Birds
Res remained shrouded in mist all the time i was there and the surrounding hedges and fields were very much in the icy grip of winter.
Water Rail - 2 (1 pinkhill, 1 buckthorn meadow)
Smew - redhead (west side of F2)
Goosander - 3 redheads on the Thames
Pochard - 41
Goldeneye - approx 30
White Fronted Goose - 1 (fields by Thames - anyone have opinions on the origins of this bird?)
Sanderling - 1
Dunlin - 2
Redshank - 3
Common Sand - 1
Fieldfare and Redwing - many many around Pinkhill / Shrike Meadow.
Kingfisher -1
- Standlake, 20th Feb
White-fronted Goose, 1ad in fields by Thames beyond pits 60 & 38Curlew 2, pit 60Oystercatcher 2, pit 60Pintail 282, most on pit 60Goosander 7, pits 27-28RC Pochard 27, dittoLittle Egret 3Siskin 1...
- Farmoor: 19th April
c.14 Common Terns across both reservoirs Farmoor 1 2 Goldeneye (pair) Farmoor 2 3 Common Sandpipers Yellow Wagtail (over) Pinkhill / River Thames area Cuckoo (male calling) 4/5 Reed Warbler (singing males) Several Sedge Warblers singing Water Rail Shrike...
- Farmoor Reservoir: Farmoor Ii: 4th April
Farmoor Reservoir: Farmoor II Red-necked Grebe: along south side. 13:00. Farmoor Reservoir: Farmoor I 2 House Martin: with group of c15 sand martins and 10 swallows. 12:20. Farmoor Reservoir: River Thames Barn Owl: hunting over shrike meadow and surrounding...
- Farmoor 13th January
Great Northern Diver F2. White-fronted Goose near The Thames West of Shrike Meadow. Egyptian Goose over Buckthorn Meadow. . ...
- Farmoor Afternoon
c300 Fieldfare and c50 Redwing, 1 Buzard, Treecreeper, Bullfinch through Buckthorn Meadow to Pinkhill (including the berry burdened cotonesters by the F1 fishermans car park). c300 Wood Pigeon at Pinkhill lock area, possibly flushed by one of the 4 sightings...
Birds
Farmoor 6th Dec (9:10 - 12:30)
Res remained shrouded in mist all the time i was there and the surrounding hedges and fields were very much in the icy grip of winter.
Water Rail - 2 (1 pinkhill, 1 buckthorn meadow)
Smew - redhead (west side of F2)
Goosander - 3 redheads on the Thames
Pochard - 41
Goldeneye - approx 30
White Fronted Goose - 1 (fields by Thames - anyone have opinions on the origins of this bird?)
Sanderling - 1
Dunlin - 2
Redshank - 3
Common Sand - 1
Fieldfare and Redwing - many many around Pinkhill / Shrike Meadow.
Kingfisher -1
- Standlake, 20th Feb
White-fronted Goose, 1ad in fields by Thames beyond pits 60 & 38Curlew 2, pit 60Oystercatcher 2, pit 60Pintail 282, most on pit 60Goosander 7, pits 27-28RC Pochard 27, dittoLittle Egret 3Siskin 1...
- Farmoor: 19th April
c.14 Common Terns across both reservoirs Farmoor 1 2 Goldeneye (pair) Farmoor 2 3 Common Sandpipers Yellow Wagtail (over) Pinkhill / River Thames area Cuckoo (male calling) 4/5 Reed Warbler (singing males) Several Sedge Warblers singing Water Rail Shrike...
- Farmoor Reservoir: Farmoor Ii: 4th April
Farmoor Reservoir: Farmoor II Red-necked Grebe: along south side. 13:00. Farmoor Reservoir: Farmoor I 2 House Martin: with group of c15 sand martins and 10 swallows. 12:20. Farmoor Reservoir: River Thames Barn Owl: hunting over shrike meadow and surrounding...
- Farmoor 13th January
Great Northern Diver F2. White-fronted Goose near The Thames West of Shrike Meadow. Egyptian Goose over Buckthorn Meadow. . ...
- Farmoor Afternoon
c300 Fieldfare and c50 Redwing, 1 Buzard, Treecreeper, Bullfinch through Buckthorn Meadow to Pinkhill (including the berry burdened cotonesters by the F1 fishermans car park). c300 Wood Pigeon at Pinkhill lock area, possibly flushed by one of the 4 sightings...