Birds
1066 is the name given to the wetland north of the B4016 between Drayton and Sutton Courtenay. This is a private site with no public access but more importantly has vulnerable breeding birds prone to disturbance. Despite this, several people have been noted walking down to the waters edge. We have received an appeal from the landowner for birders to view only from the road and on no account enter the field. Please adhere to this request. The water levels of this fabulous piece of habitat are managed specifically for birds and we do not want to upset the landowner and risk jeopardizing the continued maintenance of this valuable site. So for the sake of the birds please keep out. Obviously not every birder in the county will see this message so if you visit 1066 and see someone going where they’ve been asked not to, please point out the error of their ways.
Thanks
Ian
- Abingdon/sutton Courtenay 24th February
1066 (north of B4016 between Sutton Courtenay and Drayton) SU489941 2 Green Sandpiper: Very active, feeding amongst 40+ Teal Abingdon Marina Gadwall 40+ Abingdon: Abingdon Sewage Farm 2 Chiffchaff: One quite yellowish by comparison (per Gerry Quinn)...
- 9th May Sutton Courtenay: Spoonbill
Tom Wickens has found a 1st year spoonbill this evening on the floods north of the B4016 between Drayton and Sutton Courtenay just before you reach Sutton Courtenay approx 3/4 mile east of 1066 still present at 20:00....
- Dotterel Details
Dotterel at Balscote with Golden Plovers. Found by Roger Evans this morning. It is in the field next to the Balscote Quarry Reserve (to the south west). The flock of Golden Plovers was very inactive mid morning and the Dotterel remained out of view for...
- Standlake Pit 60 2nd February
Goldeneye 2 (f) Goosander 5 (2f 3m) Rushy Common Over the last couple of weeks many of you will have had good views of the Temminck's Stint at Rushy Common from the car park or the road. Unfortunately a few people have climbed over the fencing and...
- 1066 10th Sept
1066 aka Drayton-Sutton Courtenay fields 1 Gargany 30 Teal...
Birds
1066 Viewing and Access
1066 is the name given to the wetland north of the B4016 between Drayton and Sutton Courtenay. This is a private site with no public access but more importantly has vulnerable breeding birds prone to disturbance. Despite this, several people have been noted walking down to the waters edge. We have received an appeal from the landowner for birders to view only from the road and on no account enter the field. Please adhere to this request. The water levels of this fabulous piece of habitat are managed specifically for birds and we do not want to upset the landowner and risk jeopardizing the continued maintenance of this valuable site. So for the sake of the birds please keep out. Obviously not every birder in the county will see this message so if you visit 1066 and see someone going where they’ve been asked not to, please point out the error of their ways.
Thanks
Ian
- Abingdon/sutton Courtenay 24th February
1066 (north of B4016 between Sutton Courtenay and Drayton) SU489941 2 Green Sandpiper: Very active, feeding amongst 40+ Teal Abingdon Marina Gadwall 40+ Abingdon: Abingdon Sewage Farm 2 Chiffchaff: One quite yellowish by comparison (per Gerry Quinn)...
- 9th May Sutton Courtenay: Spoonbill
Tom Wickens has found a 1st year spoonbill this evening on the floods north of the B4016 between Drayton and Sutton Courtenay just before you reach Sutton Courtenay approx 3/4 mile east of 1066 still present at 20:00....
- Dotterel Details
Dotterel at Balscote with Golden Plovers. Found by Roger Evans this morning. It is in the field next to the Balscote Quarry Reserve (to the south west). The flock of Golden Plovers was very inactive mid morning and the Dotterel remained out of view for...
- Standlake Pit 60 2nd February
Goldeneye 2 (f) Goosander 5 (2f 3m) Rushy Common Over the last couple of weeks many of you will have had good views of the Temminck's Stint at Rushy Common from the car park or the road. Unfortunately a few people have climbed over the fencing and...
- 1066 10th Sept
1066 aka Drayton-Sutton Courtenay fields 1 Gargany 30 Teal...