Cassington GPs: 28th September

Cassington GPs
2 Great White Egret 18:30.

Malcolm Teal

Blenheim: 30th September

Blenheim
2 Pintail 19:33.

Conor MacKenzie

Lower Shiplake: 30th September

Lower Shiplake
6 Mistle Thrush: SU776790. 12:15.
3 Pied Wagtail: SU776790. 12:15.
Wheatear: In same field as Mistle Thrushes. . SU776790. 12:15.
30 Starling: SU776790. 12:15.

Ralph Watts

Jarn Mound vismig 30th September: 06:50-08:30

4 Common Crossbill E

13 Redwing S

54+ Meadow Pipit, mostly S

26+ 'alba' Wagtail S

32+ Lesser Redpoll E/SE + single flock of c70 roaming the woods

16 Chaffinch

23+ Goldfinch SE

c120 House Martin E/SE

c15 Swallow E/SE

7 Bullfinch

2 Mistle Thrush E

2 Song Thrush S

1 Grey Wagtail

c80 Siskin

Blenheim Park 30th September

Great white Egret 4

Little Egret 18

Snipe 2

Mandarin 7+

Ruddy Shelduck 6

Siskin

Redpoll

Kingfisher 

(per Dave Doherty)

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Southfield Golf Course, Headington, Oxford: 30th September

 

Spotted Flycatcher, 20 Blackbird and 1 Redwing in the scrub. 16 Swallow, 10 House Martin, 18 Siskin, 3 Lesser Redpoll and 10 Skylark overhead. Actual migration! 

Chipping Norton: 30th September

Chipping Norton
2 Stonechat: ad male. Deep in marsh at small lake near Cornwell. SP283268. 09:00.
2 Whinchat: Perched on vegetation between bridleway and small lake. SP283268. 09:00.
Swallow: SP283268. 09:00.
2 Kestrel: SP283268. 09:00.
Grey Heron: SP283268. 09:00.
Probable 4 Meadow Pipit: SP283268. 09:00.

Steve Akers

Port Meadow: 30th September

Wheatear f Lower Wolvercote  (per Nick Boyd)

2 Kingfisher: Perching on a narrowboat opposite Medley boats. Flew off when jogger approached. SP497076. 07:30.
100 Barnacle Goose: Grazing on Port Meadow flew off in the direction of Wolvercote common. SP497080. 07:40.

(per Matthew Southwell)

 

Chiffchaff Farmoor courtesy of John Workman.

Bicester Wetland Reserve: 29th September

Bicester Wetland Reserve
Dunlin: Main pool - on mud in front of hide. 17:45.

John Friendship-Taylor

Blenheim Park 29th September

Great white Egret 

Little Egret 6

Snipe 6

Common Sandpiper 

Ruddy Shelduck 6

Mandarin 5

Raven 2

Swallow 

(per Dave Doherty)

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: 29th September

Towersey
3 Stonechat: By footpath south-east of Penn Farm. SP750042. 15:30.

David Stracey

Farmoor Reservoir: 29th September

Farmoor Reservoir
Caspian Gull: 1cy. In roost on F1. Same bird seen at Appleford on 26th September. 19:42.

Thomas Miller

Port Meadow: 29th September

Port Meadow
Wheatear: Seen at dusk along the south shore of the north channel of the "floods" near the remaining mud. 18:40.

Elizabeth Stroud

Appleford: Appleford GP: 29th September

Appleford: Appleford GP
Hobby: Hawking pits briefly before being mobbed by magpies. 16:31.
3 Green Sandpiper 16:31.
2 Raven 16:31.
Common Sandpiper 16:31.

Conor MacKenzie

Port Meadow: 29th September

Port Meadow
100 Barnacle Goose 14:45.

Andrew Siantonas

Chipping Norton: 29th September

Chipping Norton
Stonechat: ad male. On fence alongside marsh near Cornwell. SP283268. 09:30.
2 Whinchat: With Stonechat. SP283268. 09:30.
Reed Bunting: SP283268. 09:30.
3 Teal: SP283268. 09:30.
10 Black-headed Gull: SP283268. 09:30.
Great Spotted Woodpecker: SP283268. 09:30.
Raven: H/O. SP283268. 09:30.

Steve Akers

Chinnor: Cement Works: 28th September

Chinnor: Cement Works
Stonechat: Male still on fence by west screen. 09:00.

David Stracey

 

Meadow Pipit Cholsey courtesy of Paul Chandler.

Faringdon 28th September

Yellow-browed Warbler trapped at private site this morning.

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Port Meadow: 28th September

Port Meadow
250 Barnacle Goose: Flew up from the meadow and away to the west after being surprised by a van driving across the meadow... surprised me too. 11:00.
50 House Martin: Feeding over the river. 11:00.
2 Kingfisher 11:00.

Bob Pomfret

Farmoor Reservoir 28th September

Dunlin 8 along the causeway (per Thomas Miller, John Workman).

Photo courtesy of John Workman.

Appleford: Appleford GP: 28th September

Appleford: Appleford GP
2 Green Sandpiper 16:39.
2 Raven 16:39.
4 Little Egret 16:39.
2 Snipe 16:39.
4 Egyptian Goose 16:39.

Conor MacKenzie

Port Meadow: 28th September

Port Meadow
100 Barnacle Goose: Half way up to Wolvercote in the middle of the meadow. Only seen barnacles on meadow before when it has been fully flooded. 15:15.

