BIRDING AMERSHAM

Thursday, 5 November 2009

OSPREY still present in the Chess Valley today

The long-staying OSPREY was once again in the Chess Valley today (per Anna Maret) (photograph inset - Steve Copsey)

GOLDFINCHES

A charm of at least 6 GOLDFINCHES is still visiting my Nyger Seed feeders this morning as well as a single COAL TIT and several Great Tits

Wednesday, 4 November 2009

WOODPIGEONS galore and streaming over the village

Woodpigeons Galore: some pictorial evidence of the 8,000 or so Woodpigeons that departed Britain out to sea over the English Channel today at Portland Bill, Dorset (fabulous atmospheric images from Martin Cade)

A total of 2,314+ passed over Little Chalfont today

WEDNESDAY 4 NOVEMBER

A glorious day weatherwise, dawning bright and clear and then predominantly blue skies and sunshine throughout. The wind though was a cool WNW with temperatures struggling to reach 8 degrees C. Surely not winter already! Despite the beautiful conditions though, birding was rather uneventful, until of course I took that call from Tim.......

LITTLE CHALFONT

WOODPIGEONS were once again the order of the day with over 2,314 birds flying south/SW over the village during the morning - with some single flocks numbering over 600 birds.

Experimenting with the chicken carcasses, 3 RED KITES showed an interest and after several poor attempts they eventually plucked up courage and swooped right down on to the lawn to retrieve pieces of meat. There was much arguing going on. Two birds were juveniles.

Tuesday, 3 November 2009

Beaconsfield area - and returning Pochards

A flock of at least 50 RING-NECKED PARAKEETS have been present in Forty Green village for at least a week now, feeding on Crab Apples in one of the farm orchards (per Wally Smith) whilst the two male FIRECRESTS remain in Hogback Wood.

In Chesham, two POCHARDS have returned to the Fishing Lakes.

Monday, 2 November 2009

WOODPIGEONS moving SW

Another hefty migration of WOODPIGEONS today with perhaps several thousand passing over in NW winds this morning. These are migratory birds moving from breeding grounds in Central and Eastern Europe, Scandinavia and western Russia heading for warmer wintering climes in central and southern Spain, particularly in the Madrid area.

Friday, 30 October 2009

Beaconsfield FIRECRESTS

30/10 11:45 : 2 Firecrest : Hogback Wood, Beaconsfield. Still present, this time giving prolonged views in holly tree above the National Trust sign at the Woodside Road entrance. Then disappeared and not traced subsequently. Wally Smith

WOODPIGEONS on the move

A flock of 55 WOODPIGEONS flew southwest at 1030 hours over my garden and Little Chalfont whilst GOLDFINCH numbers on the Nyger seed have increased to six

Species recorded in the Amersham Area in 2015

62) Blackcap
61) Siskin
60) LESSER REDPOLL
59) Treecreeper
58) Pochard
57) Sinensis Cormorant
56) Great Crested Grebe
55) Goldfinch
54) Greenfinch
53) BRAMBLING
52) Chaffinch
51) House Sparrow
50) Common Starling
49) Carrion Crow
48) Rook
47) Jackdaw
46) Jay
45) Magpie
44) Nuthatch
43) Long-tailed Tit
42) Blue Tit
41) Coal Tit
40) Great Tit
39) FIRECREST
38) Goldcrest
37) Blackbird
36) Mistle Thrush
35) Fieldfare
34) Redwing
33) Song Thrush
32) Robin
31) Dunnock
30) Wren
29) Grey Wagtail
28) Pied Wagtail
27) Great Spotted Woodpecker
26) Green Woodpecker
25) Ring-necked Parakeet
24) Common Kingfisher
23) LITTLE OWL
22) Collared Dove
21) Woodpigeon
20) Stock Dove
19) Lesser Black-backed Gull
18) Herring Gull
17) Common Gull
16) Black-headed Gull
15) Coot
14) Moorhen
13) Common Pheasant
12) Common Kestrel
11) Sparrowhawk
10) Common Buzzard
9) Red Kite
8) Tufted Duck
7) Gadwall
6) Mallard
5) Canada Goose
4) Mute Swan
3) Little Egret
2) Grey Heron
1) Little Grebe

Species recorded in the Amersham Recording Area in 2013 (Lee G R Evans)

