Birds
SOUTH BASIN (F2) ONLY 1.15-4.30pm
GN Diver: mid east side at 2.30 making way to NE corner by around 3.30pm
Little Grebe: 4 east; 2 south; 4 SW
Goldeneye: 14f, 4m and 1 1stW male
Black-necked Grebe: 1 feeding and calling frequently in SW corner c 3.30-4.15pm
Mediterranean Gull: 1 1stW photographed in roost mid south of Res 3.54pm
C Crow: 3 birds feasting on large fish in SE corner 3.30pm
- Farmoor Reservoir 25th November
Grey Phalarope F1 in S/E corner 14:30 Black-necked Grebe 2 still in middle of F2 (15:15) Red-necked Grebe in S/W corner of F1 (15:15) Yellow-legged Gull 4+ in the roost this afternoon. (per Gareth Blockley) Grey Phal photo courtesy of Jon Mercer....
- Farmoor Reservoir 1st October
Red-necked Grebe on F2 near the sailing club and showing well c10:20 (per Dai et al) Still present in the south-east corner of F2 at midday (Gnome) ...
- Farmoor Reservoir: Farmoor Ii: 25th October
Farmoor Reservoir: Farmoor II Slavonian Grebe: In south east corner. Gareth Blockley...
- Radley & Sutton Courtenay 3/4th January
Redhead Smew still on Thrupp Lake feeding actively around the first two islands north of the hide till 2.15pm. Unusually difficult to view. Also 1 Kingfisher. Yesterday, a large count of at least 26 Little Grebe east of Sutton Courtenay at this pit .....
- Farmoor Reservoir Wed 1st December 2010
A bitterly cold day with north-east breezes under sunshine/light cloud Waders sheltering below South basin Res wall in the main. Jack Snipe 1 Knot 1 Redshank 3 Sanderling 4 Dunlin total of 19 in main groups of 13, 2, 2, 1 & 1 Linnet flock of c50 at...
Birds
Farmoor Res Sun 5th Dec 2010
SOUTH BASIN (F2) ONLY 1.15-4.30pm
GN Diver: mid east side at 2.30 making way to NE corner by around 3.30pm
Kingfisher: 1 landed on railings by octagonal tower at 2.43
GC Grebe: 52 counted at 2.45Little Grebe: 4 east; 2 south; 4 SW
Goldeneye: 14f, 4m and 1 1stW male
Black-necked Grebe: 1 feeding and calling frequently in SW corner c 3.30-4.15pm
Mediterranean Gull: 1 1stW photographed in roost mid south of Res 3.54pm
C Crow: 3 birds feasting on large fish in SE corner 3.30pm
3 personal county ticks plus ticked Dai !
- Farmoor Reservoir 25th November
Grey Phalarope F1 in S/E corner 14:30 Black-necked Grebe 2 still in middle of F2 (15:15) Red-necked Grebe in S/W corner of F1 (15:15) Yellow-legged Gull 4+ in the roost this afternoon. (per Gareth Blockley) Grey Phal photo courtesy of Jon Mercer....
- Farmoor Reservoir 1st October
Red-necked Grebe on F2 near the sailing club and showing well c10:20 (per Dai et al) Still present in the south-east corner of F2 at midday (Gnome) ...
- Farmoor Reservoir: Farmoor Ii: 25th October
Farmoor Reservoir: Farmoor II Slavonian Grebe: In south east corner. Gareth Blockley...
- Radley & Sutton Courtenay 3/4th January
Redhead Smew still on Thrupp Lake feeding actively around the first two islands north of the hide till 2.15pm. Unusually difficult to view. Also 1 Kingfisher. Yesterday, a large count of at least 26 Little Grebe east of Sutton Courtenay at this pit .....
- Farmoor Reservoir Wed 1st December 2010
A bitterly cold day with north-east breezes under sunshine/light cloud Waders sheltering below South basin Res wall in the main. Jack Snipe 1 Knot 1 Redshank 3 Sanderling 4 Dunlin total of 19 in main groups of 13, 2, 2, 1 & 1 Linnet flock of c50 at...