Church Hanborough: 28th February

Church Hanborough
Raven: Sewage Treatment Works. 11:40.

Glen Pascoe

Chipping Norton: 28th February

Chipping Norton
2 Stonechat: ad pair. SP284275. 14:00.
16 Lapwing: SP284275. 14:00.
Kestrel: fem. SP284275. 14:00.
2 Teal: ad pair. SP284275. 14:00.
2 Mistle Thrush: ad pair. SP284275. 14:00.

Steve Akers

Chinnor: Chinnor Hill: 28th February

Chinnor: Chinnor Hill
8 Raven: 8 over the ridge. 10:00.

David Stracey

Sarsgrove: 27th February

Sarsgrove
2 Stonechat: male. In hedge alongside minor road near footpath to Chipping Norton. 09:30.

Steve Akers

Otmoor: RSPB reserve: 28th February

Otmoor: RSPB reserve
2 Crane 12:00.
15 Curlew 12:00.
2 Redshank 12:00.
300 Golden Plover: Hundreds. 12:00.
300 Lapwing: Hundreds. 12:00.
50 Pintail 12:00.
20 Linnet: Next to Hide. 12:00.
10 Stock Dove 12:00.

James Blunt

Great Tew: 28th February

Great Tew
23 Hawfinch: I had seen 8 in two groups after I arrived at St Michael's Church this morning. The birds flew off and, shortly after a flock of Wood Pigeons flushed the birds from trees somewhere close by. This flock consisted of 23 birds which then dropped down on the other side of the church. Amazing. 18:24.

John Edwards

Rushey Common

Great White Egret 1
Buzzard 2

Goldeneye 2

Oystercatcher 1

 

Oddington rspb 28th February

AMERICAN WIGEON drk still present on the Flood field viewable from the kissing gate on the bridleway 16:25.

Standlake Pit 60: 28th February

Standlake Pit 60
2 White-fronted Goose: ad. The 2 birds I had in Standlake village in January. Both pink billed both with black belly bars. One slightly larger with less contrasting fringing so darker overall. Structure similar overall. Nothing in tha paler bird rules out Russian white front that I can see. I would (wrong?) expect the local gambelli yanks to be bigger, more lanky,??? These two c half to 3/4 size of greylag. 15:01.
2 Snipe 15:01.
Chiffchaff: Singing. 15:01.
Cetti's Warbler: Singing. 15:01.

Mick Cunningham

Henley Road GPs: 28th February

Henley Road GPs
2 Scaup: drk. Water ski pit. 13:15.

Marek Walford

Oddington 27th February

AMERICAN WIGEON drk still present on Flood field 12:50 viewable from the bridleway adjacent to the kissing gate (per RBA).

Kidlington: 27th February

Kidlington
2 Ring-necked Parakeet: 2 birds flew north over Bicester Road c08:00. 09:27.

Jason Coppock

Otmoor: RSPB reserve: 26th February

Otmoor: RSPB reserve
4 Peregrine: Mostly seen high up being mobbed by kites. 19:58.
3 Marsh Harrier: 2 females and 1 male. Female was displaying high up, calling and doing flips. 19:58.
Merlin: Likely female. Chasing a lapwing amongst large flock over Big Otmoor. 19:58.

Liam Russell

Chimney: Chimney Meadows: 26th February

Chimney: Chimney Meadows
2 Raven

John Taylor

Kingston Warren: 26th February

Kingston Warren
3 Stonechat: 2m & 1f working fence line. 14:00.

Jed Cleeter

Stonechat at Lollingdon Hill courtesy of Paul Chandler.

 

Port Meadow: 26th February

Port Meadow
Siberian Chiffchaff: near Burgess Field gate still
Mediterranean Gull: ad.
Yellow-legged Gull: 1w.
3 Oystercatcher
Redshank
Dunlin: heard-only
23 Pintail

Steve Lavington, Thomas Miller

Water Eaton: 26th February

Water Eaton
2 Stonechat: A pair along footpath on E of Cherwell. 15:00.
Peregrine 15:00.
2 Raven: A pair on top of pylon kronking. 15:00.

Simon Myers

Oddington 26th February

AMERICAN WIGEON dk still present on Flood Field in N/E corner viewable from the kissing gate on the bridleway 15:10.

