Birds
Hobby circling and making attacking dives with hirundines aplenty.
Mute Swan with 5 new cygnets.
Tufted Duck with 7 new ducklings on small pool, due west of NW corner of Thrupp Lake.
Downy Emerald Dragonfly in NW corner. Other dragons included Emperor, 4-spotted, Ruddy, & Black-tailed. Damsels included: Red-eyed, Common Blue, Blue-tailed and Azure.
- Otmoor 9th June A.m.
Quail calling briefly on Closes early this morning. Garganey (m) Turtle Dove 3+ (per Bark) Otmoor Birding Grasshopper Warbler reeling from c/p field Garden Warbler 2 Cuckoo Downy Emerald Roman Road Downy Emerald Broad-bodied Chaser 3 f Four-spotted...
- Otmoor 28/6
Red crested pochard still vieweable from first screen, although is moving between channels Common tern on raft from second screen Hobby's over all the reserve Lots of dragonflies and damselflies along the paths, black-tailed skimmer, brown hawker,...
- Radley Lakes Sunday 12th December (pm)
All following birds on Thrupp Lake. (Thrupp Lake ice free along its western side, all other lakes frozen). 2 male and 1 female Goosander 3 male and 1 female Pintail c.490 Coot c.50 Gadwall 24 Mute Swan c.20 Pochard c.815 Teal (of which c.322 in photo)...
- 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....
- Radley Saturday 4th September - Spotted Crake Still
The SPOTTED CRAKE is still showing well on the exposed mud in NE corner of the Small Ash Pit at Radley. Access via Thrupp Lane Also present: 6 snipe 3 green sandpiper 3 greenshank 1 raven 1 hobby...
Birds
Radley Lakes 14th June
Hobby circling and making attacking dives with hirundines aplenty.
Mute Swan with 5 new cygnets.
Tufted Duck with 7 new ducklings on small pool, due west of NW corner of Thrupp Lake.
Downy Emerald Dragonfly in NW corner. Other dragons included Emperor, 4-spotted, Ruddy, & Black-tailed. Damsels included: Red-eyed, Common Blue, Blue-tailed and Azure.
- Otmoor 9th June A.m.
Quail calling briefly on Closes early this morning. Garganey (m) Turtle Dove 3+ (per Bark) Otmoor Birding Grasshopper Warbler reeling from c/p field Garden Warbler 2 Cuckoo Downy Emerald Roman Road Downy Emerald Broad-bodied Chaser 3 f Four-spotted...
- Otmoor 28/6
Red crested pochard still vieweable from first screen, although is moving between channels Common tern on raft from second screen Hobby's over all the reserve Lots of dragonflies and damselflies along the paths, black-tailed skimmer, brown hawker,...
- Radley Lakes Sunday 12th December (pm)
All following birds on Thrupp Lake. (Thrupp Lake ice free along its western side, all other lakes frozen). 2 male and 1 female Goosander 3 male and 1 female Pintail c.490 Coot c.50 Gadwall 24 Mute Swan c.20 Pochard c.815 Teal (of which c.322 in photo)...
- 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....
- Radley Saturday 4th September - Spotted Crake Still
The SPOTTED CRAKE is still showing well on the exposed mud in NE corner of the Small Ash Pit at Radley. Access via Thrupp Lane Also present: 6 snipe 3 green sandpiper 3 greenshank 1 raven 1 hobby...