Radley Lakes 31st March

6:30-7:45pm
Ring-necked duck (m) Thrupp lake
6 little egret


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Otmoor Thursday 31 March

Wheatear 1 (Ashgrave)

Yellowhammer 1 (Hide)
Oystercatcher 2 (Big Otmoor)

Pintail 2 (Big Otmoor)

Sparrowhawk 1 (Closes)

Balscote Quarry 31st March

Brambling 16 near feeders (I.B).

Port Meadow 31st March

Siberian Chiffchaff Burgess Field

White Wagtail 

Little-ringed Plover 5

Oystercatcher 5

Redshank

(per Justin Taylor, Phil Barnett).

Blenheim: 31st March

Blenheim
Great White Egret 06:45.
8 Little Egret 06:45.

Gareth Casburn

Cassington GPs: 30th March

Black-necked Grebe still present 18:00 

(per Colin Teal)

Goldeneye c10
Swallow 2+
Sand Martin c10
Kingfisher 2

Please keep to public rights of way.

Thame: 30th March

Thame
10 Common Scoter: 10+ sound recorded going over my house at 1am. 22:24.

Luke Marriner

Stanton St. John: 30th March

Stanton St. John
Little Egret: One in field next to Mead Lane. 15:00.
Great Spotted Woodpecker: Male on feeder. 15:00.
2 Marsh Tit: Two on feeders. 15:00.

David Brown

: 30th March

Enslow: downstream from bridge
2 Little Egret: In tree on riverbank, then flew down into meadow. SP476183. 12:00.

Patrick Keiller

30th March Port Meadow

Siberian Chiffchaff still
3 Little Ringed Plover
10 Shelduck,
6 Oystercatchers
1 Redshank
5 Pintail (2m)
4 Reed Bunting

Ben Sheldon, Phil Barnett, Gnome

 

Bicester Wetland Reserve: 30th March

Bicester Wetland Reserve
8 Green Sandpiper 13:00.
Kingfisher 13:00.

Colin Oram

Farmoor Reservoir 30th March

Great northern Diver 

Mediterranean Gull adult F1 

Little-ringed Plover 

Wheatear reported

(per Ewan Urquhart)

Sonning Eye GPs: 30th March

Sonning Eye GPs
2 Mandarin Duck: drk. 12:29.

Marek Walford

Widford: 30th March

Widford
4 Little Ringed Plover: still on floods. 11:40.

Peter Law

Tar Lakes: 29th March

Tar Lakes, Rushy Common
Great White Egret: standing in tar lake nr. seats. SP385072. 17:00.

John Pimm

: 29th March

gravel quarry ducklington
Probable Little Ringed Plover: flew (calling) over track going east, settled in marshy area nr. little lake. SP368084. 17:30.

John Pimm

Chipping Norton: 30th March

Chipping Norton
2 Gadwall: pair. SP283268. 12:00.
4 Teal: SP283268. 12:00.
4 Mute Swan: SP283268. 12:00.
4 Chiffchaff: SP283268. 12:00.
Mistle Thrush: SP283268. 12:00.
Kestrel: SP283268. 12:00.

Steve Akers

Appleford GPs 29th March

Ring-necked Duck f again on the lake side pits 

(per RBA).

Otmoor 29th March

Hen Harrier: Ringtail. 18:30.
Peregrine 18:30.

Steve Goddard

Chinnor: Cement Works: 29th March

Chinnor: Cement Works
2 Little Ringed Plover: On island Lake 2b. 10:00.

David Stracey

Standlake Pit 60: 29th March

Garganey

 

Moreton nr Thame: Moreton Golf Course: 29th March

Moreton nr Thame: Moreton Golf Course
Swallow: FOY dropped down in the merk. 20:04.
3 Sand Martin: FOY dropped down in the merk. 20:04.
Wheatear: Male, FOY. 19:51.
6 Oystercatcher 19:51.
2 Little Owl 19:51.

Luke Marriner

Wheatear Courtesy of Luke Marriner.

Otmoor: RSPB reserve: 29th March

Garganey 2 m/f on Big Otmoor 

Ruff 6 on Big Otmoor 
Great White Egret: On Greenaways. 08:58.

(per Adam Lake, Steve Roby)

Port Meadow: 29th March

Port Meadow
2 Little Ringed Plover
3 Swallows through

Redshank
4 Oystercatcher
6 Shelduck
3 Pintail

Adam Hartley, Steve Lavington

Standlake Pit 60: 29th March

Standlake Pit 60
Garganey: m. In the last 2 weeks I've checked the pit regularly expecting garganey. Did so again yesterday: no sign. Today I broke routine and went to Farmoor first. Of course Roger W found a garganey at pit 60 today. I noted it was manically swimming back and forth rather than feeding or resting. Why so? 18:52.