Oystercatcher 

Curlew 

Raven

Chipping Norton: 26th February

Chipping Norton
4 Stonechat: m, f, 2 juv. Four Stonechat - possible family group - feeding along fence line between Brook and marsh beyond small lake near Cornwell. SP283268. 14:00.
8 Teal: 4m, 4f. SP283268. 14:00.

Steve Akers

Abingdon Sewage Works 26th February

Siberian Chiffchaff still present just west of Peep-O-Day Lane at the sewage works.

Park on Lambrick Way by rugby club OX14 5TJ

(per RBA).

Standlake Common, 26th February

Pit 27

White-fronted Goose 1
Red-crested Pochard 7
Goosander 3

Pit 60

Goosander 2

Pochard 50+

Snipe 2

Oystercatcher 2

Elsewhere

Treecreeper 1

Chiffchaff 1

David Hastings

Great Tew 26th February

Hawfinch c20 in St Michael's churchyard 08:00 

(J). OX7 4AF

: 26th February

Bletchingdon
4 Stonechat: 2 pairs in hedge along ditch. SP508177. 08:37.

David Watkinson

: 26th February

Port meadow
Oystercatcher: SP492082. 07:17.

Matthew Southwell

Otmoor: 25th February

Drake American Wigeon still present at 17:30, though distant. Viewed from the Oddington track, just past the kissing gate.

Great Tew 25th February

Hawfinch 14:45 in St Michael's churchyard (A)

Wantage: Chain Hill: 25th February

Wantage: Chain Hill
Stonechat: fem. Flew across road. 09:45.
2 Grey Partridge: Flew across road and landed in stubble field. 09:45.

Jed Cleeter

Standlake Pit 60: 25th February

Standlake Pit 60
White-fronted Goose: ad. Thames field. Little else and no R N Duck. 15:12.

Mick Cunningham

Oddington: 25th February

AMERICAN WIGEON drk. Showing well but distantly from bridleway again at 14:20. 14:27.

Ian Elkins

Bicester Wetland Reserve 25th February

 4 Green Sandpiper
14 Lapwing
7 Shoveler
4 Little Grebe
40 plus Teal

Reed Bunting singing

Alan Peters
Key Holder Reserve

Port Meadow: 24th February

Port Meadow
Caspian Gull: ad. Briefly
6 Yellow-legged Gull: 3.1w,2w,3w,ad.
Redshank
Dunlin
Mediterranean Gull: ad.

Thomas Miller, Steve Lavington

Oxford: Walton Manor: 24th February

Oxford: Walton Manor
Willow Tit: Calling bird seen briefly in front garden of Warnborough Rd before flying off.

Adam Hartley

Farmoor Reservoir 24th February

Scaup f on F1 mid-afternoon (per RBA).

The long staying Scaup courtesy of Bryan Manston.

Cutteslowe: Cutteslowe Park: 24th February

Cutteslowe: Cutteslowe Park
Woodcock: At dusk, flew north across the ring road then east over park. 18:15.

Nicholas Boyd

Kings Lock: 24th February

Kings Lock
30 Barnacle Goose: In field by the Thames Path amongst Canada and Greylags a little upstream from King's Lock. 15:00.
2 Stonechat: 1 f/ 1 m. Flitting along Thames path upstream from King's Lock. 15:00.

Andrew Siantonas

Chimney: Chimney Meadows: 24th February

Chimney: Chimney Meadows
3 Crane: Two adults, 1 probable juvenile. In flight initially and feeding in a field later. 13:34.

Andrew Mann

Sonning Eye GPs: 24th February

Sonning Eye GPs
2 Mandarin Duck: m+f. 12:39.
Oystercatcher 12:39.

Marek Walford

Tar Lakes: 24th February

Tar Lakes, Rushy Common
2 Goldeneye: Pair on Rushy Common. 07:55.
Oystercatcher: FOY here for me. On new workings opposite the car park. 07:55.
Great White Egret: On new workings. 07:55.

Glen Pascoe

Balscote: Balscote Quarry: 24th February

Balscote: Balscote Quarry
38 Golden Plover: Circling over fields to south of reserve. 08:50.
Green Sandpiper 

Steve Holliday

: 23rd February

Drayton floods
4 Pintail: 2m 2f. 12:30pm. SU489943. 19:19.

Beryl Tillin

Abingdon: Peep-o-Day Lane: 23rd February

Abingdon: Peep-o-Day Lane
2 Oystercatcher: 12:15pm. SU487948. 18:48.

