Farmoor Reservoir

Early this morning my Dad and I travelled up to Farmoor Reservoir following the news last night that there was an American Buff Bellied Pipit present at dusk. We left at 6.20am and arrived at 7.30am to find 50 or so other birders present. Then at 8.00am we got told that it was still present on the causeway so we all rushed up the bank to be told that we could drive round to stop us from getting wet.

When we arrived at the causeway only a few people had seen it due to the dreadful conditions but after about 20 minutes the rain eased off and it then began to approach us from below the wave wall. Id features noticed was the buff flanks/belly, dark legs, pale fringes to wings and the diffusely streaked breast. It continued to come our way allowing to get some poor record shots in the heavy rain and around 9.00am it flew off with to Rock Pipits but was still there 1 hour and 45 minutes later.




American Buff Bellied Pipit taken at Farmoor Reservoir in poor
Weather conditions.



American Buff Bellied Pipit taken at Farmoor Reservoir,
Oxfordshire

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