December

30^th Little Egret: Stream at centre of roundabout near IKEA, Bletchley (Steven Cousins)
30^th Mandarin Duck (f), Goldcrest: Emerson Valley Park (Bob Phillips)

Mandarin Duck (f), Goldcrest (photo©Bob Phillips)

30^th Goosander (10), Goldcrest (2), Long-tailed tit (30), Siskin (6): Emberton Country Park (BuBC)
30^th Lesser Redpoll (circa 200), Siskin (6), Mistle Thrush (2): Rammamere Heath (BuBC)
29^th Redpoll (12), Goosander (2m, 2f): Tongwell Lake (Bob Phillips)

Redpoll, Goosander (m), Goosander(f) (photo©Bob Phillips)

28^th Siskin (2), Great White Egret, Little Grebe: Stoney Stratford NR (BuBC)
28^th Goldeneye (3m, 4f): Willen Lake (BuBC)
27^th Lesser Redpoll (2), Siskin (15): Rushmere Park (BuBC)
26^th Green Sandpiper (2): Willen Lake North (BuBC)
26^th Raven, Sparrowhawk: Great Brickhill (BuBC)
25^th Redpoll (15): Tongwell Lake (Alan Nelson)
24^th Treecreeper, Goldcrest, Great Spotted Woodpecker, Green Woodpecker, Siskin, Bullfinch: Tattenhoe Park (Harry Appleyard)
23^rd Little Egret: In stream at the centre of a large roundabout between IKEA and TKMax Bletchley (Steven Cousins)
22^nd Goldeneye, Snipe, Mediterranean Gull, Goosander, Little Grebe (25), Cetti’s Warbler, Black Swan: Willen Lake North (BuBC)
22^nd Ring-necked Parakeet: Mount Farm (BuBC)
21^st Goosander (2), Goldeneye (2), Wigeon (60): Foxcote Reservoir (BuBC)
21^st Fieldfare (circa 100):Old Wolverton, Stony Stratford (BuBC)
20^th Great Spotted Woodpecker, Green Woodpecker (3), Goldcrest (2): Tattenhoe Milton Keynes (Harry Appleyard)
20^th Mandarin Duck, Goldcrest, Siskin (6), Chiffchaff: Emerson Valley (Harry Appleyard)
20^th Goosander (f), Siskin (10): Caldecotte Lake (BuBC)
19^th Goosander (16), Chiffchaff: Floodplain Forest NR (BuBC)
17^th Lapwing ( circa 150), Goosander (1 f), Snipe, Great White Egret, Redwings (circa 20): Floodplain Forest NR (Bob Phillips)
16^th Starlings (circa 3000): Flew into the reeds to roost (BuBC)
15^th Pintail , Goosander (2), Snipe (13): Floodplain Forest NR (Julian Lambley)
14^th Goldeneye (6), Wigeon (34): Foxcote Reservoir (BuBC)
12^th White Wagtail, Pied Wagtail, Grey Wagtail: On the dam at Foxcote Reservoir (BuBC)
10^th Goldeneye (10): Foxcote Reservoir (BuBC)
8^th Tawny Owl: Calling in Shenley Wood (BuBC)
7^th Cattle Egret: On the Pavilion field, Newton Leys (BuBC)
6^th Water Rail, Chiffchaff (2): Linford Lakes NR (BuBC)
6^th Snipe (3), Teal (112), Green Sandpiper (5), Goldeneye (1): Willen Lake North (BuBC)
6^th Goosander (2), Snipe: Passenham Quarry (BuBC)
5^th Goldeneye (5): Foxcote reservoir (BuBC)
4^th Raven, Siskin (50), Woodcock: Rushmere Park (BuBC)
3^rd Sparrowhawk, Goldeneye (2): Foxcote Reservoir (BuBC)
2^nd Goosander (pr): River Ouse, New Bradwell (Charles Vaton)
1^st Goldeneye (4), Pochard (3): Foxcote Reservoir (BuBC)

November

29^th Goldeneye (6), Fieldfare (50), Teal (25), Wigeon (142): Foxcote reservoir (BuBC)
28^th Lesser Redpoll (2), Siskin (28), Shoveler (8), Great white Egret: Linford Lakes NR (BuBC)
28^th Goosander (1m, 2f): River Ouzel by Churchyard (St Peter and St Paul) Newport Pagnell (Martin Ferns)
27^th Goldeneye (4), Ring-necked Parakeet (30), Wigeon (est 120): Foxcote Reservoir (BuBC)
26^th Little Grebe (5), Gadwall (4), Wigeon (18): Caldecotte Lake (BuBC)
26^th Gadwall (32), wigeon (5), Teal (32): Willen Lake North (BuBC)
25^th Goosander, Teal (2), Little Grebe: Stony Stratford NR (BuBC)
24^th Little Owl, Goosander (5), Mistle Thrush (3), Meadow Pipit, Kingfisher, Grey Wagtail: Stowe (BuBC)
23^rd Golden Plover (40), Wigeon (107): Foxcote Reservoir (BuBC)
22^nd Ring-necked Parakeet: Flying over Simpson ( Peter Barnes)
19^th Pintail (m): Seen from the boundary walk Linford Lakes NR (BuBC)
17^th Woodcock: Found dead just outside the main shopping centre MK and is presumed to have flown into one of the tall buildings there overnight. (BuBC)
16^th Lapwing (142), Snipe (14): Floodplain Forest NR (BuBC)
16^th Meadow Pipit (6), Wigeon (60), Otter (3): Foxcote Reservoir (BuBC)
15^th Gadwall (57), Teal (5), Shoveler (8): Linford Lakes NR (BuBC)
14^th Goosander (6), Snipe, Pochard: Floodplain Forest NR (BuBC)
13^th Water Rail, Egyptian Goose: Linford Lakes NR (BuBC)
13^th Ring-necked Parakeet: Linford Wood (BuBC)
12^th Redwing (15) and Fieldfare (7): Foxcote Reservoir (BuBC)
11^th Great White Egret: Floodplain Forest NR ( Steve and Susie Cousins)
11^th Little Crake: Linford Lake NR (Bob Phillips)
10^th Black Nightshade: Stony Stratford (Joe Clinch)