97) EUROPEAN GOLDEN PLOVER, Bovingdon Airfield, 8 November
96) HOBBY, Weedonhill Woods, 24 September
95) COMMON STONECHAT, Heronsgate, 16 September
94) WHINCHAT (2), Heronsgate, 10 September
93) NORTHERN WHEATEAR (2 juveniles), Chenies, 20 August
92) GARDEN WARBLER (3 singing males), Frogmore Meadows, 24 June
91) WATER RAIL (breeding), Shardeloes Lake, 24 June
90) Reed Buntings, Shardeloes Lake, 4 June
89) Spotted Flycatcher, Shardeloes Lake, 4 June
88) Common Swift, Chenies, 12 May
87) Common Whitethroat, Mill Farm Meadows, 2 May
86) WESTERN REED WARBLER, Chesham Fishing Lakes, 1 May
85) MANDARIN DUCK, Shardeloes Lake, 30 April
84) Yellowhammer, Old Amersham, 26 April
83) House Martin, Chesham Fishing Lakes, 15 April
82) Swallow, Chesham Fishing Lakes, 15 April
81) Sand Martin, Chesham Fishing Lakes, 15 April
80) Willow Warbler (7 birds), Chesham Fishing Lakes, 15 April
79) Eurasian Wigeon, Chaffinch House, Little Chalfont, 12 April
78) Lapwing, Winchmore Hill, 6 April
77) Fieldfare, Shardeloes Lake, 11 March
76) Common Chiffchaff, Chesham Fishing Lakes, 9 March
75) Sparrowhawk, Beaconsfield
BALTIC GULL, Hedgerley Landfill, 9 March
74) MEDITERRANEAN GULL (adult), Hedgerley Landfill, 9 March
73) GREYLAG GOOSE, Great Water, 14 February
72) Ring-necked Parakeet, Mount Wood, 14 February
71) Common Teal, Shardeloes Lake
70) CASPIAN GULL (5 individuals), Hedgerley Landfill, 01 February
69) Blackcap, Crabbe Crescent Chesham, 16 January
68) Meadow Pipit, Hedgerley Landfill, 15 January
67) Pied Wagtail (32), Hedgerley Landfill, 15 January
66) Common Gull, Hedgerley Landfill, 15 January
65) Lesser Black-backed Gull, Hedgerley Landfill, 15 January
64) GREAT BLACK-BACKED GULL (103), Hedgerley Landfill, 15 January
63) Common Kingfisher, Chenies Bottom, 9 January
62) FIRECREST (4 birds), Hogback Wood, Beaconsfield, 8 January
61) SISKIN (6), Chesham Fishing Lakes, 8 January
60) Green Woodpecker, Chesham Fishing Lakes, 8 January
59) Great Crested Grebe, Chesham Fishing Lakes, 8 January
58) GREEN SANDPIPER, Frogmore Meadow, 8 January
57) Sparrowhawk, Chess Valley, 8 January
56) LITTLE OWL, Chess Valley, 8 January
55) Common Treecreeper, Hogback Wood, Beaconsfield, 7 January
54) Red-legged Partridge, Gore Hill Amersham, 7 January
53) Redwing, Penn Street Farm, 05 January
52) Linnet, Penn Street Farm, 05 January
