Didcot: 28th February

2 Peregrine
Raven
20 Red Kite

Jason Coppock

Chipping Norton: 28th February

Chipping Norton
Peregrine: location witheld. 11:30.

Steve Akers

Lower Radley 28th February

Whooper Swan 2 ad still just north of Radley College Boathouse.

(per RBA)

Segsbury Camp: 28th February AM

   400-500 Fieldfare

   200 Starling

   c.55 Linnet

   c.20 Chaffinch

   15 Pied Wag (and a Grey)

   3 Corn Bunting
   4 Golden Plover

   Buzzard & Kestrel

    Male Merlin further South on Segsbury Down.

Farmoor: 28th February

13+ Little Grebes
1 Jack Snipe
1 Stonechat

Port Meadow: 27th February

Port Meadow
4 Pintail
3 Shelduck

Adam Hartley

Rushey Common area 27th February

Goldeneye 4 m 4f displaying actively
Oystercatchers 2
Green Sandpipers 2
Little Egrets 2
Red Crested Pochard 1m 1f

Clackers

Otmoor.A.M. 27th February.

2 Peregrine (m/f  Big Otmoor)
1 Marsh Harrier (Reedbeds)
3+ Curlew (Big Otmoor & Greenaways)
20+ Snipe (Big Otmoor)
1 Cetti's Warbler (Reedbeds).
C.4 Stonechat (Greenaways & Reedbeds).

Marsh Harrier.

per P.R.  T.S.  P.G.

Port Meadow: 26th February

Port Meadow
2 Shelduck
2 Pintail
2 Goosander

Adam Hartley

Radley 26th February

Bittern over Orchard Lake c16:15

(per Mark Chivers)

Sandford-on-Thames: 25th February

Sandford-on-Thames
Cetti's Warbler

D Moden

Balscote Quarry 25th February

Common Teal 61
Mallard 3
Stock Dove 13
Common Snipe 1
Lapwing 2

Tree Sparrow 1

House Sparrow 1m unusual?
Greenfinch 11
Goldfinch 5

Grimsbury Reservoir 25th February 2015

Willow Tit 1
Goldcrest 10+

Tree Creeper 2 poss 3
Kingfisher 1 on river
Bullfinch 2
Great Spotted Woodpecker 1
Green Woodpecker 1

Usual Great, Blue, Coal and Long tailed Tits in the wood

On the reservoir
Goosander 3 1m 2f

Canada Goose 8
Great Cormorant 3
Great Crested Grebe 8
Grey Wagtail 1

Lesser BB Gull 2
Common Gull 1
Black headed Gull n/c

Port Meadow: 24th February

Port Meadow
2 Shelduck
4 Pintail

Adam Hartley

Otmoor 24th February

c.12 Common gulls were seen over the reserve with around 50 Black-headed gulls, seen twice over Ashgrave at 1:30-2:00.Still around 3000 Golden plover (Ashgrave and Greenaways). Pintail 8 (Greenaways).

1 Marsh Harrier (Reedbeds)
35+ Snipe (Reedbeds)
1 Curlew (bubbling, Greenaways)
1pr Stonechat (Greenaways).

(per RSPB & Paul Greenaway)

RSPB Otmoor Blog

Blackcap Kennington courtesy of Mark Chivers

The Early Birder

Henley Road GPs: 24th February

Red-breasted Merganser: Redhead on main lake east of island. 12:00.
Smew: m. Drake resting by the island on the main lake.
Black Swan on the smaller lake, seen from the hide. 12:00.

Robin Dryden

Grimsbury Reservoir: 24th February

Willow Tit
3 Goosanders (1 drake)

Grimsbury Birds

Rushey Common 24th February

Linnets 32+
Goldeneye 4m 2f
Green Sandpiper 2
Sparrowhawk

Clackers

Otmoor. 23rd. February.

Sparrow Hawk.

                                

Greenaways.



Marsh Tit.  Morleys.
 

                               Stock Doves.  8. attracted to winter feed programme, Ashgrave.



Otmoor: RSPB reserve: 22nd February

Otmoor: RSPB reserve
Marsh Harrier
2 Stonechat: Pair.
6 Water Rail: at least 6 heard.
50 Snipe: c.45 flushed from Greenaways and several others around.

Gareth Blockley

Letcombe Bassett: 22nd February

                                          On the downs nearby;

                                          3 Corn Bunting

                                          2 Raven

                                          200 Linnet

                                          As ever, Buzzards and Kites galore.

Farmoor Reservoir: Farmoor II: 22nd February

Farmoor Reservoir: Farmoor II
5 Red-crested Pochard
1 Little Egret

Mike Youngman

Peregrine Standlake courtesy of Jeremy Dexter

Oystercatcher 2 Pit 27

Port Meadow: 21st February

21st February

Port Meadow
6 Redshank: On their usual fallen tree perch along the river. 10:00.
2 Dunlin 17:00.
6 Pintail 17:00.
2 Goosander 17:00.

