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Pit 60: Black-winged Stilt

The black-winged stilt, found by Antony Collieu late morning on Pit 60, is still present at 14:00 (per Badger). Best viewed from the hide on the North shore though also visible from the South Hide.

Please park carefully in Standlake village and walk down Shifford Lane for about 500m and then take the small wooden footbridge on the left just past a pair of metal gates. This path runs along the north shore of the Pit and the North Hide is a couple of hundred yards down the track. Streetmap link here (now corrected, thanks Antony!). Note please do not park in Shifford Lane at all.

The hides are normally locked but will be kept open for the rest of today for access. After today you will be required to purchase a key for £6 from the Thames Valley Project co-ordinator Jane Bowley (Jane.Bowley@Oxfordshire.gov.uk).

Still present at 18:50 from the Langley Lane (East) hide here (per Paul Wren)

Digiscoped video footage (c) Gnome

Also Seen
Common Sandpiper 2
Little Ringed Plover 1
Common Redshank 6+
Common Snipe 2
Oystercatcher 1
Red crested Pochard 2
Goosander 1m
Swallow 2
Sand Martin 10+
(per Ewan)

- Standlake Pit 60 11th April
Ring-necked Duck 4 (3m) from North Shore Hide this afternoon (per RBA). Access from Shifford Lane.Please park in village and walk to end of Shifford Lane, go straight on at the crossroads and follow footpath through mobile homes.Take the path on the...

- Standlake Pit 60 7th April
Ring-necked Duck 4 (3 males) still this morning from the North Shore Hide (per Brian Wyatt) Another clip of the Ring-necked Ducks courtesy of Gnome's Birding Diary Access from Shifford Lane.Please park in village and walk to end of Shifford...

- Standlake Pit 60 6th April
Ring-necked Ducks 4 (3 drakes) still present 11:12 from the North Shore Hide (key holders only). (per Terry Sherlock & Gareth Blockley) Distant Short clip of two of the four mating please view at 720. Access from Shifford Lane.Please park in village...

- Pit 60, 12th April
Black-winged Stilt still present to 8.05pm at least Jack Snipe 1, along grassy shore opposite North Hide White Wagtail 4 LR Plover 1 Common Sand 1 Redshank 2 Oystercatcher 1 Swallows & Sandies...

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Last record of Black-Winged Stilt in Oxfordshire were of three birds at Radleyon the 8th of June 1993. Congrats once again to Antony Collieu on a fantasticfind and a testament to all the time put in to watching his local patch. Thanks also to Jane Bowley...

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