 Black Nightshade (photo© Joe Clinch

9^th Little Crake: Still showing at Linford Lakes NR (BuBC)
8^th Goosander (m +2f): Tongwell Lake (Bob Phillips)

Goosander (m) (photo©Bob Phillips)

8^th Arctic Tern: Willen Lake North (BuBC)
7^th Little Crake: A Bucks first. Entry to the site is being controlled. Linford Lakes NR (BuBC)
7^th Goosander (1m, 2f): Tongwell Lake (Bob Phillips)
6^th Fieldfare (30+): Foxcote Reservoir (BuBC)
5^th Arctic Tern: Willen Lake North (BuBC)
5^th Cetti’s Warbler, Gadwall (8), Atctic Tern: Willen Lake North (BuBC)
5^th Great Spotted Woodpecker, Long Tailed Tit, Redwing, Water Rail: Linford Lakes NR (BuBC)
4^th Little Grebe, Green Sandpiper, Arctic Tern: Willen Lake North (BuBC)
3^rd Goosander, Golden Eye: Linford Lakes NR (BuBC)
3^rd Siskin (20+) In Alder trees round the car park Linford Lakes NR (BuBC)
3^rd Lesser Redpoll, Siskin (2): Willen Lake North (BuBC)
2^nd Redwing (30): Foxcote reservoir (BuBC)

October 

31^st Cetti’s Warbler: Foxcote Reservoir (BuBC)
29^th Hawfinch: Flying over Great Brickhill (BuBC)
27^th Common Crossbill: Several heard calling while flying over Milton Keynes Discovery Centre, Bradwell (BuBC)
26^th Osprey: Linford Lakes NR (BuBC)
25^th Mallard, Gadwall, Teal, Wigeon, Shoveler, Tufted Duck, Pochard, Great White Egret, Little Egret, Great Crested Grebe, Lesser Black Backed Gull, Herring Gull, Common Gull, Black Headed Gull, Lapwing, Buzzard (2), Grey Wagtail: Floodplain Forest NR (Joe Clinch)
24^th Goldeneye, Mink: Seen from the Warbler Hide at Linford Lakes NR. (BuBC)
24^th Goosander, Little Owl: Floodplain Forest NR (BuBC)
23^rd Fieldfare (25): Foxcote Reservoir (BuBC)
23^rd Kingfisher, Goosander: Tongwell Lake (Alan Nelson)
23^rd Common Darters, Migrant Hawkers, Willow Emerald Damselflies: Emberton Country Park (Alan Nelson)
23^rd Kingfisher (4), Goosander, Otter (pr): From the hide at Emberton Country Park (Alan Nelson)
22^nd Jay: Next to Milton Keynes Museum, Wolverton (Adam Alston)
22^nd Hawfinch: Flew overhead towards the south east from Tattenhoe Park (Harry Appleyard)
22^nd Lesser Redpoll, Great Spotted Woodpecker, Cetti’s Warbler, Jay, Meadow Pipit: Linford Lakes NR (BuBC)
22^nd Skylarks: Singing on Bury Fields Newport Pagnell (Martin Ferns)
21^st Goldcrest, Jay, Bullfinch, Green Woodpecker, Meadow Pipit, Sparrowhawk, Yellow Hammer: Tattenhoe Park (Harry Appleyard)
20^th Goosander (3): Tongwell Lake (Alan Nelson)
19^th Black-necked Grebe: Right at the back of  Foxcote Reservoir. Scope essential (BuBC)
18^th Redwing (21), Fieldfare (4): Floodplain Forest NR (BuBC)
18^th Grey Wagtail, Teal, Shoveler, Wigeon: Willen Lake North (BuBC)
16^th Raven, Fieldfare, Mistle Thrush: Little Linford Wood (BuBC)
15^th Hummingbird Hawkmoth: Seen feeding in Bancroft Garden (Paul Lund)
14^th Common Crossbill (3):Rushmere Park (BuBC)
14^th Snipe, Great Spotted Woodpecker, Grey Wagtail, Peregrine Falcon: Floodplain Forest NR (BuBC)
12^th Water Rail: Willen Lake North (BuBC)
11^th Goosander: Tongwell Lake (BuBC)
10^th Raven, Swallow, Black-necked Grebe: Foxcote Reservoir (BuBC)
10^th Snipe: Floodplain Forest NR (BuBC)
10^th Merlin: Flying high over Great Brickhill (BuBC)
9^th Fieldfare (40-50): Newport Pagnell ( Alan Nelson)
8^th Pintail (3): Foxcote Reservoir (BuBC)
7^th Meadow Cranesbill, Shoveler, Teal, Great Crested Grebe (juv) Linford Lakes NR ( Bob Phillips)
5^th Earth Star Fungus: Garden in Stony Stratford ( Julian Lambley)

Earth Star Fungus (photo© Julian Lambley)

5^th Egyptian Goose, Kingfisher, Green Sandpiper, Teal, Gadwall, Shoveler: Linford Lakes NR (BuBC)
4^th Hobby, Shoveler, Little Grebe: Foxcote Reservoir (BuBC)
4^th Great White egret (4), Little Egret (4), Grey Heron, Cormorant (7): On island in lake nearest M1, Gayhurst Quarry Lakes, Newport Pagnell (Martin Ferns)
4^th Common Scoter: Willow Lake, Newton Leys (Bob Phillips)

Common Scoter (photo© Bob Phillips)

4^th Lesser Redpoll: Rushmere Park (BuBC)
2^nd Snipe, Green Sandpiper: Floodplain Forest NR (BuBC)
2^nd Black-necked Grebe, Stonechat, Mandarin Duck: Foxcote Reservoir (BuBC)
2^nd Great White Egret (2): Tongwell Lake (BuBC)
1^st Marsh Harrier: Foxcote Reservoir (BuBC)

