Birds
6.20 1stW Iceland Gull on 'wader pit', along with some 5-6oo Herring and L B-backs the latter by far the greater majority (Intermedius, graelsii and thin long winged.... ?). Only c350 stayed to roost, with last arriving by 6.40. 28 B H Gulls included 9 with full hoods. Couple of Snipe and Grey Heron heard and brief Greenshank call which might have been a good copy by Song Thrush(?). Fair range of duck majority being Tufted with plenty of vocal courting on Thrupp Lake. Otherwise, Mallard, Gadwall, Shoveler, Teal, Pochard (1), Goldeneye(1f), 2min GC Grebe in full breeding plumage and one flying off off eastward at 6.40pm. Coot nest platform nearing completion. Majority of geese now arrriving to roost in pairs, rather than just one or two large flocks. Pair of Oystercatchers, 1 Cormorant, a handfull of Mute's and distinct lack of promised Smews on view, but coverage of lake only about 50%. Yesterday around Abingdon, at least 3 Brimstone butterflies, solitary wasps and solitary bees - first of the year for me.
- Abingdon Sewage Works 3.30 -4.00pm
Chiffchaff 2; Pied Wagtail c250; Grey Wagtail and Meadow Pipit; Redwing c30 and Blackbird 10+; Goldcrest 6 +. Unfrozen Lake opposite: Mallard, Gadwall, Shoveler & Teal; Pochard and Tufted; Coot; GC Grebe 1 & Little Grebe 3; Grey Heron & Cormorant; BH...
- Radley Lakes- 6th January
(c) Badger Smew (redhead) still there at 10:30. View for approximately 30 seconds before being lost to view in the overhanging vegetation. Viewed from the viewing platform- it was by the third island group to the north (of the four main island groups),...
- Great Views Around Appleford Pit Gulls
402 Canada Geese with 2 Greylags arriving together certainly made the gulls shift to the goose free side, but this chap and his large dog circling the lake in full view had not the slightest effect on anything ! So great views of Iceland flying around...
- Thrupp Lake, Radley
Earth Trust Birdwatching walk around Thrupp Lake, Radley yielded 31 species in 2 hours. Green Sandpiper, small flocks of Redwing and Lapwing, displaying G.C. Grebes in winter plumage, singing Song Thrush, 3min Kingfisher and perhaps 6 Grey Heron and a...
- Radley Lakes Mon 6th Dec 2010 2.45-4.45pm
Raw is the word but not as bad as heading towards Farmoor where increasing hawfrost precipitated an about turn. At Radley, all water bodies frozen excepting about western fifth of Thrupp Lake and some deep chanels under heavy willow growth and peaty ground...
Birds
Radley Lakes Sunday 13th March 6-7pm
6.20 1stW Iceland Gull on 'wader pit', along with some 5-6oo Herring and L B-backs the latter by far the greater majority (Intermedius, graelsii and thin long winged.... ?). Only c350 stayed to roost, with last arriving by 6.40. 28 B H Gulls included 9 with full hoods. Couple of Snipe and Grey Heron heard and brief Greenshank call which might have been a good copy by Song Thrush(?). Fair range of duck majority being Tufted with plenty of vocal courting on Thrupp Lake. Otherwise, Mallard, Gadwall, Shoveler, Teal, Pochard (1), Goldeneye(1f), 2min GC Grebe in full breeding plumage and one flying off off eastward at 6.40pm. Coot nest platform nearing completion. Majority of geese now arrriving to roost in pairs, rather than just one or two large flocks. Pair of Oystercatchers, 1 Cormorant, a handfull of Mute's and distinct lack of promised Smews on view, but coverage of lake only about 50%. Yesterday around Abingdon, at least 3 Brimstone butterflies, solitary wasps and solitary bees - first of the year for me.
- Abingdon Sewage Works 3.30 -4.00pm
Chiffchaff 2; Pied Wagtail c250; Grey Wagtail and Meadow Pipit; Redwing c30 and Blackbird 10+; Goldcrest 6 +. Unfrozen Lake opposite: Mallard, Gadwall, Shoveler & Teal; Pochard and Tufted; Coot; GC Grebe 1 & Little Grebe 3; Grey Heron & Cormorant; BH...
- Radley Lakes- 6th January
(c) Badger Smew (redhead) still there at 10:30. View for approximately 30 seconds before being lost to view in the overhanging vegetation. Viewed from the viewing platform- it was by the third island group to the north (of the four main island groups),...
- Great Views Around Appleford Pit Gulls
402 Canada Geese with 2 Greylags arriving together certainly made the gulls shift to the goose free side, but this chap and his large dog circling the lake in full view had not the slightest effect on anything ! So great views of Iceland flying around...
- Thrupp Lake, Radley
Earth Trust Birdwatching walk around Thrupp Lake, Radley yielded 31 species in 2 hours. Green Sandpiper, small flocks of Redwing and Lapwing, displaying G.C. Grebes in winter plumage, singing Song Thrush, 3min Kingfisher and perhaps 6 Grey Heron and a...
- Radley Lakes Mon 6th Dec 2010 2.45-4.45pm
Raw is the word but not as bad as heading towards Farmoor where increasing hawfrost precipitated an about turn. At Radley, all water bodies frozen excepting about western fifth of Thrupp Lake and some deep chanels under heavy willow growth and peaty ground...