Tar Lakes: 30th April

Tar Lakes, Rushy Common
2 Egyptian Goose 10:45.
2 Oystercatcher 10:45.
2 Shelduck 10:45.
2 Common Sandpiper 10:45.
Cuckoo 10:45.

Andrew Mann

Wardington 30th April

Whinchat m along roadside at Top Dawkins 09:00 (per Mike Pollard) but no further sign 

12:30-13:29.

Courtesy of Kyle Smith.

Otmoor: 30th April

8 Whimbrel 

Bar-tailed Godwit Big Otmoor (per RBA)

Ruff 3

Garganey m
Short-eared Owl

(per Steve Roby, Adam Lake)

Appleford GPs/ Drayton Flood 30th April

Shelduck

Oystercatcher 

Common Tern 

Yellow Wagtail 1+

The access road beneath the pylons is closed.

Drayton Flood:

Little-ringed Plover 2

Common Sandpiper 

: 30th April

Stanton St John
Cuckoo: One calling in Hell Coppice this morning. SP588097. 06:28.

David Brown

Standlake: 30th April

Whimbrel 1, pit 60
Cattle Egret 2, Windrush path
Hobby 2
Cuckoo 1
Gropper 1
Lesser Whitethroat 1

Port Meadow 30th April

Greenshank still present (per Mark Pidgeon).

Hardwick 30th April

Cuckoo Hardwick Lake near car park on Tar Road 10:45 (per Justin Taylor).

Hobby courtesy of Bryan Manston.

 

Letcombe Bassett: Gramps Hill: 30th April

Letcombe Bassett: Gramps Hill
3 Wheatear

Mark Merritt

Merton Borrow Pit: 29th April

Merton Borrow Pit
2 Mandarin Duck: Pair. 15:00.

Colin Oram

Otmoor: various: 29th April

Otmoor: various
Grasshopper Warbler: Car park field. 18:55.
3 Hobby 18:55.
Great White Egret: On Big Otmoor. 18:55.
4 Ruff: male. Some nice males in partial summer plumage with a nice black headed and white headed birds. Great to see them on the field. 18:55.
Garganey 10:00 (per RBA)

John Edwards

Courtesy of John Edwards.

Dorchester: Days Lock scrape: 29th April

Dorchester: Days Lock scrape
Goosander: fem. 20:00.
Common Sandpiper 20:00.
2 Mandarin Duck: male & fem. 20:00.
2 Egyptian Goose 20:00.
Wigeon: male. 20:00.
Hobby: Hawking on opposite side of river. 20:00.
16 Yellow Wagtail 20:00.

Alex Edgar

Appleford: Appleford GP: 29th April

Appleford: Appleford GP
12 Yellow Wagtail 19:28.
2 Oystercatcher 19:28.
2 Little Ringed Plover 19:28.

David Eccles

Port Meadow: 29th April

Port Meadow
Greenshank: Still present on floods. 19:01.

S_ TH

Lollingdon Hill Cholsey 29th April

Ring Ouzel m still present north of Lollingdon Hill in field 14:20 (per RBA).

Sonning Eye GPs: 29th April

Sonning Eye GPs
Ring-necked Parakeet: Over calling. 14:55.

Ralph Watts

Standlake Pit 60: 29th April

Standlake Pit 60
Little Ringed Plover 16:13.
Common Sandpiper 16:13.
2 Cuckoo 16:13.
2 Hobby 16:13.
Yellow Wagtail 16:13.

Mick Cunningham

Letcombe Regis: Blandys Farm: 29th April

Letcombe Regis: Blandys Farm
6 Yellow Wagtail
3 Wheatear
3 Fieldfare
8 Corn Bunting

Mark Merritt

Chimney: Chimney Meadows: 29th April

Chimney: Chimney Meadows
2 Grasshopper Warbler: Reeling males.
Cuckoo

Buckland
4 Grey Partridge

Mark Merritt

Bicester Wetlands Reserve 29th April

Whinchat still present 09:23

Little-ringed Plover 

(per John Friendship-Taylor).

Key holder Reserve.

Enslow 29th April

Cattle Egret 5 in field near to the bridge 09:19 (per Dave Doherty).

Days Lock

Whimbrel - still present on scrape by Thames path

Wheatear - male in field behind scrape

Hobby - hawking at dusk

Common sandpiper 

Little ringed plover

Yellow wagtail - 20+

Woodcock - flying from little wittenham woods at dusk

Port Meadow: Aristotle Lane: 28th April

Port Meadow: Aristotle Lane
Greenshank 20:45.
3 Egyptian Goose 20:45.
3 Oystercatcher 20:45.
2 Shelduck 20:45.