September

28th Siskin: Great Brickhill (BuBC)
28^th Snipe, Cetti’s Warbler: Floodplain Forest NR (BuBC)
28^th Water Rail: Willen Lake North (BuBC)
27^th Pintail (fem and eclipse male): Foxcote Reservoir (BuBC)
26^th Stonechat (m): North end of the island working it’s way along the margins of Willen Lake North (Alan Nelson)
26^th Small Copper Butterfly: Rough grassland near Fairfield Development (Joe Clinch)
26^th Red Admiral Butterfly (10-12):On an Ivy bush, by Warren Farm, Lathbury (Martin Ferns)
26^th Kingfisher: In flight alongside R. Ouse, nr Gayhurst Quarry Lakes, Newport Pagnell (Martin Ferns)
24^th Snipe, Common Sandpiper, Green Sandpiper: Floodplain Forest NR (BuBC)
24^th Marsh Harrier: Linford Lakes NR (BuBC)
21^st Greenshank (4): Floodplain Forest NR (BuBC)
21^st Black Tern (juv): Linford Lakes NR (BuBC)
18^th Small Copper Butterfly (male): Stonepit Fields (Mike LeRoy)
18^th Ruff,  Wigeon (2): Floodplain Forest NR (BuBC)
16^th Devil’s Coach-horse: On footbridge between Hadley Place and North Row, Bradwell Common (Mike LeRoy)
16^th Lapwing (30), Little Egret (4), Mallard (250+) most males in eclipse plumage : Gayhurst Quarry Lakes, Newport Pagnell (Martin Ferns)
15^th Tree Pipit: Heard over Great Brickhill (BuBC)
15^th Blackcap, Snipe, Great White Egret, Green Sandpiper, Common Sandpiper: (BuBC)
14^th Muntjac Deer (buck): Road-kill on Portway (H5) (Mike LeRoy)
12^th Great White Egret: Emberton Country Park (Alan Nelson)
10^th Mandarin Duck, Shoveler: Foxcote Reservoir (BuBC)
9^th Blue Underwing Moth: Shenley Church End ( Julia Canham)

Blue Underwing Moth (Photo © Julia Canham)

9^th Lesser Whitethroat, Marsh Harrier: Great Brickhill (BuBC)
9^th Hobby: Foxcote Reservoir (BuBC)
8^th Willow Warbler, Common Sandpiper: Foxcote Reservoir (BuBC)
5^th Common Sandpiper (2), Wigeon, Gadwall, Kingfisher: Tongwell Lake (Alan Nelson)
5^th Goosander, Kingfisher, Common Sandpiper, Green Sandpiper: Floodplain Forest NR (BuBC)
4^th Osprey:  Emberton Country Park (Alan Nelson)
4^th Chiffchaff, Sedge Warbler, Green Sandpiper, Great White Egret: Floodplain Forest NR (BuBC)
3^rd Little Grebe (2 adults+2 juv), Tufted Duck, Cetti’s Warbler: Willen Lake North (Alan Nelson)
3^rd Small Blue Butterfly: Floodplain Forest NR (Bob Phillips)
3^rd Meadow Pipit, Yellow Wagtail, Blackcap, Lesser Whitethroat, Whitethroat, Redstart: Great Brickhill (BuBC)
2^nd Noctule Bats: Flying overhead in daylight at Emberton Country Park (Alan Nelson)2^nd Snipe, Peregrine Falcon, Common Sandpiper, Green Sandpiper, Garganey, Great White Egret: Floodplain Forest NR (BuBC)
1^st Emperor Dragonfly, Brown Hawker, Southern Hawker, Migrant Hawker, Common Blue Damselfly, Small Red-eyed Damselfly, Willow Emerald Damselfly, Banded Demoiselle, Common Sandpiper, Reed Warbler, Grey Wagtail, Kingfisher: Tongwell Lake (Alan Nelson)

1^st Siskin , Blackcap, Whitethroat, Redstart: Great Brickhill (BuBC)

August

31^st Great White Egret, Green Sandpiper, Snipe, Green Woodpecker: Floodplain Forest NR (BuBC)
29^th Common Sandpiper, Shoveler, Teal: Foxcote Reservoir (BuBC)
26^th Whitethroat, Blackcap, Redstart, Siskin: Great Brickhill (BuBC)
25^th Sparrowhawk, Stock Dove, Spotted Flycatcher, Treecreeper: Tattenhoe Park (Harry Appleyard)
25^th Garden Warbler, Willow Warbler, Ring-necked Parakeet, Bullfinch: Tattenhoe (Harry Appleyard)
24^th Tree Pipit: Nocturnal record Tattenhoe (Harry Appleyard)
23^rd Ringed Plover: Nocturnal record Tattenhoe (Harry Appleyard)
22^ndWater Rail (heard), Jay, Common Tern, Migrant Hawkers, Common Reed, Roesel’s Bush-cricket, Green Grasshopper: MKNHS walk around Willen Lake North (Martine Harvey)
22^nd Tree Pipit: Seen flying low between tree lines. Tattenhoe Valley Park (Harry Appleyard)
22^nd Common Crossbill: Clearfell area of Rushmere Park (BuBC)
21^st Hornet eating a bee: Little Linford Wood (Julian Lambley)

Hornet eating a bee (Photo© Julian Lambley)

20^th Tree Pipit: Several calls heard from an unseen bird. Tattenhoe Park (Harry Appleyard)
20^th Pied Flycatcher (f): Linford Lakes NR. Please note that a permit is required to access this site (BuBC)
19^th Common Crossbill: Great Brickhill (BuBC)
19^th Redstart (2): Stowe (BuBC)
19^th Yellow Wagtail: Flying west over Tattenhoe Park (Harry Appleyard)
19^th Lesser Whitethroat: Tattenhoe (Harry Appleyard)
19^th Lesser Emperor Dragonfly: Patrolling reed-beds at Caldecotte Lake south (Harry Appleyard)
19^th Small Red-eyed Damselfly (11), Willow Emerald Damselfly, Brown Hawker Dragonfly: Mount Farm Lake (Harry Appleyard)

Small Red-eyed Damselfly (m) and Willow Emerald Damselfly (m) (Photo©Harry Appleyard)

