Birds
2 Curlew (Lake G/ Plover Pit)
2 Oystercatcher (Thrupp Lake)
1 Water Rail
7 Shoveler
5 Gadwall
15 Teal
2 Pochard
2 Common Gull
1 Cetti's Warbler by Longmead Lake
South Abingdon GPs
1 Cetti's Warbler
1 Chiffchaff singing (my first singer of year)
10 Wigeon
2 Pochard
23 Gadwall
1 Kingfisher
- Longmead Lake, Abingdon- 15th April
Garganey (drake) Cetti's Warbler- 1 singing (Longmead lake (SU512971) is private, but can be viewed from the adjoining cycle path by Barton Lane) No further sign of the drake Garganey by 18:45 on Longmead Lake, Plover Pit, or Orchard Lake. Cuckoo...
- Radley Lakes 3rd March Pm
Bittern on Orchard Lake 17:19 (per The Early Birder) High numbers of ducks today for some reason, mostly on Thrupp Lake. 243 Wigeon (the highest I've recorded here. Yesterday there were only 30) 114 Tufted Duck (the third highest number I've recorded...
- Radley Lakes Sat 5th March
1 Goldeneye- female (Thrupp Lake) 1 Smew- redhead (Thrupp Lake) 1 Redshank (Lake G) 3 Green Sandpiper (Lake G) 49 Lapwing (Lake G) 26 Cormorant 1 Common gull c. 10 Shoveler c. 10 Pochard c. 30 Teal c.80 Gadwall...
- Radley Lakes Thurs. 3rd March
1♀ Goldeneye (Lake H/I) 1 Green Sandpiper (Lake G) 43 Lapwing (Lake G) 2 Pintail (1♂, 1♀) (Thrupp Lake) 1 Common gull (Lake G) 22 Teal 83 Gadwall 13 Pochard 9 Shoveler 20 Siskin 1 Treecreeper...
- Around Abingdon 27th November
Radley Lakes All lakes mostly frozen, apart from most of Thrupp Lake. c.4 Common Gull c.390 Coot c.100 Gadwall c.50 Mute Swan c.16 Pochard c.10 Shoveler c.54 Teal c.13 Tufted duck c.75 Wigeon Wilsham Road Gravel Pits Part of marina frozen, rest all un-iced....
Birds
Radley Lakes: 11th March
2 Curlew (Lake G/ Plover Pit)
2 Oystercatcher (Thrupp Lake)
1 Water Rail
7 Shoveler
5 Gadwall
15 Teal
2 Pochard
2 Common Gull
1 Cetti's Warbler by Longmead Lake
South Abingdon GPs
1 Cetti's Warbler
1 Chiffchaff singing (my first singer of year)
10 Wigeon
2 Pochard
23 Gadwall
1 Kingfisher
- Longmead Lake, Abingdon- 15th April
Garganey (drake) Cetti's Warbler- 1 singing (Longmead lake (SU512971) is private, but can be viewed from the adjoining cycle path by Barton Lane) No further sign of the drake Garganey by 18:45 on Longmead Lake, Plover Pit, or Orchard Lake. Cuckoo...
- Radley Lakes 3rd March Pm
Bittern on Orchard Lake 17:19 (per The Early Birder) High numbers of ducks today for some reason, mostly on Thrupp Lake. 243 Wigeon (the highest I've recorded here. Yesterday there were only 30) 114 Tufted Duck (the third highest number I've recorded...
- Radley Lakes Sat 5th March
1 Goldeneye- female (Thrupp Lake) 1 Smew- redhead (Thrupp Lake) 1 Redshank (Lake G) 3 Green Sandpiper (Lake G) 49 Lapwing (Lake G) 26 Cormorant 1 Common gull c. 10 Shoveler c. 10 Pochard c. 30 Teal c.80 Gadwall...
- Radley Lakes Thurs. 3rd March
1♀ Goldeneye (Lake H/I) 1 Green Sandpiper (Lake G) 43 Lapwing (Lake G) 2 Pintail (1♂, 1♀) (Thrupp Lake) 1 Common gull (Lake G) 22 Teal 83 Gadwall 13 Pochard 9 Shoveler 20 Siskin 1 Treecreeper...
- Around Abingdon 27th November
Radley Lakes All lakes mostly frozen, apart from most of Thrupp Lake. c.4 Common Gull c.390 Coot c.100 Gadwall c.50 Mute Swan c.16 Pochard c.10 Shoveler c.54 Teal c.13 Tufted duck c.75 Wigeon Wilsham Road Gravel Pits Part of marina frozen, rest all un-iced....