Birds
Little Tern feeding on F1 with Common Tern. 4 Common Sandpiper on west side of F1. ~200 Coot roosting on causeway with Greater Black-backed Gull, 1 Grey Wagtail & at least 20 Yellow Wagtails.
Joe Harris
- 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 Quiet Evening 18.30 - 20.30
Massive fly hatch in hot calm weather Common Tern - 2 appeared at 19.15 on F1, then 4, then back to 2 as 2 left SW B H Gull - Building up to c 16 at sundown Yellow-legged Gull - 2 immatures but possibly more (Heat shimmer across F2) Great Black-backed...
- Farmoor 18th August
The collective sightings of Ewan, Gnome, the Wickster & Dave Daniels: 3 Common Tern 4 Common Sandpiper a few Yellow Wagtails 1 Med. gull 1 Egyptian Goose 1 Wheatear moulting into 1w 1 Common Redstart to the west of F2. A vast hoard of geese along...
- Farmoor 28th August
2 Greenshank 9 Common Sandpiper 5 Dunlin 3 Ringed Plover 4 Common Tern 1 Black Tern 1 Little Egret 2 Grey Wagtail 20+ Yellow Wagtail 50+ Swift No sign of Curlew Sandpiper or Little Tern. ...
- Farmoor (16:30-17:30)
Black tern - 22 Arctic tern - 2+ Common tern - 8+ Yellow wagtail - 1 m Clearly a day for tern passage at the reservoir, the Black terns were already present when i arrived and were then joined by a mixed flock of about 20 sterna terns that came in low...
Birds
Farmoor Reservoir: 26th August
Little Tern feeding on F1 with Common Tern. 4 Common Sandpiper on west side of F1. ~200 Coot roosting on causeway with Greater Black-backed Gull, 1 Grey Wagtail & at least 20 Yellow Wagtails.
Joe Harris
- 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 Quiet Evening 18.30 - 20.30
Massive fly hatch in hot calm weather Common Tern - 2 appeared at 19.15 on F1, then 4, then back to 2 as 2 left SW B H Gull - Building up to c 16 at sundown Yellow-legged Gull - 2 immatures but possibly more (Heat shimmer across F2) Great Black-backed...
- Farmoor 18th August
The collective sightings of Ewan, Gnome, the Wickster & Dave Daniels: 3 Common Tern 4 Common Sandpiper a few Yellow Wagtails 1 Med. gull 1 Egyptian Goose 1 Wheatear moulting into 1w 1 Common Redstart to the west of F2. A vast hoard of geese along...
- Farmoor 28th August
2 Greenshank 9 Common Sandpiper 5 Dunlin 3 Ringed Plover 4 Common Tern 1 Black Tern 1 Little Egret 2 Grey Wagtail 20+ Yellow Wagtail 50+ Swift No sign of Curlew Sandpiper or Little Tern. ...
- Farmoor (16:30-17:30)
Black tern - 22 Arctic tern - 2+ Common tern - 8+ Yellow wagtail - 1 m Clearly a day for tern passage at the reservoir, the Black terns were already present when i arrived and were then joined by a mixed flock of about 20 sterna terns that came in low...