18^th Reed warbler (4), Sedge warbler: Reeds in front of the hide at Foxcote Reservoir (BuBC)
18^th Yellow Wagtail: Floodplain Forest NR (BuBC)
17^th Common Sandpiper: Foxcote Reservoir (BuBC)
17^th Snipe, Garganey, Common Sandpiper, Dunlin, Green Sandpiper: Floodplain Forest NR (BuBC)
16^th Green Sandpiper: Willen Lake North (BuBC)
16^th Dunlin, Green Woodpecker, Great Spotted Woodpecker: Floodplain Forest NR (BuBC)
16^th Whinchat: Very active in front of the farm hide at Floodplain Forest NR (BuBC)
15^th Redstart: Meadow east of Olney church (BuBC)
15^thKingfisher: On the river east of Olney church (Bob Phillips)
15^th Goosander, Redstart: On the river east of Olney church (Julie Cuthbert)

Goosander (Photo©Julie Cuthbert)

14^th Musk (Nodding) Thistle: East of Olney Church (Jenny Mercer)

Musk (Nodding) Thistle. (Photo©Jenny Mercer)

14^th Ring-necked Parakeet: Woolstone (Alex Moody)
13^th Green Sandpiper, Great White Egret, Garganey, Dunlin: Floodplain Forest NR (Bob Phillips)

Garganey, Green Sandpiper and Great White Egret with Little Egret (Photos©Bob Phillips)

12^th Reed Bunting, Whitethroat, Garganey, Teal, Green Sandpiper: Floodplain Forest NR (BuBC)
12^th Musk Mallow, Small Scabious, Greater Knapweed, Harebell, Wild Basil, Wild Marjoram: Stonepit Fields (Bob Phillips)

Harebell and Musk Mallow (Photos©Bob Phillips)

12^th Common Carpet Moth, Brown Argus: Stonepit Fields (Bob Phillips)

Brown Argus and Common Carpet Moth (Photos©Bob Phillips)

11^th Wood White butterfly (3): Wicken Woods ( Julian Lambley)
10^th Marsh Harrier (f): New Bradwell (BuBC)
9^th Yellow Wagtail: Foxcote Reservoir (BuBC)
8^th Hobby, Common Tern, Sand Martin, Little Grebe: Foxcote Reservoir (BuBC)
7^th Yellow Wagtail, Common Sandpiper, Garden Warbler, Willow Warbler, Raven: Foxcote Reservoir (BuBC)
7^th Raven, Hobby: Over Bury Field Newport Pagnell (BuBC)
7^th Blackcap, Reed Warbler, Wren, Sand Martin, Common Tern, Green Sandpiper: Stony Stratford NR (BuBC)
6^th Silver-washed Fritillary (slightly tatty): Linford Wood (Mike LeRoy)

Silver-washed Fritillary (Photo©Mike LeRoy)

3^rd Rosemary Beetle (Chrysolina americana ) on Lavender in planter at Bradwell Common local centre (Mike LeRoy)
3^rd Wood Warbler, Coal Tit, Blue Tit, Robin and many wasps seen simultaneously in a small damson tree in Kents Hill garden (Steve Cousins)
1^st Sedge Warbler, Green Sandpiper: Floodplain Forest NR (BuBC)

July

31^st Willow Warbler, Whitethroat, Buzzard: Tattenhoe Park (Harry Appleyard)
31^st Sand Martin, Kingfisher: Linford Lakes NR (BuBC)
30^th Oak Bush Cricket (3): Oldbrook (Martin Kincaid)
30^th Willoughby’s leaf-cutter bee: Several feeding on sweet peas in a garden in Oldbrook (Martin Kincaid)

Willoughby’s leaf-cutter bee (Photo©Martin Kincaid)

29^th Latticed Heath Moth: Linford Lakes NR (Martin Kincaid)
29^th Hummingbird Hawk-moth (2):Shenley Wood (Martin Kincaid)
29^th Common Crossbill (7): Flying NW over Great Brickhill (BuBC)
28^th Clouded Yellow Butterfly, Small Copper Butterfly (2): Stonepit Fields (Martin Kincaid)
28^th Great Spotted Woodpecker, Green Woodpecker, Sedge Warbler, Whitethroat, Common Sandpiper, Green Sandpiper: Floodplain Forest NR (BuBC)
28^th Willow Emerald Damselfly (18), Emerald Damselfly (10), Beautiful Demoiselle (f), Banded Demoiselle (m) and Brown Hawker (2): Tattenhoe Valley Park (Harry Appleyard)

Beautiful Demoiselle (f) and Willow Emerald Damselfly (m) (Photos©Harry Appleyard)

27^th Lesser Emperor Dragonfly: Willen Lake North (Alan Nelson)
25^th Agrimony, Yellow Loosestrife, Royal Fern, Treecreeper, Nuthatch, Spotted Flycatcher, Kingfisher: Near the lake at Stockgrove Park (Bob Phillips)
25^th Sand Martin, Hobby: Tattenhoe (Harry Appleyard)
24^th Great Spotted Woodpecker, Sparrowhawk: Tattenhoe (Harry Appleyard)
23^rd Hobby, Common Sandpiper, Green Sandpiper: Floodplain Forest NR (BuBC)
23^rd Bullfinch, Sand Martin, Reed Bunting, Linnet: Tattenhoe Park (Harry Appleyard)
23^rd Hobby: Seen circling the Kingsmead Estate (Harry Appleyard)
21^st Bar-tailed Godwit, Green Sandpiper: Floodplain Forest NR (BuBC)
20^th Common Sandpiper: Foxcote Reservoir (BuBC)
20^th Kingfisher, Green Sandpiper, Lapwing: Floodplain Forest NR (BuBC)
20^th Great Spotted Woodpecker, Goldcrest, Reed Bunting, Sparrowhawk: Tattenhoe Park (Harry Appleyard)
18^th Bullfinch, Tree Creeper, Goldcrest, Sparrowhawk, Skylark: Tattenhoe Park (Harry Appleyard)
17^th Green Sandpiper: Floodplain Forest NR (BuBC)
16^th Goldcrest, Treecreeper: Emerson Valley (Harry Appleyard)
16^th Common Sandpiper: Furzton Lake (BuBC)
15^th Hobby: River Ouse Bradwell (BuBC)
15^th Ringed-necked Parakeet (2): Willen Lake (BuBC)
15^th Common Sandpiper: Willen Lake North (BuBC)
14^th Marsh Harrier: Foxcote reservoir (BuBC)
12^th Common Sandpiper: Tongwell Lake (Alan Nelson)
12^th Oyster Catcher: Seen on the cricket pitch at Great Linford (Ian Hillman)
11^th Black-tailed Godwit: In the channel next to Tongwell Lake (BuBC)
10^th Peregrine Falcon (imm): Harassing other birds at Furzton Lake (Alan Nelson)
10^th Redstart (heard): Stowe (BuBC)
9^th Ruddy Darter: Gayhurst Weir, River Ouse (Martin Ferns)
9^th Little Egret (4), Oystercatcher (2) and Great Crested Grebe (nesting): Gayhurst Quarry Lakes (Martin Ferns)
8^th Whitethroat, Lesser Whitethroat, Linnet, Bullfinch and Sparrowhawk: Tattenhoe Park (Harry Appleyard)
6^th Red-tipped Clearwing Moth: Tattenhoe Valley (Harry Appleyard)

