July

14^th Cinnabar moth caterpillars on Ragwort: Bury Field Meadow, Newport Pagnell (Martin Ferns)

Cinnabar Moth caterpillars (Photo © Martin Ferns)

10^th Osprey: Sherington (BuBC)
9^th Reed Warbler (2 adults , 1 juvenile) in front of the hide: Foxcote Reservoir (BuBC)
8^th Kingfisher (3): Floodplain Forest NR (BuBC)
7^th Snipe, Water Rail (heard), Little Owl: Floodplain Forest NR (Bob Phillips)
6^th Little Grebe (3), Swift (15), Sand Martin (50), Common Sandpiper (1): Willen Lake North (BuBC)
6^th Song Thrush (2), Reed Warbler (2), Blackcap (1), Great White Egret (1), Reed Bunting (2), Mute Swan (49), Oyster Catcher (3), Shoveler (1), Water Rail heard calling: Linford Lakes NR (BuBC)
5^th Skylark (3), Whitethroat (3), Swallow (7), Green Woodpecker (1): Great Brickhill (Rob Andrews)
4^th Kingfisher: Floodplain Forest NR (BuBC)
4^th Firecrest (1), Spotted Flycatcher  (2): Rushmere Park (Rob Andrews)
2^nd Greenfinch, House Martin (2), Swift (3): Foxcote Reservoir (BuBC)
1^st Scarlet Tiger Moth and Selfheal: Front Lawn of Hornbeam(street) Newport Pagnell (Martin Ferns)

Scarlet Tiger Moth and Selfheal (photo © Martin Ferns)

1^st Swift (12), House Martin (2), Common Sandpiper(1): Foxcote Reservoir (BuBC)

June

29^th Brown Hawker: Stony Stratford NR (Graham Lynham)

Brown Hawker (Photo © Graham Lynham)

29^th Blackcap, Chiffchaff, Little Egret, Lapwing (2), Cuckoo, Reed warbler (6): Linford Lakes NR (BuBC)
28^th Green Sandpiper, Little Ringed Plover (2): Floodplain Forest NR (BuBC)
27^th Common Sandpiper, House Martin (2), Swift (10): Foxcote Reservoir (BuBC)
27^th Little Ringed Plover (3): Floodplain Forest NR (BuBC)
25^th Great Crested Grebe (7): Foxcote Reservoir (BuBC)
23^rd Froglets: In Garden Pond Bletchley (Andrew Parker)

Froglets (Photo © Andrew Parker)

22^nd Osprey: Flying over Deanshanger (Leigh Maitland)
20^th Whitethroat (8), Lapwing (6), Green Woodpecker (1), Great Spotted Woodpecker (2):Floodplain Forest NR (BuBC)
19^th Swift (12): Visiting Nest sites Central Miton Keynes (BuBC)
19^th Cuckoo, Green Sandpiper, Kingfisher: Floodplain Forest NR (BuBC)
18^th Kingfisher: Floodplain Forest NR (BuBC)
17^th Skylark (2), Swallow (2), Swift (14): Great Brickhill ( Rob Andrews)
16^th Downy Emerald Dragonfly: Tongwell Lake (Alan Nelson)
15^th Cuckoo (m), Sparrowhawk (m), Young Rabbits: Willen Lake North (Ann Strutton)
14^th Sanderling, Swift (45), Cetti’s Warbler, Buzzard (2): Foxcote Reservoir (BuBC)
13^thDowny Emerald Dragonfly: Willen Lake (Alan Nelson)
13^th Stock Dove, Great Spotted Woodpecker (2), Treecreeper, Goldcrest, Bullfinch: Tattenhoe Park (Harry Appleyard)
12^th Willow Warbler, Swift (10), Sparrowhawk, Whitethroat, House Martin (2): Tattenhoe Park (Harry Appleyard)
11^th Lesser Stitchwort, Bee Orchids: Grafton Street, near Bradwell Windmill (Bob Phillips)
11^th Meadow Vetchling, Common Figwort : Bancroft Park (Bob Phillips)
10^th Nuthatch (1), Swift (3), Swallow (1), Greenfinch (3), Tree Creeper (1), Grey Wagtail (1), Jay (3), Greylag Goose (10), Whitethroat (2), Song Thrush (3), Chiffchaff (8), Blackcap (4), Stock Dove (4), Wren (5): Tattenhoe Park (Harry Appleyard)
9^th Swift (2), Reed Bunting (1), Kestrel (1), Buzzard (1), Lesser Whitethroat (1), Green Woodpecker (1), Greenfinch (1), Great Spotted Woodpecker (1): Tattenhoe Park (Harry Appleyard)
9^th Cetti’s Warbler, Oystercatcher: Stony Stratford NR (BuBC)
9^th Cetti’s Warbler, Common Tern: Willen Lake North (BuBC)
8^th Young Moorhen: On a pond just South of Furzton Lake (Bob Phillips)

