Birds
4 Red Kites but no sign of the White-fronts in field immediately north of village.
Many 100's of Lesser Blackbacks, Common and Black-headed Gulls loafing together amongst the pig pens to the SSE of the village. No Herring, Yellow-legged or Caspian Gulls seen.
- Upper Wardington: 23rd Aug 2015
Mediterranean Gull, adult 2 Yellow-legged Gulls With c.500 Lesser Black-backed Gulls in ploughed field off the A361 (per Mike Pollard)...
- Farmoor - Sunday Roost
4.50-6.30pm. Light not good for distinguishing gulls (sharp light plus some initial air shimmer over water). Very noticeable increase in large gull numbers, since last few visits and large gulls still arriving at 6.25. Med Gull 1 adult seen when it flew...
- Drayton St. Leonard: 29th November
Drayton St. Leonard Raven: on farmland to S of village. 5 Buzzard: all sitting in same field amongst Lapwings and Black-headed Gulls. Peter Law...
- 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...
- Iceland Gulls 25th
The regular Appleford bird still in the field. Viewed 12:00 to 12:30 mostly roosting but preening occasionally. The Ardley Field Quarry bird still this morning too (per Mike Lewis, Banburybirds). On Spit pit Appleford, 10:00 to 12:00, numbers of Large...
Birds
South Stoke 1.00-1.30pm Tuesday 11th Jan
4 Red Kites but no sign of the White-fronts in field immediately north of village.
Many 100's of Lesser Blackbacks, Common and Black-headed Gulls loafing together amongst the pig pens to the SSE of the village. No Herring, Yellow-legged or Caspian Gulls seen.
- Upper Wardington: 23rd Aug 2015
Mediterranean Gull, adult 2 Yellow-legged Gulls With c.500 Lesser Black-backed Gulls in ploughed field off the A361 (per Mike Pollard)...
- Farmoor - Sunday Roost
4.50-6.30pm. Light not good for distinguishing gulls (sharp light plus some initial air shimmer over water). Very noticeable increase in large gull numbers, since last few visits and large gulls still arriving at 6.25. Med Gull 1 adult seen when it flew...
- Drayton St. Leonard: 29th November
Drayton St. Leonard Raven: on farmland to S of village. 5 Buzzard: all sitting in same field amongst Lapwings and Black-headed Gulls. Peter Law...
- 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...
- Iceland Gulls 25th
The regular Appleford bird still in the field. Viewed 12:00 to 12:30 mostly roosting but preening occasionally. The Ardley Field Quarry bird still this morning too (per Mike Lewis, Banburybirds). On Spit pit Appleford, 10:00 to 12:00, numbers of Large...