Port Meadow: 10th December

Port Meadow
5 Dunlin
Yellow-legged Gull: 1w.

Adam Hartley

Farmoor. AM.

Rock Pipit.  Causeway.

F2.    Goldeneye.
         Kingfisher.

Otmoor. 9th December. PM.

Whooper Swan.  2nd screen.

Starling.  Morleys.

Starling roost.

Morleys.  (Car Park Field).
Yellow Hammer    5
Marsh Tit.             Feeders
Woodcock.           Flying out at dusk.

Bridle Path..      
Kingfisher.

2nd Screen.
Whooper Swans   (1 adult, 2 juv)
Pied wagtail           30+.   Roosting.    (per. Hugh Wiggins)

Starling roost.       Good display.

Port Meadow: 9th December - Iceland Gull

Iceland Gull: juv/1w.
Yellow-legged Gull: ad.
4 Dunlin

Adam Hartley

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Cholsey: Lollingdon Hill: 9th December

Cholsey: Lollingdon Hill
2 Raven: Courtship display.

Paul Chandler

Didcot 9th December

Iceland Gull 

Iceland Gull 

Farmoor Reservoir 9th December

Bittern Pinkhill this afternoon
Jack Snipe Shrike Meadow

(per Dai) The Insomniac Birder

Common Sandpiper
Redshank 2

(Stephen Lockey)

Otmoor.A.M. 9th December.

Whooper Swan 3 (2juv) still in field N/W of the 2nd screen at 11:30. The swans regularly come in from the fields to drink in front of the 2nd screen.

Hen Harrier r/t reported
15+ Snipe
2 Raven
1 Kingfisher
1 Peregrine

Green Plover and Snipe.

Common Snipe.

Red Kite.

Didcot 9th December

Iceland Gull again briefly this morning near to the entrance to Hill Farm then flew off.

Didcot 8th December

Juv Iceland Gull this evening following the plough just north of Didcot, beside the ring road, adjacent to the Hill Farm turn off. It may not be there tomorrow as the ploughing was completed.

 

Otmoor 8th December pm

1 Ringtail Hen Harrier (possibly 2)
2 Peregrine on Greenaways
2 Water Rail
Sparrowhawk
Treecreeper
1 Woodcock flew from Carpark field to Closes after dark
Tawny Owl Heard from Otmoor lane

no sign of whooper swans from second screen after approx 1:30pm


The three remaining Whooper's in front of the second screen c13:20
(Badger) Please view at 720p or 1080p HD

Full weekend round up on Otmoor Birding

Whooper adult courtesey of The Early Birder

Otmoor 8th December

 Fieldfare

 Fieldfare

1 Brimstone seen in car park.

Standlake, 8th Dec

Smew, 1m pit 27 (3Ts)
Little Egret 4
Peregrine 1
Goosander 2, pit 60
Goldeneye 3
Water Rail heard

Grimsbury Reservoir: 8th December

Merlin - over (per Clive Payne)

Otmoor 8th December

Whooper Swan 3 (2juv) still in field N/W of the 2nd screen 1pm. Hen Harrier r/t Peregrine Sent from Yahoo Mail on Android

Otmoor 7th December

4Whooper swans still. Best seen when they come in to drink and bathe at the 2nd screen
Bittern
Peregrine
Hen Harrier
50+ Golden Plover
500+ Lapwings

Port Meadow: 6th December - Caspian Gull

Caspian Gull: 1w.
2 Redshank: per Mary Gregory.
6 Dunlin

Adam Hartley

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Otmoor.A.M. 5th December.

4 Whooper Swans ( still in same field N/W of 2nd screen)
1 Peregrine.

Marsh Tit Otmoor courtesey of David Hastings

Farmoor 5th December

No sign of the Velvet Scoter this morning by 08:35. Sent from Yahoo Mail on Android

Farmoor 4th December

VELVET SCOTER F2 - Still present towards dusk (per Liam Langley)


Originally found by Berkshire visitor Ray Reedman between 10:30 & 11:00 am & independently found by Dave Daniels at around noon. Sanderling on F1 Red-necked Grebe F2 (per RBA)

It's been 16 years since the last one! (c) Gnome

Some bad video of a good bird.

"There was one at Merton Borrow Pit in '97, unfortunately I can't find the precise date"

(Tony Clark)  

Farmoor. 4th December

The Velvet Scoter - distant and in poor light. The first in the county since 6th November 1994 (thanks Dai).

 

                                                      3 at Farmoor in November 1985.

Otmoor 4th December

Whooper Swan 4 (2 juv) N/W of 2nd screen until c10:30 then flew east and appeared to land on the Oddington flood field. (per Paul Greenaway) Sent from Yahoo Mail on Android

Islip: 4th December

Islip
Raven

Michael Hunt