Birds
6.45-6.55pm count reached 10 with the ringed bird confirmed as still present. It would help pin this individual bird down if the ace digiscopers out there could get decent pics of the ring colours. We have dark - presumed metal ring on left tarsus, one plastic(?) on left tibia (above knee joint) and two plastic(?) on right tibia. This is a combination likely used by a German ringer, but the rings are so difficult to distinguish as they lie in the shade of the bird's body most of the time and unhelpfully appear to be a series of dark colours as well. Morning and evening light is therefore best. Anyone fancy the challenge ?
- Port Meadow: 25th August
Port Meadow 8 Black-tailed Godwit: Ringed adult has white over yellow on right leg and orange flag over green on left leg. If it also has a metal ring below the knee on the left leg, then it is likely to be from the G02 scheme ringed in Moeze Oleron,...
- Ringed Black-necked Grebe - The Challenge
One of the Farmoor Res male birds has a large bright metal ring on its right leg. When it preens or dives the ring becomes visible. I am sure that the numerous Photographers might already have or be able to obtain enough of a freeze frame picture to ID...
- Otmoor Raptor Display
2.30 Left car park to immediate views of ring-tailed Hen Harrier playing like a cat with a vole(?) for at least 5 minutes in The Closes; giving very close views for those in the hide. BBWOT bird race team arrived and left with two new species under belt;...
- 1066 Twix Drayton And Sutton Courtney Tues 4.30-6.00pm
Green Sand paradise with a minimum of 9 seen - eventually. The staying ringed bird was not confirmed today, unlike yesterday morning when two Redshank were also present and Sunday when a brace of Snipe were on show. One Black-wit (new bird)offered the...
- Spoonbill Comparison
With the two sets of spoonbill sightings yesterday in the county one could wonder whether the Port Meadow bird was one of the party of three that were at 1066 earlier. By looking at the bill pattern there was only one of the 1066 Three that it could have...
Birds
Ringed Green Sand still at 1066 - Wednesday 20th
6.45-6.55pm count reached 10 with the ringed bird confirmed as still present. It would help pin this individual bird down if the ace digiscopers out there could get decent pics of the ring colours. We have dark - presumed metal ring on left tarsus, one plastic(?) on left tibia (above knee joint) and two plastic(?) on right tibia. This is a combination likely used by a German ringer, but the rings are so difficult to distinguish as they lie in the shade of the bird's body most of the time and unhelpfully appear to be a series of dark colours as well. Morning and evening light is therefore best. Anyone fancy the challenge ?
- Port Meadow: 25th August
Port Meadow 8 Black-tailed Godwit: Ringed adult has white over yellow on right leg and orange flag over green on left leg. If it also has a metal ring below the knee on the left leg, then it is likely to be from the G02 scheme ringed in Moeze Oleron,...
- Ringed Black-necked Grebe - The Challenge
One of the Farmoor Res male birds has a large bright metal ring on its right leg. When it preens or dives the ring becomes visible. I am sure that the numerous Photographers might already have or be able to obtain enough of a freeze frame picture to ID...
- Otmoor Raptor Display
2.30 Left car park to immediate views of ring-tailed Hen Harrier playing like a cat with a vole(?) for at least 5 minutes in The Closes; giving very close views for those in the hide. BBWOT bird race team arrived and left with two new species under belt;...
- 1066 Twix Drayton And Sutton Courtney Tues 4.30-6.00pm
Green Sand paradise with a minimum of 9 seen - eventually. The staying ringed bird was not confirmed today, unlike yesterday morning when two Redshank were also present and Sunday when a brace of Snipe were on show. One Black-wit (new bird)offered the...
- Spoonbill Comparison
With the two sets of spoonbill sightings yesterday in the county one could wonder whether the Port Meadow bird was one of the party of three that were at 1066 earlier. By looking at the bill pattern there was only one of the 1066 Three that it could have...