Henley-on-Thames: 15th January

Henley-on-Thames
3 Great White Egret: In the field next to the Thames Water treatment station SU760841. 15:45.

Ashley Stow

Oxford 15th January

Black Redstart male again on and around Christ Church college this morning (per Birdguides)

Port Meadow: 15th January

Port Meadow
3 Goosander: 1 male 2 fem. On Thames. 13:16.
2 Great White Egret: North of flood. 13:37.

Ian Young

Otmoor restricted access 15th January

The top of Otmoor lane is closed at present, as Thames Water are repairing a water leak, they are hoping to have it open this evening. So you cannot access the RSPB car park.  If you choose to park elsewhere to access the reserve please park considerately. 

Thank you RSPB

Port Meadow: 14th January

Port Meadow
7 Goosander: 5 Males, 2 females. SP486089. 16:45.

Steven Portugal

Cornwell Marsh and Wetland: 14th January

2 Stonechat: m; f. 12:00.
100 Teal: Most on lower part of the wetland nr Swailsford Bridge. 12:00.
50 Mallard 12:00.
Little Egret 12:00.
Grey Heron 12:00.
Water Rail 12:00.
3 Moorhen 12:00.
7 Snipe 12:00.
50 Black-headed Gull 12:00.
Grey Wagtail 12:00.
Reed Bunting 12:00.
12 Meadow Pipit 12:00.
50 Starling 12:00.
50 Fieldfare 12:00.
40 Redwing 12:00.
Great Spotted Woodpecker 12:00.
2 Kestrel 12:00.
Pheasant: Albino. 12:00.

Steve Akers

Letcombe Regis: 14th January

Several long tailed tit flocks about today, chaos!

 

Farmoor Reservoir 14th January

Scaup f still on F1 this morning 

Caspian Gull 1stw in roost

(per Birdguides)

Oxford 14th January

Black Redstart male again on and around Christ Church college this morning (Matt Hoskins)

Courtesy of Matt Hoskins 

Blenheim Park 14th January

Crossbill 8+ again in plantation adjacent to the monument (DD)

Farmoor Reservoir 13th January

Common Scoter 1stw drake F1

Scaup f on F1

(per Birdguides)

Otmoor rspb 13th January

Russian White-fronted Goose c80 on Ashgrave 

Tundra Bean Goose c5

(per Birdguides)

Oxford 13th January

Black Redstart male still present 13:00 on and around Christ Church college (ML)

Cornwell Marsh and Wetland: 13th January

Cornwell Marsh and Wetland
Stonechat 15:53.
Little Egret 15:53.
Grey Heron 15:53.
23 Teal 15:53.
Snipe 15:53.

Steve Akers

Abingdon: Abingdon Airfield: 12th January

Abingdon: Abingdon Airfield
8 Grey Partridge: Flew onto airfield from field of winter beans to W. SU472982. 10:40.

Colin Everett

Cornwell Marsh and Wetland: 12th January

Cornwell Marsh and Wetland
2 Green Sandpiper 10:20.
Little Egret 10:20.
Grey Heron 10:20.
15 Black-headed Gull 10:20.
100 Fieldfare 10:20.
12 Redwing 10:20.

Steve Akers

Abingdon 12th January

2 Tundra Bean Geese Peep-o-day Lane

 

Kelmscot: 11th January

Kelmscot
Peregrine: male. With an unusually dark hood. 12:17.
300 Lapwing 12:17.

Jed Cleeter

New Marston: New Marston Meadows: 12th January

New Marston: New Marston Meadows
2 Stonechat: Marston Hamms, still. Plus kingfisher paying close attention to the flooded ditches. 16:30.

Steve Jennings

Dorchester: Allen Pit: 12th January

Dorchester: Allen Pit
2 Cattle Egret: Feeding in longer grass between paddocks Bishop's Court Farm. SU574944. 15:45.

Steve Violette

Dorchester: Days Lock: 12th January

Dorchester: Days Lock
Kingfisher: Fishing in flooded drain west side of Days Lock weird. SU568936. 15:25.

