Farmoor : 31st August

Farmoor Reservoir: Farmoor I
3 Black Tern 14:02.

Jeremy Dexter

Appleford New Workings 31st August

Ruff (juv)

Green Sandpiper 3

Common Sandpiper 5

Snipe

Sparrowhawk 

Yellow Wagtail 2

Sutton Courtenay GPs:

Green Sandpiper 5

Little Egret

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Bicester Wets 31st August

5 Green Sandpiper
2 Common Snipe

Standlake Pit 60: am 31st August

Green Sandpiper
YL Gull

Lark Hill 30th August

2+ Redstart
2 Wheatear
2 Raven
Meadow Pipit

Farmoor Reservoir 30th August

1315-1430 hrs

Knot 1 juvenile
Ringed Plover 1 juvenile
Common Sandpiper 2

Yellow legged Gull 2 adults
Red crested Pochard 1 f
Grey Wagtail 1
Swallow 2
Common Coot 405

Chinnor: Cement Works: 29th August

Chinnor: Cement Works
Common Sandpiper: East side of Lake 2b.

David Stracey

Minster Lovell: 29th August

Minster Lovell
4 Whinchat

Michael Hunt

Farmoor Reservoir 29th August

1230-1415hrs

Knot 1 juvenile
Ringed Plover 2 adult and juvenile
Dunlin 1 juvenile

Black necked Grebe 1  in northwest corner of Farmoor 1 with moulting Tufted Ducks 
and Great crested Grebes

Yellow legged Gull 1 adult
Red crested Pochard 1 f      

Blenhiem Park 29th August

Wigeon 5

Hobby

Yellow Wagtail 2

Swift

(per Dave Doherty) 

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Farmoor 29th August

Black-necked Grebe on F1 08:17 (per Dai) 

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Stonesfield: Stonesfield Common: 28th August

Stonesfield: Stonesfield Common
Redstart

Paul Wren

Farmoor: 28th August (Evening)

1 Med Gull (found by Ian Smith)
1 Knot
1 Ringed Plover
1 Greenshank (heard only)
1 Dunlin
4 Common Sandpiper

Otmoor. 28th. August.

Whinchat.  4, western edge of Ashgrave,
4. in Southern Pill Ground.
7+ Yellow Wagtail,  Greenaways.
2. Common Cranes still present.

Per. P.R.  S.R.  J.U.  T.S. et al.

Devil's Quoits: am 28th August

Wheatear

Farmoor 27 August

Knot (juv) N side of F1 moving slowly east at 2pm

Juvenile knot

Lollingdon Hill: 27th Aug

5 Wheatear
2 Whinchat

Standlake Common: am 27th August

Pit 60
Ringed Plover
2 Snipe

Thames Fields
Peregrine (on its "usual" pylon)

Farmoor: 27th August

Black Tern, 1 FI

Farmoor 27th August

juv Knot (F2 south side)

2 Dunlin (juv causeway +juv F1 North)

Turnstone with one leg (F1)
6 Common Sandpiper (1 F2 east, 5 F1 north)
100’s Sand Martins & House Martins
20+ Swift
Meadow Pipit (causeway)
2 Egyptian Goose (F2)

Old Caley's Diary

Otmoor 27th August

Short-eared Owl 2 over Greenaways then the M.O.D land c10:50 (per Bark, Mark Chivers). 

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Chinnor: Cement Works: 27th August

Chinnor: Cement Works
Cormorant: Lake 2B. SU751995. 07:30.

Jez March

Grimsbury Reservoir: 27th August

Grimsbury Reservoir
Greenshank: One over high E calling. 08:00.

John Friendship-Taylor

Farmoor: 26th August - Evening

1 Knot (juvenile still present at 7.30pm western end of causeway)
1 Ringed Plover
5 Dunlin
5 Common Sandpiper
2 Hobby
2 Common Tern (Juv)

Knot

Baulking Pit: 26th Aug.

Green Sandpiper
Common Sandpiper
3 Yellow Wagtail
Yellow-legged Gull
3 Swift
3 Little Egret
33 Little Grebe

Grimsbury Reservoir 26th August

Black Tern (juv) still present 17:30

Hobby 2
Redstart (m) still showing along the hedge north of the water works. 