Young Moorhen (photo © Bob Phillips)

7^th House Martin, Oystercatcher, Pied Wagtail (3), Sedge Warbler (4), Reed Bunting (8): Floodplain Forest NR (BuBC)
4^th Bee Orchid: Verge of V10 South of Kents Hill Park Roundabout (Steve Cousins)

Bee Orchid (photo© Steve Cousins)

4^th Bee Orchid (30): In full flower on the verge beside Lower Tenth Street (opp. The Point) in CMK ( Les Piascik)
4^th Kingfisher, Cuckoo: Foxcote Reservoir (BuBC)
4^th Cetti’s Warbler: Stony Stratford NR (BuBC)
2^nd Pyramidal Orchid, Bee Orchid: Stonepit Fields (Bob Phillips)
2^nd 2-spot Ladybird: Adelia bipunctata red spots on black form, f. quadrimacuata ( Two large red spots, two small ones) Linford Wood (Mike LeRoy)
1^st Bee Orchid (9): In full flower on Galley Hill Roundabout (Julian Lambley}

May

31^st Swallow (23), House Martin (200), Swift (150), Pied Wagtail (5): Foxcote Reservoir (BuBC)
30^th Cuckoo (calling), Cetti’s Warbler, Swift, Lapwing: Stony Stratford NR (BuBC)
29^th Chinese Water Deer: Crossing H8 Standing Way from Walton Lakes and hiding in the grass of the central reservation (Steve Cousins)
28^th Bee Orchids: Bradwell Common – 43 came into flower by 28^th (Mike LeRoy)
27^th White Stork (2): Seen flying over Great Brickhill (Julie Cuthbert and Rob Andrews)

Two White Storks (Photo© Julie Cuthbert)

27^th Little Grebe (1), Reed Warbler (3), Swift (30), Oyster Catcher (2): Foxcote Reservoir (BuBC)
26^th Downy Emerald Dragonfly(2): Seen from the bird hide at Emberton Country Park (Alan Nelson)
23^rd Sand Martin (40), Swallow (70), House Martin (180), Swift (100): Foxcote Reservoir (BuBC)
22^nd House Martin (30), Swift (100): Linford Lakes NR (BuBC)
21^st Variable Damselfly: Great Linford Manor Park (Alan Nelson)
21^st Swallow (50), Sand Martin (2), House Martin (100), Swift (50): Foxcote Reservoir (BuBC)
20^th Swift (30), Kingfisher (1), Cuckoo (2): Linford Lakes NR (BuBC)
20^th Oystercatcher, Lapwing, Cuckoo, Common Tern (4): Stony Stratford NR (BuBC)
19^th Spotted Flycatcher (3): Rushmere Park (BuBC)
18^th Gadwall (2), Cetti’s Warbler (1), Cuckoo (2), Common Tern (6), Lapwing (2): Stony Stratford NR (BuBC)
17^th Blackcap (2), Reed Warbler (2), Common Tern (2): Caldecotte Lake (BuBC)
16^th Common Whitethroat (6), Reed warbler (3), Cuckoo (2): Floodplain Forest NR (BuBC)
15^th Banded Demoiselle (m + f): Ouse Valley Park, behind the allotments New Bradwell ( Graham Lynham)

Banded Demoiselle (m+f) (Photo © Graham Lynham

14^th Dozens of Spindle Ermine micro-moth  (Yponomeuta cagnagella ) caterpillars. In several areas of hedgerow on east side of North Bucks way between Oakhill and Hazeley Wood (Mike LeRoy/ ID by Janice Robertson)
13^th Swallow (1), Grey Wagtail (1), Reed Warbler (4), Blackcap (4), Garden Warbler (1 heard singing), Cuckoo (1 heard), Swift (7), Caldecotte Lake (Harry Appleyard)
12^th Spotted Flycatcher: on edge of Clearfell, Rushmere Park (BuBC)
10^th Aurora Borealis: seen over northern Milton Keynes (Julian Lambley)

