Carterton: 31st August

Carterton
Hobby: Possibly the skinnyest, most slight hobby I've seen. Presumably a male. 15:09.

Mick Cunningham

Autumn in the air - Whitethroat Alvescot Downs Nr Carterton

I was always taught a dark iris = juv-1st W and Whitethroats hard to age in the field otherwise. 

 

Wootton nr Woodstock: Stratford Bridge: 30th August

Wootton nr Woodstock: Stratford Bridge
18 Cattle Egret: 18 + Cattle Egrets at Stratford Bridge this afternoon. 18:40.

David Grainger

Redstart Otmoor courtesy of Paul Wyeth.

 

Sutton Courtenay

Peep-o-day Lane 

Marsh Harrier - juv circled 1066 flood for a few mins before gaining height and heading towards Milton. Big patch tick!

Green Sandpiper - 2 

Common Sandpiper - 2 

Wigeon 

Little Egret - 6

Lapwing - c50

Appleford GPs

Redstart - Juv on fence along main access track

Common Sandpiper 

Green Sandpiper 

Little Egret - 3

Lapwing - c75

Yellow wagtail 

Wigeon - 2 

Carterton/Alvescot: 30th August

Carterton/Alvescot
Whinchat: This one common bird had eluded me all year. Was hoping the muckheap might deliver and so it did today. 17:05.
3 Yellow Wagtail: Still at muckheap. 17:05.

Mick Cunningham

Lye Valley, Oxford: 30th August

 

2 Spotted Flycatchers and a superb male Redstart this morning https://ebird.org/checklist/S148432916

Marsh Baldon: 30th August

Marsh Baldon
Bullfinch: male. Settled on hawthorn bushes close to abundant blackberries. SU565999. 08:11.

Paul Torevell

Moreton nr Thame: Moreton Golf Course: 25th August

Moreton nr Thame: Moreton Golf Course
40 Yellow Wagtail 08:00.
Wheatear 08:00.
Ringed Plover 08:00.
Kingfisher 08:00.
16 Chiffchaff 08:00.
75 Swallow 08:00.
6 Whitethroat 08:00.
Raven 08:00.
2 Common Sandpiper 08:00.
5 Willow Warbler 08:00.
9 Linnet 08:00.
Sedge Warbler 

Nick Marriner

Port Meadow: 29th August

Port Meadow
12 Egyptian Goose: mix of ad & juv.
3 Yellow Wagtail: juv.

Adam Hartley

Church Farm Backwaters, Days Lock, Little Wittenham.

Great White Egret with red darvic ring ACX.

Fledged and ringed at RSPB Ham Wall this year.

Juv Garganey also present but elusive.

Thanks to Alison Morgan, coordinator of the RSPB Ham Wall (Somerset) ringing scheme for information that ACX was ringed in the nest 23/5/23. A male, the smaller of a brood of 2, this is the first sighting of ACX away from RSPB Ham Wall.

Standlake Pit 60: 29th August

Standlake Pit 60
2 Ruff: juvs reeves. Transpired that both remain from yesterday. 16:59.
2 Common Sandpiper 16:59.
4 Shoveler 16:59.
6 Teal 16:59.
3 Great White Egret 16:59.

Mick Cunningham

Video grab courtesy of Mick Cunningham.

Chinnor: Cement Works: 29th August

Chinnor: Cement Works
3 Common Sandpiper: Lake 2b. 11:00.

David Stracey

Wheatear Cholsey courtesy of Alan Dawson.

 

Carterton/Alvescot: 29th August

Carterton/Alvescot
Garden Warbler: A new species for the muck heap. All birds were very busy with lots of conflict within, and between, the warbler species. Lesser whitethroats especially aggressive, especially with other lesser throats. Hard to count so numbers minima. 12:13.
2 Lesser Whitethroat: Muckheap. Minimum count ... poss 3. 12:13.
4 Whitethroat: Muckheap minimum count. 12:13.
2 Blackcap: m n f. Minimum count at muckheap. 12:13.
Willow Warbler: Muckheap. 12:13.
6 Chiffchaff: Muckheap minimum count. Includes 2 scruffy moulting birds together. SP275059. 12:13.
3 Yellow Wagtail: Muckheap minimum count. SP275059. 12:13.
Sparrowhawk: Usual bird hunting the muckheap. SP275059. 12:13.
54 Swallow: Flew south between 11 10 and 11 35 am. SP275059. 12:13.

