Birding the Chess Valley: HAWFINCHES galore

Tuesday, 2 January 2018

HAWFINCHES galore

2017 saw the largest irruption of Hawfinches into Britain since 1977 following a Beechmast failure in Eastern Europe. As a result, the largest number ever arrived in Buckinghamshire and this winter, an unprecedented arrival has taken place within the Amersham & environs Recording Area. At the moment, no fewer than 46 are wintering in Little Missenden village, just off of the A413. They are best seen as they gather in the tall trees opposite the Red Lion public house, adjacent to the small playground. Otherwise, they commute to gardens, the Manor House, the Churchyard and the tall trees by the 'hidden' lake behind the church

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Bird Species recorded in the area in 2018

48) Yellowhammer 2/1
47) HAWFINCH (up to 46 in Little Missenden) 1-3/1
46) Bullfinch 1/1
45) Greenfinch 1/1
44) Goldfinch 1/1
43) Brambling (Hyde Heath) 2/1
42) Chaffinch 1/1
41) House Sparrow 1/1
40) Common Starling 1/1
39) Common Raven (3 over my house in Little Chalfont) 2/1
38) Carrion Crow 1/1
37) Rook 1/1
36) Western Jackdaw 1/1
35) Jay 1/1
34) Common Magpie 1/1
33) Common Treecreeper 1/1
32) Nuthatch 1/1
31) Long-tailed Tit 1/1
30) Coal Tit 1/1
29) Blue Tit 1/1
28) Great Tit 1/1
27) Goldcrest 1/1
26) Common Blackbird 1/1
25) Fieldfare 1/1
24) Mistle Thrush 1/1
23) Redwing 1/1
22) Song Thrush 1/1
21) Robin 1/1
20) Dunnock 1/1
19) Wren 1/1
18) Pied Wagtail 1/1
17) Collared Dove 1/1
16) Woodpigeon 1/1
15) Black-headed Gull 1/1
14) Coot 1/1
13) Moorhen 1/1
12) Common Pheasant 1/1
11) Common Kestrel 1/1
10) Sparrowhawk (Little Missenden) 3/1
9) Red Kite 1/1
8) Tufted Duck (Shardeloes) 1/1
7) Mallard (92 on Lowndes Park Lake Chesham) 1/1
6) Atlantic Canada Goose (208 at Shardeloes Lake) 1/1
5) Greylag Goose (3 at Shardeloes Lake) 1/1
4) Mute Swan (Bois Mill Lake/Great Water/Shardeloes) 1/1
3) Grey Heron (Bois Mill Meadow) 1/1
2) Little Egret (6 wintering) 1/1
1) Sinensis Cormorant (Bois Mill Pond) 1/1