Birds
16:00-19:55
R.-n. Duck: 3m&1f together at dusk.
Goosander: 2m&5f arrived pre-dusk.
Goldeneye: 1m arrived to join 2f
Barn Owl: 1 in box with 2 interested Jackdaw above !
No hirundines.
Note: Birders arriving without a hide key are reliant upon earlier opening and continuity of birders being present.
- Lower Windrush Valley - Pit 60 - Standlake
From East hide (map here) 5.30 - 7.00pm Goldeneye 7 (1m)as one flock Goosander 20 arriving through visit, often as pairs, roosting throughout Lapwing 6 on islands plus another 6 flew in at dusk Snipe 2 on islands Oystercatcher 2 (1 having metal ring on...
- Pit 60: Black-winged Stilt
The black-winged stilt, found by Antony Collieu late morning on Pit 60, is still present at 14:00 (per Badger). Best viewed from the hide on the North shore though also visible from the South Hide. Please park carefully in Standlake village and walk down...
- Otmoor 3rd March P.m.
1 Redpoll on feeders 4 Curlew 1 Redshank 1 Littel Egret from hide 2 Goosander (Pair at 2nd Hide) 70+ Linnet 50 Golden Plover 4 Short Eared Owls on Greenaways at dusk...
- Rushy Common 19th January
Temminck's Stint still present at dusk and favouring the N/E end of the pit. (per Geoff & Brian Wyatt) Rushy Common is accessed off of the minor road between the B4449 and Cogges. A key is needed to access the hide at Rushy Common...
- Goingbirding: 2nd May
2nd May Port Meadow 3 Bar-tailed Godwit: 2m, 1f. A solitary male, then a pair at 08:28, ahead of flock which arrived with other birders just after 9am. Grey Plover: Still present, having been seen by several other birders, when I left at 10:30. Garganey:...
Birds
Stanton Harcourt, Standlake Common Pit 60, North Hide
16:00-19:55
R.-n. Duck: 3m&1f together at dusk.
Goosander: 2m&5f arrived pre-dusk.
Goldeneye: 1m arrived to join 2f
Barn Owl: 1 in box with 2 interested Jackdaw above !
No hirundines.
Note: Birders arriving without a hide key are reliant upon earlier opening and continuity of birders being present.
- Lower Windrush Valley - Pit 60 - Standlake
From East hide (map here) 5.30 - 7.00pm Goldeneye 7 (1m)as one flock Goosander 20 arriving through visit, often as pairs, roosting throughout Lapwing 6 on islands plus another 6 flew in at dusk Snipe 2 on islands Oystercatcher 2 (1 having metal ring on...
- Pit 60: Black-winged Stilt
The black-winged stilt, found by Antony Collieu late morning on Pit 60, is still present at 14:00 (per Badger). Best viewed from the hide on the North shore though also visible from the South Hide. Please park carefully in Standlake village and walk down...
- Otmoor 3rd March P.m.
1 Redpoll on feeders 4 Curlew 1 Redshank 1 Littel Egret from hide 2 Goosander (Pair at 2nd Hide) 70+ Linnet 50 Golden Plover 4 Short Eared Owls on Greenaways at dusk...
- Rushy Common 19th January
Temminck's Stint still present at dusk and favouring the N/E end of the pit. (per Geoff & Brian Wyatt) Rushy Common is accessed off of the minor road between the B4449 and Cogges. A key is needed to access the hide at Rushy Common...
- Goingbirding: 2nd May
2nd May Port Meadow 3 Bar-tailed Godwit: 2m, 1f. A solitary male, then a pair at 08:28, ahead of flock which arrived with other birders just after 9am. Grey Plover: Still present, having been seen by several other birders, when I left at 10:30. Garganey:...