Bicester Wetland Reserve 30th June

Green Sandpiper 5

Lapwing 14

(M.P).

Key holder reserve.

Otmoor rspb 30th June

Bittern & Cattle Egret courtesy of Richard Stevens.

 

Chinnor: Cement Works: 29th June

Chinnor: Cement Works
2 Little Ringed Plover: 2 adults and 4 chicks. SU751994. 20:00.
3 Oystercatcher: 2 resident adults with a juvenile. A third bird arrived for approx 30 mins before flying off heading north. SU751994. 20:00.

Jez March

Chimney: 29th June

Chimney
3 Cattle Egret 11:19.

Denis Kennedy

2 of the 3 courtesy of Denis Kennedy.

Upper Grove Mill, Bodicote 29th June

1 Spotted flycatcher on wires around water mill house. SP4527637138

: 29th June

Moulsford, Halfpenny Lane
Yellow Wagtail: Flew low across the lane N>S, and perched atop the pea-crop. SU5884. 08:20.

Mike Amphlett

Bloxham Grove: 28th June

Bloxham Grove
100 Jackdaw: Huge flock flying in circles over houses and gardens. SP431363. 14:20.

Mary Clifton

Chinnor: Chinnor Hill: 28th June

2 Spotted Flycatcher: Pair north of Chinnor Hill car park. SP767005. 10:00.

Chinnor: Cement Works
2 Oystercatcher: Pair plus 1 juvenile on island Lake 2b. 10:45.
2 Little Ringed Plover: On island Lake 2b. 10:45.
Common Tern: 1 on island Lake 2b. 10:45.
Redshank: 1 on island Lake 2b. 10:45.

David Stracey

Courtesy of David Stracey.

Freeland 28th June

28th June

Freeland: Broadmarsh Wood
Spotted Flycatcher: ad. SP406132. 12:58.

Freeland: Broadmarsh Wood
2 Raven: SP406132. 12:25.

Glen Pascoe

Lower Windrush Valley 27th June

North cross valley way
5 Little Ringed Plover: 5-6 birds.Flying around in gravel works, calling. SP367084. 21:00.

John Pimm

Ducklington 26th June

Ducklington fritillary meadow
Hobby: possible male. Flying over, talons to bill action repeated a few times couldn't see 'prey items'. SP363075. 09:55.

John Pimm

Otmoor 26th June

 

 Reed Warbler with chicks to feed.

Female Garganey and gargling!? from 1st screen.

Also at least one other eclipse adult Garganey.

Three Cattle Egrets (Greenaways)

Five Wigeon (Big Otmoor)

Fyfield Wick: 26th June

Fyfield Wick
Hobby: Hunting an abundance of Summer Chafer over my garden along with a pair of Kestrel. 21:55.

Jed Cleeter

Minster Lovell: Swan Inn: 26th June

Minster Lovell: Swan Inn
Spotted Flycatcher: Likely a pair by the mill stream in grounds of Minster Mill. 18:00.

Simon Ramm

Otmoor rspb 26th July

Cattle Egret this afternoon courtesy of John Workman.

Blenheim Park 26th June

Cattle Egret 2+ Queens Pool late morning 

(per RBA). 

Otmoor rspb 25th June

Cattle Egret 3

Bittern 

Marsh Harrier 

(per Bark)

Sadly the Crane pair are now down to one chick.

Dorchester: 25th June

Dorchester
2 Oystercatcher: Feeding on the outfield of Dorchester Cricket pitch during match. Showing very well with lots of calling. 15:00.

Jed Cleeter

Bicester Wetland Reserve 24th June

 6 Green Sandpiper
5 Heron
21 Lapwing
3 Teal

Key Holder Reserve

Alan Peters

Swift at Farmoor courtesy of Jim Ferguson.

 

Otmoor rspb 23rd June

Garganey drk 1st screen.

Cattle Egret 3 with cattle -2 on Greenaways, 1 on the Closes 06:49 (per RBA).

River Thames: Iffley to Sandford: 19th June

River Thames: Iffley to Sandford
Cuckoo: calling.

Bob Pomfret

Blenheim: Queen Elizabeth Island: 20th June

Blenheim: Queen Elizabeth Island
7 Cattle Egret: It is tricky to be accurate but there appears to two occupied nests on the island, at the opposite end to where the young little egrets have gathered. 09:30.
21 Little Egret: There were a lot of young egrets on the island today. Around 15 young little egrets at one end of the island suggests that there were at least three nests this summer. Every visit from an adult bird produced a reaction from 4-5 of the young ones. 09:30.

