Birds
Actively feeding in open field, alongside east of road immediately due north of Marcham, near Abingdon. Fieldfare c400 Redwing c200 Starling c100 Wintering male blackcap back in garden last few days feeding on Ivy berries and fat balls.
- Marcham Garden
Blackcap: singing Mon and Tuesday, ignoring fat balls and seed feeders, but snacking on ivy berries; so no visit from overwintering continental but 'confirming' early returning UK breeder. Goldfinch: 52 birds in pre-roost flock feeding on birch;...
- Marcham: Marcham Warren: 4th February
Marcham: Marcham Warren 2 Raven: Cronking & harassing a Buzzard. Jed Cleeter...
- 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...
- Guess What? Yep It's More Waxwings.
Three Waxwings feeding on berries in a garden alongside Bull Lane. Barry Hudson....
- Waxwings 24th December
c.70 Waxwings behind the Hobgoblin pub, opposite Tesco on Cowley Road (per Bird Guides) 20+ Waxwings still opposite BMW Mini plant at Cowley at 09:45 (per Bird Guides) There were 30-40 Waxwings feeding on berries in the Peachcroft shopping centre car...
Birds
Marcham Wednesday 20th
Actively feeding in open field, alongside east of road immediately due north of Marcham, near Abingdon. Fieldfare c400 Redwing c200 Starling c100 Wintering male blackcap back in garden last few days feeding on Ivy berries and fat balls.
- Marcham Garden
Blackcap: singing Mon and Tuesday, ignoring fat balls and seed feeders, but snacking on ivy berries; so no visit from overwintering continental but 'confirming' early returning UK breeder. Goldfinch: 52 birds in pre-roost flock feeding on birch;...
- Marcham: Marcham Warren: 4th February
Marcham: Marcham Warren 2 Raven: Cronking & harassing a Buzzard. Jed Cleeter...
- 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...
- Guess What? Yep It's More Waxwings.
Three Waxwings feeding on berries in a garden alongside Bull Lane. Barry Hudson....
- Waxwings 24th December
c.70 Waxwings behind the Hobgoblin pub, opposite Tesco on Cowley Road (per Bird Guides) 20+ Waxwings still opposite BMW Mini plant at Cowley at 09:45 (per Bird Guides) There were 30-40 Waxwings feeding on berries in the Peachcroft shopping centre car...