Mick Cunningham

Widford 29th March

 Little Ringed Plover 4

Enslow 29th March

2 Cattle Egret: Two still at Enslow in the sheep field by the bridge. SP475178. 13:32.

David Brown

Sonning Eye GPs: 29th March

Sonning Eye GPs
2 Mandarin Duck: m+f. 13:15.

Marek Walford

Ardley ERF 29th March

Peregrine - 1 atop the chimneys. Remains of a kill could be seen on the ledge near it.

Little ringed plover - 1 on far side of ERF pool

Green sandpiper - 1 on a large puddle near the facility building.

Farmoor Reservoir 29th March

Great Northern Diver 1 (2cy - now present for 107 days)

Garganey 2

Gadwall 6

Goldeneye 4

Common Redshank 1

Swallow 2

Blackcap 4+ singing males

28th March Port Meadow

Siberian Chiffchaff still
2 Little Ringed Plover
Ruff
2 Oystercatchers
4 Shelduck
4 Pintail

Thomas Miller, Phil Barnett

Otmoor - 28th March

3 Garganey (2m, 1f) - Big Otmoor

Ruff

Little Ringed Plover

3 Oystercatcher

Great White Egret

2 Peregrine

9 Shelduck

11 Pintail

Raven

Farmoor 28th March

 Distant record shot of Osprey over F1 headed North West at 16:44

Farmoor Reservoir 28th March

Great Northern Diver 1

Garganey 2

Red crested Pochard 2

Water Rail 1

Common Redshank 1

Dunlin 1

Blackcap 3 singing males

Farmoor Reservoir 28th March

Osprey flew over heading N/W 16:44 

(per Roger Wyatt).

Enslow 28th March

Cattle Egret 2 again in sheep field near bridge this afternoon (per Paul Edwards).

Appleford GPs 28th March

Ring-necked Duck f still present on the river side pits (per RBA).

Farmoor Reservoir 28th March

Great northern Diver F2

Garganey 2 m/f on Shrike Meadow 

(per RBA).

Wolvercote: Oxford Canal: 28th March

Wolvercote: Oxford Canal
Oystercatcher: Flying over. 09:43.

Steve Roby

Balscote: Balscote Quarry: 28th March

Balscote: Balscote Quarry
Green Sandpiper: Feeding on pools. Also 9 snipe and 6 bramblings. 09:00.

Steve Holliday

Chipping Norton: 27th March

Chipping Norton
2 Stonechat: pair. Marvellously marked male with female in top of alder on the marsh near Cornwell. SP283268. 11:30.
Raven: Over. SP283268. 11:30.
4 Teal: SP283268. 11:30.
4 Mute Swan: SP283268. 11:30.
4 Chiffchaff: SP283268. 11:30.

Steve Akers

Farmoor, Shrike Meadow. 27th March

Garganey pair (from the hide this morning)

Old Caley's Diary

Farmoor Reservoir: 27th March

Farmoor Reservoir
2 Swallow: Also 3 Sand Martin over causeway and F1. 18:30.

Ben Sheldon

Appleford: Appleford GP: 27th March

Appleford: Appleford GP
Green Sandpiper 18:32.
2 Redshank 18:32.

Peter Law

Corn Bunting Lower Heyford courtesy of Kyle Smith.

Port Meadow: 27th March

Caspian Gull 12:20.

Siberian Chiffchaff 
Ruff: Amongst the flock of golden plover. 11:35.
Oystercatcher 4

Shelduck 3

(per Denise Harper et al)

Fyfield Wick: 27th March

Fyfield Wick
Peregrine: male. Flew purposefully SE. 16:30.

Jed Cleeter

Snow Geese Farmoor Reservoir courtesy of Kyle Smith.

 

Northmoor: 27th March

Northmoor
Peregrine 16:10.

Mick Cunningham

Farmoor Reservoir: 27th March

Great Northern Diver: Still present se corner of F1. 14:12 (per David Doherty).

Garganey 2 m/f 11:07

Little-ringed Plover 2

Red-crested Pochard 2 on Thames at Pinkhill 

(per Paul Jepson, Steve Jennings, Dave Doherty)

Radley GP: 27th March

Radley GP
Ring-necked Duck: drk. Still on Thrupp Lake. 13:04.
3 Blackcap: Several singing. FOY for me here. 13:04.
Peregrine: Sitting in a tree. 13:19.

Ian Elkins

Standlake Pit 60: 27th March

Standlake Pit 60
Little Ringed Plover: female! Foy here. Not a very well marked face breast pattern or eye rings (female?). 12:25.
Snipe 12:25.

