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When I popped-in to Wendover Woods, Bucks, yesterday to look for the usual specialities there the last thing I expected was to see a Kittiwake, let alone a flock of 17 KITTIWAKES heading over very high WSW! Then, a few hours later when I arrived back at Watermead, I was in disbelief when another flock of 45 KITTIWAKES headed over very high S! Absolutely crazy!

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RT @DanFWildlife: 2 ssp. CARBO / ATLANTIC (coastal) GREAT CORMORANTS (Adult & Juv.) at Startops Reservoir on Thursday, alongside the usual…

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PEREGRINE carrying the remains of a Dove or Pigeon (identified by the prey’s feet) at a very windy Watermead yesterday…

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[DAN FORDER WILDLIFE - Birds & Nature @DanFWildlife]

It’s been quiet this wk at Watermead whilst patiently waiting for the first early migrants, but on 01/03 a nice surprise was the BLACK SWAN from Startops Reservoir (about 8 miles away as the swan flies) arriving with 2 Mute Swans…

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Some good birds started to show up at Watermead Feb end - f SHELDUCK 14/02, f GOLDENEYE 19/02, CATTLE EGRET 20/02, 6 RAVEN 21/02, LAPWING movement, FINNISH-ringed BH GULL, reg REDPOLL, SISKIN & PEREGRINE, & long staying m MANDARIN…

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GREAT BLACK-BACKED GULL north thru Watermead today - only my 3rd here & the 1st Ad.
Also of note, RAVEN, 11 SISKIN & 2 TEAL, plus a CHIFFCHAFF that had a little too much yellow when seen in good light to be a Siberian tristis but very grey & no olive, so I assume a Scandi abietinus…

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WATER RAIL & GREAT WHITE EGRET at Watermead today…
Also, some other good birds of recent in addition to returning winter ducks:
a metal-ringed YELLOW-LEGGED GULL on 10/11,
a female BLACKCAP on 17/11,
WOODCOCK on 07/11,
& a CETTI’S WARBLER still occasionally showing or calling.

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Here are 4 of my fave shots of the SNOW BUNTING at @NationalTrust @WaddesdonManor today - was lucky with some lovely autumnal sunshine… Great find by Marie, & thank you so much Owain for all your help with access. Entry to the grounds is £14, opening hours are 10.00 - 17.00.

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Some bits from day 2 at Falsterbo…

Highlights were a f MERLIN catching a Blue Tit & feeding on it in flight as it flew out to sea, 9 ROUGH-LEGGED BUZZARDS, a stunning white COMMON BUZZARD, 2 HEN HARRIERS, c25 CRANES, SPOTTED REDSHANK, endless WOODLARKS & close views of TWITE…

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A few bits from Falsterbo yesterday…

Highlights were 1 ad & 1 juv WHITE-TAILED EAGLES, a few HEN HARRIERS inc. 1+ ad m, c3 ROUGH-LEGGED BUZZARDS inc. 1ad m, f MERLIN, 2 WOOD SANDPIPERS & JACK SNIPE…

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WHOOPER SWAN at Watermead now…

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Female/1st year BLACK REDSTART, Maylands Avenue, Hemel Hempstead near Tesco Express & Adeyfield Free Church. Seen briefly on orange platform lower left on this block of flats…

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PLEASE HELP by keeping an eye out, sharing this & letting me & the #police know if you see this car… My black #AlfaRomeo #Giulia, reg (if not changed) OE67 DCF, was #stolen from Watermead, #Aylesbury, #Bucks last night - the car I don’t care about but I’d really like back my #wildlife gear & #birdwatching #optics hidden in the boot.

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The Juvenile BLACK-NECKED GREBE at Startops Reservoir, Tring just now…

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RT @DanFWildlife: HOBBY with prey at Watermead just now…

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[DAN FORDER WILDLIFE - Birds & Nature @DanFWildlife]

After being away for some while I spend this lunch time looking for Purple Hairstreak at Watermead - with only the single previous record being last year I watched the same small Oak beside the River Thame for half an hour, & I was rewarded with a single PURPLE HAIRSTREAK that, although at distance, posed for a few seconds for a pic…

Whilst waiting I also managed only the 3rd record of BROWN ARGUS for Watermead on the river bank.

Also, an update from yesterday - there was a GRASSHOPPER WARBLER at Tring Park @Hertsbirds around 6pm - it wasn’t singing as such but did utter a couple of seconds of reeling.

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RT @DanFWildlife: SPOONBILL at Wilstone Reservoir this afternoon - watched it leave C.5pm, headed high ENE, circling back, then circled up…

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Where have I been bird & wildlife guiding for @FirecrestTours today?

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A very smart SCARCE CHASER at Weston Turville Reservoir just now…

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Hot weather has brought some interesting day-flying moths to Watermead - a HUMMINGBIRD HAWKMOTH stopped to nectar briefly on Red Valerian at my flat y’day, & on Weds the 1st record of 6-SPOT BURNET MOTH here, unfortunately stuck on the lake & shortly eaten by a Mallard!

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