Port Meadow: 28th February

Port Meadow
Black-tailed Godwit
2 Redshank
Oystercatcher
2 Pintail
5 Shelduck
5 Goosander

Adam Hartley

Pintail Otmoor rspb courtesy of Bryan Manston.

 

Allen Pit Dorchester 28th February

FERRUGINOUS DUCK m still present (per RBA).

Red Kite Dorchester courtesy of Jordan Yates.

 

Blenheim: 28th February

Blenheim
Goosander: Male on Great Lake. 12:30.
2 Great White Egret: 1 on Queen Pool, 1 on Great Lake. 12:30.
2 Little Egret 12:30.

Gareth Casburn

Appleford GPs

Ring-necked Duck - Male and female still present

Bicester Wetland Reserve 28th February

 4 Green Sandpiper   (good count for this early in year)
10 Snipe
1 Jack Snipe
2 Little Egret
70 plus Teal

Alan Peters
Key Holder Site

A329 near Moulsford: 28th February

A329 near Moulsford
Brambling: Female, foraging with Chaffinches. SU5985. 10:50.

Mike Amphlett

Chipping Norton: 27th February

Chipping Norton
Stonechat: In area of scrub and bramble beyond the small lake near Cornwell. SP283268. 14:00.
12 Teal: 10 drake; 2 duck. SP283268. 14:00.
2 Grey Heron: SP283268. 14:00.
Reed Bunting: male. SP283268. 14:00.
Tawny Owl: Hooting from copse. SP283268. 14:00.
3 Kestrel: Two hunting low over fields close to the lake; another hovering over the marsh. SP283268. 14:00.
40 Redwing: SP283268. 14:00.

Steve Akers

Bagley Wood: 27th February

Bagley Wood
Brambling 1+ c16:20

Jason Coppock

Port Meadow: 27th February

Port Meadow
2 Oystercatcher: Also 1 Shelduck & 1 Yellow-legged Gull. 17:00.

Ben Sheldon

Cassington GPs: 27th February

Cassington GPs
Marsh Harrier: Flew west to east over scrub and reeds at southern edge of the lake. 17:00.
7 Pintail 17:00.

Joe Bishop

Allen Pit Dorchester 27th February

FERRUGINOUS DUCK m still present on the Allen Pit 10:56 (per RBA).

Viewable and accessible from the track that runs along the Eastern edge of the lake. SU 573943. Although this is not a public right of way access has been kindly granted by the owner. Approach can be made from the south either via Dorchester or Days Lock.

A329 near Moulsford: 27th February

A329 near Moulsford
Brambling: Fem, consorting with 25+ x Chaffinches. SU5985. 08:40.

Mike Amphlett

Port Meadow: 26th February

Port Meadow
Mediterranean Gull: ad. per Nick Boyd.

Adam Hartley

Farmoor Reservoir 26th February

Great northern Diver still present on F2 16:15 

(per Steve Liptrot).

Courtesy of Steve Liptrot.

Appleford GPs 26th February

2 Ring-necked Duck pair. On large pit south of line of pylons, at eastern end. 16:30.
Oystercatcher 16:30.

Ian Elkins

Allen Pit Dorchester 26th February

 Courtesy of Jordan Yates 

FERRUGINOUS DUCK m  still present 15:54

2 Great white Egret 

(per Alan Dawson,Jordan Yates,Steve Jennings et al).

Great white Egret courtesy of Alan Dawson.

Sonning Eye GPs: 26th February

Sonning Eye GPs
2 Scaup: drk. 16:49.
2 Oystercatcher: On the rowing course bund. 17:11.

Marek Walford

Otmoor rspb

 The recently returned Cranes on Otmoor rspb.

All photos courtesy of Anna Marlow.

Taston: 26th February

Taston
6 Brambling: 1 m. Quick stop to check depleted game covet crop produced these. 15:24.

Mick Cunningham

Oystercatchers Otmoor rspb courtesy of Michael Enticott.

 

Mapledurham: 26th February

Mapledurham
2 Stonechat: m & f. On wire fence opposite pond next to Farm buildings. Showing well. Delightful. 11:15.

John Kearns

A329 near Moulsford: 26th February

A329 near Moulsford
Brambling: Fem, foraging amongst Chaffinches. SU5985. 11:20.