51) BRAMBLING (27 birds), Priestland's Wood, Penn Bottom, 05 January
50) Greenfinch, Penn Street Farm, 05 January
49) Mistle Thrush, Penn Street Farm, 05 January
48) Common Blackbird, Penn Street Farm, 05 January
47) Common Pheasant, Penn Street Farm, 05 January
46) COMMON RAVEN, Chess Valley, 04 January
45) BARN OWL, Church Covert NR, Chess Valley, 03 January
44) BOHEMIAN WAXWING (6 birds), Hazlemere, 2 January
43) Herring Gull, Chess Valley, 9 flew S, 2 January
42) Grey Wagtail, Mill Farm, 2 January
41) Lesser Redpoll, Baldwin's Wood, 2 January
40) Coal Tit, Baldwin's Wood, 2 January
39) Common Treecreeper, Baldwin's Wood, 2 January
38) Marsh Tits, Baldwin's Wood, 2 January
37) Song Thrush, Baldwin's Wood, 2 January
36) Grey Heron, Shardeloes Lake, 1 January
35) SHOVELER (2), Shardeloes Lake, 1 January
34) Carrion Crow, Shardeloes Lake, 1 January
33) Great Spotted Woodpecker, Latimer, 1 January
32) GREAT WHITE EGRET, Great Water, Latimer, 1 January
31) Nuthatch, Latimer House, 1 January
30) Gadwall, Chesham Sewage Works, 1 January
29) Rook, Chesham, 1 January
28) Little Grebe, Chesham Pow Wow Lake, 1 January
27) Great Tit, Chesham, 1 January
26) Moorhen, Chesham Fishing Lakes, 1 January
25) Northern Pochard, Chesham Fishing Lakes, 1 January
24) Tufted Duck, Chesham Fishing Lakes, 1 January
23) Atlantic Canada Goose, Chesham Fishing Lakes, 1 January
22) Dunnock, Chesham Fishing Lakes, 1 January
21) Mallard, Chesham Fishing lakes, 1 January
20) Chaffinch, Chesham Fishing Lakes, 1 January
19) Robin, Chesham Fishing Lakes, 1 January
18) Wren, Chesham Fishing lakes, 1 January
17) Black-headed Gull, Chesham, 1 January
16) Coot, Bois Mill Pond, 1 January
15) Mute Swan, Bois Mill Pond, 1 January
14) Stock Dove, Chess Valley, 1 January
13) Common Kestrel, Mill Farm Meadow, 1 January
12) Red Kite, Chess Valley, 1 January
11) Common Buzzard, Chess Valley, 1 January
10) Common Magpie, Mill farm, 1 January
9) Woodpigeon, Mill Farm, 1 January
8) Jackdaw, Mill Farm, 1 January
7) Long-tailed Tit, Chenies Place, 1 January
6) Blue Tit, Chenies Place, 1 January
5) Goldcrest, Chenies Place, 1 January
4) Little Egret (9 birds), Chess Valley, 1 January
3) Common Starling, Chaffinch House, 1 January
2) House Sparrow, Chaffinch House, 1 January
1) Goldfinch, Chaffinch House, 1 January

