3rd Dec 2017

John had a pair of Raven over the reservoir on Monday and a single Yellow-legged Gull on Tuesday.  Another single Yellow-legged Gull on Thursday (the regular 4CY) and four Teal on Friday.

Yesterday morning I heard the Willow Tit in the wood, but couldn't see it, had a Snipe fly over the reservoir and saw one Yellow-legged Gull up at the Borrow Pit pool.

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Colin was out today, 1300-1540, and saw:

 

Reservoir:

2 kingfishers on river adjacent to reservoir

1 snipe over (heard not seen)

8 cormorants

5 GC grebes

1 adult YL gull in roost – very smart bird

1 male goosander circled reservoir twice towards sunset, then disappeared off south. 

 

Upper Cherwell:

Male stonechat in meadow near M&S

Many large gulls inc at least 8 Herring type

3 Little grebe