CHILTERNS NATURE

16/06/2023

Whilst watching FIRECRESTS in the Chilterns yesterday it was great to find a pair of SPOTTED FLYCATCHERS, then a pair of MARSH T**S, from the same spot. On leaving a GARDEN WARBLER appeared & sang, a covey of juvenile GREY PARTRIDGES took flight briefly, & a RAVEN flew over. All seen within 10mins & 100m.

11/06/2023

Some of the more tricky to photo breeding birds in the North Bucks area of the Chilterns this weekend - despite the mostly very sunny weather these all only gave themselves up once the cloud came over…
FIRECREST, MARSH TIT & GARDEN WARBLER.

02/06/2023

Beautiful breeding birds around Pitstone Hill & Incombe Hole late morning included…
CORN BUNTING, MEADOW PIPIT & SKYLARK pictured, plus GARDEN WARBLER, YELLOW WAGTAIL, YELLOWHAMMER, WHITETHROAT & LINNET. Also a decent movement of SWIFTS heading east.

02/06/2023

MARSH FRITILLARY (descendent of the 2020 release), an exceptionally turquoise-blue GREEN HAIRSTREAK, & a very worn DUKE OF BURGUNDY at Incombe Hole, Ivinghoe Hills late morn…

29/05/2023

A quick look at Wilstone Reservoir on our way past b/w 4.15-5.00pm today produced…
7 BLACK TERNS (3 joined by 2, then +1 & +1),
Male CUCKOO,
LITTLE OWL,
PAINTED LADY.
Not a bad pit-stop!

14/09/2020

13/09/2020

My boy’s first YouTube video on wildfood & wildflowers in the Chilterns. He hopes to be a nature/wildlife/outdoor/adventure TV presenter one day...

28/03/2020

Whilst working from home today in Watermead (Aylesbury, Bucks), all of a sudden I heard a great commotion from all of the birds outside. As I peered from my living room out onto my balcony I saw a huge dark shadow lifting from behind the line of trees to my right. As it loomed up & over, & across the small lake I couldn’t believe what I was seeing. A young WHITE-TAILED SEA EAGLE!
It passed right past my patio doors at treetop hight, surveying the geese below, then carried on South over Aylesbury town centre!
For those that don’t know, their wingspan is up to 2.5 metres (8 feet)!
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This bird was not ringed or fitted with a satellite transmitter, & I have since had confirmation from the Roy Dennis Wildlife Foundation that it is not one of the birds from the Isle of Wight release scheme, & hence not the bird seen around the M40 Oxon/Bucks area, which was from that scheme. Instead this is likely a wandering bird from Continental Europe, possibly Sweden.