Garsington
Pied Flycatcher 17:00.
Stephen Lockey
Tuesday, 31 August 2021
Standlake Pit 60: 31st August
Standlake Pit 60
Mediterranean Gull: juv. Same bird as last night. 21:06.
Caspian Gull: is moulting to 2w. Same bird as last night. Revised age per lew. 21:06.
Green Sandpiper 21:06.
6 Yellow-legged Gull: Various ages. Including 2 jugs handful of LBBs HGs and 500 BHGs. 21:06.
Mick Cunningham
Mediterranean Gull: juv. Same bird as last night. 21:06.
Caspian Gull: is moulting to 2w. Same bird as last night. Revised age per lew. 21:06.
Green Sandpiper 21:06.
6 Yellow-legged Gull: Various ages. Including 2 jugs handful of LBBs HGs and 500 BHGs. 21:06.
Mick Cunningham
Balscote Quarry B.O.S Reserve 31st August
Wood Sandpiper reported on the far pool briefly lthis afternoon (per RBA).
Farmoor Reservoir 31st August
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| Purple Sandpiper courtesy of Steve Liptrot Photography. |
Black Tern 2 early evening (per Steve Liptrot)
Ruff
Ringed Plover
Dunlin 2
Egyptian Goose
Swift 15+
Swallow 20
Sand Martin c600
Yellow Wagtail
(per Ewan Urquhart).
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| Black Tern courtesy of Steve Liptrot Photography. |
Lower Shiplake: 31st August
Lower Shiplake
Kingfisher: Came from under bridge on road at Nursing Home. Lashbrook Home . SU775791. 14:20.
Ralph Watts
Kingfisher: Came from under bridge on road at Nursing Home. Lashbrook Home . SU775791. 14:20.
Ralph Watts
Farmoor Reservoir 31st August
A second juvenile Purple Sandpiper on the Causeway.
Not present at 1030 but arrived sometime before 1200
Muswell Hill nr Piddington: 31st August
Muswell Hill nr Piddington
2 Hobby 12:30.
2 Spotted Flycatcher 12:30.
30 Chiffchaff: Mix of Chiffchaff and Willow Warblers - minimum count. 12:30.
2 Raven 12:30.
Blackcap 12:30.
2 Wheatear 12:30.
150 Swallow: Resting on fences and bushes and actively feeding around trees - minimum count. 12:30.
32 Goldfinch 12:30.
Colin Oram
2 Hobby 12:30.
2 Spotted Flycatcher 12:30.
30 Chiffchaff: Mix of Chiffchaff and Willow Warblers - minimum count. 12:30.
2 Raven 12:30.
Blackcap 12:30.
2 Wheatear 12:30.
150 Swallow: Resting on fences and bushes and actively feeding around trees - minimum count. 12:30.
32 Goldfinch 12:30.
Colin Oram
Monday, 30 August 2021
Standlake Pit 60: 30th August
Standlake Pit 60
Caspian Gull: 3cy. Hardest age to get correct. I'd say 2nd Summer moulting to 3rd winter in trad scheme. Has dropped outer primaries. 21:49.
Mediterranean Gull: juv. a beautiful juv with black-headed gulls. 21:49.
Green Sandpiper: SNT had seen this earlier. Still present as I was checking gulls between 6.45pm and 7. 40pm. 21:49.
Mick Cunningham
Caspian Gull: 3cy. Hardest age to get correct. I'd say 2nd Summer moulting to 3rd winter in trad scheme. Has dropped outer primaries. 21:49.
Mediterranean Gull: juv. a beautiful juv with black-headed gulls. 21:49.
Green Sandpiper: SNT had seen this earlier. Still present as I was checking gulls between 6.45pm and 7. 40pm. 21:49.
Mick Cunningham
Farmoor Reservoir 30th August
1545-1700hrs
Ruff 1 juvenile male
Common Redshank 1
Common Sandpiper 2
Common Tern 3 all juveniles
Great Black backed Gull 1 adult
Yellow legged Gull 3+
Sand Martin ca 500
Swallow 2
Common Swift 1
Kingfisher 1
Farmoor Reservoir: 30th August
Farmoor Reservoir
Ruff 15:20.
Purple Sandpiper: Very tame on causeway near huts. 15:20.
Yacky Morris
Ruff 15:20.
Purple Sandpiper: Very tame on causeway near huts. 15:20.
