TUESDAY 9 FEBRUARY
The wind veered from NE to northerly during the day and in doing so raised the temperature a bit, to 6 degrees C. It remained dry throughout and during the afternoon, the cloud melted away, leaving a clear blue sky. By nightfall, a frost was in prospect
CHESS RIVER VALLEY (SOUTH BUCKS)
Still 4 LITTLE EGRETS present, all just west of Chenies Bottom, with 3 Common Buzzards in display over Lane Wood (SU 990 987)
COLESHILL (SOUTH BUCKS)
Yet another dead Badger, lying in the middle of the A404 just west of New Road at SU 944 962
A Common Kestrel was sat on the wire by Whielden Gate.
PENN WOOD (SOUTH BUCKS)
Checked out Penn Wood, particularly the Penna Monument ride, but with scant results - no Lesser Redpoll located and just 2 Goldcrests, 1 Wren, 8 Long-tailed Tits and 3 Muntjac Deer encountered. The Chaffinch roost at the west end numbered 48.
Most activity centred around the Holly roost at SU 916 957, where 147 GREENFINCHES were joined by 32 BRAMBLINGS, a few males now in nice attire.
SHARDELOES LAKE (SOUTH BUCKS)
(Dusk visit)
A noticeable arrival of water birds, with the first GREAT CRESTED GREBE of the year, 2 Little Grebes, 70 Coots, all 5 Mute Swans again (including three of last year's brood), 52 Atlantic Canada Geese, 8 Mallard, 20 Gadwall, 24 Tufted Duck and 16 Northern Pochard.
I also located a REED BUNTING roost at the far west end of the lake, numbering 5 birds.
The wind veered from NE to northerly during the day and in doing so raised the temperature a bit, to 6 degrees C. It remained dry throughout and during the afternoon, the cloud melted away, leaving a clear blue sky. By nightfall, a frost was in prospect
CHESS RIVER VALLEY (SOUTH BUCKS)
Still 4 LITTLE EGRETS present, all just west of Chenies Bottom, with 3 Common Buzzards in display over Lane Wood (SU 990 987)
COLESHILL (SOUTH BUCKS)
Yet another dead Badger, lying in the middle of the A404 just west of New Road at SU 944 962
A Common Kestrel was sat on the wire by Whielden Gate.
PENN WOOD (SOUTH BUCKS)
Checked out Penn Wood, particularly the Penna Monument ride, but with scant results - no Lesser Redpoll located and just 2 Goldcrests, 1 Wren, 8 Long-tailed Tits and 3 Muntjac Deer encountered. The Chaffinch roost at the west end numbered 48.
Most activity centred around the Holly roost at SU 916 957, where 147 GREENFINCHES were joined by 32 BRAMBLINGS, a few males now in nice attire.
SHARDELOES LAKE (SOUTH BUCKS)
(Dusk visit)
A noticeable arrival of water birds, with the first GREAT CRESTED GREBE of the year, 2 Little Grebes, 70 Coots, all 5 Mute Swans again (including three of last year's brood), 52 Atlantic Canada Geese, 8 Mallard, 20 Gadwall, 24 Tufted Duck and 16 Northern Pochard.
I also located a REED BUNTING roost at the far west end of the lake, numbering 5 birds.
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