Mike Amphlett

Radley GP: 26th February

2 Oystercatcher: FOY. 11:11.
2 Egyptian Goose 11:11.

Aythya hybrid   

Ian Elkins

Aythya hybrid above & below courtesy of Ian Elkins.

Lye Valley, Headington, Oxford: 26th February

 

Territorial Red Kites, 50 Siskin, 4 Lesser Redpoll and 1 Brambling (second site record). 

Ardington 26th February

Hawfinch 2 in yews on School Road, 10:00

Balscote: Balscote Quarry: 26th February

Balscote: Balscote Quarry
2 Brambling: 2f at feeders. Also 13 snipe. 09:50.

Steve Holliday

Port Meadow: 26th February

Port Meadow
2 Shelduck: male. SP495078. 07:40.

Matthew Southwell

Port Meadow: 26th February

Port Meadow
2 Egyptian Goose: Two males on the flood being very vocal and one chasing the other. SP499074. 07:22.

Matthew Southwell

Otmoor: RSPB reserve: 25th February

Otmoor: RSPB reserve
19 Curlew: Including one bird showing yellow and white rings from the WWT headstarting scheme. 23:36.
2 Redshank 23:36.
2 Stonechat: pair. 23:36.
Peregrine: Unsuccessful low fast dive at waterfowl before towering off towards the MOD. 23:36.
2 Raven 23:36.
3 Marsh Harrier 23:36.

Steve Roby

Chimney Meadows: 25th Feb.

Kittiwake 

Plainly not in the best of health but was feeding and did fly away.

Marsh Harrier

3 Woodcock

6 Grey Partridge at Buckland

Chipping Norton: 25th February

Chipping Norton
2 Raven: pair. Pair circling and calling over Western edge of town over The Leys. Notable that high above them in same location three Buzzard were also circling. SP308267. 14:00.

Steve Akers

Otmoor: RSPB reserve: 25th February

Otmoor: RSPB reserve
Hen Harrier: f. 14:37.

John Kearns

Otmoor: RSPB reserve: 25th February

Otmoor: RSPB reserve
2 Redshank: Seen from main hide. 12:14.

John Kearns

Otmoor: RSPB reserve: 25th February

Otmoor: RSPB reserve
4 Pintail: 2 m 2 f. Travelling with Wigeon - flew over first screen. 09:58.

John Kearns

Otmoor: RSPB reserve: 25th February

Otmoor: RSPB reserve
2 Marsh Harrier 09:40.

John Kearns

Frilford: Millet's Farm: 25th February

Frilford: Millet's Farm
30 Brambling: In a large mixed flock of finches (several hundred) in the fields to the north of the Alder trees by the the rectangular irrigation pond on the left hand side at the south end of the drive. A few also in the shelter belt south of the maize maze field. Numbers of birds were impossible to count with many in trees and dispersed over several fields so 30 Bramblings is probably an big underestimate. Other species Linnet 100-200, Chaffinch 100-200, Siskin 10s, Goldfinch 10s. SU432970. 14:00.

Anthony Roberts

Port Meadow: 25th February

Port Meadow
Dunlin
2 Redshank
3 Oystercatcher
5 Shelduck
7 Pintail
3 Goosander
Yellow-legged Gull: 1w.

Adam Hartley

Stratfield Brake: 25th February

Stratfield Brake
Great White Egret: SP491121. 18:53.

Elizabeth Hodgson

Standlake Pit 60: 25th February

25th February

Standlake Pit 60
3 Goosander 14:42.
2 Great White Egret: In reeds and other on land seen from Langley north shore hide. 14:42.
2 Great Crested Grebe: Displaying. 14:53.
2 Goldeneye: Displaying. 14:53.

Yacky Morris

Key holder reserve.

Farmoor Reservoir: 25th February

Stretching its wings...courtesy of Graham Lenton.

Great Northern Diver still on F1 after all the winds these last few days ! 16:40.

(per Michael Hubbard, Graham Lenton)

Dix Pit: 25th February

Dix Pit
Scaup: fem. 15:37.

Adrian Hickman

Little Owl South Oxon courtesy of Alan Dawson.

 

Dorchester: Allen Pit: 25th February

FERRUGINOUS DUCK m. 14:37.

