great northern diver ( 1st winter plumage)
Just to prove there were two of them!
bobbing about in the waves
a lone red shank
rather choppy at Farmoor reservoir ( great northern diver in foreground)
Saturday, 12 December 2015
Farmoor reservoir
I have been trying to find a time to visit Farmoor reservoir near Oxford to see some rarer species of water bird. I went there today, although it was cloudy and blowing a gale. The water was very choppy, and the phalaropes were no where to be seen, perhaps they didn't like the weather, they have been there for several weeks. However, I did manage to spot the two juvenile great northern divers, although they spent most of the time beneath the water. Also saw one redshank, 2 pied wagtails, great crested grebe, tufted ducks and mallards, and some gulls.
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did someone tell you what they were?
ReplyDeleteI had seen on Oxon Birding blog that they were there, but saw some other people taking photographs so checked with them too.
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