Arctic terns and Oxon spoonbill

Spoonbills are rarely seen in Oxfordshire but one was reported yesterday at Port Meadow and then Farmoor Resevoir. This, along with the desire to find arctic terns, led me to a cold and rainy early morning walk along the causeway. 2 yellow wagtails and a single dunlin were on the causeway and 2-3 arctic terns fishing on the far side of F2. Watched 4 pied wagtails flying with a carrion crow taking it in turns to attack it. Would have been nice to have seen the spoonbill but lived in holland for a few years (near flevoland) where there are lots of them. Was happy to see the terns though, and even happier when I bumped into Dai, a local birder, who kindly gave me a lift back to the car park.

arctic tern : UK lifer 261

Dunlin on Farmoor causeway taken sometime during the winter