Anthony Roberts

Burnt Platt Wood 28th April

2 Raven: SU6883. 19:59.

John Taylor

Day’s Lock: 28th April

                                                                         Whimbrel 

Standlake Pit 60: 28th April

Standlake Pit 60
Snipe: Wader survey 7 30 . 9 23 am MC AS 1 snipe flushed 1 pair prospecting lapwings plus 10 loafing, mostly males 1 curlew. 17:26.
13 Sedge Warbler: Singing males around pit .. excluding Sherrif Lane. 17:26.
9 Reed Warbler: Singing males. 17:26.
Grasshopper Warbler: Still reeling from western most Reed bed. 17:26.
2 Cuckoo 17:26.
2 Cattle Egret: Late pm. 17:26.
2 Goosander: male and fem. The long staying, indolent male joined by female. Intriguing. Breeders? 17:26.
270 Swallow: Minimum count flock coming and going morning and late pm. All 3 species, majority swallow. 17:26.
5 Swift: Minimum count. MY FOY. 17:26.
2 Hobby 17:26

Mick Cunningham

Long Hanborough 28th April

White Stork 15:34 photographed in nearby field 

(per Birdguides).

Enslow 28th April

Cattle Egret 4 in sheep field by the bridge this morning (per RBA).

Farmoor Reservoir 28th April

Great northern Diver F2 

Swift 2

House Martin c100

Sand Martin c100

Swallow c100

Common Tern 4

Common Sandpiper 2

Yellow Wagtail 9

(per Ian Smith)

Bicester Wetlands Reserve 28th April

Whinchat - female still present

Lesser whitethroat

Cetti's warbler

Enslow

4 cattle egret in the sheep field this morning.

(best viewed at max resolution)

RSPB Otmoor - Thursday 28 April a.m.

Pintail             2

Shelduck        5

Oystercatcher 1

Crane              2

Cuckoo           1

Little Egret     3

Snipe              2 drumming

Swallow         20 over reed bed

Bittern            1 booming in reed bed

Lots of warblers

Sonning Eye GPs: 28th April

Sonning Eye GPs
Oystercatcher 13:43.
Hobby 13:43.

Marek Walford

Port Meadow 28th April

Wood Sandpiper on flood c12:24 though flushed at around 1pm

Greenshank 

Little-ringed Plover 2

Oystercatcher

White Wagtail

Yellow Wagtail
1s Peregrine flew low over (flushing the Wood Sand)

 

Ben Sheldon, Gnome, Joe Tobias 

 

Courtesy of Ben Sheldon

Video courtesy of Gnome

Lollingdon Hill Cholsey 28th April

Ring Ouzel 2 still present (per RBA)

Grimsbury Res, 28th April

1 Swift
1f Brambling feeding in alders along the river
3 Yellow Wagtail
c50 Swallows + smaller numbers of House Martin & Sand Martin

Kings Lock: 28th April

Kings Lock
Grasshopper Warbler: Reeling enthusiastically, not seen. 08:45.

Steve Goddard

Radley GP: 28th April

Radley GP
Grasshopper Warbler: Still reeling this morning. 06:45.
Peregrine 06:45.
Raven 06:45.
Cuckoo 06:45.
3 Little Egret 06:45.

Ian Elkins

Sparrowhawk Otmoor rspb courtesy of Steve Liptrot.

 

Port Meadow: 27th April

Port Meadow
2 Greenshank: present all day
Green Sandpiper: dropped in briefly this evening
8 Little Ringed Plover
6 Yellow Wagtail
3 Oystercatcher
2 Shelduck
4 Egyptian Goose

Adam Hartley, Pete Roby, Phil Barnett, Ollie Padget, Thomas Miller, Ben Sheldon

Otmoor: 27th April

27th April

Otmoor
4 Ruff 18:30.
Dunlin 18:30.
2 Little Ringed Plover 18:30.
2 Oystercatcher 18:30.
5 Shelduck 18:30.
2 Pintail 18:30.
Cuckoo 18:30.
2 Hobby 19:30.

Alex Edgar

Bicester Wetland Reserve (Key holder reserve), 27th April

Lunch time visit:

1 Grasshopper Warbler
1 Hobby
1f Whinchat
5+ Little Egret

1 Cetti's Warbler

Days Lock / Little Wittenham: 27th April

Whimbrel 4
Oystercatcher 2
LRP 2
Yellow Wagtail 20
Corn Bunting 1

Bicester Wetlands, 27th April

17-18:00

Whinchat 

Hundreds of hirundines (Swallow & House Martin)

Key Holder Reserve

Farmoor Reservoir: 27th April

Swift 11:43.
2 Common Sandpiper 11:43.
Great Northern Diver 11:43.
6 Common Tern 11:43.

(per Dave Murphy)

Whimbrel

Yellow Wagtail 8

(per Paul Butler)

Sonning Eye GPs: 27th April

Sonning Eye GPs
Oystercatcher 14:16.

Marek Walford

Bicester Wetland Reserve 27th April

1 Grasshopper Warbler meadow area
1 Whinchat meadow area

1 Cetti's Warbler
2 Lesser Whitethroat
7 Little Egret
60+  House Martin
20+  Swallow

Alan Peters

Key Holder Reserve

Tawny Owl Radley courtesy of Steve Curnock.

 

Pit 60 Standlake 27th April

Whimbrel briefly 11:26

Curlew 2

Common Sandpiper 

Green Sandpiper 

(per John Prowse)

A key is required to enter the hides and view the site.

