Birds
25th August
Farmoor Reservoir: Farmoor I
3 Greenshank: on N shore at 15:50.
2 Little Tern: flew in when I was watching other Terns. Seen in same view for size comparison.
Black Tern: 1 matched to RW's photo + 2-3 other Terns that I couldn't PI with binoculars.
Yellow-legged Gull: + 1 on F2 earlier.
Peter Law
1 Little Tern still present c20:00
3+ Black Tern
3 Greenshank still
Tawney Owl calling from trees in the N/E corner of the main car park at dusk.
Badger
- Farmoor Reservoir: 15th April
Yellow Wagtail Farmoor (c) Jon Mercer Farmoor Reservoir Pied Flycatcher: NEGATIVE. No sign of it around 12:00 to 13:00. Redstart: m. In hedge near the zig-zag path. Farmoor Reservoir: Farmoor II Swift 4 Little Gull: adults. sum plum. Farmoor...
- Farmoor: White-winged Black Tern Still Present
The WW Black-Tern is still this evening on F1 +Arctic Tern & Knot Still present on F1 13:00. Still present at 13:45 (per RBA) +4 Black Terns +Black necked Grebe still (per Sydney Penner) Farmoor Reservoir: Farmoor I 2 Common Sandpiper Mark Merritt...
- Farmoor Reservoir: 6th September
Farmoor Reservoir White-winged Black Tern: over F1 with 4 Black Terns, seeming to favour the Western side of F1. Often by itself but sometimes associating with the Black Terns allowing for good plumage comparisons to be made despite the very strong winds...
- Farmoor 4th May
Farmoor Reservoir: Farmoor I 1 Greenshank 3 Common Sandpiper Lesser Whitethroat, Common Tern Grasshopper Warbler. Joe Harris Bar-tailed Godwit: Flew out of Shrike Meadow and over F1. (Peter Law)...
- 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: Farmoor I: 25th August
25th August
Farmoor Reservoir: Farmoor I
3 Greenshank: on N shore at 15:50.
2 Little Tern: flew in when I was watching other Terns. Seen in same view for size comparison.
Black Tern: 1 matched to RW's photo + 2-3 other Terns that I couldn't PI with binoculars.
Yellow-legged Gull: + 1 on F2 earlier.
Peter Law
1 Little Tern still present c20:00
3+ Black Tern
3 Greenshank still
Tawney Owl calling from trees in the N/E corner of the main car park at dusk.
Badger
- Farmoor Reservoir: 15th April
Yellow Wagtail Farmoor (c) Jon Mercer Farmoor Reservoir Pied Flycatcher: NEGATIVE. No sign of it around 12:00 to 13:00. Redstart: m. In hedge near the zig-zag path. Farmoor Reservoir: Farmoor II Swift 4 Little Gull: adults. sum plum. Farmoor...
- Farmoor: White-winged Black Tern Still Present
The WW Black-Tern is still this evening on F1 +Arctic Tern & Knot Still present on F1 13:00. Still present at 13:45 (per RBA) +4 Black Terns +Black necked Grebe still (per Sydney Penner) Farmoor Reservoir: Farmoor I 2 Common Sandpiper Mark Merritt...
- Farmoor Reservoir: 6th September
Farmoor Reservoir White-winged Black Tern: over F1 with 4 Black Terns, seeming to favour the Western side of F1. Often by itself but sometimes associating with the Black Terns allowing for good plumage comparisons to be made despite the very strong winds...
- Farmoor 4th May
Farmoor Reservoir: Farmoor I 1 Greenshank 3 Common Sandpiper Lesser Whitethroat, Common Tern Grasshopper Warbler. Joe Harris Bar-tailed Godwit: Flew out of Shrike Meadow and over F1. (Peter Law)...
- 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...