Mick Cunningham

Letcombe Bassett: Gramps Hill: 29th August

Letcombe Bassett: Gramps Hill
Tree Pipit
Whinchat
2 Wheatear
Redstart
6 Yellow Wagtail
3 Raven

Mark Merritt

Chipping Norton: 27th August

Chipping Norton
Peregrine: juv. Present for over a week now. 18:00.

Steve Akers

Venn Mill: 28th August

Venn Mill
Shelduck

Hatford: Sandpit
Dunlin: juv.

Hatford
Wheatear: In field between Sandpit and Buckland Warren.

Mark Merritt

North Woodstock Fields 28th August

Cattle egret - 4 adults in field with a small herd of cattle next to the minor road connecting the A44 and B4027. They are using this area regularly at the moment to feed.

Hobby - 1

Common whitethroat - 4

Whinchat - 1 seen from footpath that runs north out of Woodstock to Wootton in weedy field next to Farm.

MOD College, Watchfield: 28th August

MOD College, Watchfield
Nuthatch: SU251890. 17:43.

White Horse Hill: Dragon Hill
50 Linnet: SU298863. 17:43.

Guy Goldsmith

MOD College, Watchfield: 28th August

MOD College, Watchfield
5 Spotted Flycatcher: ad with 4 juv. SU250890. 17:33.

Guy Goldsmith

Farmoor Reservoir 28th August

Common Redshank 2

Common Sandpiper 1

Yellow Wagtail 7

CommonTern 2

Little Egret 10

 

Standlake Pit 60: 28th August

Standlake Pit 60
2 Ruff: reeves. Just appeared. Weren't here in am. Pale bird possibly the one from other day. Warm brown one definitely not. 16:07.

Mick Cunningham

Port Meadow: 28th August

Port Meadow
4 Yellow Wagtail: In amongst the livestock before flying towards the boat moorings.
7 Egyptian Goose: On the dried up northern flood pool.

Adam Hartley

Kirtlington: Kirtlington Park: 28th August

Kirtlington: Kirtlington Park
3 Hobby: 1 adult and at least 2, possibly 3, young calling. 11:15.

David Watkinson

Tar Lakes, Rushy Common: 28th August

Tar Lakes, Rushy Common
2 Redshank: Heard flight calls and saw pair fly over Tar Lake (Pit 68). 08:05.
Kingfisher: Edge of Pit 67. 08:05.
13 Red-crested Pochard: On Pit 67 (the one next to Tar Lake). 08:05.

Glen Pascoe

Venn Mill: 27th August

Venn Mill
Tree Pipit: Over, calling. 18:00.

Leo Bateman

Otmoor: Central: 27th August

Otmoor: Central
Green Sandpiper: Flyover calling. SP560134. 19:50.
2 Great White Egret: On the small island with dead tree. SP560134. 19:50.

Matthew Lloyd

Hatford: Sandpit: 27th August

Hatford: Sandpit
2 Greenshank
Common Sandpiper
9 Egyptian Goose

Mark Merritt

Greenshank courtesy of Mark Merritt.

Carterton/Alvescot: 27th August

Carterton/Alvescot
Spotted Flycatcher: Hedgerow in field opposite muckheap. 18:32.
3 Yellow Wagtail: Muckheap. Minimum. 18:32.
Lesser Whitethroat: Muckheap. 18:32.
Whitethroat: Muckheap. 18:32.
Chiffchaff: Muckheap. 18:32.

Mick Cunningham

Abingdon/Sutton Courtenay 27th August

Wood Sandpiper on northernmost pool east of Peep-o-day Lane early evening.

Garganey on northernmost pool (per RBA)

Green Sandpiper 3 (1 on southern pool)

Common Sandpiper 

Egyptian Goose 7

Little Egret 

Shoehill Pit:

Common Sandpiper 

Lapwing c140

Egyptian Goose 8

Yellow Wagtail 8

Appleford GPs:

Common Sandpiper 2

Little Egret 2

Otmoor: 27th August

Otmoor
2 Quail: 2 flying. 11:38.

Yacky Morris

Ardley ERF Lagoon 27th August

Green Sandpiper 5

Kingfisher 

Bicester Wetlands Reserve

Green Sandpiper 8

Kingfisher 2

Cetti's Warbler 

(S.B).

