Birds
2 Shoveler (1 drk), 2 Gadwall (1 drk), 2 Tufted Duck (2 drk) and Mallards - maybe the most species of duck I have ever seen there at the same time!
1 Greylag Goose with 126 Canada Geese,
5 Common Gulls,
a ringed Black-headed Gull was too distant to get the ring details,
6 Lawing over south,
1 Snipe on wet flush in the cattle field,
22 + Siskin and 4 Lesser Redpoll in the wood,
1 Meadow Pipit,
45 + Blackbirds in groups of up to 10 feeding in any unfrozen areas and in the woodland.
- Otmoor Webs Totals, 18/1
Bittern- 1 Black-headed gull- 245 Canada goose- 359 Coot- 72 Cormorant- 5 Gadwall- 36 Golden plover- 3129 Great crested grebe- 2 Grey heron- 3 Greylag goose- 134 Kingfisher- 2 Lapwing- 3033 Lesser black-backed gull- 3 Mallard- 186 Moorhen- 2 Mute swan-...
- Dorchester Gravel Pits Webs Count 10th March
Little Grebe 2 Gt Crested Grebe 24 Mute Swan 8 Canada Goose 14 Wigeon 256 Gadwall 11 Teal 8 Mallard 60 Shoveller 67 Pochard 29 Tufted Duck 216 Goldeneye 1 Cormorant 14 Coot 215 Moorhen 8 Black-headed Gull 41 Greylag 1 Shelduck 1 Common Gull 5 L.B.B. Gull...
- Grimsbury Reservoir: 2nd September
Grimsbury Reservoir Wheatear: fem/imm. Spotted Flycatcher: In large hedge through cattle field. 5 Yellow Wagtail: 3 with cattle and 2 over south. 3 Meadow Pipit: 3 over south. Black-headed Gull: One bird ringed in Denmark. A white ring on right leg...
- Rspb Otmoor Webs Count 3rd Feb
Mute swan 55, Greylag goose 243, Canada goose 329, Wigeon 3421, Gadwall 20, Teal 2197, Mallard 154, Pintail 184, Shoveler 255, Pochard 52, Tufted duck 29, Great crested grebe 1, Cormorant 3, Grey heron 5, Moorhen 3, Coot 153, Golden plover 3740, Lapwing...
- Banbury: 13th March
Banbury Goosander: On the River Chewell this morning, in section through Spiceball Park (per Clive Payne). Grimsbury Reservoir Dunlin: Found this morning by Clive Payne, still present at lunch time. 4 Tufted Duck: 4drakes. Will there be 8 tomorrow?!....
Birds
Grimsbury Reservoir: 17th January
2 Shoveler (1 drk), 2 Gadwall (1 drk), 2 Tufted Duck (2 drk) and Mallards - maybe the most species of duck I have ever seen there at the same time!
1 Greylag Goose with 126 Canada Geese,
5 Common Gulls,
a ringed Black-headed Gull was too distant to get the ring details,
6 Lawing over south,
1 Snipe on wet flush in the cattle field,
22 + Siskin and 4 Lesser Redpoll in the wood,
1 Meadow Pipit,
45 + Blackbirds in groups of up to 10 feeding in any unfrozen areas and in the woodland.
- Otmoor Webs Totals, 18/1
Bittern- 1 Black-headed gull- 245 Canada goose- 359 Coot- 72 Cormorant- 5 Gadwall- 36 Golden plover- 3129 Great crested grebe- 2 Grey heron- 3 Greylag goose- 134 Kingfisher- 2 Lapwing- 3033 Lesser black-backed gull- 3 Mallard- 186 Moorhen- 2 Mute swan-...
- Dorchester Gravel Pits Webs Count 10th March
Little Grebe 2 Gt Crested Grebe 24 Mute Swan 8 Canada Goose 14 Wigeon 256 Gadwall 11 Teal 8 Mallard 60 Shoveller 67 Pochard 29 Tufted Duck 216 Goldeneye 1 Cormorant 14 Coot 215 Moorhen 8 Black-headed Gull 41 Greylag 1 Shelduck 1 Common Gull 5 L.B.B. Gull...
- Grimsbury Reservoir: 2nd September
Grimsbury Reservoir Wheatear: fem/imm. Spotted Flycatcher: In large hedge through cattle field. 5 Yellow Wagtail: 3 with cattle and 2 over south. 3 Meadow Pipit: 3 over south. Black-headed Gull: One bird ringed in Denmark. A white ring on right leg...
- Rspb Otmoor Webs Count 3rd Feb
Mute swan 55, Greylag goose 243, Canada goose 329, Wigeon 3421, Gadwall 20, Teal 2197, Mallard 154, Pintail 184, Shoveler 255, Pochard 52, Tufted duck 29, Great crested grebe 1, Cormorant 3, Grey heron 5, Moorhen 3, Coot 153, Golden plover 3740, Lapwing...
- Banbury: 13th March
Banbury Goosander: On the River Chewell this morning, in section through Spiceball Park (per Clive Payne). Grimsbury Reservoir Dunlin: Found this morning by Clive Payne, still present at lunch time. 4 Tufted Duck: 4drakes. Will there be 8 tomorrow?!....