Steve Violette

Abingdon 12th January

Tundra Bean Goose 2 again in field east of Peep-o-day Lane 14:27 (per Conor MacKenzie)

Otmoor rspb 12th January

Glossy Ibis 2 in flooded field behind (west of) 2nd screen 09:20 (per Birdguides)

Short-eared Owl 13:10 (per Birdguides)

Tundra Bean Goose c20 Ashgrave 

Russian White-fronted Goose c50 Ashgrave 

(per Wayne Bull) 09:48

Duxford: 12th January

Duxford
2 Tundra Bean Goose: Male and female seen feeding with large flock of Canada Geese at edge of shallow floods. 10:20.

Simon Cousins

Between Woodeaton and Oxford northern bypass: 12th January

Between Woodeaton and Oxford northern bypass
Little Egret: Flew up from Bayswater Brook. SP529099. 13:05.

Patrick Keiller

B4027 southeast of Islip: 12th January

B4027 southeast of Islip
Raven: Flying southeastwards over field south of road. SP533132. 12:55.

Patrick Keiller

Farmoor Reservoir 12th January

Common Scoter still on F1 09:46 (per Conor MacKenzie)

Wolvercote: Wolvercote Bridge: 12th January

Wolvercote: Wolvercote Bridge
Goosander: fem. SP482093. 09:55.

Steven Portugal

Kelmscot: 11th January

Kelmscot
Peregrine: male. With an unusually dark hood. 12:17.
300 Lapwing 12:17.

Jed Cleeter

Otmoor: RSPB reserve: 11th January

Glossy Ibis: At 1st screen at dusk then flew east. 07:50.
4 Marsh Harrier 07:50.

Jed Cleeter

Tundra Bean Goose c17 10:46 on Ashgrave 

Russian White-fronted Goose c50

Barnacle Goose 8

(SC)

Henley-on-Thames: 11th January

Henley-on-Thames
2 Great White Egret: In the field next to the Thames Water treatment station SU760841. 14:45.

Ashley Stow

Abingdon 11th Jan

Abingdon STW:

Siberian Chiffchaff

Firecrest

Great white egret

No sign of bean geese down peep o day lane.

Sent from my iPhone

Oxford 11th January

Black Redstart male still present on and around Christ Church college (per Birdguides)

Weston-on-the-Green: 11th January

Weston-on-the-Green
11 Snipe: 11 flushed frown thawed flooded grass field. SP529176. 15:08.

David Williams

Farmoor Reservoir 11th January

Common Scoter F1 08:11 (JP)

Scaup f F2 (per Birdguides)

Cornwell Marsh and Wetland: 11th January

Cornwell Marsh and Wetland
2 Jack Snipe 10:47.
2 Green Sandpiper 10:47.
6 Snipe 10:47.
Little Egret 10:47.
Grey Heron 10:47.
90 Teal 10:47.
3 Reed Bunting 10:47.
4 Meadow Pipit 10:47.
9 Siskin 10:47.
40 Fieldfare 10:47.
7 Black-headed Gull 10:47.
4 Red Kite 10:47.
Kestrel 10:47.

Steve Akers

Buckland Warren: 11th January

Crossbill 14+
Siskins

Frilford: Millet's Farm: 10th January

Frilford: Millet's Farm
Peregrine: male. Went through field full of several thousand Starling. 13:10.
200 Lapwing 13:10.

Jed Cleeter

Abingdon 10th Jan

2 tundra bean geese still present

Compton Beauchamp: 10th January

Compton Beauchamp
At least 2 Cattle Egret & 2 Little Egret in a mixed flock with cattle. 

The others 4+ flew off before I could ID them. Rough location: SU282874. 

Further down the road:
Great White Egret: SU277881.