Key holder reserve.

Stonesfield Common 27th August

Spotted Flycatcher 

Redstart

(Per Paul Wren).

Both photos courtesy of Paul Wren.

Otmoor: 27th August

Otmoor
Great White Egret: At first screen. 10:59.

Ian Elkins

Standlake Pit 60: 27th August

Standlake Pit 60
Marsh Harrier: m. 10:03.
Green Sandpiper: Flyover calling. 10:03.
2 Great White Egret 10:03.

Mick Cunningham

Childrey Field: 27th Aug

Merlin (fem/imm)

Marsh Harrier (poss. 2)

Whinchat

Redstart

3 Wheatear

Yellow Wagtail

12 Grey Partridge

 

A superb autumn for Marsh Harriers in the area to the south and southwest of Wantage - 6 out of 7 walks this week have produced. Seemingly all juvs.

Lark Hill 26th August

Marsh Harrier (juv)

2 Redstart (f)

3 Yellow Wagtail

47 Corn Bunting 

Otmoor 26th Aug

3 great white egret. 1 at first screen, 2 north of flood field.
1 cattle egret at first screen
3 whinchat
Hobby
Common sandpiper
Yellow wagtail
Raven

Sent from my iPhone

Carterton/Alvescot: 26th August

Carterton/Alvescot
3 Yellow Wagtail: Maximum number seen at once possibly more but muckheap quieter, including re warblers, so maybe migrants have moved on. 17:53.
2 Lesser Whitethroat: 1 at muck heap. 1 at opposite end of the lane. 17:53.
Willow Warbler: At muckheap with a single chiffchaff ie phylosc numbers dropped. 17:53.
Whitethroat: juv 1w. None at muckheap whether there had been minimum 5. This one at opposite end of Lane with a lesser throat. 17:53.

Mick Cunningham

Standlake Pit 60: 26th August

Standlake Pit 60
Common Sandpiper: juv. 17:51.
3 Great White Egret 17:51.
9 Yellow-legged Gull: Various ages from a couple of juvs to adults. With c8 herring and c25 LBBs. 17:51.

Mick Cunningham

Hagley pool: 26th August

Hagley pool
3 Whinchat: In caged area where work on new channel is being done near Hagley pool on Thames upstream from King's lock. SP473102. 16:36.

Andrew Siantonas

Standlake Pit 60: 26th August

Standlake Pit 60
Ruff: juv fem on size. Flew in from west. 16:24.

Mick Cunningham

Otmoor: RSPB reserve: 26th August

Otmoor: RSPB reserve
Great White Egret: 1st screen. 12:37.

Paul Woodham

South Leigh: 25th August

South Leigh
2 Hobby 17:20.

Richard Catling

Otmoor: RSPB reserve: 26th August

Otmoor: RSPB reserve
2 Hobby 11:31.

Paul Woodham

Chipping Norton: 26th August

Chipping Norton
Grey Heron: Flew in and settled on the marsh near Cornwell. SP283268. 10:00.
7 Lesser Black-backed Gull: 5 ad; 2 juv over. SP283268. 10:00.
Chiffchaff: SP283268. 10:00.
Whitethroat: SP283268. 10:00.
2 Green Woodpecker: H/O. SP283268. 10:00.
Great Spotted Woodpecker: SP283268. 10:00.
4 Stock Dove: SP283268. 10:00.
2 Buzzard: SP283268. 10:00.

Steve Akers

Lye Valley & Warneford Meadow: 26th August

16 Mistle Thrush, in one large feeding flock - double the previous highest count and easily the most I've seen together in the county. 1 flyover Yellow Wagtail too.

https://ebird.org/checklist/S148102313

Chipping Norton: 26th August

Chipping Norton
Peregrine 09:00.

Steve Akers

Yellow Wagtail along the Bunk Line Cholsey.
Courtesy of Paul Chandler.

 

Otmoor: The Pill: 26th August

Otmoor: The Pill
5 Whinchat: Est. 10:55.

Paul Woodham

Oddington Otmoor 26th August

Great white Egret 2 in field east of Oddington viewable from the bridleway 10:50 

(per Andy Last).

Standlake Pit 60: 26th August

Standlake Pit 60
Marsh Harrier: m. Stood on North Bank. No shoreline at the pit so no waders. 10:19.