James Evry

Henley Road GPs: 21st February

Henley Road GPs
Red-breasted Merganser: fem.
2 Smew: m+f.

Sonning Eye GPs
Oystercatcher: On the rowing course bund.

Marek Walford

Kestrel Otmoor courtesy of John Reynolds

Sutton Courtenay 21st February

No sign of any Iceland Gulls this afternoon.

Otmoor.A.M. 21st February.

1 Marsh Harrier (Greenaways)
2 Curlew (Greenaways)
1 Redshank (Greenaways.
2 Snipe (Over).

Upper Cherwell Valley: Ravens

Wootton nr Abingdon: Bystander PH: 21st February

Wootton nr Abingdon: Bystander PH
2 Blackcap: M&F in my dads garden. 10:00.

Jed Cleeter

Grimsbury Reservoir: 21st February

Grimsbury Reservoir
Willow Tit
Chiffchaff

Upper Cherwell Valley
2 Raven

Gareth Blockley

Grimsbury Reservoir: 21st February

Grimsbury Reservoir
4 Goosander: 2m2f. 09:00.

John Gough

Otmoor.A.M. 20th February.

1 Marsh Harrier
1 Cettis Warbler (calling)
1 Peregrine
2 Stonechat (m/f).

Distant Leucistic Lapwing.

Grimsbury Reservoir: 19th February

6 Goosanders (2 drakes)
2 Kingfishers

Grimsbury Birds

Standlake 18th February

Red-crested Pochard 24
Goosander 14
Goldeneye 4
Peregrine
Oystercatcher 2
Little Egret
Stonechat

(per Brian Wyatt)

Green Woodpecker Otmoor courtesy of John Reynolds

Lower Radley 18th Feb

Whooper Swan 2 adults still present in field North of Radley College Boatyard c16:20 (per Phil Barnett)

Oxford University Parks 18th February

Courtesy of David Hastings Bird & Insect Images

Mesopotamia
2 Goosander: 1m,1f. SP521071. 13:15.

David Hastings

Shotover A.M. 18th February.

1 Sparrowhawk
4 Nuthatch (calling)
2 Treecreeper
1 Coal Tit
1 G S Woodpecker (drumming).

Nuthatch Blenheim Park courtesy of Nick Truby

Grimsbury Reservoir: 17th February

Willow Tit (per Graham Soden and John Fordham)
Chiffchaff (per Graham)

Grimsbury Reservoir: 17th February

Grimsbury Reservoir
4 Goosander: 2 male, 2 female. 11:30.

Graeme Porter

More at the superb Grimsbury Birds

Otmoor: RSPB reserve: 17th February

Bittern male booming
Marsh Harrier 2  (1 active over reed bed 15:00)
Peregrine
Sparrowhawk
Curlew 2 on Greenaways though reported earlier. 17:00.
Pintail 20
Cetti's Warbler 3

(per Peter Law & John Reynolds)


Marsh Harrier photo courtesy 
of John Reynolds.

Dorchester complex: 17th February

Oystercatcher
5 Egyptian Goose
2 Pintail
2 Goldeneye
Kingfisher

09:20 Thomas Stevenson

Farmoor 17th February

10 Redpoll
1 Oystercatcher
17 Goldeneye

Lower Shiplake: 17th February

Lower Shiplake
2 Egyptian Goose 11:30.

Ralph Watts

Grimsbury Reservoir: 16th February

Goosander, drake (per Allan Jones)

Otmoor. 16th. February.

Late afternoon, when the rain finally stopped;

White Fronted Geese.   3.
Peregrine.      2.
Marsh Harrier.     1, probably 2.
Sparrow Hawk.    2 views.
Snipe.     31 over.
Golden Plover.     1,500 approx..
Bearded Tits.       heard, but not seen, from the bridleway.
Starling roost.     25,000 to 30,000.   Excellent display for approx. 30. minutes.

Per.  R.L.  T.S.

Henley Road GPs: 15th February

Henley Road GPs
Red-breasted Merganser: fem.
4 Smew: 2m+2rh.

Marek Walford

Jackdaw Blenheim Park Courtesy of Nick Truby

Otmoor 15th February

Bittern
Marsh Harrier
Peregrine 2
Bearded Tits on the 14th

(per Bark & Mark Chivers)

Full weekend round up tomorrow on Otmoor Birding

Wantage: Middlehill Down: 14th February

Wantage: Middlehill Down
2 Brambling: SU422846. 08:30.

Mark Merritt

Kestrel Oxon Downs Courtesy of Mark Merritt

Buzzard Blenheim Park Courtesy of Nick Truby

Red Kite Sutton Courtenay by Badger

Otmoor.A.M. 13th February.

