Birds
Balscote
Dotterel: Still this afternoon in the usual place.
2 Whimbrel
Whinchat
Little Ringed Plover
4 Wheatear: 2 of which looked really good for Greenland 'leucorhoa' race birds (big, upright and very bright buff wash undersides).
2 Yellow Wagtail: At least 2 around. 1 with a dark head and a big supercilium. I only got brief views in appalling viewing conditions but I would put money on it being a Blue-headed 'flava' race bird. Please keep an eye out for it.
Gareth Blockley
- Farmoor Thursday Evening
Courtesey of Derek Woodard R.N.Grebe 1 on west side of F1 Dunlin 1 on causeway Redshank 3 in SE of F1 Common Gull still a good number of larger much darker birds - L. c. heinei race? L B-b Gull Some extremely dark birds of the intermedius race ...
- Balscote: Balscote Quarry: 19th April
Balscote: Balscote Quarry Whinchat: m. In field next to Reserve near puddle. Common Sandpiper Dunlin 4 Little Ringed Plover 4 White Wagtail 12 Tree Sparrow Mark Ribbons...
- Balscote Dotterel
The Dotterel is still present today. Yesterdays Whimbrel is also still present and there is now a Dunlin and 2 Ringed Plover in the same field. Gareth At 16:15: Dotterel Golden Plover 25 Whimbrel L R plover Yellow Wag Whinchat Wheatear 2 Steve Clark Phone-scoped...
- Balscote: Balscote Quarry: 24th April
Balscote: Balscote Quarry 5 Tree Sparrow: around feeders on reserve. Yellow Wagtail: in Dotterel field near road. Peter Law...
- Otmoor Bird Race
A big thank you to everyone who turned out for the annual College Lake and Otmoor Bird Race. This was the first year the race has been held at Otmoor, 8 teams battled it out for the prestigious trophy. Due to the dry conditions on the reserve, bird watchers...
Birds
Balscote: 29th April
Balscote
Dotterel: Still this afternoon in the usual place.
2 Whimbrel
Whinchat
Little Ringed Plover
4 Wheatear: 2 of which looked really good for Greenland 'leucorhoa' race birds (big, upright and very bright buff wash undersides).
2 Yellow Wagtail: At least 2 around. 1 with a dark head and a big supercilium. I only got brief views in appalling viewing conditions but I would put money on it being a Blue-headed 'flava' race bird. Please keep an eye out for it.
Gareth Blockley
- Farmoor Thursday Evening
Courtesey of Derek Woodard R.N.Grebe 1 on west side of F1 Dunlin 1 on causeway Redshank 3 in SE of F1 Common Gull still a good number of larger much darker birds - L. c. heinei race? L B-b Gull Some extremely dark birds of the intermedius race ...
- Balscote: Balscote Quarry: 19th April
Balscote: Balscote Quarry Whinchat: m. In field next to Reserve near puddle. Common Sandpiper Dunlin 4 Little Ringed Plover 4 White Wagtail 12 Tree Sparrow Mark Ribbons...
- Balscote Dotterel
The Dotterel is still present today. Yesterdays Whimbrel is also still present and there is now a Dunlin and 2 Ringed Plover in the same field. Gareth At 16:15: Dotterel Golden Plover 25 Whimbrel L R plover Yellow Wag Whinchat Wheatear 2 Steve Clark Phone-scoped...
- Balscote: Balscote Quarry: 24th April
Balscote: Balscote Quarry 5 Tree Sparrow: around feeders on reserve. Yellow Wagtail: in Dotterel field near road. Peter Law...
- Otmoor Bird Race
A big thank you to everyone who turned out for the annual College Lake and Otmoor Bird Race. This was the first year the race has been held at Otmoor, 8 teams battled it out for the prestigious trophy. Due to the dry conditions on the reserve, bird watchers...