Managed to get in a couple of hours at Farmoor today (otherwise this weekend has been Jacob's birthday event filled). Five adult Little Gulls appearing at about 1530 was nice as was a mixed flock of wagtails on the causeway; Pied and White (and) intergrades, Yellow and Grey Wagtails and still several hundred Sand Martin (not the thousands from recent days) and a few Swallows and House Martins. Also managed to finally catch up with the Cat C Oxfordshire flock of Snow Geese - about 90 of them on F2- certainly the jewel in the crown of the Oxon-Anthropocene-Plastic-Goose-Spectacle (note here).
The nights have been very cool recently and not a lot in the Old Vic moth trap- Common and Small Quakers, Clouded Drab, Hebrew Characters and a Many-plumed Moth (in the house).
Tried sound recording again last night but James (not Bryan this time!) fell asleep with the TV on and window open again by the microphone- I'm going to have to move it to the back garden and risk the rain to get some clean recordings to trawl through.
Adult Little Gulls (and Black-headed Gull) above and below
Male Yellow Wagtail
Flock of Snow Geese (white and blue forms)
Sand Martin- one of several hundred
White Wagtail (or intergrade)
White Wagtail (or intergrade)
Will put this one to the 'Adriaens test' when I get five More here but that rump looks quite dark for a 'pure' White Wagtail
Male 'Grey-rumped Pheasant' singing in the Old Vic garden this morning
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