1 Marsh Harrier (F. Reedbeds)
2 Peregrine (M/F together on Big Otmoor)
1 Marsh Tit (Feeding Station)
21+ Pintail (Big Otmoor)
Several Snipe (Flying).

Port Meadow: 12th February

Port Meadow
6 Redshank
2 Goosander
8 Pintail

Adam Hartley

Sutton Courtenay

Iceland Gull 3rd Winter

Iceland Gull 3rd Winter (chicken tonight)

Iceland Gull 2nd Winter

Iceland Gull 2nd Winter

Harwell Laboratory: 12th February

Harwell Laboratory
4 Raven: Over to West, cronking noisily. 12:30.

Mark Merritt

Farmoor 12th February

Oystercatcher on the causeway (c) Dai

Male Goldeneye courtesy of Steve Lockey

Port Meadow: 11th February

Port Meadow
4 Goosander: 3m 1f.
4 Redshank
6 Pintail

Adam Hartley

Starling Mumuration at Dix Pit

Some great footage taken at Dix pit recently by Paul Tomlinson of Starlings "throwing shapes"

(c) Paul Tomlinson

Tiddington: 11th February

Tiddington
Merlin: flushed by car from hedge in Sandy Lane - flew low along in front of car for c200yds before turning into garden. 16:00.

Anthony Cheke

Henley Road GPs: 11th February

Henley Road GPs
3 Smew: 2m, 1f. on pits to W of access road. 14:00.
Red-breasted Merganser: mobile. 14:00.
3 Goosander: m. 14:00.
Shelduck 14:00.
Egyptian Goose 14:00.
Raven 14:00.

Peter Law

Otmoor.A.M. 11th February.

2 Black-tailed  Godwit (Big Otmoor)
2 Cettis Warbler (reported at 1st & 2nd Screens)
1 Marsh Harrier (Reedbeds)
2 Little Egret (Closes).

Tues 10th Feb : Henley Rd GP's

3 Smew, 2 males displaying to female. Second pit west of rowing club access road.

Port Meadow: 10th February

Port Meadow
2 Goosander
4 Shelduck
11 Pintail
3 Redshank

Adam Hartley

Abingdon STW

4 Siberian Chiffchaffs among 15 to 20 Common Chiffchaffs at Abingdon STW (and this is not including the rung bird).

Otmoor: 10th February

Marsh Harrier
3 White-fronted Goose
Peregrine
Sparrowhawk 3
Pintail
Bearded Tit

Starling roost of 30,000+ with birds giving a good display

(per Ralph Watts,Phil Barnett Terry Tossell & Ron Louch)

Port Meadow: 8th February

Port Meadow
5 Redshank: perched on a log on the riverbank. 08:00.

James Evry

Otmoor

Cetti's Warbler by the second screen

Wantage: 9th February

Wantage
Woodcock: Over canal to north of Stockham. 17:40.

Leo Bateman

Redwings University Parks Oxford

Courtesy of Nick Truby

Kingston Lisle: Ridgeway: 9th February

Kingston Lisle: Ridgeway
2 Raven
Peregrine: fem. Adult Fem.

Lambourn: Red Barn
2 Grey Partridge
60 Corn Bunting
Raven
Peregrine: imm fem.

Jed Cleeter

Otmoor: 9th February

Male & female Pintail Otmoor courtesy of Alec Nightingale

Marsh Harrier: Female-viewed from both screens. 15:00.
4 Pintail: 1st. Screen. 16:00.

Stephen Lockey

Oxford: Aston's Eyot: 5th February

Oxford: Aston's Eyot
3 Goosander: 2m1f on Cherwell.

Anthony Cheke

Witney 9th February

Female Blackcap Bicester courtesy of Nick Truby

Things hotting up in my tiny back garden. 2 male Blackcaps now joined by a female.
Clackers

Otmoor.A.M. 9th February.

1 Peregrine (Big Otmoor)
1 Sparrowhawk (Ashgrave)
1 Merlin (Otmoor Lane)
Several Snipe (Greenaways).

Distant Cormorant in courtship plumage.

Grimsbury Reservoir: 9th February

Grimsbury Reservoir
Willow Tit: Calling, very active. 12:15.

Steve Goddard

Britwell Salome: 6th February

Britwell Salome
2 Grey Partridge 11:00.

Hugh Netley

Vicarage Pit: 8th February

Vicarage Pit
31 Tufted Duck
11 Gadwall
13 Pochard
Wigeon

Stonesfield
Brambling: Still around garden.

Paul Wren

Grimsbury Reservoir

Siberian Chiffchaff 

Chimney Meadows: 8th February

Stonechat, pair.
Tree Sparrow, 10+
Snipe, 2
Water Rail heard.

Otmoor 8th Feb

Marsh tit
Water rail
2 Song Thrush
Peregrine
Snipe
Stonechat (m) on closes
Golden Plover 200+ on fields south of reserve at Noke.
2 Bullfinches m
Great Spot drumming.