Mick Cunningham

Letcombe Regis: Blandys Farm: 26th August

Letcombe Regis: Blandys Farm
Marsh Harrier: fem/imm.
3 Redstart
3 Wheatear
3 Yellow Wagtail
10 Grey Partridge
Spotted Flycatcher

Mark Merritt

Caspian Gull with one leg 20/8 Gill Mill Quarry viewed from the Downs Valley Way path Cogges

Courtesy of Jon Hicks. 

Courtesy of Jon Hicks.

Chipping Norton: 25th August

Chipping Norton
Peregrine 18:30.

Steve Akers

Blenheim 25th August

Teal - 2

Cattle egret - 14 at least early morning. 11 flew out north-east together leaving at least 3 on the island.

Common tern - 2

Yellow wagtail - 4 or 5 feeding with about 30 pied wagtails near the palace.

Standlake Pit 60: 25th August

Standlake Pit 60
Mediterranean Gull: juv. Amongst a mini influx of gulls. 16:54.
2 Common Gull: 1 juv 1 ad. 16:54.
1500 Black-headed Gull: Obvious influx. 16:54.
7 Yellow-legged Gull: Various ages. 16:54.
22 Lesser Black-backed Gull 16:54.
5 Herring Gull: All juvs. 16:54.

Mick Cunningham

Harwell Lab: 25th Aug.

 Tree Pipit in a part of the lab with no general access

Shotover: Shotover Lake: 25th August

Shotover: Shotover Lake
9 Spotted Flycatcher: Two groups, 5 and 4 keeping together about 1/4 mile apart near lake, apparently family parties, as some appeared to be young, but partly moulted out of spotty plumage. Suggests a good local breeding season there ! 15:29.

Anthony Cheke

Fyfield Wick: 24th August

Fyfield Wick
4 Whimbrel: Flew high west line astern. Never seen Whimbrel at height like this so interesting to note the flight pattern. Photos and video kindly checked and identified by Lew. A nice garden/patch tick. 07:45.

Jed Cleeter

Courtesy of Jed Cleeter.

Farmoor Reservoir 25th August

Mediterranean Gull juv

Yellow Wagtail 2

(D.L)

Childrey: Childrey Field: 24th August

Childrey: Childrey Field
Marsh Harrier: imm. 21:15.
Wheatear 21:15.
39 Yellow Wagtail: Total over south around dusk. Two main groups with a couple of singles. 21:15.

Mark Merritt

Fyfield Wick: 24th August

24th August

Fyfield Wick
4 Black-tailed Godwit: Flew high west. 07:45.
Spotted Flycatcher: Flew across road. 09:55.
Marsh Harrier: fem. Fem/Juv circling medium height with 2 Buzzard then drifted South. 12:20.
3 Hobby: Hawking high level against the cloud. 12:25.

Jed Cleeter

Carterton/Alvescot: 24th August

Carterton/Alvescot
Spotted Flycatcher: Actually in the muckheap hedgerow so assumed different from the recent one at the very far opposite end of the lane. 11:26.
Lesser Whitethroat: Muckheap. 11:26.
3 Yellow Wagtail: Dwindled to 3, poss 4+ at muckheap. 11:26.
5 Willow Warbler: Muckheap. 11:26.
6 Chiffchaff: Minimum at muckheap. 11:26.
4 Whitethroat: Minimum at muckheap. 11:26.

Mick Cunningham

Farmoor Reservoir 24th August

Cattle Egret 11 flew over F1 then headed north.

Great white Egret shrike Meadow 08:14 

(D.L).

Fyfield Wick: 24th August

Fyfield Wick
15 Yellow Wagtail: At least flying fairly high South. Picked up on 1 faint call. 07:33.

Jed Cleeter

Gramp's Hill: 23rd Aug.

3 Redstart

Spotted Flycatcher

5 Yellow Wagtail

Grey Partridge

Farmoor Reservoir: 23rd August

Farmoor Reservoir
85 Snow Goose: Flying upriver, seen from reservoir looking west. SP441064. 19:22.

