Birds
Appleford Spit Pit - west side of Railway Level Crossing
c12.00-2.30pm First winters birds: Iceland Gull present almost continuously and Glaucous on and off. 9 min Common Gulls.
Best viewed from roadside at SE corner of pit - near the spit. Birds will flush if stepping out of car, No ice.
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White-winged Gulls
For those seeking these and possibly confused by the use of the words 'Sutton Courtenay'; I am assuming (please correct me if wrong) this is the place; where I too have viewed Iceland Gull from. Between the named 'APPLEFORD Railway Level-crossing'...
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Appleford 22nd January
Juv Iceland Gull new in on the Spit Pit this morning together with yesterday's Glauc. Both then flew onto the field NE of the level-crossing. juv/1stw Iceland Gull juv Glaucous Gull...
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Goingbirding: 28th February
Appleford Iceland Gull: 1w. Loafing in the field opposite the level crossing North of the B4016. Adam Hartley The iceland gull taken earlier on the Spit Pit (c) B.B. ...
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Appleford 3rd February
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Appleford Spit Pit 3.05-4.20pm 15th Jan
Glaucous Gull 1 1stW seen feeding at tip, washing in pit and flew off alone to the fields by village at 4.04pm. Common Gull 5 Lapwing 9 c300 B-h Gulls probably outnumbered all other gulls combined. A marked decrease on recent visits and all present could...
Birds