Bucks Species List

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common resident

Goldfinch

Finches
Carduelis carduelis
common resident

Siskin

Finches
Carduelis spinus
common resident

Linnet

Finches
Carduelis cannabina
very rare vagrant

Twite

Finches
Carduelis flavirostris
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January 4, 1962
Shardeloes
c.25
September 27, 1964
Weston Turville Res.
5 present
March 25, 1966
Old Slade
1 present
March 5, 1970
Marlow GP
1 present
March 22, 1997
Dorney Reach
1 present & was videoed
January 1, 2000
Hedgerley
1 male in a large flock of Linnets on 1st & 30th Jan.
October 3, 2003
Steps Hill
1 on 3rd & 5th Oct.
November 7, 2006
Steps Hill
Female or immature

1893 near Aston Clinton – 1 caught by a bird catcher on 21 Nov

1893 near Aston Clinton – 1 caught by a bird catcher on 5 Nov.

1898 near Aston Clinton – 1 caught by a bird catcher on 11 Nov

1902 near Skirmett – 3 caught in Feb.

common resident

Lesser Redpoll

Finches
Carduelis cabaret
rare vagrant

Mealy Redpoll

Finches
Carduelis flammea
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July 3, 1996
Brickhills
4 present
March 5, 1996
Caldecotte
2 present
February 2, 2001
Marlow
1 male
November 13, 2005
Quainton
1 trapped & ringed
February 28, 2009
Speen
A male present on several days between 28th Feb until early Apr.
December 26, 2010
Marlow Bottom
1 present
January 4, 2011
Bow Brickhill
2-3 present
January 12, 2011
Beaconsfield
2-3 present
February 16, 2011
Backwood, Brickhills
2 present
March 17, 2011
Marlow Bottom
1 present
March 20, 2011
Speen
1-2 present
February 19, 2014
Black Park
2 trapped
March 16, 2014
Bledlow Ridge
1 present
March 29, 2014
Speen
1 present

1921 Weston Turville Reservoir – Flock of 20 from Dec until Feb 1922.

very rare vagrant

Two-barred Crossbill

Finches
Loxia leucoptera
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January 27, 2003
Hedgerley
A male from 27th Jan until 14th Mar.
Scarce Resident

Common Crossbill

Finches
Loxia curvirostra
common resident

Bullfinch

Finches
Pyrrhula pyrrhula
Scarce Resident

Hawfinch

Finches
Coccothraustes coccothraustes
rare vagrant

Lapland Bunting

Buntings
Calcarius lapponicus
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April 21, 1966
Willen
1 male from 21st-22nd Apr.
October 11, 1984
Dorney Common
2 with Skylarks
January 21, 1987
Dorney Common
Different individuals from 3 at Slough SF (Berks) strayed into Bucks on 21st Jan and 10th Feb.
November 24, 1990
Drayton Parslow
1 on 24th Nov, rising to 5 on 31st Dec. Between 1 and 3 birds were seen to 2nd Feb 1991 when a single bird was present.
February 9, 1991
Boveney
1-3 birds from 9th-17th Feb.
October 13, 2008
Ivinghoe Beacon
1 on 13th, 14th & 21st Oct.
October 20, 2008
Dorney Lake
1 from 20th-29th Oct.
October 17, 2010
Lodge Hill
1 from 17th-21st Oct.
rare vagrant

Snow Bunting

Buntings
Plectrophenax nivalis
common resident

Yellowhammer

Buntings
Emberiza citrinella
very rare vagrant

Cirl Bunting

Buntings
Emberiza cirlus
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No items found.

Last record 13th May 1985. Former scarce resident which bred regularly in the Chilterns most commonly between between Wendover and Princes Risborough. The most well known and one of the last breeding sites, was at West Wycombe Hill.

very rare vagrant

Little Bunting

Buntings
Emberiza pusilla
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March 17, 1987
Woodlands Park, near Iver Heath
A male from 17th Mar to 26th Apr. It was in song towards the end of it’s stay.
common resident

Reed Bunting

Buntings
Emberiza schoeniclus
Scarce Resident

Corn Bunting

Buntings
Emberiza calandra
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