Matthew Lloyd

Blenheim: Northern park: 22nd August

Blenheim: Northern park
5 Yellow Wagtail

Bob Pomfret

Blenheim: Blenheim Lake: 21st August

Blenheim: Blenheim Lake
Great White Egret: on the island.
4 Little Egret
9 Cattle Egret: still appears to be one nest (in a different location to earlier nests) with adults feeding at least 1 juv.
Grey Heron
2 Egyptian Goose
2 Common Sandpiper
27 Great Crested Grebe
34 Cormorant

Blenheim
2 Raven

Bob Pomfret

Otmoor Pill 23rd August

Whinchat 18+ (3 on Greenaways)

Redstart

(Per Mark Ribbons)

Down Valley Way: 20th August

Down Valley Way
Caspian Gull: Single adult amongst a group of Lesser Black Backed Gulls. SP366082. 10:30.

Jon Hicks

A garden Whitethroat 
Courtesy of Paul Wyeth.

 

Goddard's Barn nr Lockinge: 23rd Aug.

Marsh Harrier (juv)

5 Yellow Wagtail

4 Grey Partridge

6 Corn Bunting

2 Marsh Tit

Raven

Abingdon/Sutton Courtenay 23rd August

Wood Sandpiper still present on flood east of 

Peep-o-day Lane 10:35

Green Sandpiper 3

Common Sandpiper 

Snipe 7

Spotted Flycatcher 

(Per Brian Wyatt).

Peregrine 

Ruddy Shelduck still on Shoehill pit 

(Per Andrew Robertson).

Farmoor Reservoir 23rd August

Turnstone 2 

Sanderling 

Greenshank 

Dunlin 2

Ringed Plover 3

Lesser Whitethroat 2

Yellow Wagtail 

(Per Ewan Urquhart,D.L)

Otmoor rspb 22nd August

Quail 3

Cattle Egret 12+

Great white Egret 

Whinchat 9

Stonechat 

Redstarts

(Per Tom Wickens).

Chinnor: Cement Works: 22nd August

Chinnor: Cement Works
Common Sandpiper: Lake 2b. 10:30.

David Stracey

Abingdon/Sutton Courtenay 22nd August

Wood Sandpiper still present on Pool midway along and east of Peep-o-day Lane 18:53 (A.L, P.L)

Ruddy Shelduck still present on Shoehill pit (anon)

Green Sandpiper 2

Snipe

Distant Wood Sandpiper.

Appleford GPs 22nd August

Common Sandpiper 2

Lapwing c50

Common Tern 3 (2 juv)

Wigeon 

Yellow Wagtail h

Sutton Courtenay 21st August

Belated Wood Sandpiper report, viewed from Peep-o-day Lane (per RBA).

Chipping Norton: 21st August

Chipping Norton
26 Lapwing: SP283268. 18:30.
2 Grey Heron: SP283268. 18:30.
3 Reed Bunting: At marsh by small lake near Cornwell. SP283268. 18:30.
Green Woodpecker: SP283268. 18:30.
Kestrel: f. SP283268. 18:30.
3 Buzzard: SP283268. 18:30.
6 Swallow: SP283268. 18:30.

Steve Akers

Ardley ERF Lagoon: 21st August

Ardley ERF Lagoon
5 Green Sandpiper: On lagoon. 16:30.
2 Redstart: Male and fem/juv in hedge and fence line adjacent to quarry fields. 16:30.

Gareth Casburn

Churn 21st August

Redstart courtesy of Andy Last.

 

Rotherfield Greys: 21st August

Rotherfield Greys
Sparrowhawk: f. Seen in tree from path. SU730826. 17:19.
Raven: Heard only. SU730826. 17:19.

Ralph Watts

Carterton/Alvescot: 21st August

Carterton/Alvescot
Redstart: m. At the muckheap. 11:24.

Mick Cunningham

Otmoor Greenaway's

 

Juvenile Cattle Egret with Lunch (c) Bark

Cholsey 21st August

Redstart in Cholsey Churchyard (P.C).

Grimsbury Reservoir: 20th August

Grimsbury Reservoir
Redstart: fem/juv type.
2 Common Sandpiper

Gareth Blockley

Carterton/Alvescot: 20th August

Carterton/Alvescot
Spotted Flycatcher: As ridiculous as it seems, my first of the year on Alvescot Downs. Still at least 4 yellow wagtails on the local muckheap. Sparrowhawk 2. 18:22.

Mick Cunningham

Little Egret 
Farmoor Reservoir 
Courtesy of Debbie Cummins.

 

Burford 20th August

Cream crown Marsh Harrier over harvested fields E.of Blackheath clump N.of Burford 4.55 then drifted towards A424/ Taynton direction. 