Beryl Tillin

Standlake Pit 60: 23rd February

Standlake Pit 60
White-fronted Goose: single with Greylags and Canadas in Thames Fields. Whole bird not viewable as in a dip. Neck and head and bits of back upper chest only. Pink billed. Quite dusky looking in terms of plumage. Race/origin? 18:39.
2 Great White Egret: gaining Aigrettes - some display between the two. 18:39.
Curlew: flew south over pit (FOY here?). 18:39.

Mick Cunningham

RSPB Otmoor Wetland Bird Survey - 20/02/23

 Lapwing - 4919

Golden Plover - 5450

Wigeon - 2506

Teal - 1414

Mallard - 241

Pintail - 234

Shoveler - 293

Curlew - 13

Oystercatcher - 2

Redshank - 3

Gadwall - 85

Pochard - 29

Tufted Duck - 49

American Wigeon 

Grimsbury Reservoir 23rd February

Red-crested Pochard 2

Wigeon 

Common Gull 15+

(M.P).

Woodstock 23rd February

North Woodstock fields including the new plantation area 

Merlin - 1

Skylark - c20

Chaffinch - c100 in a single feeding flock

Corn bunting - 4, possibly more with c100 yellowhammers

The barn owl was seen in Blenheim this morning. It is ringed but I couldn't read it.

: 23rd February

Base of Brill Hill in direction of Boarstall
2 Stonechat: m and f. SP631143. 16:42.

Keith Nieland

Great Tew 22nd February

Hawfinch 20 in St Michael's churchyard (per RBA).

Chinnor: Cement Works: 22nd February

Chinnor: Cement Works
2 Raven: Pair flying North. 10:30.
Stonechat: Male on track west of Lake 2b. 10:30.

David Stracey

Otmoor rspb 22nd February

No sign of the drake American Wigeon today on the Flood field (et al).

Blenheim 22nd February

Pochard - 28. Mostly drakes. Numbers have gradually increased over the past couple of weeks.

Goosander - 2. A pair have been present for a couple of weeks.

Great white egret - 3

Yellow-legged gull - 1 adult. 

Barn owl - 1 hunting around the edge of the Great Lake this morning.

The wintering lesser black-backed gull with the occasionally visiting yellow-legged gull.

Oxford: 22nd February

Oxford
Negative news Peregrine: adult/male. Identification made via binoculars. Perched on neighbouring roof. SP532042. 18:14.

Jim Ruddock

Chipping Norton: 21st February

Chipping Norton
110 Lapwing: Feeding in field of winter wheat on Cornwell Estate. SP283278. 13:00.
3 Teal: On small lake near Cornwell. SP283278. 13:00.
Raven: SP283278. 13:00.
Green Woodpecker: SP283278. 13:00.

Steve Akers

Port Meadow: 21st February

Port Meadow
Mediterranean Gull: ad.
5 Yellow-legged Gull: 3.1w,2w,3w.
31 Pintail
6 Shelduck
2 Redshank
2 Dunlin

Adam Hartley, Thomas Miller, Steve Lavington, Matthew Lloyd

Otmoor rspb 21st February

Drake AMERICAN WIGEON 13:15 on the Flood Field this morning, viewed from the bridleway that heads east out of Oddington just past the kissing gate after the bridge.

(per Luke Marriner et al)

Courtesy of Luke Marriner.

Great Tew: 21st February

Great Tew
18 Hawfinch: Still in church yard tho mobile. 11:42.

Luke Marriner

Courtesy of Luke Marriner.

Port Meadow: 20th February

Port Meadow
3 Caspian Gull: 2x1w & 2w.
5 Yellow-legged Gull: 2x1w, 2w, 4w, ad.
11 Shelduck
20 Pintail
Redshank
2 Oystercatcher

Adam Hartley, Thomas Miller, Ben Sheldon, Matthew Lloyd

1w Caspian Gull courtesy of Thomas Miller

 

Otmoor rspb 20th February

Drake AMERICAN WIGEON at Otmoor on the Flood Field at 9 a.m., viewed from the bridleway that heads east out of Oddington just past the kissing gate after the bridge.

per Fergus Mosey

Update:

Showing occasionally though distantly. Seen again at 15:24 along eastern side of field (Badger).

