Bucks Species List
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common resident
Pheasant
Gamebirds
Phasianus colchicus
Scarce Resident
Lady Amherst's Pheasant
Gamebirds
Chrysolophus amherstiae
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No items found.
Former breeder, now believed to be extinct in the county. Almost all our records came from a small population straddling the Beds border in the Woburn woods.
rare vagrant
Red-throated Diver
Divers
Gavia stellata
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October 27, 1952
Little Marlow GP
Adult present until 7th Nov
March 11, 1970
Hurley
1 on the River Thames until 31st March
February 25, 1971
Stanton Low GP
A diver Sp present until to 8th Mar was considered to be of this species.
February 13, 1976
Calvert
1 until 22nd Feb
February 19, 1978
Hurley
A diver Sp on the River Thames was considered to be of this species.
March 5, 1978
Wotton Lakes
1 until 12th March
March 14, 1979
Willen
1 present
October 7, 1980
Willen
1 until 10th Oct
February 7, 1986
Willen
1 present
December 8, 1987
Weston Turville Res.
A slightly oiled adult from 8th-10th Dec was taken into care but later died.
November 17, 1988
Calvert
A diver Sp was considered to be of this species.
April 2, 1989
Willen
14 present on 2nd April, 6 just after dawn on 3rd, 2 remaining until 09:00. This influx may have been caused by snow on the E coast
December 16, 1990
Little Marlow GP
Juvenile present until 12th Jan 1991
January 20, 1994
Stowe School
1 present
March 14, 1996
Weston Turville Res.
An adult found on the bank on 14th Mar was taken into care but died on 15th.
November 11, 1997
Taplow GP
A diver briefly on 11th Nov was almost certainly of this species.
December 22, 1997
Startopsend Res.
1 in the Bucks section
November 27, 2005
Little Marlow GP
1 Adult present
November 10, 2010
Steps Hill
1 flying NE
March 14, 2011
College Lake
An adult in summer plumage
December 21, 2017
Blue Lagoon, Bletchley
1 present, departed that afternoon
rare vagrant
Black-throated Diver
Divers
Gavia arctica
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December 25, 1954
Hartigan's GP
1 present
January 9, 1955
Marlow
1 present
November 5, 1966
Old Slade
1 present
March 1, 1972
Willen
1 in early Mar was picked up dead after an overnight storm.
March 12, 1976
Tring Res.
1 flew west into Bucks on 13th March
February 18, 1979
Little Marlow GP
1 present
November 13, 1983
Waddesdon
1 found in a field on 13th Nov was taken into care but later died
October 31, 1985
Caldecotte
1 1st winter bird from 31st Oct to 17th Nov.
January 2, 1994
Haddenham
1 present
December 18, 1996
Bradwell Lake, Linford
A 1st winter bird from 18th-22nd Dec.
November 6, 1998
Calvert
A 1st winter bird on 6th Nov was found dead the following day.
November 27, 2003
Taplow Lake
1 from 27th Nov until 5th Jan 2003.
May 19, 2008
Calvert
1 present
rare vagrant
Great Northern Diver
Divers
Gavia immer
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December 3, 1774
Ford area
1 present
May 9, 1850
Chequers Court
A 'young' bird in a ditch was captured alive
December 1, 1859
Chesham
1 in Nov or Dec.
December 1, 1865
Marlow
1 on the River Thames in Nov or Dec was killed.
December 1, 1865
Temple Island near Henley
1 killed
November 11, 1944
Calvert
An immature shot
November 4, 1964
Foxcote Res.
1 found in a field was released on the reservoir but was found dead 2 days later.
January 17, 1965
Iver GP
1 present
February 1, 1971
Willen Village
1 found dead probably in Feb.
November 12, 1972
Linford GP
1 present
December 12, 1986
Taplow GP
1 from 12th Dec to 11th Jan 1987
December 16, 1994
Willen
1 in the gull roost on 16th Dec stayed for a short while on the following day.
November 27, 1997
Calvert
An adult on 27th-28th Nov.
December 23, 1997
Caldecotte
A 1st winter bird from 23rd Dec was last seen on 6th Jan 1998.
November 28, 2006
Calvert
An immature on 28th & 29th Nov.
November 14, 2009
Calvert
A 1st winter bird 14th-15th Nov.
November 16, 2011
Caldecotte
A 1st winter bird 16th-25th Nov to 3rd Jan 2012.
November 21, 2015
College Lake
1 present
December 2, 2017
Calvert
A juv on 2nd Dec stayed until 7th Jan 2018 and was joined on the afternoon of 14th Dec by a second juv.
common resident
Little Grebe
Grebes
Tachybaptus ruficollis
common resident
Great Crested Grebe
Grebes
Podiceps cristatus
rare winter visitor
Red-necked Grebe
Grebes
Podiceps grisegena
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March 19, 2005
Calvert
1 present
February 26, 2006
North Bucks
1 on New Bradwell Lake 26th-27th Feb then moved to Haversham Lake 3rd-4th Mar. Then at Willen Lake 14th Mar to 1st May.
