Little Marlow GP

I think that this blog has largely run its course for me. I've been saying in older posts that I now use twitter for updates, as I find this quicker and easier and the blog has become a bit of a ...

http://littlemarlowgp.blogspot.com/2019/01/the-last-post-final-review-of-2018.html

I've been extremely lax in updating this blog.  I hadn't realised it had been quite so long since the last post (April 18th!!).  There is too much to report on in any detail, so I'm just going ...

http://littlemarlowgp.blogspot.com/2018/07/catch-up.html

I love this time of year, when Spring is taking hold and birds are on the move.  Every time you go out, there is the hope of seeing something new passing though your bit of the country.  I try ...

http://littlemarlowgp.blogspot.com/2018/04/migrants-still-trickling-through.html

At the end of my previous post, I had discovered a 2CY LITTLE GULL on the 4th.  Well this lovely little bird was in no hurry to leave and actually stayed for three days, last seen late on the 6t...

http://littlemarlowgp.blogspot.com/2018/04/scoter-patch-tick.html

Well despite the lousy weather, the intrepid summer migrants are still pushing northwards and I've managed to see some of them as they've stopped off on patch. On March 28th, a morning visit in...

http://littlemarlowgp.blogspot.com/2018/04/an-eventful-week.html

Well it's been a fairly eventful few weeks since my last post and some interesting birds have been seen.  A return of cold weather with the 'mini beast from the east' also paid dividends. Star...

http://littlemarlowgp.blogspot.com/2018/03/the-first-returning-migrants.html

The day after my last post, Feb 27th, I tried to get some better photos of the Hawfinches in the churchyard/Manor House gardens.  I did slightly better than my first attempt, but they were never...

http://littlemarlowgp.blogspot.com/2018/03/the-beast-from-east-delivers.html

Since my last post, as with many other local inland water bodies, OYSTERCATCHERS have returned.  The first bird was seen during half term week, when I was away.  I caught up with my first bird ...

http://littlemarlowgp.blogspot.com/2018/02/hawfinch-makes-2018-appearance.html

Well I've made a reasonable start to 2018.  January is often a quiet month on patch and can get a bit monotonous as there is generally little movement and we didn't have any good hangers on from...

http://littlemarlowgp.blogspot.com/2018/02/the-first-five-weeks.html

2017 has been a great year on patch with 149 species seen in total of which I managed 146.  This is a whole 10 species higher than my previous best of 136 in 2014 and included five patch ticks...

http://littlemarlowgp.blogspot.com/2018/01/a-review-of-2017.html

Apologies for the lack of recent updates on this blog, I hadn't realised that my last post was so long ago! Well 2017 has come to end as far as patch birding goes and I have finished on 146 spec...

http://littlemarlowgp.blogspot.com/2017/12/the-end-of-2017.html

On 27th October, Paul W discovered three redhead Goosanders on the east side of the lake.  Unfortunately, I was at work with no chance of getting to see them before dark, so I assumed that this ...

http://littlemarlowgp.blogspot.com/2017/11/more-hawfinches-and-incoming-ducks.html

The 18th October was a bit overcast and grey, almost on the verge of mist for most of the day.  I popped in to the lake first thing before work but in a brief visit didn't see much out of the or...

http://littlemarlowgp.blogspot.com/2017/10/gwe-and-hawfinch.html

This is the 5th year that I have been seriously year listing my patch, though I did have a go in 2012 as well.  Annual totals have been remarkably consistent given that the overall make-up diffe...

http://littlemarlowgp.blogspot.com/2017/10/yellow-browed-warbler-and-new-record.html

My second visit to the patch since my holiday was a quick one before work on Sept 1st.  I didn't see much out of the ordinary on my initial scans, though at this time of day from the west bank, ...

http://littlemarlowgp.blogspot.com/2017/09/spotshank.html

I have been away on a family holiday since August 12th, so this is an update on the best birds seen since my last post on July 26th up to going away. On July 29th, an early morning visit found ...

http://littlemarlowgp.blogspot.com/2017/08/august.html

Once again I have been a bit lax in updating the blog, but for those that are interested, I do update twitter on a regular basis with sightings from the patch (it's quicker and easier!) Adamdbass...

http://littlemarlowgp.blogspot.com/2017/07/summer-summary-and-start-of-autumn.html

It's been a while since my last post.  For those of you who don't follow me on twitter @Adamdbassett now that we have reached the relatively quiet period of summer, the following attempts to giv...

http://littlemarlowgp.blogspot.com/2017/06/spring-round-up.html

April has been a funny month weather wise, very settled, but with a lot of cold northerly winds. After a good end to March, the year ticks continued in early April.  The first WHEATEAR just mi...

http://littlemarlowgp.blogspot.com/2017/04/april-catch-up.html

20th April - As I left for work this morning, I fully intended to do a quick check of the pit beforehand, but for some reason, at the last minute, I decided to turn the car the other way and get ...

http://littlemarlowgp.blogspot.com/2017/04/mega-black-winged-stilts.html

I had most of last week off work as I was using up some holiday before the end of March.  Consequently, I spent a fair amount of time birding the patch and was able to see some nice birds as Spr...

http://littlemarlowgp.blogspot.com/2017/04/week-off.html

This post is an attempt to catch up with records over the past few weeks, so will be quite long! The previous Ferruginous Duck post missed out a few year records, so here goes......... 18th F...

http://littlemarlowgp.blogspot.com/2017/04/catch-up-post.html

I haven't updated for a few weeks, but there has been some good birding on patch in that time.  I'll probably do a catch up in the next post, but have decided to devote this one to the best bird...

http://littlemarlowgp.blogspot.com/2017/03/ferruginous-patch-tick.html

8th February - a pre-work visit this morning turned up a nice MALE RED-CRESTED POCHARD.  They are just about annual here and last year's one and only sighting was also a male in February.  Toda...

http://littlemarlowgp.blogspot.com/2017/02/rcp.html

On a very cold Thursday last week, in bitter east/south easterlies, Jim R had a flock of 21 BARNACLE GEESE fly in to the lake.  They landed on the spit briefly, before flying to the riverside me...

http://littlemarlowgp.blogspot.com/2017/01/barnies-but-are-they-tickable.html