Sunday, 12 December 2010
LOCAL MEGAS - RED-BREASTED MERGANSERS and WAXWINGS
What an amazing morning in Amersham - firstly Rob Andrews recorded the first ever RED-BREASTED MERGANSERS in the area - a party of 6 birds including 4 drakes that flew over Shardeloes Lake along the Misbourne Valley at 1137 hours and then Stuart and Lesley Wilson discovered a flock of 18 BOHEMIAN WAXWINGS in the two Pink Sorbus trees by the Industrial Estate in White Lion Road. I searched exhaustively for the flock later with Chris Hazell but found just 24 FIELDFARE and 8 REDWINGS on various shrubs in the town
Tuesday, 7 December 2010
Both SONG THRUSH still present at Chaffinch House
The two SONG THRUSHES are still in residence - the longest stay of this species in the garden since records first began in 1987.
Saturday, 4 December 2010
Up to 30 WAXWINGS in Holtspur - but very mobile and intermittent



SATURDAY 4 DECEMBER
A temporary weekend thaw in proceedings is taking place with temperatures rising to a heady 4 degrees C and melting much of the lying snow. The warmer weather did bring very misty conditions though and later light rain.
WAXWINGS continue to be the main theme, even though the first-winter SANDERLING remains at Dorney Return Lakes, with the flock at Holtspur seemingly increasing.........
This morning, Beaconsfield birders Peter Stevens and Wally Smith have counted up to 30 birds, intermingling with the Common Starlings and commuting between the five Rowan trees in Beacon Close and the Hawthorn hedgerow berries adjacent to the field of the Beacon Sports Centre in Holtspur Way. The same berries are also attracting up to 20 Redwings, a Fieldfare, a Mistle Thrush and numerous Common Blackbirds. The Waxwings though are highly mobile and very erratic in their appearances here.
For example, Chris Hazell and I and at least 20 others searched from early afternoon through to 1500 hours and there was NO SIGN of them whatsoever - not here or in neighbouring parts of Beaconsfield. The berry crop is ample though and is sufficient to keep them there for several days.
A temporary weekend thaw in proceedings is taking place with temperatures rising to a heady 4 degrees C and melting much of the lying snow. The warmer weather did bring very misty conditions though and later light rain.
WAXWINGS continue to be the main theme, even though the first-winter SANDERLING remains at Dorney Return Lakes, with the flock at Holtspur seemingly increasing.........
This morning, Beaconsfield birders Peter Stevens and Wally Smith have counted up to 30 birds, intermingling with the Common Starlings and commuting between the five Rowan trees in Beacon Close and the Hawthorn hedgerow berries adjacent to the field of the Beacon Sports Centre in Holtspur Way. The same berries are also attracting up to 20 Redwings, a Fieldfare, a Mistle Thrush and numerous Common Blackbirds. The Waxwings though are highly mobile and very erratic in their appearances here.
For example, Chris Hazell and I and at least 20 others searched from early afternoon through to 1500 hours and there was NO SIGN of them whatsoever - not here or in neighbouring parts of Beaconsfield. The berry crop is ample though and is sufficient to keep them there for several days.
SONG THRUSH still present - and JAYS


Jays (Mike Lawrence)
Another bustling day in the garden with the SONG THRUSH still present (5th day) and the 2 JAYS repeatedly stealing the nuts off of the tray. There are also 2 Woodpigeons, 4 Chaffinches, numerous Goldfinches, the resident Robin and a myriad of Blue, Coal and Great Tits.
As I type, a second SONG THRUSH has arrived, joining three Common Blackbirds eating the berries on the thawed ground. Chaffinches are eating the berries too.
Friday, 3 December 2010
SONG THRUSH present for its third day
Wednesday, 1 December 2010
JAYS

Two JAYS have been resident in the garden since the snow first arrived and have 'stolen' all of the nuts I placed in the tray and the 100 or so I spilt on the ground. Along with the Common Magpies, they cram about four nuts in their beaks at once and fly off with them.
Two Woodpigeons have also been resident in the garden
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