Birds
Black Redstart still along the causeway near the sailing huts 13:53 + Little Gull (per Justin)
At water treatment works 11.30-12.30 near ivy by featherboard fence + rooftops - wide ranging but calling at times. (J Dexter)
still present on causeway near the hide at 08:30 (per Terry Sherlock)
More on the Farmoor Black Redstart on the fantastic Wayne Bull's Wildlife Blog
- Grimsbury Reservoir: 11th November
Courtesy of John Friendship-Taylor Black Redstart: Grimsbury Water treatment works north side busy flycatching 14:00 (per Michael Hunt) Still present - seems to be doing a circuit around the water treatment works - disappears for 10 mins or so...
- Farmoor Reservoir 4th April
Black Redstart On causeway F1 side near treatment works at 14:50 and again at 15:25 hrs. Redshank: Seen on route to hide. Mark Ribbons...
- Farmoor Reservoir: 3rd April
Farmoor Reservoir 3 Rock Pipit: No sign of black redstart, or wheatears walking round F1, but c.10 sand martins to the north east, just past the water treatment works. Alex Martin...
- Farmoor 30th March
(c) Jonathan Mercer Black Redstart ranging from the causeway to the east Treatment works this p.m Wheatear 2 along the causeway Rock Pipit 2+ Little Gull 3 F2 Scaup 4 More from the Res at The Insomniac Birder...
- Farmoor I March 21
Black Redstart 1 still present at 1200 around the works and viewable from the perimeter track of Farmoor 1. It is in female type plumage which some second calendar year male birds show (see BWP Vol 5 p 693) It was also singing quietly to itself when first...
Birds
Farmoor 21st March
Black Redstart still along the causeway near the sailing huts 13:53 + Little Gull (per Justin)
At water treatment works 11.30-12.30 near ivy by featherboard fence + rooftops - wide ranging but calling at times. (J Dexter)
still present on causeway near the hide at 08:30 (per Terry Sherlock)
More on the Farmoor Black Redstart on the fantastic Wayne Bull's Wildlife Blog
- Grimsbury Reservoir: 11th November
Courtesy of John Friendship-Taylor Black Redstart: Grimsbury Water treatment works north side busy flycatching 14:00 (per Michael Hunt) Still present - seems to be doing a circuit around the water treatment works - disappears for 10 mins or so...
- Farmoor Reservoir 4th April
Black Redstart On causeway F1 side near treatment works at 14:50 and again at 15:25 hrs. Redshank: Seen on route to hide. Mark Ribbons...
- Farmoor Reservoir: 3rd April
Farmoor Reservoir 3 Rock Pipit: No sign of black redstart, or wheatears walking round F1, but c.10 sand martins to the north east, just past the water treatment works. Alex Martin...
- Farmoor 30th March
(c) Jonathan Mercer Black Redstart ranging from the causeway to the east Treatment works this p.m Wheatear 2 along the causeway Rock Pipit 2+ Little Gull 3 F2 Scaup 4 More from the Res at The Insomniac Birder...
- Farmoor I March 21
Black Redstart 1 still present at 1200 around the works and viewable from the perimeter track of Farmoor 1. It is in female type plumage which some second calendar year male birds show (see BWP Vol 5 p 693) It was also singing quietly to itself when first...