Birds
No sign of G,G,Shrike :-(
2 Cetti's warblers heard singing.1 from Longmead Lake and 1 by the river near Barton fields.
1 Dead Water Rail seen hanging from the barbed wire on top of the fence around Lake H/I.
2 Redpoll
5 Siskin
1 Kingfisher
2 Little Grebe
2 Heron
2 Chiffchaff
8 Meadow pipit
1 Marsh Tit
- Abingdon 7th June
1 Cetti's Warbler by River Thames at Barton Fields...
- Longmead Lake, Abingdon- 15th April
Garganey (drake) Cetti's Warbler- 1 singing (Longmead lake (SU512971) is private, but can be viewed from the adjoining cycle path by Barton Lane) No further sign of the drake Garganey by 18:45 on Longmead Lake, Plover Pit, or Orchard Lake. Cuckoo...
- Radley 23rd October
Bearded Tit 2 (m/f) Still at Orchard Lake (Lake M) at 17:45 tho elusive. Still at Radley in N/W corner of H/I 9:20am then flew towards Orchard Lake. Cetti's Warbler (heard only) Siskin 2+ over Water Rail Raven 2 Goldeneye 2 (Thrupp Lake)...
- Miscellaneous Recent Sightings
Abingdon: Longmead Lake, Barton Lane: nightingale singing on SaturdayRadley Lakes area: cuckook calling on Monday per David Guyoncourt and Joe Cartmell...
- Radley Lakes: 11th March
2 Curlew (Lake G/ Plover Pit) 2 Oystercatcher (Thrupp Lake) 1 Water Rail 7 Shoveler 5 Gadwall 15 Teal 2 Pochard 2 Common Gull 1 Cetti's Warbler by Longmead Lake South Abingdon GPs 1 Cetti's Warbler 1 Chiffchaff singing (my first singer of year)...
Birds
Barton fields and Radley Gravel Pits 31st Oct
No sign of G,G,Shrike :-(
2 Cetti's warblers heard singing.1 from Longmead Lake and 1 by the river near Barton fields.
1 Dead Water Rail seen hanging from the barbed wire on top of the fence around Lake H/I.
2 Redpoll
5 Siskin
1 Kingfisher
2 Little Grebe
2 Heron
2 Chiffchaff
8 Meadow pipit
1 Marsh Tit
- Abingdon 7th June
1 Cetti's Warbler by River Thames at Barton Fields...
- Longmead Lake, Abingdon- 15th April
Garganey (drake) Cetti's Warbler- 1 singing (Longmead lake (SU512971) is private, but can be viewed from the adjoining cycle path by Barton Lane) No further sign of the drake Garganey by 18:45 on Longmead Lake, Plover Pit, or Orchard Lake. Cuckoo...
- Radley 23rd October
Bearded Tit 2 (m/f) Still at Orchard Lake (Lake M) at 17:45 tho elusive. Still at Radley in N/W corner of H/I 9:20am then flew towards Orchard Lake. Cetti's Warbler (heard only) Siskin 2+ over Water Rail Raven 2 Goldeneye 2 (Thrupp Lake)...
- Miscellaneous Recent Sightings
Abingdon: Longmead Lake, Barton Lane: nightingale singing on SaturdayRadley Lakes area: cuckook calling on Monday per David Guyoncourt and Joe Cartmell...
- Radley Lakes: 11th March
2 Curlew (Lake G/ Plover Pit) 2 Oystercatcher (Thrupp Lake) 1 Water Rail 7 Shoveler 5 Gadwall 15 Teal 2 Pochard 2 Common Gull 1 Cetti's Warbler by Longmead Lake South Abingdon GPs 1 Cetti's Warbler 1 Chiffchaff singing (my first singer of year)...