Radley GP: 27th April

Radley GP
Grasshopper Warbler: Singing. 07:00.
Peregrine 07:00.
Cuckoo 07:00.

Ian Elkins

Grimsbury Reservoir 26th April

Whimbrel briefly c17:45

Yellow Wagtail 6 (per JFT)

Courtesy of John Friendship-Taylor.

Lollingdon Hill Cholsey 26th April

Ring Ouzel 2 still present (per RBA).

Bicester Wetlands Reserve, 26th April

17:00-45

Whinchat (still present)

Little Ringed Plover 2

Lesser Whitethroat

Grasshopper Warbler

Swallow 20+

House Martin 50+

BWR is a Key Holder Reserve.

Sonning: 26th April

Sonning
2 Egyptian Goose: On lawn in front of French Horn Restaurant. Seen from Road. 12:45.

Ralph Watts

South Hinksey: 26th April

South Hinksey
Garden Warbler: male. 09:47.

Pete Knevett

Stanton St John 26th April

Stanton St John
Cuckoo: A very late bird, for this site, calling in Holly Wood. SP585097. 15:18.

David Brown

Standlake Pit 60: 26th April

Standlake Pit 60
6 Cattle Egret 14:56.
Goosander: m. Still here. Still lethargic. 14:56.
Cuckoo: Singing from p29. FOY for me. 14:56.
Hobby 14:56.
2 Garden Warbler: Foy for me. Shifford Lane. 14:56.

Mick Cunningham

Bicester Wetland Reserve: 26th April

Bicester Wetland Reserve
Whinchat 09:00.
Lesser Whitethroat 09:00.

Colin Oram

Crawley: River Windrush: 26th April

Crawley: River Windrush
Grasshopper Warbler: Individual singing along the South side of the River Windrush near Crawley. Access via Dry Lane head West along marked footpath towards Minster Lovell. SP333111. 09:55.

Glen Pascoe

Bicester Wetlands Reserve 26th April

Whinchat f still present at 13:00 near the Cattle bridge pool. (per Justin Taylor).

Key holder reserve.

Courtesy of Justin Taylor.

Shirburn Hill: 24th April

Shirburn Hill
Cuckoo: male. Perched on an anthill briefly before flying East Towards Bald Hill / Linky Down. SU715954. 08:00.

Jez March

Sonning Eye GPs: 26th April

Sonning Eye GPs
Hobby 12:58.

Marek Walford

South Hinksey: 26th April

South Hinksey
Garden Warbler: male. 09:47.

Pete Knevett

Farmoor Reservoir: Causeway: 26th April

Farmoor Reservoir: Causeway
Yellow Wagtail 08:57.
White Wagtail 08:57.
2 Common Sandpiper 08:57.

Peter Law

Port Meadow: 26th April

Port Meadow
Ringed Plover 06:45.
Yellow Wagtail: Flew north calling. 06:45.

Max Buckley

Farmoor Reservoir: 25th April

Farmoor Reservoir
Great Northern Diver: close to the south bank of F2.
3 Common Sandpiper: raft closest to causeway F1.
2 Common Tern: along thames south of shrike meadow.
Cuckoo: thames area near shrike meadow. heard only.
2 Yellow Wagtail: pair.

2 OTHER SPECIES: stoat. 1 on river path south of shrike meadow and 1 near pinkhill by the copse on the hill. 22:26.

Lollingdon, Cholsey: 25th April

                                                            Male & Female Ring Ouzel

                                                                     Ring Ouzel (m)

                                                                       Ring Ouzel (f)
 

Blenheim 25th April

1 male yellow wagtail with 30-40 pied wagtails this evening.

Approximately 100 hirundines over the Queen Pool, mostly sand martins but at least 10 house martins and a similar number of swallows among them.

Raven - 1

Woodstock Water Meadows

Sedge warbler

Abingdon 25th April

Peep o day Lane
18-18:30

4 little ringed plover
Green sandpiper
4 lesser Whitethroat
3 House Martin
50 sand Martin
3 barn swallow
4 stock dove
2 sedge warbler


Sent from my iPhone

Grimsbury Reservoir 25th April

Redstart

Yellow Wagtail 2

18:38 (Per Gareth Blockley)

Peep-o-day Lane

Hobby - circling high + mobbed by buzzard.

Little ringed plover - 2

Common sandpiper 

Green sandpiper

Oystercatcher 

Yellow wagtail

Lesser whitethroat - 2

Egyptian goose - pair with 10+ Young in tow

Sutton Courtenay

Cuckoo - calling near landfill site

Appleford GPs 25th April

Ring-necked Duck f on 1st lake side pit 

Wigeon m

Little Ringed Plover 4

Oystercatcher 

Yellow Wagtail 11

: 25th April

Didcot: Freeman Road
Brambling: Still around, in and out of the garden all day. SU512905. 12:30.