Mick Cunningham

Farmoor Reservoir: 26th March

Farmoor Reservoir
Oystercatcher: Calling and flying over F1. 10:00.

Joe Bishop

Stonesfield: 26th March

Wheatear: male ad. In a field that was being ploughed. 21:03.

Mick Cunningham

Warburg Reserve: 26th March

Warburg Reserve
Woodcock 07:41.

John Kearns

Appleford GPs 26th March

Ring-necked Duck: fem still on pit towards river, under row of pylons. 17:50.

2 Little Ringed Plover 
5 Oystercatcher 

Drayton 1066
Green Sandpiper 17:00.
2 Oystercatcher 17:00.

(per Ian Elkins,Badger)

Otmoor rspb 26th March

Garganey 2 (m/f) still on Big Otmoor 18:06 (per Paul Jepson, RBA).

Enslow 26th March

Cattle egret - 2

I've been lucky to have some great views of this pair for the past week both at Enslow and early morning before leaving their roost at Blenheim. 

Surely they will breed again locally later in the year.

Emmington: 26th March

Emmington
Woodcock: SP740035. 13:05.

Jez March

Port Meadow 26th March

Siberian Chiffchaff still present this morning near Burgess Field 

Ruff

Oystercatcher 

Dunlin

Shelduck 4

Pintail 4

(per Mary MacDougall, Phil Barnett)

Farmoor Reservoir: 26th March

Little-ringed Plover courtesy of Kyle Smith.

Garganey 2 m/f 

Great northern Diver 

Goosander f

Goldeneye 3
2 Oystercatcher: Circled calling the flew N. 10:00.

Little-ringed Plover 2

2 Blackcap singing 

(per Jonathan Mercer, Ewan Urquhart,Paul Willis,KyleSmith)

Blackcap courtesy of Kyle Smith.

Chipping Norton: 26th March

Chipping Norton
12 Teal: On flooded field near Swale Bridge. SP283268. 06:30.
3 Mute Swan: SP283268. 06:30.
3 Reed Bunting: SP283268. 06:30.
2 Chiffchaff: SP283268. 06:30.
2 Bullfinch: pair. SP283268. 06:30.
2 Yellowhammer: pair. SP283268. 06:30.
Kestrel: SP283268. 06:30.

Steve Akers

Radley GP: 26th March

Ring-necked Duck drk. On Thrupp Lake. 06:14.
Mediterranean Gull: 2s. At Thrupp Lake. 07:46.

Ian Elkins

Chimney: Chimney Meadows: 25th March

Chimney: Chimney Meadows
Probable Marsh Harrier: juv or fem. Seen flying along a hedgerow about half a mile from Chimney Meadows. 07:54.

Cathy FitzHerbert

Balscote Quarry Reserve 25th March

Brambling 12

Yellowhammer 6

Port Meadow: 25th March

Siberian Chiffchaff still, singing by Burgess Field gate

Curlew - flew through calling
Ruff: m. The white-headed bird still.
Dunlin
4 Pintail
4 Shelduck

Also,
Grey Partridge in Southmoor Rd garden this morning!

Ben Sheldon, Thomas Miller, Joe Tobias, Adam Hartley, Steve Lavington, Zhenhuan Zhang

Standlake Pit 60: 25th March

Standlake Pit 60
Dunlin: w/p. 14:08.

Mick Cunningham

Allen Pit Dorchester 25th March

Courtesy of Alan Dawson.

Garganey 9 (5m) c10:48 (per Geoff Wyatt).

Farmoor - 25th March

2 Little Ringed Plover

2 Red-crested Pochard

Sand Martin

4 Goldeneye

Great northern Diver (per Ewan Urquhart)

Enslow 25th March

Cattle Egrets 2 again in sheep field near to the bridge c09:18 (per Justin Taylor).

Chinnor: Cement Works: 24th March

Chinnor: Cement Works
7 Chiffchaff 07:30.
2 Raven 07:30.
18 Teal 07:30.
2 Little Grebe 07:30.
2 Blackcap 07:30.
2 Little Ringed Plover 07:30.
2 Great Crested Grebe 07:30.

Nick Marriner

Great white Egret Otmoor rspb courtesy of John Workman.

 

Port Meadow: 24th March

Port Meadow
5 Curlew - only stayed briefly

Siberian Chiffchaff again by Burgess Field gate

Also,

Ruff: m.
2 Oystercatcher
Dunlin
Black-tailed Godwit
2 Shelduck
2 Pintail

Phil Barnet, Adam Hartley

Chislehampton: 24th March

Chislehampton
2 Garganey: Pair on River Thame. SP001600. 11:00.
2 Egyptian Goose: Pair by River Thame. SP003602. 11:00.