Courtesy of Fergus Mosey

2 Crane: One bird ringed. 15:15. (per Anthony Roberts)

3 Crane: Flying from Nokeside over second screen towards Greenaways around 11am. 17:17.
3 Marsh Harrier: Hunting over reed beds in front of first screen. 17:15.

1 Dunlin (Badger)
2 Curlew: Flying over second screen at 11.15am. 17:20.

(per Keith Nieland)

 

View from the arrow, along the bridleway that heads east out of Oddington

Cranes courtesy of Bryan Manston.

Dix Pit: 20th February

Dix Pit
2 Oystercatcher: Pair on new diggings. 16:50.

Simon Bradfield

Great Tew: 20th February

Great Tew
Mistle Thrush: Beautiful singing Mistle thrush heard from church yard. 11:30.
Nuthatch: In Church yard trees. 11:30.
5 Hawfinch: In trees and flying between trees alongside path that leads through church yard towards church - particularly Yew trees. Also other finches around - Gold and Green. 11:30.

James Blunt

Blenheim: Blenheim Lake: 20th February

Blenheim: Blenheim Lake
Great White Egret
2 Little Egret
16 Grey Heron: Mostly on or around the island. 6 occupied nests. I'm sure there are others.
Oystercatcher: Thanks to Gareth Casburn for this one.
Lapwing: flying over.
2 Goosander: 1m, 1f.
18 Pochard
145 Tufted Duck
16 Wigeon
90 Gadwall
40 Teal
134 Mallard
19 Great Crested Grebe
2 Little Grebe
14 Mute Swan
64 Greylag Goose
119 Canada Goose
Cetti's Warbler
7 Cormorant
Yellow-legged Gull

Bob Pomfret

Bicester Wetland Reserve 20th February

 2 Green Sandpiper
25 Gadwall
2 Cetti's Warbler

Alan Peters
Key Holder Reserve

Clanfield: 19th February

Clanfield
Curlew: Flew west. Foy for me. 18:08.
Barnacle Goose: With Canada and greylag. 18:08.

Northmoor
Snipe: At country park again. 18:08.

Standlake Pit 60
Great White Egret 18:08.
Snipe 18:08.

Mick Cunningham

 

Starlings over Eynsham courtesy of Moth Clark.
The roost now only consists of 300-500 birds.

Port Meadow: 19th February

Port Meadow
Dunlin
Redshank
3 Oystercatcher
12 Shelduck
2 Stonechat
Pintail: Not counted.

Siberian Chiffchaff  reported.

Adam Hartley, Jacek, Steve Lavington, Matthew Lloyd

Sonning Eye GPs: 19th February

Sonning Eye GPs
Stonechat: fem. Triangle. 14:36.

Marek Walford

Great Tew: 19th February

Great Tew
2 Hawfinch: 2+ in tall garden trees to north of St Michael's churchyard. SP397289. 12:45.

Philip Chapman

Henley Road GPs: 19th February

Henley Road GPs
Scaup: drk. Nursery Lake. 13:05.

Marek Walford

: 19th February

North cross valley way
Probable Green Sandpiper: It flew in landed on edge of flooded gravel extraction then I lost it. SP367084. 12:01.

John Pimm

Farmoor Reservoir 19th February

Scaup f on F1 this morning (per RBA).

Balscote: Balscote Quarry: 19th February

Balscote: Balscote Quarry
Green Sandpiper: Feeding in the main wetland area. 08:30.

Steve Holliday

Marsh Baldon: 19th February

Marsh Baldon
Siskin: male. On garden feeder. SU565999. 09:58.

Paul Torevell

Standlake Pit 60: 18th February

Standlake Pit 60
Great White Egret: Big clear out of ducks early am.No pintail. 10s only of teal. 22:04.

Mick Cunningham

Port Meadow: 18th February

Port Meadow roost this evening
Mediterranean Gull
2 Yellow-legged Gull 

Steve Lavgington

Siberian Chiffchaff (per RBA).

Lower Windrush Valley GPs: 18th February

Lower Windrush Valley GPs
44 Goldeneye: c40 in flight and 4 on Brasenose 1 Pit. 15:00.

Rushy Common
Great White Egret 15:00.
2 Oystercatcher 15:00.

Jed Cleeter

Standlake 18th February

Ring-necked Duck 2 m/f on 3T pits viewable north of the Pit 60 path (per RBA).