Michael Violette

Radley Gravel Pits Mon 25th April

1 Common Sandpiper

1 Cuckoo

3 Cetti's Warbler

2 Garden Warbler

Otmoor

Hobby

Crane - 2

Bittern

Marsh harrier - 2

Cuckoo

Grasshopper warbler - 2

Lesser whitethroat - 3

Garden warbler 

Bicester Wetland Reserve: 25th April

Bicester Wetland Reserve
Little Ringed Plover 09:02.

Laurie Bryant

Chipping Norton: 24th April

Chipping Norton
2 Raven: pair. Pair over. SP283268. 10:30.
Swallow: SP283268. 10:30.
3 Blackcap: Pair in nesting habitat; plus single singing male. SP283268. 10:30.
4 Chiffchaff: SP283268. 10:30.

Steve Akers

Appleford GP

Whinchat - male on fenceline along access track

Little ringed plover - 4

Yellow wagtail - 8+

Green sandpiper - 2

Oystercatcher- 2 

Sand Martin - c.30

Drayton Flood 24th April

Drayton Floods
13 Egyptian Goose: 11 goslings. SU487944. 20:12.

Drayton Floods
2 Green Sandpiper: Overhead. SU487944. 20:12.

Michael Violette

Appleford: Appleford GP: 24th April

Appleford: Appleford GP
Whinchat 18:55.
4 Yellow Wagtail 18:55.
Little Ringed Plover 18:55.

Michael Violette

Whinchat above & below courtesy of Michael Violette.

Farmoor Reservoir: Causeway: 24th April

Farmoor Reservoir: Causeway
Yellow Wagtail 10:00.

Colm O Caomhanaigh

Farmoor Reservoir: Pinkhill: 24th April

24th April

Farmoor Reservoir: Pinkhill
Garden Warbler 09:00.
2 Lesser Whitethroat 11:30.

Colm O Caomhanaigh

Radley GP: 24th April

24th April

Radley GP
Grasshopper Warbler: Heard singing. One of three individuals reported earlier by Ben Carpenter. 08:51.
2 Garden Warbler: In song. FOY here. 08:51.

Churn
Wheatear 11:00.
Yellow Wagtail 11:00.

Ian Elkins

Standlake, pit 60: 24th April

Cattle Egret 1
Hobby 2
Cuckoo 1
Grasshopper Warbler 1
Garden Warbler 3
Raven 1
Goosander 1

Otmoor rspb 24th April

Bittern 2

Crane 2 

Cuckoo

House Martin

(S.J)

Old Shifford 24th April

Yellow Wagtail 2 m/f on straw heap 

(per Keith Clack). 

Standlake: West Oxon Sailing Club Lake: 24th April

Standlake: West Oxon Sailing Club Lake
3 Common Tern: My FOY. 12:06.

Mick Cunningham

Peep-o-day Lane

Greenshank - flew low over path calling didn’t appear to land

Common Sandpiper - Sutton wick

Redshank - Sutton Wick

Little ringed plover - 2 on Sutton wick landfill

Oystercatcher - 3

Green sandpiper - 2 (5 in recent days)

Lesser whitethroat

Sand Martin - c.50

: 24th April

Didcot: Freeman Road
Brambling: fem. Back in the garden this morning. SU512905. 10:40.

Michael Violette

Newbridge 24th April

Cattle Egret 5+ 1/2 mile west of Newbridge in field with cattle north of the river 

(per Dave Doherty).

Letcombe Regis: Blandys Farm: 24th April

Letcombe Regis: Blandys Farm
Peregrine
Raven
Fieldfare

Mark Merritt

Port Meadow 24th April

Bar-tailed Godwit 08:44

Little ringed Plover 4

Standlake Pit 60: 23rd April

Standlake Pit 60
160 Sand Martin: birds began gathering c 18 00 pm. Feeding into NE wind. Hard to count but eventually 160+ present maybe even 200. 23:07.
20 Swallow: minimum count with large sand martin flock. 23:07.
House Martin: at least one in large flock of sand martins: probably more but only 1 seen at any one time. FOY at Pit 60 as far as I know. 23:07.
2 Hobby 23:07.

Mick Cunningham

Weston-on-the-Green, 23rd April

12:00

Roadside flood by entrance to New Barn Farm

Curlew 2 (presumed pair)

Green Sandpiper 2

Old Caley's Diary

Farmoor & Pinkhill, 23rd April

08:15-11:30

Reservoir

Little Gull ad

Common Tern 2

Sand Martin c100

House Martin 10+

Pinkhill

Garden Warbler

Lesser Whitethroat

Grasshopper Warbler

F1 Settling Beds

Cuckoo

Common Sandpiper 

Old Caley's Diary

Otmoor: 23rd April

Otmoor
Bar-tailed Godwit: Still present on Big Otmoor at 15:15. 15:16.
2 Ruff 15:16.
7 Shelduck 15:16.
Little Ringed Plover 15:16.

Ian Elkins

Sonning Eye GPs: 23rd April

Sonning Eye GPs
Oystercatcher 15:10.

Marek Walford

Old Shifford 23rd April

Cattle Egret with possible injured leg,in cattle field behind Old Shifford Church 14:48.

