Oxon Bird Pics Spring/Summer 2007
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Sand Martin, Farmoor Reservoir
21 July
2007
An obliging
juvenile on the causeway - landed right beside me! Easier
than trying to get flight pics!
An 'interesting'
journey to and from Farmoor, in the aftermath of
yesterday's downpour (almost 5" of rain recorded in
Oxford!).
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Goldfinch,
Home
3 June 2007
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Greenfinch,
Home
3 June 2007
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Lapwing
26 May 2007
One of
three.. I wonder if these will survive, with the awful
weather forecast for tomorrow?
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Sanderling,
Farmoor
12 May 2007
With the
Dunlin flock (see below).
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Dunlin,
Farmoor
12 May 2007
One of an
impressive flock of about 30. Poor conditions for
photography - rain, wind & almost no sun.
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Swallow,
Shellingford
7 May 2007
Flight
shots of hirudines are a real challenge! Small and
erratically moving, auto focus is hopeless. This and the
one below were taken using pre-set manual focus, and
hoping for the best.
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Sand
Martin, Shellingford
7 May 2007
See above -
Sand Martins are even worse than Swallows, but there were
more of them about, and the sun was out for this shot.
The
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First
summer Bonaparte's Gull, Farmoor
5 May 2007
A heavily
cropped pic of this rarity, taken with the DSLR (Canon
350D & EF 400 mm lens with x1.4 converter) - probably
digiscoping would have given a better result, but I didn't
have the gear to hand.
Apparently
earlier in the week this bird had been quite obliging and
close to the shore. Today, shortly after I arrived it
moved well out into the middle, beyond the range of all
photographic equipment.
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Wheatear,
Shellingford
28 April
2007
One of
numerous shots I took of this confiding male - probably
the sharpest of the key head/eye area.
My first
record of this species at this site.
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Wheatear,
Shellingford
28 April
2007
Another pic....
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Wheatear,
Shellingford
28 April
2007
And another
pic....
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Common
Tern, Farmoor
28 April
2007
Obligingly
hovering close to the causeway.
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Yellow
Wagtail, Farmoor
28 April
2007
Managed to
get reasonably close to this one, before a herd of
fisherman took over the causeway!
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Willow
Warbler, Castle Hill
22 April
2007
Singing
Willow Warblers tend to be in the tops of trees, which is
too distant for really detailed shots. The one of the
right was taken with the x1.4 converter, whereas the one
on the left wasn't. Not a lot to chose between them...
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Mute
Swan, Farmoor
21 April
2007
Less of a
challenge than flying terns or Little Gulls! Just swam
past, nice & close.
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Common
Tern, Farmoor
21 April
2007
Again near
the causeway
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Common
Tern, Farmoor
21 April
2007
One of
several present, flying close to the causeway
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Little
Gull, Farmoor
21 April
2007
One of
about nine present early on. They briefly flew over the
causeway allowing this shot.
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Chiffchaff,
Letcombe Bassett
14 April
2007
This was
considerably under-exposed, as I had the camera on the
wrong setting! But with NeatImage and Photoshop it is
amazing what can be done.
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Moorhen,
Shellingford
14 April
2007
With the x1.4
converter, on a tripod.
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Coot,
Shellingford
14 April
2007
With the x1.4
converter, on a tripod.
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Rook,
Harwell
4 April
2007
The car
worked effectively as a hide for this pic.
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pictures copyright Stephen Burch |
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