Bird News Thursday 5th December 2024
A Great White Egret and a Marsh Harrier were at Portmore Lough RSPB reserve. (Ian Dickey). A Slavonian Grebe and a redhead Goosander were off Glynn Station in Larne Lough.…
Thursday 5th December 2024
Wetley Rocks Barn Owl hunting roadside at 07:25, (PCa) Gailey Resv Great Egret, 36x Pochard, 4x Goldeneye, 9x Gadwall, Water Rail, (JIs) Branston GPs Black-tailed Godwit, 19x Curlew, Ringed Plover,…
Northern Cross Valley Way, Witney: 5th December
Northern Cross Valley Way, Witney 17 Pochard: SP366082. 13:30. 2 Shelduck: SP366082. 13:30. 3 Stonechat: SP366082. 13:30. Little Grebe: Pit and wetland to the South of the E-W path is…
Oxford: Christchurch Meadow: 5th December
Oxford: Christchurch Meadow Black Redstart: Male still present. SP515059. 13:51. Steve Violette
Chipping Norton: 5th December
Chipping Norton 500 Golden Plover: Large flock still present wheeling and circling over fields NE of CN nr A361 junction with road to Great Tew. Safe viewing from public footpath/track…
Oxford 5th December
Black Redstart 1stw male again on buildings at Christchurch Meadows 08:45-09:15 (per Luke O’Byrne). Courtesy of Luke O’Byrne.
Bird News Wednesday 4th December 2024
Juvenile White-tailed Eagle (wing-tagged No 47) and 4 Ruff at Inch Lake, Lough Swilly, Co Donegal (Theo Campbell / Martin Deehan). Drake Ring-necked Duck, 4 Goosander, 1+ Scaup on Lough…
Wednesday 4th December 2024
Doxey Marsh Cream crown Marsh Harrier hunting near motorway, 4x Goosander, 3x Great Egret, (RRa) Tittesworth Water Pinkfoots over SE in the fog, 16x Wigeon, 8x Goosander, 4x Snipe, (SGi,…
Otmoor: 4th December
Otmoor Mealy Redpoll: One single bird (female / first winter) drew attention by a few calls as it moved through the shrubs calling the path. 14:19. Allen Luedtke