(per Steve Goddard).

Viewable and accessible from the track that runs along the Eastern edge of the lake. SU 573943. Although this is not a public right of way access has been kindly granted by the owner. Approach can be made from the south either via Dorchester or Days Lock

Yarnton Mead: 25th February

Yarnton Mead
Goosander: male. On river at Cassington end of Yarnton Mead. 09:00.

Andrew Siantonas

A329 near Moulsford: 25th February

A329 near Moulsford
Brambling: Male on sfh feeder, poss another one present. SU5985. 09:20.

Mike Amphlett

Dix Pit & Farmoor Reservoir 24th February

Dix Pit

Scaup - female still present

Goldeneye - c10

Red-crested pochard - 2 (m/f)

Farmoor Reservoir

Great northern diver - still present F1.

Goldeneye - 3

(best viewed in youtube at its highest resolution)

Headington Lye Valley 24th Feb

 25+ Siskins on alders at the end of the boardwalk.

Acrobatic Siskins (c) Bark

Shipton on Cherwell 21st February

Belated report of a Kittiwake.

It was found by a Canal Warden near the Oxford canal just north of Shipton on Cherwell last Monday 21st February.

The bird was alive when found but was in an exhausted state. There was no evidence of any injury that we could see. Unfortunately it did not survive .

A329 near Moulsford: 24th February

A329 near Moulsford
2 Brambling: A superb male and female consorting with the huge group of Chaffinches. SU5985. 12:40.

Mike Amphlett

Banbury: 24th February

Banbury
Common Crossbill: 1+ (heard only) flew over Parklands c.10:40.

Gareth Blockley

Dorchester Allen Pit 23rd February

FERRUGINOUS DUCK m still present 11:43 

(per RBA, Luke Harman).

Great White Egret: Present early morning before flying west. 09:00.
2 Dunlin: Flew in from the north and then on flooded field to the south of the pits. 09:00.
Goosander: Female. 09:00.

(per Luke Harman)

Viewable and accessible from the track that runs along the Eastern edge of the lake. SU 573943. Although this is not a public right of way access has been kindly granted by the owner. Approach can be made from the south either via Dorchester or Days Lock

Farmoor Reservoir 23rd February

Great white Egret  this afternoon on the Pinkhill lagoon (per David Hastings).

Courtesy of David Hastings.

LWV Pit 3: 23rd February

23rd February

LWV Pit 3
72 Red-crested Pochard: SP390052. 13:00.

Rushy Common
Great White Egret: SP381073. 14:00.

Tar Lakes, Rushy Common
2 Shelduck: On the shallow pit opposite the Rushey Common carpark. SP379073. 14:00.

Anthony Roberts

Port Meadow: 23rd February

Port Meadow
4 Shelduck
2 Goosander
2 Oystercatcher

Gnome, Thomas Miller, Ollie Padget, Steve Goddard

Female Kestrel Otmoor rspb courtesy of Debbie Cowee.

 

Appleford GPs 23rd February

 2 Ring-necked Duck (m & f) at Appleford GPs on the pit by the river, viewed from B4106 below pylons at 10 am

per RBA

Chinnor 23rd February

Chinnor church area
12 Goldfinch: On feeders. SP756008. 11:23.

Chinnor church area
4 Brambling: 2 male. On feeders. SP756008. 11:23.

Julia Harris

Sonning Eye GPs: 23rd February

Sonning Eye GPs
Scaup 10:28.
2 Raven 10:28.

Lee Ellams

Otmoor: RSPB reserve: 22nd February

Otmoor: RSPB reserve
Hen Harrier: fem. 22:44.
2 Marsh Harrier: fem. 22:44.
Marsh Harrier: male. Seen from first screen 22:44.
Brambling: fem. Amongst flock of chaffinch and linnet, feeding outside the Wetland Watch. 22:44.

Lo Russell

Stock Dove Stonesfield courtesy of Paul Wren.

 

Devil's Punchbowl: 22nd February

Devil's Punchbowl
Short-eared Owl: SU353847. 21:51.

Geoff Dymott

Courtesy of Geoff Dymott.

Moreton nr Thame: Moreton Golf Course: 22nd February

Moreton nr Thame: Moreton Golf Course
Barn Owl 18:39.
4 Oystercatcher 18:39.
Woodcock 18:39.