Aurora Borealis (Photo © Julian Lambley)
10^th Willow Warbler, 2 m singing:  My first of year, despite much time in suitable habitat. Wicken Wood. (Chris Coppock/ BuBC)
7^th White Stork: Circling over Grand Union Canal/River Ouzel area at Soulbury heading off high to the South (Charles Kessler)
7^th Swift (4): Returned to Bradwell Common Colony on the same date as last year (Mike LeRoy)
6^th Black Tern: Foxcote Reservoir (BuBC)
6^th Oyster Catcher, Common Tern (3): Linford Lakes NR (BuBC)
5^th Grey Heron, Green Woodpecker, Jay, Reed Bunting, Reed Warbler, Cetti’s Warbler, Blackcap, Cuckoo, Stock Dove, Garden Warbler: Willen Lake North (BuBC)
4^th Early Purple Orchid: Linford Wood (Charles Vaton)
4^th Grass Snake: On grid road H1Greenleys/Wolverton, being attacked by two Magpies (Charles Vaton)
4^th Osprey, Common Whitethroat, Cuckoo, Peregrine Falcon: Floodplain Forest NR (Jane Barrow)
2^nd Goldilocks Buttercup: Howe Park Wood (Janice Robertson)

Goldilocks Buttercup (photo© Janice Robertson)

1^st Cuckoo: Floodplain Forest NR (BuBC)

April

30^th Hoary Plantain: Pilch Fields ( Janice Robertson)

Hoary Plantain (photo© Janice Robertson)

30^th Twayblade, Adder’s Tongue, Green Veined Orchid, Yellow Rattle, Pignut: Pilch Field (Bob Phillips)

Yellow Rattle, Adders Tongue, Twayblade (photo©  Bob Phillips)

30^th White Stork: Flying towards Willen from Newport Pagnell (BuBC)
28^th Sticky Mouse-ear, Guilder Rose, Pendulous Sedge, Bugle, Bush Vetch, Common Figwort, Barren Strawberry: Shenley Wood (Bob Phillips)
28^th Swallow (circa. 200), Yellow Wagtail (4): Foxcote Reservoir (BuBC)
28^th Greenshank: Willen Lake (BuBC)
27^th Hobby, Cuckoo (heard): Linford Lakes NR (BuBC)
27^th Little Gull (2): Foxcote Reservoir (BuBC)
26^th Little Egret, Cormorant (2), Great Crested Grebe, Large Red Damselfly (10+), Coot with 5 chicks: Magna Park (Graham Lynham)

Coot with Chicks, Large Red Damselfly (photo© Graham Lynham)

26^th Cuckoo: Calling from between Great Brickhill and Rushmere Park (Rob Andrews)
26^th White Wagtail: Foxcote Reservoir (BuBC)
25^th Cuckoo: Linford Lakes NR (BuBC)
25^th Hobby: Foxcote Reservoir (BuBC)
24^th Cuckoo: New Bradwell (BuBC)
23^rd Snipe: Flew up and away when accidentally disturbed by the drainage channel, Mill Field Stoney Stratford (Tim Pearson)
23^rd Goosander (m): River Great Ouse by Mill Field Stoney Stratford (Tim Pearson)
23^rd Swift (3): Linford Lakes NR (BuBC)
23^rd Common Scoter (m): Linford Lakes NR, on Blackhorse Lake, diving frequently (Alan Nelson)
22^nd Swift (7): Foxcote Reservoir (BuBC)
22^nd Cuckoo (1), Reed Warbler (2), Garden Warbler (2): Floodplain Forest NR (BuBC)
21^st Swift: Linford Lakes NR (BuBC)
21^st Waxwing (35): Willen Lake South (BuBC)
20^th Hairy Dragonfly (f): Stony Stratford NR (Graham Lynham)

Hairy Dragonfly (photo© Graham Lynham)

20^th Waxwing (10): Willen Lake South (BuBC)
19^th Lesser Whitethroat, Swallow (30), Common Sandpiper, House Martin (3): Foxcote Reservoir (BuBC)
18^th Meadow Saxifrage: In flower at Stony Stratford NR (Joe Clinch)
18^th Green Woodpecker: Several seen together in the field adjacent to the Dinosaur Crazy Golf at Furzton Lake (Bob Phillips)

Green Woodpecker (photo© Bob Phillips)

