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This is no Farmoor, Otmoor or Port Meadow. This is Grimsbury. It's Grim up north!

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Sunday, 19 April 2026

19th Apr 2026: Osprey and Mandarin

On Monday morning Clive was lucky to witness an Osprey flying over and head off high to the north-west and on Tuesday morning had a Yellow Wagtail and a Little Egret over. 

On Wednesday morning there was apparently a mini fall of Blackcaps, with Ian seeing 12 (including 6 together in one tree) and a Lesser Whitethroat. Ian also had 90 Sand Martins on Thursday morning.

Ian and JFT were out Friday morning recording 3 Common Sandpipers, another Wheatear and a Peregrine over. 

Yesterday morning Adrian Tysoe and JFT had 6-7 Common Snadpipers at the reservoir and JFT saw a Mandarin fly over. Later in the afternoon Kev Heath got a count of 9 Common Sandpipers.

This morning was comparatively quiet, with apparently a bit of a clear out overnight. Only 1 Common Sandpiper and obviously fewer warblers around, but what was present did include 4 Whitethroats and 2 Sedge Warblers. 

Courtesy and copyright of JFT

Courtesy and copyright of JFT

Courtesy and copyright of Edwin Barson

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