Bob Pomfret

Standlake Pit 60: 23rd June

Standlake Pit 60
Hobby: 1 2cy. 2cy bird flew in with bird prey causing panic in nesting terns. Hobby landed in tree but a Jay landed nearby, took up threat/ calling and hobby flew off. 16:35.
Great White Egret: Ad. Losing summer plumage. 16:35.

Mick Cunningham

Bicester Wetlands Reserve 23rd June

Green Sandpiper 2

Oystercatcher 

Lapwing 14

(M.P)

Key holder reserve.

Blenheim 22nd June

Egrets - The majority of the young little egrets appear to have left their nests and are dotted around the island. Hard to count them but at least 20.

A few of the young cattle egrets are venturing further from their nests making them a little more visible.

2 oystercatchers are still present.

1 common tern this evening.

The nesting sand martins appear to be doing well with a few fledglings venturing out of their nests on my last couple of visits.

Best viewed in HD.

Brize Norton 22nd June

White Stork Circled over Brize Norton c15:24 

(per Birdguides).

Chimney: Chimney Meadows: 22nd June

Chimney: Chimney Meadows
Cattle Egret: I have a photograph. 15:00.

Denis Kennedy

Courtesy of Denis Kennedy.

Ardley ERF Lagoon: 21st June

Ardley ERF Lagoon
3 Green Sandpiper 09:30.

Gareth Casburn

Bicester Wetland Reserve 21st June

 1 Green Sandpiper
1 Little Ringed Plover
2 female Gadwall with young,6 and 3
4 Little Egret
9 Lapwing

key Holder reserve

Alan Peters

Otmoor: RSPB reserve: 21st June

5 Cattle Egret: Greenways from pump house. 09:58.
2 Marsh Harrier 10:23.

2 Cuckoo: Just heard,. 10:31.
6 Reed Warbler: Greenways path, est #. 10:23.

Paul Woodham

Cattle Egret courtesy of Pete Barker.

Chinnor: Cement Works: 21st June

Chinnor: Cement Works
6 Oystercatcher: 4 adults and 2 chicks. A second pair arrived this morning and the resident male immediately started competing with the new male in courtship with the new female. SU751994. 05:30.
4 Little Ringed Plover: SU751994. 05:30.

Jez March

Farmoor: 20 June

Great white egret - flew over pinkhill reserve towards shrike meadow

Red-crested pochard - 2 females on f2

Tufted duck - pair with 4 young on f2

Otmoor rspb 20th June

Cattle Egret still present (per RBA)

Grimsbury Reservoir 19th June

Little-ringed Plover 2 13:35 (per Gareth Blockley).

Standlake Pit 60: 19th June

Garganey 1m
Grasshopper Warbler 1
Hobby 1
Curlew 1
Oystercatcher 2
Cuckoo 1

Skylark Oxon Downs courtesy of John Workman.

 

Chinnor: Cement Works: 18th June

Chinnor: Cement Works
2 Oystercatcher: Two adults still present, now with two chicks. SU751994. 15:00.

Jez March

Appleford GP: 18th June

Green Sandpiper 1
Oystercatcher 3
Cuckoo 1

Blenheim 17th June

Cattle egret - several adults seen coming and going this morning and one youngster seen exercising its wings. 

Oystercatcher - 2

Reed warbler - 1 singing male in reed bed near the bridge.

The resilience of the Blenheim birds was surely tested having had to endure a Simply Red concert on Wednesday night. 

Otmoor rspb 17th June

Ruddy Shelduck from 1st screen 

Cattle Egret ad with cattle on Greenaways 

(per RBA)

Otmoor Thursday 16 June

Ruddy Shelduck 1
Marsh Harrier 2
Little Egret 3
Cuckoo 4
Curlew 2 

Ruddy Shelduck at 1st screen

Otmoor rspb 16th June

Cattle Egret 3 early afternoon 

Garganey f from the 2nd screen 

(per RBA)

Lower Shiplake: 16th June

Lower Shiplake
Raven 15:10.

Ralph Watts

Kingston Bagpuize: 15th June

Kingston Bagpuize
2 Barn Owl: Hunting at the bottom of the Hanney Road. 21:40.

Jed Cleeter

East Hendred: 15th June

East Hendred
Spotted Flycatcher: On the outskirts of the Cricket Pitch. 20:15.