18^th Weasel: Seen just after the boardwalk, adjacent to the canal at Willen Park (Stephanie Davenport)
18^th Common Whitethroat, Reed Bunting, Sedge Warbler, Lesser Black Backed Gull: Floodplain Forest NR (Bob Phillips)
17^th Common Whitethroat, Sedge Warbler: Floodplain Forest NR (Russell Simpson)
16^th Garden Warbler: Foxcote Reservoir (BuBC)
15^th Cuckoo (m): Tattenhoe (BuBC)
14^th Chiffchaff, Kingfisher, Blackcap, Jay, Redpoll: Linford Lakes NR (A permit is required for this site)  (Russell Simpson)
14^th Cuckoo: Floodplain Forest NR (BuBC)
14^th Garden Warbler, Cuckoo: Linford Lakes NR (BuBC)
13^th Willow Warbler, Whitethroat: Heard singing at Floodplain Forest NR (Jane Grisdale)
13^th Sedge Warbler (2): Floodplain Forest NR (BuBC)
13^th Linnet (pr), Kestrel (2): Bury Field meadow (Martin Ferns)
13^th Lesser Whitethroat: Foxcote Reservoir (BuBC)
12^th Oystercatcher (2), Cetti’s Warbler (3), Blackcap (6), Willow Warbler (6), Sedge Warbler (3): Emberton Park (BuBC)
11^th Rose Ringed Parrakeet: Fields near the Irish Centre, Bletchley (Andrew Parker)
11^th Reed Warbler (singing), Mandarin Duck (m): Caldecotte Lake (Andrew Parker)
10^th Snipe (10), Common Sandpiper (1): On the island at Willen Lake North (BuBC)
10^th Swallow: One flying over NE corner of Willen Lake North (Martin Ferns)
10^th Cuckoo: Calling from behind the heronry at Linford Lakes NR (BuBC)
9^th Cetti’s Warbler: Singing Male at Foxcote Reservoir (BuBC)
9^th Reed Warbler: Singing at Mount Farm (BuBC)
8^th Hobby: Circling over Howe Park Wood (BuBC)
8^th Herb Paris: Howe Park Wood (Janice Robertson)

Herb Paris (photo© Janice Robertson)

8^th White Stork: Flying over Caldecotte Lake (BuBC)
7^th Swallow (4), Common Sandpiper (2), Goldeneye (2): Foxcote Reservoir (BuBC)
6^th Common Sandpiper (1), Snipe (6), Sedge Warbler (1): Willen Lake North (BuBC)
6^th Barn Owl: Stony Stratford NR (BuBC)
5^th Sand Martin (10): Linford Lakes NR (BuBC)
4^th Snipe (5), Green Woodpecker: Floodplain Forest Nr (BuBC)
3^rd Angle Shades Moth: Home garden, Stony Stratford (Joe Clinch)

Angle Shades Moth (photo©Joe Clinch)

3^rd Mealy Redpoll, Common Tern: Linford Lakes NR (BuBC)
3^rd Swallow: Foxcote Reservoir (BuBC)
2^nd Little Ringed Plover, Floodplain Forest NR (BuBC)
2^nd Common Tern (3): Willen Lake North (BuBC)
2^nd Blackcap: Kents Hill Park (Steven Cousins)
2^nd Common Sandpiper: Foxcote Reservoir (BuBC)
1^st Snipe (2), Oystercatcher: Stony Stratford NR (BuBC)
1^st Orange Tip, Comma, Peacock Butterflies, House Martin: Tongwell Lake (Alan Nelson)

March

31^st Sand Martin (25): Over the island Willen Lake North (BuBC)
31^st Great Spotted Woodpecker (1), Reed Bunting (1), Yellow Hammer (4), Linnet (2), Nuthatch (2), Treecreeper (1), Blackcap (3): Little Linford Wood (BuBC)
31^st Little Gull: Foxcote Reservoir (BuBC)
29^th Kingfisher (1), Buzzard (2), Shoveler (2), Gadwall (6), Cetti’s Warbler (1), Green Woodpecker (1), Willow Warbler (2), Long-tailed tit (2): Linford Lakes NR (BuBC)
28^th Great Spotted Woodpecker (1), Greenfinch (2), Siskin (9), Willow Warbler singing (1), Pied Wagtail (1), Grey wagtail (1): Linford Lakes NR (BuBC)
27^th Sand Martin (3): Over Mill Stream at North Bridge, Newport Pagnell (BuBC)
27^th Swallow (1), Sand Martin (3): Linford Lakes NR (BuBC)
27^th Snipe (20+): In front of the hide at Willen Lake North (BuBC)
27^th Green Woodpecker, Jay, Water Rail (heard), Buzzard (2), Cetti’s Warbler (2): Willen Lake North (BuBC)
26^th Green Sandpiper, Willow Warbler: Floodplain Forest NR (BuBC)
26^th Barn Owl (2): Stony Stratford NR (BuBC)
26^th Bat (species unknown): Flying, in full sun,  just above the canal at Tongwell (Joe Clinch)
25^th Willow Warbler: Near the river at Floodplain Forest NR (BuBC)
25^th Little Ringed Plover: Farm Hide at Floodplain Forest NR (BuBC)
25^th Wood Anemone, Lesser Celandine, Primrose, Dog’s Mercury, Bluebells (about to flower): Linford Wood (Mike LeRoy)
24^th Kingfisher (f+m): Lodge Lake (Graham Lynham)