David Stracey

Farmoor Reservoir 24th March

Garganey

 

Chinnor: Cement Works: 24th March

Chinnor: Cement Works
2 Little Ringed Plover: On Island Lake 2B. SU750996. 19:08.

Jez March

Merton Borrow Pit: 24th March

Merton Borrow Pit
Green Sandpiper 17:53.

Barry Batchelor

Standlake: 24th March

Standlake
8 Cattle Egret: Minimum 8 island pit 27. 17:34.

Mick Cunningham

Devil's Punchbowl: 24th March

Devil's Punchbowl
2 Short-eared Owl 15:34.

Geoff Dymott

Appleford GPs

Goosander - redhead flew off fishing lake and onto main pits

Sand Martin - minimum of 4 over landfill site

Sonning Eye GPs: 24th March

Sonning Eye GPs
2 Oystercatcher: On the rowing course bund. 13:24.

Marek Walford

: 24th March

Salford near Chipping Norton
Raven: SP289285. 10:48.

Eric Lyon

Shipton-under-Wychwood: 24th March

Shipton-under-Wychwood
2 Raven 10:44.

Eric Lyon

Farmoor Reservoir 24th March

Courtesy of Graham Lenton.

Garganey 2 (m/f) still present at Pinkhill

Little Gull 2+ F1 09:13

Greenshank

Goldeneye 7

Otter at Pinkhill.

(per Graham Lenton, Ewan Urquhart).

Courtesy of Graham Lenton.

Eynsham: Oxford Road: 24th March

Eynsham: Oxford Road
Little Egret: On Wharf Stream. 08:00.

Allen Stevens

Eynsham: Oxford Road: 24th March

Eynsham: Oxford Road
Grey Wagtail: male. On Eynsham weir. SP444089. 07:45.

Allen Stevens

Emmington: 24th March

Emmington
4 Grey Partridge: SP738031. 07:55.

Jez March

Port Meadow: 23rd March

Port Meadow
Black-tailed Godwit
2 Ruff: m & f.
3 Dunlin
5 Shelduck
Pintail: m.

Adam Hartley

Otmoor - 23rd March

Mandarin (male) - Big Otmoor

2 Peregrine

Great White Egret

3 Dunlin

Little Ringed Plover

2 Oystercatcher

Willow Warbler

Pintail

Radley GPs 23rd March

One bird present this evening.

Little Gull c6 over Thrupp Lake 10:58 

(per Wayne Bull)

Otmoor rspb 23rd March

Garganey m from the 2nd screen 17:25 

(per Aulikki).

Kirtlington: Kirtlington Park: 23rd March

Kirtlington: Kirtlington Park
Woodcock: flushed from edge of copse in daylight; very clear sighting. SP515194. 10:00.

Sue Brown

Farmoor Reservoir 23rd March

Little Gull 30 over F1 14:45 (per Roger Wyatt).

Garganey 2 (m&f) still present at Pinkhill c11:00.

Great northern Diver 

Enslow 23rd March

Cattle Egret 2 again in sheep field near bridge 13:32 (per RBA).

Blenheim: 23rd March

Blenheim
2 Pochard: Males. 07:15.
2 Goosander: m/f. 07:15.
2 Mandarin Duck: (m/f). 07:15.
2 Cattle Egret: Roosted on the Queen Pool island before flying east. 07:15.
Great White Egret 07:15.
Little Egret 07:15.
Snipe 07:15.
4 Sand Martin 07:15.

Gareth Casburn

Chinnor: Cement Works: 22nd March

Chinnor: Cement Works
Little Ringed Plover: 1 on island Lake2b. 10:00.

David Stracey

Moreton nr Thame: Moreton Golf Course: 22nd March

Moreton nr Thame: Moreton Golf Course
3 White Wagtail 19:23.
6 Oystercatcher 19:23.
15 Chiffchaff: All singing. 19:23.
150 Fieldfare 19:23.
2 Little Owl 19:23.
3 Brambling 19:23.
4 Grey Partridge 19:23.

Luke Marriner

White Wagtail above & below courtesy of Luke Marriner.

Port Meadow 22nd March

No sign of the Garganey 

Mediterranean Gull, 1w (so not the usual 2s bird)
2 Ruff early evening
1 Blackwit,
2 Dunlin,
1 Redshank,
5 Pintail,
4 Shelduck
2 Oystercatcher

5 Brambling in Burgess Field

(per Andrew Siantonas, Ben Sheldon, Thomas Miller, Gnome, Ollie Padget)

Farmoor Reservoir Pinkhill Reserve 22nd March

Garganey 2 d/f still present at Pinkhill 16:17

Dunlin 2

Redshank

Oystercatcher 

Willow Warbler 

(per Ewan Urquhart, Peter Law).

