Birds
Dotterel at Balscote with Golden Plovers. Found by Roger Evans this morning. It is in the field next to the Balscote Quarry Reserve (to the south west). The flock of Golden Plovers was very inactive mid morning and the Dotterel remained out of view for over 45 mins (behind a clump of Dock). It eventually showing well enough around 11:00. When Roger found it this morning it was quite active walking around and feeding, so it may need just the right timing to see it well.
The bird can be viewed from the road at the metal field gate here SP390423 and the flock is at the far end of the field about here SP388425.
The road is quite narrow and the viewing near a bend. Although it is a fairly quiet road please park sensibly to avoid disruption to other people.
Gareth
I've been asked to add: view only from the road and don't enter either the field or the reserve itself.
Adam
Still showing well at 13:28 per the Wickster
- Balscote: Balscote Quarry: 30th April
Balscote: Balscote Quarry Dotterel: with3 golden plovers. Corn Bunting: singing. 2 Tree Sparrow Michael Hunt Between 16:30 & 17:00 Whimbrel 1 Little Ringed Plover 1 Lapwing 2 Northern Wheatear 4 Yellow Wagtail 2 Tree Sparrow 7 no sign of the...
- Monday Millennium Sightings At Balscote
With no OS map of area; Post Code OX15 6JT (from Streetmap.co.uk) got me to the area. One parallel road showed yellow oil-seed rape through gateway; the second road had a gateway looking down on an old ploughed field with rainwater pools. Obvious small...
- Balscote: Balscote Quarry: 24th April
Balscote: Balscote Quarry 5 Tree Sparrow: around feeders on reserve. Yellow Wagtail: in Dotterel field near road. Peter Law...
- Balscote: Dotterel Still
Dotterel still in the field with golden plovers at 10:30 a.m. More details here per RBA ...And still present at 15:48 per Lee Evans ...
- South Leigh March 18
Great Grey Shrike 1 from 0830 to at least 1000 (with grateful thanks to Sally for putting out the news) Hen Harrier 1 Red Kite 2 Common Buzzard 8+ Common Kestrel 2 2 Short-eared Owl (Thomas Stevens) Directions for the Shrike Take the road from the A40...
Birds
Dotterel Details
Dotterel at Balscote with Golden Plovers. Found by Roger Evans this morning. It is in the field next to the Balscote Quarry Reserve (to the south west). The flock of Golden Plovers was very inactive mid morning and the Dotterel remained out of view for over 45 mins (behind a clump of Dock). It eventually showing well enough around 11:00. When Roger found it this morning it was quite active walking around and feeding, so it may need just the right timing to see it well.
The bird can be viewed from the road at the metal field gate here SP390423 and the flock is at the far end of the field about here SP388425.
The road is quite narrow and the viewing near a bend. Although it is a fairly quiet road please park sensibly to avoid disruption to other people.
Gareth
I've been asked to add: view only from the road and don't enter either the field or the reserve itself.
Adam
Still showing well at 13:28 per the Wickster
- Balscote: Balscote Quarry: 30th April
Balscote: Balscote Quarry Dotterel: with3 golden plovers. Corn Bunting: singing. 2 Tree Sparrow Michael Hunt Between 16:30 & 17:00 Whimbrel 1 Little Ringed Plover 1 Lapwing 2 Northern Wheatear 4 Yellow Wagtail 2 Tree Sparrow 7 no sign of the...
- Monday Millennium Sightings At Balscote
With no OS map of area; Post Code OX15 6JT (from Streetmap.co.uk) got me to the area. One parallel road showed yellow oil-seed rape through gateway; the second road had a gateway looking down on an old ploughed field with rainwater pools. Obvious small...
- Balscote: Balscote Quarry: 24th April
Balscote: Balscote Quarry 5 Tree Sparrow: around feeders on reserve. Yellow Wagtail: in Dotterel field near road. Peter Law...
- Balscote: Dotterel Still
Dotterel still in the field with golden plovers at 10:30 a.m. More details here per RBA ...And still present at 15:48 per Lee Evans ...
- South Leigh March 18
Great Grey Shrike 1 from 0830 to at least 1000 (with grateful thanks to Sally for putting out the news) Hen Harrier 1 Red Kite 2 Common Buzzard 8+ Common Kestrel 2 2 Short-eared Owl (Thomas Stevens) Directions for the Shrike Take the road from the A40...