Birds
- Grimsbury Reservoir: 12th April
Common Sandpiper, mixed flock of 25 Swallow, House Martin and Sand Martin, 4 Chiffchaff. (per Alan Peters and Bill Foley) 2 Willow Warblers (singing), 2 Common Sandpipers, Wheatear (f), White Wagtail, a fall of 20 + Willow Warblers and Chiffchaffs during...
- Grimsbury Reservoir: 11th April
Afternoon: 1 Common Tern, 1 Yellow Wagtail, 1 White Wagtail, 2 Meadow Pipit, 1 House Martin, 8 Swallow (peak count of birds passing through), 6 Sand Martin (peak count of birds passing through), 5 + Chiffchaff singing, 6 Tufted Duck (5 drakes), 30+ Redwing...
- Farmoor 27th April
Grey plover & 9 black-necked grebes this morning (per Dai John) ...and female Montagu's Harrier over the car park at 12:55 (per Ian Lewington) Also 2 Wheatears on F1, 8 Common Sands, 100+ Swift 3 Dunlin 1 Sanderling 1 Grasshopper Warbler...
- 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 (8-10am)
Lapland Bunting - 1 Greenshank - 1 (heard only) Common Sand - 3 Yellow Wagtail - 2 Blackcap -1 Swallow - 10 House Martin - 30 Sand Martin - 2 Egyptian Goose - 1...
Birds
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 Whiteley Farm
a few Sand Martin and Swallow present
per Ewan Urquhart
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 Whiteley Farm
a few Sand Martin and Swallow present
per Ewan Urquhart
Exhausted sand martin (c) Bill Foley
- Grimsbury Reservoir: 12th April
Common Sandpiper, mixed flock of 25 Swallow, House Martin and Sand Martin, 4 Chiffchaff. (per Alan Peters and Bill Foley) 2 Willow Warblers (singing), 2 Common Sandpipers, Wheatear (f), White Wagtail, a fall of 20 + Willow Warblers and Chiffchaffs during...
- Grimsbury Reservoir: 11th April
Afternoon: 1 Common Tern, 1 Yellow Wagtail, 1 White Wagtail, 2 Meadow Pipit, 1 House Martin, 8 Swallow (peak count of birds passing through), 6 Sand Martin (peak count of birds passing through), 5 + Chiffchaff singing, 6 Tufted Duck (5 drakes), 30+ Redwing...
- Farmoor 27th April
Grey plover & 9 black-necked grebes this morning (per Dai John) ...and female Montagu's Harrier over the car park at 12:55 (per Ian Lewington) Also 2 Wheatears on F1, 8 Common Sands, 100+ Swift 3 Dunlin 1 Sanderling 1 Grasshopper Warbler...
- 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 (8-10am)
Lapland Bunting - 1 Greenshank - 1 (heard only) Common Sand - 3 Yellow Wagtail - 2 Blackcap -1 Swallow - 10 House Martin - 30 Sand Martin - 2 Egyptian Goose - 1...