Andrew Siantonas

Jarn Mound vismig 06:35-09:20

47+ Common Crossbill E/SE

44+ Meadow Pipit, mostly S

Large flock of c60 Lesser Redpoll N + many more with Siskins

2 Reed Bunting S - 1st of autumn

Linnet E

6 Bullfinch

15 Chaffinch

5 Grey Wagtail N

9 Pied Wagtail

2 Skylark S

3 Swallow SSE

6 Redwing S

16 Stock Dove

Raven

4 Mistle Thrush E

3 Mallard S

Chipping Norton: 28th September

28th September

Chipping Norton
Probable 4 Green Sandpiper: Flying back and forth in small group over the marsh near Cornwell. SP283268. 12:07.
Stonechat: SP283268. 10:30.
4 Swallow: SP283268. 10:30.
2 House Martin: SP283268. 10:30.
22 Black-headed Gull: SP283268. 10:30.
7 Teal: SP283268. 10:30.
15 Long-tailed Tit: SP283268. 10:30.
Green Woodpecker: SP283268. 10:30.

Steve Akers

Blenheim Park 28th September

Great white Egret

Little Egret 3

Mandarin 4 drakes.

Snipe 4

(per Dave Doherty)

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Otmoor rspb 28th September

Marsh Harrier f

Merlin

Bittern

Snipe 20+

Water Rail

Kingfisher 

Raven 2

Reed Warbler 

Cetti's Warbler

Marsh Tit

Clouded Yellow Butterfly 2 along track to 2nd screen.

(per Mark Pidgeon, Badger, Jeremy Dexter et al).

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Southfield Golf Course, Headington, Oxford: 28th September

 Little Egret, Ring-necked Parakeet and the first Redwing and Skylark of the autumn, all overhead.

Sutton Courtenay

Spotted Flycatcher in my garden this morning with a mixed tit flock. 1st record I have had in the Village.

Churn 27th September

Churn Farm
Hobby: juv. SU501840. 16:25.

Chris Ezard

Farmoor Reservoir 27th September

 1cy Caspian gull in roost on F1

4 dunlin on causeway

Cassington GPs 27th September

Great white Egret 2

Wigeon c40 

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Grimsbury Reservoir 27th September

Redwing 4 W/NW over c07:44 (per JFT).

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Bicester Wetland Reserve 27th September

 38 Snipe

Alan Peters

Key Holder Reserve

Farmoor Reservoir 26th September

Common Sandpiper 1

Golden Plover c10 (per The Wickster)

House Martin 250+

Swallow 1

Common Chiffchaff 17

Blackcap 6+

Siskin 2

Redpoll sp 2

Common Raven 2

Little Egret 1

Little Grebe 7

 

Appleford Gravel Pit 26th September

2 1cy Caspian gulls at Appleford Gravel Pit today.

One yellow-ringed bird from a mixed colony that flew before getting a photo.

One unringed bird preening on the spit (photo below).

Lark Hill 26th September

7 Wheatear

Stonechat (m)

8 Meadow Pipit

14 Corn Bunting 

Grimsbury Res. Banbury - 25th September

1 juv / 1w Caspian Gull in the roost. Also 1 adult & 1 juv/1w Yellow-Legged Gulls. Only 2nd record of Caspian for Grimsbury - so a very decent bird for here!

Chinnor: Cement Works: 25th September

Chinnor: Cement Works
Stonechat: Male on the fence line by western screen. 18:30.
4 Swallow 18:30.

David Stracey

Farmoor Reservoir 25th September

Hobby 1 

House Martin 100+

Graven Hill 25th September

Graven Hill
38 Snipe: SP581216. 13:30.

Colin Oram

Ardington 25th September

 Firecrest with tit flock on SW edge of village this morning

Chinnor: Cement Works: 24th September

Chinnor: Cement Works
Raven 08:00.
2 Chiffchaff 08:00.
18 Teal 08:00.
Swallow 08:00.
14 Linnet 08:00.
4 Meadow Pipit 08:00.

Nick Marriner

Chipping Norton: 24th September

Chipping Norton
Raven: Near Cornwell. SP283268. 09:30.
25 House Martin: SP283268. 09:30.
2 Reed Bunting: SP283268. 09:30.

Steve Akers

Appleford: Appleford GP: 24th September

Appleford: Appleford GP
Green Sandpiper 19:03.
Common Sandpiper 19:03.
3 Yellow-legged Gull 19:03.
2 Egyptian Goose 19:03.
2 Wigeon 19:03.
6 Shoveler 19:03.
30 House Martin 19:03.

Conor MacKenzie

: 24th September

Field near cotisford
25 House Martin: Flying low over field. SP606314. 17:58.

John Gough

East Hendred: East Hendred Downs: 24th September

East Hendred: East Hendred Downs
7 Stonechat: In two groups of 3 and 4. SU457846. 10:00.

Brian Walker

Port Meadow: 23rd September

Cattle Egret at river edge opposite Medley Sailing club. Assumed another Little Egret but to my amazement it had a yellow bill. Flew into trees by sailing club and stayed for a few minutes before flying into large group of cattle midway between river and Aristotle gate. Lived up to its name feeding under the feet of the cattle. Watched for several minutes before I was driven off by the rain. Still present when I left at 15.30.

Andrew Siantonas

Cattle Egret courtesy of Andrew Siantonas

 

Relocated up amongst the cattle in Wolvercote at 17:10 when it was flushed and flew south along the river and past the Meadow where it was lost to view. 

Gnome et al.

