Birds
- Farmoor 2nd September
Osprey pictures courtesey of John Reynolds Osprey (had apparently been there overnight) circled over F2 and then headed SW. Curlew Sandpiper 2 juv still present at dusk Black Tern 2 Wigeon 12 Common Sandpiper 2 Green Sandpiper Black-tailed Godwit...
- 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...
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Between 1430-1630hrs Dunlin 14 Sanderling 2 (one aberrant with mainly white head) Whimbrel 2 Ringed Plover 1 Arctic Tern 5 Common Tern 2 Little Gull 1 2 cal.year Common Swift 2000 House Martin 20+ Swallow 20+ Sand Martin 2+ Yellow Wagtail 1m Spotted...
- 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 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...
Birds
Farmoor 25th August
| Osprey over F2 08:13 (per Dai) Curlew Sandpiper 2 over c10:25 Whimbrel Black Tern 1 Common Tern 80+ Wigeon 7 No further sign of the Osprey by 10:30 (per Dai) The Insomniac Birder Yellow Wagtail 5 Sand Martin 200+ House Martin 200+ Swallow 100+ Yellow legged Gull 1 (per Ewan) Sanderling 15:15 F2 (per RBA) Sent from Yahoo! Mail on Android |
- Farmoor 2nd September
Osprey pictures courtesey of John Reynolds Osprey (had apparently been there overnight) circled over F2 and then headed SW. Curlew Sandpiper 2 juv still present at dusk Black Tern 2 Wigeon 12 Common Sandpiper 2 Green Sandpiper Black-tailed Godwit...
- 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...
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Between 1430-1630hrs Dunlin 14 Sanderling 2 (one aberrant with mainly white head) Whimbrel 2 Ringed Plover 1 Arctic Tern 5 Common Tern 2 Little Gull 1 2 cal.year Common Swift 2000 House Martin 20+ Swallow 20+ Sand Martin 2+ Yellow Wagtail 1m Spotted...
- 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 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...