Species recorded in the Amersham Area in 2012 (Lee G R Evans)

99) BOHEMIAN WAXWING (53 birds), Prestwood, 21 December
98) GREAT WHITE EGRET, Chess Valley, 17 December
97) GOOSANDER (redhead), Latimer Great Water, 15 December
96) NORTHERN SHOVELER (pair), Shardeloes Lake, 11 December
95) BARN OWL, Penn, 8 December
94) GREYLAG GOOSE, Great Water, 7 November
93) BLUEBILL, Chess Valley, 7-9 November
92) HAWFINCH, Penn Wood, 01 November
91) HOBBY, Chesham McMinn's, 19 September
90) Lesser Whitethroat, Shardeloes Lake
89) YELLOW WAGTAIL, Chenies
88) LESSER SPOTTED WOODPECKER, Commonwood, near Sarratt, 30 May
87) Spotted Flycatcher, Little Missenden Churchyard, 30 May
86) Common Swift, Little Chalfont, 13 May
85) COMMON CUCKOO, Crabtree Wood, Leyhill, 08 May
84) Common Whitethroat, Hunts Green, 06 May
83) NORTHERN WHEATEAR, Hunts Green, 06 May
82) COMMON SANDPIPER, Shardeloes Lake, 05 May
81) Western Reed Warbler, Chesham Fishing Lakes, 30 April
80) Willow Warbler, Chesham Fishing Lakes, 21 April
79) House Martin, Chesham Fishing Lakes, 09 April
78) Swallow, Chesham Fishing Lakes, 09 April
77) MARSH TIT, Baldwin's Wood, 29 March
76) Linnet, Bovingdon Brick Pits, 26 March
75) Red-legged Partridge, Chenies, 22 March
74) Common Chiffchaff, Chesham Fishing Lakes, 19 March
73) Reed Bunting, Chesham Fishing Lakes, 6 March
72) GREAT BLACK-BACKED GULL, Shardeloes Lake, 27 February
71) Blackcap, Chesham Fishing Lakes, 27 February
70) WATER RAIL, Millfields Allotments, Chesham Waterside, 17 February
69) Common Kingfisher, Chesham Waterside, 13 February
68) Little Owl (5), Valley Farm, 6 February
67) COMMON RAVEN, Frogmore Meadow, 6 February
66) COMMON SNIPE (3 birds), Crestyl Watercress Beds, 6 February
65) GREEN SANDPIPER (3 birds), Chess Valley, 6 February
64) Mistle Thrush, Latimer Hall, 6 February
63) Nuthatch, Penn Wood, 6 February
62) LESSER REDPOLL, Penn Wood, 6 February
61) COMMON CROSSBILL, Penn Wood, 6 February
60) Lesser Black-backed Gull, Shardeloes Lake, 6 February
59) Tawny Owl, Shardeloes Lake, 6 February
58) Great Spotted Woodpecker, Chaffinch House, 2 February
57) Green Woodpecker, Shardeloes Lake, 6 February
56) MANDARIN DUCK (11 birds), Shardeloes Lake, 6 February
55) Great Crested Grebe, Chesham Fishing Lakes, 28 January
54) Ring-necked Parakeet, Chenies Village, 5 February
53) Argenteus Herring Gull, Shardeloes Lake, 27 January
52) Meadow Pipit, School Lane, Old Amersham, 27 January
51) Stock Dove, Hyde Lane, 25 January
50) EUROPEAN GOLDEN PLOVER (658), Hyde Lane, 24 January
49) LAPWING (112), Hyde Lane, 24 January
48) Little Egret, Bois Mill, 8 January
47) Northern Pochard, Chesham Fishing Lakes, 6 January
46) Gadwall, Chesham Fishing Lakes, 6 January
45) Bullfinch, Penn Wood, 6 January
44) Common Buzzard, Penn Wood, 6 January
43) SISKIN, Penn Wood, 6 January
42) Jay, Penn Wood, 6 January
41) Greenfinch (389 in roost), Penn Wood, 6 January
40) BRAMBLING (61 roosting birds), Penn Wood, 6 January
39) Yellowhammer (70), School Lane, Old Amersham, 1 January
38) Goldfinch, 1 January
37) Chaffinch, 1 January
36) House Sparrow, 1 January
35) Common Starling, 1 January
34) Carrion Crow, 1 January
33) Rook, 1 January
32) Jackdaw, 1 January
31) Common Magpie, 1 January
30) Long-tailed Tit, 1 January
29) Blue Tit, 1 January
28) Coal Tit, 1 January
27) Great Tit, 1 January
26) Common Blackbird, 1 January
25) Fieldfare, 1 January
24) Redwing, 1 January
23) Song Thrush, 1 January
22) Robin, 1 January
21) Dunnock, 1 January
20) Wren, 1 January
19) Grey Wagtail, 1 January
18) Pied Wagtail, 1 January
17) Collared Dove, 1 january
16) Woodpigeon, 1 January
15) Common Gull, 1 January
14) Black-headed Gull, 1 January
13) Coot, 1 January
12) Moorhen, 1 January
11) Common Pheasant, 1 January
10) Common Kestrel, 1 January
9) Red Kite, 1 January
8) Tufted Duck, 1 January
7) COMMON TEAL (4), Chenies Bottom, 1 January
6) Mallard, 1 January
5) Atlantic Canada Goose, 1 January
4) Mute Swan, 1 January
3) Grey Heron, 1 January
2) Continental Cormorant, Bois Mill Fishing lake, 1 January
1) Little Grebe, Chenies Bottom, 1 january