(per Dave Morgan).

Farmoor 20th august

3 yellow wagtail
1 Green sandpiper
3 common sandpiper
1 snipe
Lesser Whitethroat
Raven


Sent from my iPhone

Snipe Otmoor rspb 
Courtesy of Malcolm Bowey.

 

Waterstock: River Thame: 19th August

Waterstock: River Thame
Little Egret 08:30.
55 Swallow 08:30.
12 Linnet 08:30.
10 Whitethroat 08:30.
2 Lesser Whitethroat 08:30.
2 Garden Warbler 08:30.
4 Sedge Warbler 08:30.
4 Blackcap 08:30.
28 House Martin 08:30.
2 Bullfinch 08:30.
Goldcrest 08:00.
2 Spotted Flycatcher 08:00.
Willow Warbler 08:00.
Whinchat 08:00.
Hobby 08:00.
Grey Wagtail 08:00.
Sparrowhawk 08:00.
2 Reed Warbler 08:00.
Reed Bunting 08:00.
7 Chiffchaff 08:00.

Nick Marriner

Otmoor: 19th August

Otmoor
5 Cattle Egret: 3 ad & 2 juvs. On Greenaways. 14:22.

Ian Elkins

Reed Warbler
Otmoor rspb 
CAbove & below courtesy of Bryan Manston.

 

Standlake Pit 60: 19th August

Standlake Pit 60
2 Common Sandpiper 18:57.

Mick Cunningham

Cogges: 19th August

Cogges
Hobby: Maybe one of the birds I had at pit60 earlier? If put up a flock of c200 large gulls surprisingly. 14:55.

Mick Cunningham

Farmoor 19th August

Ringed Plover
Above & below courtesy of Brian Waller.

 

Chinnor: Cement Works: 19th August

Chinnor: Cement Works
Common Sandpiper 10:00.

Liam Russell

Standlake Pit 60: 19th August

Standlake Pit 60
2 Hobby: Arrived together. One presumed adult as raggy wrong wings presume moult. Other looked like a juv. Both chased off by lapwings and a tern. 11:59.
4 Yellow-legged Gull: 1ad 3v juv. With a fresh HG juv and half a dozen juv LBBs. 11:59.
Great White Egret: 3. 11:59.

Mick Cunningham

Bicester Wetland Reserve 19th August

 14 Green Sandpiper
1 Common Sandpiper
5 Snipe
23 Teal
3 Heron
8 Little Egret
1 Kingfisher

A Peters
Key Holder Reserve

Warneford Meadow, Oxford: 19th August

2 Tree Pipit low SW at 7:15, Lesser Whitethroat, 3 Raven. 

https://ebird.org/checklist/S147583319

Chinnor: Cement Works: 18th August

Chinnor: Cement Works
Common Sandpiper 12:30.
Wheatear 12:30.
2 Lesser Whitethroat 12:30.
3 Chiffchaff 12:30.
3 Whitethroat 12:30.
Raven 12:30.
5 Linnet 12:30.
9 Swallow 12:30.
5 House Martin 12:30.

Nick Marriner

Farmoor Reservoir 18th August

Black Tern 13 F1 19:40 (J.D,P.B,SNT).

Hatford Sandpit 18th August

Grèen Sandpiper 2

Common Sandpiper 2

(per Mark Merritt).

Otmoor rspb 18th August

Cattle Egrets coming in to roost 18:40.

All photos courtesy of Steve Liptrot.

 

Blenheim 18th August

Teal - 3

Cattle egret - There is a pair with 3 nearly fledged young, and another pair with 2 or 3 young not as advanced. Over the course of the spring/summer this year it looks to me like there will have been 3 or 4 nests that have produced young with nesting staggered over several months.

Great white egret - 2

Chipping Norton: 17th August

Chipping Norton
Peregrine 19:00.
Sparrowhawk: fem. 19:00.

Steve Akers

Carterton: 17th August

Carterton
2 Lesser Whitethroat: Together at muckheap . Up to 6 ravens in area . 18:23.

Cogges
21 Yellow-legged Gull: North Cross way. Been up to 21 YLG of various ages though juvs decided minority. Small handful herring but c30 LBBs make up majority. Still pondering over one bird ie poss fem caspian HG or hybrid. 18:23.