Jed Cleeter

Weston-on-the-Green: Stonehouse Farm: 15th June

Weston-on-the-Green: Stonehouse Farm
Yellow Wagtail: Male seen here a month ago. This one looked like a female (seen in flight). SP511190. 07:50.
Grey Partridge: SP511190. 07:50.

David Watkinson

 

Juvenile Stonechat Oxon Downs courtesy of Geoff Dymott.

Otmoor: Central: 13th June

Otmoor: Central
Snipe: SP561129. 17:00.
5 Redshank: Flying and calling. One mobbed by Red Kite. SP561129. 17:00.
2 Hobby: Hawking for dragonflies. SP561129. 17:00.
2 Marsh Harrier: SP561129. 17:00.
Cuckoo: Not seen, heard only from different locations. SP561129. 17:00.
4 Lapwing: Standing and flying, one mobbed by Red Kite. SP561129. 17:00.
Great Spotted Woodpecker: On feeder. SP561129. 17:00.

Jo Amor

Chinnor: Cement Works: 13th June

Chinnor: Cement Works
Hobby: Hawking over south side of lake 2b. SU751997. 22:03.
2 Oystercatcher: Still 2 present, 1 still Sitting on nest site, 1 in close proximity to the nest site. SU751997. 22:03.
4 Little Ringed Plover: SU751997. 22:03.

Jez March

West hendred

Spotted flycatcher 

Churn: 13th June

Churn
Yellow Wagtail: Heard over cereal crop to N of the long metalled track from the large barn; then seen perched on power line (with food items in bill), then flew to S side of the track into the pea-crop. SU5182. 15:45.

Mike Amphlett

Blenheim 13th June

Work has now begun to dig out the Queen Pool. There are a number of active nests on and around the lake so hopefully care will be taken to limit disturbance.

5 adult cattle egret were on the island this morning, some now tending to young.

There are at least a dozen fledged little egrets on the island and venturing the edges of the Queen Pool to feed.

2 oystercatchers are still present.

2 common tern feeding on the Great Lake.

The bird on the right is more advanced with an entirely yellow bill compared to the one on the left. Three are visible and I think there may be more still on nests deeper in the vegetation. Great to see.

Yellow Wagtail Farmoor courtesy of Bryan Manston.

 

Standlake Pit 60: 13th June

Standlake Pit 60
Marsh Harrier: f. 5 30 am to 8 30. Breeding wader survey( none). Cream crown marsh harrier with obvious moult gaps. It, or another, later though not definite it was same. 08:33.
Great White Egret 08:33.

Mick Cunningham

Chinnor: Cement Works: 12th June

Chinnor: Cement Works
Oystercatcher: Sitting on nest, lake 2b. SU750997. 09:56.

Jez March

Letcombe Bassett: Gramps Hill: 12th June

Letcombe Bassett: Gramps Hill
Spotted Flycatcher: And 2 Yellow Wagtails and 2 Grey Partridge. SU369840. 18:00.

John Edwards

Chinnor: Cement Works: 12th June

Chinnor: Cement Works
Hobby: Brief sighting over southern side of lake 2b. SU751998. 20:00.

Jez March

Otmoor rspb 12th June

Cattle Egret 2 flew over 

Garganey 3 (f & 2 young) this morning 

(per RBA).

Farmoor Reservoir 12th June

Sanderling 4

Little Egret 1

Kingfisher 1

Marston Meadows 12th June

Grasshopper Warbler: Reeling in long grasses/reed. On left hand side of the cycle track if you're coming from Marston to Oxford direction. SP522070. 13:25.

Lucy Murfett

Chimney: Chimney Meadows: 12th June

Chimney: Chimney Meadows
2 Cuckoo: m & f.
Marsh Harrier: 2cy.
Grasshopper Warbler

Mark Merritt

Farmoor Reservoir: 11th June

Farmoor Reservoir
2 Sanderling: On causeway. 13:22.
Cuckoo: Heard only. 13:22.

Ralph Watts

Appleford: 11th June

Marsh Harrier, young male drifted off NE 10.25
Redshank 1
Oystercatcher 2

Corn Bunting 1

Hobby 1

Thame: 10th June

Thame
Spotted Flycatcher: Still in the church grounds. 11:52.

Luke Marriner

Standlake Pit 60: 9th June

Standlake Pit 60
90 Starling: In to roost. All looked to be juv. 22:00.
Great White Egret 22:00.
Cuckoo: m. Singing. 22:00.