Appleford: Appleford GP: 23rd September

Appleford: Appleford GP
2 Green Sandpiper 17:17.
2 Common Sandpiper 17:17.

Conor MacKenzie

Banbury 23rd September

Ring-necked Parakeet over Morrison's car park c16:00 (per C.Dale).

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Bletchingdon Park: 23rd September

23rd September

Bletchingdon Park
35 Siskin: Regularly seen flock at top of mature Cypress tree near BP Stables. SP507181. 07:30.

Kirtlington: Pigeon Lock
2 Kingfisher: 2 seen on canal between Pigeon's Lock and Rock of Gibraltar. SP491198. 12:00.

David Watkinson

Didcot 23rd September

Moor Ditch, Didcot
Redstart: male. SU526923. 13:00.

Moor Ditch, Didcot
2 Stonechat: SU526923. 13:00.

Michael Violette

Blenheim Park 23rd September

Great white Egret

Little Egret 15

Ruddy Shelduck 6

Snipe 4

(per Dave Doherty)

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Bicester Wetland Reserve 23rd September

 1 Green Sandpiper
10 Snipe
110 Teal
14 Shoveler
9 Gadwall
2 Wigeon
2 Chiffchaff (with Long-tailed Tit flock)
30 Linnets

Alan Peters

Key Holder Reserve

Otmoor rspb 22nd September

Great white Egrets courtesy of Paul Wyeth.

First screen, 17:25 - 18:00

2 x Great White Egret, flew in from N and settled momentarily in “shrubby island” to left of screen before descending to feed and preen. After about 30 minutes they both flew out N towards Oddington, circled second screen lagoon and headed W.

Little Grebe 

Snipe x 1, 

approx 200 ducks (mostly Mallard, with some Shoveller) 

Marsh Harrier.
Hobby hunting over July’s Meadow.
Stonechat x 3 ( male and two female) along track between Closes and Ashgrave.

(per Paul Wyeth)

Appleford GP's

                                                                Great White Egret

Ruff: Juv. 16:54. 

              3 Green Sandpiper 16:54. 
                   2 Common Sandpiper 16:54. 
  2 Stonechat 16:54. 

Ruff (Juv)

            Great White Egret 15:47. 
2 Peregrine 15:47.

                                                          Common and Green Sandpiper

                                                                    Peregrine

Devil's Punchbowl: 22nd September

Devil's Punchbowl
2 Stonechat
Wheatear
13 Grey Partridge
2 Raven
7 Kestrel
4 Siskin: over.
3 Lesser Redpoll: over.

Mark Merritt

Farmoor Reservoir 22nd September

Turnstone still present 
Ringed Plover 

Dunlin

Snow Geese c90 free flying feral flock.

(per D.Ferret, John Workman)

Snow Geese courtesy of John Workman.

Jarn Mound vismig 06:35-09:15

Tree Pipit NE, calling. Seemed very late but ID confirmed from sound recording
30+ Common Crossbill E
306+ Meadow Pipit, mostly S/SE
46+ Lesser Redpoll, mostly SE
30+ Chaffinch
c300 House Martin SE
28+ Swallow S
4+ Sand Martin SE
Raven
5 Skylark
6+ Greenfinch
10+ Pied Wagtail
10 Mistle Thrush W
3 Mallard S
100s of Siskin - too many to count!

: 21st September

Eynsham, Hanborough Road
Hobby: Single (very vocal) bird, quite high, flying easterly over local garden. Didn't have my specs on, nor any bin's to hand, but unmistakeable silhouette and astonishing number of very loud calls, presumably because of nrby Corvid. SP433099. 17:45.

Mike Amphlett

Balscote: Balscote Quarry: 22nd September

Balscote: Balscote Quarry
Lesser Redpoll: Flew south so flight views and call. Also 4 siskin south and first goldcrest of autumn. 08:17.

Steve Holliday

Farmoor Reservoir: 21st September

Yellow-browed Warbler 09:57 distinctive call heard 3 times then seen briefly in bushes on east side of F2 then lost and no further sign by 12:00 despite searching.

Both photos courtesy of Isaac West.

Turnstone 08:30.
Dunlin 08:30.
2 Ringed Plover 08:30.
2 Common Sandpiper 08:30.
Snipe 08:30.
Common Gull: 1st winter. 08:30.
Wheatear 08:30.
2 Yellow Wagtail 08:30.
114 Meadow Pipit: At least 114 all S, calling, from 0800-1200. 08:30. 

Kingfisher

Isaac West

Blenheim Park 21st September

Great white Egret

Little Egret 10

Upper Campsfield Farm: 

Redpoll 12

(per Dave Doherty)

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Moreton nr Thame: Moreton Golf Course: 21st September

Moreton nr Thame: Moreton Golf Course
10 Yellow Wagtail: One caught and ringed. 20:51.
Common Sandpiper 20:51.

Luke Marriner

Farmoor Reservoir 21st September

Yellow Wagtail

Ringed Plover

Greater Black backed Gull

 

Farmoor 21st September

Yellow-browed Warbler seen and heard calling in bushes on East side of F2 at Farmoor this morning at 10 a.m. though no further sign since.

per Isaac West

Eynsham 21st September

Probable Lammergeier being mobbed over Eynsham c12:30 (per Sally Taylor).

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Chipping Norton: 21st September

Chipping Norton
2 Green Sandpiper: At small lake near Cornwell. SP283268. 10:30.
10 Teal: SP283268. 10:30.
Grey Heron: SP283268. 10:30.
4 Buzzard: SP283268. 10:30.
Sparrowhawk: SP283268. 10:30.
Kestrel: SP283268. 10:30.
10 Swallow: High above the Buzzards. SP283268. 10:30.