(per Colin Wilkinson) 

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Farmoor Reservoir 26th August

Knot still present at the top of the causeway on F1 18:23 (per Tom Bedford)
In S/W corner of F2 09:00 (per Dai et al)

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Abingdon 25th August

WRYNECK in area with no general access c08:50 but no further sign by midmorning.
Osprey over.

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Otmoor evening 25th August

Cranes still present

Yellow Wagtail  25 roosting in the reed bed

Bittern

Marsh Harrier  

Water Rail  3

Cetti's Warbler  2  

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Farmoor. 25th. August.

Knot.

Knot.  F2.  Per.  J.V.
7. Dunlin.
Ringed Plover.
Turnstone.
2. Common Sandpiper.

Per.  D.J.  T.S.

Otmoor AM 25 August

2 common crane (both ringed) on Big Otmoor 8.45-10am, then took off circling higher & higher away over Ashgrave towards Beckley before drifting back & descending towards Greenaways. Seen again at 11am over Greenaways circling higher & higher until beyond MOD land, before drifting back down towards main reedbeds. Testing winds at altitude in preparation for departure?

Common cranes circling over Big Otmoor/Ashgrave bridleway

Otmoor.A.M. 25th August.

4+ Redstart
4+ Lesser-whitethroat
Various Warblers.

per PR & PG.

LWV Pit 60: 25th August

Ringed Plover 1ad
Common Sand 1
Snipe 1

Sonning Eye GPs: 25th August

Sonning Eye GPs
Common Sandpiper 10:15.

Marek Walford

Grimsbury Reservoir: 25th August

Grimsbury Reservoir
Redstart: still on fence/in bushes between cow field and water works. 08:15.
Whinchat: still on reservoir fence on western side, mobile. 08:15.

Graeme Porter

West Ginge: 25th Aug.

3 Spotted Flycatcher
7 Yellow Wagtail
12 Blackcap
5 Willow Warbler*
11 Chiffchaff*
Whitethroat
7 Corn Bunting
6 Yellowhammer
300 House Martin

*a couple of each in song

Bicester Wetlands, 24th August

15-16:30

Green Sandpiper (8)

Common Snipe (4)

Key Holder Reserve

Old Caley's Diary

Appleford New Workings 24th August

Ringed Plover

Little-ringed Plover (juv) 

Common Sandpiper 4

Snipe

Hobby

Sparrowhawk 

Yellow Wagtail 3

Sutton Courtenay GPs:

Unfortunately the remaining pools are 

being filled in. 

Green Sandpiper 8

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Lollingdon: 24th Aug

5 Spotted Flycatcher
3 Whinchat
1 Willow Warbler
3 Yellow Wagtail
1 Hobby

Farmoor Reservoir: Farmoor I: 24th August

Juvenile Turnstone courtesy of John Workman

Turnstone: juv. Along the causeway.
Dunlin: Along the causeway.
Peregrine: juv. Landed on the bank of F1 and was investigated by two Carrion Crows . The young falcon was nervous of them and very apprehensive. Finally it flew off heading west ay 12:00.
Common Sandpiper: Along the causeway.
Yellow-legged Gull: ad. Finally perched on a buoy to confirm ID.

John Edwards

Dunlin above & below courtesy of John Edwards

Grimsbury Reservoir: 24th August

Grimsbury Reservoir
Redstart: Along fence / hedgeline between cattlefield & waterworks. 12:30.
Whinchat: Along reservoir western perimeter fence. 12:30.

John Friendship-Taylor

Standlake Pit 60: 24th August

Courtesy of Mick Cunningham.

Green Sandpiper: Feeding on shoreline.

(per Mick Cunningham)

Grimsbury Reservoir 23rd August

Green Sandpiper

Redstart 

Wheatear 2

(per Colin Wilkinson)

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Standlake Pit 60: 23 August am

2 Little Egret
1 Common Sandpiper
50+ Sand Martins

Little Egret with fish. 

Anyone know which species? 

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Otmoor.A.M. 23rd August.

3 or 4 Yellow Wagtail (over, per D.D.)
2 Raven (over calling)
Swallows and Martins.

Farmoor. 23rd. August

Turnstone.
Redshank.
Dunlin.
2. Common Sandpiper.
2. Ringed Plover.
5+ Swift.
Yellow Wagtail.
Sanderling.

Per.  D.J.  T.S.

Sanderling.

