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Turnstone (photo: Dave John).
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Drake Goldeneye, December 2005 (photo: Dave John).
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Ruddy Duck, December 2005 (photo: Dave John).
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Fieldfare, December 2005 (photo: Dave John).
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Goldeneye, 27th December (photo: Ewan Urquhart).
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The Water Pipit, 27th December (photo: Ewan Urquhart).
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Cormorant, 27th December (photo: Ewan Urquhart).
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Adult Caspian Gull, 20th December. Well, there aren't many new birds around to photograph! so no apologies for posting another picture of this elegant and distinctive gull, roosting regularly at the moment.
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Black-necked Grebe, 20th December. One of the two long staying birds. They can still be seen on F.2. off the eastern bank just above the car park and give fantastic close views for much of the time, often just a few yards offshore.
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Redshank, 18th December.
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Female Kestrel, 18th December.
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Adult Caspian Gull in roost, 13th December (videograb).
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Lapwing, quite a rare sight on the causeway, 13th December.
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Little Grebe, 12th December. (photo: Ewan Urquhart).
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1st winter Caspian Gull. Although photographed at nearby Dix Pit, this bird roosted at Farmoor on 10th and has presumably done so all week. This picture shows a nice comparison with the Herring Gull standing behind.
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Goosander, Farmoor 1, 10th December (videograb).
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Water Rail, Pinkhill Reserve, 18th November (photo: David Hastings).
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Black-necked Grebe. 4th December.
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First winter Knot, Farmoor 1, 30th November 2005.
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Adult Yellow-legged Gulls are at their most distinctive at this time of year. At least 25+ birds in the roost today. 23rd November.
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Birding at night! 22nd November.
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Another Shag, 22nd November. This bird was picked up in a garden at Christmas Common and released at Farmoor. Hopefully it will feed up and move on to the coast.
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The Water Pipit, 22nd November.
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First winter Shag, 21st November. The fog cleared at last! This bird still present at lunchtime on Farmoor 2 at the top of the causeway, it was seen to take three small Perch.
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Snow Bunting (first winter), 18th November. (videograb). Rather difficult to see as it was lurking in the weeds and shadows under the wave-wall half way up the causeway.
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Dunlin, 18th November.
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Teal, Pinkhill Reserve, 18th November.
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Perhaps the coldest day of the winter so far and fittingly a large arrival of thrushes in trees along the west bank of Farmoor 2 this morning.
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Redwing, 17th November.
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Fieldfare, 17th November.
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Juvenile Great Northern Diver, just before it flew off! 13th November. (photo: Justin Taylor).
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Juvenile Great Northern Diver, Farmoor 1, 12th November. The first at Farmoor for five years, it surfaced in the middle of the gull roost! Hopefully it should stay for a while.
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Second winter Mediterranean Gull, F1 early morning, 11th November.
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Juvenile Grey Wagtail, 11th November.
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Adult Mediterranean Gull in roost, 8th November 2005.
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Little Grebe, 7th November.
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Pochard, 31st October.
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Dunlin, 23rd October. (photo: Justin Taylor).
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Meadow Pipit in the car park. 18th October.
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Female Goldeneye, one of six birds, first arrivals of the autumn. 18th October.
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Black-headed Gull, a partial albino first-winter. This striking bird has been roosting regularly. (videograb, 14th October).
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First winter Black-headed Gull, 11th October 2005.
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First year Yellow-legged Gull & Lesser Black-backed Gull, 11th October.
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Ruddy Duck, 10th October. (photo: Justin Taylor).
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Shoveler. (photo: Ian Lewington).
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Adult Yellow-legged Gull. Sadly this bird was found moribund on the morning of 8th October and is presumed to have died overnight. (photo: Ian Lewington).
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Adult male Common Scoter. This bird arrived late p.m. and showed well on F.1.
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Rock Pipit, 1 of eight! birds present today, at one stage all together in a flock on the western shore of F1.
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Eclipse drake Red-breasted Merganser, 3rd October.
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Great Black-backed Gull, 26th September.
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Juv/1st winter Herring Gull, 26th September.
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Juvenile Ringed Plover on the causeway, 21st September.
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Kingfisher. Pinkhill, 21st September.
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Juvenile Dunlin, 18th September.
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1st winter Mediterranean Gull, 12th September. Med' Gulls have been ever-present in the roost during late August/early September with 2 to 3 birds being seen most evenings.
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3 juvenile Little Stints, on the causeway, early evening, 11th September. (photo: Ian Lewington).
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......a close up of one of the three Little Stints. (photo: Ian Lewington).
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Juvenile Knot, 11th September.
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Osprey, 11th September. This bird has been visiting the reservoir for the last twelve days.