Red-tipped Clearwing Moth (Photo©Harry Appleyard)

5^th Common Sandpiper: Willen Lake North (Ann Strutton)
5^th Lapwing, Blackcap, Sand Martin, Reed Warbler: Linford Lakes NR. Please note that a permit is required to visit this site (BuBC)
5^th Weld, Wild Carrot and Common Yarrow: Flower Park. Enigma Place Bletchley (Bob Phillips)
5^th Blackcap, Nuthatch, Goldcrest, Green Woodpecker and Treecreeper: Howe Park Woods (Harry Appleyard)
4^th Stock Dove: Tattenhoe Milton Keynes (Harry Appleyard)
4^th Reed Warbler, Wigeon, Common Sandpiper and Lapwing: Foxcote Reservoir (BuBC)
3^rd Jay, Goldcrest and Sand Martin: Furzton Lake (Harry Appleyard)

June

29^th  Whitethroat family: Being fed on box moth caterpillars. Willen Lake North (Ann Strutton)
28^th Water figwort Scrophularia auriculata: River Ouse Mill Farm Newport Pagnell (Martin Ferns)
28^th Common Sandpiper and Grey Wagtail: Tongwell Lake (Bob Phillips)
27^th Leveret and Ermine Moth Web with Caterpillars: Gayhurst (Martin Ferns)

Leveret and Ermine Moth web with caterpillars (Photos©Martin Ferns)

27^th Great Spotted Woodpecker (juv): Seen on the back of a TV in the lounge of a home in Stony Stratford. Flown in through an open Patio door frightened by a Magpie. Released with no problems (Joe Clinch)
27^th Green Sandpiper: Willen Lake North (BuBC)
25^th Common Crossbill: Heard calling from the tops of Pines at Rushmere Park (BuBC)
25^th Box-Tree Moth: Walton Milton Keynes. (David Middleton)

Box-Tree Moth (Photo©David Middleton)

24^th Cetti’s Warbler, Whitethroat (3), Little Egret (fledged young): Willen Lake North (BuBC)
24^th Sand Martin (2): Linford Lakes NR (BuBC)
23^rd Whitethroat, Buzzard, Greenfinch, Garden Warbler: Westbury Arts Centre Bio-blitz. Shenley Wood (Harry Appleyard)
23^rd Lesser Whitethroat: Heard Singing at Tattenhoe Park (Harry Appleyard)
23^rd Green Sandpiper: Willen Lake North (BuBC)
21^st Greenshank (3): Willen Lake North (BuBC)
20^th Scarlet Tiger Moth  (circa 10): Heelands (Marina Granger)
19^th Thick Legged Flower Beetle: Great Linford (Geir Nielsen)

Thick Legged Flower Beetle (Photo©Geir Nielsen)

18^th Red Tipped Clearwing Moth: Great Linford (Geir Nielsen)

Red Tipped Clearwing Moth (Photo©Geir Nielsen)

17^th Scarlet Tiger Moth: Garden Meadow Stony Stratford (Joe Clinch)

Scarlet Tiger Moth (Photo©Joe Clinch)

13^th Pyramidal Orchid (2): Roadside Grassland Bradwell  Common (Mike LeRoy)
12^th Bee Orchid (70+): in a patch of grid-road grassland close to a Redway, Bradwell Common SP 84435 38901. Also another 10 alongside Hampstead Gate SP 84471 38959 (Mike LeRoy)
11^th Cuckoo (f) and Fox Cub: In the woodland at Linford Lakes NR ( Martin Ferns)
8^th Curlew: Flew over Cranfield Airfield towards Willen (Alan Nelson)
5^th Raven (5): Calverton (Chris Coppock/BuBC)
5^th Cetti’s Warbler (m), Goldcrest (m), Sedge warbler (m) and Grey Wagtail: Stony Stratford NR (Chris Coppock/BuBC)
5^th Cockchafer: Riverside meadow Bury Fields Newport Pagnell ( Martin Ferns)

Cockchafer (Photo©Martin Ferns)

4^th Duke of Burgundy Butterfly: Ivinghoe Beacon (Julian Lambley)

Duke of Burgundy Butterfly (Photo©Julian Lambley)

2^nd Beautiful Demoiselle and Little Ringed Plover: Floodplain Forest NR (Bob Phillips)

 Little Ringed Plover and Beautiful Demoiselle (Photos©Bob Phillips

2^nd Black Tern: Single bird in the late afternoon. Foxcote Reservoir (Bob Phillips)

Black Tern (Photo © Bob Phillips)

2^nd Merlin (m): Flew over the hide. Foxcote Reservoir (BuBC)
2^nd Black Tern (4): During the morning. Foxcote Reservoir (BuBC)
1^st Soprano Pipistrelle Bats (800+): Simpson (Peter Barns)

May

31^st Common Sandpiper (2): By the dam wall at the waters edge. Foxcote Reservoir (BuBC)
31^st Black Tern: Seen mainly to the left of the hide. Foxcote Reservoir (BuBC)
30^th Cuckoo (calling): Woods near the ruins of the church. Stanton Low Park (Natalie Ward)
28^th Herb Paris, Red Headed Cardinal Beetle and Grass Vetching: Linford Wood (Bob Phillips)

Herb Paris, Red Headed Cardinal Beetle and Grass Vetching (Photos©Bob Phillips)