Steve Akers

Cutteslowe: 20th September

Cutteslowe
Grey Plover: Single bird flew over, calling, fairly low. SP504104. 16:00.

Nicholas Boyd

Farmoor Reservoir 21st September

Turnstone 

Ringed Plover 2

Dunlin

Common Sandpiper 

Yellow Wagtail 

(per Ewan Urquhart) 08:15

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River Thame, Thame
Jack Snipe: SP702065. 12:42.

Jez March

Chipping Norton: 20th September

Chipping Norton
Common Sandpiper: SP283268. 19:00.
15 Teal: SP283268. 19:00.
4 Green Sandpiper: At small lake near Cornwell. SP283268. 19:00.

Steve Akers

Childrey Field: 20th Sept

Merlin
2 Stonechat
8 Grey Partridge
40+ Meadow Pipit

    Crop of distant Merlin

    More obliging Stonechat

Farmoor Reservoir 20th September

Turnstone 

Ruff (per Thomas Miller)

Dunlin 

Ringed Plover 2

(per Scott Dalby)

Both photos courtesy of Scott Dalby.

New Marston: New Marston Meadows: 19th September

19th September

New Marston: New Marston Meadows
3 Yellow Wagtail: Dropped in briefly.
3 Siskin: Flew over.

20th September
8 Ring-necked Parakeet: Prolonged group aerobatics.

Tom Evans

Blenheim: Blenheim Lake: 20th September

Blenheim: Blenheim Lake
7 Snipe
160 Teal
77 Gadwall
21 Shoveler
5 Wigeon
33 Moorhen
20 Grey Heron
6 Little Egret

Bob Pomfret

Headington: 16th September

16th September

Headington
Green Sandpiper: Nocmig record. 2 sets of calls. 21:04.

17th September
Sandwich Tern: Nocmig record. 03:58.
2 Sandwich Tern: Nocmig record. 2 can be heard calling, one close, one more distantly. 22:12.

18th September
Oystercatcher: Nocmig record. 7 calls. 04:14.
Dunlin: Nocmig record. 21:04.

19th September
5 Dunlin: Nocmig record. Large flock of at least 5. At least 70 individual calls can be heard though very hard to count. 05:10.

Isaac West

Standlake: Standlake Common: 20th September

Standlake: Standlake Common
Great White Egret: Flew over. 08:15.

Mick Cunningham

Chipping Norton: 19th September

Chipping Norton
Green Sandpiper: Deep in margins of small lake near Cornwell. SP283268. 18:30.
Snipe: SP283268. 18:30.
15 Teal: SP283268. 18:30.
50 Lesser Black-backed Gull: SP283268. 18:30.
2 Kestrel: Hunting over the marsh. SP283268. 18:30.

Steve Akers

RSPB Otmoor: 19 September

15-20 Yellow wagtails, feeding amongst cattle north of 'The Pill' 8:30am

1 Juv marsh harrier over Greenaways 11am

1 Kingfisher at 2nd screen 12:15pm

Yellow wagtail (with annoying bit of grass in its beak!) by Moth

 

Little Faringdon Circular: 19th Sep

7 Hobby (ads & juvs, 2 sites)
Whinchat
Stonechat
Spotted Flycatcher

Little Egret

Muswell hill 19th sept

2 Siskin over
2 Raven

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Sonning Eye GPs: 19th September

Sonning Eye GPs
Hobby 13:25.

Marek Walford

Appleford GPS 19th September

Hobby

Green Sandpiper 2

Common Sandpiper 

Snipe 4

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Waterstock: River Thame: 19th September

Waterstock: River Thame
2 Grey Wagtail 08:00.
2 Little Egret 08:00.
Teal 08:00.
Gannet: Juv. Picked up flying along river from east of Waterstock driving range flying towards Wheatley low over Poplar trees. Double take for a bit until came into view with concord beak, gliding on stiff wings - amazing to see and guess bought in on NE winds. 08:00.

Nick Marriner

Waterstock: River Thame: 19th September

Waterstock: River Thame
Mistle Thrush 08:00.
7 Raven 08:00.
5 Meadow Pipit 08:00.
19 Linnet 08:00.
2 Yellowhammer 08:00.
3 Reed Bunting 08:00.
Kingfisher 08:00.
Snipe 08:00.
5 Swallow 08:00.
4 Chiffchaff 08:00.

Nick Marriner

Wheatley 19th September

Gannet (juv) flew west over Wheatley c07:50 (per Nick Marriner)

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Chipping Norton: 18th September

Chipping Norton
Wheatear: In field of stubble adjacent to bridleway. SP283268. 18:00.
4 Green Sandpiper: In margins of small lake near Cornwell. SP283268. 18:00.
22 Teal: SP283268. 18:00.
Raven: SP283268. 18:00.
Kestrel: SP283268. 18:00.
21 Stock Dove: SP283268. 18:00.
2 Chiffchaff: SP283268. 18:00.
Grey Heron: SP283268. 18:00.

Steve Akers

Otmoor: RSPB reserve: 18th September

18th September

Otmoor: RSPB reserve
Hobby 16:30.
Pintail: fem. 17:45.
2 Egyptian Goose 18:00.
35 Yellow Wagtail 19:20.