Turnstone.

Lark Hill 23rd August

2 Whinchat
2 Wheatear
2 Raven
Sparrowhawk (f)

Chinnor 22nd August

Pied Flycatcher 1 in garden for about 20 mins. 19:00.

(David Stracey)

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Worton: 22nd August

Worton
60 Snow Goose: SP460112. 20:15.
3 Egyptian Goose: SP460112. 20:15.
Bar-headed Goose: SP460112. 20:15.
20 Barnacle Goose: SP460112. 20:15.
4 White-fronted Goose: SP460112. 20:15.

Malcolm Teal

Farmoor Reservoir 22nd August

1400-1445hrs

Ringed Plover 1
Common Redshank 1
Common Sandpiper 8

Swallow 13
Sand Martin 3
House Martin 2

Yellow legged Gull 2
Snow Geese 60+ flying northwest

Ringed Plover courtesy of John Workman.

Otmoor.A.M. 22nd. August.

1 Bittern (short flight)
1 Green Sandpiper
1 Cettis Warbler (juv,seen by first screen)
5+ Water Rail (heard)
C.100 Lapwing.

Grimsbury Reservoir: 22nd August

Grimsbury Reservoir
Shelduck: juv.

John Friendship-Taylor

Common Sandpiper Farmoor Resrvoir courtesy of John Workman.

Sutton Courtenay GPs 20th August

Ringed Plover

Little-ringed Plover (juv) 

Green Sandpiper 4

Common Sandpiper 2

Little Egret

Appleford New Workings:

Snipe 4

Common Sandpiper 3

Yellow Wagtail 4+

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Otmoor: 20th August

Redstart 3:  one male with two others heard calling from hedgerow in long meadow

Green Sandpiper 1:  flight views from first screen

Hobby

Swift

Bittern: at least 3 flight views reported per PG & Jack

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Standlake Common : 20th August

Thames fields
Peregrine defending kill (pigeon) on ground from Buzzard and Red Kite
2 Hobby
2 Redstart

Pit 60
Common Sandpiper
YL Gull
Water Rail

(JD & JDH)

Redstart

Lark Hill 20th August

Whinchat 3
Corn Bunting
Yellowhammer

Harwell Laboratory: 20th August

Harwell Laboratory
2 Spotted Flycatcher

Mark Merritt

Wantage: Lark Hill: 19th August

Wantage: Lark Hill
2 Whinchat

Leo Bateman

Sutton Courtenay GPs 19th August

Ringed Plover

Green Sandpiper 8

Common Sandpiper 2

Little Egret 

Appleford New Workings:

Yellow Wagtail 2 (juv) 

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Pit 60: Sunday 19 August

Spotted Flycatcher 1
Swift 1
Common Sandpiper 1
Snipe 1
Little Egret 1

Farmoor 19th Aug

3 Common Sandpiper
4 swift
12+ Common tern


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Farmooor Aug 18th 7:45pm

Med gull - 1 juv. SWcorner F2
Yellow wag - 1 female
Swift. - 2

Appleford New Workings 18th August

Ringed Plover

Green Sandpiper 

Common Sandpiper 5

Little Egret

Egyptian Goose 9 (7 juv) 

Common Tern 4 (2 juv) 

Kingfisher

Sutton Courtenay GPs:

Green Sandpiper 5

Common Sandpiper 2

Little Egret 2

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Farmoor Reservoir 18th August

0900-1215 hrs

Peregrine 1

Common Swift 35
Sand Martin 250+
House Martin 50+
Swallow 15+

Reed Warbler 8
Sedge Warbler 1
Common Whitethroat 5
Blackcap 6
Willow Warbler 7
Common Chiffchaff  2

Yellow legged Gull 2
Common Tern 9

Dix Pit: am 18th August

The "usual" flock of snow goose numbering 89 individuals with 8 juveniles

Snow Goose

Common Whitethroat

Abingdon

Tree Pipit over high west

Woolstone Down: 18th Aug.

Whinchat
Redstart
5 Yellow Wagtail

Farmoor Reservoir 17th August

1030-1130hrs

Common Swift 4
Sand Martin 17
House Martin 3
Swallow 4

Yellow Wagtail 2
Willow Warbler 7

Common Tern 9
Yellow legged Gull 3

Common Sandpiper 6

Lark Hill 17th August

2 Whinchat (juvs)
Tree Pipit over
Redstart (ad male)

Otmoor.A.M. 17th August.