28^th Greenshank: Feeding on the dam wall. Foxcote Reservoir (BuBC)
28^th Quail: Nocturnal Record. Several calls caught over Tatterhoe estate on a sound recording (Harry Appleyard)
25^th Spotted Flycatcher (4): Octagonal Lake and Shell Bridge. Stowe Gardens (BuBC)
24^th Immature Beautiful Demoiselle and Small Blue Butterfly: Howe Park Wood (Harry Appleyard)

Immature Beautiful Damoiselle (m) and Small Blue Butterfly (Photos©Harry Appleyard)

22^nd Four Spot Chaser, Hairy  Dragonfly, Emperor Dragonfly, Blue tailed damselfly, azure damselfly, Common blue damselfly, Banded Demoiselle and Red Eyed damselfly: Emberton Park (Alan Nelson)
22^nd Cuckoo (calling) and Osprey: Emberton Park (Alan Nelson)
21^st Osprey: Sherington (BuBC)
20^th Common Sandpiper (2), Oyster Catcher (2) Blackcap (several heard) and Green Woodpecker. Also many Brimstone Butterflies and a couple of Red Admirals: Floodplain Forest NR (Clive Chapman)
18^th Four Spot Chaser Dragonfly: Stony Stratford NR (Graham Lynham)
18^th Meadow Saxifrage: Increased number on last year. Stony Stratford Reserve (Jenny Mercer)
17^th Hobby (4): Stanton Low Park (Ann Strutton)
16^th Muntjac Deer: Lakes Lane Newport Pagnell (Martin Ferns)

 Muntjac Deer (Photo © Martin Ferns)

16^th Spotted Flycatcher: Still at School House Hardmead Newport Pagnell (BuBC)
14^th Common Crossbill (5): Rushmere Park flying WNW (BuBC)
13^th Egyptian Goose (2) Barnacle Goose: Linford Lakes NR (BuBC)
12^th Hobby (North Lake) and Mistle Thrush (South Lake): Willen Lake (Ann Strutton)
11^th Ringed Plover: Linford Lakes NR (BuBC)
9^th Common (!) Eyelash fungus Scutellinia scutellata: College Wood (Julian Lambley)

Eyelash fungus (Photo © Julian Lambley)
8^th Swifts: 20+ wheeling and skimming close to the surface, Willen Lake South, mid-morning (Martin Ferns)
8^th Swifts: 10 around Ashland Lakes, morning (Peter Barnes)
7^th Common Spotted Orchid, Bugle, Celandine, Woodpecker, Nuthatch and Treecreeper: Shenley Wood (Clive Chapman)
7^th Swifts:  First six Swifts returned to Bradwell Common colony area. Same first arrival date as 2022 and two days earlier than 2021. By the evening they were low-flying over roofs and circling past known nest-sites. Watched one entering nest-site. Bradwell Common (Mike LeRoy)
7^th Mistle Thrush, Red Admiral: among the sightings on the MKNHS walk around the OU campus, Walton Hall (reported by Peter Barnes)
7^th Hairy Dragonfly (several emerging and exuvia), Red-eyed damselflies (many exuvia), Common Blue damselflies (good numbers), Azure damselflies (few) Banded demoiselle (few); butterflies – Orange-tip, Green-veined white, Speckled wood, Brimstone, Tortoiseshell, Peacock, Holly Blue: Emberton Country Park (Alan Nelson)
7^th Common Tern (4+), Cuckoo (several), Cetti’s Warblers, Whitethroats, Garden Warbler, Reed Warbler, Sedge Warbler, Blackcap: dawn chorus walk, Emberton Country Park (Alan Nelson)
4^th Spotted Flycatcher: Back Wood, Brickhill Woods (BuBC)
4^th Swifts: at least 3 over Stantonbury; 1 this evening nr Ashfield (Kathleen Wyatt)
4^th Swifts: a minimum of 10, screaming around the town in the evening, Newport Pagnell (Alan Nelson)
4^th Star of Bethlehem Ornithogalum umbellatum: Lathbury (Martin Ferns)

Star of Bethlehem (Photo © Martin Ferns)
3^rd  Grey Wagtail and Cuckoo (calling): Willen Lake North (Ann Strutton)
2^nd Green Winged Orchids: Pilch Field (Bob Phillips)
2^nd Green Parakeet (4): Near Bury Field. Newport Pagnell (Alan Nelson)
1^st Greater Celandine: Bradwell Abbey (Bob Phillips)

Greater Celandine (Photo © Bob Phillips)

April

30^th Common Blue Damselfly (imm. male) and Speckled Wood Butterfly: Tongwell Lake (Alan Nelson)
30^th Common Sandpiper (2), Oyster Catcher (2), Common Tern, Lapwing and Meadow Saxifrage: Stony Stratford NR (Joe Clinch)
30^th Weasel: Scrub area at the bottom of the canal embankment near the Aqueduct. Old Wolverton (Joe Clinch)
30^th Swift: Westbury Lane. Newport Pagnell (Martin Ferns)
29^th Linnets (pr): Between the Fairfield Estate and Middle Weald. Calverton (Joe Clinch)
29^th Holly Blue Butterfly: Near Portfields School. Newport Pagnell (Martin Ferns)
28^th Greenshank: Still present at Passenham Quarry (BuBC)
28^th Pied Flycatcher (m): Still present at Howe Park Wood (Harry Appleyard/BuBC)
28^th Blackcap (m): Little Linford Wood (BuBC)
27^th Sedge Warbler: In riverside bushes Stony Stratford NR (Chris Coppock/BuBC)
27^th Cetti’s Warbler (m): The Mill Field, Stony Stratford (Chris Coppock/BuBC)
27^th Osprey: Flew over Bradville heading towards Haversham (BuBC)
27^th Greenshank: Passenham Quarry (BuBC)
27^th Common Sandpiper: Foxcote Reservoir (BuBC)
26^th Pied Flycatcher (m): Catching flies around one of the outer ponds at Howe Park Wood (Harry Appleyard/BuBC)
26^th Garden Warbler: Floodplain Forest NR (BuBC)
26^th Greenshank: Passenham Quarry (BuBC)
26^th Common Sandpiper: Foxcote reservoir (BuBC)
25^th Herb Paris: Linford Wood (Bob Phillips)

