Standlake Pit 60: 31st March

Standlake Pit 60
Kittiwake: 1st cycle in rain dip feeding. 17:15.

Mick Cunningham

Farmoor Reservoir 31st March

Arctic Tern three days ahead of the UK median first reported date over the last 20 years.

Common Tern 

(Per J.T) 11:27

Arctic above. Courtesy of Justin Taylor.

Port Meadow: 31st March

Port Meadow
Willow Warbler: Singing male working its way north through the allotments into Burgess Field.
29 Black-tailed Godwit
7 Shelduck

Adam Hartley

A329 near Moulsford: 31st March

A329 near Moulsford
Brambling: Female, with at least dozen Chaffinches (mostly males), apparently 'forced down' by the squally rain... been quiet for two weeks, all of sudden this lot appear. SU5985. 14:15.

Mike Amphlett

 

Lesser Redpoll Farmoor courtesy of Bryan Manston.

Standlake Pit 60: 31st March

Standlake Pit 60
2 Ring-necked Duck: m n f. Plus the hybrid. 12:33.
2 Willow Warbler: 1 Langley Lane and 1cLL hide. I've not looked further. 12:33.

Mick Cunningham

Cutteslowe: Cutteslowe Park: 31st March

Cutteslowe: Cutteslowe Park
5 Willow Warbler: At least 5 birds feeding between pond and garden centre. SP510105. 11:00.

Nicholas Boyd

Grimsbury Reservoir: 31st March

House Martin

Wheatear - in cattle field

per Sandra Bletchly

: 30th March

North cross valley way
Wheatear: fem. SP368084. 10:42.

John Pimm

Balscote: Balscote Quarry: 30th March

Balscote: Balscote Quarry
4 Brambling: male. 12:00.

Steve Goddard

Fyfield Wick: 30th March

Fyfield Wick
2 Swallow: Circled over garden then flew North. My Foy. 18:09.

Jed Cleeter

Blenheim egrets 30th March

Cattle egret - 2 have returned this evening for the egret reunion.

Ring-necked Duck Pair in rain Pit 60 today - plus hybrid lookalike frpm Pit 60

I'm told by my v knowledgeable friend Tim Melling that the only 'breeding' record of RND in UK was in 2004,

when a drake paired with a Tufted Duck. 2 young hatched but not known to have survived. Wonder where this pair will end up. The hybrid long-floppy crest is v reminiscent of the hybrid at Dix in c 2017

Farmoor Reservoir 30th March

Northern Wheatear 1f

White Wagtail 1m

Oystercatcher 2

Willow Warbler 1

Marston: 30th March

Marston
Ring-necked Parakeet 11:30.

Oxford University Parks
Ring-necked Parakeet: SP518071. 11:30.

James Watkins

Standlake Pit 60: 30th March

2 Ring-necked Duck: 1m 1f. Present from 5pm. Weren't here when I checked late am. Beware the drake hybrid RND look alike is still knocking around pit 60. 17:47.

21 Common Gull: With c80 black headed gulls in rain this morning. 17:47.

Blackcap: m. Silent and actively feeding on Langley Lane. Suspect new in. 18:18.

Mick Cunningham

Stanton St John 30th March

Swallow: First one back at regular nest site. SP585097. 17:44.

David Brown

Blenheim 30th March

Osprey - 1 over the Queen Pool for a few minutes just after 8am. After a brief hover it headed north.
Great white egret - 2
Oystercatcher - 1
Sand martin - c100
House martin - 1, possibly more.
Swallow - c5
Pied wagtail - c10 including one that didn't look bad for white.

RSPB Otmoor Thurs 30 March 2023

1 Bittern (reed bed)
6 Black Tailed Godwit (Big Otmoor)

3 Oystercatcher
4 Shelduck

 

Port Meadow: 30th March

Port Meadow
31 Black-tailed Godwit
5 Shelduck
2 Oystercatcher
6 Sand Martin

Pete Roby

Peep-o-day lane

Willow warbler - at least one singing male

Little ringed plover - 2 

Sand Martin - 12

Green sandpiper

Oystercatcher - 4 

Egyptian Goose - pair with at least 8 chicks

Grimsbury Reservoir 30th March

Yellow Wagtail

Willow Warbler 

Dunlin

(per Birdguides et al).

