Birds
- Farmoor Reservoir: 28th August
Farmoor Reservoir 3 Yellow Wagtail 2 Mediterranean Gull: juv. 2 Common Sandpiper ~20 Yellow-legged Gulls Adam Hartley...
- Farmoor - 15th August
Juvenile Yellow-legged Gull Still good numbers of Yellow-legged Gulls in the roost with 50+ this evening. Also a few hanging around during the daytime feeding on dead fish. 2 juvenile Mediterranean Gulls in the roost. Single Greenshank, Green Sandpiper...
- Farmoor - 19:30 - 20:50
Excellent roost conditions this evening. The adult Caspian Gull again on F.1. showing well from the causeway. Also 3 juvenile Mediterranean Gulls, 2 juvenile Common Gulls and c50+ Yellow-legged Gulls. Adult Caspian Gull...
- July Round-up
Spotted Flycatcher (c) Andy Last In what is the quietest month in the birding calender July still held a few surprises. The Female Marsh Harrier continued its residency at Otmoor throughout with a male bird seen at Standlake on the 5th. Last months...
- Farmoor 19th July
The gulls are roosting on the causeway currently, unless there is a lot of disturbance, then they go over onto F.1. Three Mediterranean Gulls this evening; adult, juvenile and the above British ringed second summer. Also a few Yellow-legged Gulls, including...
Birds
Farmoor 26th July
66 Yellow-legged Gulls counted on F.1 this evening + 2 juvenile Mediterranean Gulls.
The second summer Mediterranean Gull (2XA5) seen last week was ringed at Sandycove, County Dublin in November 2011. It wintered in southern Portugal and was back in Dublin three days after it's last appearance at Farmoor.
- Farmoor Reservoir: 28th August
Farmoor Reservoir 3 Yellow Wagtail 2 Mediterranean Gull: juv. 2 Common Sandpiper ~20 Yellow-legged Gulls Adam Hartley...
- Farmoor - 15th August
Juvenile Yellow-legged Gull Still good numbers of Yellow-legged Gulls in the roost with 50+ this evening. Also a few hanging around during the daytime feeding on dead fish. 2 juvenile Mediterranean Gulls in the roost. Single Greenshank, Green Sandpiper...
- Farmoor - 19:30 - 20:50
Excellent roost conditions this evening. The adult Caspian Gull again on F.1. showing well from the causeway. Also 3 juvenile Mediterranean Gulls, 2 juvenile Common Gulls and c50+ Yellow-legged Gulls. Adult Caspian Gull...
- July Round-up
Spotted Flycatcher (c) Andy Last In what is the quietest month in the birding calender July still held a few surprises. The Female Marsh Harrier continued its residency at Otmoor throughout with a male bird seen at Standlake on the 5th. Last months...
- Farmoor 19th July
The gulls are roosting on the causeway currently, unless there is a lot of disturbance, then they go over onto F.1. Three Mediterranean Gulls this evening; adult, juvenile and the above British ringed second summer. Also a few Yellow-legged Gulls, including...