Birds
Med Gull 1 adult (Nick Hallam & Dai)
Little Gull 2 adult keeping to south and 2 adult keeping to west (all non-hooded)
Sand Martin 1
Wheatear 1 male SW corner
Rock Pipit 2 (Dai). The 1 bird I checked was littoralis; again at south end
Herring Gull(?) 1 in first winter plumage but with all white primaries on left wing and at least some white on right primaries, but complete view of right wing in flight not possible and the bird would not show that side in roost. Bill completely dark. I am fairly sure this is the first partial albino I have seen in over 35 years of scanning. Remainder of plumage appeared dark/standard, so no chance of thinking this is a white-winged gull.
Black Redstart still reported this morning
Scaup (Badger)
- The White Morning To Be At Farmoor F1
White-winged Gull ! L.B-backed adult with all black in primaries replaced with pure white. Also Mallard with body plumage white; remaining feathering as normal. Two unique sights. Probable Sanderling flew over. (The Wickster). Feeding Common Terns departing...
- Appleford Gull Loafing Site With Iceland's Plus Interest?
For near 2 hours, Gulls in SW of field viewed from gateway. Distant and half of them out of sight amongst ground undulations. A few exceptionally dark L. B-backs, even when sunlit and temptingly like Baltic Gull (L. f. fuscus), but too far away to confirm...
- Standlake Pit 60 9th September
11.30am Sandwich tern x 3 flew off S as soon as rain stopped. Sorry about the quality but on x200 zoom. Yellow tip to rh bird's beak was visible in scope 1x Marsh harrier Adam Bassett writes: Hi - are you sure that your Sandwich...
- Ring-billed Gull - Farmoor - 2nd April.
A first summer Ring-billed Gull was in the Farmoor roost this evening. First seen quite close in to the southern shore of F.2 at about 18.10, it then almost immediately flew to the centre of the reservoir. It was then watched briefly, but very well, from...
- Farmoor Res. F2 Basin 3.45 - 6.35pm
ENE wind and rain showers, mainly good light Black Redstart not looked for; Goldeneye 14 with just 1 in breeding male plumage; B-h Gull c200 insect catching near surface (only c2500-3000 in roost); Little Gull 1 adult non-breeding plumage, insect catching...
Birds
Farmoor F2 basin 5.15 - 7.00pm
Med Gull 1 adult (Nick Hallam & Dai)
Little Gull 2 adult keeping to south and 2 adult keeping to west (all non-hooded)
Sand Martin 1
Wheatear 1 male SW corner
Rock Pipit 2 (Dai). The 1 bird I checked was littoralis; again at south end
Herring Gull(?) 1 in first winter plumage but with all white primaries on left wing and at least some white on right primaries, but complete view of right wing in flight not possible and the bird would not show that side in roost. Bill completely dark. I am fairly sure this is the first partial albino I have seen in over 35 years of scanning. Remainder of plumage appeared dark/standard, so no chance of thinking this is a white-winged gull.
Black Redstart still reported this morning
Scaup (Badger)
- The White Morning To Be At Farmoor F1
White-winged Gull ! L.B-backed adult with all black in primaries replaced with pure white. Also Mallard with body plumage white; remaining feathering as normal. Two unique sights. Probable Sanderling flew over. (The Wickster). Feeding Common Terns departing...
- Appleford Gull Loafing Site With Iceland's Plus Interest?
For near 2 hours, Gulls in SW of field viewed from gateway. Distant and half of them out of sight amongst ground undulations. A few exceptionally dark L. B-backs, even when sunlit and temptingly like Baltic Gull (L. f. fuscus), but too far away to confirm...
- Standlake Pit 60 9th September
11.30am Sandwich tern x 3 flew off S as soon as rain stopped. Sorry about the quality but on x200 zoom. Yellow tip to rh bird's beak was visible in scope 1x Marsh harrier Adam Bassett writes: Hi - are you sure that your Sandwich...
- Ring-billed Gull - Farmoor - 2nd April.
A first summer Ring-billed Gull was in the Farmoor roost this evening. First seen quite close in to the southern shore of F.2 at about 18.10, it then almost immediately flew to the centre of the reservoir. It was then watched briefly, but very well, from...
- Farmoor Res. F2 Basin 3.45 - 6.35pm
ENE wind and rain showers, mainly good light Black Redstart not looked for; Goldeneye 14 with just 1 in breeding male plumage; B-h Gull c200 insect catching near surface (only c2500-3000 in roost); Little Gull 1 adult non-breeding plumage, insect catching...