November 4, 2009
Calvert
1 on the Saling Lake 4th-6th Nov.
October 23, 2011
Calvert
1 adult present
rare winter visitor
Slavonian Grebe
Grebes
Podiceps auritus
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April 11, 2011
Little Marlow GP
1 from 4th-13th Nov. - the first since 2002
February 2, 2013
Tongwell
1 from 2nd-10th Feb.
March 13, 2013
Willen
1 present
November 14, 2014
Willen
1 from 14th-26th Nov.
December 14, 2016
Gayhurst Quarry
1 from 14th-26th Dec.
Scarce passage migrant
Black-necked Grebe
Grebes
Podiceps nigricollis
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March 14, 2013
Willen
1 from 14th-16th Mar.
September 6, 2013
Calvert
An immature from 6th Sep to 9th Oct. Then on Calvert landfill on 29th Sep.
April 28, 2014
Calvert
1 present
July 31, 2014
Calvert
1 juvenile present
August 21, 2014
Manor Farm
1 present
November 18, 2014
Foxcote
1 from 18th-24th Nov.
April 16, 2016
Calvert
1 present
May 6, 2017
Linford
3 present
June 6, 2017
Little Marlow
2 present
November 5, 2018
Calvert
1 present
April 23, 2019
Calvert
2 from 23rd Apr until 29th on BBOWT lake but 4 more birds present 26th-27th on the Sailing Lake.
August 9, 2019
Calvert
1 juvenile present
very rare vagrant
Fulmar
Seabirds
Fulmarus glacialis
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September 4, 1989
Cliveden
1 present
September 11, 1989
Caldecotte
1 on 11th Sep. Found dead on 16th.
November 10, 1989
Marlow
1 present
March 30, 1990
Willen
1 present
March 31, 1993
Willen
1 joined the gull roost on 1st Mar. staying into the following day.
April 6, 2000
Great Brickhill
An adult picked up in poor condition on 6th Apr was taken to St Tiggywinkles Wildlife Hospital.
March 2, 2001
Willen
1 present
February 29, 2004
Calvert
1 on 29th Feb. following a large movement on the E coast.
February 25, 2006
Calvert
1 briefly on 25th Feb following poor weather on the E coast
April 5, 2012
Haddenham
1 emaciated bird found in the road on 5th Apr. It was taken to St Tiggywinkles Wildlife Hospital but unfortunately died.
very rare vagrant
Great Shearwater
Seabirds
Puffinus gravis
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December 27, 1999
Willen
1 on 27th Dec stayed for 2 hours approx.
very rare vagrant
Manx Shearwater
Seabirds
Puffinus puffinus
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September 17, 1927
Bradenham House
1 caught
September 9, 1967
Marlow Common
1 found dead
July 1, 1970
Old Slade
1 flying over
September 1, 1970
Chesham
1 found in Sep. was released at Beachy Head.
September 1, 1970
High Wycombe
1 found in Sep. was released at Beachy Head.
June 9, 1972
Mentmore Towers
1 found
September 17, 1980
Lillingstone Dayrell
1 found recently dead
September 7, 1982
Pitstone
1 found 7th Sep. was released on the Devon coast.
June 7, 1983
Tilehouse North GP
1 present
September 7, 1983
Quainton
1 found on 7th Sep was released on the coast.
September 16, 1983
Calvert
1 present
September 1, 1984
Aylesbury
1 found
September 3, 1984
Calvert
1 found
September 21, 1984
Buckingham
1 found
September 8, 1988
Weston Turville Res.
1 found
September 14, 1988
Penn Street
1 found
August 28, 1994
High Wycombe
1 on 28th Aug. was later released
September 9, 1994
College Lake
1 just before dusk on 9th Sep.
October 8, 1996
M1 near Milton Keynes
A freshly dead bird was found on the motorway 2 miles north of junction 13
September 1, 2000
Deanshanger
1 picked up on 1st Sep was taken to St Tiggywinkles and released in the Bristol Channel on 2nd.
September 23, 2010
Aylesbury
1 picked up on 23rd Sep was taken to the RSPCA.
September 4, 2016
Wendover Woods
Found grounded on 4th Sep. It was taken to St Tiggywinkles Wildlife Hospital.
September 14, 2017
Tattenhoe
1 found in a garden on 14th Sep was taken to St Tiggywinkles.
very rare vagrant
Storm Petrel
Seabirds
Hydrobates pelagicus
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October 1, 1859
Burnham Priory
1 found dead in Oct.