Fyfield Wick: 30th March

Fyfield Wick
115 Sand Martin: Visual Migration North in 20 mins inc flocks of 50 & 20. 07:20.
30 Meadow Pipit: Vis-Mig North in small flocks in 20 mins. 07:20.

Jed Cleeter

Port Meadow: 29th March

Port Meadow
Greenshank
29 Black-tailed Godwit
Redshank
2 Oystercatcher
Mediterranean Gull: ad.
7 Shelduck
38 Common Gull
4 White-fronted Goose: Unknown provenance.
34 Barnacle Goose

Ben Sheldon, Adam Hartley, Matthew Lloyd, Steve Lavington

Black-tailed Godwits courtesy of Matthew Lloyd

 

Grimsbury Reservoir: 29 March

Dunlin
Wheatear
Yellow Wagtail

Willow Warbler 
Sand Martin c50

per Mike Pollard et al

Courtesy of Kyle Smith.

Dorchester 29th March

Osprey reported over Queenford Lake c17:45.

Farmoor Reservoir 29th March

1100-1530hrs

Common Tern 1

Yellow legged Gull 2

Oystercatcher 1

Swallow 1

Sand Martin 2

Willow Warbler 1

Balscote: Balscote Quarry: 29th March

Balscote: Balscote Quarry
Redshank: Single this afternoon. Also 2m1f brambling - present for several days now. Earlier green sandpiper and 7 snipe. 17:00.

Steve Holliday

Farmoor Reservoir 29th March

Farmoor Reservoir: River Thames

Osprey: Flew in south and circled for a little bit. 15:23.

Yacky Morris

Common Tern still present this evening.

Osprey courtesy of Yacky Morris

Oddington 29th March

AMERICAN WIGEON drake at northern end of the rspb Flood field 09:00 (per RBA).

Park at the church in Oddington OX5 2QX and take the bridleway east to view from the kissing gate, please don't park at or on the green.

Sand Martin Otmoor rspb courtesy of Paul Wyeth.

 

Bicester Wetland Reserve 29th March

 4 Green Sandpiper

Alan Peters
Key Holder Reserve

Letcombe Regis: Blandys Farm: 28th March

Letcombe Regis: Blandys Farm
Merlin: fem/imm.

Mark Merritt

Stock Doves courtesy of Ness Ling.

 

Farmoor Reservoir 28th March

0800-1130hrs

Sand Martin 500  One flock of ca200 @0820  and another of ca300 @1050.

Both flocks fed for approx 10mins over FI then flew up high and departed ENE

Swallow 1

Dunlin 1

Blackcap 8 singing males

Willow Warbler 2 singing males

Grimsbury Reservoir: 28th March

Grimsbury Reservoir
Yellow Wagtail
Swallow
20 Sand Martin

Gareth Blockley

Otmoor: RSPB reserve: 28th March

Otmoor: RSPB reserve
Peregrine: Unsuccessful short chase of an Oystercatcher in front of the wetland watch hide. 09:01.

Steve Roby

Port Meadow: 27th March

Port Meadow
Mediterranean Gull: ad.
Redshank
3 Oystercatcher
7 Shelduck
2 Pintail
Siberian Chiffchaff

Adam Hartley, Steve Lavington

Blenheim 27th March

7pm

Pochard - 4(3m, 1f)

Wigeon - 1m

Great White egret - 2

Oystercatcher - 1

Barn owl - 1

Otter - 1. Watched for 10 minutes hunting on the Great Lake before it ran off up the hill.

Farmoor Reservoir 27th March

'Scandinavian' Rock Pipit 1  (A.p.littoralis)

Willow Warbler 1 singing male

Common Chiffchaff 11+ singing males

Blackcap 1 singing male

Grimsbury Reservoir 27th March

Yellow Wagtail 17:37
Little-ringed Plover

 (per Kevin Heath).

Video courtesy of Kevin Heath.

Farmoor Reservoir 27th March

Osprey 17:05 over F1 (per Paul Butler).

LESSER SCAUP drake still on F2 (per RBA.

Curlew 2 over

Northmoor: 27th March

Northmoor
22 Snipe 16:50.
2 Jack Snipe 16:50.

Mick Cunningham

Sparsholt: Ridgeway: 27th March

Sparsholt: Ridgeway
Merlin: f. Observed perched in small tree in Childrey Field having flown over from nearby farm track. 13:30.
5 Stock Dove 13:30.
Wheatear: Devils Punchbowl. 13:30.
3 Yellowhammer 13:30.
Stonechat 13:30.
15 Linnet 13:30.
3 Meadow Pipit: Several heard only. 13:30.
2 Kestrel 13:30.

