Birds
Lapland Bunting - the confiding bird still present halfway along the causeway on F2 side.
Ringed Plover - 1 juv
Common Sand - 1
Egyptian Goose - 10 (!)
Yellow Wagtail - 2
light passage overhead of Swallow and Meadow Pipit.
- Farmoor: 30th April
Little Gull, 1st summer - Farmoor 2 (ad. also reported, Graham Soden) 2-4 Arctic Tern - Farmoor 2 40+ Swifts (60+ reported earlier, Graham Soden) White Wagtail - Water Treatment Works Ringed Plover - Causeway (Graham Soden) 5 Dunlin - 2 Causeway &...
- Farmoor Res 23rd March
All on Farmoor 2 1200-1330 Red crested Pochard 2 pair Common Goldeneye 3 1m 2f Little Egret 1 Meadow Pipit 24 one flock -presumably migrants Also Sand Martin Egyptian Goose (per Dai) ...
- Farmoor F1 Circuit C13:20 - 15:40
5 Rock Pipit groups of 3 & 2 causeway 5 Meadow Pipit east grass bank 1 Dunlin causeway 1 Ringed Plover heard over F1 "Peep" call heard trice flying around F1 (not seen) 1 Common Sandpiper around area of F2 vegetation filter - east side. No passerines...
- Grimsbury Reservoir: 25th September
Grimsbury Reservoir Kingfisher Little Grebe: Only around for circa half an hour. Uncommon bird here. 30 Golden Plover: circa 30 circling over fields just north of the wood. Patch tick for me. Willow Tit: Northern edge of the wood in a tit flock. Yellow...
- Farmoor: Lapland Bunting Still There
The lapland bunting still present at Farmoor along the causeway late p.m Shag (picked up near Swindon and released late morning at Farmoor. still present near the sailing club at 12:40. It was taken back in to care this p.m) 1+ Black Tern 2 Dunlin...
Birds
Farmoor Sept 19th (8-10am)
Lapland Bunting - the confiding bird still present halfway along the causeway on F2 side.
Ringed Plover - 1 juv
Common Sand - 1
Egyptian Goose - 10 (!)
Yellow Wagtail - 2
light passage overhead of Swallow and Meadow Pipit.
- Farmoor: 30th April
Little Gull, 1st summer - Farmoor 2 (ad. also reported, Graham Soden) 2-4 Arctic Tern - Farmoor 2 40+ Swifts (60+ reported earlier, Graham Soden) White Wagtail - Water Treatment Works Ringed Plover - Causeway (Graham Soden) 5 Dunlin - 2 Causeway &...
- Farmoor Res 23rd March
All on Farmoor 2 1200-1330 Red crested Pochard 2 pair Common Goldeneye 3 1m 2f Little Egret 1 Meadow Pipit 24 one flock -presumably migrants Also Sand Martin Egyptian Goose (per Dai) ...
- Farmoor F1 Circuit C13:20 - 15:40
5 Rock Pipit groups of 3 & 2 causeway 5 Meadow Pipit east grass bank 1 Dunlin causeway 1 Ringed Plover heard over F1 "Peep" call heard trice flying around F1 (not seen) 1 Common Sandpiper around area of F2 vegetation filter - east side. No passerines...
- Grimsbury Reservoir: 25th September
Grimsbury Reservoir Kingfisher Little Grebe: Only around for circa half an hour. Uncommon bird here. 30 Golden Plover: circa 30 circling over fields just north of the wood. Patch tick for me. Willow Tit: Northern edge of the wood in a tit flock. Yellow...
- Farmoor: Lapland Bunting Still There
The lapland bunting still present at Farmoor along the causeway late p.m Shag (picked up near Swindon and released late morning at Farmoor. still present near the sailing club at 12:40. It was taken back in to care this p.m) 1+ Black Tern 2 Dunlin...