Birds
- 18th September Radley Gp - Wryneck!
Wayne Bull has found a Wryneck at Radley GP near the SE corner of lakes H & I between the perimeter fence and the train track (see map here) Still present 18:30 (per Dominic Noris) First seen at 12:55, it has been seen several times since...
- 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 23rd October
Bearded Tit 2 (m/f) Still at Orchard Lake (Lake M) at 17:45 tho elusive. Still at Radley in N/W corner of H/I 9:20am then flew towards Orchard Lake. Cetti's Warbler (heard only) Siskin 2+ over Water Rail Raven 2 Goldeneye 2 (Thrupp Lake)...
- Radley Lakes Weds. 9th March
3 Smew (redheads)(Thrupp Lake) 2 Shelduck (Lake G) 1 Green Sandpiper (Lake G) 77 Lapwing (Lake G) 1 Goldeneye (Lake H/I) 1 Curlew (heard but not seen, and could have been flying over)...
- 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...
Birds
Radley Lakes
Radley Lakes (c) Radley Village web-site
Key
E: Thrupp Lake
F: Bullfield Lake or "the fishing lake"
G: The Ash Pit
L: Longmead Lake
M: Orchard Lake
Thrupp Lake is good for wintering waterfowl, including Smew occasionally & roosting gulls
The Ash Pit is unfortunately more or less dried up now
The whole area is good for dragonflies and damselflies
M: Orchard Lake
Thrupp Lake is good for wintering waterfowl, including Smew occasionally & roosting gulls
The Ash Pit is unfortunately more or less dried up now
The whole area is good for dragonflies and damselflies
- 18th September Radley Gp - Wryneck!
Wayne Bull has found a Wryneck at Radley GP near the SE corner of lakes H & I between the perimeter fence and the train track (see map here) Still present 18:30 (per Dominic Noris) First seen at 12:55, it has been seen several times since...
- 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 23rd October
Bearded Tit 2 (m/f) Still at Orchard Lake (Lake M) at 17:45 tho elusive. Still at Radley in N/W corner of H/I 9:20am then flew towards Orchard Lake. Cetti's Warbler (heard only) Siskin 2+ over Water Rail Raven 2 Goldeneye 2 (Thrupp Lake)...
- Radley Lakes Weds. 9th March
3 Smew (redheads)(Thrupp Lake) 2 Shelduck (Lake G) 1 Green Sandpiper (Lake G) 77 Lapwing (Lake G) 1 Goldeneye (Lake H/I) 1 Curlew (heard but not seen, and could have been flying over)...
- 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...