Birds
Also (per Ewan Urquhart)
Arctic Tern 2
Common Tern 5
Greenland Wheatear 2 stunning males
Yellow Wagtail 3
White Wagtail 10+
Swallow 600+ (one individual with deep rufous underparts suggestive on one of the Middle Eastern races)
Sand Martin 150+
House Martin 50+
Common Swift 150+
Channel Wagtail (c) Simon Bradfield
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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...
- Grimsbury Reservoir: 18th April
Grimsbury Reservoir Arctic Tern Sedge Warbler: m. 6 White Wagtail: up to 10 but hard to count as mobile. 3 Yellow Wagtail 65 Sand Martin: 65+. 8 House Martin 25 Swallow: 25+. Gareth Blockley...
- 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 Reservoir: 16th September
White Wagtail (juv) Caught by Matt Prior and shown during the ring demo. 2 Sanderling (juv) 3 Dunlin Sand Martin: One seen early morning. 300 House Martin: Varying numbers all morning but at some points well over 300. 25 Meadow Pipit: Steady flow of 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...
Birds
Farmoor 28th April
Still 5 black-neck grebes this afternoon, showing really well on F2 near the car park.
Whinchat
Channel Wagtail at Farmoor per Simon Bradfield
Also a possible "Eastern form" yellow wagtail this morning per Tom WickensAlso (per Ewan Urquhart)
Arctic Tern 2
Common Tern 5
Greenland Wheatear 2 stunning males
Yellow Wagtail 3
White Wagtail 10+
Swallow 600+ (one individual with deep rufous underparts suggestive on one of the Middle Eastern races)
Sand Martin 150+
House Martin 50+
Common Swift 150+
Channel Wagtail (c) Simon Bradfield
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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...
- Grimsbury Reservoir: 18th April
Grimsbury Reservoir Arctic Tern Sedge Warbler: m. 6 White Wagtail: up to 10 but hard to count as mobile. 3 Yellow Wagtail 65 Sand Martin: 65+. 8 House Martin 25 Swallow: 25+. Gareth Blockley...
- 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 Reservoir: 16th September
White Wagtail (juv) Caught by Matt Prior and shown during the ring demo. 2 Sanderling (juv) 3 Dunlin Sand Martin: One seen early morning. 300 House Martin: Varying numbers all morning but at some points well over 300. 25 Meadow Pipit: Steady flow of 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...