Kingfisher (f+m) (Photos©Graham Lynham)

24^th Sand Martin: Floodplain Forest NR (BuBC)
24^th Willow Warbler (3 singing): Floodplain Forest NR (BuBC)
23^rd Sand Martin (12):Willen Lake North (BuBC)
23^rd Sand Martin (10): Foxcote Reservoir (BuBC)
22^nd Kingfisher: Floodplain Forest NR (BuBC)
21^st Marsh Marigold: Inlet off River Ouse, Stony Stratford (Joe Clinch)
21^st Cuckooflower: Sheltered damp ground close to the bank of River Ouse, Wolverton Mill (Joe Clinch)
20^th Willow Warbler: Heard singing at first then showed well along the path from Warbler Hide to Otter Hide. Linford Lakes NR (BuBC)
20^th Waxwings (circa 60): Still present at Oldbrook (BuBC)
20^th Little Ringed Plover: Floodplain Forest NR (BuBC)
20^th Redwing (9), Goldeneye (1), Cetti’s Warbler (2): Foxcote Reservoir  (BuBC)
19^th Chiffchaff (heard): Kents Hill Park (Steve Cousins)
19^th Waxwing (circa. 60): Near the Christian Centre in Oldbrook (Bob Phillips)

Waxwing (Photo© Bob Phillips)

18^th Ring-necked Parakeet: Flying overhead Coffee Hall (James Appleby)
18^th Chiffchaff (2): Campbell Park (James Appleby)
18^th Frogs spawning (5): Garden Pond, Bletchley (Andrew Parker)

5 Frogs Spawning (photo© Andrew Parker)

17^th Otter: Right in front of the Near Hide at Linford Lakes NR (BuBC)
17^th Snipe (3), Great White Egret (4), Chiffchaff (5 heard), Siskin (3), Lesser Redpoll (2), Linford Lakes NR (BuBC)
16^th Chiffchaff (heard): Lakes Lane Newport Pagnell (Martin Ferns)
16^th Little Egret: River Ouse behind Mill Lane, Newport Pagnell (Martin Ferns)
16^th Gadwall, Wigeon, Tufted Duck, Greylag Goose, Canada Goose, Oystercatcher (pair): Gayhurst Quarry Lakes, Newport Pagnell (Martin Ferns)
16^th Lesser Redpoll (10), Siskin (6), Chiffchaff(4), Cetti’s Warbler: Linford Lakes NR (BuBC)
16^th Yellow-legged Gull: Foxcote Reservoir (BuBC)
15^th Peacock Butterfly: On the path south of Willen Lake South (Martin Ferns)
15^th Gadwall, Wigeon (10), Stonechat, Snipe (2), Redwing (3), Fieldfare (6), Great White Egret, Oystercatcher: Floodplain Forest NR (BuBC)
14^th Goldeneye (2m, 4f): Willen Lake South (BuBC)
14^th Mealy Redpoll, with a flock of Lesser Redpoll, Bank Vole: Linford Lakes NR (Andrew Chambers)

Bank Vole, Mealy Redpoll (photo© Andrew Chambers)

