Birds
A very quick scan of the open fields near South Stoke showed around 1200 Common Gulls present, mainly in one massive flock in flight and hundreds more feeding across or loafing in the fields. These birds are heading South along the Thames Valley towards late afternoon, presumably heading to roost on flooded gravel pits nearer Reading (?).
- Grimsbury Reservoir: 10th January
Grimsbury Reservoir 3 Goosander: 2 drk. 2 Lesser Redpoll: One ringed bird (couldn't get ring details). 19 Snipe: In wet field to NW of reservoir. 22 Lapwing: In flooded fields north of reservoir. 32 Wigeon: In flooded fields north of reservoir. 13...
- Grimsbury Reservoir: 30th September
Grimsbury Reservoir Peregrine: Hunting over the back fields. Seen heading off south west. 4 Jay: 1 in the wood and 3 high over north west. 15 Meadow Pipit: 15+ over south east. 16 Swallow: over south. 3 Grey Wagtail 25 Siskin: c.15 in the wood and...
- Great White Egret - Cassington Gp
The GWEgret is now at Cassington GPs. This a private site so please view only from the haul road just to the north of the A40, just east of Cassington. The bird is in the south-west corner on the pit north of the haul road. This is a sensitive area so...
- 10th May- Spoonbill- Sutton Courtenay
Spoonbill still present at 06:00 this morning. Seen flying south over B4016 at 05:40; however, although it was pointing south it was heading in a north-easterly direction due to the strong wind. It then 'flew' north and then east and was lost...
- Sunday 2nd Jan 2011
Drayton birder reported 30 plus Waxwings at Peachcroft this morning. Not in the car park Rowans (now minus berries) but on nearby roof aerials (to south?). SU 507 985/6 Early PM - Abingdon Sewage Works / Wilsham Gravel Pits / South Abingdon (SU4995 &...
Birds
North of Goring, around midday Thursday 16th
A very quick scan of the open fields near South Stoke showed around 1200 Common Gulls present, mainly in one massive flock in flight and hundreds more feeding across or loafing in the fields. These birds are heading South along the Thames Valley towards late afternoon, presumably heading to roost on flooded gravel pits nearer Reading (?).
- Grimsbury Reservoir: 10th January
Grimsbury Reservoir 3 Goosander: 2 drk. 2 Lesser Redpoll: One ringed bird (couldn't get ring details). 19 Snipe: In wet field to NW of reservoir. 22 Lapwing: In flooded fields north of reservoir. 32 Wigeon: In flooded fields north of reservoir. 13...
- Grimsbury Reservoir: 30th September
Grimsbury Reservoir Peregrine: Hunting over the back fields. Seen heading off south west. 4 Jay: 1 in the wood and 3 high over north west. 15 Meadow Pipit: 15+ over south east. 16 Swallow: over south. 3 Grey Wagtail 25 Siskin: c.15 in the wood and...
- Great White Egret - Cassington Gp
The GWEgret is now at Cassington GPs. This a private site so please view only from the haul road just to the north of the A40, just east of Cassington. The bird is in the south-west corner on the pit north of the haul road. This is a sensitive area so...
- 10th May- Spoonbill- Sutton Courtenay
Spoonbill still present at 06:00 this morning. Seen flying south over B4016 at 05:40; however, although it was pointing south it was heading in a north-easterly direction due to the strong wind. It then 'flew' north and then east and was lost...
- Sunday 2nd Jan 2011
Drayton birder reported 30 plus Waxwings at Peachcroft this morning. Not in the car park Rowans (now minus berries) but on nearby roof aerials (to south?). SU 507 985/6 Early PM - Abingdon Sewage Works / Wilsham Gravel Pits / South Abingdon (SU4995 &...