Cholsey: 31st July

Cholsey
3 Swift: Over near the Station . 11:45.

Ralph Watts

Letcombe Regis : Blandy’s Farm : 31st July

A juvenile redstart and juvenile goldfinch in the scrub alongside the red deer enclosure

Letcombe Regis: Blandys Farm
2 Redstart: juv. Two birds, assumed both to be juveniles, seen in scrub alongside red deer enclosure. SU373865. 13:23.

Geoff Dymott

Long Wittenham 31st July

Quail m singing early morning (per RBA).

Pit 60 Standlake 30th July

Wood Sandpiper still present 05:30-08:15 

Snipe

Great white Egret 5

(per Russell O Allen).

Courtesy of Russell O Allen.

Peep-o-Day Lane Abingdon 30th July

Ruddy Shelduck with Egyptian Geese 

Common Sandpiper 

Green Sandpiper 4

Little-ringed Plover 

Reported.

Farmoor Reservoir 30th July

Mediterranean Gull juvenile on F2 20:56

(per Dave Lowe).

Rushy Common: 30th July

Rushy Common
Cattle Egret: Also 1 Great White Egret. 15:00.

Stephen Burch

Farmoor Reservoir

Common Sandpiper Farmoor Reservoir 
Courtesy of Denise Druce.

 

Otmoor RSPB 29th July

First Screen

1900-2100

Glossy Ibis    1 - came in to roost in front of first screen from Big Otmoor direction at 2056

Cattle Egret 19 - into roost

Little Egret    5 - into roost

Marsh Harrier 3

Water Rail 2 heard

Standlake Pit 60 29th July

Wood Sandpiper 1

Great White Egret 5

Hobby 1

Common Redstart 1

Water Eaton: 29th July

Water Eaton
4 Yellow Wagtail: juveniles+adults (approx. count). Commuting between meadows and trees, likely a family party: calls heard throughout spring+summer. 11:00.

Simon Myers

Pit 60 Standlake 29th July

Wood Sandpiper still present this evening.

+Lesser Emperor m Oxon Dragonflies

(per Ewan Urquhart, Gareth Casburn)

A key is needed to access the hides.

Thame 29th July

Probable 5 Spoonbill flew over A418 towards river Thame when appeared to land and lost to view (per RBA).

Jay at Baors Hill courtesy of John Workman.

 

Chipping Norton: 28th July

Chipping Norton
Green Sandpiper: On wetland at Swailsford Bridge nr Cornwell. SP283263. 17:00.
2 Little Egret: SP283263. 17:00.
Grey Heron: SP283263. 17:00.
2 Swallow: SP283263. 17:00.
Chiffchaff: SP283263. 17:00.

Steve Akers

Farmoor Reservoir 28th July

Sanderling 

Dunlin

(per Steve Sansom)

Courtesy of Steve Sansom.

Grimsbury Reservoir 28th July

Ringed Plover 2 this evening (JFT).

Standlake Pit 60 28th July

Wood Sandpiper 1 - from Langley Lane Hide favouring the small island to the left of the hide.

Garganey 1

Great White Egret 5

Little Egret 1

Red crested Pochard 8

Shoveler 3

Egyptian Goose 4

Common Tern 1

Lapwing 50+

Common Raven 1

Peregrine 1

Hobby 1

Common Redstart 1f

Kingfisher 1

Peep-o-Day Lane - 27th July

Redstart - on landfill 

Little Ringed Plover 

Willow Warbler - 2 

Common Tern - 4

Oystercatcher - 3

Lapwing - c35

Aston Upthorpe 27th July

Quail calling west of Aston Upthorpe 16:18 (J.H).

Hatford: Sandpit: 27th July

Hatford: Sandpit
Red-crested Pochard: juv.
Common Sandpiper

Mark Merritt

Standlake Pit 60: 27th July

Standlake Pit 60
Wood Sandpiper: On island by Langley lane hide. 15:14.
5 Great White Egret 15:14.

Yacky Morris

Standlake, pit 60: 27th July

Wood Sandpiper 1
Med Gull 1 juv briefly
Garganey 1m
Teal 1
Common Sandpiper 1
GW Egret 4
Redstart 2

Courtesy of Glen Pascoe.

Bicester Wetland Reserve 27th July

14 Green Sandpiper
3 Heron
7 Little Egret
1 Snipe

A Peters
Key Holder Reserve

Bablockhythe: 26th July

Bablockhythe
Peregrine: male. Flew West causing panic among c40 Swallow. 20:50.

