Birds
3 juvenile Dunlin this morning at Grimsbury reservoir. Still roosting when I found them after circa 5 minutes they stretched, preened and flew south at 08:18.
Also seen were 5 Barn Swallow, 5 + Chiffchaff and 24 Meadow pipit (only 4 obviously migrating).
- Grimsbury Reservoir: 3rd August
Grimsbury Reservoir Dunlin: Juvenile still this evening. Banbury 2 Yellow-legged Gull: 2 adults roosting on the Storagebase roof with Lesser Black-backed Gulls (just east of Grimsbury Res.). Also a possible juvenile. 220 Lesser Black-backed Gull: 220+...
- 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...
- Grimsbury Reservoir: 27th September
Grimsbury Reservoir 2 Wheatear 60 Swallow: c.60 over east (groups of c. 35, 20 and 5). 6 Meadow Pipit: over south east. 10 Siskin: c.10. Gareth Blockley...
- Grimsbury Reservoir: 2nd September
Grimsbury Reservoir 2 Redstart: 1 female (also seen by Clive Payne) at northern end of cattle field seen on fence and along ditch but disapears into wood when disturbed. 1 male (seen by CP) in scrub between the res and the wood. Lapwing: Flew over west....
- Banbury: 13th March
Banbury Goosander: On the River Chewell this morning, in section through Spiceball Park (per Clive Payne). Grimsbury Reservoir Dunlin: Found this morning by Clive Payne, still present at lunch time. 4 Tufted Duck: 4drakes. Will there be 8 tomorrow?!....
Birds
3 Dunlin - Grimsbury reservoir
3 juvenile Dunlin this morning at Grimsbury reservoir. Still roosting when I found them after circa 5 minutes they stretched, preened and flew south at 08:18.
Also seen were 5 Barn Swallow, 5 + Chiffchaff and 24 Meadow pipit (only 4 obviously migrating).
- Grimsbury Reservoir: 3rd August
Grimsbury Reservoir Dunlin: Juvenile still this evening. Banbury 2 Yellow-legged Gull: 2 adults roosting on the Storagebase roof with Lesser Black-backed Gulls (just east of Grimsbury Res.). Also a possible juvenile. 220 Lesser Black-backed Gull: 220+...
- 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...
- Grimsbury Reservoir: 27th September
Grimsbury Reservoir 2 Wheatear 60 Swallow: c.60 over east (groups of c. 35, 20 and 5). 6 Meadow Pipit: over south east. 10 Siskin: c.10. Gareth Blockley...
- Grimsbury Reservoir: 2nd September
Grimsbury Reservoir 2 Redstart: 1 female (also seen by Clive Payne) at northern end of cattle field seen on fence and along ditch but disapears into wood when disturbed. 1 male (seen by CP) in scrub between the res and the wood. Lapwing: Flew over west....
- Banbury: 13th March
Banbury Goosander: On the River Chewell this morning, in section through Spiceball Park (per Clive Payne). Grimsbury Reservoir Dunlin: Found this morning by Clive Payne, still present at lunch time. 4 Tufted Duck: 4drakes. Will there be 8 tomorrow?!....