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2006 Highlights
January
| This Great Grey Shrike at
Grendon Underwood was the first in the county for many years. |
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An influx of Hawfinches
into the county started at the very start of the year. |
March
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This Red-necked Grebe
seems to be doing a tour of the lakes in the Milton Keynes area. |
| This superb Long-eared
Owl was showing off at Pitchcott |
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April
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This Alpine Swift was
seen over Maidenhead, Berks and also in Bucks.
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Rowsham again proved to be a
migrant hotspot during April with this super Stone Curlew
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Another excellent find at Calvert was
this Avocet
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May
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This superb Wilson's Phalarope was county
first in late May. |
August
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This Temminck's Stint was at
Foxcote Reservoir from 31st August. Click on the image so see an excellent set of
photos. |
September
This Black-necked Grebe was a
short stayer at Foxcote Reservoir in September |
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October
| This Common Scoter was
at Calvert for two days in October. |
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This Little Gull brightened up Little Marlow during late
October. |
November
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This Purple Heron at Latimer on
13th Nov is a "mega" rarity for Buckinghamshire. |
| These Great Northern
Diver was found at Calvert on 28th Nov. |
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December
| This Leach's Storm Petrel
was a one day bird at Startopsend Reservoir. Another was photographed at Little
Marlow GP on the same day. |
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All of the pictures above link to species
pages.
Click on the images to view these pages.
To view the photographic contributors page click here. These are a bit thin at the moment.
Can other contributors of photos please supply details to Jim Rose.
What's New
The following items have been added to this website
during 2006, plus a few of the more recent ones from 2005. Also see the 2003 highlights page 2004
highlights page and 2005 highlights page.
Leach's Storm
Petrel photos added 8th and 19th Dec 2006
Great Northern Diver photos
added 28th Nov 2006
Red Kite photos
added 28th Nov 2006
Golden Plover
photos added 28th Nov 2006
Purple Heron
photos added 13th,14th and 21st Nov 2006
Sedge Warbler
photos added 8th Nov 2006
Lapwing photos added
8th Nov 2006
Wheatear photos
added 8th Nov 2006
Stonechat photos
added 5th Nov 2006
Common Scoter photo
added 4th Nov 2006
Sandwich Tern
photos added 4th Nov 2006
Reed Warbler photo
added 3rd Nov 2006
Great Crested Grebe photos added 3rd Nov 2006
Golden Plover
photo added 21st October 2006
Little Gull
photos added 15th Oct 2006
Yellow Wagtail
photos added 10th October 2006
Ruff photos
added 9th October 2006
Temminck's Stint
photos added 1st September 2006
Merlin photos
added 29th August 2006
Redstart
photos added 29th August 2006
Wood Sandpiper
photos added 29th August 2006
Common Sandpiper
photos added 29th August 2006
Greenshank
photos added 29th August 2006
Mediterranean Gull photos added
31st July 2006
Hobby photos added 31st July 2006
Great Crested Grebe photos added
31st July 2006
Oystercatcher photos added
31st July 2006
Wilson's Phalarope photos
added 28th May 2006
Grasshopper Warbler photos added
7th May 2006
Peregrine photos added 7th May
2006
Arctic Tern photos added 7th
May 2006
Blue-headed Wagtail photos
added 7th May 2006
Tern Rafts photos added 2nd May
2006
Bar-tailed Godwit photos
added 29th April 2006
Greenshank photos added 29th
April 2006
Alpine Swift photos added
29th April 2006
Wood Warbler photos added 28th
April 2006
Kittiwake photos added 28th
April 2006
Stone Curlew photos added
12th April 2006
Avocet photos added 12th April
2006
Ring Ouzel photos added 12th
April 2006
Wheatear photos added 12th April
2006
Long-eared Owl photos added
20th March 2006
Hawfinch photos added 14th March
2006
Red-necked Grebe photos added
14th March 2006
Red-crested Pochard photo
added 14th March 2006
Marsh Tit photo added 14th March
2006
Lesser Spotted Woodpecker
photo added 14th March 2006
Uncommon bird distribution graphs updated to 2004.
Rarity records for 2004 also added - 12th March.
Black Redstart photos added
7th and 14th March 2006.
Probable hybrid duck photos
added 4th March 2006.
Barn Owl photos added 4th March
2006.
Bittern photos added 15th
February 2006.
Velvet Scoter photos added
15th February 2006.
Raven photos added 15th February
2006.
Bean Geese photos added 29th
January 2006.
Hawfinch photos added 29th
January 2006. New photo added 15th Feb.
Redpoll photos added 29th January
2006.
Smew photos added 29th January 2006.
Great Grey Shrike photo
added 21st January 2006. More pictures added 14th Feb
Brent Goose photo added 17th
January 2006.
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