Scutchamer Knob: 22nd March

Scutchamer Knob
Brambling

Mark Merritt

Stonechat Otmoor rspb courtesy of Geoff Dymott.

Abingdon: Peep-o-Day Lane: 22nd March

Abingdon: Peep-o-Day Lane
Garganey: male. only one seen, with teal, shoveler & gadwall on flooded meadow beyond fortified pits of the local Paranoid Fishing Club. 16:26.

Anthony Cheke

Grimsbury Reservoir 22nd March

White Wagtail along northern edge 11:57 (I.R).

Wytham 22nd March

Cattle Egret 2 in field with cattle adjacent to the wood (per Ben Sheldon).

Enslow 22nd March

Cattle Egret 2 still present in sheep field near to the bridge 11:47 (per Justin Taylor).

Standlake Pit 60: 22nd March

Standlake Pit 60
Little Gull: ad. With influx of bhg. 12:19.
2 Pintail: Pair still here. 12:19.

Mick Cunningham

Chipping Norton: 22nd March

Chipping Norton
2 Gadwall: pair. Third sighting in as many days on small lake near Cornwell - will they stay and breed? SP283268. 12:30.
2 Mute Swan: pair. SP283268. 12:30.
11 Teal: SP283268. 12:30.
2 Reed Bunting: SP283268. 12:30.
2 Kestrel: pair. SP283268. 12:30.
Chiffchaff: SP283268. 12:30.

Steve Akers

Enstone: 22nd March

Enstone
2 Cattle Egret 09:30.

Graeme Porter

Blenheim 22nd March

Cattle egret - 2 roosting on Queen Pool island before flying east. Presumably the two birds that have been seen at Enslow during the day.

Sand martin - at least 4 around the Grand Bridge.

Mon 21/3/22 Old Bridge Meadow, River Thame, Dorchester

 My earliest Oxon Willow Warbler - Near the river Thame, Dorchester this morning.

Abingdon: Peep-o-Day Lane: 21st March

Abingdon: Peep-o-Day Lane
3 Garganey: 2 male/1female. 2 male/1female resting together in reeds in floodwater Abingdon end of peep-o-day lane as reported earlier. 16:00.

Gary Stafford

Port Meadow 21st March

2 Garganey  (m&f) on flood 15:24

2 Ruff

Black-tailed Godwit 

Dunlin

2 Redshank

2 Oystercatcher
2 Shelduck
2+ Pintail

Snipe 

Mediterranean Gull: the usual 2s bird in the roost this evening

Ben Sheldon et al

Abingdon: Peep-o-Day Lane: 21st March

Abingdon: Peep-o-Day Lane
Garganey: drk. Could only locate 1, a drake. Same spot as was posted this morning. 13:00.
Peregrine 13:00.
2 Oystercatcher 13:00.

Michael Violette

Standlake Pit 60: 21st March

Standlake Pit 60
2 Pintail: Male and female still present. 18:02.

Mick Cunningham

: 21st March

Widmore Pond, Sonning Common
2 Mandarin Duck: 1 male, 1 fem. SU711806. 16:09.

Denise Harper

Farmoor Reservoir 21st March

Garganey 2 mf

Eurasian Teal 4

Kingfisher 1

Water Rail 1

Greenshank 1

Common Sandpiper 1

Great Northern Diver 1

Common Goldeneye 5

Standlake: 21st March

Standlake
9 Cattle Egret: On island pit 27. Spooked by oystercatcher! 15:23.

Mick Cunningham

Farmoor Reservoir: 21st March

Little Gull ad. On F1 with BHGs. SP440064
(per Ben Sheldon) and still present 14:51 (per Colin Williams).

Garganey 2 (m&f) still present on the Pinkhill Reserve 10:15 (per Ewan Urquhart et al).

Great northern Diver 10:28 near causeway 

(per RBA).

Otmoor rspb 21st March

Garganey on the reserve in an area with no general access.

Enslow 21st March

Cattle Egret 2 c1WNW of Bletchingdon at Enslow in sheep field near Bridge 11:00 (per RBA).

Radley GPs 21st March

Mediterranean Gull 2nd sum on Thrupp Lake 09:54

(per Wayne Bull).

Abingdon 21st March

Garganey 3 (2drk) off Peep-O-Day Lane on flooded field to east and closer to Abingdon 09:20 

(per Conor MacKenzie).

Blenheim Park 21st March

Cattle Egret 2 on Queens Pool then flew east 08:20 (per Dave Doherty).