James Blunt

Otmoor rspb 27th March

AMERICAN WIGEON drake still on the Oddington Flood field 11:30 (per RBA).

Sedge Warbler singing this morning from the reedbed (per Fergus)

2 Marsh Harrier: First warm sunny day for a while, birds were displaying before gaining height and drifting off to the east.

White Wagtail in sheep fields 

(Per Steve Roby)

Crane 

Oystercatcher 2

Curlew 

Shelduck 2

No sign of yesterday's reported Black-necked Grebe.

Cholsey: 27th March

Cholsey
Raven: Flying south. SU587862. 07:30.

Mitchell Fraser-Jones

: 27th March

North cross valley way
Probable Dunlin: On shore of flooded gravel works, different bird to last pale below. SP368084. 08:29.

John Pimm

Northmoor: 26th March

Northmoor
17 Snipe 22:17.
Barn Owl 22:17.

Mick Cunningham

Port Meadow: 26th March

Port Meadow
Siberian Chiffchaff
Mediterranean Gull: ad.
Yellow-legged Gull: 1w.
8 Shelduck
3 Oystercatcher
2 Sand Martin

Steve Lavington

Blenheim: 26th March

Blenheim
9 Egyptian Goose: pair plus 7 juv. 16:30.
Oystercatcher 16:30.
2 Swallow 16:30.
12 Sand Martin 16:30.

Ian Elkins

Corn Bunting c50 Oxon Downs.

 

Both photos courtesy of Bryan Manston.

Marsh Baldon: 26th March

Peregrine: Flying north east over local fields. SP567003. 17:35.

2 Wheatear: On local arable field. SP569006. 17:33

Paul Torevell

Curbridge: 26th March

Curbridge
Green Sandpiper: Still. 16:11.

Mick Cunningham

Sonning Eye GPs: 26th March

Sonning Eye GPs
2 Oystercatcher: On the bund. 15:40.

Marek Walford

Farmoor Reservoir 26th March

LESSER SCAUP drake on F2 in N/E corner 08:23

Greater Scaup f

Rock Pipit 

Oystercatcher 

Redshank

Willow Warbler 2+

(Per RBA,et al).

Radley GP: 26th March

Radley GP
Swallow: FOY. 14:04.

Ian Elkins

Dix Pit: 26th March

3 Oystercatcher 11:34.

38 Siskin along western side

Simon Bradfield

Henley Road GPs: 26th March

2 Scaup: drk. Nursery Lake. 13:14.

2 Shelduck: m+f. Water ski lake. 13:18.
Oystercatcher 12:47.

Marek Walford

Oddington 26th March

AMERICAN WIGEON drake still on the rspb Flood field 10:50 (Per RBA).

Park at the church in Oddington OX5 2QX and take the bridleway east to view from the kissing gate, please don't park at or on the green.

Grimsbury Reservoir 26th March

Swallow

Sand Martin 2

(Per JFT).

Swallow at Lark Hill 25/3 courtesy of Simon Bradfield.

 

Port Meadow: 25th March

Port Meadow
Swallow
Sand Martin
5 Shelduck
4 Oystercatcher
2 Egyptian Goose
Goosander

Friday 24th, Leckford Road, Walton Manor, Oxford
Merlin being chased by 2 Peregrines along Leckford Road

Jacek Szymanski, Thomas Miller, Ollie Padget

Otmoor: 25th March

Otmoor
Great White Egret: On Greenaways. 15:45.
Dunlin: On Big Otmoor. 15:45.
25 Reed Bunting: Minimum count on paths by hide. 15:45.
10 Yellowhammer: On paths by hide. 15:45.

Ian Elkins

Devils Punchbowl & Ridgeway

4 Wheatear (3m 1f)

5 stonechat

Short-eared Owl. 

Sent from my iPhone

Lark Hill 25th March

At reservoir, 1400

Wheatear (f)

Swallow

Stonechat (f) 

Childrey: Childrey Field: 25th March

Childrey: Childrey Field
Merlin: f.
2 Grey Partridge

Mark Merritt

Farmoor Reservoir 25th March

LESSER SCAUP drake still present 

Greater Scaup f (per RBA)

Willow Warbler at Pinkhill (per Ewan Urquhart).

