	21 still lingering in the Transmitter Field.
09/04/26	Corn Bunting	Ivinghoe Hills	1	L Evans
18:36	A single singing male in the hedgerow bordering the Transmitter Field.
09/04/26	Wheatear	Ivinghoe Hills	4	L Evans
18:36	4 at the far east end of Gallows Hill.
09/04/26	Redstart	Ivinghoe Hills	1	L Evans
18:36	A nice adult male in Hawthorns on Gallows Hill east of the main footpath.
09/04/26	Ring Ouzel	Ivinghoe Hills	12	L Evans
18:36	12 present this afternoon, with 5 with 21 Fieldfare in the Transmitter Field and 7 with a single Mistle Thrush on Gallows Hill.
09/04/26	Green Woodpecker	Buckingham	1	M S Hunt
18:34
09/04/26	Great Spotted Woodpecker	Buckingham	1	M S Hunt
18:34
09/04/26	Sparrowhawk	Buckingham	1	M S Hunt
18:34	Male.
09/04/26	Siskin	Buckingham	2	M S Hunt
18:34
09/04/26	Little Grebe	Willen Lake North, Willen Lakes	2	A Nelson
12:50	SP876408.
09/04/26	Cetti's Warbler	Willen Lake North, Willen Lakes	1	A Nelson
14:47	SP879408.
09/04/26	Willow Warbler	Ivinghoe Beacon	1	G Higgins
16:30	SP964168.
09/04/26	Wheatear	Ivinghoe Beacon	4	G Higgins
16:30	2 males, 2 females. SP964168.
09/04/26	Redstart	Ivinghoe Beacon	1	G Higgins
16:30	male. in Hawthorns above sheep pens. SP964168.
09/04/26	Ring Ouzel	Ivinghoe Beacon	4	G Higgins
16:30	2 males and 2 females still on slope above sheep pens. SP964168.
09/04/26	Cetti's Warbler	Willen Lake North, Willen Lakes	1	A Nelson
12:47	SP876408.
09/04/26	House Martin	Willen Lake North, Willen Lakes	2	A Nelson
14:05	SP879409.
09/04/26	Swallow	Willen Lake North, Willen Lakes	3	A Nelson
14:10	males. SP880409.
09/04/26	Sedge Warbler	Tongwell	1	A Nelson
11:57	SP867422.
09/04/26	Reed Warbler	Willen Lake North, Willen Lakes	1	A Nelson
18:26	a few song notes occasionally. SP879409.
09/04/26	Willow Warbler	Willen Lake North, Willen Lakes	1	A Nelson
12:42	SP876409.
09/04/26	Sedge Warbler	Willen Lake North, Willen Lakes	2	A Nelson
12:42	SP876409.
09/04/26	Reed Warbler	Willen Lake North, Willen Lakes	4	A Nelson
12:42	at least 4 singing. SP876408.
09/04/26	Swallow	Waddesdon	1	O Davies
18:16	ad. My 1st of the year. SP738164.
09/04/26	Whitethroat	Pitstone Hill	2	D Hutchinson
18:14	Opposite entrance to Pitstone Hill carpark on other side of road.
09/04/26	Reed Warbler	Little Marlow GP	1	A D Bassett
16:30	Still singing quietly from cottage reed bed.
09/04/26	House Martin	Little Marlow GP	10	A D Bassett
16:30	Approx in c100 mixed hirundines flock. Started arriving c3:30.
09/04/26	Swallow	Little Marlow GP	40	A D Bassett
16:30	Approx in c100 mixed hirundines flock. Started arriving c3:30.
09/04/26	Sand Martin	Little Marlow GP	50	A D Bassett
16:30	Approx in c100 mixed hirundines flock. Started arriving c3:30.
09/04/26	LESSER SCAUP	College Lake	1	A C Bayliss
	Still present when the reserve closed. With Tufted duck below the Fitter Hide.
09/04/26	Mute Swan	College Lake	2	A C Bayliss
	The ringed pair have been nest building the last few days.
09/04/26	Cetti's Warbler	Little Marlow GP	5	G Smith
09:30	Heard in 5 locations.
09/04/26	Snipe	Little Marlow GP	3	G Smith
12:15
09/04/26	Chiffchaff	Little Marlow GP	10	G Smith
10:45	Conservative count.
09/04/26	Blackcap	Little Marlow GP	10	G Smith
10:45	Conservative count.
09/04/26	Reed Bunting	Little Marlow GP	3	G Smith
10:45
09/04/26	Reed Warbler	Little Marlow GP	1	G Smith
09:20	Very subdued call low down in reeds - cottage bay.