Otmoor: The Pill: 20th March

Otmoor: The Pill
Short-eared Owl: Quartering the field. SP577138. 17:07.
Barn Owl: SP569130. 17:07.
Oystercatcher 17:07.

Simon Myers

Drayton 1066: 20th March

Drayton 1066
Green Sandpiper: On floods east of Gipsy Lane. 17:00.

Ian Elkins

Enslow 20th March

Cattle Egret 2 still in sheep field near the bridge late afternoon (per Terry Tossel).

Sutton Courtenay 20th March

Garganey 3. Drk & f on flooded field west off Peep-O-Day Lane with 1 drk on flood to west off Peep-O-Day Lane all still present 17:42

(per Conor MacKenzie,Ben Carpenter,Ian Elkins, et al).

Standlake Pit 60: 20th March

Standlake Pit 60
Caspian Gull 16:28.
Great White Egret 16:28.

Mick Cunningham

Farmoor Reservoir 20th March

Female Garganey courtesy of Denise Harper.

Drake Garganey courtesy of Denise Harper.

2 Garganey male & fem seen from Pinkhill Meadow hide, in the reeds 

then on the lake in front of the hide. 12:15.
Great Northern Diver: On F2, N.W corner by causeway 11:20.

(per Denise Harper)

Courtesy of Peter Milligan.

Eynsham: 20th March

Eynsham
Little Egret: Next to Talbot. 13:14.

Yacky Morris

Appleford GPs 20th March

Ring-necked Duck (f) again on the eastern of the two river side pits 12:46

Oystercatcher 2

Little Egret

Standlake Pit 60: 20th March

Standlake Pit 60
2 Pintail: m and f. Small sign of spring movement. 11:44.

Mick Cunningham

Little-ringed Plover Farmoor Reservoir until c11:00 then flushed.
Courtesy of Jessica Crumpton.

 

Otmoor rspb 20th March

Little-ringed Plover 

Black-tailed Godwit 

Dunlin 5

Crane 2

Marsh Harrier 4

(per Bark).

Port Meadow: 20th March

Siberian Chiffchaff again in Burgess Field 

Black-tailed Godwit 3

Dunlin 2 
Redshank 3
Goosander: fem. Below Godstow lock continually diving to feed. 10:30.

Per Andrew Siantonas, Matthew Southwell, Thomas Miller, Gnome

Siberian Chiffchaff, courtesy of Gnome

Balscote Quarry Reserve 20th March

Brambling 41 around the feeders (per Kyle Smith et al).

Courtesy of Kyle Smith.

Farmoor Reservoir 19th March

Great northern Diver still on F2 (per RBA).

Farmoor Saturday 19th

Redshank on causeway.

Sent from my iPhone

Otmoor: RSPB reserve: 19th March

Otmoor: RSPB reserve
Ruff: On Big Otmoor, but mobile. 15:40.

Ian Elkins

Enslow 19th March

Cattle Egret 2 still in sheep field opposite pond midmorning (per RBA).

Standlake Pit 60: 19th March

Standlake Pit 60
2 Oystercatcher: First session of curlew/ wader survey 2022. 05 45 am ... 9 30 am These turned up right at the end. 13:45.
2 Sand Martin: Flew north. Foy actually on pit as opposed to adjacent pits. 13:45.

Mick Cunningham

Otmoor: 19th March

19th March

Otmoor
2 Marsh Harrier: fem. 1 climbed high up, calling, performing series of twists, flips, and summersaults. 09:00.
Marsh Harrier: male. Attempted food pass with female, both calling, unfortunately food was dropped slightly too wide of female for her to catch. 06:00.
Peregrine: Frightened group of ducks, before perching on favourite tree. Had a small dispute with a red kite shortly after. 08:00.

Lo Russell

Balscote: Balscote Quarry: 19th March

Balscote: Balscote Quarry
Redshank (found by Mike Pollard) down feeding but then flushed by an immature Peregrine. 

A Little Ringed Plover circled before leaving south. Also on site: 3 Teal, 9 Snipe and at least 22 Bramblings. 08:35.

Steve Holliday

Radley GP: 19th March

Radley GP
Mediterranean Gull: 2s. On Thrupp Lake. 08:28.

Ian Elkins

Port Meadow: 19th March

Port Meadow
Redshank: SP492081. 07:42.

Matthew Southwell

Port Meadow: 19th March

Port Meadow
2 Egyptian Goose: SP493081. 07:39.

Matthew Southwell

Waterstock: River Thame: 13th March

Waterstock: River Thame
3 Cormorant 09:00.
8 Reed Bunting 09:00.
24 Meadow Pipit 09:00.