14^th Snipe (16): Willen Lake North: Mostly on the island but a few in front of the hide (BuBC)
14^th Long-tailed tit, Brimstone butterfly (2), Comma butterfly: Canal at Dowhead Park (Tom Primett)
14^th Brimstone Butterfly: Car park at Camphill Willen (Martin Ferns)
14^th Ring-necked green parakeet (pr): Ousel Valley Park (Alex Moody)
14^th Brimstone butterfly (several): Stony Stratford (Joe Clinch)
13^th Lesser Redpoll : Rammamere Heath (BuBC)
13^th Merlin: Foxcote Reservoir (BuBC)
12^th Sand Martin, Goldeneye (4), Green Sandpiper: Foxcote Reservoir  (BuBC)
12^th Great White Egret (8), Fieldfare (60), Cetti’s Warbler, Chiffchaff: Linford Lakes NR (BuBC)
11^th Fieldfare (150), Redwing (30): Floodplain Forest NR (BuBC)
11^th Cetti’s Warbler: Mount Farm (BuBC)
10^th Long-tailed tit (4), Green Sandpiper (1), Goldeneye (6), Teat (2), Wigeon (3): Foxcote Reservoir (BuBC)
9^th Stock Dove (2): Near Pagoda, Willen Lake North (BuBC)
8^th Coltsfoot (in flower): Floodplain Forest NR (Joe Clinch)
8^th Pintail (f): Amongst reeds on the bund, Linford Lakes NR (BuBC)
8^th Goosander (pair): River Ouse, The Millfield, Stony Stratford (Joe Clinch)
7^th Green Woodpecker (4), Shoveler (2), Wigeon (42), Snipe (15), Green Sandpiper (1): Floodplain Forest NR (BuBC)
6^th Cetti’s Warbler, Oystercatcher, Fieldfare (200): Linford Lakes NR (BuBC)
5^th Kestrel, Buzzard, Red Kite, Chinese Water Deer (10+), Field Mouse (2), Little Egret: Magna
Park (Graham Lynham)

Field Mouse, Kestrel (photo©Graham Lynham)

4th Jack Snipe: In front of the hide at Willen Lake North (BuBC)
3^rd Redpoll, Siskin: Linford Lakes NR. A permit is required to visit this site (Bob Phillips)
3rd Scaup: Willen Lake North (BuBC)
2nd Scarlet Elf Cap: Little Linford Wood (Julian Lambley)

Scarlet Elf Cap (photo © Julian Lambley)

1st Reed Bunting, Yellowhammer: Little Linford Wood (BuBC)

February

 

29^th Oystercatcher, Redwing (25), Fieldfare (130): Floodplain Forest NR (BuBC)
28^th Goosander (f): Balancing Lakes, Wolverton Mill ( Joe Clinch)
28^th Bittern, Siskin (circa 30): Tongwell Lake (Alan Nelson)
27^th Scaup: North-east corner of Willen Lake North (BuBC)
26^th Cetti’s Warbler, Water Rail (heard), Snipe (3), Goldeneye (6): Willen Lake North (BuBC)
26^th Siskin (30+): Tongwell Lake (Alan Nelson)
26^th Little Grebe (9), Scaup: Willen Lake North (Alan Nelson)
26^th Blackcap (3):On the canal between Wolverton and Old Wolverton (BuBC)
25^th Red-crested Pochard: Willen Lake North (BuBC)
24^th Red Fox, Chiffchaff (2), Lesser Redpoll (6): Linford Lakes NR (BuBC)
23^rd Common Crossbill: Flew over Oak Wood Rushmere Park (BuBC)
22^nd Yellowhammer (3): Passenham Quarry (BuBC)
22^nd Cetti’s Warbler, Little Grebe, Goldeneye (3m, 1f), Wigeon (114): Foxcote Reservoir (BuBC)
20^th Goosander (1m, 1f), Water Rail, Oystercatcher, Cetti’s Warbler, Siskin (1m,1f), Lesser Redpoll (4): Linford Lakes NR (BuBC)
20^th Common Scoter: On Blackhorse Lake from entrance track. Linford Lakes NR (BuBC)
19^th  Waxwing (75): Still feeding at Glebe Farm. Best viewed from Warren Way (BuBC)
18^th Common Scoter: Seen from Heron Hide at Linford Lakes NR (BuBC)
17^th Cetti’s Warbler, Red-crested Pochard, Goldeneye, Snipe (30): Willen Lake North (BuBC)
17^th Waxwing (75): seen at Winehouse Grove, Glebe Farm (BuBC)
17^th Common Scoter (m): To the right of the Heronry Hide, Linford Lakes NR (BuBC)
16^th Grey Partridge: Little Linford Wood (BuBC)
16^th Pintail (1m, 1f), Goosander (1m, 8f), Stonechat (1m, 1f): Floodplain Forest NR (BuBC)
16^th Common Scoter (m): Linford Lakes NR (BuBC)
15^th Snipe (circa. 20): In front of the Willen Lake North Hide (Andrew Parker)

Snipe (Photo © Andrew Parker)