Adam Hartley

Oxford - Christ Church 10th January

Black Redstart

Black Redstart male still present on and around Christ Church 12:15 (per Ewan Urquhart, Luke O'Byrne et al)

Farmoor Reservoir 10th January

Common Scoter F1

Scaup f F2

(per Birdguides)

Scaup courtesy of Steve Liptrot 

Abingdon 10th January

Tundra Bean Goose 2 again in field east of Peep-o-day Lane 15:10 with Canada Geese 

Great white Egret 

(TW et al)

Standlake: 10th January

Pit 27 (3Ts): 2 Tundra Bean Goose, 6 White-fronted Goose, 13 Goosander

Pit 38: 128+ White-fronted Goose

Pit 60: 2 White-fronted Goose, 12 Pintail, 4 Snipe, 4 Goldeneye, 1 Marsh Harrier, 1 Raven, 3 GW Egret (east fields)

Cornwell Marsh and Wetland: 10th January

2 Green Sandpiper 09:47.
6 Snipe 09:47.
Water Rail 09:47.
Moorhen 09:47.
3 Little Egret 09:47.
Grey Heron 09:47.
2 Shoveler 09:47.
76 Teal 09:47.
65 Mallard 09:47.
17 Black-headed Gull 09:47.

2 Lesser Black-backed Gull 09:47.
Grey Wagtail 09:47.
2 Pied Wagtail 09:47.
4 Stonechat: 3m;1f. 09:47.
11 Siskin 09:47.
10 Chaffinch 09:47.
8 Goldfinch 09:47.
4 Reed Bunting 09:47.
16 Redwing 09:47.
9 Fieldfare 09:47.
5 Red Kite 09:47.
2 Buzzard 09:47.
2 Kestrel 09:47.

Steve Akers

Sonning: 10th January

Sonning
17 White-fronted Goose: On the River Thames. Moving between there and the field on the Berkshire bank. SU757763. 14:16.

Marek Walford

Barn Owl West Oxon
Courtesy of Jason Hornblow 

 

Denton: 10th January

Denton
Cattle Egret: In with cattle. SP595023. 12:03.

Andrew Callender

Port Meadow: 10th January

Port Meadow
5 Goosander: 1f on river, 4m overhead. 09:00.
12 Pintail: On flood. 09:00.

Shelduck 09:00.  
3 Great White Egret: Active along the ditch beside Burgess Field. 09:00.
Great Crested Grebe: On river. 09:00.
Kingfisher: Actively fishing along ditch beside Burgess Field. 09:00.
4 Egyptian Goose: Up towards Wolvercote Common. 09:00.
6 Skylark: Numbers on the grass north end of Port Meadow. 09:00.

Steve Goddard

Otmoor rspb 10th January

Tundra Bean Goose 8+ on Ashgrave 10:09 (per Birdguides)

Bicester Wetland Reserve January 10th

 At least 11 Chiffchaff along Landford Brook near Cattle Bridge Pool, feeding around the broken trunks of the old Willows

1 Green Sandpiper
120 Teal
16 Gadwall

A Peters
Key Holder Reserve

Cornwell Marsh and Wetland: 9th January

Cornwell Marsh and Wetland
Probable 2 Jack Snipe 15:06.
4 Snipe 15:06.
Little Egret 15:06.
Grey Heron 15:06.
60 Teal 15:06.
5 Meadow Pipit 15:06.
15 Linnet 15:06.
60 Fieldfare 15:06.
Goldcrest 15:06.
Great Spotted Woodpecker 15:06.

Steve Akers

Blenheim 9th January

Goosander - 2 (pair)

Pochard - 9

Wigeon - 4

Shoveler - 1

Gadwall - c80

Gadwall x Wigeon hybrid - an odd looking drake seemingly paired with a female Gadwall.

Water Rail - 1

Presumed Gadwall x Wigeon

Ashgrave Otmoor rspb 9th January

Tundra Bean Goose 20 12:22

Russian White-fronted Goose 80 

(per Birdguides)

Oxford 9th January

Black Redstart male still present on and around Christ Church college 13:41 (per Birdguides)