Luke Marriner

Shotover: Shotover Lake: 22nd February

Shotover: Shotover Lake
2 Goosander: pair. male being persistently bullied by resident territorial but perennially unmated swan. 16:11.

Anthony Cheke

Otmoor Carpark Field

Redpoll

 

Balscote: Balscote Quarry: 22nd February

Balscote: Balscote Quarry
Brambling: fem. 12:30.

Graeme Porter

Allen Pit Dorchester 22nd February

FERRUGINOUS DUCK drk still present this afternoon (per Geoff Wyatt).

Appleford GPs 22nd February

Ring-necked Duck 2 m/f on the river side pit viewable from the road running beneath the pylons 14:30 (per Geoff Wyatt).

A329 near Moulsford: 22nd February

A329 near Moulsford
Brambling: Nice, cleanly plumaged female, foraging spilt seed - consorting with around a dozen Chaffinches. Second individual of the winter. SU5985. 10:38.

Mike Amphlett

Cassington GPs: 21st February

Cassington GPs
Peregrine: Lovely views. Flew south to north over the lake about 15 mins before sunset. 17:15.

Joe Bishop

Port Meadow: 21st February

Port Meadow
Mediterranean Gull: ad. per Michael Jezierski.
7 Pintail
6 Shelduck

Michael Jezierski, Gnome

Otmoor 21st Feb

Returning Curlews flushed by Marsh Harrier

 

Marsh Harrier

Kestrel with vole

Radley GPs 21st February

Ring-necked Duck (m) still present (per Bryan Manston).

Both photos courtesy of Bryan Manston.

Henley Road GPs: 21st February

Henley Road GPs
Great White Egret 15:20.

John Kearns

Sutton wick GPs

 Pochard x Tufted duck hybrid

Appleford: Appleford GP: 21st February

Appleford: Appleford GP
Ring-necked Duck: Female still present, on main pit. 13:15.

Michael Violette

Radley GP: 20th February

Ring-necked Duck: drk. Showing well on pit south of old railway. 12:07.

Ian Elkins

Port Meadow: 20th February

Port Meadow
7 Goosander: 2 male 5 fem ad.
10 Shelduck 

4 Pintail

Paul Rees, Ollie Padget

Sonning Eye GPs: 20th February

Sonning Eye GPs
2 Scaup: drk. 17:01.
Yellow-legged Gull: ad. In the roost. 17:24

Marek Walford

Ditchley: Ditchley Estate: 19th February

Ditchley: Ditchley Estate
10 Brambling: Good-size group of Brambling in and beneath trees, apologies for late report. Also Raven over. SP392212. 15:00.

Simon Myers

Great Tew 19th February

Belated report of 10 Hawfinch yesterday just south of New Road (per RBA).

Waterstock: River Thame: 19th February

Waterstock: River Thame
19 Brambling 09:00.
Sparrowhawk 09:00.
3 Raven 09:00.
27 Meadow Pipit 09:00.
6 Gadwall 09:00.
40 Snipe 09:00.

Nick Marriner

Waterstock: River Thame: 19th February

Waterstock: River Thame
155 Wigeon 09:00.
27 Pintail 09:00.
Curlew 09:00.
5 Golden Plover 09:00.
14 Linnet 09:00.
95 Teal 09:00.
7 Reed Bunting 09:00.
Stonechat 09:00.
Little Egret 09:00.
235 Lapwing 09:00.

Nick Marriner

Farmoor Reservoir: Causeway: 20th February

Farmoor Reservoir: Causeway
Dunlin: On causeway F2. 10:00.
Great Northern Diver: On F2. 10:00.

Dave Murphy

Witney Lake: 20th February

Witney Lake
Chiffchaff 10:11.

Glen Pascoe

Balscote: Balscote Quarry: 20th February

Balscote: Balscote Quarry
Brambling: 1f with chaffinch flock. 08:10.

Steve Holliday

: 19th February

Neal's Farm
3 Brambling: 2m 1f. SU6883.