Alex Edgar

Boars Hill: 18th September

Boars Hill
Common Crossbill: Flew S/SE, calling. Confirmed from sound recording. 07:00.
Lesser Redpoll: Flew S, calling. 07:00.
100 Siskin: Impossible to count. Flocks of up to 40-50 birds bombing it around the woods, plus many more flocks overhead on vismig, plus many heard-only on vismig. Estimate of at least 100. 07:00.
37 Meadow Pipit: At least 37 all high S, plus many more heard-only. 07:00.
Grey Wagtail 07:00.
25 Swallow: At least 25 E/SE. 07:00.
3 Sand Martin 07:00.
Raven 07:00.
Goldcrest: Flew straight through S, calling. A slightly unexpected vismig bird! 07:00.
2 Cormorant: Flew E. 07:00.

Isaac West

Banbury: 18th September

Ring Ouzel, a nocmig record - recorded at 03:56 this morning

I can't get the call to embed here - so here's a link to it on xeno canto! https://www.xeno-canto.org/589315 

Farmoor Reservoir 18th September

Ringed Plover 2

Hobby hunting along western side.

(per Mark Pidgeon) 12:40.

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Appleford: Appleford GP: 18th September

Appleford: Appleford GP
2 Green Sandpiper 08:18.
Common Sandpiper 08:18.
Snipe 08:18.
4 Egyptian Goose 08:18.
Stonechat 08:18.
6 Shoveler 08:18.
Kingfisher 08:18.
2 Wigeon 08:18.

Conor MacKenzie

Chipping Norton: 17th September

Chipping Norton
Marsh Harrier: fem. Hunting back and forth over the marsh - put up at least twenty Teal - watched for thirty minutes before it circled up and flew SW. First record in this location. Magnificent! SP283268. 17:30.
Hobby: Tracking Swallows. SP283268. 17:30.
Stonechat: SP283268. 17:30.
20 Teal: SP283268. 17:30.
9 Lapwing: SP283268. 17:30.
Snipe: SP283268. 17:30.
17 Swallow: SP283268. 17:30.
2 Chiffchaff: SP283268. 17:30.

Steve Akers

Banbury: 17th September

17th September

Banbury
Dunlin: Nocmig record, 2 calls. 04:01.
Ringed Plover: Nocmig record, 1 call. 04:31.

Gareth Blockley

Yarnton Mead: 17th September

Yarnton Mead
Whinchat: Perching on a post on meadow before flying off to a neighbouring post. Still present when I left. 09:00.

Andrew Siantonas

Moreton nr Thame: Moreton Golf Course: 16th September

Moreton nr Thame: Moreton Golf Course
2 Yellow Wagtail 22:27.
Green Sandpiper: Only my second record for the sight and the second this month !! 22:27.

Luke Marriner

Moreton nr Thame: Moreton Golf Course: 16th September

Moreton nr Thame: Moreton Golf Course
2 Yellow Wagtail 22:27.
Green Sandpiper: Only my second record for the sight and the second this month !! 22:27.

Luke Marriner

Headington: 16th September

Headington
Barn Owl: Nocmig record. Very low over recorder. Slightly unexpected over my Headington garden... 01:45.

Isaac West

Otmoor 16th Sept

6:30pm-7:30pm

2 Hobby
Marsh Harrier (m)
10+ Yellow Wagtail
Sparrowhawk


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Farmoor Reservoir 16th September 2020

Dunlin 1

Common Sandpiper 3

Yellow Wagtail 1

Reed Warbler 1

Lesser Whitethroat 1

Willow Warbler 2

Little Egret 3

Boars Hill: 16th September

Boars Hill
Tree Pipit: Called 3 times. Seemed very late but ID confirmed from recording when I got home. 07:00.
34 Meadow Pipit: All very high S. Loads more heard-only, but far too high to see so not counted. 07:00.
Raven: Heard calling. 07:00.
Lesser Redpoll: Flew S, calling. 07:00.
4 Swallow 07:00.
3 Bullfinch 07:00.
9 Pied Wagtail 07:00.
4 Mistle Thrush 07:00.

Isaac West

Wantage: Lark Hill: 15th September

15th September

Wantage: Lark Hill
4 Wheatear: One male about as certain a Greenland as you can get. 13:00.

16th September

Ardington
2 Spotted Flycatcher: At least one pair bred successfully in the vicinity this year, but these are the first here for over a month - presumably migrants from elsewhere. SU4388. 08:40.

Leo Bateman

Appleford: Appleford GP: 16th September

Appleford: Appleford GP
Possible 3 Green Sandpiper: Minimum possibly 4. 07:53.
Common Sandpiper 07:53.
2 Snipe 07:53.
Red-crested Pochard: fem. Still on fishing lake. 07:53.
11 Egyptian Goose 07:53.
Peregrine: Flying over pits. 07:53.

Conor MacKenzie

Moreton nr Thame: Moreton Golf Course: 15th September

Moreton nr Thame: Moreton Golf Course
30 Yellow Wagtail 19:49.

Luke Marriner

East Oxford 15th September

2 Swifts hawking over South Park, 6pm

Tom & Luca Pizzari

Moreton nr Thame: Moreton Golf Course: 15th September

Moreton nr Thame: Moreton Golf Course
30 Yellow Wagtail 19:49.

Luke Marriner

Farmoor Reservoir 15th September

LESSER YELLOWLEGS along the causeway c08:45 then flew and appeared to land in S/W corner of F2 (per Terry Sherlock).

Still no futher sign by 12:00 p.m.