Herb Paris (Photo©Bob Phillips)

25^th Black Swan: Willen Lake South (Cheryl Fellows)
25^th Common Sandpipers, Sedge and Reed warblers and good numbers of Willow Warblers: Newport Pagnell (Alan Nelson)
25^th Common Sandpiper: Foxcote Reservoir (BuBC)
24^th Fox Cub: Taken in a field at Stoke Hammond (Charles Kessler)

Fox Cub (Photo©Charles Kessler)

24^th Redstart (m): Furzton Estate (Harry Appleyard)
24^th Common Sandpiper: Furzton Lake (Harry Appleyard)
24^th Common Sandpiper (2) and Green Sandpiper (1): On the spit Willen Lake North (BuBC)
24^th Greenshank: Passenham Quarry (BuBC)
23^rd Early Purple Orchid (single flower half-emerged) and Dog’s Mercury (Female Flower): Linford Wood (Mike LeRoy)
23^rd Little Gull (2): Foxcote Reservoir (BuBC)
23^rd Tree Pipit: Tattenhoe Park (Harry Appleyard/BuBC)
23^rd Redstart: Foxcote Reservoir(BuBC)
22^nd Grasshopper Warbler: Goosey Meadow Emberton Park Olney (BuBC)
22^nd Cuckoo: Heard calling from a belt of trees just east of Haversham Road. Ouse Valley Park (John Pettit)
22^nd Cuckoo: Seen and heard at Floodplain Forest NR (BuBC)
22^nd Common Sandpiper: Stony Stratford NR (BuBC)
21^st White Wagtail (F): Passenham Quarry (BuBC)
20^th Fritillary and Springbeauty: Bradwell Abbey (Bob Phillips)

Fritillary and Springbeauty(Photo©Bob Phillips)

20^th Goldilocks Buttercup: Howe Park Wood (Janice Robertson)

Goldilocks Buttercup(Photo©Janice Robertson)

19^th Whimbrel: Foxcote Reservoir (BuBC)
18^th Western Conifer Seed Bug: Found on inside of a window (over-wintered). Placed on a Corsican Pine Tree Bradwell Common (Mike LeRoy)
18^th Tawny Owl: A male calling for much of the night. Heelands housing estate (Chris Coppock/BuBC)
17^th Green Sandpiper: On the island Willen Lake North (Chris Coppock/BuBC)
16^th 24-Spot Ladybird (pair): Edge of the wood on Red Campion. Howe Park  Wood (Janice Robertson)

 24-Spot Ladybirds (pair) (Photo©Janice Robertson)

16^th Reed Warblers: Tongwell Lake (Alan Nelson)
15^th Cuckoo: Heard at around 14:35 hrs at Floodplain Forest NR (Jane Grisdale)
15^th Sedge Warbler and Orange Tip Butterfly: Tongwell Lake (Alan Nelson)
15^th Cuckoo: Seen flying over Tongwell Lake (Alan Nelson)
14^th Cattle Egret: Floodplain Forest NR (Andrew Chambers)

Cattle Egret(Photo©Andrew Chambers)

11^th Common Sandpiper: Furzton Lake. (Harry Appleyard/BuBC)
10^th Swallow (12), Sand Martin (5): Foxcote Reservoir (Chris Coppock/Bu BC)
10^th Littlle Gull: Foxcote Reservoir (BuBC)
10^th Ringed Plover (5): Passenham Quarry, Deanshanger (BuBC)
9^th Holly Blue, Comma, Peacock, Tortoiseshell, Brimstone Butterflies: Newport Pagnell (Alan Nelson)
9^th Greenshank, Oystercatcher (2), Great White Egret (2): Linford Lake Nature Reserve. Please note that a permit is required for access to this site. (Chris Coppock/BuBC)
9^th Sedge Warbler: Singing from the bushes near the lake. Furzton Lake (Harry Appleyard/BuBC)
9^th Yellow Wagtail (m): Tattenhoe Park. (Harry Appleyard/BuBC)
8^th Reed Warbler and Sedge Warbler: North lake, singing from the south west reedbed. Willen Lake (BuBC)
8^th Yellow Wagtail: Passenham Quarry. Deanshanger (BuBC)
6^th Scaup (m) and Mandarin Duck (pair): Caldecotte Lake (Peter Barnes)

Mandarin Ducks (pair) and Scaup with Tufted Duck(Photos©Peter Barnes)

5^th Whitethroat: On the way to the hide. Foxcote Reservoir (BuBC)
5^th Mandarin Duck (m): South Lake East side. Caldecotte Lake (Peter Barnes)

Male Mandarin Duck (Photo©Peter Barnes)

3^rd Whimbrel: Flight Calls after dark . One at 21.45 and a second bird at 23.20. Stowe (BuBC)
3^rd Bee flies (many) and Peacock Butterfly (few): Tongwell (Alan Nelson)
3^rd Shelducks (pair): Emberton Country Park (Alan Nelson)
3^rd Peacock Butterfly: Simpson (Peter Barnes)
2^nd Green Veined White Butterfly, Tortoiseshells and Blackcaps singing. Newport Pagnell (Alan Nelson)
2^nd Shelduck (2): Foxcote Reservoir (Chris Coppock/BuBC)
2^nd Wood Anemones (many) and Bluebells (few flowers): Howe Park Wood (Janice Robertson)

Wood Anemone (Photo©Janice Robertson)

2^nd Scaup (m): Still showing well in a small bay at the north east side of the south lake. Caldecotte Lake (BuBC)
2^nd White Wagtail: Passenham Quarry Deanshanger (BuBC)
1^st Swallow: Tattenhoe Park (Harry Appleyard)

March

31^st Firecrest: Singing and foraging near one of the paths. Howe Park Wood (Harry Appleyard)

Firecrest (Photo©Harry Appleyard)

31^st Little Ringed Plover: Floodplain Forest NR (BuBC)
31^st Common Tern and Mediterranean Gull (2): Foxcote Reservoir (BuBC)
30^th Cowslip: Caldecotte Lake (Janice Robertson)

Cowslip (Photo©Janice Robertson)