Yacky Morris
Farmoor Aug 30th am
Knot - 1 (flew through)
Ruff - 1
Redshank - 1
Ruff - 1
Redshank - 1
Common Sandpiper
Hobby - 2
Hobby - 2
Peregrine
Garden Warbler - 1
Teal - 1
Wheatear - 1
Garden Warbler - 1
Teal - 1
Wheatear - 1
Yellow Wagtail
Swift - 10
Swift - 10
(Dave Lowe, Mark Chivers)
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| Ruff courtesy of Mark Chivers |
Blenheim: 30th August
Blenheim
Water Rail: On a muddy patch downstream from the Seven arches bridge.
2 Peregrine: One flying down side of the lake towards Bladon. The other harried from the Column of Victory and then chased by a Red Kite.
11 Shoveler
Bob Pomfret
Water Rail: On a muddy patch downstream from the Seven arches bridge.
2 Peregrine: One flying down side of the lake towards Bladon. The other harried from the Column of Victory and then chased by a Red Kite.
11 Shoveler
Bob Pomfret
Muswell Hill, 30th August
09-10:30
Wheatear
Spotted Flycatcher 4
Large mixed species flock containing several Blackcaps, Willow Warblers, Chiffchaffs and a Lesser Whitethroat in with Tits and Finches
Hundreds of Swallows and a few House Martins
Appleford GPs 30th August
Black-tailed Godwit 2
Ruff 2
Greenshank
Little-ringed Plover juv
Green Sandpiper
Common Sandpiper 2
Snipe
Common Tern 3+
Wigeon
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| Black-tailed Godwit with Lapwing. |
New Marston: New Marston Meadows: 30th August
New Marston: New Marston Meadows
Peregrine
2 Sand Martin: Flew through roughly south.
Tom Evans
Peregrine
2 Sand Martin: Flew through roughly south.
Tom Evans
Sunday, 29 August 2021
Lark Hill 4pm Aug 29th
2/3 Redstart
6 Whinchat
2 Wheatear
1 Lesser Whitethroat
Dave Lowe & Leo
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2 Wheatear
1 Lesser Whitethroat
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Farmoor Reservoir: 29th August
29th August
Farmoor Reservoir
3 Yellow-legged Gull: On buoys in f2. 08:54.
Dunlin: On causeway very tame. 08:48.
5 Yellow Wagtail: Mainly on causeway. 08:48.
Yacky Morris
Farmoor Reservoir
3 Yellow-legged Gull: On buoys in f2. 08:54.
Dunlin: On causeway very tame. 08:48.
5 Yellow Wagtail: Mainly on causeway. 08:48.
Yacky Morris
Standlake, pit 60: 29 August
Garganey 2
Mandarin 1 (pit 27)
Black-tailed Godwit 1 juv
Common Sand 1
Black-headed Gull 1400
Yellow legged Gull 3
Redstart 2 (inc ad male)
Spotted Flycatcher 1
Little Egret 5
Common Tern 3
Shoveler 14, Teal 10
Mandarin 1 (pit 27)
Black-tailed Godwit 1 juv
Common Sand 1
Black-headed Gull 1400
Yellow legged Gull 3
Redstart 2 (inc ad male)
Spotted Flycatcher 1
Little Egret 5
Common Tern 3
Shoveler 14, Teal 10
Appleford GPs 29th August
Caspian Gull 2 *1 juv (TM)
Common Tern 3 juvs
Little Egret 5
Ruff 2
Green Sandpiper 3
Common Sandpiper 2
Lapwing c50
Snipe 3
Little-ringed Plover 2 juvs
Egyptian Goose 12+
Shoveler 21
Gadwall 20+
Yellow Wagtail 4
+Painted Lady.
Farmoor Reservoir 29th August
0800-0930hrs
Ringed Plover 1
Dunlin 1
Common Sandpiper 3
Sand Martin 250+
Swallow 2
Common Swift 20+
Blackcap 10+
Garden Warbler 1
Common Whitethroat 1
Common Chiffchaff 5+
Willow Warbler 2
Yellow Wagtail 8
Greater Black backed Gull 3
Yellow legged Gull 6+
Egyptian Goose 2
Barnacle Goose - feral flock 29
Common Pochard 1m
Peregrine 1
Little Egret 3
Little Grebe 4
Saturday, 28 August 2021
Moreton nr Thame: Moreton Golf Course: 28th August
Moreton nr Thame: Moreton Golf Course
14 Yellow Wagtail 20:42.
2 Spotted Flycatcher: In a mixed warbler flock. 20:42.
Lesser Whitethroat: In the mixed warbler flock. 20:42.