All photos courtesy of the finder Terry Sherlock (c)

Appleford GPs 15th September

Ringed Plover

6 Snipe 
3 Green Sandpiper 

Shelduck

Red-crested Pochard (f)

Raven 2

Grey Wagtail

(Conor MacKenzie, Lew, Badger)

Headington: 14th September

14th September

Headington
Tree Pipit: Nocmig record. 3 calls. 23:00.

15th September
Sandwich Tern: Nocmig record. 3 calls. 04:30.

Isaac West

Muswell Hill nr Piddington: 15th September

Muswell Hill nr Piddington
Redstart: Female/ Juv. 16:30.
Wheatear

Willow Warbler 2

Chiffchaff 4

Colin Oram

Boars Hill: 15th September

Boars Hill
Yellow Wagtail: Flew E calling. 07:00.
56 Lesser Redpoll: At least 56 S, calling, from 0625-0835. 07:00.
30 Meadow Pipit: At least 30 S, calling. 07:00.
51 Siskin: At least 51 S, calling. 07:00.
Peregrine: Flew NW. 07:00.
12 Mistle Thrush: Flew WNW. 07:00.
32 House Martin: At least 32 S. 07:00.
5 Swallow: S. 07:00.
Grey Heron: S. 07:00.

Isaac West

Lark Hill 14th September

Whinchat

4 Wheatear

 

Piddington Wood: 15th September

Piddington Wood
4 Raven 08:20.

Colin Oram

Otmoor rspb 14th September

 

Great white Egret at the first screen this morning photo courtesy of Dan Miller.

Furzewick Down: 14th Sep.

Whinchat
Wheatear
Raven
2 Sparrowhawk
70 Linnet

Farmoor Reservoir 14th September 2020

Common Sandpiper 1
Yellow Wagtail 14
Kingfisher 1

Water Eaton: 14th September

Whinchat

 

Chipping Norton: 14th September

Chipping Norton
Green Sandpiper: Feeding in margins of small lake near Cornwell. SP283268. 19:00.
8 Teal: SP283268. 19:00.
Grey Heron: SP283268. 19:00.
2 Chiffchaff: SP283268. 19:00.

Steve Akers

Appleford: Appleford GP: 14th September

Appleford: Appleford GP
Common Sandpiper: Viewable on pits to east of unfenced service road. 18:47.

Gerry Quinn

Appleford: Appleford GP: 14th September

Appleford: Appleford GP
Whinchat: fem. Viewable on posts to the west of the unfenced service road running north of B4106. 16:36.

Gerry Quinn

Muswell Hill nr Piddington: 14th September

Muswell Hill nr Piddington
4 Spotted Flycatcher 16:30.

Colin Oram

Farmoor Reservoir 14th September

Spotted Flycatcher on the water treatment works at the east end of the causeway (per Sally Taylor).

14th September Otmoor Unofficial WeBS

15 Black Headed Gulls

140 Canada Geese

7 Coot

1 Grey Heron 

74 Greylag Geese 

5 Lesser Black Backed Gulls 

1 Little Egret 

2 Mallard 

1 Moorhen 

7 Mute Swans 

1 Pochard 

1 Shoveller 

14 Teal 

Chipping Norton: 14th September

Chipping Norton
Stonechat: Deep in the marsh at small lake near Cornwell. SP283268. 10:00.
57 Lapwing: In mixed flock with Starling. SP283268. 10:00.
30 Starling: SP283268. 10:00.
8 Teal: SP283268. 10:00.
Sparrowhawk: ad fem. SP283268. 10:00.
3 Swallow: SP283268. 10:00.
2 Chiffchaff: SP283268. 10:00.
5 Yellowhammer: SP283268. 10:00.

Steve Akers

Yarnton: Yarnton Church: 13th September

Yarnton: Yarnton Church
Spotted Flycatcher

Mark Merritt

Farmoor Reservoir 13th September

 Hobby 1@ 1910

Chipping Norton: 13th September

Chipping Norton
Raven: SP283268. 19:00.
Probable Peregrine: SP283268. 19:00.
35 Lapwing: In field next to small lake near Cornwell - and three Roe Deer, stag and two hind. SP283268. 19:00.
6 Teal: SP283268. 19:00.

Steve Akers

Otmoor 13th Sept

14:30-17:30

Pill ground:
1 Whinchat
3 Stonechat
1 Yellow Wagtail
Marsh Harrier (m)

July's Meadow:
1 Stonechat 

1 Clouded Yellow Butterfly  

Greenaway's:
3 Whinchat
1 Stonechat
1 Raven

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East Oxford, 12th September

South Park area 

3+ siskins, small flock flying high, 10am

4-6 swifts hawking over the park, 5-6pm

Tom & Luca Pizzari

Otmoor rspb 13th September

Whinchat 4 (3 Lower Farm)

Stonechat 2 (1 Lower Farm)

Hobby 2

Snipe c30 2nd screen.

(per Bark et al)

The visitor trail to the screens and the reedbed

is open again. 

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Port Meadow: 13th September

Port Meadow
2 Yellow Wagtail: in amongst the cattle at the southern end.

Adam Hartley

Lower Heyford: 13th September

Lower Heyford
3 Raven 10:15.

Colin Oram

Blackhouse Wood 13th September

blackhouse wood
Redstart: SU730774. 08:20.

Hugh Netley

Fyfield Wick: 13th September

Fyfield Wick
Raven: High overhead, tangling with a kite. Headed off to the north. SU413970. 10:00.

