Bucks Species List

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Buntings
very rare vagrant
rare vagrant
rare winter visitor
rare summer visitor
Scarce passage migrant
Scarce winter visitor
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common passage migrant
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common resident

Tawny Owl

Owls
Strix aluco
Scarce Resident

Long-eared Owl

Owls
Asio otus
Scarce winter visitor

Short-eared Owl

Owls
Asio flammeus
Scarce summer visitor

Nightjar

Nightjars
Caprimulgus europaeus
common summer visitor

Swift

Swifts
Apus apus
very rare vagrant

Alpine Swift

Swifts
Apus melba
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August 4, 2006
Berghers Hill
1 present
April 16, 2006
Little Marlow GP
1 on 16th Apr is considered to be the same as the Berghers Hill bird. It was also seen in nearby Maidenhead (Berks).
June 23, 2008
Stowe
1 present
July 3, 2011
Taplow
1 over the cricket ground
April 18, 2019
Steps Hill
1 present
common resident

Kingfisher

Kingfishers
Alcedo atthis
very rare vagrant

Bee-eater

Bee-eaters et al
Merops apiaster
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October 24, 1927
Skirmett
1 in last week of Oct.
May 8, 1976
Buckingham
1 present
April 27, 1979
Chalfont St. Giles
1 present
June 1, 1997
Chesham Bois
A bee-eater sp. over is presumed to be this species
July 28, 1997
Great Missenden
5 over
August 15, 2002
Gerrards Cross
1 over calling
September 11, 2002
Beaconsfield
4 over
June 12, 2004
Princes Risborough
1 feeding from power lines

1866 Dropmore – 1 present

very rare vagrant

Roller

Bee-eaters et al
Coracias garrulus
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July 5, 1938
Great Missenden
1 present. This record only came to light in 2008
rare vagrant

Hoopoe

Bee-eaters et al
Upupa epops
rare vagrant

Wryneck

Woodpeckers
Jynx torquilla
common resident

Green Woodpecker

Woodpeckers
Picus viridis
common resident

Great Spotted Woodpecker

Woodpeckers
Dendrocopos major
Scarce Resident

Lesser Spotted Woodpecker

Woodpeckers
Dendrocopos minor
Scarce Resident

Woodlark

Larks
Lullula arborea
common resident

Skylark

Larks
Alauda arvensis
common summer visitor

Sand Martin

Swallows & martins
Riparia riparia
common summer visitor

Swallow

Swallows & martins
Hirundo rustica
common summer visitor

House Martin

Swallows & martins
Delichon urbicum
very rare vagrant

Red-rumped Swallow

Swallows & martins
Cecropis daurica
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April 29, 2002
Furzton Lake
1 stayed for about an hour
April 27, 2022
Little Marlow GP
1 present
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