Ardley ERF 18th February

Green sandpiper - 3

Snipe - 2

Grey partridge - 2

Teal - 64 on lower quarry lake.

Great Tew 18th February

Hawfinch 18 in St Michael's churchyard (per RBA).

Otmoor: 17th February

Otmoor
Crane: Seemed to be alone, perhaps 'dropped in' according to local. SP559137. 21:41.
Marsh Harrier: male. In flight over the reed beds, possibly displaying. SP560135. 16:00.

Ian Potter

Blenheim 17th February

Pochard - 13

Wigeon - 14

Goosander - 2

Great white egret - 2

Cetti's warbler - 1

Great Tew 17th February

Hawfinch 2+ in St Michael's churchyard (W.W).

OX7 4AF

Asthall: 17th February

Asthall
Stonechat: male. Second one today. Migrating without the winter harem? 18:00.
Stonechat 18:00.

Mick Cunningham

Leafield: 17th February

Leafield
Stonechat: male. Stunning male Hatching Ln. 17:59.

Mick Cunningham

Radley GPs 17th February

Thrupp Lake
Mediterranean Gull: ad. Among large numbers of Black Headed Gulls . SU518975. 11:30.
Common Gull 2 adult

Gary Stafford

Otmoor rspb 16th February

Hen Harrier rt over Greenaways c17:15 (per Terry Tossel).

Great Tew 16th February

Hawfinch 10 this morning in St Michael's churchyard (per RBA).

Dorchester GPs - 16th February

Red-crested Pochard (m) on Orchid Lake @ 16:45
2 Egyptian Goose at Cemetery Lake earlier

Port Meadow: 16th February

Port Meadow
Redshank
8 Shelduck
10 Pintail
3 Oystercatcher: Flitting around the west edge of the floods. 15:00.

Adam Hartley, Andrew Siantonas

Port Meadow: 15th February

Port Meadow
2 Siberian Chiffchaff: Both the very plain and the more colourful bird were present in the same general area.
Caspian Gull: 1w. In the roost per Thomas Miller.
Redshank
2 Oystercatcher
6 Shelduck
6 Pintail

Adam Hartley, Thomas Miller

1w Caspian Gull courtesy of Thomas Miller

 

Great Tew: 15th February

Great Tew
20 Hawfinch: A roving flock of c20 birds again around St Michael's church Great Tew. Sometimes together but often splitting into groups of 4-6. 09:15.

Steve Roby

Kestrel Farmoor courtesy of Bryan Manston.

 

Farmoor Reservoir: 15th February

Farmoor Reservoir
2 Marsh Tit: Seen in woods. 13:35.

Yacky Morris

Standlake: 14th February

Standlake
2 Ring-necked Duck: m n f. Pit 27. Apologies for late submission. 11:17.

Mick Cunningham

Corn Bunting Oxon Downs courtesy of Geoff Dymott.

 

Cowley: 15th February

Cowley
2 Blackcap: M&F in my nan's garden. 11:17.

Jed Cleeter

: 13th February

Moulsford, Greenlands Farm
Peregrine: Perched atop a power pylon, just NE of Greenlands farm. SU5883. 16:05.

Mike Amphlett

Kings Lock: 14th February

Kings Lock
7 Goosander: 3female/4 male. On the pool below weir at King's Lock. 15:00.
2 Stonechat: 1m/1f. In the usual haunt by the Thames Path upstream from King's Lock. 15:00.

Andrew Siantonas

Port Meadow: 14th February

Port Meadow
Siberian Chiffchaff
2 Oystercatcher
Redshank
6 Shelduck
6 Pintail

Adam Hartley

South Hinksey: 14th February

South Hinksey
2 Stonechat: male and fem. Electric Road fences, just north of Devil's Backbone. Pair has been here for months. SP510044. 14:00.

Alex Figueiredo

Great Tew 14th February

Hawfinch c5 again in St Michael's Church yard c11:30 (M.P).

Arncott 14th February

Arncott
Stonechat: ad. fem. SP614817. 11:55.

Jon Holt

Farmoor Reservoir: Farmoor I: 13th February

Farmoor Reservoir: Farmoor I
Scaup: Female hanging with a male tuftie, Reservoir I, close to the sailing club. . SP448064. 14:40.

