Birds
- Port Meadow 15th December
Courtesy of Gnome Barnacle Geese 50+ on Port Meadow opposite the Poplar trees 12:22 - presumably the Home Countries Cat C population. (per Gnome) Port Meadow Birding...
- Port Meadow: 16th January
Port Meadow 58 Barnacle Goose: presumably the Cat. C Home Counties birds. 12 Pintail 2 Goosander Yellow-legged Gull: 1w. Adam Hartley...
- January Review
White-fronted Geese on Otmoor (c) Andy Last In what we hope will be a regular monthly feature on the O.B.L,local birder and artist Andy Last has very kindly agreed do to a painting of a chosen species each month which has occurred in Oxfordshire....
- Port Meadow 7th January: Barnacle Geese Still
45 Barnacle Geese on Port Meadow between the sailing club and the Perch till dusk at least. Also, Shelduck 10 Pintail 2 Goosander More at Port Meadow BirdingGnome ...
- Port Meadow: Not A Caspian Gull!
Thought I had a Caspian gull on the Meadow this even. Turns out it's not actually a Caspian but a tricky yellow-legged gull with rather pinkish legs, perhaps from the south-western part of the yellow-legged range. Fortunately Ian Lewington has put...
Birds
7th January Farmoor/Port Meadow
Dai John has just phoned to say that a flock of 44 BARNACLE GEESE have flown off from Farmoor over the hill towards Port Meadow where they may well have come down.
In discussion with Lew, it is reckoned that these are probably part of the feral birds from the Home Counties (Bucks are currently missing all their birds for example) which would make them Cat C tickable for keen BOU listers.
- Port Meadow 15th December
Courtesy of Gnome Barnacle Geese 50+ on Port Meadow opposite the Poplar trees 12:22 - presumably the Home Countries Cat C population. (per Gnome) Port Meadow Birding...
- Port Meadow: 16th January
Port Meadow 58 Barnacle Goose: presumably the Cat. C Home Counties birds. 12 Pintail 2 Goosander Yellow-legged Gull: 1w. Adam Hartley...
- January Review
White-fronted Geese on Otmoor (c) Andy Last In what we hope will be a regular monthly feature on the O.B.L,local birder and artist Andy Last has very kindly agreed do to a painting of a chosen species each month which has occurred in Oxfordshire....
- Port Meadow 7th January: Barnacle Geese Still
45 Barnacle Geese on Port Meadow between the sailing club and the Perch till dusk at least. Also, Shelduck 10 Pintail 2 Goosander More at Port Meadow BirdingGnome ...
- Port Meadow: Not A Caspian Gull!
Thought I had a Caspian gull on the Meadow this even. Turns out it's not actually a Caspian but a tricky yellow-legged gull with rather pinkish legs, perhaps from the south-western part of the yellow-legged range. Fortunately Ian Lewington has put...