John Taylor

Port Meadow: 19th February

Port Meadow
2 Yellow-legged Gull: ad & 1w.
2 Redshank
10 Shelduck

Shifaan TH, Ollie Padget, Adam Hartley

Ducklington: 18th February

Ducklington
2 Barn Owl: 2 different barn owls seen perched alongside main road with, presumably, one of them seen flying over road on my return along the route 15 min later. 22:36.

Mick Cunningham

Farmoor 19th

Great Northern Diver still at southern end of F2

Sent from my iPhone

Tar Lake 19th February

Tar Lake Witney
10 Red-crested Pochard: five pair - positive sighting. SP382071. 17:23.

Michael Willemite

Cassington GPs: 19th February

Cassington GPs
3 Goldeneye 10:30.
Raven: Flying over the lake. 10:30.

Joe Bishop

Radley GP: 19th February

Radley GP
Ring-necked Duck: drk. Still on pit south of old railway. 11:11.

Ian Elkins

Appleford: 19th February

Ring-necked Duck 1f, riverside pit
Caspian Gull 1ad, main pit

Warneford Meadow/Lye Valley, Headignton, Oxford: 19th February

At least 4 singing Redwing this morning, all using twittering sub-song. Also 50 Siskin, 2 Fieldfare and 2 Raven:

Fyfield Wick: 18th February

Fyfield Wick
2 Brambling: Feeding on mixed seed with 46 Chaffinch on back lawn. 15:58.

Jed Cleeter

Radley GP: Old railway line: 17th February

Radley GP: Old railway line
Ring-necked Duck: male. on reedy pit south of old railway, with 2pr tufties & gadwalls. 11:00.

Anthony Cheke

Standlake 17th February

Cattle Egret 7 S/E of Standlake and 1/2 mile south of Newbridge in field east of A415 at 14:12

(per RBA).

Standlake Pit 60: 17th February

Standlake Pit 60
2 Marsh Harrier: cream crowns. iI've not seen a marsh harrier here for weeks. Passage birds? 20:50.
2 Great White Egret 20:50.
Water Rail: heard. 20:50.

Mick Cunningham

Port Meadow: 17th February

Port Meadow
Caspian Gull: 1w. The usual bird, nicknamed "Novak" for his interest in a tennis ball the first time he was found.
2 Shelduck

Adam Hartley

Great Northern Diver 1 - now been present for 67 days having arrived on 12 December 2021

Common Goldeneye 3

Little Egret 1

Water Rail 1

Feral Geese

Snow Goose 73

Barnacle Goose 29

Blenheim 17th February

Egyptian goose - 2 (pair)

Great white egret - 5 (4 Queen Pool, 1 Great Lake)

Little egret - 4

Appleford GPs

Ring-necked Duck - female still

Oystercatcher

Stonechat - m+f

Pochard - 3

Peregrine

Kingfisher

Egyptian goose - 2

Sutton Courtenay

Oystercatcher- pair still on flooded field

Peregrine- pair on Didcot power station chimney

Nuneham Courtenay

 Brambling - male feeding with chaffinch flock on estate

Dorchester sailing lake

Oystercatcher - 2

Port Meadow: 17th February

Port Meadow
2 Redshank: upstream from Perch. 10:55.
3 Shelduck 10:55.

Peter Law

Otmoor 16th Feb

Marsh Harrier 1

Marsh Harrier 2

Marsh Harrier

Hen Harrier

 

4 Marsh Harries, 1 Hen Harrier, showing well this afternoon.

West Oxon 16th February

Black Redstart today in a West Oxfordshire garden.

Newbridge: 16th February

Newbridge
7 Cattle Egret: With a flock of 60 Mute Swans in a field to the east of the A415 about 1/2 mile south of Newbridge. SP405005. 14:12.

Anthony Roberts

Dix Pit: 16th February

Dix Pit
Scaup: fem. Close to the south west shore. 14:04.

Anthony Roberts

Bicester Wetlands Reserve 16th February

Jack Snipe (per RBA).

Key holder reserve.

Radley GPs

 Mediterranean Gull

Appleford GPs

Ring-necked Duck - female still on fishing lakes with tufted flock, then flew onto main pits.

Sutton Courtenay 

Oystercatcher - pair on flooded field on 14/02

: 15th February

Neal's Shaw
3 Brambling: 2 m 1f. SU6883.