Peter Pool

Balscote: Balscote Quarry: 13th September

Balscote: Balscote Quarry
7 Golden Plover: A party of 6 in field to west and a single flew through west. Small passage of meadow pipits with grey wagtail and skylark. 09:55.

Steve Holliday

Farmoor Reservoir 13th September

Sandwich Tern 4 West over F2, 2 at 07:42 and 07:58 

Greenshank over 

Ringed Plover h

Common Sandpiper 3

Hobby juv South 

House Martin c50

Swift c6 

Willow Warbler 

Chiffchaff 25+

Lesser Whitethroat 

Stonechat

Meadow Pipit 28 

Grey Wagtail 6

(per Dave Lowe,Ewan Urquhart,Tom Wickens).

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Woodeaton/Water Eaton: 12th September

 

3 Hobbies (2 juv), 1 Wheatear, 1 Peregrine

Lark Hill 12th September

2 Whinchat

Stonechat (f)

3 Wheatear

4 Meadow Pipit

26 Corn Bunting

 

Farmoor Reservoir: 12th September

Farmoor Reservoir
4 Swift: SP445065. 20:03.

Paul Butler

Farmoor 12th

Marsh Harrier flew over wytham and headed north west of F1 at 17:45

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University Parks: River Cherwell: 12th September

University Parks: River Cherwell
Ring-necked Parakeet: SP516074. 13:00.

Sean McPartlin

Appleford GPs 12th September

Red-crested Pochard (f) still present on the lake.
Siskin 2+ over

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Chipping Norton: 12th September

Chipping Norton
Green Sandpiper: Single bird still present feeding in margins of small lake near Cornwell. SP283268. 10:00.
2 Raven: Adult pair. SP283268. 10:00.
20 Swallow: SP283268. 10:00.
3 House Martin: SP283268. 10:00.
3 Grey Heron: SP283268. 10:00.
Reed Bunting: juv. SP283268. 10:00.

Steve Akers

Dunsden Green: 12th September

Dunsden Green
2 Redstart: In fields SE of Dunsden Green. 07:45.

Hugh Netley

Bicester Wetland Reserve: 12th September

Bicester Wetland Reserve
Garganey: Still present. 10:57.
Whinchat: Around scrubby mount & then meadow. Very mobile. 10:57.

John Friendship-Taylor

Farmoor Reservoir 12th September

No sign of the Manx Shearwater or any Black-necked Grebes this morning.

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Yellow Wagtail Moreton Golf Course courtesy of Luke Marriner.

Letcombe Bassett: 11th September

Letcombe Bassett
Whinchat
2 Yellow Wagtail

East Challow
Hobby

Mark Merritt

Standlake: West Oxon Sailing Club Lake: 11th September

Standlake: West Oxon Sailing Club Lake
4 Yellow Wagtail: 1 adult and 3 juveniles in a mixed flock with pied wagtails. 21:28.
4 Oystercatcher 21:28.

Wylie Horn

Cassington GPs: 11th September

Cassington GPs
3 Great White Egret 15:15.
Barnacle Goose 15:15.
Ringed Plover 15:15.

(per Colin Oram)

10th

Garganey 18:00. 
Great White Egret 18:00. 
Probable 2 Ringed Plover 18:00. 

(per Malcolm Teal)

Grimsbury Reservoir: 11th September

Grimsbury Reservoir
Black Tern: Flew over at 14.50pm. 16:21.

John Gough

Farmoor Reservoir - 11 September

 Distant pic of the Shearwater from the causeway:

Manx Shearwater (c) Stephen Burch

Farmoor Reservoir 11th September

Manx Shearwater on F2 still present 16:56 viewed from the causeway (per Conor Mackenzie,Mark Pidgeon,Johnny Eclipse et al).

Black-necked Grebe 2 off N/W Bank of F1 14:47

(per Ewan Urquhart, Johnny Eclipse).

Knot 4 flew over c16:00

Swift code

Yellow Wagtail

(per Ewan Urquhart)

Photo courtesy of Mark Pidgeon.

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Chipping Norton: 11th September

Chipping Norton
Green Sandpiper: Flew up from small lake near Cornwell and over the marsh. SP283268. 10:00.
Raven: SP283268. 10:00.
35 Lapwing: SP283268. 10:00.
3 Teal: SP283268. 10:00.
Grey Heron: SP283268. 10:00.
17 Black-headed Gull: SP283268. 10:00.
3 Chiffchaff: SP283268. 10:00.

Steve Akers

Bicester 11th September

Leucistic House Sparrow that has been visiting my garden for the past four days and is the second one of its type after a different bird seen during August!

Moreton nr Thame: Moreton Golf Course: 10th September

Moreton nr Thame: Moreton Golf Course
10 Yellow Wagtail 18:43.
Stonechat: Juv with the tit flock. 18:43.

Luke Marriner

Stonechat courtesy of Luke Marriner.

Chipping Norton: 10th September

Chipping Norton
2 Green Sandpiper: Feeding in margins of small lake near Cornwell. SP283268. 17:30.
25 Goldfinch: SP283268. 17:30.
3 Lapwing: SP283268. 17:30.
Grey Heron: SP283268. 17:30.

