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very rare vagrant

Night-heron

Herons & storks
Nycticorax nycticorax
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August 3, 1967
Newport Pagnell GP
1 immature
October 26, 1987
Willen
1 juvenile
May 13, 2005
Old Wolverton
1 adult
August 22, 2017
Claydon Lakes
Probably a near adult seen on several dates between 22nd Aug and 15th Sep.
December 14, 2018
Chearsley
A juvenile present in a garden from 14th to 16th Dec.

1797 Cliveden – 1 immature shot
1899 Taplow – 1 in August may have been an escape

rare vagrant

Cattle Egret

Herons & storks
Bubulcus ibis
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January 1, 2002
Higher Denham
1 from early Jan to the end of Feb.
January 16, 2002
Hughenden Valley
1 flew along the valley and towards Prestwood on 16th Jan, presumed to be the bird from Higher Denham
November 30, 2008
Haversham
30th Nov until 9th Dec.
May 19, 2012
Manor Farm Quarry
1 on 19th May and last seen on 21st. Also seen at nearby Haversham.
December 2, 2013
Calvert
One over the gull roost on the sailing lake on 2nd Dec. Located the following day and remained in the Calvert/Steeple Claydon area until 3rd May 2014.
December 5, 2014
Little Marlow GP
1 present
February 15, 2017
Fenny Stratford
An adult on 15th Feb remained in the area until 4th Mar.
December 20, 2017
Gallows Bridge
1 present
April 27, 2017
College Lake
1 present
January 12, 2018
Linford
1 on 12th Jan Roosted here and seen at various places in the area until 7th Apr.
September 23, 2018
Calvert
1 present
April 13, 2019
Little Marlow GP
1 present
June 4, 2019
Dorney Common
1 present
common resident

Little Egret

Herons & storks
Egretta garzetta
Scarce Resident

Great White Egret

Herons & storks
Ardea alba

Until 2010 a very rare vagrant

common resident

Grey Heron

Herons & storks
Ardea cinerea
very rare vagrant

Purple Heron

Herons & storks
Ardea purpurea
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May 28, 1978
Newport Pagnell
1 immature
April 13, 1980
Hyde Lane
1 adult
November 13, 2006
Latimer
1 juvenile
May 10, 2008
College Lake
1 present
April 20, 2016
Linford
A 1st summer bird
very rare vagrant

Black Stork

Herons & storks
Ciconia nigra
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June 9, 2008
Lower Winchendon Valley
1 on 9th June. Later seen over Ashendon. What was considered to be the same bird seen over Dancersend on 23rd Jun.
very rare vagrant

White Stork

Herons & storks
Ciconia ciconia
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December 5, 1996
Great Horwood
1 over N on 12th May.
May 28, 1996
Dundridge Manor, Great Horwood
A 1st summer bird from 28th-30th May.
September 25, 1996
Hughenden Valley
A ringed bird on 25th Sep was found dead the following day.
August 4, 2000
Milton Keynes
A ringed bird “AX” was seen in several places in the MK area and adjacent counties between 4th & 21st Aug.
August 9, 2003
North Bucks
1 on 9th and 12th Aug. at Finmere/Tingewick, then the presumed same bird at Wing on 28th, Leckhampstead 25th - 27th Sep. & Foxcote 4th Oct.
February 12, 2003
Bledlow
1 present
April 1, 2004
Dorney
1 present
April 26, 2004
Newport Pagnell
1 in flight
June 30, 2004
New Denham
1 from 30th June-4th July
April 17, 2006
Stowe Park
1 over west
April 25, 2006
Bourton, Nr. Buckingham
1 from 25th-28th Apr.
August 16, 2008
Wilstone Res./Pitstone Quarry
2 juveniles on 16th Aug.
April 23, 2009
Terrick
1 over on 23rd Apr.
April 22, 2014
Gallows Bridge
1 on 22nd Apr. This was thought to be the same bird that later flew over Pitstone Hill.
May 16, 2017
Chesham
1 over on 16th May. A presumed escape from Whipsnade Zoo.

1846 Buckingham – 1 shot in September.

Records up to 2019 as a release scheme in SE England that started in that year.

very rare vagrant

Glossy Ibis

Herons & storks
Plegadis falcinellus
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May 7, 2011
Dorney Lake
1 from 7th-8th May at least.
October 17, 2020
College Lake
1 present
April 19, 2021
FFNR
2 present
April 19, 2021
Calvert
1 present
September 9, 2021
Little Marlow GP
1 present
September 22, 2021
FFNR
1 from Sept 22nd to 26th 2021
January 24, 2022
Chesham
1 from Jan 24th to 26th 2022
rare vagrant

Spoonbill

Herons & storks
Platalea leucorodia
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September 5, 1947
Wilstone Res. Herts.
Flew into the county on 9th May
May 11, 1969
Marlow
1 present
June 28, 1976
Willen
1 adult
April 27, 1977
Willen
1 present
September 1, 1995
Willen Village
1 over the village
August 20, 2000
Wilstone Res. Herts.
2 on 20th Aug flew off NW into Bucks.
November 27, 2003
Wilstone Res. Herts
1 juvenile flew off into Bucks on 27th Nov.
May 16, 2007
Dorney/Linford
3 immatures seen to fly from Dorney Wetlands into Bucks airspace on 16th May. Present at Linford on the 17th
May 14, 2009
Willen/Linford
2 immatures on 14th May and 15th and then later seen at Linford.
May 6, 2014
Little Marlow GP
An adult on 6th May. Probably the same bird again on 13th May. A different adult on 7th July.
November 5, 2015
Little Marlow GP
1 briefly
August 23, 2015
Little Marlow GP
3 on 23rd Aug.presumed to be a family party. The adult remained until 25th. The adult was colour ringed and was ringed in Holland in June 2007.
May 10, 2016
High Wycombe
1 over N
rare vagrant

Honey-buzzard

Raptors
Pernis apivorus
very rare vagrant

Black Kite

Raptors
Milvus migrans
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May 8, 2003
Little Marlow GP
1 over N
May 10, 2003
Pitstone Green
1 present had been seen to fly over Wilstone Res. Herts
May 10, 2003
Ivinghoe Beacon
Same individual as the Pitstone Green bird
August 31, 2011
Whaddon
1 present, possibly the same bird was seen on the 30th at Worlds End
common resident

Red Kite

Raptors
Milvus milvus
very rare vagrant

White-tailed Eagle

Raptors
Haliaeetus albicilla
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November 22, 1983
Brill, Chiltern, Longwick and Oakley
A 3rd/4th year bird was present in the area from 22nd Nov 1983 until 18th Feb 1984

1846  Chequers Court - 1 trapped

1857  Hambleden - 1 shot

1894/5  Fawley - 1 present

Scarce passage migrant

Marsh Harrier

Raptors
Circus aeruginosus
Scarce passage migrant

Hen Harrier

Raptors
Circus cyaneus
very rare vagrant

Montagu's Harrier

Raptors
Circus pygargus
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June 24, 1968
Frieth
1 adult female
May 26, 1977
Marsworth
1 female
May 7, 2005
South Bucks
1 male
August 15, 2008
Pitstone Hill
A 'ringtail'
September 23, 2012
Dorney Common
1 male
Scarce Resident

Goshawk

Raptors
Accipiter gentilis
common resident

Sparrowhawk

Raptors
Accipiter nisus
common resident

Buzzard

Raptors
Buteo buteo
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