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Juvenile Black Tern, 10th September. One of a steady passge of Black Terns this autumn.
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The now familiar Little Gull well advanced into it's second winter plumage. This gull has been at the reservoir since late April. It's always been to a nice bird to observe when there has been little else of note to look at. How much longer will it stay..........
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Grey Wagtail, 6th September.
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Male Garganey, 5th September. (photo: Ian Lewington).
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Juvenile Ruff, 5th September.
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Juv/1stwinter Yellow-legged Gull, 31st August 2005.
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The long-staying adult Yellow-legged Gull on it's favourite number 7 bouy, Farmoor 1, 3rd September. (photo: Ewan Urquhart).
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Juvenile/1st winter Mediterranean Gull, 2nd September 2005. (photo: Ewan Urquhart)
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Black-necked Grebe, 2nd September (video grab).
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Yellow-legged Gull, 1st September.
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Adult summer Sabine's Gull, 29th August. (photo: George Reszeter, more photos by George can be seen at: http://www.rarebirdphotography.co.uk/
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Adult summer Sabine's Gull, 29th August. This bird mirrors almost exactly the occurence of the adult present from 16th to 20th August 2001.
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Garganey, 23rd August 2005.
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Juvenile Lesser Black-backed Gull, 19th August.
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Wheatear, 17th August.
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Adult Black Tern, 17th August.
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Adult Mediterranean Gull in roost, 15th August. (video grab).
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The 'summering' Little Gull, 9th August. Now well on its way to second winter plumage.
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Juvenile Common Sandpiper, 9th August.
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Adult Mediterranean Gull, west bank F2, 8th August. This bird has been at the reservoir for well over a week often on the causeway early morning and roosting in evening.
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Sanderling, 3rd August.
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Two juvenile Mediterranean Gulls found in the roost this evening by Ian Lewington & Justin Taylor. By an amazing stroke of luck, BOTH birds left the centre of the roost to come and loaf and preen on the pontoons close to the log room. This enabled some pictures to be taken and to discover that one bird was colour-ringed (in the Netherlands/Belgium). The number was close enough to read, which will enable this birds origins to be accurately traced.
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Juvenile Mediterranean Gull, the un-ringed bird, 30th July.
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Juvenile Mediterranean Gull, the ringed bird, 30th July.
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...detail of ring.
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Greenshank, Pinkhill, 20th July.
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Black-necked Grebe, 17th July. (photo: Justin Taylor).
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Ad Yellow-legged Gull, 15th July.
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1st summer Little Gull, 14th July.
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juv Commmon Tern, 30th June.
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No apologies for posting another picture of this splendid bird, still on the reserve this afternoon, 17th June...........
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....plus a detail of it's eleven month old greater coverts!!
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Juvenile Sand Martin, 16th June.
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1st Summer Mediterranean Gull, Pinkhill, 16th June. This bird was carrying a green (France) darvic ring but number not read.
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The Little Gull still on Pinkhill
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Oystercatcher 10th June.
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1st summer Little Gull, Pinkhill, 17th May.
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Little Ringed Plover, 16th May.
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Black Terns, 12th May (videograb).
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Turnstones, 7th May. (photo: Steve Burch, See 'Links' page for Steve's website).
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Barn Owl, Pinkhill Reserve, April 2003 (photo: Ben Sheldon).
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Curlew Sandpiper, September 2002 (photo: Ben Sheldon).
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Kittiwake, April 2003 (photo: Ben Sheldon).
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Swallow, 4th May.
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Female Whinchat, west bank Farmoor 2, 3rd May
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Male Whinchat, west bank Farmoor 2, 3rd May
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Twite. (photo: Ian Lewington).
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Grey Phalarope, September 2004 (photo: Ian Lewington).
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Leach's Petrel, September 2004 (videograb, Ian Lewington).
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Adult Roseate Tern, May 9th 2004.
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Sanderling (photo: Justin Taylor)
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Adult Arctic Tern, Pinkhill Reserve.
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Temminck's Stint, May 2004.
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Garganey, Pinkhill Reserve, September 2003.
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Black-necked Grebe
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Black-necked Grebe.
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Common Scoter
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Long-tailed Duck
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First winter Caspian Gull, 18th February 2004 (videograb) record shot, taken virtually in the dark!!
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Blue-headed Wagtail, April 2003.
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Ringed Plover
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Great Black-backed Gull
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Juvenile Mediterranean Gull, August 2003.
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Common Snipe. September 2003. Exceptionally low water levels in autumn 2003 provided good feeding conditions for waders.
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Common Sandpiper
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Water Pipit & Rock Pipit
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Grey Plover, Pinkhill Reserve.
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