Ardley ERF Lagoon: 25th July

Ardley ERF Lagoon
2 Black-tailed Godwit: Still present on lagoon. 17:30.
6 Green Sandpiper 17:30.

Gareth Casburn

Bicester Wetland Reserve: 25th July

2 Oystercatcher 13:30

17 Green Sandpiper 13:30.
Common Sandpiper 13:30.
67 Lapwing 13:30.
3 Grey Heron 13:30.
2 Snipe 13:30.

Colin Oram

Key Holder Reserve.

Charney Bassett: W: 25th July

Charney Bassett: W
6 Little Gull: Low SW. 07:40.

Jed Cleeter

Warburg Reserve - Wednesday 24th July 2024

Spotted Flycatcher x 5 (Mix of adults and Juveniles), Bullfinch x 3 (M, F and Juvenile), Buzzard x 3, Chiffchaff, Sparrowhawk (M), Treecreeper (Taking a bath at the pond), Long Tailed Tit.

Otmoor: 24th July

Courtesy of Richard Stevens.

Marsh Harrier: Leucistic juvenile at first screen, also brown hairstreak butterfly on bridleway. 16:39.

Yacky Morris

Brown Hairstreak courtesy of Yacky Morris

 

The Ridgeway: 24th July

A day for some less frequently seen birds on the Ridgeway today.

This adult Reed Bunting was constantly contact calling a
juvenile as they worked their way along a fence line.

A juvenile blackcap happy to deal with an up-close photographer.

 Not often that I see a stock dove unfortunately.

Standlake Pit 60: 23rd July

Standlake Pit 60
Redstart: m. 23:00.

Mick Cunningham

Ardley ERF 23rd July

A couple more photos of the black-tailed godwits at Ardley today.

Bicester Wetland Reserve 23rd July

Successful breeding of Water Rail at BWR

2 downy young seen 1st July
2 juveniles seen 21st July
1 juvenile seen 23rd July

other birds today

80 Lapwing
5 Green Sandpiper
1 Hobby
2 teal
2 Gadwall

A Peters C Oram

Ardley ERF Lagoon 23rd July

Black-tailed Godwits with Lapwing.
Courtesy of John Friendship-Taylor.

Black-tailed Godwit 2

Green Sandpiper 6

Common Sandpiper 

(per JFT)

Waterstock: 23rd July

Waterstock
Hobby: Hobby chasing House Martins over the 13 hole at Waterstock golf club this afetrenoon. 15:55.

John Barnes

Farmoor Reservoir 22nd July

Sanderling (DJ)

Otmoor RSPB 22nd July

From First Screen 1230 -1630hrs

Marsh Harrier 6  (1 male and 2 female plus 3 juveniles of which 2 were leucistic birds)

Hobby 1+

Bittern 3

Cattle Egret 2

Little Egret 2

Glossy Ibis came in to roost in front of the 1st screen 21:10 (per RBA).

Campbell Road, Florence Park, Oxford: 19th July

A belated report via eBird of 85 Ring-necked Parakeets at dusk in Campbell Road (per Max Buckley) on Friday 19th July. 

Garganey in heavy moult.

 The very elusive Garganey pit 60. Showed better briefly, so phone-scoped at x210 magnification!

Finally got a glimpse of forewing. Pure colour and advanced moult all round says 'male' to me.

Sarsgrove: 21st July

Sarsgrove
5 Kestrel: Five Kestrel hunting together - young birds perfecting their 'windhover' and swooping techniques. 11:30.

Steve Akers

Woodstock: Old Woodstock: 21st July

Woodstock: Old Woodstock
Whinchat: Single male in area along fence line near Field Barn Farm. 15:00.

Gareth Casburn

Farmoor Reservoir 21st July

Ruddy Shelduck 4 on F1 13:15 (per RBA)

Otmoor 21st July

Whinchat

Hobby ( attacking the common terns)

Leucistic marsh harrier

Common sandpiper

4 cattle egret

(Purple hairstreak butterfly)

Sent from my iPhone

Dix Pit Stanton Harcourt 21st July

Cattle Egret 2 10:45 (S.B).

Standlake Pit 60: 21st July

Standlake Pit 60
Garganey: ecl. Had grown some new tertials. 11:58.
Redstart: m. 11:58.

Mick Cunningham

Venn Mill: 21st July

Venn Mill
4 Little Ringed Plover
Yellow Wagtail
Reed Warbler

Mark Merritt

Bletchingdon Park: 21st July

Bletchingdon Park
2 Grey Partridge: 2 adults flushed by field edge. SP506176. 09:22.

David Watkinson

Standlake Pit 60: 20th July

Standlake Pit 60
2 Black-headed Gull: Minimum of 2 downy juveniles from N Hide. 21:09.
Redstart: m. 21:09.

Mick Cunningham

Leafield: 20th July

Leafield
4 Corn Bunting: Minimum 2 pairs, possibly 3 prs. New breeding site for me, between Leafield and King Standing. Min 2 singing males and birds carrying food. 21:04.

Standlake Pit 60
Water Rail: ad. Flew out of reeds in front of hide. 21:04.
7 Shoveler 21:04.

Mick Cunningham

Bicester Wetland Reserve 20th July

8 Green Sandpiper, 5 Cattle Bridge Pool rest main reserve
6 Little Egret
2 Heron
1 Kingfisher

A Peters C Oram

Key Holder Reserve

Otmoor rspb 20th July

Glossy Ibis 

Cattle Egret 11

Bittern

Marsh Harrier c2 leucistic juvenile 

(per Bark et al)

Otmoor: 19th July

Otmoor
5 Cattle Egret: One from the first screen and a family party of 1 pair and 2 juvs from the second screen. 15:12.

John Edwards

Standlake Pit 60: 19th July

Standlake Pit 60
Garganey: ecl. 12:44.
19 Cattle Egret 12:44.
Hobby: V v high. Feeding. 12:44.
28 Red Kite: Thermal...high mid distance. 12:44.

Mick Cunningham