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Tuesday 31 July 2012
Port Meadow: 31st July
Port Meadow
2 Wood Sandpiper
3 Redshank
12 Dunlin
5 Common Sandpiper
2 Little Ringed Plover
Mediterranean Gull: juv.
Adam Hartley
2 Wood Sandpiper
3 Redshank
12 Dunlin
5 Common Sandpiper
2 Little Ringed Plover
Mediterranean Gull: juv.
Adam Hartley
More at Port Meadow Birding
Monday 30 July 2012
Port Meadow: 30th July
Port Meadow
2 Black-tailed Godwit
13 Dunlin
3 Common Sandpiper
2 Wood Sandpiper
Paul Boult
Also:
1 Green Sandpiper
1 Oystercatcher
2 Common Gulls
Gnome
2 Black-tailed Godwit
13 Dunlin
3 Common Sandpiper
2 Wood Sandpiper
Paul Boult
Also:
1 Green Sandpiper
1 Oystercatcher
2 Common Gulls
Gnome
Radley Gravel Pits 30th July
2 Little Grebe
4 Oystercatcher
1 Hobby
1 Peregrine (chased by hobby briefly)
1 kingfisher
W.P.Bull
4 Oystercatcher
1 Hobby
1 Peregrine (chased by hobby briefly)
1 kingfisher
W.P.Bull
Otmoor.A.M. 30th. July.
South Pill Ground:
1 Turtle Dove (purring)
100 Acres:
1 Whinchat.
(wellies essentail)
Greenaways:
2 Hobbys.
1 Turtle Dove (purring)
100 Acres:
1 Whinchat.
(wellies essentail)
Greenaways:
2 Hobbys.
Otmoor: 30th July
Otmoor
Cuckoo: juv. Spectacular views of juvenile being fed by Reed Warblers.
Turtle Dove: On wires near carpark.
Grasshopper Warbler
Raven: Big Otmoor.
Peter Coombes
See also Peter's great new blog: The Otmoor Blogger
Gnome
Cuckoo: juv. Spectacular views of juvenile being fed by Reed Warblers.
Turtle Dove: On wires near carpark.
Grasshopper Warbler
Raven: Big Otmoor.
Peter Coombes
See also Peter's great new blog: The Otmoor Blogger
Gnome
Sunday 29 July 2012
Port Meadow 29th July
In the company of Jarrod Hadfield:
2 wood sands
2 green sands
2 common sands
2 blackwits
1 oystercatcher
13 dunlin
3 redshank
Gnome
2 wood sands
2 green sands
2 common sands
2 blackwits
1 oystercatcher
13 dunlin
3 redshank
Gnome
Saturday 28 July 2012
Port Meadow Saturday 27th July
2 Wood Sand
3 Common Sand
6 Black-tailed Godwits
1 Dunlin
27 Little Egrets
2 Little Ringed Plover
per Justin Taylor
Also:
3 Common Sand
6 Black-tailed Godwits
1 Dunlin
27 Little Egrets
2 Little Ringed Plover
per Justin Taylor
Also:
3 green sand - S over, calling
1 redshank (briefly on floods)
1 oystercatcher
per Jarrod Hadfield
Letcombe Bassett: Ridgeway above Letcombe Bassett: 28th July
Letcombe Bassett: Ridgeway above Letcombe Bassett
2 Corn Bunting
Mark Merritt
2 Corn Bunting
Mark Merritt
Friday 27 July 2012
Farmoor, 27th July
A very recently fledged juvenile Northern Wheatear at Farmoor this morning, probably not travelled very far. Also 5 juvenile Yellow Wagtails. Adult Black Tern.
Port Meadow 27th July
Port Meadow 27th July
Wood Sandpiper 2 (still present in N/W corner at 17:15 per Peter Law
& The Wickster)
Green Sandpiper
Common Sandpiper 2
Ringed Plover 1 (juv)
Little ringed Plover
Sanderling (still present 17:15)
Black-tailed Godwit 2
Oystercatcher
Snipe 3
Little Egret 24
Wigeon
(per Jarrod Hadfield & Badger)
& The Wickster)
Green Sandpiper
Common Sandpiper 2
Ringed Plover 1 (juv)
Little ringed Plover
Sanderling (still present 17:15)
Black-tailed Godwit 2
Oystercatcher
Snipe 3
Little Egret 24
Wigeon
(per Jarrod Hadfield & Badger)
Farmoor 27th July
Redstart still along the west side of F2 nr Buckthorn Meadow
Wheatear 2 along west side of F1
Whimbrel yesterday
The Insomniac Birder
Wheatear 2 along west side of F1
Whimbrel yesterday
The Insomniac Birder
Cholsey: Cholsey Marsh Nature Reserve: 26th July
Cholsey: Cholsey Marsh Nature Reserve
Grasshopper Warbler: On sth side of reserve, nr boat-launch - ca. 30m out, singing loud and well for 20 min's, prob low-down in the large willow.
