Birds
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:
Black-tailed Godwit 23 flew S/W over F2 c17:30
Yellow Wagtail causeway
(per T.S)
Photo courtesey of Mike Flemming
- Farmoor Res 3rd October
0830 -1130hrs Red necked Grebe 1 initially by sailing club on F2 but then flushed by yachts and possibly flew to F1 Little Grebe 24 Yellow legged Gull 10 Greater Black backed Gull 1 Common Tern 1 juvenile Dunlin 1 Yellow Wagtail 1 Grey Wagtail...
- 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...
- Farmoor 6th April
Courtesey of Mark Chivers Red-necked Grebe (sum plum) still along south west corner mid afternoon (per Badger) Osprey through at 12:45 heading north Little Gull 2 (per Dai) White Wagtail on the causeway (per Andy Last) Yellow Wagtail reported...
- Farmoor 7.10 - 10.50
Easterly blowing throughout. 1 Scaup: F1 very probable f/imm flew to NW but not relocated. 2 Med Gull: 2y (IDS) and juv on causeway (Terry Sherlock). 4 Common San 1+ Ringed Plover: (heard only) 2 Yellow Wagtail: F2 2 Grey Wagtail 8 Sandwich Tern: sighted...
- Farmoor Reservoir: 4th September
4 Black Tern: seen hunting over southern end of F2. Black-necked Grebe close in to causeway on F1. 1 Dunlin, 5 Common Sandpipers, 1 Blackcap, 2 Chiff Chaff, 1 Spotted Flycatcher, ~30 Yellow Wagtail, large mixed hirundine flock and a huge swarm of Greylag...
Birds
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:
Black-tailed Godwit 23 flew S/W over F2 c17:30
Yellow Wagtail causeway
(per T.S)
Photo courtesey of Mike Flemming
- Farmoor Res 3rd October
0830 -1130hrs Red necked Grebe 1 initially by sailing club on F2 but then flushed by yachts and possibly flew to F1 Little Grebe 24 Yellow legged Gull 10 Greater Black backed Gull 1 Common Tern 1 juvenile Dunlin 1 Yellow Wagtail 1 Grey Wagtail...
- 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...
- Farmoor 6th April
Courtesey of Mark Chivers Red-necked Grebe (sum plum) still along south west corner mid afternoon (per Badger) Osprey through at 12:45 heading north Little Gull 2 (per Dai) White Wagtail on the causeway (per Andy Last) Yellow Wagtail reported...
- Farmoor 7.10 - 10.50
Easterly blowing throughout. 1 Scaup: F1 very probable f/imm flew to NW but not relocated. 2 Med Gull: 2y (IDS) and juv on causeway (Terry Sherlock). 4 Common San 1+ Ringed Plover: (heard only) 2 Yellow Wagtail: F2 2 Grey Wagtail 8 Sandwich Tern: sighted...
- Farmoor Reservoir: 4th September
4 Black Tern: seen hunting over southern end of F2. Black-necked Grebe close in to causeway on F1. 1 Dunlin, 5 Common Sandpipers, 1 Blackcap, 2 Chiff Chaff, 1 Spotted Flycatcher, ~30 Yellow Wagtail, large mixed hirundine flock and a huge swarm of Greylag...