Lower Heyford 13:00-14:30

Wheatear

Corn Bunting 2

Chiffchaff 2

Water Eaton 25th March

Near Oxford Parkway station
Peregrine: fem. SP499119. 12:15.

Steve Goddard

Wantage: Lark Hill: 25th March

Wantage: Lark Hill
Swallow: 1 at farm. 13:46.

Simon Bradfield

Radley GP: 25th March

Radley GP
Willow Warbler: Heard in song. FOY. 12:00.
2 Oystercatcher: Pair. 12:00.

Ian Elkins

Cote: 25th March

Cote
Wheatear: f. 12:12.

Mick Cunningham

Appleford: 25th March

Ring-necked Duck 1f, riverside pit
Wheatear 2

Standlake Pit 60: 25th March

Standlake Pit 60
Redshank 11:13.
2 Pintail: M + F. 11:13.

Mick Cunningham

Port Meadow: 24th March

Port Meadow
3 Shelduck
2 Oystercatcher

Adam Hartley

Grimsbury Reservoir: 24th March

Grimsbury Reservoir
Little Ringed Plover
Sand Martin 14

Gareth Blockley

Curlew Otmoor rspb courtesy of Malcolm Bowey.

 

Hardwick Sailing Club (LWV Pit 11): 24th March

Hardwick Sailing Club (LWV Pit 11)
3 Sand Martin: Highb west. My foy. 18:11.

Mick Cunningham

Curbridge: 24th March

Curbridge
Green Sandpiper 17:04.

Mick Cunningham

Northern Cross Valley Way 24th March

2 Little Ringed Plover: On edge of flooded quarry workings. SP367084. 15:30.
Rock Pipit: Briefly seen among Meadow Pipit (4). SP367084. 15:30.
White Wagtail: Amongst large flock of Pied Wagtail (14). SP367084. 15:30.

Glen Pascoe

Farmoor Reservoir: 24th March

LESSER SCAUP drake Still present. 13:30.

Mediterranean Gull: 2nd summer. 13:30.

Isaac West

Otmoor: 24th March

AMERICAN WIGEON drake still on the rspb Flood field 11:3 (Per Isaac West).

Park at the church in Oddington OX5 2QX and take the bridleway east to view from the kissing gate, please don't park at or on the green.

Peep-o-day lane

Sand Martin - 3 

Little ringed plover - 2 

Green sandpiper 

Dix Pit: 24th March

Dix Pit
2 Little Ringed Plover: Pair on grassed over landfill behind Devil's Quoits. 08:20.

Simon Bradfield

Blenheim 23rd March

Swallow - 2 feeding over Great Lake with c30 sand martins.

Great white egret - 1

Oystercatcher - 1

Port Meadow: 23rd March

Port Meadow
Little Ringed Plover
 

Thomas Miller

Farmoor Reservoir 23rd March

LESSER SCAUP drake on F1 near the causeway (per RBA).

75 Snow Goose: On eastern bank of reservoir next to Filchampstead. 2 blue morph mixed in. 08:01.

Lesser Scaup courtesy of Jeff Bishop.

Enslow 23rd March

Little Egret - 8 in field next to river doing their best cattle egret impersonation. 

Port Meadow 22nd March

Siberian Chiffchaff 

Chiffchaff 3

Shelduck 5

Oystercatcher 4

Pintail 3

(per M.M).

Otmoor: RSPB reserve: 22nd March

Otmoor: RSPB reserve
2 Wheatear 09:45.

Alex Edgar

Lye Valley/Southfield Golf Course, Oxford: 22nd March

1 Little Egret strolling around the golf course this morning. 

 

Dix Pit Stanton Harcourt 22nd March

Water Pipit reported (per RBA).

Tackley 22nd March

Swallow c16:40 (per John Reynolds).

Bicester Wetlands 22nd March

Little-ringed Plover 2 to the right of the access road 16:40.

Farmoor Reservoir 22nd March

LESSER SCAUP drake off western bank of F1 (per RBA).

Peep-o-day lane

Little ringed plover - 2 

Redshank 

Green sandpiper

Oystercatcher- 6 

Pintail

Chipping Norton: 22nd March

Chipping Norton
4 Chiffchaff: Near Swailsford Bridge and around the small lake near Cornwell. SP283268. 13:30.

Steve Akers

Water Eaton: 22nd March

Water Eaton
2 Wheatear: On the footpath between Water Eaton manor and Cutteslowe Park. 15:30.

