Birds
Little Gull 5 (up to 16 in the evening per RBA)
Common Tern 2
Red Crested Pochard 2
Common Shelduck 2
Yellow Wagtail 2+
White Wagtail 13
Sand Martin 150+
Swallow 50+
plus later the superb male Pied Flycatcher found by Terry Sherlock
- Farmoor 24th May
0830-0930 In the rain! Turnstone 1 Common Sandpiper 1 Common Tern 4 Yellow Wagtail 1m House Martin 200+ Common Swift 100+ European Swallow 20+ Sand Martin 5 Cuckoo 1m...
- Farmoor 7.10 - 10.50
Easterly blowing throughout. 1 Scaup: F1 very probable f/imm flew to NW but not relocated. 2 Med Gull: 2y (IDS) and juv on causeway (Terry Sherlock). 4 Common San 1+ Ringed Plover: (heard only) 2 Yellow Wagtail: F2 2 Grey Wagtail 8 Sandwich Tern: sighted...
- Farmoor 28th April
Still 5 black-neck grebes this afternoon, showing really well on F2 near the car park. WhinchatChannel Wagtail at Farmoor per Simon Bradfield Also a possible "Eastern form" yellow wagtail this morning per Tom Wickens Also (per Ewan Urquhart)...
- Farmoor 22nd April
Whimbrel along causeway 09:30hrs. per Terry Sherlock, Dominic Norris and Dai. Common Sandpiper 3 CommonTern 8 Cuckoo 1 @ Pinkhill Blackcap 7 singing males Yellow Wagtail 4m incl tail-less individual White Wagtail 15+ Common Whitethroat 1m - Lower...
- Farmoor This Evening
Yellow Wagtail 10 White Wagtail 6 Common Sandpiper 1 Common Tern 5 Mallard with 15 ducklings Swallow 2 Sand Martin 1 Common Snipe 1...
Birds
Farmoor 14th April pm
Little Gull 5 (up to 16 in the evening per RBA)
Common Tern 2
Red Crested Pochard 2
Common Shelduck 2
Yellow Wagtail 2+
White Wagtail 13
Sand Martin 150+
Swallow 50+
plus later the superb male Pied Flycatcher found by Terry Sherlock
- Farmoor 24th May
0830-0930 In the rain! Turnstone 1 Common Sandpiper 1 Common Tern 4 Yellow Wagtail 1m House Martin 200+ Common Swift 100+ European Swallow 20+ Sand Martin 5 Cuckoo 1m...
- Farmoor 7.10 - 10.50
Easterly blowing throughout. 1 Scaup: F1 very probable f/imm flew to NW but not relocated. 2 Med Gull: 2y (IDS) and juv on causeway (Terry Sherlock). 4 Common San 1+ Ringed Plover: (heard only) 2 Yellow Wagtail: F2 2 Grey Wagtail 8 Sandwich Tern: sighted...
- Farmoor 28th April
Still 5 black-neck grebes this afternoon, showing really well on F2 near the car park. WhinchatChannel Wagtail at Farmoor per Simon Bradfield Also a possible "Eastern form" yellow wagtail this morning per Tom Wickens Also (per Ewan Urquhart)...
- Farmoor 22nd April
Whimbrel along causeway 09:30hrs. per Terry Sherlock, Dominic Norris and Dai. Common Sandpiper 3 CommonTern 8 Cuckoo 1 @ Pinkhill Blackcap 7 singing males Yellow Wagtail 4m incl tail-less individual White Wagtail 15+ Common Whitethroat 1m - Lower...
- Farmoor This Evening
Yellow Wagtail 10 White Wagtail 6 Common Sandpiper 1 Common Tern 5 Mallard with 15 ducklings Swallow 2 Sand Martin 1 Common Snipe 1...