Nick Marriner

Waterstock: River Thame: 13th March

Waterstock: River Thame
238 Teal 09:00.
Egyptian Goose 09:00.
6 Shoveler 09:00.
2 Grey Wagtail 09:00.
4 Siskin 09:00.
Lesser Redpoll 09:00.
2 Blackcap 09:00.
4 Chiffchaff 09:00.
4 Brambling 09:00.
8 Gadwall 09:00.

Nick Marriner

Port Meadow: 19th March

Port Meadow
2 Oystercatcher: SP493079. 07:28.

Matthew Southwell

Waterstock: River Thame: 13th March

Waterstock: River Thame
Raven 09:00.
11 Linnet 09:00.
32 Wigeon 09:00.
8 Lapwing 09:00.
Jack Snipe 09:00.
Water Rail 09:00.
34 Snipe 09:00.
2 Little Egret 09:00.
Kingfisher 09:00.

Nick Marriner

: 18th March

Neal's Shaw
7 Brambling: 4m 3f. SU6883.

John Taylor

Farmoor Reservoir 18th March

Great northern Diver still on F2 

(per Steve Liptrot).

Otmoor rspb 18th March

Crane 4 (per John Edwards)

Above & below courtesy of John Edwards.

Port Meadow: 18th March

Port Meadow
Mediterranean Gull: 2s. The usual bird.
4 Shelduck
1000 Golden Plover

Adam Hartley

Allen Pit Dorchester 18th March

Mandarin (m) 12:00 

Again no sign of the Ferruginous Duck

(S.C).

Courtesy of Steve Curnock.

Enslow 18th March

Cattle Egret 2 reported feeding amongst the sheep near the bridge 12:21.

Shelduck courtesy of Bryan Manston.

 

Appleford: Appleford GP: 18th March

Appleford: Appleford GP
Ring-necked Duck: fem. Back on the pit next to the pylon. 13:28.

Michael Violette

Abingdon: Fairacres Estate: 18th March

Abingdon: Fairacres Estate
Peregrine: Overhead being mobbed by gulls. 10:44.

Anthony Roberts

Balscote: Balscote Quarry: 18th March

Balscote: Balscote Quarry
13 Brambling: At least 13 present. Also 3 teal, 8 snipe, 57 linnets and 13 siskins (in alders). 08:00.

Steve Holliday

Chipping Norton: 16th March

Chipping Norton
Chiffchaff: First of the year here. SP283268. 11:00.
2 Gadwall: drk and duck. Second sighting of this pair on the small lake near Cornwell - hoping that may breed. SP283268. 11:00.
4 Teal: 3 drake; 1 duck. SP283268. 11:00.
2 Moorhen: SP283268. 11:00.
Mute Swan: cob. SP283268. 11:00.
2 Reed Bunting: SP283268. 11:00.
Yellowhammer: male. Male calling. SP283268. 11:00.

Steve Akers

Port Meadow: Burgess Field Nature Park: 17th March

Port Meadow: Burgess Field Nature Park
Brambling 16:30.

Joe Woodman

Port Meadow: 17th March

Port Meadow
4 Black-tailed Godwit
1000 Golden Plover
4 Shelduck
5 Pintail
Yellow-legged Gull, 2w

Paul Rees, Gnome

Farmoor Reservoir 17th March

Scandinavian Rock Pipit 1

Dunlin 2

 

 

Churn 17th March

Wheatear 2  (m&f)

Merlin

Barn Owl

Woodcock flew over road at Upton 

100+ Fieldfare

Otmoor 17th March

 

A good number of chiffchaffs singing around the reserve this morning.

Otmoor Thursday 17 March

Ruff 1
Oystercatcher 6
Black Tailed Godwit 3

Pintail 2

Yellowhammer 2

 

Chipping Norton: 17th March

Chipping Norton
2 Teal: pair. On the small lake near Cornwell. SP283268. 07:15.
Grey Heron: SP283268. 07:15.
5 Reed Bunting: Possibly more. SP283268. 07:15.
Probable Stonechat: SP283268. 07:15.
2 Yellowhammer: pair. SP283268. 07:15.

Steve Akers

Henley Road GPs: 17th March

Henley Road GPs
Oystercatcher 11:43.

Marek Walford

Harwell 16th March

Cattle Egret still in field by Old Farm Shop near Harwell.

Sent from my iPhone

Whitchurch Hill

      Tawny Owl viewed from our bedroom window this morning

Standlake Pit 60: 16th March

Standlake Pit 60
19 Goosander: No shoreline so no waders. So depressing. Nowt new floated in on saharan dust,but, goosander up to 19 ( 2 more arrived after I posted 17 on twitter: if anyone is counting!). 18:34.