Andrew Siantonas

Sarsgrove: 22nd March

Sarsgrove
10 Wheatear: 9 first located at 10.23, but dispersed. Then 2 relocated in equestrian field, then 6 near footpath across field to Churchill, then a further 2 put up by dog walker in first field. Still present 11.00. 11:00.
5 Skylark 11:00.
Raven: Cronking from Sarsgrove Wood. 11:00.
2 Mistle Thrush 11:00.
Green Woodpecker: H/O. 11:00.
2 Long-tailed Tit: pair. 11:00.

Steve Akers

Enslow: 21st March

Enslow
4 Little Egret: Feeding in flooded field near River Cherwell. 15:20.

Steve Akers

Farmoor Reservoir: Filchampstead: 22nd March

Farmoor Reservoir: Filchampstead
75 Snow Goose: On eastern bank of reservoir next to Filchampstead. 08:04.
2 Barnacle Goose: 2 with snow geese. 08:04.

Yacky Morris

Snow Geese courtesy of Bryan Manston.

Chinnor: Cement Works: 21st March

Chinnor: Cement Works
Stonechat: Female at the north end of Lake 2b. 10:00.
2 Oystercatcher: Lake 2b. 10:00.
Little Ringed Plover: On island Lake 2b. 10:00.

David Stracey

Wheatear Lollingdon Hill courtesy 
of Alan Dawson.

 

Port Meadow: 21st March

Port Meadow
2 Mediterranean Gull: ad & 2w.
2 Little Ringed Plover
Redshank
3 Oystercatcher
3 Shelduck
Yellow-legged Gull: 2w.
300 Golden Plover
2 White Wagtail

Adam Hartley, Thomas Miller, Steve Goddard

Farmoor Reservoir 21st March

1230-1300hrs

'Scandinavian' Rock Pipit 2  by yacht marina courtesy of Ewan Urquhart.

LESSER SCAUP drake still present west corner of F1. SP442070. 15:50.

2 Rock Pipit: ad. 2 
2 Grey Wagtail: ad. Near outlet tower F1. SP448066. 17:30.

(per Gary Stafford, Mark Pidgeon).

Otmoor: RSPB reserve: 21st March

Great White Egret: On Greenaways. 08:29.
6 Black-tailed Godwit: On Big Otmoor. Partially hidden, six seen but could well be more. Report of 11 here yesterday. 08:52.
3 Oystercatcher 08:52.

(per Steve Roby)

5 Redshank 15:00.
Snipe 15:00.
10 Shoveler: ad drk. 15:00.
2 Marsh Harrier 15:00.
Sparrowhawk: ad fem. 15:00.
Sand Martin: First of the year. 15:00.

(per Steve Akers)

Black-tailed Godwits courtesy of Paul Wyeth.

Balscote Quarry Reserve 21st March

Brambling 4 below feeders 

Sand Martin 3

Fyfield Wick: 21st March

Fyfield Wick
Peregrine: male. Adult circling to the east of garden. 15:25.

Jed Cleeter

Ardley ERF Lagoon: 21st March

Ardley ERF Lagoon
5 Wheatear 14:30.

Laurie Bryant

Henley Road GPs: 21st March

Scaup: drk. Water ski pit . 13:25.
Shelduck: Over water ski lake towards north lake. 13:12.

Marek Walford

Chipping Norton: 21st March

Chipping Norton
2 Chiffchaff: First of the year here, plus the first Brimstone. SP283268. 11:30.
2 Grey Heron: SP283268. 11:30.
2 Kestrel: pair. Adult pair mating. SP283268. 11:30.
Green Woodpecker: SP283268. 11:30.
7 Long-tailed Tit: SP283268. 11:30.

20/3  
2 Gadwall: ad pair. On small lake near Cornwell - only second sighting here - unusual. SP283268. 14:30.

Steve Akers

: 21st March

Neal's Farm
Raven: SU6883. 11:48.

John Taylor

Grimsbury Reservoir: 21st March

Grimsbury Reservoir
2 Shelduck: briefly, chased off by mute swans.
3 Sand Martin 

Gareth Blockley

Fyfield Wick: 21st March

Fyfield Wick
4 Siskin: Dropped in to garden. 07:45.
2 Sand Martin: Singles flew North. 07:45.
Chiffchaff: male. In song. 07:45.

