Birds
Spoonbill still present at 06:00 this morning. Seen flying south over B4016 at 05:40; however, although it was pointing south it was heading in a north-easterly direction due to the strong wind. It then 'flew' north and then east and was lost to view behind trees near the Thames. It must have then thought better about flying in such strong wind as it was picked up back on the floods at about SU496940. Best viewed along B4016 (on the opposite side of the road to a southerly heading public footpath).
- 1066 13th April
B4016: Scrape to north of road between sutton courtenay and drayton Probable Great White Egret briefly 2 Green Sandpiper: SU489942. 15:30. Gerry Quinn...
- Port Meadow: 27th April
Spoonbill: 1w on the floods for 5 minutes before flying south. Black-tailed Godwit 2 Swift Adam Hartley A grab of the Spoonbill before it flew off...
- Grimsbury Reservoir: 30th September
Grimsbury Reservoir Peregrine: Hunting over the back fields. Seen heading off south west. 4 Jay: 1 in the wood and 3 high over north west. 15 Meadow Pipit: 15+ over south east. 16 Swallow: over south. 3 Grey Wagtail 25 Siskin: c.15 in the wood and...
- 1st May: Newbridge Storks, One Has Now Died
RBA reporting them as still present in the same place this morrning. Best viewed by walking west along Thames on the public footpath from the Maybush pub at Newbridge and viewing North between the 2nd and 3rd kissing gates. John Hillsdon writes: "The...
- Otmoor Spoonbill 8th May
Peter Barker has just phoned to say that a spoonbill flew over Otmoor at around 8.45am, it circled a few times and then headed off to the North East. http://www.surfbirds.com/blog/OtmoorBirding Berks: Spoonbill till 7.44am Newbury at Lower Farm GP then...
Birds
10th May- Spoonbill- Sutton Courtenay
Spoonbill still present at 06:00 this morning. Seen flying south over B4016 at 05:40; however, although it was pointing south it was heading in a north-easterly direction due to the strong wind. It then 'flew' north and then east and was lost to view behind trees near the Thames. It must have then thought better about flying in such strong wind as it was picked up back on the floods at about SU496940. Best viewed along B4016 (on the opposite side of the road to a southerly heading public footpath).
- 1066 13th April
B4016: Scrape to north of road between sutton courtenay and drayton Probable Great White Egret briefly 2 Green Sandpiper: SU489942. 15:30. Gerry Quinn...
- Port Meadow: 27th April
Spoonbill: 1w on the floods for 5 minutes before flying south. Black-tailed Godwit 2 Swift Adam Hartley A grab of the Spoonbill before it flew off...
- Grimsbury Reservoir: 30th September
Grimsbury Reservoir Peregrine: Hunting over the back fields. Seen heading off south west. 4 Jay: 1 in the wood and 3 high over north west. 15 Meadow Pipit: 15+ over south east. 16 Swallow: over south. 3 Grey Wagtail 25 Siskin: c.15 in the wood and...
- 1st May: Newbridge Storks, One Has Now Died
RBA reporting them as still present in the same place this morrning. Best viewed by walking west along Thames on the public footpath from the Maybush pub at Newbridge and viewing North between the 2nd and 3rd kissing gates. John Hillsdon writes: "The...
- Otmoor Spoonbill 8th May
Peter Barker has just phoned to say that a spoonbill flew over Otmoor at around 8.45am, it circled a few times and then headed off to the North East. http://www.surfbirds.com/blog/OtmoorBirding Berks: Spoonbill till 7.44am Newbury at Lower Farm GP then...