Birds
Long looked for and at last seen; my first wintering male Blackcap hammering chunks out of the fat balls hanging against the garden fence and nearest the cover of bountiful Ivy clad trees in neighbours gardens. Coming on top of recent highlights of 4(!) Chaffinch and pair of Greenfinch, the plentifully varied bird food on offer is starting to produce the, overdue, expected results.
- Chipping Norton: 21st January
2 Lesser Redpoll: pair. SP308267. 14:15. Blackcap: f. Back garden 41, The Leys - first this season. SP308267. 14:15. 8 Bullfinch: 5m; 3f. Highest count so far this year! - feeding on patio and feeders in our back garden Steve Akers...
- Witney 3rd February
Over wintering female Blackcap nr Bicester courtesy of Nick Truby My over wintering male Blackcap has been joined by a second male, but each keep to the apples on opposite sides of the back garden. Clackers Kingston Bagpuize Blackcap: fem. Feeding on...
- Marcham Garden
Blackcap male feeding on Ivy berries and fat balls each day of April, along with Redpolls (including one Mealy?) on Nyger seed. These are STILL the wintering birds, whilst the first Blackbird nestling corpse has also turned up on the ground. What next...
- Oriental Turtle Dove In Chipping Norton In December!!!!
Last night I received the following photos from Richard Thewlis of the BTO of a bird taken in a Chipping Norton garden during the snowy period before Christmas, by BTO GardenBirdwatch participant, John Dunleavy. They clearly show a 1st winter Oriental...
- River Thame 7th December
I am just back from visiting a farm west of Thame on the south side of the river, which is doing lots of good habitat management work with RSPB support. One of his wild bird cover strips had at least: Linnet 250+ Reed bunting 100+ Yellowhammer 20+ Brambling...
Birds
Garden Mega to end the Marcham year
Long looked for and at last seen; my first wintering male Blackcap hammering chunks out of the fat balls hanging against the garden fence and nearest the cover of bountiful Ivy clad trees in neighbours gardens. Coming on top of recent highlights of 4(!) Chaffinch and pair of Greenfinch, the plentifully varied bird food on offer is starting to produce the, overdue, expected results.
- Chipping Norton: 21st January
2 Lesser Redpoll: pair. SP308267. 14:15. Blackcap: f. Back garden 41, The Leys - first this season. SP308267. 14:15. 8 Bullfinch: 5m; 3f. Highest count so far this year! - feeding on patio and feeders in our back garden Steve Akers...
- Witney 3rd February
Over wintering female Blackcap nr Bicester courtesy of Nick Truby My over wintering male Blackcap has been joined by a second male, but each keep to the apples on opposite sides of the back garden. Clackers Kingston Bagpuize Blackcap: fem. Feeding on...
- Marcham Garden
Blackcap male feeding on Ivy berries and fat balls each day of April, along with Redpolls (including one Mealy?) on Nyger seed. These are STILL the wintering birds, whilst the first Blackbird nestling corpse has also turned up on the ground. What next...
- Oriental Turtle Dove In Chipping Norton In December!!!!
Last night I received the following photos from Richard Thewlis of the BTO of a bird taken in a Chipping Norton garden during the snowy period before Christmas, by BTO GardenBirdwatch participant, John Dunleavy. They clearly show a 1st winter Oriental...
- River Thame 7th December
I am just back from visiting a farm west of Thame on the south side of the river, which is doing lots of good habitat management work with RSPB support. One of his wild bird cover strips had at least: Linnet 250+ Reed bunting 100+ Yellowhammer 20+ Brambling...