15^th Common Scoter: Moving from car park end to in front of the Otter Hide, Linford Lakes NR Note, a permit is required to visit this complex (BuBC)
15^th Pintail: Blackhorse Lake, Linford Lakes (BuBC)
14^th Pipistrelle bats: After 5.00pm at Tongwell Lake (Alan Nelson)
13^th Waxwing (69): Still at Glebe Farm opposite garage on A421 (BuBC)
12^th Pintail (2m, 3f): Floodplain Forest NR (BuBC)
12^th Cetti’s Warbler, Raven, Scaup (1m, 2f), Goldeneye (9), Red-crested Pochard, Snipe (22): Willen Lake North (snipe in front of the hide) (BuBC)
12^th Waxwing (circa 60): Still present at Glebe Farm/A421 (BuBC)
11^th Snipe (6): In front of the hide Willen Lake North (Bob Phillips)

Snipe ( Photo © Bob Phillips)

11^th Waxwing (circa 50): Still present at Glebe Farm/A421 garage (Bob Phillips)

Waxwing (photo © Bob Phillips)

10^th Waxwing (30+): Still present at Glebe Farm/A421 (Graham Lynham)
10^th Song Thrush: Ikea Car Park (Graham Lynham)

Song Thrush (photo © Graham Lynham)

10^th Goosander (1m, 2f): Willen Lake South (Ann Strutton)
9^th Waxwing (60): Still showing well along the footpath at Grebe Farm estate (BuBC)
8^th Waxwing (circa 30): Still present at Glebe Farm (Peter Barnes)
8^th Stonechat, Meadow Pipit (3), Lapwing (circa. 200): Willen Road Excavations E of M1, S of H4/H3  (BuBC)
7^th Scaup (m): Foxcote Reservoir (BuBC)
7^th Scaup (m): Willen Lake North (BuBC)
7^th Waxwing (circa. 60): Kingston/Glebe Farm (Janice Robertson)

Waxwings(photo © Janice Robertson)

7^th Ring-necked Parakeet: Flew over Wolverton (Adam Alston)
6^th Black Swan:  Left bay near the wheel, Willen Lake South (BuBC)
5^th Great White Egret, Siskins, Redpoll: Emberton Country Park (Alan Nelson)
5^th Scaup (1m, 2f): Willen Lake North (BuBC)
5^th Waxwing (32): Still at Kingston (BuBC)
4^th Lesser Periwinkle, Winter Aconite: Stowe Gardens (Bob Phillips)

Winter Aconite and Lesser Periwinkle(photo© Bob Phillips)

4^th Waxwing (56): At the BP garage on the A421, Kingston (BuBC)
4^th Scaup (2f+1m): Willen Lake North ( BuBC)
3^rd Bullfinch (1m), Nuthatch (3), Goldcrest (6), Coal Tit (2), Common Crossbill (10), Siskin (7), Lesser Redpoll (2): Buttermilk Wood ( Harry Appleyard)
2^nd Weasel: Going from the river to the lake, Willen Lake South (Ann Strutton)
1^st Goosander (f), Little Grebe (2): Caldecote South Lake ( Steve & Susie Cousins)
1^st Oystercatcher, Raven, Greenfinch (3), Great Spotted Woodpecker: Linford Lakes NR (BuBC)

January

31^st Green Sandpiper, Peregrine Falcon: Floodplain Forest NR (BuBC)
30^th Goosander (7), Great White Egret, Snipe (30): Floodplain Forest NR (BuBC)
30^th Leucistic Jackdaw: Calverton Church (Julian Lambley)

Leucistic Jackdaw( photo© Julian Lambley)

29^th Pintail (m), Great White Egret, Lapwing (circa 1000), Golden Plover (22): Grebe Lake (BuBC)
28^th Skylark, Stonechat (1m,1f), Kestrel being mobbed by 10 crows: Bury Fields, Newport Pagnell (Martin Ferns)
28^th Scaup (m): Willen Lake North (BuBC)
27^th Lapwing (circa. 200): Flying East along Ouse valley towards Quarry Hill Farm, Gayhurst (Martin Ferns)
27^th Fieldfare (185): Linford Lakes NR (BuBC)
26^th Woodcock (2):  Near Pochard Lake Great Brickhill (BuBC)
26^th Goldeneye(10), Scaup, Snipe (4): Willen Lake North (BuBC)
26^th Siskin (3), Kingfisher, Cetti’s Warbler: Willen Lake South (BuBC)
25^th Raven, Stonechat: Floodplain Forest NR (BuBC)
24^th Lesser Black-backed Gull with unusual left wingtip all white: Floodplain Forest NR (Graham Lynham)

