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Friday, 31 May 2013
Thursday, 30 May 2013
Farmoor Reservoir 30th May
1230-1400hrs
Yellow Wagtail 4
These were in two pairs.
One a normal pair and the other the male Channel Wagtail displaying and paired to a normal female Yellow Wagtail
Dunlin 1
Common Swift 300+
Common Cuckoo 2 (both males)
Barn Owl 1
Grey Wagtail 1
Yellow Wagtail 4
These were in two pairs.
One a normal pair and the other the male Channel Wagtail displaying and paired to a normal female Yellow Wagtail
Dunlin 1
Common Swift 300+
Common Cuckoo 2 (both males)
Barn Owl 1
Grey Wagtail 1
Wednesday, 29 May 2013
Colour ringed Sanderling at Farmoor
Matt Prior
Otmoor 29th May
Osprey actively hunting over Greenaways, Big Otmoor & the reed beds 15:30. (per the RSPB) Sent from Yahoo! Mail on Android |
Otmoor: RSPB reserve: 22nd May
Otmoor: RSPB reserve
Bearded Tit: Heard ' pinging' from the ditch by the bridleway between the seat and the pumping station on 22 May but not seen. Presumably same as seen over the Bank Holiday weekend. Apologies for the late submission.
John Edwards
Bearded Tit: Heard ' pinging' from the ditch by the bridleway between the seat and the pumping station on 22 May but not seen. Presumably same as seen over the Bank Holiday weekend. Apologies for the late submission.
John Edwards
Stanton St. John: Stanton Great Wood: 29th May
Stanton St. John: Stanton Great Wood
Cuckoo: He's at it again in the great wood from early doors, 04.30 am.
David Brown
Cuckoo: He's at it again in the great wood from early doors, 04.30 am.
David Brown
Sonning: 29th May
Sonning
3 Little Ringed Plover: Workings opposite Lafarge main entrance.
2 Redshank
Richard Marsh
3 Little Ringed Plover: Workings opposite Lafarge main entrance.
2 Redshank
Richard Marsh
Farmoor 29th May 08:30hrs-09:30hrs. .
Turnstone 2
Dunlin 3
Curlew 1
Sanderling 5
Ringed Plover 1
Spotted Flycatcher seen near Pinkhill Lock mid afternoon.
Tuesday, 28 May 2013
Farmoor Reservoir 28th May
Early evening
Arctic Tern 9
Common Tern 4
Great Black backed Gull 2
Common Swift 150+
House Martin 120+
Sanderling 12
Arctic Tern 9
Common Tern 4
Great Black backed Gull 2
Common Swift 150+
House Martin 120+
Sanderling 12
Stanton St. John: Stanton Great Wood: 28th May
Stanton St. John: Stanton Great Wood
Cuckoo: One calling constantly from 04.30am and still going strong now 19.00.
David Brown
Cuckoo: One calling constantly from 04.30am and still going strong now 19.00.
David Brown
Monday, 27 May 2013
Sonning: 27th May
Sonning
2 Little Ringed Plover: Workings opposite Lefarge main entrance.
2 Yellow Wagtail
Richard Marsh
2 Little Ringed Plover: Workings opposite Lefarge main entrance.
2 Yellow Wagtail
Richard Marsh
Otmoor 27th May
Marsh Harrier (f) still over reed beds and Greenaways
Turtle Dove 3+ Cattle pens and along the main bridleway
Hobby 7 early afternoon (per Gareth)
Sparrowhawk
Golden Plover 1
Snipe (drumming)
Little Egret
Yellow Wagtail 3+
Cuckoo
No sign of the Bearded Tit this morning
Turtle Dove 3+ Cattle pens and along the main bridleway
Hobby 7 early afternoon (per Gareth)
Sparrowhawk
Golden Plover 1
Snipe (drumming)
Little Egret
Yellow Wagtail 3+
Cuckoo
No sign of the Bearded Tit this morning
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| Hairy Dragonfly along the Roman Road |
Minster Lovell 25th-27th May
Quail (m) calling from a field on the outskirts of Minster Lovell for the past two nights
(per Andy Shirley)
(per Andy Shirley)
Sunday, 26 May 2013
Otmoor Sunday 26th May Bearded Tit
Found a female Bearded Tit along the bridleway this morning at about 10.30.
