Farmoor Reservoir : 31/08/2021

 

Visit to Farmoor today to see the Purple Sandpiper that was reported on the causeway. This is the second bird seen this month and the first time two have been seen in the same month. With only twenty one records for Farmoor it's a rare bird. The only other years that two birds have been seen here are 1989, 1998, 2001 and 2006.   

Farmoor Reservoir : 28/08/20021

Made a visit to Farmoor today hoping that the Little Stint that was found last night  was still around, no luck but I did seen the Ruff that was reported.

 

 

Farmoor : Wood Sandpiper : 07/08/2021

The first week of August produced a good selection of waders, with a Purple Sandpiper found on the 3rd follow by a Wood Sandpiper today. With only fifteen records it is rarer than a Purple Sandpiper at Farmoor. Other waders seen in this period included Sanderling, Dunlin, Snipe, Common Sandpiper, Curlew, Whimbrel, Ringed Plover, Little Ringed Plover, Lapwing, Turnstone and Green Sandpiper.

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Farmoor: Purple Sandpiper 03/08/2021

Met my friend Phil early afternoon who informed me that he and a photographer had seen a bird which they could not identify. So I drove around F2 and soon found the bird which Phil had described. Which was a Purple Sandpiper, the first seen here since the 30th May 2011 and a new bird for Billy.  

Farmoor 4th July 2021

A fly through Sandwich Tern and the first Silver-washed Fritillary of the year were the highlights of this period. Waders seen included Little Ringed Plover, Common Sandpiper, Dunlin, Redshank and a Oystercatcher.

 

 

Farmoor Reservoir 26th June

 

Very quiet today with only two Yellow legged Gulls and the first family of Tufted Duck of the year seen on F1 being of interest. Should start improving in the next week or so.

Farmoor : Foxes and Orchids.

  

Over this quiet birding period I have been spending time watching and photographing one of the families of  Foxes which can be seen late afternoon. Flora seen include good numbers of Bee Orchids in the uncut grass around F1.

 

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Farmoor 6th June.

A Female Gadwall with five duckling seen on F2 and two Sanderling on the causeway were the only noteworthy records today.

 

                                                                                    

                                                                               

Farmoor update.

The highlight of this fairly quiet period was the breeding success of  Grey Wagtails with fledglings seen at two sites. Waders seen in the same period included five Oystercatchers and two Sanderlings.                     

Farmoor 19th May.

 

Dunlin 15 

Turnstone 10

Sanderling 1

Ringed Plover 1

Oystercatcher 1

Yellow Wagtail 6+

Raven 1

Common Tern 2