Birds
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 be viewed as they fed on fresh refuse close to road, so Iceland very probably not present. Possibly all other gulls were off looking for Slaty-backed Gull at Rainham? !
Goldcrest and Redwing
Red Kites chasing gulls as usual, but also picking dropped food from off the water surface.
Plenty of fishermen, walkers and dogs exercised along road.
Also 3 Buzzard by road corner west of rail bridge.
- Appleford Gull Loafing Site With Iceland's Plus Interest?
For near 2 hours, Gulls in SW of field viewed from gateway. Distant and half of them out of sight amongst ground undulations. A few exceptionally dark L. B-backs, even when sunlit and temptingly like Baltic Gull (L. f. fuscus), but too far away to confirm...
- 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'...
- Farmoor Res. F2 Basin 3.45 - 6.35pm
ENE wind and rain showers, mainly good light Black Redstart not looked for; Goldeneye 14 with just 1 in breeding male plumage; B-h Gull c200 insect catching near surface (only c2500-3000 in roost); Little Gull 1 adult non-breeding plumage, insect catching...
- Farmoor Med Gulls In Late Afternoon
Arrived 16:40, so far too late for any hope of raptor watching. 1 Rockit, 2 Mipit and perhaps 20 Pied Wags plus 1 Ringed Plover in the SE of F1. Enormous gull roost this evening and gusting gale force WSW, so concentrated on F1 only. Common Gull totalled...
- Field Craft At The Spit Pit, Appleford
With regard to viewing Gulls at Appleford, can I implore anyone visiting the site to please stay in their cars. The Gulls are skittish enough without birders adding to the angst of their screwed up minds. After all, they have to cope with the sad antics...
Birds
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 be viewed as they fed on fresh refuse close to road, so Iceland very probably not present. Possibly all other gulls were off looking for Slaty-backed Gull at Rainham? !
Goldcrest and Redwing
Red Kites chasing gulls as usual, but also picking dropped food from off the water surface.
Plenty of fishermen, walkers and dogs exercised along road.
Also 3 Buzzard by road corner west of rail bridge.
- Appleford Gull Loafing Site With Iceland's Plus Interest?
For near 2 hours, Gulls in SW of field viewed from gateway. Distant and half of them out of sight amongst ground undulations. A few exceptionally dark L. B-backs, even when sunlit and temptingly like Baltic Gull (L. f. fuscus), but too far away to confirm...
- 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'...
- Farmoor Res. F2 Basin 3.45 - 6.35pm
ENE wind and rain showers, mainly good light Black Redstart not looked for; Goldeneye 14 with just 1 in breeding male plumage; B-h Gull c200 insect catching near surface (only c2500-3000 in roost); Little Gull 1 adult non-breeding plumage, insect catching...
- Farmoor Med Gulls In Late Afternoon
Arrived 16:40, so far too late for any hope of raptor watching. 1 Rockit, 2 Mipit and perhaps 20 Pied Wags plus 1 Ringed Plover in the SE of F1. Enormous gull roost this evening and gusting gale force WSW, so concentrated on F1 only. Common Gull totalled...
- Field Craft At The Spit Pit, Appleford
With regard to viewing Gulls at Appleford, can I implore anyone visiting the site to please stay in their cars. The Gulls are skittish enough without birders adding to the angst of their screwed up minds. After all, they have to cope with the sad antics...