Steve Akers

Faringdon: 10th September

10th September

Faringdon
Merlin: Flew straight through chasing Mipits. Private site in West Oxon. 06:30.
400 Meadow Pipit: Around 400 feeding in a small field. Again at a private site in West Oxon. 09:00.
Hobby: Private site in West Oxon. 09:00.
Lesser Redpoll: Heard-only flyover, calling constantly. Private site in West Oxon. 09:00.
8 Yellow Wagtail: Private site in West Oxon. 09:00.
3 Tree Pipit: Private site in West Oxon. 09:00.

Isaac West

Lark Hill 10th September

Whinchat 

4 Wheatear

2 Yellow Wagtail

16 Meadow Pipit

21 Corn Bunting

Chipping Norton: 10th September

Chipping Norton
Stonechat: male. At edge of marsh at small lake near Cornwell. SP283268. 09:30.
5 Meadow Pipit: SP283268. 09:30.
Kestrel: juv. Pursued by two corvid. SP283268. 09:30.

Steve Akers

Banbury: 10th September

Banbury
Tree Pipit: Nocmig record. 05:34.

Gareth Blockley

RSPB Otmoor, visitor trail closure

On Thursday 10th September, the visitor trail up to the reedbed and the viewing screens will be closed for several days. 

This is due to us undertaking some viewpoint improvements and as such, heavy machinery will be present so in the interest of safety, we have decided to close the visitor trail for the duration of the works.

We apologise for any inconvenience that this may cause.

Farmoor 9th Evening

5:30-6:30pm

5 yellow wagtail

 

Sedge Warbler Oxon Downs courtesy of D.Ferret.

Chipping Norton: 9th September

Chipping Norton
2 Green Sandpiper: In margins of small lake near Cornwell - calling. SP283268. 19:30.
6 Teal: SP283268. 19:30.
Chiffchaff: SP283268. 19:30.

Steve Akers

West Ginge: West Ginge Down: 9th September

West Ginge: West Ginge Down
Whinchat
Redstart: fem/imm.
4 Wheatear

Mark Merritt

Otmoor rspb 9th September

Wryneck

Otmoor rspb (per RBA).

N/W of Car park by path on North side of the Closes 14:21 but no further sign despite searching by16:14 (per Terry Sherlock).

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Headington: 9th September

9th September

Headington
Common Sandpiper: Nocmig record. 22:54.

11th September
Common Sandpiper: Nocmig record. 02:07.

Isaac West

Bicester Wetland Reserve: 9th September

Bicester Wetland Reserve
Garganey: Still present on main pool. 08:30.

John Friendship-Taylor

Appleford GPs 8th September

Red-crested Pochard courtesy of Conor Mackenzie.

Red-crested Pochard (f) 

Ringed Plover (juv)

Green Sandpiper 2

Common Sandpiper 2

Snipe 3

Lapwing c200

Egyptian Goose 15+

Otmoor: 8th September

Otmoor
Tree Pipit: Flew over SSE, called 3 times. 19:30.
6 Yellow Wagtail 19:30.
30 Snipe: At least 30 at the 2nd screen. 19:30.

Isaac West

Otmoor 8th Evening

c100+ Yellow Wagtails flew from cattle on greenaways to reedbed at approx 7:30pm

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South Leigh 8th September

Wobbly phoneskope adapter means these up to my usual standard.

Nice to find a hedgerow with passage passerines.

Redstart: Frequenting same hedgerow as min 7 blackcaps, several chiffchaffs and other migrants in mixed flock. 12:44. 
2 Spotted Flycatcher: In mixed passage flock. 12:44. 
Whinchat: Loosely associating with mixed passage flock. 12:44. 
Yellow Wagtail: Bean field. 12:44. 
Whitethroat

Grey Partridge

Mick Cunningham

Dorchester: 8th September

Dorchester
12 Yellow Wagtail: SU564954. 19:20.

Alex Edgar

Cholsey: 7th Sep

Juvenile Merlin pursued by a Raven.
1 Reed Warbler.
4 Yellow Wagtail.
1 Whinchat, Lollingdon Hill yesterday.
1 Lesser Whitethroat, Lollingdon Hill.
up to 15 Kestrel, Lollingdon Hill.
2 Raven.
c10 Meadow Pipit, Lollingdon Hill.

PC & AD.

: 8th September

Milton Road, Bloxham
8 Grey Partridge: Flying along roadside hedge. SP446349. 10:25.

Mary Clifton

Hinksey Park Sept 8th (14:50)

 4 Swift flew south with 2 swallow. Not seen a swift here for a couple of weeks now. 

Headington: 7th September

7th September

Headington
Whimbrel: Nocmig record over the garden. 00:26.
Tree Pipit: Nocmig record over the garden. 03:52.

Isaac West

Oxford: Iffley Road: 7th September

Oxford: Iffley Road
2 Swift: flew over. Not sure I've ever seen swifts so late before. 19:30.

Bob Pomfret

Sutton Courtenay: Churchmere Road: 8th September

Sutton Courtenay: Churchmere Road
9 Siskin: In trees calling by the fishing lakes. SU506939. 09:20.

Conor MacKenzie

Farmoor Reservoir: 7th September

Farmoor Reservoir
Wheatear: Along top edge of F1 near causeway. 15:00.
4 Chiffchaff 15:00.
Blackcap: male. 15:00.
Grey Wagtail: male. 15:00.
2 Great Black-backed Gull: juv. 15:00.
50 Sand Martin: 50 plus over F1 with Swift and House Martin. 15:00.
7 Swift 15:00.
36 Swallow: 10 heading S over F2; 26 low over surface of F2 from 4pm onwards. 15:00.

Steve Akers

Farmoor Reservoir 7th September

Northern Wheatear 1