C. 5 Swift
1 Hobby.

Standlake Pit 60:am 17th August

Common Sandpiper

 Juv Hobby

Sutton Courtenay GP 15th August

Green Sandpiper 7

Common Sandpiper 1

Snipe 1

Appleford New Workings: 

Green Sandpiper 1

Lapwing c200 

Common Tern 4 (2 juv) 

Egyptian Goose 4+

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Farmoor Reservoir 15th August

1330-1430hrs

Common Swift 1
Sand Martin 3
Swallow 4

Common Sandpiper 6
Common Tern 5
Yellow legged Gull 1

Bicester Wetland Reserve 14th August

10 Green Sandpiper
6 Snipe
3 Heron
2 juv Little grebe
11 Teal

1 Stoat
Most waders at Cattle Bridge Pool
Alan Peters
Key Holder Reserve

Worton: 14th August

Worton
Bar-headed Goose
9 White-fronted Goose (feral)
10 Barnacle Goose

SP460112. 20:30.

Malcolm Teal

Wantage: Lark Hill: 14th August

Wantage: Lark Hill
Whinchat: juv. 12:30.
Spotted Flycatcher 12:30.

Leo Bateman

Stratfield Brake 14th August

Spotted Redshank on main pool then flew and appeared to land on smaller hidden pool 10:25.No further sign by 14:00 on any of the pools.

Green Sandpiper

Little Egret 2
Teal c10
Gadwall c10

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Worton: 13th August

Worton
14 White-fronted Goose: SP460112. 20:40.
16 Barnacle Goose: SP460112. 20:40.
Bar-headed Goose: SP460112. 20:40.
3 Egyptian Goose: SP460112. 20:40.

Malcolm Teal

Otmoor.A.M. 13th August.

1 Swift
1 Raven
2 Cettis (calling).

Appleford New Workings 13th August

Little-ringed Plover (juv) 

Dunlin

Green Sandpiper

Common Sandpiper 2

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Sutton Courtenay 13th August

Hanson's Gravel Pits -Sutton Courtenay

1 Common Sandpiper
5 Green Sandpiper: through large green gates south of the B4016 between Appleford and Sutton Courtenay. First pit on left. SU516940.

Gerry Quinn

Standlake Pit 60: am 13th August

Peregrine
YL Gull
Water Rail
2 Common Sandpiper
2 Snipe
(Bar-Headed Goose)

JD & JDH

Farmoor. 13th. August.

Black Tailed Godwit.

Black Tailed Godwit.
3.+ Common Sandpiper.
4.+Yellow Legged Gull.

Per.   D. J.  P.L.  T.S.

Port Meadow: 13th August

Port Meadow
3 Yellow Wagtail
8 Lapwing

Adam Hartley

Otmoor: RSPB reserve: 12th August

Otmoor: RSPB reserve
3 Hobby: One Hobby chased a House Martin over Greenaways, suddenly joined by two others and one Hobby took the martin in the air and flew off with it.

Suzanne Parrott

Farmoor 12th Aug

1 Wheatear
4 Common Sandpiper

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Swallows north Oxon courtesy of Norman Smith.

Bicester Wetlands 12th August

11:30-12:30

Green Sandpiper (10)
Common Snipe (4)
House Martin (20+)

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Baulking Pit: 12th August

2 Common Sandpiper
1 Green Sandpiper
1 Hobby
1 Yellow Wagtail
1 Yellow-legged Gull
3 Reed Warbler
3 Lesser Whitethroat

Farmoor 11th Aug am

Courtesy of Martin Swannell

1 Sanderling
Turnstone: On causeway - 3:30pm (per Dan Fletcher)
2 Wheatear
2 Dunlin
1 Ringed Plover
2 Common Sandpiper

Per Dai, Tezzer, Andy last.

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Ringed Plover courtesy of John Workman

Courtesy of Martin Swannell

Chinnor 11th August

Spotted Flycatcher courtesy of Jez March

Spotted Flycatcher: Family brood of approx 6 - 8 including adults in trees at southern end of lake 2B. SU750994
Grey Heron: First year juvanile
2 Buzzard: Circling over lake 3A landing on the cliffs occasionally

Jez March