Species Recorded in the Amersham Recording Area in 2011

94) EUROPEAN GOLDEN PLOVER (13), Copperkins Lane, Chesham Bois, 29 December
93) NORTHERN WHEATEAR, Chenies, 17 September
92) YELLOW WAGTAIL (2), Shardeloes Lake, 4 September
91) SEDGE WARBLER (5), Shardeloes Lake, 17 August
90) SAND MARTIN, Shardeloes Lake, 08 August
89) COMMON CROSSBILL, Chilton's Wood, Chorleywood, 07 August
88) PIED FLYCATCHER, Shardeloes Lake, 01 August
87) COMMON REDSTART, Shardeloes Lake, 01 August
86) Ring-necked Parakeet, Chaffinch House, 01 June
85) Lesser Whitethroat, Bovingdon Claypits, 31 May
84) SPOTTED FLYCATCHER (pair), Blackwell Lodge, 17 May
83) Red-legged Partridge, Martintop Farm, 17 May
82) Garden Warbler, 3 singing males, Chess Valley, 17 May
81) Common Swift, Little Chalfont, 12 May
80) Eurasian Skylark, Lane Wood, 17 May
79) Western Reed Warbler, Chesham Fishing Lakes, 17 April
78) Common Whitethroat, Mill Farm Meadows/Frogmore, 17 April
77) Willow Warbler, Chesham Pow Wow Lake, 05 April
76) European Barn Swallow, Chesham Fishing Lakes, 05 April
75) House Martin, Chesham Fishing Lakes, 05 April
74) Common Treecreeper, Shardeloes Lake, 05 April
73) Bullfinch
72) Blackcap, Chesham Fishing Lakes, 01 April
71) Meadow Pipit, Chalfont St Giles, 28 March
70) Common Chiffchaff, Chesham Fishing Lakes, 21 March
69) BRAMBLING, Penn Wood, 1 February
68) LESSER REDPOLL, Hyde Heath, 1 February
67) Yellowhammer, Shardeloes Lake, 26 January
66) WATER RAIL, Shardeloes Lake, 26 January
65) Common Buzzard, Great Water, 26 January
64) Marsh Tit, Wallace's Wood, Chenies Bottom, 26 January
63) FIRECREST, Hogback Wood, Beaconsfield, 21/1
62) Great Crested Grebe, Chesham Fishing Lakes, 18 January
61) Sinensis Cormorant, Bois Mill Pond, 18 January
60) Fieldfare, Chenies, 4 January
59) LAPWING (12), Chenies, 4 January
58) SHOVELER, Chesham Pow Wow Lake, 3 January
57) Long-tailed Tit, Hyde Heath, 2 January
56) MANDARIN DUCK, Shardeloes Lake, 2 January
55) Redwing, Penn, 2 January
54) Goldcrest, Penn Wood, 2 January
53) GREAT BLACK-BACKED GULL, Beaconsfield Tip, 2 January
52) Lesser Black-backed Gull, Beaconsfield Tip, 2 January
51) Herring Gull, Beaconsfield Tip, 2 January
50) SISKIN, Chesham Fishing Lakes, 1 January
49) Greenfinch, Latimer, 1 January
48) Goldfinch, Chaffinch House, 1 January
47) Chaffinch, Chess Valley, 1 January
46) House Sparrow, Chaffinch House, 1 January
45) Common Starling, Chaffinch House, 1 January
44) Carrion Crow, Chess Valley, 1 January
43) Rook, Chesham, 1 January
42) Jackdaw, Chess Valley, 1 January
41) Jay, Chess Valley, 1 January
40) Common Magpie, Chesham, 1 January
39) Nuthatch, Neptune Falls, 1 January
38) Blue Tit, Chaffinch House, 1 January
37) Coal Tit, Chesham, 1 January
36) Great Tit, Chess Valley, 1 January
35) Common Blackbird, Chaffinch House, 1 January
34) Mistle Thrush, Latimer, 1 January
33) Song Thrush, Chaffinch House, 1 January
32) Robin, Chaffinch House, 1 January
31) Dunnock, Chaffinch House, 1 January
30) BOHEMIAN WAXWING (82), Chesham Broadway, 1 January
29) Wren, Chess Valley, 1 January
28) Grey Wagtail, Chess Valley, 1 January
27) Pied Wagtail, Chaffinch House, 1 January
26) Great Spotted Woodpecker, Latimer, 1 January
25) Green Woodpecker, Latimer, 1 January
24) Common Kingfisher, Chesham Fishing Lakes, 1 January
23) Tawny Owl, Little Chalfont, 1 January
22) Stock Dove, Latimer, 1 January
21) Collared Dove, Chaffinch House, 1 January
20) Woodpigeon, Chaffinch House, 1 January
19) Common Gull, Great Water, 1 January
18) Black-headed Gull, Chess Valley, 1 January
17) Coot, Chess Valley, 1 January
16) Moorhen, Chess Valley, 1 January
15) Common Pheasant 1 January
14) Common Kestrel Chess Valley, 1 January
13) Red Kite Chesham, 1 January
12) GOOSANDER Chesham Fishing Pit, 1 January
11) Tufted Duck Chesham Fishing Pits, 1 January
10) Northern Pochard Chesham Fishing Pits, 1 January
9) COMMON TEAL Chenies Bottom (4 birds); 1 January
8) Gadwall Great Water 1 January
7) Mallard Chess Valley 1 Jan
6) Atlantic Canada Goose
5) GREYLAG GOOSE Great Water, Latimer 1 January
4) Mute Swan Chess Valley 1 Jan
3) Little Egret Chess Valley 1 January
2) Grey Heron Chess Valley 1 January
1) Little Grebe 1 January