Alex Figueiredo

Waterstock: River Thame: 13th February

Waterstock: River Thame

85 Teal 09:00.
26 Snipe 09:00.
5 Grey Heron 09:00
20 Wigeon 09:00.
3 Jack Snipe 09:00.
62 Meadow Pipit 09:00.
3 Raven 09:00.
2 Linnet 09:00.
Cormorant 09:00.
7 Lapwing 09:00.
Barn Owl 09:00.
2 Coal Tit 09:00.
2 Reed Bunting 09:00.

Nick Marriner

Otmoor: RSPB reserve: 13th February

Avocet: At first screen from about 11am for 20 minutes before flying away to the north. 14:52.
(per Keith Nieland).

Great white egret flew over flood field at c18:00

(Per Andy Last).

3 Peregrine 15:00.
Merlin 15:00.
2 Marsh Harrier 15:00.
5000 Lapwing 15:00.
3000 Golden Plover: Huge flocks brilliant in the crisp cold air and sunshine. 15:00.
Sparrowhawk: male. Trying to take a Snipe as it flew in beside reed bed - Snipe eluded easily. 15:00.

Steve Akers

Port Meadow: 13th February

Port Meadow
Avocet: Found by Phil Barnett. Gone by the evening
10 Shelduck
6 Pintail
Oystercatcher: Found by Matthew Lloyd. First of the year
Mediterranean Gull: ad. Found by Ben Sheldon in the roost this evening
Siberian Chiffchaff: still in the usual place

Phil Barnett, Ben Sheldon, Matthew Lloyd, Adam Hartley

 

Video courtesy of Gnome

Courtesy of Matthew Lloyd

South Leigh: 13th February

South Leigh
2 Raven 16:00.

Richard Catling

Swyncombe: Swyncombe Church: 12th February

Swyncombe: Swyncombe Church
Raven: Nr church, overflew N and cronking. SU6890. 16:20.

Mike Amphlett

Blenheim 13th February

Mediterranean gull - adult again this morning with c250 BHG.

Yellow-legged gull - adult again briefly.

Common gull - 1 adult

Pochard - 7 (6 drakes)

Wigeon - 1

Great white egret - 2

Grey heron - at least 8 occupied nests on Queen Pool island.

St Mary Magdalene Church Woodstock

Hawfinch - 1 again in flight from churchyard.

Great Tew 13th February

Minimum of 18 Hawfinch in St Michael's and All Angels church grounds this morning from 0930-1030

Farmoor Reservoir 13th February

Scaup f still present (per RBA).

Abingdon 13th

Siberian chiffchaff

Sent from my iPhone

Avocet, Port Meadow

 Avocet on floods, roosting with gulls opposite sailing club (found by Phil Barnett) 1310-1340 at least.

Otmoor rspb 13th February

Avocet at the 1st screen 11:18 (K.N et al).

Great Tew: 13th February

Great Tew
Hawfinch: Seen in tree for about 7 seconds in churchyard. 11:00.

Yacky Morris

Otmoor rspb 12th February

Hen Harrier rt

Marsh Harrier 3

Peregrine 2

Crane 5

Curlew 2

Oystercatcher 

Pintail c200

(Per Bark)

: 12th February

Swinbrook Rd/B4437
3 Corn Bunting: m. Three males singing alongside roads in this area. SP428215. 10:54.

Barry Embling

West Ilsley: Ridgeway: 12th February

West Ilsley: Ridgeway
60 Corn Bunting
3 Stonechat: 2m 1f.
10 Yellowhammer

Letcombe Bassett: Ridgeway above Letcombe Bassett
2 Raven

White Horse Hill: Uffington Castle
100 Golden Plover
60 Linnet
Stonechat: fem.

Bob Pomfret

Port Meadow; 12th February 2023

12-13:00 Burgess Field Gate

Siberian Chiffchaff (feeding at top of tree opposite gate and also in weedy edge by bridge).

Also a second bird with tristis characteristics (feeding along flood about 50 metres past gate). Checked this bird with Lew and he agrees that it's most likely a second Siberian.

(Common) Chiffchaff 8

Goldcrest 1

Old Caley's Diary

Steeple Barton 12th February

Steeple Barton alotments
Stonechat: male. Single male Steeple Barton Alotments. SP444259. 16:30.

Gavin Lannen

Henley Road GPs: 12th February

Henley Road GPs
Scaup: drk. Nursery Lake. 14:04.

