Birds
Yet another county WRYNECK, this time in Burgess Field. One was seen by James Grant in the south east corner of Burgess Field at around 5 pm " in a line of trees along one of the open fields". I've requested more details which I'll post here in due course.
- Port Meadow: Burgess Field Nature Park: 5th September
I spent a good couple of hours hunting for the Wryneck without success today. Location details are now on the Port Meadow Birding blog. Port Meadow: Burgess Field Nature Park 2 Lesser Whitethroat Siskin: Heard-only, at least one. Port Meadow Hobby:...
- Port Meadow: 17th April
Burgess Field Tree Pipit: male. Singing briefly in a tree in Burgess Field 3 Whitethroat Tree Pipit still present this afternoon (per Ewan) Port Meadow Floods 3 Ringed Plover 4 Oystercatcher2 Shelduck several House Martins & Swallows 1 Sand Martin...
- Port Meadow: 5th January
30 Waxwing: Hawking insects in north-east corner of Burgess Field. 30 Barnacle Goose Some Video here Yellow-legged Gull Goosander: m. 10 Pintail: 6m 4f. Bar-tailed Godwit Jarrod Hadfield Jack Snipe in Burgess Field (Gnome) Barnacle Geese still...
- Port Meadow & Burgess Field 2nd Jan 1.30-4pm
Flooding up to near Wolvercoate, where the feeding BH Gulls were concentrated along with 1 adult Med Gull; observed from NW Burgess Field. Wigeon and Teal concentrated just west of Field and 9 Shoveler joined them 3.47. Gull roost started to build well...
- Port Meadow: Burgess Field Nature Park: 12th May
Port Meadow: Burgess Field Nature Park Cuckoo: First heard calling from north end of Burgess Field. Sighted (presumably the same individual) still calling in a tree on other side of Oxford canal, approx. SP496095. SP497091. Steve Goddard...
Birds
4th September: Burgess Field - WRYNECK
Yet another county WRYNECK, this time in Burgess Field. One was seen by James Grant in the south east corner of Burgess Field at around 5 pm " in a line of trees along one of the open fields". I've requested more details which I'll post here in due course.
- Port Meadow: Burgess Field Nature Park: 5th September
I spent a good couple of hours hunting for the Wryneck without success today. Location details are now on the Port Meadow Birding blog. Port Meadow: Burgess Field Nature Park 2 Lesser Whitethroat Siskin: Heard-only, at least one. Port Meadow Hobby:...
- Port Meadow: 17th April
Burgess Field Tree Pipit: male. Singing briefly in a tree in Burgess Field 3 Whitethroat Tree Pipit still present this afternoon (per Ewan) Port Meadow Floods 3 Ringed Plover 4 Oystercatcher2 Shelduck several House Martins & Swallows 1 Sand Martin...
- Port Meadow: 5th January
30 Waxwing: Hawking insects in north-east corner of Burgess Field. 30 Barnacle Goose Some Video here Yellow-legged Gull Goosander: m. 10 Pintail: 6m 4f. Bar-tailed Godwit Jarrod Hadfield Jack Snipe in Burgess Field (Gnome) Barnacle Geese still...
- Port Meadow & Burgess Field 2nd Jan 1.30-4pm
Flooding up to near Wolvercoate, where the feeding BH Gulls were concentrated along with 1 adult Med Gull; observed from NW Burgess Field. Wigeon and Teal concentrated just west of Field and 9 Shoveler joined them 3.47. Gull roost started to build well...
- Port Meadow: Burgess Field Nature Park: 12th May
Port Meadow: Burgess Field Nature Park Cuckoo: First heard calling from north end of Burgess Field. Sighted (presumably the same individual) still calling in a tree on other side of Oxford canal, approx. SP496095. SP497091. Steve Goddard...