Birds
Felt very spring-like this morning. Warmish, sun was shining and Great Tits singing away.
Pit 3 (Frozen apart from a pocket near the mobile homes)
c.65 Red-crested Pochard
6 Wigeon
18 Gadwall
c.16 Tufted Duck
55 Mute Swan
c. 238 Coot
Pit 4 (Frozen apart from pocket at central north. Difficult to get accurate count due to sun behind birds)
c.8 Goldeneye
2 Mute Swan
c.58 Gadwall
c.26 Tufted Duck
Lake 35
c.83 Tufted Duck
4 Goldeneye
c.15 Pochard
c.94 Coot
- Radley Lakes Sunday 12th December (pm)
All following birds on Thrupp Lake. (Thrupp Lake ice free along its western side, all other lakes frozen). 2 male and 1 female Goosander 3 male and 1 female Pintail c.490 Coot c.50 Gadwall 24 Mute Swan c.20 Pochard c.815 Teal (of which c.322 in photo)...
- Radley Lakes Saturday 4th December (pm)
Most lakes rapidly becoming ice free 3 or 4 male Pintail c. 390 Coot 3 Common Gull c.105 Gadwall c.45 Mute Swan c.10 Pochard c.10 Shoveler 2 Snipe c.570 Teal c.18 Tufted Duck c.90 Wigeon Plus numerous Redwings and Fieldfares...
- Radley Lakes Monday 22nd November
2 Red-crested Pochard (pair) c.380 Coot 35 Lapwing c.60 Teal c.95 Gadwall c.20 Pochard c.47 Mute Swan c.70 Wigeon c.15 Tufted Duck c.40 Shoveler 1 Common Gull c.40 Fieldfare...
- Radley Lakes Sunday (pm)
1 Goldeneye (frequently diving on Thrupp Lake between islands)c.350 Coot c.35 Gadwall1 Common Gullc.45 Mute Swan c.8 Pochardc.35 Shoveler c.66 Tealc.24 Tufted Duck c.100 Wigeon1 Chiffchaff 2 Red Kite ...
- Radley Lakes 30th October (am)
c.60 Wigeon c.180 Teal c.25 Tufted duck c.30 Shoveler c.50 Gadwall c.45 Mute swan c.360 Coot 6 Cormorant 2 Pochard 3 Little grebe 1 Common gull 1 Cetti's Warbler 1 Water rail 1 Sparrowhawk...
Birds
Lower Windrush Valley Lakes Sunday 12th December (am)
Felt very spring-like this morning. Warmish, sun was shining and Great Tits singing away.
Pit 3 (Frozen apart from a pocket near the mobile homes)
c.65 Red-crested Pochard
6 Wigeon
18 Gadwall
c.16 Tufted Duck
55 Mute Swan
c. 238 Coot
Pit 4 (Frozen apart from pocket at central north. Difficult to get accurate count due to sun behind birds)
c.8 Goldeneye
2 Mute Swan
c.58 Gadwall
c.26 Tufted Duck
Lake 35
c.83 Tufted Duck
4 Goldeneye
c.15 Pochard
c.94 Coot
- Radley Lakes Sunday 12th December (pm)
All following birds on Thrupp Lake. (Thrupp Lake ice free along its western side, all other lakes frozen). 2 male and 1 female Goosander 3 male and 1 female Pintail c.490 Coot c.50 Gadwall 24 Mute Swan c.20 Pochard c.815 Teal (of which c.322 in photo)...
- Radley Lakes Saturday 4th December (pm)
Most lakes rapidly becoming ice free 3 or 4 male Pintail c. 390 Coot 3 Common Gull c.105 Gadwall c.45 Mute Swan c.10 Pochard c.10 Shoveler 2 Snipe c.570 Teal c.18 Tufted Duck c.90 Wigeon Plus numerous Redwings and Fieldfares...
- Radley Lakes Monday 22nd November
2 Red-crested Pochard (pair) c.380 Coot 35 Lapwing c.60 Teal c.95 Gadwall c.20 Pochard c.47 Mute Swan c.70 Wigeon c.15 Tufted Duck c.40 Shoveler 1 Common Gull c.40 Fieldfare...
- Radley Lakes Sunday (pm)
1 Goldeneye (frequently diving on Thrupp Lake between islands)c.350 Coot c.35 Gadwall1 Common Gullc.45 Mute Swan c.8 Pochardc.35 Shoveler c.66 Tealc.24 Tufted Duck c.100 Wigeon1 Chiffchaff 2 Red Kite ...
- Radley Lakes 30th October (am)
c.60 Wigeon c.180 Teal c.25 Tufted duck c.30 Shoveler c.50 Gadwall c.45 Mute swan c.360 Coot 6 Cormorant 2 Pochard 3 Little grebe 1 Common gull 1 Cetti's Warbler 1 Water rail 1 Sparrowhawk...