Bucks Species List

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Scarce passage migrant

Black Tern

Terns
Chlidonias niger
very rare vagrant

White-winged Black Tern

Terns
Chlidonias leucopterus
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August 31, 2008
Wilstone Res. Herts.
2 juveniles seen to fly into Bucks
May 19, 2019
Foxcote Res.
1 adult
May 20, 2019
Willen
1 adult
Scarce passage migrant

Sandwich Tern

Terns
Sterna sandvicensis
common summer visitor

Common Tern

Terns
Sterna hirundo
very rare vagrant

Roseate Tern

Terns
Sterna dougallii
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September 6, 1944
Marlow
1 present
June 4, 1982
Willen
2 present
May 8, 1983
Mount Farm, Bletchley
1 adult
May 7, 1994
Willen
1 adult
May 28, 2000
Little Marlow GP
A 1st summer bird for 30 mins
May 13, 2011
Jubilee River
1 present
Scarce passage migrant

Arctic Tern

Terns
Sterna paradisaea
very rare vagrant

Guillemot

Auks
Uria aalge
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November 13, 1852
Fenny Stratford
1 caught in the R Ouzel on 13 or 14th Nov.
very rare vagrant

Razorbill

Auks
Alca torda
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February 22, 1996
Caldecotte
1 present
very rare vagrant

Little Auk

Auks
Alle alle
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February 14, 1983
Aylesbury
1 present
February 2, 1986
Wingrave
Found at Wingrave; released at Wilstone Res where it stayed for a few hours.
November 25, 1987
Akeley
1 present
October 28, 1988
Willen
1 from 28th-31st Oct.
November 21, 1988
Medmenham
1 present
October 22, 1993
Willen
1 present
October 30, 1995
Bledlow
1 flying over ploughed field
November 2, 1995
Bourne End
1 on the Thames
October 16, 1997
Bellingdon, near Chesham
1 picked up but later died.
November 20, 1999
Stokenchurch
1 found and was taken to St Tiggywinkles Wildlife Hospital.
February 1, 2008
Milton Keynes
1 found in Feb was taken to St Tiggywinkles Wildlife Hospital but later died
January 22, 2012
College Lake
1 from 22nd-23rd Jan. was killed by a crow
very rare vagrant

Puffin

Auks
Fratercula arctica
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October 14, 1881
Near Aylesbury
1 caught after gales
November 19, 1914
Near Hambleden
1 at Oaken Grove
November 23, 1918
Aston Clinton
1 present
November 25, 1923
Kingsey
1 picked up dying
October 31, 1931
Nash
1 picked up but later died
October 17, 1947
Near Ivinghoe Beacon
1 picked up
October 25, 1955
Near High Wycombe
1 a few days before 25th Oct. was later released
October 18, 1958
Shardeloes
1 juvenile from 18th-20th Oct.
July 1, 1977
Quarrendon, Aylesbury
1 late June/early July later released at sea.
February 17, 1979
Amersham
1 on 17th Feb was later released at sea.

1974 Loudwater – A juvenile picked up later died.

very rare vagrant

Pallas's Sandgrouse

Sandgrouse
Syrrhaptes paradoxus
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August 28, 1896
Near Halton
3 flying overhead
December 1, 1908
Near Buckland
7-8 flew up from a turnip field

1888 Farnham Royal – A flock reported.

common resident

Rock Dove / Feral Pigeon

Pigeons & doves
Columba livia
common resident

Stock Dove

Pigeons & doves
Columba oenas
common resident

Woodpigeon

Pigeons & doves
Columba palumbus
common resident

Collared Dove

Pigeons & doves
Streptopelia decaocto
rare summer visitor

Turtle Dove

Pigeons & doves
Streptopelia turtur
common resident

Ring-necked Parakeet

Parrots
Psittacula krameri
Scarce summer visitor

Cuckoo

Cuckoos
Cuculus canorus
common resident

Barn Owl

Owls
Tyto alba
common resident

Little Owl

Owls
Athene noctua
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