Lee Evans's 2017 year list

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SpeciesDateLocation
Great Northern Diver4 DecemberCalvert Sailing Lake (photographed)
Little Grebe13 JanuaryStowe Lakes
Great Crested Grebe15 JanuaryLinford Lakes NR
Black-necked Grebe********************
Cormorant13 JanuaryFoxcote Reservoir
Bittern********************
Night-heron23 AugustA sub-adult seen at dusk at Claydon Lakes (observed with Tim & Coleen Watts)
Cattle Egret16 FebruaryEast of the A5 at Bletchley opposite Crossroads Farm at SP 896 338
Little Egret9 JanuaryChess Valley
Great White Egret12 AugustLittle Misbourne
Grey Heron9 JanuaryChess Valley
Mute Swan9 JanuaryChenies Bottom
Bewick's Swan24 FebruaryA party of 6 adults at College Lake
Whooper Swan27 JuneAn adult of unknown origin showing well at Spade Oak
Tundra Bean Goose12 FebruaryWith 113 Greylag Geese north of Blackmorehill Farm near Middle Claydon at SP 707 254
Pink-footed Goose2 SeptemberAdult of unknown origin with 12 Greylags in flight north over Drayton Beauchamp
White-fronted Goose7 February41 at Hillesden Lakes
Greylag Goose15 JanuaryGayhurst Pits
Canada Goose13 JanuaryOlney
Barnacle Goose3 MarchCublington
Egyptian Goose20 JanuaryCastleman's Farm Fields
Shelduck20 JanuaryPair back on Spade Oak Pit
Mandarin Duck20 January31 on Burnham Beeches Upper Pond
Wigeon13 JanuaryFoxcote Reservoir
Gadwall13 JanuaryFoxcote Reservoir
Teal6 JanuaryBroughton Trout Pools
Mallard9 JanuaryChess Valley
Pintail15 JanuaryDrake at Gayhurst 'Motorway Pit'
Garganey********************
Shoveler20 JanuarySpade Oak Pit
Red-crested Pochard28 OctoberAt long last! Two pairs at the end end (Works Bay) of Spade Oak Pit
Pochard20 JanuarySpade Oak Pit
Ferruginous Duck27 FebruarySpade Oak Pit (first-winter female)
Tufted Duck13 JanuaryFoxcote Reservoir
Common Scoter27 MarchPair on main lake at College Lake BBOWT
Goldeneye13 JanuaryFoxcote Reservoir
Goosander********************
Red Kite3 JanuaryHedgerley Landfill
Sparrowhawk3 MarchCheddington
Buzzard3 JanuaryPenn Wood
Kestrel13 JanuaryStowe
Merlin14 OctoberJuvenile female flew quickly west over Gallows Hill and Beacon (Ivinghoe Hills)
Hobby26 MayTyringham Park
Peregrine********************
Red-legged Partridge28 February10 near Wing
Grey Partridge6 JanuaryCovey of 5 in Downs Farm Cereal Fields at Pitstone Hill
Quail6 JuneShabbington
Pheasant3 JanuaryPenn Wood
Water Rail20 January4 at Weston Turville Reservoir
Moorhen6 JanuaryBroughton Trout Pools
Coot13 JanuaryFoxcote Reservoir
Oystercatcher3 MarchPitstone Quarry
Black-winged Stilt20 AprilPair showing well on Spade Oak Pit (photographed); seen with finder Alan Stevens as well as Mike Collard & Jim Rose
Avocet10 JulyShowing well on tern islands in NE corner of Deep Lake (photographed)
Little Ringed Plover11 MarchPitstone Quarry
Ringed Plover30 AprilPair on spit at Spade Oak
Kentish Plover1 MayWow - a County Tick!! Female in Pitstone Quarry - found & identified by the supremo birder that David Bilcock is!
Golden Plover18 February23 at Down Farm Pitstone Hill
Lapwing20 JanuarySpade Oak Pit
Little Stint16 MaySpade Oak Pit (adult in breeding plumage)
Dunlin14 MarchPitstone Quarry
Jack Snipe6 JanuaryBroughton Trout Pools
Snipe6 JanuaryBroughton Trout Pools
Woodcock31 OctoberCalvert BBOWT
Black-tailed Godwit27 JuneTwo adult male Islandica at College Lake BBOWT Marsh
Curlew7 March2 pairs at Gallows Bridge NR Far Flood
Common Sandpiper27 April2 in the Manor Farm GP complex
Green Sandpiper3 MarchPitstone Quarry
Greenshank30 AprilCollege Lake BBOWT (NW end of Deep Pit)
Wood Sandpiper6 MayMarlow Low Grounds
Redshank3 MarchCollege Lake BBOWT
Kittiwake6 March31 of 32 that were on Wilstone flew strongly west into Bucks airspace (28 at 5.15pm plus 3 more at 6.01pm)
Black-headed Gull3 JanuaryHedgerley Landfill
Little Gull27 March2nd winter at Startop's End
Mediterranean Gull31 October2 adults in roost on Calvert BBOWT roost
Common Gull6 JanuaryDowns Farm
Lesser Black-backed Gull20 JanuarySpade Oak Pit
Herring Gull3 JanuaryHedgerley Landfill
Yellow-legged Gull11 February2 adults at Calvert Sailing Lake roost
Caspian Gull6 JuneAn apparent 3rd year at Spade Oak (photographed); two adults in roost at Calvert BBOWT roost