4 Swift: Over main lake. 20:42.
Luke Marriner
14 Yellow Wagtail 20:42.
2 Spotted Flycatcher: In a mixed warbler flock. 20:42.
Lesser Whitethroat: In the mixed warbler flock. 20:42.
4 Swift: Over main lake. 20:42.
Luke Marriner
Grimsbury Reservoir 28th August
Redstart 2
Spotted Flycatcher 3
Swift 12
Garde. Warbler
Yellow Wagtail 2
(per Gareth Blockley)
Otmoor rspb 28th August
Cattle Egret 14
Great white Egret Big Otmoor
Garganey 2
Whinchat on the Closes
Otmoor: RSPB reserve: 28th August
Otmoor: RSPB reserve
4 Mandarin Duck: f. Second screen, on tern raft. 08:50.
Rob Cadd
4 Mandarin Duck: f. Second screen, on tern raft. 08:50.
Rob Cadd
Friday, 27 August 2021
Appleford GP: 27th August
Baltic Gull 1, 1st summer 18.50 then flew N
Caspian Gull 1 juv
Black-tailed Godwit 2
Ruff 1 juv
LR Plover 4 juvs
Green Sandpiper 1
Common Sandpiper 3
Snipe 2
Yellow Wagtail 1
Common Tern 3
Swift 20
Caspian Gull 1 juv
Black-tailed Godwit 2
Ruff 1 juv
LR Plover 4 juvs
Green Sandpiper 1
Common Sandpiper 3
Snipe 2
Yellow Wagtail 1
Common Tern 3
Swift 20
Ardley EDF Lake
14 Green Sandpiper (most I've seen at this site)
266 L-B-b Gulls
80 Canada Geese
Alan Peters
Farmoor Reservoir 27th August
Caspian Gull juv
Ringed Plover 2
Dunlin 3
Common Sandpiper
Wigeon 5
Swift
Sand Martin 100+
Sand Martin 100+
Willow Warbler 3
Chiffchaff 15+
(per Ewan Urquhart, Johnny Eclipse)
Thursday, 26 August 2021
Letcombe Bassett: Gramps Hill: 26th August
Letcombe Bassett: Gramps Hill
3 Redstart
3 Raven
Mark Merritt
3 Redstart
3 Raven
Mark Merritt
Farmoor Reservoir: 26th August
Evening:
Greenshank: Flew up from f1 over to f2. 19:11.
(Yacky Morris, Ewan Urquhart)
Dunlin 4
Ringed Plover 2
Common Sandpiper 2
Little Ringed Plover: juv. On causeway. 19:11. Greenshank: Flew up from f1 over to f2. 19:11.
(Yacky Morris, Ewan Urquhart)
Appleford GPs 26th August
Ruff 2
Ringed Plover juv
Little-ringed Plover c5 juv
Common Sandpiper 3
Snipe 3
Egyptian Goose 4
Shoveler 6
Teal 2
Little Egret 9
Stock Dove 4
Yellow Wagtail 2
Farmoor Reservoir 26th August
Caspian Gull juv 08:04
Common Scoter F1
Little Egret 5
Turnstone 9 10:27
Ringed Plover
Greenshank over
Swift 10
Yellow Wagtail juv
Wheatear
Wednesday, 25 August 2021
Farmoor - 25 August AM
2 Wheatear on causeway
1 Caspian Gull in middle of F1 (thanks to Thomas Miller for scope view and ID!)
Stephen Burch
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| Wheatear (c) Stephen Burch |
Appleford: Appleford GP: 25th August
Appleford: Appleford GP
4 Caspian Gull: 2 juv, 2 1s. 17:00.
Thomas Miller
4 Caspian Gull: 2 juv, 2 1s. 17:00.
Thomas Miller
Farmoor Reservoir 25th August
Caspian Gull juvenile again on the causeway eating a fish 06:58 and still present early afternoon.
Little Gull juv F1 until c12:20 then flew high S/W (per Nick Truby).
Common Sandpiper 2
Barnacle Goose 29
Swift 6
Sand Martin 20
Wheatear 2
(per Ewan Urquhart).
