Birds
11th February
Henley Road GPs
2 Smew: 1m 1f.
4 Goosander: 2m 2f.
Churn
Merlin: f. Initially spotted in hawthorn bush 1/2 mile down track South from railway bridge. Then panoramic low flight over field, back past bridge and into railway line scrub. One further sortie (involving brief interaction with female kestrel) before disappearing behind railway line.
Mark Merritt
- Radley Gp: Thrupp Lake: 7th February
7th February Radley GP: Thrupp Lake 2 Little Egret 10:30. Radley GP: Old railway line 4 Red Kite 12:30. 3 Buzzard 12:30. 2 Raven: with nesting material. 12:30. Radley GP: Thrupp Lane 4 Mistle Thrush 13:00. Ian Elkins...
- Churn 30th July
Red-backed Shrike (f) still near old field study centre at 20:00 please park near railway bridge and walk along concrete road. Quail (h) Curlew (per Tom Mabbett)...
- Cassington Gps 6th April
No sign of female Long-tailed Duck this morning (per Ewan) Park in Yarnton along Church Lane and follow bridleway past cemetery and under railway bridge to view pit on right please keep to public rights of way....
- 18th September Radley Gp - Wryneck!
Wayne Bull has found a Wryneck at Radley GP near the SE corner of lakes H & I between the perimeter fence and the train track (see map here) Still present 18:30 (per Dominic Noris) First seen at 12:55, it has been seen several times since...
- Great Grey Shrike At Appleford
My brother found this at the bottom of his garden this afternoon! It then moved to private land (a huge garden) on the west side of the railway. Much of this area can't be seen from anywhere but the bird is occasionally seen on top of some of the...
Birds
Henley Road GPs: 11th February
11th February
Henley Road GPs
2 Smew: 1m 1f.
4 Goosander: 2m 2f.
Churn
Merlin: f. Initially spotted in hawthorn bush 1/2 mile down track South from railway bridge. Then panoramic low flight over field, back past bridge and into railway line scrub. One further sortie (involving brief interaction with female kestrel) before disappearing behind railway line.
Mark Merritt
- Radley Gp: Thrupp Lake: 7th February
7th February Radley GP: Thrupp Lake 2 Little Egret 10:30. Radley GP: Old railway line 4 Red Kite 12:30. 3 Buzzard 12:30. 2 Raven: with nesting material. 12:30. Radley GP: Thrupp Lane 4 Mistle Thrush 13:00. Ian Elkins...
- Churn 30th July
Red-backed Shrike (f) still near old field study centre at 20:00 please park near railway bridge and walk along concrete road. Quail (h) Curlew (per Tom Mabbett)...
- Cassington Gps 6th April
No sign of female Long-tailed Duck this morning (per Ewan) Park in Yarnton along Church Lane and follow bridleway past cemetery and under railway bridge to view pit on right please keep to public rights of way....
- 18th September Radley Gp - Wryneck!
Wayne Bull has found a Wryneck at Radley GP near the SE corner of lakes H & I between the perimeter fence and the train track (see map here) Still present 18:30 (per Dominic Noris) First seen at 12:55, it has been seen several times since...
- Great Grey Shrike At Appleford
My brother found this at the bottom of his garden this afternoon! It then moved to private land (a huge garden) on the west side of the railway. Much of this area can't be seen from anywhere but the bird is occasionally seen on top of some of the...