Birds
Six Bewick's swans still in field beside road to Drayton St. Leonard.
Two Goldeneye at Drayton Road pit
One redhead Smew seen at Allen pit, along with numerous Wigeon and Coot, plus Tufted Ducks, Gadwall, Great Crested Grebe, Cormorant and Mute Swans.
- Dorchester 13th February
Allen Pit 1 Smew (redhead) 21 Goosander (7 male, 14 redhead) 930 Wigeon 60 Shoveler 18 Gadwall 2 Egyptian Geese 6 Common gull Drayton Road Pit 192 Teal 9 Common Gull 52 Tufted Duck 24 Gadwall 3 Wigeon 12 Pochard...
- Bewick's Swans 7th Jan
6 Bewick's Swans still between Berinsfield and Drayton St Leonard 12.42p.m (per B.B)...
- Radley Lakes Saturday 18th December
A quick trip to Radley before the snow set in (or so I thought); in the end visibility quite poor on Thrupp Lake and most birds look the same when sat huddled together and covered in snow! But managed to get the following: 1 Bewick's swan (flew off...
- Lower Windrush Valley Lakes Sunday 12th December (am)
Felt very spring-like this morning. Warmish, sun was shining and Great Tits singing away. Pit 3 (Frozen apart from a pocket near the mobile homes) c.65 Red-crested Pochard 6 Wigeon 18 Gadwall c.16 Tufted Duck 55 Mute Swan c. 238 Coot Pit 4 (Frozen apart...
- Around Abingdon 27th November
Radley Lakes All lakes mostly frozen, apart from most of Thrupp Lake. c.4 Common Gull c.390 Coot c.100 Gadwall c.50 Mute Swan c.16 Pochard c.10 Shoveler c.54 Teal c.13 Tufted duck c.75 Wigeon Wilsham Road Gravel Pits Part of marina frozen, rest all un-iced....
Birds
Six Bewick's swans still in field beside road to Drayton St. Leonard.
Two Goldeneye at Drayton Road pit
One redhead Smew seen at Allen pit, along with numerous Wigeon and Coot, plus Tufted Ducks, Gadwall, Great Crested Grebe, Cormorant and Mute Swans.
- Dorchester 13th February
Allen Pit 1 Smew (redhead) 21 Goosander (7 male, 14 redhead) 930 Wigeon 60 Shoveler 18 Gadwall 2 Egyptian Geese 6 Common gull Drayton Road Pit 192 Teal 9 Common Gull 52 Tufted Duck 24 Gadwall 3 Wigeon 12 Pochard...
- Bewick's Swans 7th Jan
6 Bewick's Swans still between Berinsfield and Drayton St Leonard 12.42p.m (per B.B)...
- Radley Lakes Saturday 18th December
A quick trip to Radley before the snow set in (or so I thought); in the end visibility quite poor on Thrupp Lake and most birds look the same when sat huddled together and covered in snow! But managed to get the following: 1 Bewick's swan (flew off...
- Lower Windrush Valley Lakes Sunday 12th December (am)
Felt very spring-like this morning. Warmish, sun was shining and Great Tits singing away. Pit 3 (Frozen apart from a pocket near the mobile homes) c.65 Red-crested Pochard 6 Wigeon 18 Gadwall c.16 Tufted Duck 55 Mute Swan c. 238 Coot Pit 4 (Frozen apart...
- Around Abingdon 27th November
Radley Lakes All lakes mostly frozen, apart from most of Thrupp Lake. c.4 Common Gull c.390 Coot c.100 Gadwall c.50 Mute Swan c.16 Pochard c.10 Shoveler c.54 Teal c.13 Tufted duck c.75 Wigeon Wilsham Road Gravel Pits Part of marina frozen, rest all un-iced....