Birds
Seen at Farmoor this morning;
Sand Martin (several 100’s)-resting on causeway at 09:00 then over water
House martin (50+)
Swift (100+)
Yellow wagtail (3)-on causeway
Common Sandpiper-on causeway
Gt Crested Grebe (at least 100)-“raft” in NW corner of F1
Little egret (3)-on sailing pontoon at carpark end, 1of which is very pale grey legs and bill
Black Tern-resting on blue buoy on F2
Little gull-F2
Common Tern (50+)-F2
Cormorant (50+)-all fishing same spot on F
Nick Truby
- Farmoor Reservoir: Causeway: 13th September
Farmoor Reservoir: Causeway Yellow-legged Gull: ad. On buoy between carpark and causeway. 18:00. Ollie Padget...
- 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...
- Farmoor April 6th 6-7:30 Pm
Osprey - 1 fishing the Thames behind shrike meadow from 7:10 until 7:18 when flew low towards Dix Pit. Red necked grebe - adult F2 sw corner. Little Gull - 1 first winter F2. Pied Wagtail - c50 causeway Common sandpiper - 1 Swallow - 1 Also this evening:...
- 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 (sept 5th) 8 - 10:45am.
Black Tern - 4 (1adult) (F1) Black Necked Grebe - 1 on western edge of F1 Dunlin - 2 YLGull - 2ads House Martin - several hundred but most had gone through by 10:30 Sand Martin - hundred or so but left with the HMartins Swallow - perhaps 20. Swift...
Birds
Farmoor 2nd May
Seen at Farmoor this morning;
Sand Martin (several 100’s)-resting on causeway at 09:00 then over water
House martin (50+)
Swift (100+)
Yellow wagtail (3)-on causeway
Common Sandpiper-on causeway
Gt Crested Grebe (at least 100)-“raft” in NW corner of F1
Little egret (3)-on sailing pontoon at carpark end, 1of which is very pale grey legs and bill
Black Tern-resting on blue buoy on F2
Little gull-F2
Common Tern (50+)-F2
Cormorant (50+)-all fishing same spot on F
Nick Truby
- Farmoor Reservoir: Causeway: 13th September
Farmoor Reservoir: Causeway Yellow-legged Gull: ad. On buoy between carpark and causeway. 18:00. Ollie Padget...
- 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...
- Farmoor April 6th 6-7:30 Pm
Osprey - 1 fishing the Thames behind shrike meadow from 7:10 until 7:18 when flew low towards Dix Pit. Red necked grebe - adult F2 sw corner. Little Gull - 1 first winter F2. Pied Wagtail - c50 causeway Common sandpiper - 1 Swallow - 1 Also this evening:...
- 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 (sept 5th) 8 - 10:45am.
Black Tern - 4 (1adult) (F1) Black Necked Grebe - 1 on western edge of F1 Dunlin - 2 YLGull - 2ads House Martin - several hundred but most had gone through by 10:30 Sand Martin - hundred or so but left with the HMartins Swallow - perhaps 20. Swift...