Ian Lewington cannot remember any other spring or summer record in oxon for this species.
Lets hope it hangs around and finds a friend.
Ian Lewington cannot remember any other spring or summer record in oxon for this species.
Lets hope it hangs around and finds a friend.
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Beardie both pics above (c) Bark
(c) T.S
Otmoor Birding |
Farmoor 26th May
Oystercatcher 6
Dunlin 1
Sanderling 1
Common Sandpiper 1
Common Tern 6
Greenshank 1
Dunlin 1
Sanderling 1
Common Sandpiper 1
Common Tern 6
Greenshank 1
Devil's Punchbowl: 26th May
Devil's Punchbowl
Wheatear: f.
3 Meadow Pipit
2 Corn Bunting
2 Yellow Wagtail
2 Raven
Mark Merritt
Wheatear: f.
3 Meadow Pipit
2 Corn Bunting
2 Yellow Wagtail
2 Raven
Mark Merritt
Saturday, 25 May 2013
Farmoor Reservoir pm 25th May
Common Swift 100+
Common Tern 4
Oystercatcher 2
Yellow legged Gull 1
Greater Black backed Gull 1
Common Tern 4
Oystercatcher 2
Yellow legged Gull 1
Greater Black backed Gull 1
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| Common Tern |
Friday, 24 May 2013
Farmoor 24th May
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| Common Swift |
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| Swallow |
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| Juvenile Swallow |
Vile weather all day but great conditions for watching hirundines and swifts. Most surprising was a juvenile Swallow. Hard to imagine where this individual has come from, surely too cold and too early in the year for a UK bred bird....
8 Common Tern, 3 Whimbrel, 4 Ringed Plover & 2 Turnstone.
The Channel Wagtail is visiting the reservoir regularly but is flying off over to fields adjacent to the B4044 where it is perhaps breeding......
Farmoor Reservoir 24th May
Swallow 400+ a number sheltering and feeding on mossy ground under wave wall by Causeway hide
also one Swallow in apparent juvenile plumage
House Martin 250+
Sand Martin 20+
Common Swift 150+
Yellow Wagtail 1m
Channel Wagtail 1m
White Wagtail 1m
Common Tern 2
also one Swallow in apparent juvenile plumage
House Martin 250+
Sand Martin 20+
Common Swift 150+
Yellow Wagtail 1m
Channel Wagtail 1m
White Wagtail 1m
Common Tern 2
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| Swallow in juvenile plumage |
Thursday, 23 May 2013
Otmoor: 23rd May
Otmoor
Marsh Harrier: f/j.
2 Turtle Dove: In tree above feeders then flew to ground around cattle pens.
Alex Martin
Marsh Harrier: f/j.
2 Turtle Dove: In tree above feeders then flew to ground around cattle pens.
Alex Martin
Common Tern Otmoor (c) Peter Coombes
Farmoor 23rd May
Shelduck 2
Barnacle Goose 2
Ringed Plover 14
Turnstone 1
Dunlin 2
Common Sandpiper 1
Arctic Tern 1
Common Tern 5
Common Swift 1500
House Martin 100+
Dai, Ewan & Clackers
Barnacle Goose 2
Ringed Plover 14
Turnstone 1
Dunlin 2
Common Sandpiper 1
Arctic Tern 1
Common Tern 5
Common Swift 1500
House Martin 100+
Dai, Ewan & Clackers
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Blenheim 23rd May
Wheatear in field near North Lodge (per Paul Wren) Sent from Yahoo! Mail on Android |
Wednesday, 22 May 2013
Wolvercote: 22nd May
Wolvercote
Oystercatcher: One flying over my back garden! alerted to it by its call. SP490099.
Steve Goddard
Oystercatcher: One flying over my back garden! alerted to it by its call. SP490099.
Steve Goddard
Tuesday, 21 May 2013
Farmoor 21st May
Black necked Grebes still present on F2 early evening
Probable Whiskered Tern early evening seen briefly but looked good.
Picked up as it flew over the western end of F2 and the causeway
before dropping out of sight below the horizon. Despite subsequent
searching there was unfortunately and frustratingly no further sign.
