Today Tuesday I walked the northern parts of Bampton and thoroughly enjoyed the nice sunny weather and the marshy and part flooded terrain or I did until photographing a pair of beautiful Bullfinches when turning and slipping on the muddy brookside ground my hip sort of creaked and meant the rest of my outing was somewhat painful.
Apart from the wonderful Bullfinches I saw around ten Yellowhammers, one Buzzard, many Redwing (120 c) about sixty Fieldfare, three Grey Partridge and one Greenfinch.
Yesterday I noted a dead Gull floating close to the edge of Baulking Fullers Earth Pit and am unable to be sure of its identity, there is something Lesser- Black Backed Gull about it but the light grey and large bill says Yellow Legged Gull but perhaps one of you "Gull Freaks" will be kind enough to enlighten me?
My occasional visits to Baulking Pit are driven by my desire to find the Great Grey Shrike at home but unfortunately this bird has a huge Winter range and as a consequence we have not met up at this site.
The Oxon Feather. Male Bullfinch
Redwing
Roe Deer
Fieldfare
Beefsteak Fungus
The Gull ?
Female Bullfinch
Yellowhammer
Robin
Rather dark coloured Buzzard
Redwing
Madam Bullfinch and below Mister B.
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ReplyDeleteHi Mark you're probably right but I do think there is room for doubt , I guess it needs turning over for other clues. The Feather.
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