Iceland Gull3 MarchAdult on Calvert Landfill
Great Black-backed Gull11 February3 in Calvert Sailing Lake roost
Little Tern30 April2 at Spade Oak Pit
Black Tern30 AprilSingle at Spade Oak Pit
Common Tern4 AprilMarsworth Reservoir
Arctic Tern18 AprilSingle on Spade Oak Pit
Stock Dove6 JanuaryAylesbury
Woodpigeon2 JanuaryChaffinch House
Collared Dove2 JanuaryChaffinch House
Ring-necked Parakeet6 JanuaryChaffinch House
Cuckoo28 AprilMill Farm Meadow (Chenies Bottom)
Barn Owl14 FebruaryUp to 6 adults in a communal roost in Chesham
Little Owl9 FebruaryChenies Bottom
Tawny Owl14 February3 calling at dusk at Hill Farm Chesham
Short-eared Owl********************
Swift24 April7 on Marsworth
Kingfisher20 JanuarySpade Oak Pit
Wryneck8 OctoberPitstone Hill. Thanks to Dave Bilcock & Adrian Roche - showing very well. By far my bird of the year in relatively birdless Bucks. Thank God I'm moving
Green Woodpecker15 JanuaryBury Fields
Great Spotted Woodpecker15 JanuaryGayhurst Pits
Lesser Spotted Woodpecker********************
Woodlark********************
Skylark6 JanuaryDowns Farm
Sand Martin17 March8 at Spade Oak Pit
Swallow27 March2 on Startop's End over canal
House Martin22 April13 nests under construction at Waterman's Cottage, Lock 44 on the Grand Union Canal
Tree Pipit14 AugustTwo at Ivinghoe Beacon
Meadow Pipit6 JanuaryPitstone Hill
Rock Pipit12 OctoberScandinavian migrant affording exceptional views on bank and in bay in NE corner of Startop's End Reservoir
Yellow Wagtail10 April3 nice males in the paddocks at Marsworth
Grey Wagtail9 FebruaryChenies Bottom
Pied Wagtail6 JanuaryChaffinch House
Waxwing6 JanuaryFlock of 13 in Aylesbury on Lynwood Road
Wren3 JanuaryHedgerley Landfill
Dunnock6 JanuaryChaffinch House
Robin1 JanuaryChaffinch House
Black Redstart********************
Redstart24 AprilFemale below main car park at Ivinghoe Beacon
Whinchat23 AprilFemale on Pitstone Hill
Stonechat********************
Wheatear21 MarchPitstone Hill (pair)
Ring Ouzel2 AprilNice male on Ivinghoe Beacon
Blackbird2 JanuaryChaffinch House
Fieldfare6 JanuaryAylesbury
Song Thrush2 JanuaryChaffinch House
Redwing3 JanuaryPenn Wood
Mistle Thrush7 JanuaryLittle Chalfont
Cetti's Warbler9 FebruaryRoundmoor Ditch
Grasshopper Warbler27 AprilReeling male in extreme SE corner of caravan park north of Ouse at Manor Farm
Sedge Warbler4 AprilMarsworth Reservoir
Reed Warbler13 AprilSinging male by Lock 41 at Marsworth Reservoir
Blackcap19 MarchSinging male at Taplow Lakes
Garden Warbler24 AprilSinging male in Top Scrub (Ivinghoe)
Lesser Whitethroat24 AprilRattling male on west side of College Lake Reserve
Whitethroat23 AprilPitstone Hill
Dartford Warbler********************
Yellow-browed Warbler30 SeptemberSpade Oak Pit in SE corner in Willows on east shoreline
Chiffchaff9 February14 in Roundmoor Ditch, Eton Wick
Willow Warbler30-31 March6 singing males at College Lake
Goldcrest20 JanuaryLittle Chalfont
Firecrest14 March4 at The Hale, Wendover Forest
Spotted Flycatcher11 MayAston Clinton
Bearded Tit20 JanuaryWeston Turville Reservoir
Long-tailed Tit3 JanuaryPenn Wood
Blue Tit2 JanuaryChaffinch House
Great Tit3 JanuaryPenn Wood
Coal Tit2 JanuaryChaffinch House
Marsh Tit15 JanuaryGayhurst Pits
Nuthatch20 JanuaryBurnham Beeches NNR
Treecreeper7 MarchChurch Wood RSPB
Jay15 JanuaryGayhurst Pits
Magpie3 JanuaryChaffinch House
Jackdaw3 JanuaryChaffinch House
Rook3 JanuaryPenn Wood Rookery
Carrion Crow3 JanuaryPenn Wood
Raven28 FebruaryPair at Stoke Common and another pair near Sauderton
Starling2 JanuaryChaffinch House
House Sparrow2 JanuaryLittle Chalfont
Tree Sparrow13 January8 at Dags Lane, Stoke Goldington
Chaffinch2 JanuaryChaffinch House
Brambling3 JanuaryPenn Wood (21 roosted)
Greenfinch6 JanuaryWalter's Ash
Goldfinch3 JanuaryChaffinch House
Siskin20 JanuaryBurnham Beeches NNR
Linnet18 FebruaryPitstone Hill
Lesser Redpoll7 MarchStoke Common
Common Crossbill31 OctoberA party of 4 at Stoke Common
Bullfinch2 JanuaryChaffinch House
Hawfinch16 October11 all flew SE over Ivinghoe Beacon with a lingering first-year female in Whitebeam in Inkombe Hole
Yellowhammer6 JanuaryPitstone Hill
Reed Bunting20 JanuaryWeston Turville Reservoir
Corn Bunting28 February23 at Smalldean Farm