09/04/26	Swallow	Whelpley Hill	1	J Reader
16:02
09/04/26	Sedge Warbler	Linford Reserve, Linford GPs	3	R S Hill
07:30	All singing.
09/04/26	Wigeon	Linford Reserve, Linford GPs	2	R S Hill
07:30	Pair.
09/04/26	Kingfisher	Linford Reserve, Linford GPs	1	R S Hill
07:30
09/04/26	Oystercatcher	Linford Reserve, Linford GPs	1	R S Hill
07:30	Over east, then back west.
09/04/26	Reed Warbler	Little Marlow GP	1	J E Rose
12:10	Singing low down and fairly quiet in the cottages reedbed.
09/04/26	Green Sandpiper	Wapseys Wood WDS	1	D Ferguson
11:00
09/04/26	Whitethroat	Wapseys Wood WDS	1	J Edwards
13:56
09/04/26	Whitethroat	Stoke Common	2	J Edwards
13:56
09/04/26	Blackcap	College Lake	1	D R Morris
11:15	Quite a few singing arund the reserve.
09/04/26	Cetti's Warbler	College Lake	1	D R Morris
11:15
09/04/26	Redshank	College Lake	1	D R Morris
11:15
09/04/26	LESSER SCAUP	College Lake	1	D R Morris
11:15	Fairly tight in to the bank below Fisher Hide, viewed from Castle Hide. Associating with a female Tufted Duck with 2 M of that species in close attendance.
09/04/26	Nuthatch	Lodge Hill	2	M Mckeown
10:30	Calling.
09/04/26	Blackcap	Lodge Hill	20	M Mckeown
10:30	A lot of birds on the hill.
09/04/26	Willow Warbler	Lodge Hill	4	M Mckeown
10:30	Singing.
09/04/26	Yellowhammer	Lodge Hill	1	M Mckeown
10:30	Just one feeding on the hill.
09/04/26	Skylark	Lodge Hill	60	M Mckeown
10:30	All over.
09/04/26	Whitethroat	Lodge Hill	6	M Mckeown
10:30	On the hill and along the gallop.
09/04/26	Corn Bunting	Lodge Hill	2	M Mckeown
10:30	Singing.
09/04/26	House Martin	Lee Common	3	D J Stone
	Over our house.
09/04/26	Blackbird	Lee Common	1	D J Stone
	Male gathering worms in the playing field.
09/04/26	Chiffchaff	Lee Common	1	D J Stone
	Singing in Grove Wood.
09/04/26	Song Thrush	Lee Common	1	D J Stone
	Singing near Grove Wood.
09/04/26	Skylark	Lee Common	1	D J Stone
	Singing.
09/04/26	Goldfinch	Turweston, Turweston	1	P Gomersall
11:25	On front feeder.
09/04/26	Whitethroat	Slapton	1	J Baker
07:30	Heard and seen.
09/04/26	Raven	Gallows Bridge	2	T Watts
11:54
09/04/26	Redshank	Gallows Bridge	1	T Watts
11:54
09/04/26	Gadwall	Calvert Sailing Lake, Calvert	5	T Watts
11:54
09/04/26	Willow Warbler	Calvert BBOWT Lake, Calvert	2	T Watts
11:50	Singing.
09/04/26	Song Thrush	Calvert BBOWT Lake, Calvert	1	T Watts
11:50
09/04/26	Cetti's Warbler	Calvert BBOWT Lake, Calvert	1	T Watts
11:50
09/04/26	Meadow Pipit	Quainton Hills	6	T Watts
11:41	Display flight seen.
09/04/26	Swallow	Quainton Hills	1	T Watts
11:41
09/04/26	Fieldfare	Quainton Hills	179	T Watts
11:41	Counted on ground feeding, maybe more as small groups seen in various spots later. Ring Ouzel flew towards area where they were so May be with them?.
09/04/26	Song Thrush	Quainton Hills	1	T Watts
11:41
09/04/26	Ring Ouzel	Quainton Hills	1	T Watts
11:41	Male, Nrth slopes,not seen feeding in open. Flew out of hedge to top and preened for 15 mins. Then flew low out of my sight over open area. I was sat long way from it, it didn't see me.
09/04/26	Great Tit	Foxcote Res	1	P Gomersall
10:18	viewed from gate please note that the reserve is temporally closed there is notification on the gate and it's chained and padlocked.
09/04/26	Chiffchaff	Buckingham	4	M S Hunt
08:58	Singing.
09/04/26	Blackcap	Buckingham	2	M S Hunt
08:58	Singing.
09/04/26	Swallow	Buckingham	1	M S Hunt
08:58	Back at breeding site.