Birds
As well as the Lesser Yellowlegs mentioned earlier
Golden Plover - 400
Dunlin - 4
Ruff - 2
Large numbers of Wigeon and Teal with some Shovelar.
The meadow is looking good, keep checking those ducks and goldies!
- Standlake Pit 60 19th January
Good numbers of ducks listed below. Counts are approximate as large numbers in dense groups and crowded along shore lines. Teal c 1000 Wigeon 600+ Pintail c 50 Goldeneye 2 (m&f) Ruff 1 Snipe 5 Curlew 1 (isn't this a bit early?) Little egret 1...
- Port Meadow Saturday 6th November
1 lesser yellowlegs, 2 ruff, 1 redshank, 4 dunlin c. 1000 golden plover lots of ducks...
- Port Meadow 1st November
1 lesser yellowlegs (still 16:20 per R.B.A +2 Ruff now) 1 redshank 1 ruff 2 dunlin 1 peregrine lots of goldies and ducks...
- Port Meadow Tuesday 26th October: Lesser Yellowlegs Still
1 lesser yellowlegs 2 ruff 2 or 3 dunlin several hundred golden plover good numbers of wigeon, teal & shoveler gull roost of a couple of thousand black-headed gulls Ruff photo (c) Steve Burch...
- Port Meadow 18th October: Lesser Yellowlegs Fly-over
The yellowlegs flew low over the floods at 08:55 before circling off high to the South so it's still kicking around the county somewhere. I've also had more news on the sighting yesterday evening which appears to be genuine. Also 3 dunlin c. 100...
Birds
Port Meadow (Oct 22nd 1-2pm)
As well as the Lesser Yellowlegs mentioned earlier
Golden Plover - 400
Dunlin - 4
Ruff - 2
Large numbers of Wigeon and Teal with some Shovelar.
The meadow is looking good, keep checking those ducks and goldies!
- Standlake Pit 60 19th January
Good numbers of ducks listed below. Counts are approximate as large numbers in dense groups and crowded along shore lines. Teal c 1000 Wigeon 600+ Pintail c 50 Goldeneye 2 (m&f) Ruff 1 Snipe 5 Curlew 1 (isn't this a bit early?) Little egret 1...
- Port Meadow Saturday 6th November
1 lesser yellowlegs, 2 ruff, 1 redshank, 4 dunlin c. 1000 golden plover lots of ducks...
- Port Meadow 1st November
1 lesser yellowlegs (still 16:20 per R.B.A +2 Ruff now) 1 redshank 1 ruff 2 dunlin 1 peregrine lots of goldies and ducks...
- Port Meadow Tuesday 26th October: Lesser Yellowlegs Still
1 lesser yellowlegs 2 ruff 2 or 3 dunlin several hundred golden plover good numbers of wigeon, teal & shoveler gull roost of a couple of thousand black-headed gulls Ruff photo (c) Steve Burch...
- Port Meadow 18th October: Lesser Yellowlegs Fly-over
The yellowlegs flew low over the floods at 08:55 before circling off high to the South so it's still kicking around the county somewhere. I've also had more news on the sighting yesterday evening which appears to be genuine. Also 3 dunlin c. 100...