Tuesday 27 October 2015

RING-NECKED DUCK still on Startop's

Not much to report I am afraid at the reservoirs, although the drake RING-NECKED DUCK continues on Startop's.....










A couple of RING OUZELS remain on Ivinghoe Beacon, as well as a pair of COMMON STONECHAT, while light passage continues of Chaffinch, Siskin, Lesser Redpoll, Common Starling, Woodpigeon, Redwing and Continental Song Thrush...











Tuesday 20 October 2015

RING-NECKED DUCK still present

The drake RING-NECKED DUCK is still present on Wilstone, along with 3-4 drake Pintails, 500+ Common Teal, 78 Wigeon, 90 Pochard and up to 800 Coot. Up to 5 BLACK-TAILED GODWITS remain, a single RUFF, 2 Green Sandpipers, 9 Common Snipe and 9 Little Egrets....













Tuesday 6 October 2015

RING-NECKED DUCK relocated on Startop's End Reservoir

Dave Bilcock relocated the drake RING-NECKED DUCK on Startop's End Reservoir on Sunday morning, the bird remaining present with up to 133 Northern Pochard until this evening at least. With much better weather today, I finally managed to get some decent shots of the bird and due to the ongoing scrub clearance work, spent much of its time in the extreme SE corner of the reservoir - the controversial Buckinghamshire section....