Birds
3 Common Cranes heading NE on the NE side of Farmoor, lost to sight behind hilltop reservoir (Beacon Hill) at 18:19 (BST)
5 Little Gulls; 4 together plus 1 remaining apart for 2 hours plus - all winter plumage adults (Breeding plumage adult seen earlier in day by Dai).
‘Craning’ my neck for an English tick 18:19 (BST) was possibly just reward for helping another birder, not that many minutes previously, get Little Gull on his life list. An even earlier English ‘tick’ (for me) was the wandering flock of 16 (11 white & 5 blue) Snow Geese that circled at 16:40. Was there a certain First Nation accent mixed with Texan drawl to those geese calls ? Expert opinion is always welcome.
No apologies for the photographs. They possibly exceed my usual Farmoor standard as regular readers will recognise.
- The White Morning To Be At Farmoor F1
White-winged Gull ! L.B-backed adult with all black in primaries replaced with pure white. Also Mallard with body plumage white; remaining feathering as normal. Two unique sights. Probable Sanderling flew over. (The Wickster). Feeding Common Terns departing...
- Thrupp Lake, Radley
Earth Trust Birdwatching walk around Thrupp Lake, Radley yielded 31 species in 2 hours. Green Sandpiper, small flocks of Redwing and Lapwing, displaying G.C. Grebes in winter plumage, singing Song Thrush, 3min Kingfisher and perhaps 6 Grey Heron and a...
- Hoverfly Reveals Woodcock
13:50 Trying for closer view of a hoverfly in my father's small garden in north Abingdon resulted in a Woodcock errupting from amonghst the Vebena boreinsis at my feet. Effortless County tick ! Unlike Friday evening dip with Snow Bunting. Compensation...
- Farmoor 25th September
Common Sand - 3 Common Tern - 1 juv (S) Swallow - many (s) Sand Martin - 1(s) Farmoor today 11.30 - 13.30 44 Black Terns straight through. Three groups 18 6 20 5 Barwits 1 Greenshank 2 Common Sand At around about 12.15 a flock of 34 Snow Geese circled...
- Times (?) For Bewick's At Berinsfield/drayton S. L.
As I am commuting past, I looked to grab a county tick on the cropped field, with Mute Swan herd, south of the connecting road between. Thursday 6th: 8.10am - 5a & 1c Mute; 8.20am - 9a & 1c Mute and 11 Canada Geese; 4.50pm 5a & 1c Mute (1a...
Birds
Cranes, Little Gulls and Snow Geese; Tick, Tick, Tick
3 Common Cranes heading NE on the NE side of Farmoor, lost to sight behind hilltop reservoir (Beacon Hill) at 18:19 (BST)
5 Little Gulls; 4 together plus 1 remaining apart for 2 hours plus - all winter plumage adults (Breeding plumage adult seen earlier in day by Dai).
‘Craning’ my neck for an English tick 18:19 (BST) was possibly just reward for helping another birder, not that many minutes previously, get Little Gull on his life list. An even earlier English ‘tick’ (for me) was the wandering flock of 16 (11 white & 5 blue) Snow Geese that circled at 16:40. Was there a certain First Nation accent mixed with Texan drawl to those geese calls ? Expert opinion is always welcome.
No apologies for the photographs. They possibly exceed my usual Farmoor standard as regular readers will recognise.
- The White Morning To Be At Farmoor F1
White-winged Gull ! L.B-backed adult with all black in primaries replaced with pure white. Also Mallard with body plumage white; remaining feathering as normal. Two unique sights. Probable Sanderling flew over. (The Wickster). Feeding Common Terns departing...
- Thrupp Lake, Radley
Earth Trust Birdwatching walk around Thrupp Lake, Radley yielded 31 species in 2 hours. Green Sandpiper, small flocks of Redwing and Lapwing, displaying G.C. Grebes in winter plumage, singing Song Thrush, 3min Kingfisher and perhaps 6 Grey Heron and a...
- Hoverfly Reveals Woodcock
13:50 Trying for closer view of a hoverfly in my father's small garden in north Abingdon resulted in a Woodcock errupting from amonghst the Vebena boreinsis at my feet. Effortless County tick ! Unlike Friday evening dip with Snow Bunting. Compensation...
- Farmoor 25th September
Common Sand - 3 Common Tern - 1 juv (S) Swallow - many (s) Sand Martin - 1(s) Farmoor today 11.30 - 13.30 44 Black Terns straight through. Three groups 18 6 20 5 Barwits 1 Greenshank 2 Common Sand At around about 12.15 a flock of 34 Snow Geese circled...
- Times (?) For Bewick's At Berinsfield/drayton S. L.
As I am commuting past, I looked to grab a county tick on the cropped field, with Mute Swan herd, south of the connecting road between. Thursday 6th: 8.10am - 5a & 1c Mute; 8.20am - 9a & 1c Mute and 11 Canada Geese; 4.50pm 5a & 1c Mute (1a...