Grasshopper Warbler
Mike Amphlett
Grasshopper Warbler: On sth side of reserve, nr boat-launch - ca. 30m out, singing loud and well for 20 min's, prob low-down in the large willow.
Grasshopper Warbler
Mike Amphlett
Port Meadow: 27th July
Port Meadow
2 Wood Sandpiper
Green Sandpiper
Sanderling
2 Black-tailed Godwit
Little Ringed Plover
2 Common Sandpiper
Jarrod Hadfield
2 Wood Sandpiper
Green Sandpiper
Sanderling
2 Black-tailed Godwit
Little Ringed Plover
2 Common Sandpiper
Jarrod Hadfield
Thursday 26 July 2012
Farmoor 26th July
66 Yellow-legged Gulls counted on F.1 this evening + 2 juvenile Mediterranean Gulls.
The second summer Mediterranean Gull (2XA5) seen last week was ringed at Sandycove, County Dublin in November 2011. It wintered in southern Portugal and was back in Dublin three days after it's last appearance at Farmoor.
Wednesday 25 July 2012
Kingham 25 July
At least 2 pairs of Spotted Flycatchers in the village
Also 67 bats of unknown species seen flying out of a residents chimney at Dusk
Farmoor 25th July
Turnstone 1
Dunlin 1
Common Sandpiper 2
Oystercatcher 1
Ringed Plover 1
Little Egret 2
Pochard 1
Warburg Reserve 25th July
4 Spotted Flycatcher Adults feeding juv's seen from visitor centre hide.
(Per Geoff Emmett)
Richard Marsh
(Per Geoff Emmett)
Richard Marsh
Tuesday 24 July 2012
Farmoor, 24th July
Huge increase in numbers this evening. 3+ Mediterranean Gulls (adult + 2+ juveniles). 45+ Yellow-legged Gulls.
Monday 23 July 2012
Dorchester: Dorchester complex: 23rd July
Dorchester: Dorchester complex
2 Oystercatcher
Thomas Stevenson
2 Oystercatcher
Thomas Stevenson
Sunday 22 July 2012
Farmoor, 22nd July
The colour-ringed second summer Mediterranean Gull again in the roost as well as an adult. Yellow-legged Gulls at their peak at the moment with 30+ (mostly adults) at 21.00, and probably a lot more by dusk. A juvenile Common Gull plus 5 adults.
Black Tern Farmoor Res (per RBA)
Black Tern Farmoor Res (per RBA)
Bernwood Forest 22nd July
Crossbill
Spotted Flycatcher
Purple Emperor 6+ (per Ewan et al)
White Admiral 4
Silver-washed Fritillary
Common Lizzard
Spotted Flycatcher
Purple Emperor 6+ (per Ewan et al)
White Admiral 4
Silver-washed Fritillary
Common Lizzard
Purple Emperor on Oliver Coopers hand (c) O.Cooper Some Video of some of the Bernwood Butterflies Here |
White Stork Deddington 21st July
Winston Churchill had a White Stork thermalling over Deddington at 3.35pm today (21st) before drfting south.
Saturday 21 July 2012
Bernwood 21st July
Crossbill 2+
Yellow Wagtail
Marsh Tit
Purple Emperor 8+ (along the main track from the car park 10:45-14:30)
White Admiral
Silver-washed Fritillary 6+
Emperor Dragonfly
Brown Hawker
Southern Hawker
Yellow Wagtail
Marsh Tit
Purple Emperor 8+ (along the main track from the car park 10:45-14:30)
White Admiral
Silver-washed Fritillary 6+
Emperor Dragonfly
Brown Hawker
Southern Hawker
Friday 20 July 2012
Thursday 19 July 2012
Farmoor 19th July
The gulls are roosting on the causeway currently, unless there is a lot of disturbance, then they go over onto F.1. Three Mediterranean Gulls this evening; adult, juvenile and the above British ringed second summer. Also a few Yellow-legged Gulls, including the first juvenile of the autumn. + 1 Black-tailed Godwit.
Wednesday 18 July 2012
Tuesday 17 July 2012
Farmoor 17th July
Sanderling 7
Turnstone 2
Redshank 2
Dunlin 2
Common Sandpiper 1
Oystercatcher 2
Ringed Plover 1
The Insomniac Birder
Turnstone 2
Redshank 2
Dunlin 2
Common Sandpiper 1
Oystercatcher 2
Ringed Plover 1
The Insomniac Birder
Bernwood 17th July
Peter Law reports that there are two Purple Emperors at Bernwood Forest near the log stacks presently. A total of 7 has been reported today so it's obviously a good day for them.