Jed Cleeter

Farmoor Reservoir: Filchampstead: 21st March

Farmoor Reservoir: Filchampstead
75 Snow Goose: On eastern bank next to Fillchampstead. 08:02.

Yacky Morris

Dix Pit: 21st March

Dix Pit
40 Sand Martin: 40+ feeding over pit. 06:52.

Simon Bradfield

Otmoor 20th March

AMERICAN WIGEON drake still on the rspb Flood field near Oddington 11:35 (per RBA).

Park at the church in Oddington OX5 2QX and take the bridleway east to view from the kissing gate, please don't park at or on the green.

11 Black-tailed Godwit: Big Otmoor. 14:30.

(per Jeremy Dexter)

4 Shelduck: Two pairs on Big Otmoor 

(per Steve Roby)

2 Crane: On Nokeside behind second screen from 11am for around 30 minutes. 16:21.

(per Keith Nieland).

Hen Harrier reported late afternoon.

Port Meadow: 20th March

2 White Wagtail
Siberian Chiffchaff
2 Little Ringed Plover
Dunlin
2 Redshank
3 Oystercatcher
6 Shelduck
2 Pintail

Steve Lavington

4 Goosander: 2 f/2 m. In a line across the river a few hundred yards downstream from Godstow lock. Flew off when disturbed by a Police motor boat chugging upstream. First time I have seen one of those on the river! 15:00.

Andrew Siantonas

Appleford GPs 20th March

Ring-necked Duck f again on the riverside pit 

(per RBA). 

Farmoor Reservoir 20th March

Rock Pipit 1 (possibly A.p. littoralis)

Yellow legged Gull 2

Little Grebe 3

Gadwall 7

Common Raven 2

Common Chiffchaff 6 (5 singing males)

75 Snow Goose: On eastern side of reservoir next to fillchampstead. 08:02 (per Yacky Morris).

Again no sign of the drake LESSER SCAUP or the female Greater Scaup (et al).

Millets Farm

Willow warbler - singing along treeline behind garden centre

Cholsey: Lollingdon Hill: 20th March

Cholsey: Lollingdon Hill
4 Wheatear: 3 male, 1 female. 08:30.

Michael Pocock

Sarsgrove: 19th March

Sarsgrove
Peregrine 10:30.

Steve Akers

Sarsgrove: 18th March

Sarsgrove
Wheatear: m. 10:00.

Steve Akers

Warburg Reserve, Bix - Sunday 19th March 2023

 Coal Tit x 2, Marsh Tit x 4, Yellowhammer x 3, Buzzard, Wren, Long Tailed Tit x 4,

Nuthatch, Chiffchaff.

Chiffchaff's have arrived at Warburg.

Southmoor: 19th March

Southmoor
Barn Owl: Sat on 30 mph sign in dark. 20:31.

Mick Cunningham

Standlake Pit 60: 19th March

Standlake Pit 60
11 Goldeneye: Not a bad count for here. 20:23.
OTHER SPECIES: Hybrid Aythya drake. Presume ring- necked � tufted. Asleep 99% of the time. Flank pattern looks OK for RND but white spur reduced, especially on one side and shape of flank patch too square. Also has obvious head tuft. Maybe the bird from Dix a few years ago. 20:23.

Mick Cunningham

Stonesfield Common 19th March

Wheatear 

Courtesy of Paul Wren.

 

Port Meadow: 19th March

Port Meadow
Siberian Chiffchaff: Along the southern allotment hedgerow.
Dunlin
2 Shelduck
2 Pintail
2 Oystercatcher
2 White Wagtail

Adam Hartley, Steve Jennings, Paul Jepson

Could photographers please refrain from walking all the way along the western shoreline, flushing everything as they go? 

There was a couple there today who walked right along the edge putting everything up. The notices about not disturbing the birds because of avian flu doesn't just apply to dog owners.

Blenheim: 19th March

Blenheim
2 Chiffchaff: male and fem. In trees Palace side of grand Bridge. 16:48.

Clive Taylor

Egyptian Goose 08:45 (per Michael Hunt)

Treecreeper Farmoor courtesy of Jeff Bishop

 

Lollingdon Hill Cholsey 19th March

Wheatear 5 16:10 (per Alan Dawson).

Milton Common: 19th March

Milton Common
6 Wheatear: 3m 3f. 16:04.

Mick Cunningham

Rushy Common: 19th March

Rushy Common
Great White Egret 14:00.
6 Chiffchaff 14:00.

