Birds
A juvenile Lesser Black Backed Gull that was seen on the causeway at Farmoor on September 8th this year had been ringed at Sprogo in Denmark as a pullus on July 3rd 2012 (yellow ring V5UU).
for those interested Sprogo is here about 555 miles to the NE of Farmoor.
all the best
Dave
- Farmoor: 30th April
Little Gull, 1st summer - Farmoor 2 (ad. also reported, Graham Soden) 2-4 Arctic Tern - Farmoor 2 40+ Swifts (60+ reported earlier, Graham Soden) White Wagtail - Water Treatment Works Ringed Plover - Causeway (Graham Soden) 5 Dunlin - 2 Causeway &...
- Farmoor Reservoir 1st September
Ringed Plover: juv (causeway) Common Sandpiper (causeway) 6 Yellow Wagtail (F1) 3 Yellow-legged Gull (F2) (Gareth Blockley) Greenshank over Lots of warblers at Farmoor this morning inc Lesser Whitethroat 4 Garden Warbler (per Dave Lowe)...
- 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...
- Colour Ringed Cormorants At Farmoor
Following recent sightings of colour ringed birds on the res i have had the following info back from the very helpful Grampian Ringing Group. Bird 1. "HXY". This chick was ringed at the Inverbervie colony on 27 June 2010 and was present on F1 on September...
- Farmoor 2nd May: Crane
2nd May Farmoor Reservoir: Causeway Crane: Seen from the Causeway flying North East over F1. Farmoor Reservoir: Farmoor I Turnstone 4 Common Sandpiper Dunlin Farmoor Reservoir: Farmoor II 14 Black Tern Dave Godfrey...
Birds
Ringing recovery (Farmoor)
A juvenile Lesser Black Backed Gull that was seen on the causeway at Farmoor on September 8th this year had been ringed at Sprogo in Denmark as a pullus on July 3rd 2012 (yellow ring V5UU).
for those interested Sprogo is here about 555 miles to the NE of Farmoor.
all the best
Dave
- Farmoor: 30th April
Little Gull, 1st summer - Farmoor 2 (ad. also reported, Graham Soden) 2-4 Arctic Tern - Farmoor 2 40+ Swifts (60+ reported earlier, Graham Soden) White Wagtail - Water Treatment Works Ringed Plover - Causeway (Graham Soden) 5 Dunlin - 2 Causeway &...
- Farmoor Reservoir 1st September
Ringed Plover: juv (causeway) Common Sandpiper (causeway) 6 Yellow Wagtail (F1) 3 Yellow-legged Gull (F2) (Gareth Blockley) Greenshank over Lots of warblers at Farmoor this morning inc Lesser Whitethroat 4 Garden Warbler (per Dave Lowe)...
- 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...
- Colour Ringed Cormorants At Farmoor
Following recent sightings of colour ringed birds on the res i have had the following info back from the very helpful Grampian Ringing Group. Bird 1. "HXY". This chick was ringed at the Inverbervie colony on 27 June 2010 and was present on F1 on September...
- Farmoor 2nd May: Crane
2nd May Farmoor Reservoir: Causeway Crane: Seen from the Causeway flying North East over F1. Farmoor Reservoir: Farmoor I Turnstone 4 Common Sandpiper Dunlin Farmoor Reservoir: Farmoor II 14 Black Tern Dave Godfrey...