John Taylor

Oxford: 15th February

Oxford
Lesser Spotted Woodpecker: Flew across the Eastern Bypass and landed in the top of an Alder tree. SP521034. 08:20.

Jed Cleeter

Port Meadow: 15th February

Port Meadow
Mediterranean Gull: ad. (TM)
Caspian Gull: ad. (TM)
Yellow-legged Gull: 1w (TM)
3 Goosander: 2 female/1 male. (AS)
2 Redshank

 
Thomas Miller, Andrew Siantonas, Gnome, Ollie Padget & Ben Sheldon

Chipping Norton: 15th February

Chipping Norton
Stonechat: male. Perched on vegetation at small lake near Cornwell. SP283268. 13:30.
2 Teal: drk. SP283268. 13:30.
3 Mute Swan: SP283268. 13:30.
25 Fieldfare: SP283268. 13:30.
Great Spotted Woodpecker: SP283268. 13:30.

Steve Akers

Ardington 15th February

Hawfinch 5

Siskin (singing male) 

Port Meadow: 14th February

Port Meadow
4 Shelduck
3 Yellow-legged Gull
1 Caspian x Herring hybrid
5 Goosander
Redshank
Peregrine, seen to take a Golden Plover

Gnome, Matthew Lloyd, Thomas Miller, Ollie Padget

Dorchester: Allen Pit: 14th February

Ferruginous Duck

 

Farmoor Reservoir 14th February

Great northern Diver juv at southern end of F2 (per RBA).

Dorchester: Allen Pit: 14th February

FERRUGINOUS DUCK m still present this morning. 12:00 (per Peter Law).

Viewable and accessible from the track that runs along the Eastern edge of the lake. SU 573943. Although this is not a public right of way access has been kindly granted by the owner. Approach can be made from the south either via Dorchester or Days Lock

Bicester Wetland Reserve 14th February

 2 Water Rail
2 Stonechat
200 Teal
30 Snipe
1 Green Sandpiper
2 Little Egret

3 Roe Deer

Alan Peters
Key Holder Reserve

Chipping Norton: 14th February

Chipping Norton
2 Bullfinch: pair. SP308267. 10:20.
2 Greenfinch: pair. SP308267. 10:20.

Steve Akers

Port Meadow: 13th February

Port Meadow
2 Shelduck
Redshank

Adam Hartley

 

Bullfinch at Otmoor rspb courtesy of Moth Clark.

Fyfield Wick: 13th February

Fyfield Wick
2 Brambling: M&F with 43 Chaffinch feeding on seed in back garden. 10:00.

Jed Cleeter

New Marston: New Marston Meadows: 13th February

New Marston: New Marston Meadows
Merlin: male. First seen 0745 approaching from SE; crossed field to south of cycle path meadow in full hunting mode. Seen again at 0900 flying W-E across flooded field at c. SP521072. An adult Peregrine inbetween these sightings made for a falcon-heavy morning. Tom Evans, Steve Jennings & Ben Sheldon. SP523070. 09:00.

Ben Sheldon

: 13th February

Neal's Shaw
4 Brambling: 3 m 1 f. SU6883. 14:11.

John Taylor

Standlake area: 13th February

Newbridge:
8 Cattle Egret, in field east of main road south of the Thames

Pit 60:
Garganey 1
Great White Egret 1

Allen Pit Dorchester 13th February

FERRUGINOUS DUCK m still present this morning (per RBA).

Viewable and accessible from the track that runs along the Eastern edge of the lake. SU 573943. Although this is not a public right of way access has been kindly granted by the owner. Approach can be made from the south either via Dorchester or Days Lock. 

Radley Lakes, 13th Feb

Ring-necked duck (m) displaying to female tuftie

Otmoor rspb 12th February

Courtesy of Terry Sherlock 

Ring-necked Duck m from the 1st screen 15:55 (per Tezzer).

Courtesy of Terry Sherlock

Sonning Eye GPs: 12th February

Sonning Eye GPs
2 Scaup: drk. 17:07.

Marek Walford

Moreton nr Thame: Moreton Golf Course: 12th February

Moreton nr Thame: Moreton Golf Course
2 Oystercatcher: Returning birds back, first for the year on site. 11:50.

Luke Marriner

Courtesy of Luke Marriner.