Birds
Dai John found an unringed & fully winged adult male FALCATED DUCK in the North West corner of Farmoor 1 this morning.
Still present at dusk in the same location (Gnome)
For what it's worth, some wariness evidence: "As it was nearing dusk the ducks in that corner (mostly Mallards) all moved on to the bank to roost. I had to walk back that way and as I approached the first bird off the bank by a long chalk was the Falcated with the Mallards only moving off much later on. The Mallards are probably used to people walking around the bank so don't care so much but there was no doubting the Falcated's concern as I approached" (Gnome)
- December Highlights
Iceland Gull by Andy Last Once again the concrete basin took most of the limelight this month and once again it involved a pelagic county mega; also a potential first for Britain but only a second for Oxon stopped off at nearby Stanton...
- Stanton Harcourt 22nd December
Falcated Duck still on Dix Pit 08:40 (per Pete Roby) ...though no sign at 12:40 (per Badger) No sign at Vicarage Pit Rushy Common or Farmoor...
- Farmoor 13th December
Falcated Duck (ad m) on F1 still at 3pm (per RBA) Mallard c300 Tufted Duck c300 Scaup 3 Slavonian Grebe 2 (per Dai) The Insomniac Birder Our Falcated friend (c) Gnome ...
- Farmoor Reservoir
No sign of the Falcated Duck by 11:20 this morning. Also the Mallard numbers have dropped by c250 birds. (per Dai & Terry Sherlock) Farmoor Reservoir: Farmoor I 3 Dunlin 3 Scaup: ad female; juv female; juv male. 2 Slavonian Grebe Farmoor...
- Farmoor 10th December
Falcated Duck still on F1 in N/W corner at 08:35 (per Dai) Still present at dusk (per Martin Townsend) Also: 5 Egyptian Geese F2 2 Slavonian Grebe F1 3 Scaup F1 1 Common Sandpiper (per Martin Townsend) (c) Terry Sherlock Also LGRE's counts...
Birds
Farmoor: Falcated Duck
Dai John found an unringed & fully winged adult male FALCATED DUCK in the North West corner of Farmoor 1 this morning.
Still present at dusk in the same location (Gnome)
For what it's worth, some wariness evidence: "As it was nearing dusk the ducks in that corner (mostly Mallards) all moved on to the bank to roost. I had to walk back that way and as I approached the first bird off the bank by a long chalk was the Falcated with the Mallards only moving off much later on. The Mallards are probably used to people walking around the bank so don't care so much but there was no doubting the Falcated's concern as I approached" (Gnome)
- December Highlights
Iceland Gull by Andy Last Once again the concrete basin took most of the limelight this month and once again it involved a pelagic county mega; also a potential first for Britain but only a second for Oxon stopped off at nearby Stanton...
- Stanton Harcourt 22nd December
Falcated Duck still on Dix Pit 08:40 (per Pete Roby) ...though no sign at 12:40 (per Badger) No sign at Vicarage Pit Rushy Common or Farmoor...
- Farmoor 13th December
Falcated Duck (ad m) on F1 still at 3pm (per RBA) Mallard c300 Tufted Duck c300 Scaup 3 Slavonian Grebe 2 (per Dai) The Insomniac Birder Our Falcated friend (c) Gnome ...
- Farmoor Reservoir
No sign of the Falcated Duck by 11:20 this morning. Also the Mallard numbers have dropped by c250 birds. (per Dai & Terry Sherlock) Farmoor Reservoir: Farmoor I 3 Dunlin 3 Scaup: ad female; juv female; juv male. 2 Slavonian Grebe Farmoor...
- Farmoor 10th December
Falcated Duck still on F1 in N/W corner at 08:35 (per Dai) Still present at dusk (per Martin Townsend) Also: 5 Egyptian Geese F2 2 Slavonian Grebe F1 3 Scaup F1 1 Common Sandpiper (per Martin Townsend) (c) Terry Sherlock Also LGRE's counts...