Birds
Sorry about my earlier erroneous posting of Martin Brandon's sighting of the dipper which was of course yesterday and not today.
If I might extrapolate three days of dipper data into a theory: it seems that when it's not around it's not seen all day (e.g. today and Tuesday). On the other hand when it is around (yesterday) it's around for several hours (9-12:30 at least). It may therefore be if someone sees it early in the morning then it's worth rushing down there in the hope that it stays around. As I say, it's a bit of an extrapolation but perhaps worth bearing in mind.
Adam
- Witney 26th Nov Dipper Still
Dipper Thanks to yesterday's tip off, I managed to see the dipper on my 3rd attempt. A new Oxfordshire species for me! It was showing well at New Mill around 3pm this afternoon....
- Witney 22nd October - Dipper Not Dipped!
Finally caught up with the Dipper today. Present from 10.30 - 10.45 at least....
- Witney 3rd Oct
Dipper showing c9.45a.m by the weir per Pete Barker. ...and still showing now 12:36 at the weir as Ian is departing. ...And still showing at the Weir 15.30 per the Gnome. Dipper record shot using point & shoot camera (c) Adam Hartley...
- Witney Dipper !
If you are not having any luck in catching up with the dipper at the weir it might be worth going down stream about 200 metres to cross over it at the stepping stones and metal cage and walking straight ahead towards the sluice gates.It was seen there...
- Dipper Seen Yesterday
Pete Styles reports that he met the chap (Derek) who's been seeing the dipper and that it was seen yesterday morning at 8:30 a.m. on the weir. Pete failed to see it during the three hours that he was there....
Birds
Dipper Apology and A Theory
Sorry about my earlier erroneous posting of Martin Brandon's sighting of the dipper which was of course yesterday and not today.
If I might extrapolate three days of dipper data into a theory: it seems that when it's not around it's not seen all day (e.g. today and Tuesday). On the other hand when it is around (yesterday) it's around for several hours (9-12:30 at least). It may therefore be if someone sees it early in the morning then it's worth rushing down there in the hope that it stays around. As I say, it's a bit of an extrapolation but perhaps worth bearing in mind.
Adam
- Witney 26th Nov Dipper Still
Dipper Thanks to yesterday's tip off, I managed to see the dipper on my 3rd attempt. A new Oxfordshire species for me! It was showing well at New Mill around 3pm this afternoon....
- Witney 22nd October - Dipper Not Dipped!
Finally caught up with the Dipper today. Present from 10.30 - 10.45 at least....
- Witney 3rd Oct
Dipper showing c9.45a.m by the weir per Pete Barker. ...and still showing now 12:36 at the weir as Ian is departing. ...And still showing at the Weir 15.30 per the Gnome. Dipper record shot using point & shoot camera (c) Adam Hartley...
- Witney Dipper !
If you are not having any luck in catching up with the dipper at the weir it might be worth going down stream about 200 metres to cross over it at the stepping stones and metal cage and walking straight ahead towards the sluice gates.It was seen there...
- Dipper Seen Yesterday
Pete Styles reports that he met the chap (Derek) who's been seeing the dipper and that it was seen yesterday morning at 8:30 a.m. on the weir. Pete failed to see it during the three hours that he was there....