Mick Cunningham

Port Meadow: 16th March

Port Meadow
3 Black-tailed Godwit: 

1000 Golden Plover

1 Redshank 

2 Oystercatcher
10 Shelduck

4 Pintail 

120 Shoveler

Ben Sheldon, Gnome

Chipping Norton: 16th March

Chipping Norton
Chiffchaff: First of the year here. SP283268. 11:00.
2 Gadwall: drk and duck. Second sighting of this pair on the small lake near Cornwell - hoping that may breed. SP283268. 11:00.
4 Teal: 3 drake; 1 duck. SP283268. 11:00.
2 Moorhen: SP283268. 11:00.
Mute Swan: cob. SP283268. 11:00.
2 Reed Bunting: SP283268. 11:00.
Yellowhammer: male. Male calling. SP283268. 11:00.

Steve Akers

Farmoor Reservoir 16th March

Great northern Diver F2 (per RBA).

Balscote: Balscote Quarry: 16th March

Balscote: Balscote Quarry
7 Brambling: At least 7 birds preseent. Also 11 snipe and 3 teal. 10:53.

Steve Holliday

Appleford GP - 15th March

Caspian Gull 2nd w

Yellow-legged Gull 2nd w 

Oystercatcher 1

Green Sandpiper 2

                                                                         Caspian Gull 

Farmoor Reservoir 15th March

 Caspian Gull 1 - 2cy in gull roost

Brambling - Warburg Reserve 15/03/2022

Farmoor Reservoir 15th March

Great northern Diver still present

Rock Pipit flew N/E over F1

(per RBA).

Warburg Reserve: 15th March

Warburg Reserve
Brambling: m. 15:30.

John Kearns

Warburg Reserve: 15th March

Warburg Reserve
2 Raven 14:10.

John Kearns

Port Meadow: 15th March

Port Meadow
Mediterranean Gull: 2s. Same bird as yesterday.
Yellow-legged Gull: 2w.

Ruff

11 Black-tailed Godwit

1 Redshank  
10 Shelduck
4 Oystercatcher
6 Pintail

Adam Hartley, Ben Sheldon, Matthew Lloyd, Pam Parsons

Dunlin Farmoor Reservoir courtesy of Jessica Crumpton

 

Chipping Norton: 15th March

Chipping Norton
5 Teal: SP283268. 11:00.
2 Grey Heron: SP283268. 11:00.
Reed Bunting: male. Calling from top of cut hedge next to small lake near Cornwell. SP283268. 11:00.
2 Yellowhammer: pair. SP283268. 11:00.
Great Spotted Woodpecker: SP283268. 11:00.
Kestrel: fem. Hunting over the marsh. SP283268. 11:00.
Great Spotted Woodpecker: SP283268. 11:00.
2 Skylark: male. Singing over territories. SP283268. 11:00.

Steve Akers

White Horse Hill: Uffington Castle: 15th March

4 Wheatear all male 
2 Stonechat: m+f. 13:42.

David Eccles

Port Meadow: 14th March

Port Meadow
Mediterranean Gull: 2s.
Yellow-legged Gull: 2w.
White Wagtail
Wheatear
2 Redshank
3 Oystercatcher
1 Snipe
300 Golden Plover
7 Pintail
6 Shelduck

Adam Hartley, Ben Sheldon, Joe Woodman, Matthew Lloyd, Zhenhuan Zhang

Med Gull courtesy of Gnome

Blenheim 14th March

Wigeon - 12

Mandarin duck - 3 (2m/1f)

Great white egret - 1

Little egret - 2

Snipe - 2

Lesser black-backed gull - 2 adults loafing with 50ish black-headed gulls

Monday 14 March Otmoor

14+ black tailed Godwits (Big Otmoor)

4 Dunlin

3500+ Golden Plover (Closes, Big Otmoor and 100 acre)

Little Egret

Short -eared Owl.

Short Eared Owl (c) Bark

Farmoor Reservoir 14th March

Great White Egret 1

Little Egret 1

Great Northern Diver 1

Common Shelduck 1 male

Common Goldeneye 3

Gadwall 3

Sparrowhawk 1 male

Kingfisher 1

Water Rail 1

Appleford GPs 14th March

Little-ringed Plover 2 m/f

Redshank 2

Oystercatcher 4

Green Sandpiper 

Little Egret 

Some distant & blurry video of the Little-ringed Plover, great to see them back.

Farmoor Reservoir: Farmoor II: 14th March

Farmoor Reservoir: Farmoor II
Great Northern Diver: very mobile - apparently never came up after third dive ! (i.e. swam way off underwater). 16:52.
27 Barnacle Goose: on bank, SW corner. 16:52.

Anthony Cheke

Farmoor

Great northern diver - showing extremely well from causeway on F2

Goldeneye - 5 (4 females 1 male displaying)