(per Keith Clack).

Woodcote 23rd April

near Beech Lane, Woodcote
Cuckoo: First time I've heard cuckoo here in 9 years living here. SU631818. 12:00.

Heather Wright

Standlake Pit 60: 23rd April

Standlake Pit 60
Green Sandpiper 14:06.
Hobby 14:06.
Goosander: m. Still here. 14:06.

Mick Cunningham

Appleford GPs 23rd April

Ring-necked Duck f on 1st lake side pit 13:37

Common Sandpiper 1+

Oystercatcher 2

Yellow Wagtail 

Port Meadow 23rd April

Bar-tailed Godwit still present 13:07

Little Gull 9 briefly then flew N/E

Hobby over Wytham Hill

4 Little Ringed Plover

1 Oystercatcher

(per Thomas Miller, Adam Hartley).

Courtesy of Thomas Miller 

Sandford-on-Thames: River Thames: 23rd April

Sandford-on-Thames: River Thames
Cuckoo 13:09.

D Moden

Farmoor: 23 April

Little Gull 9, over FI 12.50–13.05, then left to N. Plus 1 at 13.20
Common Tern 1
Common Sandpiper 1
Garden Warbler 1
Lesser Whitethroat 1

GN Diver 1

Pit 60 Standlake 23rd April

Cattle Egret 3 flew over Pit 60 at 11:00 (per RBA)

Otmoor: 23rd April

Otmoor
Bar-tailed Godwit: Big Otmoor. 10:45.
Whimbrel: Big Otmoor. 10:45.
2 Ruff: White-headed male w female. 10:45.
2 Cuckoo: All ten warbler species heard. 10:45.

Nicholas Boyd

Radley GP: 23rd April

Radley GP
Little Gull: ad. On Thrupp Lake with adult Med Gull. 09:02.
Lesser Whitethroat: Singing. FOY here. 09:02.

Ian Elkins

Farmoor Reservoir 23rd April

Little Gull F2 briefly then flew S/W 08:20

Common Tern 

Grasshopper Warbler 

(per Nick Truby).

Ascott-under-Wychwood: 22nd April

Ascott-under-Wychwood
2 Swallow: Over fields by River Evenlode. 15:30.

Steve Akers

Blenheim: Queen Pool: 22nd April

Blenheim: Queen Pool
Goosander: fem. On the lake before flying east. 16:00.
Cattle Egret: 1 flew east as I arrived. 16:00.
Common Tern 16:00.
6 House Martin: Approx. 16:00.

Gareth Casburn

Ardley ERF Lagoon: 22nd April

Ardley ERF Lagoon
2 Little Ringed Plover 15:00.
Green Sandpiper 15:00.
10 Swallow: Approx. 15:00.
10 House Martin: Approx. 15:00.

Gareth Casburn

Sonning Eye GPs: 22nd April

Sonning Eye GPs
Mandarin Duck: drk. 13:00.

Marek Walford

Port Meadow: 21st April

Port Meadow
3 Little Ringed Plover
3 Oystercatcher
Little Egret
Cattle Egret: briefly before flying south
 

Matthew Lloyd, Joe Wynn, Ollie Padget

Farmoor Reservoir: Pinkhill: 21st April

Farmoor Reservoir: Pinkhill
Garden Warbler 23:22.

Paul Butler

Otmoor: 21st April

Otmoor
Raven: One in the lambing field. 21:48.
Great White Egret: On Greenaways before flying off SW. 21:48.
4 Ruff: Big Otmoor. 21:48.
Little Ringed Plover: Big Otmoor. 21:48.
8 Shelduck: Six on Big Otmoor and 2 on Shangri-la. 21:48.
Oystercatcher: One on Big Otmoor 0. 21:48.

Steve Roby

Chislehampton: 21st April

Chislehampton
2 Garganey: Pair on River Thame south of B480 bridge, then flew south. SU592985. 11:00.

David Stracey

Farmoor Reservoir 21st April

Great northern Diver still present this morning (A.B).

Chinnor: Cement Works: 21st April

Chinnor: Cement Works
2 Little Ringed Plover: SU749995. 19:21.
Common Sandpiper: Possibly a 2nd bird calling but unable to locate it. SU749995. 19:21.

Jez March

Standlake Pit 60: 21st April

Standlake Pit 60
5 Cattle Egret 12:44.

Mick Cunningham

Chipping Norton: 21st April

Chipping Norton
Yellowhammer: male. Splendid bright yellow male on top of cut hedge bordering the small lake near Cornwell. SP283268. 09:00.
4 Reed Bunting: male. SP283268. 09:00.
6 Linnet: 3 male; 3 fem. Three pairs across the marsh. SP283268. 09:00.
8 Mute Swan: Six in flight across the marsh - quite spectacular. SP283268. 09:00.
4 Kestrel: SP283268. 09:00.
Blackcap: male. Singing male. SP283268. 09:00.