30^th Marsh Marigold, Wild Strawberry: Stockgove Country Park (Martin Kincaid)
30^th Common Toads: Many spawning pairs in Stockgrove Lake (Martin Kincaid)
30^th Adder (2 m), Common Lizard (2): Rammamere Heath ( Martin Kincaid)

Marsh Marigold and Male Adder (Photo©Martin Kincaid)

30^th House Martin (4): Foxcote Reservoir (BuBC)
30^th Mediterranean Gull (2): Sitting on the dam wall. Foxcote Reservoir (BuBC)
30^th Sand Martin (13): Heading from Cranfield University towards North Crawley. (Alan Nelson/BuBC)
29^th Mediterranean Gull: Foxcote Reservoir (BuBC)
29^th Wheatear: Seen from a garden in Great Brickhill (BuBC)
28^th Sand Martin (5) Swallows (3) Cetti’s Warbler (2 singing males) Grey Wagtail (2): Foxcote Reservoir (Chris Coppock/BuBC)
28^th Goldeneye (1m+1f): Foxcote Reservoir (Chris Coppock/BuBC)
28^th Shelduck (m): Foxcote Reservoir (Chris Coppock/BuBC)
27^th Little Ringed Plover: Passenham Quarry (BuBC)
27^th Scaup (m): Still present at the south of the lake. Seen from the first screen. Caldecotte Lake (BuBC)
26^th Scaup (m): Still in the small bay in the south of the lake. Caldecotte Lake (BuBC)
26^th Toad (30-40): Mating and Spawning at Thornborough and Coombs woodland pond (Julian Lambley)

Toads (Photo©Julian Lambley)

26^th Mediterranean Gull. Foxcote Reservoir (BuBC)
25^th Mealy Redpoll: Single bird seen at the north of the site. Floodplain Forest NR (BuBC)
25^th Marsh Harrier: Seen from Great Brickhill, flying from SW towards Rushmere (BuBC)
25^th  Sand Martin: Furzton Lake (Harry Appleyard)
24^th Ruddy Shelduck : With several Canada Geese. Seen on the River Great Ouse near to Linford Lakes NR (Jenny Brown)

Ruddy Shelduck (Photo©Jenny Brown)

24^th Scaup: Still present at the South East corner of the lake. Caldecote Lake (BuBC)
23^rd Woodcock: Flushed from a ditch near the hide. Stony Stratford NR (BuBC)
22^nd Scaup: Far end of the South Lake with Tufted Ducks. Caldecote Lake (Bob Phillips)

Scaup (Photos©Bob Phillips)

22^nd Blackcap (m): Occasionally singing. Tattenhoe Park (Harry Appleyard)
22^nd Dark Edged Bee Flies (2): Tattenhoe. (Harry Appleyard)
22^nd Adder: Large female basking in the sun. Stockgrove Country Park. (Martin Kincaid)
22^nd Common Lizard (2): Stockgrove Country Park. (Martin Kincaid)
22^nd Scarlet Elf-cup Fungus Sarcoscypha austriaca: Bakers Wood. Stockgrove Park (Martin Kincaid)
22^nd Comma Butterfly: Stony Stratford. ( Joe Clinch)
22^nd Brimstone Butterfly (m): Simpson. (Peter Barnes)
22^nd Pair of Mandarin Ducks: Caldecote Lake ( Peter Barnes)

Pair of Mandarin Ducks (Photo©Peter Barnes)

22^nd Redwings (100+): Heading west towards Milton Keynes. Cranfield (Alan Nelson/BuBC)
22^nd Wheatear: Buckingham. (BuBC)
22^nd Mediterranean Gull: Adult sitting on the dam wall. Foxcote Reservoir (BuBC)
21^st Scaup: Spending time with the Tufted Ducks at the south end of the lake. Caldecotte Lake ( Harry Appleyard)
21^st Hairy-footed Flower Bee, Buff-Tailed Bumblebee and Tree Bumblebee: Garden. Oldbrook (Martin Kincaid)
21^st Brimstone, Comma and Peacock butterflies: Little Linford Wood (Julian Lambley)
20^th Whooper Swan (3): Still showing well off Harold Rd at Snelson Farm Cold Brayfield (BuBC)
19^th Golden Plover: Several calls caught on a nocturnal migration recording around 8.00pm. Tattenhoe (Harry Appleyard)
19^th Siskin (28-30): Grand Junction Canal near Brick Kilns Great Linford (Alan Nelson/(BuBC)
19^th Sand Martin (4): Willen Lake South (BuBC)
19^th Sand Martin (2): Newport Pagnell (BuBC)
18^th Whooper Swan(3): The long staying adults in fields by Snelson Farm. Cold Brayfield (BuBC)
18^th Chiffchaff (2): Howe Park Wood (Harry Appleyard)
17^th Chiffchaff(5) and Stonechat(5): Tattenhoe Park (Harry Appleyard)
17^th Woodcock, Chiffchaff (2), Oystercatcher, Redwing (2): Floodplain Forest NR (Chris Coppock/BuBC)
15^th Waxwings continue to appear in the Tree at Cranfield (Julian Lambley)

Waxwing(Photo©Julian Lambley)

14th Cetti’s Warbler (m): Heard singing in reed fringes at the head of the lake (nr Loxbeare Drive).  Furzton Lake (Chris Coppock/BuBC)
11^th Primroses and Lesser Celandine: Little Linford Wood (Bob Phillips)

Primroses and Lesser Celandine (Photos©Bob Phillips)

5^th Great Crested Grebes. Actually seen on 12^th Feb at Willen Lake during an MKNHS Sunday walk. (Julian Lambley)

Great Crested Grebes displaying (Photo©Julian Lambley)

5^th Gadwall (2 pairs), Wigeon (circa 50), Egyptian Goose (2), Tufted Duck (8m+4f), Oystercatcher (2) and Little Egret: Lakes Lane (Gayhurst Quarry) Newport Pagnell (Martin Ferns)
3^rd Waxwings (2): Lincroft Cranfield (Alan Nelson)
2^nd Goldeneye (2): Linford Lakes NR (Bob Phillips)
2^nd Lapwing (circa 20): Floodplain Forest NR (Bob Phillips)