Purple Emperor (c) Peter Law
Otmoor: 17th July
Monday 16 July 2012
Sunday 15 July 2012
Otmoor 15th July
female Redstart (c) Badger |
3 Redstart: 1m/2f (et al)
Black-tailed Godwit: Flying (Big Otmoor).
Cuckoo: juv. Being fed by Reed warblers in reeds in front of first screen.
Grasshopper Warbler
(Peter Coombes)
Otmoor Birding
Purple Emperor Bernwood Forest again along the main track from the car park
mid-morning. More at Black Audi Birding
Saturday 14 July 2012
Friday 13 July 2012
Port Meadow: 13th July
Port Meadow
Mediterranean Gull: 2s.
3 Black-tailed Godwit
4 Oystercatcher
Adam Hartley
Mediterranean Gull: 2s.
3 Black-tailed Godwit
4 Oystercatcher
Adam Hartley
Thursday 12 July 2012
Farmoor 12th July
Whimbrel over F2 20:00
Redstart (f) near Shrike Meadow this morning
+Silver-washed Fritillary near Bushy Leaze Copse.
(per Dai)
The Insomniac Birder
Redstart (f) near Shrike Meadow this morning
+Silver-washed Fritillary near Bushy Leaze Copse.
(per Dai)
The Insomniac Birder
Port Meadow: 12th July
Port Meadow
9 Little Egret
2 Black-tailed Godwit
3 Oystercatcher
31 Lapwing: At least, difficult to count in the long grass.
Red Kite: Over west.
Gareth Blockley
9 Little Egret
2 Black-tailed Godwit
3 Oystercatcher
31 Lapwing: At least, difficult to count in the long grass.
Red Kite: Over west.
Gareth Blockley
Otmoor 12th July
Wednesday 11 July 2012
Willow Tits
Two Willow Tits at Grimsbury reservoir today, in the Woodland. Both were loosely associated with a family group of Great tits in the scrubby northern edge of the wood (along the railway embankment).
Port Meadow: 11th July
Mediterranean Gull: 2s. Found by Jarrod Hadfield.
Black-tailed Godwit: ad. s/p.
5 Oystercatcher
Common Sandpiper: Heard only.
Adam Hartley
Tuesday 10 July 2012
Farmoor 10th July
A first summer Common Tern this afternoon, an unfamiliar plumage at Farmoor. The juvenile Mediterranean Gull again in the roost, presumably this bird hasn't travelled too far......
5 summer plumaged Black-tailed Godwits.
Otmoor 10th july Tree Pipit
Terry Tossel has seen and heard a Tree Pipit, including a display flight. Starting in the carpark field and then moving along the Closes side of the hedgerow towards the hide. He looked for it further but had not relocated it by four pm.
Bark
Bark
Otmoor 10th July early morning
Normal stuff still around with the addition of a Whinchat in the hedge just before the turing to the hide.
Bark
Bark
Farmoor Roost
21:40 25 common Terns roosting on eastern most floating perch line on F1.
Minimum of 3 Yellow-legged Gulls; 10 plus L B-b 's; 1 adult Common Gull and c1000 B H Gull's. Redshank and Oystercatcher both heard only. Pied wagtails numbers building now.. c 40 plus? in SE of f1 around 8pm Only <10 Swift. All in all very quiet although the mobile red van Bird observatory may have seen more.....
Monday 9 July 2012
Otmoor 9/07
3 Black-tailed Godwits
4 Redshank
Around 100 Lapwing
2 Common Terns
Pochard with chicks
Little Egret
Grasshopper Warbler
Swifts
Red Kite
Sedge Warbler
Reed Warbler
Stock Dove
Gadwall
Teal
Chaffinch
Mallard
Charlotte Rogers
4 Redshank
Around 100 Lapwing
2 Common Terns
Pochard with chicks
Little Egret
Grasshopper Warbler
Swifts
Red Kite
Sedge Warbler
Reed Warbler
Stock Dove
Gadwall
Teal
Chaffinch
Mallard
Charlotte Rogers
Sunday 8 July 2012
Otmoor 8th July
Black-tailed Godwit 2 (Ashgrave)
Green Sandpiper 2+
Dunlin
Little Ringed Plover
Redshank 10+
Lapwing c120
Teal 30+
Little Egret 7
Hobby 2+
Sprawk
Cuckoo
Grasshopper Warbler 3 (2 in car park field)
Otmoor Birding
Green Sandpiper 2+
Dunlin
Little Ringed Plover
Redshank 10+
Lapwing c120
Teal 30+
Little Egret 7
Hobby 2+
Sprawk
Cuckoo
Grasshopper Warbler 3 (2 in car park field)
Otmoor Birding
Saturday 7 July 2012
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