Mick Cunningham

Standlake Pit 60: 17th August

Standlake Pit 60
5 Pochard: 2ads 3 juv. 18:18.
Common Gull: ad. 18:18.
Common Sandpiper: juv. 18:18.
Herring Gull: juv. 18:18.
7 Lesser Black-backed Gull: Inc 2 juv. 18:18.
Yellow-legged Gull: juv. 18:18.
3 Red-crested Pochard: ec drk with 2 juv. 18:18.

Mick Cunningham

Farmoor Reservoir 17th August

Ruff juv still present along the causeway (D.C).

Courtesy of Steve Liptrot.

Aston Rowant: 16th August

Aston Rowant
3 Spotted Flycatcher 07:00.

Jackie Newcombe

Letcombe Bassett: Gramps Hill: 17th August

Letcombe Bassett: Gramps Hill
6 Yellow Wagtail
2 Redstart
2 Raven
Yellow-legged Gull: 2cy bird in with Lb-b's.

Mark Merritt

Warneford Meadow, Headington: 17th August

 

Corn Bunting on Warneford Meadow briefly this morning, before flying high to the south. 

A huge patch tick and one of the very few Oxford city records! 

Farmoor Reservoir: 16th August

Farmoor Reservoir
Ruff 18:30.
Sanderling 18:30.
Turnstone 18:30.
3 Common Sandpiper 18:30.

Colin Teal

Chilton: Chilton Downs: 16th August

Chilton: Chilton Downs
3 Whinchat: At the end of Upper Farm Rd towards Ridgeway. 11:00.
3 Linnet 11:00.
3 Stonechat 11:00.
Sparrowhawk 11:00.
2 Kestrel 11:00.
Raven: Heard only. 11:00.
5 Grey Partridge: Minimum - Adults + juveniles. 11:00.
Whitethroat 11:00.

J Blunt

Abingdon: Peep-o-Day Lane: 16th August

Abingdon: Peep-o-Day Lane
5 Herring Gull: Stonehill gp. 14:00.
6 Egyptian Goose: Stonehill gp. 14:00.
Siberian Chiffchaff: Probable - seen briefly but sufficiently well to confirm Chiffchaff. Calling frequently. Having listened to the audio recording over and over I'm 95% sure. 14:00.
2 Lesser Black-backed Gull 14:00.
Common Tern: Stonehill gp. 14:00.
Willow Warbler: juv. 14:00.
Caspian Gull: Stonehill gp - I do have some fairly distant images but no way to add on here. 14:00.

J Blunt

Oxford: Donnington Bridge: 16th August

Oxford: Donnington Bridge
Barn Owl: Flew west to east over the river just south of Donnington Bridge. 21:05.

Nicholas Boyd

Farmoor Reservoir 16th August

1030-1330hrs

Ruff 1 juvenile male - flew in approx 1130 and joined up with the Sanderling on F1 side of Causeway

Sanderling 1

Northern Wheatear 1 western end of F1

Yellow legged Gull 2+

Little Gull ad 14:24 (per Paul Butler)

Turnstone (per Anna Marlow).

Stonesfield: 15th August

Stonesfield
Cuckoo: In flight. SP403177. 09:45.

David Watkinson

Farmoor Reservoir: 15th August

Farmoor Reservoir
2 Turnstone: ad + juv. Along causeway. 20:00.
1250 Black-headed Gull: Minimum count in the evening roost across both F1 and F2. 20:00.
Mediterranean Gull: ad. Landed on F1 to join the roost. 20:00.
7 Great Black-backed Gull 20:00.
2 Yellow-legged Gull 20:00.
55 Lesser Black-backed Gull 20:00.
4 Common Tern: ad(3)+juv. 20:00.

Glen Pascoe

Lark Hill 15th August

4 Wheatear

2 Yellow Wagtail (1juv) 

Churn Farm: 15th August

15th August

Churn Farm
6 Whinchat: male and fem type. At least 6 possibly more East of former Agriculture Research building. Feeding over bridleway and Wheat field. SU519825. 21:11.
12 Stonechat: mix of ad and juv. Feeding on insects with Whinchats and Common Whitethroats. Over bridleway and wheat field east of former Agriculture research building. SU519825. 21:11.
Quail: Deceased Quail found on Ridgeway East of Railway bridge. Presumed it had been struct by a bicycle. SU521824. 19:00.