Steve Akers

Otmoor: RSPB reserve: 20th April

Otmoor: RSPB reserve
2 Little Ringed Plover 19:30.
3 Ruff 19:30.
4 Shelduck 19:30.
2 Oystercatcher 19:30.
2 Pintail 19:30.
Great White Egret 19:30.
Cuckoo 19:30.

Alex Edgar

Rushy Common: 20th April

Rushy Common
Cuckoo 19:00.
Swallow 19:00.
6 Sand Martin 19:00.
Little Ringed Plover: On island viewed from car park. 19:00.

Glen Pascoe

Otmoor: RSPB reserve: 20th April

Otmoor: RSPB reserve
2 Little Ringed Plover 19:30.
3 Ruff 19:30.
4 Shelduck 19:30.
2 Oystercatcher 19:30.
2 Pintail 19:30.
Great White Egret 19:30.
Cuckoo 19:30.

Alex Edgar

Standlake Pit 60: 20th April

Standlake Pit 60
Hobby: Zoomed down from sky, brief attempt to catch something then went off west. Foy. 16:58.
Goosander: m. Still lounging at the pit. Hanging on a bit late. Unwell or does he have a nesting mate nearby? 16:58.

Mick Cunningham

Dix Pit: 20th April

Dix Pit
2 Garden Warbler: North side. 15:54.

David Doherty

Chipping Norton: 20th April

Chipping Norton
House Martin: First of year here over the small lake near Cornwell. SP283268. 12:25.

Steve Akers

Enslow: 20th April

Enslow
Cattle Egret 13:48.

Justin Taylor

Farmoor Reservoir: Pinkhill: 20th April

Farmoor Reservoir: Pinkhill
Cuckoo 10:35.

Peter Law

Chipping Norton: 20th April

Chipping Norton
4 Swallow: Hunting over marsh and along hedge line. SP283268. 07:30.
3 Reed Bunting: male. SP283268. 07:30.
Yellowhammer: male. SP283268. 07:30.
3 Chiffchaff: SP283268. 07:30.
Kestrel: male. SP283268. 07:30.
Willow Warbler: SP283268. 07:30.

Steve Akers

Weston on the Green 19th April

Ruddy Shelduck f in flooded field near to the aerodrome c15:00 (per Russell Alen).

Courtesy of Russell Alen.

: 19th April

Track towards Charney Bassett, from Stanford in the Vale
2 Grey Partridge: Calling from edge of fields, either side of the track. SU349937. 20:40.

JB Woodford

Chipping Norton: 19th April

Chipping Norton
5 Swallow: Three over flying NNW; two feeding over the marsh. SP283268. 10:30.
2 Teal: SP283268. 10:30.
7 Mute Swan: SP283268. 10:30.
2 Kestrel: SP283268. 10:30.
3 Reed Bunting: SP283268. 10:30.

Steve Akers

Ardley ERF Lagoon: 19th April

Ardley ERF Lagoon
3 Little Ringed Plover 16:30.
Peregrine 16:30.
Wheatear: fem. 16:30.

Gareth Casburn

Port Meadow: 19th April

Port Meadow
4 Little Ringed Plover
2 Shelduck
2 Egyptian Goose
Common Tern
Swallow
6 House Martin

Port Meadow: Burgess Field Nature Park
2 Whitethroat

Adam Hartley, Hugh Petter

Yesterday 
1 White Wagtail
1 Yellow Wagtail

1 Lesser Whitethroat

1 Cuckoo

3 Little Ringed Plover
5 Egyptian Geese

Thomas Miller & Ollie Padget

Otmoor: 19th April

Otmoor
2 Swallow 08:30.
Wheatear: Flight views as it was disturbed by the cattle on Greenaways. 08:30.
Cuckoo: Heard only - Noke direction. 08:30.
5 House Martin 08:30.

Nick Suckling

Sonning Eye GPs: 19th April

Sonning Eye GPs
Raven: Heard only. 14:20.

Ralph Watts

Enslow 19th April

Cattle Egret 2 near bridge 13:35 (per RBA).

Otmoor: RSPB reserve: 19th April

Otmoor: RSPB reserve
Whimbrel 11:53.

Paul Woodham

Didcot 19th April

Didcot: Freeman Road
Brambling: fem. Joined a couple of Chaffinches briefly in the garden at the feeders. SU512905. 10:42.

Michael Violette

Shenington 19th April

No sign of the Black Redstart by 09:15.

Shenington: 18th April

Shenington
Black Redstart: f. Female Black Redstart on fencing for about 15 mins then flew to elusive viewing at nearby riding school @ Shennington Airfield @ 16:45hrs. Male Wheatear also on Airfield. 19:56.

Mark Ribbons

Chiffchaff courtesy of John Workman.

Farmoor 18th April

16:00-18:00 Cuckoo calling regularly to west of Thames opposite north end of Shrike Meadow

18:00-18:30 2 x Grasshopper warblers reeling at Pinkhill. 1 in scrub to north of lane to lock (glimpsed by Jane). 1 on other (west) side of river on 'tongue' where Thames takes big bend (to go around north of Pinkhill Reserve)

Moth & Jane

Appleford: Appleford GP: 18th April

Appleford: Appleford GP
Ring-necked Duck: fem. still on long pit near river. 19:38.
2 Oystercatcher 19:38.