Common Scoter: f. On F1. 16:50. (per Colin Teal)
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| Little Gull courtesy of Nick Truby. |
3 Wheatear
1 Redstart
1+ Yellow wagtail
Black swan
All at north side of F1
1+ Yellow wagtail
Black swan
All at north side of F1
(per Andy Last)
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| Northern Wheatear |
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| Black Swan |
Both photos courtesy of Ewan Urquhart.
Tuesday, 24 August 2021
Farmoor Reservoir: 24th August
First summer Baltic gull in roost on F1 at 20:00. Possibly Appleford "Bird 3" although more advanced in moult and losing the black tip to its bill. Primary moult break at P4/P5.
Otmoor: 24th August
Otmoor
2 Cattle Egret: From 1st screen, but flew off over Greenways around 3.45pm. 21:45.
Michael Hubbard
2 Cattle Egret: From 1st screen, but flew off over Greenways around 3.45pm. 21:45.
Michael Hubbard
Appleford GPs 24th August
Ruff 2
Ringed Plover 2 ad juv
Snipe 3
Little Egret 2
Egyptian Goose 4+
Wigeon 2 m/f
Teal c10
Yellow Wagtail
(Thomas Miller, Badger)
Kings Lock: 24th August
Kings Lock
Whinchat: On a narrow boat moored on river just below the lock. Sat for a minute before I lost it when it flew into some nearby shrubs. 16:00.
Andrew Siantonas
Whinchat: On a narrow boat moored on river just below the lock. Sat for a minute before I lost it when it flew into some nearby shrubs. 16:00.
Andrew Siantonas
Farmoor 24th
4 yellow wagtail (juv)
Caspian Gull on causeway
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Caspian Gull on causeway
Greenshank
Common Scoter (f) on north side F1
Ringed plover
Ringed plover
Peregrine
3 common sandpiper
c10 Swift
3 common sandpiper
c10 Swift
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Monday, 23 August 2021
Otmoor: Saunders Ground: 23rd August
Otmoor: Saunders Ground
12 Cattle Egret: All adult. 20:38.
Otmoor: River Ray
3 Mandarin Duck: Family group. 20:38.
Steve Roby
12 Cattle Egret: All adult. 20:38.
Otmoor: River Ray
3 Mandarin Duck: Family group. 20:38.
Steve Roby
Farmoor Reservoir 23rd August
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| Common Scoter |
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| Common Redstart |
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| Caspian Gull |
0800-1430hrs
Common Scoter 1f with the Tufted Duck flock at northwest corner of F1
Caspian Gull 1 juvenile
Greater Black backed Gull 2 adults
Yellow legged Gull c6 various ages
Black Tern 1 juvenile
Common Tern 3
Ringed Plover 2
Common Sandpiper 2
Common Redstart 1f
Common Whitethroat c2
Lesser Whitehroat c2
Garden Warbler c1
Blackcap c1
Willow Warbler c2
Common Chiffchaff 20+
Yellow Wagtail 1 juvenile
Swallow 2
Kingfisher 1
Little Grebe 2
Little Egret 2
Egyptian Goose 2
Mediterranean Gull 1 - Juvenile in gull roost at 1916hrs
Port Meadow: 23rd August
Port Meadow
9 Egyptian Goose: 2 adults/7 juv. On the river bank opposite the Perch. The family still all together and the juveniles looking very grown up! 15:30.
Andrew Siantonas
9 Egyptian Goose: 2 adults/7 juv. On the river bank opposite the Perch. The family still all together and the juveniles looking very grown up! 15:30.
Andrew Siantonas
Farmoor Reservoir: 23rd August
23rd August
Farmoor Reservoir
2 Common Sandpiper: 2 on causeway flew on to tern rafts. 15:34.
Black Tern: Flying up and down f1. 13:35.
Yacky Morris
Farmoor Reservoir
2 Common Sandpiper: 2 on causeway flew on to tern rafts. 15:34.
Black Tern: Flying up and down f1. 13:35.
Yacky Morris
Farmoor Reservoir 23rd August
Black Tern juv (DL) still 14:40 F1 (per Nick Truby)
Caspian Gull again along the causeway early a.m
Common Scoter f/imm N/W corner of F1Redstart
(per Ewan Urquhart).