Lower Windrush Valley GPs
40 Sand Martin: Moving through and feeding over pits. 14:00.

Jed Cleeter

Standlake: 19th March

Willow Warbler 1, singing pit 60
Lesser Redpoll 1, pit 38
Sand Martin 1
White-fronted Goose 1, pit 27

Leafield: 19th March

Leafield
Peregrine: male. Hunting at high level. 11:00.
200 Golden Plover: Put up by Peregrine. 11:00.

Jed Cleeter

Oddington 19th March

AMERICAN WIGEON drake still on the rspb Flood field 11:35 

Ruff 3

Pintail
Stonechat: fem. Along the bridleway

(Per Graeme Porter, et al).

Park at the church in Oddington OX5 2QX and take the bridleway east to view from the kissing gate, please don't park at or on the green.

Farmoor Reservoir: 19th March

No sign of the drake LESSER SCAUP.
Scaup: F1 NW corner 08:30.

Graeme Porter

Bicester Wetland Reserve: 19th March

Bicester Wetland Reserve
Great White Egret 09:50.

Laurie Bryant

Chinnor: Cement Works: 19th March

Chinnor: Cement Works
2 Oystercatcher: SU751997. 10:46.
Little Ringed Plover: SU751997. 10:46.

Jez March

Ardley ERF 19th March

Green sandpiper - 1 on ERF Lagoon

Peregrine - 1 sub adult

Wheatear - 3 in adjacent quarry field

Corn bunting - 2 heard singing, one seen. A first for me here.

Garford: 18th March

18th March

Garford
Marsh Harrier: male. Adult at medium height appeared to be on Migration flying NNE. 16:02.
4 Chiffchaff: At least all in song. 16:02.
2 Sand Martin: Flew North. 17:00.
15 Meadow Pipit: Small groups migrating North. 17:00.

Jed Cleeter

Appleford GPs 19th March

Ring-necked Duck f again on the riverside Pit 08:41 (per Vic & Paul Wren).

Waterstock: River Thame: 12th March

Waterstock: River Thame
2 Grey Wagtail 09:30.
2 Raven 09:30.
29 Teal 09:30.
2 Jack Snipe 09:30.
52 Wigeon 09:30.
Little Egret 09:30.
9 Little Grebe 09:30.
23 Meadow Pipit 09:30.
6 Reed Bunting 09:30.
19 Snipe 09:30.

Nick Marriner

Chinnor: Cement Works: 18th March

Chinnor: Cement Works
6 Raven 08:30.
11 Chiffchaff 08:30.
2 Oystercatcher 08:30.
4 Teal 08:30.
Little Ringed Plover 08:30.

Nick Marriner

Wantage: 18th March

Wantage
Mandarin Duck: male. With mallards on Letcombe Brook just west of Mill Street. 17:25.

Leo Bateman

Kings Lock: 18th March

Kings Lock
Goosander: 1 male. On the pool below the weir at King's Lock. 15:00.

Andrew Siantonas

Blackcap Stonesfield courtesy of Paul Wren.

 

Port Meadow: 18th March

Port Meadow
Sandwich Tern: Flew through to the south west.
Dunlin
Redshank
White Wagtail

Thomas Miller

Old Shifford 18th March

Wheatear reported.

Appleford GPs 18th March

RING-NECKED DUCK f on the Riverside Pit 

(per RBA). 

Oddington 18th March

AMERICAN WIGEON drake still on the rspb Flood field 13:30 (per RBA).

Park at the church in Oddington OX5 2QX and take the bridleway east to view from the kissing gate, please don't park at or on the green.

Balscote Quarry: 18th March

Wheatear: On mound next to lake. 14:01.

Yacky Morris

Brambling 4+ near the feeders

Green Sandpiper 

Snipe 5

Sand Martin 

Hatford: Sandpit: 18th March

Hatford: Sandpit
2 Shelduck

Mark Merritt

Farmoor Reservoir 18th March

LESSER SCAUP drake F1

Greater Scaup f

Rock Pipit 2

(Per RBA).

Iffley: Iffley Meadows: 18th March

Iffley: Iffley Meadows
Peregrine: Flying downstream above the Thames. 10:51.

Steve Roby

Bicester Wetland Reserve 19th March

 2 Redshank flew in 09.15 left 10.15
4 Green Sandpiper

Alan Peters
Key Holder Reserve

Eynsham 18th March

Eynsham fields (Cassington Road)
Chiffchaff: male. First singing bird of the year. SP447095. 07:35.