Anthony Cheke

Curlew Otmorr rspb courtesy of Nick Truby.

 

Standlake Pit 60: 18th April

Standlake Pit 60
Yellow Wagtail: On island briefly before flying off. 19:36.

Mick Cunningham

Childrey: Childrey Field: 18th April

Childrey: Childrey Field
Wheatear: male. By road at start of Green Road (track). SU362862. 16:00.

Stephen Burch

Farmoor 18th April

Wheatear (m) on causeway
2 Common Tern
Common sandpiper
Grasshopper warbler at Pinkhill
Oystercatcher

Great northern Diver (per Brian Walker).  


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Wheatear Farmoor Reservoir courtesy of Brian Walker.

Otmoor: 18th April

Grasshopper Warbler: Singing towards Noke. 

Separate bird from the singing individual at Moorleys 

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Lesser Whitethroat: Singing in Moorleys  
Yellow Wagtail: Over Big Otmoor. 14:49.

(per Ian Elkins,Simon Bradfield )

Marsh Harrier: ad male. Quartering over South Pill Ground. SP570139. 10:00.
Grasshopper Warbler: Singing in South Pill Ground. SP570139. 10:00.

(per Anthony Roberts)

Rushy Common: 18th April

Rushy Common
Cuckoo 15:30.

Richard Catling

Appleford GP

Wheatear - female

Ring-necked duck - female still 

Blenheim: Queen Pool: 18th April

Blenheim: Queen Pool
2 Common Tern 13:45.

Gareth Casburn

Enslow 18th April

Cattle Egret 3 again near bridge 

Sedge Warbler

(per Steve Heath)

Benson: 18th April

Grasshopper Warbler 

 

Chipping Norton: 18th April

Chipping Norton
2 Raven: pair. SP283268. 10:30.
2 Teal: pair. SP283268. 10:30.
4 Reed Bunting: SP283268. 10:30.
4 Chiffchaff: SP283268. 10:30.
Grey Heron: Flew from marsh up to perch in trees. SP283268. 10:30.

Steve Akers

South Hinksey: 18th April

South Hinksey
5 Whitethroat: male. 08:53.
2 Willow Warbler 08:53.
4 Blackcap 08:53.
2 Sedge Warbler 08:53.
10 Chiffchaff 08:53.
2 Kestrel 08:53.
8 Jay 08:53.

Pete Knevett

Bicester Wetland Reserve: 18th April

Bicester Wetland Reserve
Little Ringed Plover 07:00.

Justin Taylor

Shifford: 17th April

2 Wheatear: male. Intriguing birds as regards race but, likely intergrade? No time to look at minute. 15:53.

Mick Cunningham

Blewbury 17th April

Yellow wagtail


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Appleford GPs 17th April

Ring-necked Duck f on 1st riverside pit.

Shoveler c15

Wigeon 2

Pochard 2

Common Tern

Little-ringed Plover 2

Green Sandpiper 

Oystercatcher 4

Stock Dove 22

Kingfisher 

Yellow Wagtail 5

Common Tern Farmoor courtesy of Bryan Manston.

Linky Down: 17th April

Linky Down
Ring Ouzel: fem. 12:35.

Roger Morton

Port Meadow: 17th April

Port Meadow
2 Redshank 16:22.
3 Egyptian Goose: In the floods and then along the shore. 15:26.

S_ TH

Dix Pit: 17th April

Dix Pit
2 Red-crested Pochard: pair. 15:15.
Egyptian Goose 15:15.

Ian Elkins

Farmoor Reservoir 17th April

Great northern Diver 2 both juveniles at southern end of F2 c12:19 (per RBA).

Lollingdon, Cholsey: 17th April

                                                                  Common Whitethroat 

Newbridge 17th April

Cattle Egret 11 S/E of Rose Revived in field in field with Mute Swans 12:18 (per Dave Doherty).

Tree Sparrow south Oxon courtesy of Jessica Crumpton.

 

Aston Rowant 17th April

Ring Ouzel f at Linky Down 12:35 (per RBA).

Otmoor RSPB, 17th March

08-11:00

Bittern (Greenaways)

Grasshopper Warbler (carpark field)

Cuckoo 2

Cetti's Warbler 10+

Reed Warbler (Bittern bench)

Enslow 17th April

Cate Egret 5 near the bridge

Common Tern 2

(per John Reynolds)

Iffley: Iffley Meadows: 17th April

Iffley: Iffley Meadows
Cuckoo 11:02.

Steve Roby

Otmoor rspb 17th April

Garganey drk on Big Otmoor (per RBA).

Balscote: Balscote Quarry: 17th April

Balscote: Balscote Quarry
Ringed Plover: A male briefly, left to SW. (SH, I Brown). 08:38.

Steve Holliday

Cothill: Hitchcopse Pit: 16th April

Cothill: Hitchcopse Pit
Little Owl 18:00.