Mick Cunningham

Fyfield Wick: 9th June

Fyfield Wick
Cuckoo: male. Calling from south by lake. 21:25.

Jed Cleeter

Tar Lakes: 9th June

Tar Lakes, Rushy Common
Hobby: Hunting over new workings opposite car park entrance. 19:00.
2 Cuckoo: Still both calling. 19:00.

Glen Pascoe

Fyfield Wick: 9th June

Fyfield Wick
Spotted Flycatcher: At least 1 adjacent to my garden. Foy here. 10:15.

Jed Cleeter

Port Meadow: 9th June

Port Meadow
7 Egyptian Goose: On the opposite bank to Port Meadow a little upstream from the Perch. 09:30.

Andrew Siantonas

Bicester Wetlands Reserve 9th June

Marsh Harrier 

Shelduck 4

Cuckoo

(M.P)

Key holder reserve.

Letcombe Bassett: Gramps Hill: 8th June

Letcombe Bassett: Gramps Hill
Peregrine
2 Yellow Wagtail

Mark Merritt

Chinnor: Cement Works: 8th June

Chinnor: Cement Works
4 Little Ringed Plover: Two separate pairs both scuttling about showing typical Courtship behaviour. SU749996. 21:48.
2 Oystercatcher: SU749996. 21:48.

Jez March

Nether Worton: 8th June

Nether Worton
Spotted Flycatcher 14:35.

Mary Clifton

Grasshopper Warbler Oxon courtesy of Jessica Crumpton.
 

Kings Lock: 8th June

Kings Lock
Cuckoo: Heard then seen sitting high in a tree by the river bank just upstream from the lock/weir. 09:30.

Andrew Siantonas

Bicester Wetland Reserve 8th June

 1 Marsh Harrier for second day (only the second record for the site)
4 Shelduck
Mute Swan plus 4 cygnets

key Holder Reserve

Alan Peters Justin Taylor Colin Oram

Bicester Wetland Reserve 7th June

1 Marsh Harrier (cream-crown) hunting the reserve early evening. Another great bird for the site!

Otmoor rspb 7th June

Osprey flew over the reserve
Cattle Egret 5 on Greenaways with cattle
Garganey on Big Otmoor

(per RBA) 

Appleford: Appleford GP: 7th June

Appleford: Appleford GP
2 Redshank 19:25.
4 Oystercatcher 19:25.
Little Ringed Plover 19:25.

David Eccles

Chinnor: Cement Works: 7th June

Chinnor: Cement Works
2 Common Tern: Pair on island Lake 2b. 10:30.
Oystercatcher: On island Lake 2b. 10:30.
Little Ringed Plover: On island Lake 2b. 10:30.

David Stracey

Farmoor Reservoir 7th June

Sanderling 1

Dunlin 4

Common Tern 2

Yellow-legged Gull 2

Bicester Wetlands Reserve 7th June

Marsh Harrier cc 17:19 

(per John Friendship-Taylor).

Key holder reserve.

Upper Thames Valley - 7 June

Click on the caption for a larger image

Curlew © Stephen Burch

Bicester Wetland Reserve yesterdays Spoonbills

 

Photos per Stuart Lowe

Key Holder Reserve

Alan Peters

Enslow: 7th June

Enslow
Cuckoo: Near Greenhill Farm campsite. SP486174. 12:45.

David Watkinson

Bicester Wetland Reserve: 7th June

2 Spoonbill present at 0615 but no further sign at 08:14
Cuckoo 06:15.

Laurie Bryant

Key holder reserve.

Farmoor Reservoir 5th June

1900-2030hrs

Grey Plover 1 - initially on causeway then flew to south east corner of Farmoor 2

Dunlin  2

Ringed Plover 1

Yellow Wagtail 2

Blenheim 6th June

Oystercatcher - 4 now present. Seen by Dave Doherty this morning and still present this evening before flying south out of view. A noteworthy record for Blenheim.

Common tern - 2

Barn owl - 1 

Bicester Wetlands Reserve 6th June

SPOONBILL 2 present 20:05 (per Stuart Lowe)

Key holder reserve.

Back of camera shot courtesy of Stuart Lowe.

: 6th June

Pinsley wood
Spotted Flycatcher: SP431137. 19:33.

Emma Hollis

Farmoor Reservoir 6th June

Grey Plover on the causeway 18:17 

(per Paul Butler).

Farmoor Reservoir: 6th June

Farmoor Reservoir
13 Dunlin: SP450062. 11:36.
2 Yellow Wagtail: SP450062. 11:36.
10 House Martin: SP450062. 11:36.
3 Grey Wagtail: SP450062. 11:36.
6 Swallow: SP450062. 11:36.

