Birds
4.50-6.30pm. Light not good for distinguishing gulls (sharp light plus some initial air shimmer over water). Very noticeable increase in large gull numbers, since last few visits and large gulls still arriving at 6.25.
Med Gull 1 adult seen when it flew F1 to F2
BH Gull circa 16-20,000
L B-back Gull Dutch integrade and intermedius circa 3000 of all ages; mostly adults. A few exceptionally dark mantled.
Common Gull circa 200?
Herring argenteus 1 adult seen (others?)
Herring argentatus Few 10's?; mainly immatures
Yellow-legged 10-20? all ages
Great B-back - None seen
- Farmoor Roost Till 6.30pm
BH Gulls circa 25,000; arriving till 6.20pm and continuing to call loudly throughout. Quite an experience to hear and see them sweep in and then repeatedly 'wash' back and forth over the Res. L B-backs circa 5-600; arriving till 6.30pm Common...
- Farmoor Gull Roost
Single adult winter Little Gulls in SE corner and East side. c 95% BH Gulls are now adult plumaged. c100 Common of all ages but possibly more immatures than recent days, The large gulls again looking to be mainly immatures and less of them; But lock out...
- Farmoor Res. F2 Basin 3.45 - 6.35pm
ENE wind and rain showers, mainly good light Black Redstart not looked for; Goldeneye 14 with just 1 in breeding male plumage; B-h Gull c200 insect catching near surface (only c2500-3000 in roost); Little Gull 1 adult non-breeding plumage, insect catching...
- Great Views Around Appleford Pit Gulls
402 Canada Geese with 2 Greylags arriving together certainly made the gulls shift to the goose free side, but this chap and his large dog circling the lake in full view had not the slightest effect on anything ! So great views of Iceland flying around...
- Adult Med Gull In Farmoor Roost
No Twite; No GG Shrike but an Adult Med Gull in the roost instead, photographed here at ISO 3200 setting near dusk i.e. more noise than sharpness but interestingly arty nevertheless. Roost also had plenty of G B-backs, Lesser Black-backs - varied intermedius...
Birds
Farmoor - Sunday Roost
4.50-6.30pm. Light not good for distinguishing gulls (sharp light plus some initial air shimmer over water). Very noticeable increase in large gull numbers, since last few visits and large gulls still arriving at 6.25.
Med Gull 1 adult seen when it flew F1 to F2
BH Gull circa 16-20,000
L B-back Gull Dutch integrade and intermedius circa 3000 of all ages; mostly adults. A few exceptionally dark mantled.
Common Gull circa 200?
Herring argenteus 1 adult seen (others?)
Herring argentatus Few 10's?; mainly immatures
Yellow-legged 10-20? all ages
Great B-back - None seen
- Farmoor Roost Till 6.30pm
BH Gulls circa 25,000; arriving till 6.20pm and continuing to call loudly throughout. Quite an experience to hear and see them sweep in and then repeatedly 'wash' back and forth over the Res. L B-backs circa 5-600; arriving till 6.30pm Common...
- Farmoor Gull Roost
Single adult winter Little Gulls in SE corner and East side. c 95% BH Gulls are now adult plumaged. c100 Common of all ages but possibly more immatures than recent days, The large gulls again looking to be mainly immatures and less of them; But lock out...
- Farmoor Res. F2 Basin 3.45 - 6.35pm
ENE wind and rain showers, mainly good light Black Redstart not looked for; Goldeneye 14 with just 1 in breeding male plumage; B-h Gull c200 insect catching near surface (only c2500-3000 in roost); Little Gull 1 adult non-breeding plumage, insect catching...
- Great Views Around Appleford Pit Gulls
402 Canada Geese with 2 Greylags arriving together certainly made the gulls shift to the goose free side, but this chap and his large dog circling the lake in full view had not the slightest effect on anything ! So great views of Iceland flying around...
- Adult Med Gull In Farmoor Roost
No Twite; No GG Shrike but an Adult Med Gull in the roost instead, photographed here at ISO 3200 setting near dusk i.e. more noise than sharpness but interestingly arty nevertheless. Roost also had plenty of G B-backs, Lesser Black-backs - varied intermedius...