November 1, 1865
Burnham
1865 - 1 shot
January 21, 1868
near Wycombe
1 present
October 16, 1877
High Wycombe
A Petrel seen in mid Oct. was thought to have been of this species.
November 1, 1880
Near Wendover
1 picked up in Nov.
November 28, 1928
Whaddon
1 found dead
December 8, 1929
Grendon Underwood
1 found alive on 8th Dec died later.
October 13, 2013
Calvert
1 present
very rare vagrant
Leach's Petrel
Seabirds
Oceanodroma leucorhoa
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November 1, 1859
Latimer Park
1 found
October 14, 1881
Bierton
1 present
November 1, 1910
Westcott
1 in Nov.
December 14, 1929
Lenborough
1 found dead on 14th Dec.
December 24, 1948
Chalfont Park Lake
1 found dead on 24th Dec.
October 26, 1952
Great Brickhill
1 found dead on 26th Oct. was presumed to be of this species.
October 31, 1952
Penn
1 found dead on 31st Oct.
November 7, 1952
Penn
1 found dead on 7th Nov.
November 24, 1976
Drayton Parslow
1 found injured 24-26th Nov, died on 28th.
September 3, 1983
Willen
1 present
September 16, 1987
Willen
1 present
September 21, 1989
Fishermead, Milton Keynes
1 found on 21st Sep. was taken into care but later died.
October 29, 1989
Marlow
1 present
September 10, 2001
Calvert
1 on the sailing lake 10th Sep. followed strong NW winds on previous days when there were numerous sighting along the NW coasts.
December 6, 2006
Startopsend Res.
1 present
June 12, 2006
Little Marlow GP
1 present
September 28, 2016
Calvert
Found late in the day on 28th Sep and remained until dusk..
rare vagrant
Gannet
Seabirds
Morus bassanus
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October 9, 1978
Heavens Lea near Skirmett
1 found dead on 9th Oct.
April 16, 1981
Old Slade
1 from 16th-26th Apr. was finally found dead.
April 27, 1981
Willen
1 27th-28th Apr. was seen plunge diving.
April 27, 1981
Walton, Milton Keynes
1 present
April 27, 1981
Woughton, Milton Keynes
1 picked up exhausted on 27th Apr.
January 25, 1990
Chalfont St Peter
An adult picked up partially oiled on 25th Jan was later released.
October 28, 1990
Calvert
An adult was seen to fly SW into Bucks on 28th Oct.
August 19, 1994
Marlow
A probable adult on 19th Aug.
September 25, 1995
Caldecotte
A 1st year bird present for a few minutes on 25th Sep.
September 9, 2002
Willen
A 2nd year bird on 9th Sep left after 2 hours.
October 5, 2009
Jubilee River
An immature flew into Bucks airspace on 5th Oct.
September 25, 2010
Calvert
1 adult and 1 other flew N
September 25, 2010
Gallows Bridge Farm
1 present
September 25, 2010
Lakes Lane, Newport Pagnell
7 immature flew N
September 25, 2010
Steeple Claydon
4 imature flew W
September 23, 2012
Startopsend Res.
A freshly dead juvenile bird found in the Bucks corner of the reservoir.
July 13, 2013
The Lee
One over towards Wendover on 13th Jul.
October 13, 2013
Buckingham
One over on 13th Oct.
September 26, 2014
Wilstone Res.
One seen to fly into Bucks airspace on 26th Sep.
March 12, 2018
Farnham Common
An adult over WNW on 12th Mar.
October 10, 2018
Calvert
2 juvs over the sailing lake on 10th Oct. They flew off NE.
1847 Sherington near Newport Pagnall – 1 caught in Nov.
1886 Wendover – 1 killed on the canal. The specimen is in Tring Museum.
1910 Hambledon – 1 found alive on 9th Dec.
common resident
Cormorant
Cormorants
Phalacrocorax carbo
Scarce passage migrant
Shag
Cormorants
Phalacrocorax aristotelis
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February 23, 2018
Willen
An adult 23rd – 27th Mar. A colour ringed from the Farne Island.
December 2, 2018
Caldecotte
2nd-8th Dec.
September 29, 2019
Startopsend Res.
A juvenile on 29th Sep in the Bucks section. It reminded here on on Marsworth Reservoir until 9th Oct.
Scarce winter visitor
Bittern
Herons & storks
Botaurus stellaris
very rare vagrant
Little Bittern
Herons & storks
Ixobrychus minutus
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Undated Uxbridge – Reported by Hartert and Rothschild (published 1905)
1827 Buckinghamshire – No details
1866 High Wycombe – 1
1911 Near Olney – Male shot in summer
1921/2 Shardeloes – 1 shot in winter
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