Steve Violette

Venn Mill: 15th August

Venn Mill
2 Hobby: Mobbing a large gull , high overhead. 16:42.

Mick Cunningham

Farmoor Reservoir 15th August

Turnstone still present along the causeway (J.W).

Photo courtesy of John Workman.

Bicester Wetlands Reserve 15th August

Great white Egret 

Green Sandpiper 15

(M.P).

Key holder reserve.

Standlake Pit 60: 15th August

Standlake Pit 60
Black-tailed Godwit: juv. 11:51.
Redshank 11:51.
2 Great White Egret 11:51.

Mick Cunningham

Resting Swallows at the Punchbowl courtesy 
of Geoff Dymott.

 

Chipping Norton: 14th August

Chipping Norton
90 House Martin: Large number of House Martin together with Swallows hawking over the marsh, tree line, Salford Brook and the small lake near Cornwell - a fabulous sight - at least 100 birds. SP283268. 18:15.
10 Swallow: SP283268. 18:15.
Swift: SP283268. 18:15.

Steve Akers

Chipping Norton: 14th August

Chipping Norton
Hobby: W of CN alongside A44 hunting over escarpment and disused quarry. SP274288. 13:30.

Steve Akers

Standlake Pit 60: 14th August

Standlake Pit 60
2 Marsh Harrier: 1 juv juv, 1 other cream crown. The young juv that's been around over a week: still ginger in head with limited ginger on upper fore-wing and chest. "Mousing" on n shore. Another cream crown briefly, more faded and worn. 22:19.
6 Yellow-legged Gull: Mini influx. The lingering adult joined by a second adult,1 2nd cycle 2 juvs and an 'imm". Also a juv herring. 22:19.
2 Great White Egret 22:19.

Mick Cunningham

Chipping Norton: 14th August

Chipping Norton
Hobby: Flying alongside A44 hunting up over escarpment and disused quarry. SP273288. 13:00.

Steve Akers

Eynsham: 14th August

Eynsham
88 Snow Goose: 88 flying over Eynsham sports pavilion . 19:25.

Yacky Morris

Otmoor rspb 14th August

Cattle Egret c7 at the 1st screen 

(per Luke O'Byrne). 

Farmoor Reservoir 14th August

Sandwich Tern 1 through c10:30 (D.J).

Turnstone on causeway still present 15:54

Little Egret 18

(D.L).

Ringed Plover 2 over (per Conor MacKenzie)

Bicester Wetland Reserve 13th August

 1 Dunlin
8 Green Sandpiper
11 Little Egret
4 Cormorant
18 Teal
1 Green Woodpecker
3 Heron

3 Grass Snakes

A Peters
Key Holder Reserve

Chipping Norton: 12th August

Chipping Norton
3 Grey Heron: Flew up from the marsh by small lake near Cornwell. SP283268. 11:00.
3 Kestrel: 1f, 2 juv. Family group hunting together. SP283268. 11:00.
3 Reed Bunting: SP283268. 11:00.
6 Swallow: SP283268. 11:00.
76 Jackdaw: SP283268. 11:00.

Steve Akers

Carterton: 13th August

Carterton
10 Yellow Wagtail: Definitely at least 10 at the muckpile. Probably more but skittish owing to raiding sprawk. 14:14.

Mick Cunningham

Farmoor Reservoir 13th August

Turnstone 2

Snow Goose 88 (inc 12 juv)

(D.L).

Otmoor 13th August

Whinchat 2 at the Pill 0845 (S.J).

Kingfisher courtesy of Mark Chivers.

 

Freeland: Broad Marsh Wood: 12th August

Freeland: Broad Marsh Wood
2 Sparrowhawk: Pair have been present for past 5 days, calling consistently throughout the day. This behaviour has now been observed at this site during the second week of Aug for the past three years in a row. Besides this, Sparrowhawk remain infrequent visitors to Broadmarsh Woods. (I would love to know if this type of behaviour is seen anywhere else). 19:30.

Glen Pascoe

Carterton: 12th August

Carterton
7 Yellow Wagtail: Minimum seen at once on muckheap. Plus 5 whitethroat together, 2 willow warblers together. C30 house sparrows, 8 yellowhammer, sparrowhawk. 17:20.

Mick Cunningham

Cholsey 11th August

Whinchat along the Bunk Line midafternoon 
Courtesy of Alan Dawson.