Allen Stevens

Towersey 17th March

Towersey
Merlin: Female over the Phoenix Trail near Penn Farm. SP746046. 17:30.

David Stracey

Chinnor: Cement Works: 17th March

Chinnor: Cement Works
2 Oystercatcher: Pair Lake 2b. 10:00.
Little Ringed Plover: 1 on island Lake 2b. 10:00.

David Stracey

Access to Days Lock 17/3-3/4

There is currently no access to cross the Thames from Little Wittenham due to the temporary closure to the bridge for repairs.

The Thames Path is unaffected.

Blenheim 17th March

Early AM

Goosander - 1 drake

Mandarin - 1 drake

There has been a general clear out of teal and pochard this week. 

Oystercatcher - 3 birds, very vocal engaged in courtship behaviour

Great white egret - 1

Common gull - 1

Barn owl - 2 hunting around the lakes

Sand martin - c20

Pit 60 Standlake 17th March

Caspian Gull ad reported (per RBA).

Key holder reserve.

South Leigh: 17th March

South Leigh
Wheatear 16:30.

Richard Catling

Port Meadow: 17th March

Port Meadow
Siberian Chiffchaff: Still by Burgess Field gate.
2 Oystercatcher
Pintail

No sign of any Little Ringed Plover

Adam Hartley

Stratfield Brake: 17th March

Stratfield Brake
4 Red-crested Pochard: 3 male, 1 fem. 4 birds diving on lake at Stratfield Brake. SP491121. 15:32.

Elizabeth Hodgson

Oddington 17th March

AMERICAN WIGEON drake still on the rspb Flood field 14:30. 

Ruff 3

Park at the church in Oddington OX5 2QX and take the bridleway east to view from the kissing gate, please don't park at or on the green.

Standlake Pit 60: 17th March

Standlake Pit 60
Great White Egret: Small influx of wigeon. Kingfisher Cetti warbler. 11:51.

Mick Cunningham

Farmoor Reservoir 17th March

LESSER SCAUP dk on F2 near the causeway hide 08:40 (per RBA)
25 Snow Goose: On eastern side of F2 next to Filchampstead. 08:10.

Yacky Morris

Dix Pit: 17th March

Dix Pit
Scaup: fem. Female Greater Scaup in middle of pit with increased numbers of Tufties and Pochard. Perhaps the Farmoor bird? 08:44.
Oystercatcher 08:44.

Simon Bradfield

Port Meadow: 16th March

Port Meadow
4 Little Ringed Plover
1 White Wagtail
6 Shelduck
3 Pintail
2 Goosander

Adam Hartley, Thomas Miller, Matthew Lloyd

 

Lollingdon Hill Cholsey 16th March

Wheatear 3 15:22 (per Alan Dawson).

Courtesy of Alan Dawson.

Blackthorn 16th March

Garganey S/E of Bicester at Blackthorn at Lower Cow Leys Farm at 11:10 (per RBA) but no further sign by early evening.

Farmoor Reservoir: 16th March

LESSER SCAUP dk F1 off N/W bank 15:37
Greater Scaup f F1 off N/W bank

Sand Martin 8

(Per Paul Woodham, John Prowse).

Grimsbury Reservoir 16th March

Sand Martin 30+ at 14:47

Chiffchaff 3

(per JFT et al).

Appleford GPs 16th March

Ring-necked Duck f still present (per RBA).

: 15th March

North cross valley way
Dunlin: On shore of flooded gravel extraction east of track, flew off. SP368084. 13:18.

John Pimm

Days Lock 15th March

Little-ringed Plover 4

Dunlin

Curlew

Sand Martin 6

(Per Geof Wyatt).

Little-ringed Plover courtesy of Geof Wyatt.

Port Meadow: 15th March

Port Meadow
Little Ringed Plover
2 Redshank
6 Shelduck
2 Egyptian Geese
Caspian Gull 1w


Adam Hartley, Joe Woodman

Chinnor: Cement Works: 15th March

Chinnor: Cement Works
2 Oystercatcher: Pair on island Lake 2b. 11:00.

David Stracey

Grimsbury Reservoir 15th March

Sand Martin 4 11:19

Stonechat m in N/E corner

Peregrine over

(M.P).

Sand Martin courtesy of Mike Pollard.

Courtesy of Mike Pollard.