Species recorded in 'Recording Area' in 2010

108) HAWFINCH (3) Penn Wood 30/12
107) MEALY REDPOLL Penn Wood 30/12
106) GREAT BLACK-BACKED GULL (2) Little Chalfont 26/12
105) WOODCOCK Little Chalfont 20/12
104) RED-BREASTED MERGANSER Shardeloes Lake (6 birds) 12/12 FIRST RECORD
103) BOHEMIAN WAXWING Little Chalfont 12/12
102) COMMON STONECHAT Penn Street 18/9
101) WHINCHAT Penn Street 1/9
100) WHITE WAGTAIL Chorleywood 31/8
99) YELLOW WAGTAIL Chorleywood 31/8
98) LESSER WHITETHROAT Shardeloes Lake 4/8
97) HOBBY Latimer Village 3/8
96) SEDGE WARBLER Shardeloes Lake 02/8
95) SPOTTED FLYCATCHER Shardeloes Lake 20/7
94) COMMON TERN Chesham Fishing Lakes 5/7
93) COMMON SANDPIPER Great Water 5/7
92) COMMON CUCKOO Flaunden 19/5
91) Common Swift Little Chalfont 3/5
90) GARDEN WARBLER Penn Wood 3/5
89) FIRECREST Penn Wood 3/5
88) Western Reed Warbler Chesham Fishing Lakes 27/4
87) House Martin 26/4
86) Common Whitethroat Frogmore Meadows 26/4
85) Willow Warbler McMinn's 6/4
84) Sand Martin 30/3
83) European Barn Swallow 30/3
82) Eurasian Skylark (2 sites) 13/3
81) Lapwing Chiltern Hills GC Site 11/3
80) Common Chiffchaff 7/3
79) Great Crested Grebe Shardeloes 9/2
78) Linnet 2/2 Shardeloes
77) Red-legged Partridge 2/2 Shardeloes
76) Common Snipe
75) Yellowhammer
74) Reed Bunting
73) COMMON CROSSBILL
72) Bullfinch
71) Siskin
70) Greenfinch
69) Goldfinch
68) Lesser Redpoll
67) BRAMBLING
66) Chaffinch
65) House Sparrow
64) Common Starling
63) COMMON RAVEN
62) Carrion Crow
61) Rook
60) Jackdaw
59) Jay
58) Common Magpie
57) Common Treecreeper
56) Nuthatch
55) Long-tailed Tit
54) Marsh Tit
53) Coal Tit
52) Great Tit
51) Blue Tit
50) Goldcrest
49) Blackcap
48) Common Blackbird
47) Fieldfare
46) Mistle Thrush
45) Redwing
44) Song Thrush
43) Common Stonechat
42) Robin
41) Dunnock
40) Wren
39) Grey Wagtail
38) Pied Wagtail
37) Meadow Pipit
36) Great Spotted Woodpecker
35) Green Woodpecker
34) Ring-necked Parakeet
33) Common Kingfisher
32) Little Owl
31) Barn Owl
30) Tawny Owl
29) Eurasian Collared Dove
28) Woodpigeon
27) Stock Dove
26) Lesser Black-backed Gull
25) Herring Gull
24) Common Gull
23) Black-headed Gull
22) GREEN SANDPIPER
21) Common Coot
20) Moorhen
19) Water Rail
18) Common Pheasant
17) Common Kestrel
16) Eurasian Sparrowhawk
15) Common Buzzard
14) Red Kite
13) Tufted Duck
12) Northern Pochard
11) Common Teal
10) Shoveler
9) Gadwall
8) Mallard
7) Mandarin Duck
6) Atlantic Canada Goose
5) Mute Swan
4) Grey Heron
3) LITTLE EGRET
2) Atlantic Great Cormorant
1) Little Grebe