Marek Walford

Appleford: Appleford GP: 12th February

12th February

Appleford: Appleford GP
Stonechat: f. 12:15.
Ring-necked Duck: f. seen with tufties by another birder as I arrived on usual pit by river, but group took off & left before I saw it myself. 10:15.

Anthony Cheke

Great Tew 12th February

Hawfinch 14 in St Michael's churchyard c10:14 

(per Kyle Smith et al).

Abingdon: Abingdon Sewage Farm: 11th February

Abingdon: Abingdon Sewage Farm
Siberian Chiffchaff 15:00.
40 Chiffchaff: All along peep o day lane and around STW. Lots in song. 15:00.
3 Blackcap: 2m & 1f. 15:00.
2 Cetti's Warbler: Singing from gravel pits. 15:00.

Jed Cleeter

Port Meadow: 11th February

Port Meadow
Siberian Chiffchaff
Curlew: At the north end of the floods late afternoon.
Yellow-legged Gull: ad.
6 Pintail
5 Shelduck
Peregrine


Adam Hartley, Phil Barnett, Mary MacDougall

Video courtesy of Gnome

Standlake Pit 60: 11th February

Standlake Pit 60
29 Goosander: 4pm - 5.15pm. 18:49.
3 Great White Egret: much aggression. 18:49.
22 Pintail: duck numbers down a lot - tho a lot hidden in reeds (mostly teal). 18:49.
500 Teal: flushed by M Harrier - out of reeds on to water. 18:49.
Raven 18:49.
170 Lapwing 18:49.
Marsh Harrier: m. 18:49.

Mick Cunningham

 

Barn Owl near to the boarder courtesy of Paul Ridout.

Northmoor: 10th February

Northmoor
Snipe 18:48.

Mick Cunningham

Cote: 11th February

Cote
2 Snipe: flushed from riverside between Cote and Buckland. 18:43.

Mick Cunningham

Standlake Pit 60: 10th February

Standlake Pit 60
Snipe: On north bank - FOY for me. 18:42.

Mick Cunningham

Sonning Eye GPs: 11th February

Sonning Eye GPs
Bittern: In the reedbed at the north end. 17:31.

Marek Walford

Appleford GPs 11th February

Ring-necked Duck f again on the pit closest to the river (per RBA).

Great Tew 11th February

Hawfinch 2 11:15

8 in churchyard c10:00 (A.B).

Courtesy of Nick Truby.

Sonning Eye GPs: 11th February

Sonning Eye GPs
2 Stonechat: m+f. By the conveyer belt east of Spring Lane. 10:29.
Raven 09:59.

Marek Walford

Port Meadow: 10th February

Port Meadow
Siberian Chiffchaff: Still by Burgess Field gate this afternoon. 

Also
30 Pintail
56 Snipe

Adam Hartley, Steve Lavington

Above & below courtesy of Mathew Lloyd.

Hatford: Sandpit: 10th February

Hatford: Sandpit
2 Stonechat: Pair working rough grass field. 19:41.

Jed Cleeter

Great Tew 10th February

Hawfinch 6 in church yard (K.H et al).

Courtesy of Paul Wyeth.

Farmoor Reservoir 9th February

Scaup f still on F1 (per RBA)

Please note that parking charges have now been 

brought in with up to 45 minutes free then £2 for all day parking, you can also buy an annual pass

from the Rangers Lodge.

Bittern Otmoor rspb courtesy of Jessica Crumpton.

 

Port Meadow: 9th February

Port Meadow
Siberian Chiffchaff
2 Black-tailed Godwit: Per Phil Barnett.
6 Shelduck
4 Pintail

Adam Hartley

Otmoor: 9th February

Hen Harrier rt over Greenaways 10:26 (per RBA).
Marsh Tit 14:16.
5 Crane 14:16.
2 Goosander 14:16.
2 Marsh Harrier 14:16.

Luke Marriner

Henley Road GPs: 9th February

Henley Road GPs
Scaup: drk. On water-ski pit. 12:37.

Marek Walford

Piddington: 8th February

Piddington
4 Woodcock: Increase to 4 birds this evening on flight line over garden after decreasing to 1 or none over last few days. 17:45.

Colin Oram

Farmoor Reservoir 8th February

Scaup f still present (per Michael Violette).

Great Tew 8th February

14:45 Great Tew Churchyard

Hawfinch (record shots of bird found by Ade Buckel)

Old Caley's Diary