Recording Area Annual Totals

97 Species in 2013, 99 in 2012, 94 in 2011, 108 species were recorded in 2010;



Monday, 13 October 2008

1-12 OCTOBER 2008

LITTLE CHALFONT

A marked increase in Coal Tit numbers, with several now visiting the garden feeders. Also Great Tit numbers up and a Song Thrush on 13th, House Sparrows back up to 35 birds.

A TAWNY OWL was seen at the bottom of Bell Lane on 10th

Tuesday, 30 September 2008




Very quiet recently, with a Cormorant present on Chesham Lake on 24-25, 7 Long-tailed Tits on my garden feeders on 25, a Coal Tit here on 27-28 and Jays widespread in the vicinity.

Tuesday, 23 September 2008

22 SEPTEMBER 2008



22 SEPTEMBER 2008

The first parish SISKINS of the autumn arrived today - two vocal birds flying over my Little Chalfont garden early afternoon

(Male Siskin - Mike Lawrence)

18 SEPTEMBER 2008



A GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKER visited one of my feeders again this morning, remaining in my Little Chalfont garden for 20 minutes.

Tuesday, 16 September 2008

LOCAL WRYNECKS STEAL THE SHOW




Although just outside the Amersham Recording Area, two different WRYNECKS are currently showing well within six miles of the boundary - one in gardens in Prestwood Village (Bucks) (brilliantly photographed by Mike Collard above) and another at Pinner Park Farm (Middlesex) (Darren Robson)
The latter is present for its second day and is showing well in the hedgerow bordering the lane just beyond the farm or in the gardens adjacent to the entrance (Pinner Park Farm is accessed from the A404)

16 SEPTEMBER 2008






TODAY'S IMAGES
Blue, Great and Long-tailed Tits all in one large mixed flock, along with a Nuthatch. The resident Common Kingfisher (all images by kind courtesy of Mike Lawrence)
16 SEPTEMBER 2008

(A very grey, cloudy day, with a light easterly wind and relatively cool temperatures - just 8 degrees C at 1700 hours this evening)

After enjoying fabulous views of yet another WRYNECK for just under an hour late afternoon (at Pinner Park Farm, Middlesex - TQ 135 905), I made my way back home to check several local sites.

CHESS RIVER VALLEY (from Chenies Bridge to Long Water)

Little Grebe - CONFIRMED BREEDING - 5 seen, including two fledged young, one calling to its parent
Mute Swans - 15 adults
Tufted Duck - 1 drake
Coot - 29
Moorhen - 18
HOUSE MARTINS - 35 feeding over the river at Latimer Bridge
Mistle Thrush - 5
Jay - 3+
Jackdaw - 8 by Chenies Bridge
Goldfinch - 12

SHARDELOES LAKE

Great Crested Grebe - just 1 juvenile remaining
Little Grebe - 12+ including 2 juveniles
Grey Heron - 2
Mute Swan - adult with 4 cygnets
*COMMON TEAL - 1 female
GADWALL - high count of 12 birds (just 3 females)
Tufted Duck - 1 female
RUDDY DUCK - 4 juveniles
Common Coot - impressive count of 95 birds

COMMON KINGFISHER
LITTLE OWL - 2 calling, one by the lane and another in the orchard
Rook - 17
COMMON CHIFFCHAFFS - 6+ (1 in hedgerow by cricket field with 5 alongside lake)
Goldcrest - 4+
Long-tailed Tits - 18+
Blue & Great Tits - several associated with above
Wren
NUTHATCH



15 SEPTEMBER 2008



MEADOW PIPITS ARRIVE IN FORCE
MONDAY 15 SEPTEMBER
After an absence of at least 5 months, the first MEADOW PIPITS of the autumn arrived in Chesham today, with a strong overhead passage across Hill Farm and the McMinns yard (per Chris Pontin)