Mark Pidgeon

Reed Bunting Oxon Downs courtesy of Geoff Dymott.

 

Farmoor

 Dunlin - 7

Farmoor Reservoir 5th June

1300-1400hrs

Northern Wheatear 1 (2cy male)  

size and strong plumage tones looked good for Greenland race O.o.leucorhea

Dunlin 3

Common Swift 500+

Water Eaton: 5th June

Water Eaton
3 Yellow Wagtail: Flew over. SP512120. 14:11.

David Watkinson

Farmoor 5th June

5 cuckoo

1 Dunlin

1 Yellow Wagtail

c500 Swift

Chinnor: Cement Works: 5th June

Chinnor: Cement Works
Garden Warbler 08:30.
2 Linnet 08:30.
4 Whitethroat 08:30.
6 Blackcap 08:30.
8 Chiffchaff 08:30.
Grey Wagtail 08:30.
2 Little Ringed Plover 08:30.
3 Oystercatcher 08:30.

Nick Marriner

Farmoor Reservoir

0800-1030hrs

Common Swift 150+

House Martin 100+

Sand Martin 50+

Swallow 10+

Hobby 1

Common Tern 2

Yellow legged Gull 1

Otmoor 5th June

18:00-19:30

4+ Cattle egrets with cattle on greenaways
Little Ringed Plover
3 Hobby
Grasshopper warbler
3 Marsh Harrier


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Farmoor Reservoir: Pinkhill: 4th June

Farmoor Reservoir: Pinkhill
Cuckoo: Heard but not seen. 03:30.
Ringed Plover 03:30.

Richard Parsons

Farmoor

Ringed plover 

Bicester Wetland Reserve 4th June

4 Shelduck
9 Lapwing
11 Gadwall
 150 plus House Martin feeding over filter beds in poor weather, and a few Swifts and Swallows 

Key Holder Reserve

Alan Peters

Otmoor: RSPB reserve: 3rd June

Crane 6 (2 juv)

Bittern
5 Cuckoo: 5+ (at least 3 m and 2 f).
3 Marsh Harrier: 3+ (1 m).
Cattle Egret: seen flying over greenaways.
4 Oystercatcher: 4+ (1 greenaways, 1 ashgrave, 4 big otmoor).
2 Shelduck: big otmoor.

Gareth Blockley

Farmoor Reservoir 3rd June

Ringed Plover 1

Dunlin 1

Cuckoo 2 m/f

Raven 2

Water Rail 2

Otmoor rspb 3rd June

Cattle Egret 6 again late morning (per RBA).

Standlake Pit 60: 2nd June

Standlake Pit 60
Great White Egret 20:48.
Hobby 20:48.
Cuckoo 20:48.
Black-headed Gull: juv. Very newly fledged, though not from the pit ... can't have come far though. 20:48.
Yellow-legged Gull: 2s. Has damaged left eye. 20:48.

Mick Cunningham

Appleford GPs 2nd June

Channel Wagtail

Yellow Wagtail 

Little-ringed Plover 2+

Oystercatcher 2

Lapwing 20+

Wigeon m

Hobby

Little Egret 

Otmoor: 2nd June

Spoonbill Seen flying twice over greenways. Unable to see when on the ground. 09:15.
3 Cuckoo: 2 seen chasing along footpath near big otmoor with a further bird calling near first screen. 10:15.

David Parker

Sarsgrove: 2nd June

Sarsgrove
8 Skylark 07:00.

Steve Akers

Chinnor: Cement Works: 2nd June

Chinnor: Cement Works
2 Oystercatcher: Very active seeing Magpies away from presumably a nest site. SU750997. 09:03.
2 Little Ringed Plover: Occasionally mobbing the Oystercatchers if the get to close to presumably their nest site. SU750997. 09:03.

Jez March

Uffington: 1st June

1st June

Uffington
Yellow Wagtail: Around Uffington football pitch. 18:45.

Goosey
2 Barn Owl: 1 each side of A417. 22:00.

Jed Cleeter

Otmoor rspb 1st June

Cattle Egret 5 this afternoon (per RBA).

Blenheim: Queen Pool: 1st June

Blenheim: Queen Pool
Oystercatcher: A single bird present since Monday. 14:30.

Gareth Casburn

Aston Rowant NNR 1st June

Quail m singing (per RBA).