Tuesday 21st May Farmoor
2 Black-necked Grebes still 12:41at eastern side of F2 near the causeway and showing well (per Peter Law)
on F1 near the causeway at the east (car park) end. (per Dai John)
on F1 near the causeway at the east (car park) end. (per Dai John)
Otmoor: 21st May
Marsh Harrier: fem. Over reed bed. 3 Hobby
Curlew
2 Oystercatcher: Ashgrave.
5 Common Tern: Two on raft. Three over.
Peter Coombes The Otmoor Blogger
Grasshopper Warbler
Little Egret 5
(per Terry Tossel)
Both photos (c) Peter Coombes
Monday, 20 May 2013
Chadlington: 19th May
Chadlington
Quail: calling male. One calling male near Lower Court Carp Lakes. SP321212.
William Lishman
Quail: calling male. One calling male near Lower Court Carp Lakes. SP321212.
William Lishman
Otmoor 20th May
Marsh Harrier over Greenaways 15:45 (per Ewan) Sent from Yahoo! Mail on Android |
Sunday, 19 May 2013
Port Meadow: 19th May
Port Meadow
5 Ringed Plover
2 Little Ringed Plover
2 Dunlin
2 Shelduck
Adam Hartley
5 Ringed Plover
2 Little Ringed Plover
2 Dunlin
2 Shelduck
Adam Hartley
Otmoor 19th May
Hobby 12 reported at midday
Turtle Dove 2
Grasshopper Warbler 1+ cp/field
Lesser Whitethroat
Full weekend round up on Otmoor Birding
Turtle Dove 2
Grasshopper Warbler 1+ cp/field
Lesser Whitethroat
Full weekend round up on Otmoor Birding
Sonning Eye GPs: 19th May
Sonning Eye GPs
2 Oystercatcher: on the new workings.
4 Little Ringed Plover: on the new workings.
Marek Walford
2 Oystercatcher: on the new workings.
4 Little Ringed Plover: on the new workings.
Marek Walford
Saturday, 18 May 2013
Port Meadow: 18th May
Port Meadow
Redshank
4 Ringed Plover
Port Meadow: Burgess Field Nature Park
Cuckoo: per Alex Martin.
2 Grasshopper Warbler: per Alex Martin.
Adam Hartley
Redshank
4 Ringed Plover
Port Meadow: Burgess Field Nature Park
Cuckoo: per Alex Martin.
2 Grasshopper Warbler: per Alex Martin.
Adam Hartley
Farmoor 18 May
In addition to below:
Snow Goose - 1 over Shrike Meadow!
Barn Owl - hunting as late as 11am
Cuckoo - heard but not seen
Yellow Wagtail - 1 female - causeway early on
Swift - loads low over the water & causeway!
Large Red Damselfly - 1 at Pinkhill despite cool conditions
Snow Goose - 1 over Shrike Meadow!
Barn Owl - hunting as late as 11am
Cuckoo - heard but not seen
Yellow Wagtail - 1 female - causeway early on
Swift - loads low over the water & causeway!
Large Red Damselfly - 1 at Pinkhill despite cool conditions
Reed Warbler (c) Stephen Burch www.stephenburch.com
Friday, 17 May 2013
Farmoor 17th May
This evening Sanderling 2 (per Andy Last) Sent from Yahoo! Mail on Android |
Otmoor.A.M. 17th May.
4+ Snipe
2 Turtle Dove
1 Cuckoo
2 Common Tern (on raft)
3 Curlew (displaying)
3 Stock Dove
1 Hobby.
2 Turtle Dove
1 Cuckoo
2 Common Tern (on raft)
3 Curlew (displaying)
3 Stock Dove
1 Hobby.
East Hendred: East Hendred Downs: 17th May
East Hendred: East Hendred Downs
Quail: heard.
Mark Merritt
Quail: heard.
Mark Merritt
Thursday, 16 May 2013
Grimsbury Reservoir: 16th May
Grimsbury Reservoir
2 Little Ringed Plover
Common Sandpiper
Mark Ribbons
2 Little Ringed Plover
Common Sandpiper
Mark Ribbons
Balscote Quarry 16th May
Ringed Plover 9
Little Ringed Plover 2
Lapwing 2
Raven 1
Stock Dove 8
Tree Sparrow 6+
2 Curlew (per Mark Ribbons)
Little Ringed Plover 2
Lapwing 2
Raven 1
Stock Dove 8
Tree Sparrow 6+
2 Curlew (per Mark Ribbons)
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