Phil Swarbrick

Aston Upthorpe: 16th April

Aston Upthorpe
Stonechat: male. 22:13.
Raven 22:13.

Anthony Cheke

Grimsbury Reservoir & Upper Cherwell Valley 16th April

1 Sandwich Tern & 2 Common Tern dropped in at 08:45am
1 Great White Egret through south at 06:40am

6 Sedge Warbler

5+ Whitethroat

Otmoor 16th April

Great white egret
Bittern
Grasshopper warbler
Cuckoo 3
Whitethroat
Sedge and Reed warblers
Marsh harrier 2
3 willow warbler
Drumming snipe


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Appleford: Appleford GP: 16th April

Appleford: Appleford GP
4 Little Ringed Plover 18:42.
2 Yellow Wagtail 18:42.
Green Sandpiper 18:42.
2 Oystercatcher 18:42.

David Eccles

Stadhampton: 16th April

Stadhampton
Peregrine: SU601988. 18:03.

Andy Coates

Farmoor Reservoir: River Thames: 16th April

16th April

Farmoor Reservoir: River Thames
Cuckoo: Heard but not seen. 15:15.

Garford
4 Swallow 17:15.

Richard Parsons

Sandwich tern - Grimsbury Reservoir 16th April

 

The brief sandwich tern at Grimsbury this morning. (Best viewed at highest resolution)

Bicester Wetland Reserve: 16th April

Bicester Wetland Reserve
Little Ringed Plover 16:00.

Colin Oram

Radley Lakes 16th April

Reed Warbler
Sedge warbler
Willow warbler 2
Peregrine


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Yellow Wagtail Farmoor courtesy of Steve Liptrot.

 

Waterstock: River Thame: 16th April

Waterstock: River Thame
13 Chiffchaff 08:00.
16 Blackcap 08:00.
3 Raven 08:00.
13 Reed Bunting 08:00.
11 Linnet 08:00.
7 Whitethroat 08:00.
4 Sedge Warbler 08:00.
5 Snipe 08:00.

Nick Marriner

Chipping Norton: 16th April

Chipping Norton
Stonechat: male. SP283268. 09:25.
2 Willow Warbler: SP283268. 09:25.
5 Chiffchaff: SP283268. 09:25.
2 Kestrel: SP283268. 09:25.
Reed Bunting: fem. SP283268. 09:25.

Steve Akers

Waterstock: River Thame: 16th April

Waterstock: River Thame
6 Teal 08:00.
Great White Egret 08:00.
Wigeon 08:00.
Cuckoo 08:00.
2 Goosander 08:00.
2 Kingfisher 08:00.
2 Grey Partridge 08:00.
10 Lapwing 08:00.
Grey Wagtail 08:00.

Nick Marriner

White Horse Hill: 16th April

White Horse Hill
Ring Ouzel: male. 1 male @ 12.00. 12:00.

Nick Suckling

Appleford GPs 16th April

Green Sandpiper 

Little-ringed Plover 

Oystercatcher 

Whitethroat 

Reed Bunting 

Port Meadow 16th April

No sign of the Garganey by 12:30

Little-ringed Plover 

Oystercatcher 5

Redshank

Yellow Wagtail 2

Grimsbury Reservoir: 16th April

Grimsbury Reservoir
Great White Egret: flew over south 06:42.
Sandwich Tern: arrived with 2 common terns c.8:40 but was only arond for c.10 mins (4 observers inc. Gareth Cashburn and JFT).
2 Common Tern

Gareth Blockley

White Horse Hill: 16th April

White Horse Hill
3 Ring Ouzel: 2m 1f.
Wheatear

Mark Merritt

Chipping Norton: 16th April

Chipping Norton
Stonechat: male. SP283268. 09:25.
2 Willow Warbler: SP283268. 09:25.
5 Chiffchaff: SP283268. 09:25.
2 Kestrel: SP283268. 09:25.
Reed Bunting: fem. SP283268. 09:25.

Steve Akers

Farmoor Reservoir: River Thames: 16th April

16th April

Farmoor Reservoir: River Thames
Cuckoo: very active and mobile around meadows. 07:35.
Grasshopper Warbler: just upstream from Pinkhill Lock. 09:20.

Peter Law

Bicester Wetland Reserve: 16th April

Bicester Wetland Reserve
Lesser Whitethroat: SP578211. 07:00.

Justin Taylor

Otmoor rspb15th April

15th April

Otmoor. Park Meadows
2 Grasshopper Warbler: Two heard reeling on the way in. One heard in the same place just before midday. SP572128. 06:30.

Otmoor. Second Screen
Cuckoo: Seen. SP560141. 08:30.

Mike Haddrell

Port Meadow: 15th April

Port Meadow
3 Oystercatcher 22:20.
Redshank 22:20.
4 Shelduck: shelduck. 22:20.
2 Garganey: pair. 22:20.

Anthony Cheke

Blenheim Park 15th April

Osprey at Blenheim today above & below courtesy of Marion Payne 

 

Red Kite & Osprey