Lesser Black-backed Gull (photo©Graham Lynham)

23^rd Redwing (250), Fieldfare (350): Passenham Quarry (BuBC)
22^nd Otter: Seen swimming into the reeds to the left of the Otter Hide at Linford Lakes NR (Andrew Chambers)
22^nd Reed Bunting, Yellowhammer: Little Linford Wood (BuBC)
21^st Scaup: Willen Lake North (BuBC)
20^th Fieldfare (20): Floodplain Forest NR (BuBC)
19^th Little Egret (9), Mediterranean Gull: Mount Farm (BuBC)
19^th Pintail: Stood on the ice at the back of the reservoir, Foxcote Reservoir (BuBC)
19^th Goosander (7), Great White Egret, Snipe, Sparrowhawk, Kingfisher, Stonechat: Floodplain Forest NR (Joe Clinch)
18^th Scaup (m): Ice free patch in front of the buildings on Willen Lake South (BuBC)
17^th Canada Goose (271): Linford Lakes NR (BuBC)
17^th Song Thrush, Mediterranean Gull: Mount Farm Park (Harry Appleyard)
17^th Goldcrest, Goosander: Caldecote Lake (Harry Appleyard)
16^th Shoveler (5), Water Rail, Teal (21), Siskin (6): Linford Lakes NR (BuBC)
15^th Grey Heron (10): Heronry getting active, Furzton Lake (BuBC)
15^th Mediterranean Gull, Little Egret (9): Mount Farm Park (BuBC)
14^th Impressive Starling Murmuration: West Bank of Willen Lake North just north of the Peace Pagoda. Watched from 16.10hrs to 16.40hrs (Susan Weatherhead)
13^th  Brown Hairstreak eggs on Blackthorn. MKNHS outing to RSPB Otmoor (Julian Lambley)
Brown Hairstreak Eggs(photo©Julian Lambley)

13^th Fieldfare (6), Teal (12), Goosander (8), Shoveler (8), Snipe (30+): Floodplain Forest NR (BuBC)
13^th Redpoll (2), Siskin (4): Tongwell Lake (Alan Nelson)
12^th Jack Snipe (2): Linford Lakes NR (BuBC)
11^th Bullfinch (2), Goosander (2), Teal (4): Stony Stratford NR (BuBC)
10^th Stonechat, Dunlin: Floodplain Forest NR (BuBC)
9^th Goosander (5) on River Ouse, Canada Geese (50+) on adjacent flooded field. Seen from North Bridge Newport Pagnel (Martin Ferns)
9^th Great White Egret, Little Egret (2), Grey Heron: Banks of River Ouse, Mill Farm, Gayhurst Quarry area (Martin Ferns)
9^th Wigeon (c50), Tufted Duck (c30): Gayhust Quarry Lakes (Martin Ferns)
9^th Pintail (4m): Foxcote Reservoir (BuBC)
9^th Goosander (m): On River Ouse at Old Wolverton, Stony Stratford (BuBC)
9^th Great White Egret (4): Linford Lakes NR (Bob Phillips)
8^th Goosander (2m, 2f): Caldecotte Lake (Peter Barnes)
8^th Siskin (30 approx.), Lesser Redpoll (2): Rushmere Park (BuBC)
7^th Goldeneye (3), Wigeon (41), Great White Egret (1): Foxcote Reservoir (BuBC)
7^th Tawny Owl: Shenley Wood (calling) (BuBC)
6^th Teal (26), Goosander (2m, 2f), Great White Egret (2): Linford Lake NR (BuBC)
5^th Fieldfare (13), Goldeneye (3): Foxcote Reservoir (BuBC)
5^th Little Grebe (25), Tufted Duck (140), Goldeneye (14): Willen Lake North (BuBC)
4^th Cetti’s Warbler, Goldeneye (5): Foxcote Reservoir (BuBC)
2^nd Lesser Redpoll (3): In birches near Warbler Hide, Linford Lakes NR (BuBC)
2^nd Goosander (2m, 1f):On the flooded R Ouzel, just north of the flood control barrier (Peter Barnes)
2^nd Goldeneye (3), Shoveler (10), Teal (12), Wigeon (34), Snipe (9): Willen Lakes (BuBC)
1st Lapwing (200), Goosander (4), Lesser Redpoll (3): Linford Lakes NR (BuBC)

 

December 2023

30th 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: Stony 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)