Otmoor 23rd
3 Cattle Egret
4 Garganey
Golden plover
Green Sandpiper
Oystercatcher
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Golden plover
Green Sandpiper
Oystercatcher
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Cholsey: 23rd August
Cholsey
Whinchat: from Silly Bridge, south of the railway station. SU588854. 09:30.
Michael Pocock
Whinchat: from Silly Bridge, south of the railway station. SU588854. 09:30.
Michael Pocock
Grimsbury Reservoir 23rd August
Spotted Flycatcher
Redstart f
Common Sandpiper
Peregrine
Yellow Wagtail 2
(per JFT)
Sunday, 22 August 2021
Letcombe Bassett: Gramps Hill: 22nd August
Letcombe Bassett: Gramps Hill
5 Yellow Wagtail
Redstart: m.
Mark Merritt
5 Yellow Wagtail
Redstart: m.
Mark Merritt
Applefords GPs
Ruff - Juv still present
Ringed plover - 8
Little ringed plover - 5
Green sandpiper - 3
Common sandpiper - 3
Snipe - 4
Standlake Pit 60: 22nd August
Standlake Pit 60
Garganey: eclipse bird. I think the 'second' individual on face pattern. Apart from a moribund lapwing, not a single wader; no shoreline. 20:16.
Mick Cunningham
Garganey: eclipse bird. I think the 'second' individual on face pattern. Apart from a moribund lapwing, not a single wader; no shoreline. 20:16.
Mick Cunningham
Farmoor Reservoir: 22nd August
Farmoor Reservoir
Caspian Gull: juv. 09:00.
5 Yellow-legged Gull 09:00.
Greenshank 09:00.
2 Ringed Plover 09:00.
Peter Alfrey
Caspian Gull: juv. 09:00.
5 Yellow-legged Gull 09:00.
Greenshank 09:00.
2 Ringed Plover 09:00.
Peter Alfrey
Waterstock: River Thame: 22nd August
Treecreeper 08:00.
Tree Pipit: Heard, low over. 08:00.
Kingfisher 08:00.
Mandarin Duck 08:00.
Raven 08:00.
36 Swallow 08:00.
4 Goosander: 4 r/h family party still. 08:00.
2 Little Egret 08:00.
2 Garden Warbler 08:00.
9 Chiffchaff 08:00.
3 Blackcap 08:00.
2 Sedge Warbler 08:00.
2 Willow Warbler 08:00.
2 Lesser Whitethroat 08:00.
75 Linnet 08:00.
3 Reed Bunting 08:00.
5 Whitethroat 08:00.
2 Goldcrest 08:00.
Nick Marriner
Tree Pipit: Heard, low over. 08:00.
Kingfisher 08:00.
Mandarin Duck 08:00.
Raven 08:00.
36 Swallow 08:00.
4 Goosander: 4 r/h family party still. 08:00.
2 Little Egret 08:00.
2 Garden Warbler 08:00.
9 Chiffchaff 08:00.
3 Blackcap 08:00.
2 Sedge Warbler 08:00.
2 Willow Warbler 08:00.
2 Lesser Whitethroat 08:00.
75 Linnet 08:00.
3 Reed Bunting 08:00.
5 Whitethroat 08:00.
2 Goldcrest 08:00.
Nick Marriner
Otmoor: 22nd August
Otmoor
Great White Egret 12:00.
3 Cattle Egret 12:00.
Bittern: Flew over screen 1. 12:00.
Great White Egret 12:00.
3 Cattle Egret 12:00.
Bittern: Flew over screen 1. 12:00.
Garganey (per RBA)
Raven 12:00.
Greenshank: Seen at first screen. 12:00.
Oystercatcher 12:00.
Michael Violette
Raven 12:00.
Greenshank: Seen at first screen. 12:00.
Oystercatcher 12:00.
Michael Violette
Farmoor Aug 22nd (am)
Caspian Gull - 1 Juv (as per P.Alfrey)
Teal - 6 (1 south, then 5 south) first of autumn
Goosander - 2 females on F1 then south
Swift - 9
Whimbrel - 1 south at 07:46
Greenshank - 1 south east at 09:43 (also 6 south the previous evening)
Ringed Plover - 2 adults
Yellow Legged Gull - c10 adults and at least 1 Juv
Great BB Gull - 3 ads and 1 2CY
Kingfisher - 1
Hirundines - light passage of mainly Sand Martin (c60), some Swallow (c30) and a couple of House Martin
Meadow Pipit - 1 (first of autumn)
Lesser Whitethroat - 4
Raven - 2 south
(Med Gull - 1 Juv in the roost the previous evening - Aug 21st)
Teal - 6 (1 south, then 5 south) first of autumn
Goosander - 2 females on F1 then south
Swift - 9
Whimbrel - 1 south at 07:46
Greenshank - 1 south east at 09:43 (also 6 south the previous evening)
Ringed Plover - 2 adults
Yellow Legged Gull - c10 adults and at least 1 Juv
Great BB Gull - 3 ads and 1 2CY
Kingfisher - 1
Hirundines - light passage of mainly Sand Martin (c60), some Swallow (c30) and a couple of House Martin
Meadow Pipit - 1 (first of autumn)
Lesser Whitethroat - 4
Raven - 2 south
(Med Gull - 1 Juv in the roost the previous evening - Aug 21st)
Appleford GPs 22nd August
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| Ruff. |
Ringed Plover 3 (2 juv)
Little-ringed Plover 5+
Common Sandpiper 3+
Snipe
Sparrowhawk f
Little Egret 4
Drayton Flood:
Green Sandpiper 9
Snipe
Oxford: Iffley Road: 22nd August
Oxford: Iffley Road
2 Raven: Flying over calling. 09:32.
Steve Roby
2 Raven: Flying over calling. 09:32.
Steve Roby
Saturday, 21 August 2021
Chipping Norton: 21st August
Chipping Norton
Green Sandpiper: Calling loudly whilst feeding in the shallows of small lake near Cornwell. SP283268. 19:30.
3 Teal: SP283268. 19:30.
2 Grey Heron: SP283268. 19:30.
Steve Akers
Green Sandpiper: Calling loudly whilst feeding in the shallows of small lake near Cornwell. SP283268. 19:30.
3 Teal: SP283268. 19:30.
2 Grey Heron: SP283268. 19:30.
Steve Akers
Otmoor: 21st August
Otmoor
Whimbrel: One flew west calling. 18:30.
8 Yellow Wagtail 18:30.
Great White Egret: Still on Big Otmoor. 18:30.
3 Cattle Egret: Greenaways. 18:30.
Curlew 18:30.
3 Greenshank 18:30.
Green Sandpiper 18:30.
2 Crane 18:30.
Peter Alfrey
Whimbrel: One flew west calling. 18:30.
8 Yellow Wagtail 18:30.
Great White Egret: Still on Big Otmoor. 18:30.
3 Cattle Egret: Greenaways. 18:30.
Curlew 18:30.
3 Greenshank 18:30.
Green Sandpiper 18:30.
2 Crane 18:30.
Peter Alfrey
Otmoor rspb 21st August
Cattle Egret 3+
Great white Egret 2
Golden Plover
Greenshank Ruff
Black-tailed Godwit
Ruff
Snipe c60
Water Rail
(per Bark et al)
Great white Egret courtesy of Bryan Manston.
Marsh Baldon: 21st August
Marsh Baldon
2 Wheatear: 2 Wheatear in arable fields west of Marsh Baldon. SU577997. 16:10.
Paul Torevell
2 Wheatear: 2 Wheatear in arable fields west of Marsh Baldon. SU577997. 16:10.
Paul Torevell
Appleford GPs
Sanderling - picked up in flight from sandy spit but appeared to land
Common Sandpiper
Green Sandpiper - 5
Snipe - 3
Common Tern - 5 (3 juvs and parents returning with food)
Little Grebe - 3
Egyptian Goose - 2
Drayton flood
Green sandpiper - 7
Egyptian Goose - 2
Barnacle Goose - 2
Farmoor Reservoir 21st August
Caspian Gull 1 juvenile
Greater Black backed Gull 1
Yellow legged Gull 4+
Green Sandpiper 1 - along RiverThames by Pinkhill Reserve
Dunlin 1 juvenile
Ringed Plover 2
Common Sandpiper 3
Common Whitethroat c9
Lesser Whitethroat 1
Reed Warbler c11 - at least two family parties
Blackcap c10
Common Chiffchaff 40+
Willow Warbler c3
Sand Martin 50+
Swallow 5
Egyptian Goose 6
Gadwall 4
Little Grebe 3 - first of the autumn
Little Egret 3
Tawny Owl 1 - male calling from willows by River Thames