Jed Cleeter

Otmoor rspb 26th July

Glossy Ibis flew in to roost in front of the 1st screen 20:50 (per RBA).

Green Sandpiper at the 2nd screen (per Paul Wyeth)

Courtesy of Paul Wyeth.

Peep-o-Day Lane Abingdon 26th July

Great white Egret 

Peregrine

Green Sandpiper 2

(A.L)

Ardley ERF Lagoon: 25th July

Ardley ERF Lagoon
2 Black-tailed Godwit: Still present on lagoon. 17:30.
6 Green Sandpiper 17:30.

Gareth Casburn

Bicester Wetland Reserve: 25th July

2 Oystercatcher 13:30

17 Green Sandpiper 13:30.
Common Sandpiper 13:30.
67 Lapwing 13:30.
3 Grey Heron 13:30.
2 Snipe 13:30.

Colin Oram

Key Holder Reserve.

Charney Bassett: W: 25th July

Charney Bassett: W
6 Little Gull: Low SW. 07:40.

Jed Cleeter

Warburg Reserve - Wednesday 24th July 2024

Spotted Flycatcher x 5 (Mix of adults and Juveniles), Bullfinch x 3 (M, F and Juvenile), Buzzard x 3, Chiffchaff, Sparrowhawk (M), Treecreeper (Taking a bath at the pond), Long Tailed Tit.

Otmoor: 24th July

Courtesy of Richard Stevens.

Marsh Harrier: Leucistic juvenile at first screen, also brown hairstreak butterfly on bridleway. 16:39.

Yacky Morris

Brown Hairstreak courtesy of Yacky Morris

 

The Ridgeway: 24th July

A day for some less frequently seen birds on the Ridgeway today.

This adult Reed Bunting was constantly contact calling a
juvenile as they worked their way along a fence line.

A juvenile blackcap happy to deal with an up-close photographer.

 Not often that I see a stock dove unfortunately.

Standlake Pit 60: 23rd July

Standlake Pit 60
Redstart: m. 23:00.

Mick Cunningham

Ardley ERF 23rd July

A couple more photos of the black-tailed godwits at Ardley today.

Bicester Wetland Reserve 23rd July

Successful breeding of Water Rail at BWR

2 downy young seen 1st July
2 juveniles seen 21st July
1 juvenile seen 23rd July

other birds today

80 Lapwing
5 Green Sandpiper
1 Hobby
2 teal
2 Gadwall

A Peters C Oram

Ardley ERF Lagoon 23rd July

Black-tailed Godwits with Lapwing.
Courtesy of John Friendship-Taylor.

Black-tailed Godwit 2

Green Sandpiper 6

Common Sandpiper 

(per JFT)

Waterstock: 23rd July

Waterstock
Hobby: Hobby chasing House Martins over the 13 hole at Waterstock golf club this afetrenoon. 15:55.

John Barnes

Farmoor Reservoir 22nd July

Sanderling (DJ)

Otmoor RSPB 22nd July

From First Screen 1230 -1630hrs

Marsh Harrier 6  (1 male and 2 female plus 3 juveniles of which 2 were leucistic birds)

Hobby 1+

Bittern 3

Cattle Egret 2

Little Egret 2

Glossy Ibis came in to roost in front of the 1st screen 21:10 (per RBA).

Campbell Road, Florence Park, Oxford: 19th July

A belated report via eBird of 85 Ring-necked Parakeets at dusk in Campbell Road (per Max Buckley) on Friday 19th July. 

Garganey in heavy moult.

 The very elusive Garganey pit 60. Showed better briefly, so phone-scoped at x210 magnification!

Finally got a glimpse of forewing. Pure colour and advanced moult all round says 'male' to me.

Sarsgrove: 21st July

Sarsgrove
5 Kestrel: Five Kestrel hunting together - young birds perfecting their 'windhover' and swooping techniques. 11:30.

Steve Akers

Woodstock: Old Woodstock: 21st July

Woodstock: Old Woodstock
Whinchat: Single male in area along fence line near Field Barn Farm. 15:00.

Gareth Casburn

Farmoor Reservoir 21st July

Ruddy Shelduck 4 on F1 13:15 (per RBA)

Otmoor 21st July

Whinchat

Hobby ( attacking the common terns)

Leucistic marsh harrier

Common sandpiper

4 cattle egret

(Purple hairstreak butterfly)

Sent from my iPhone

Dix Pit Stanton Harcourt 21st July

Cattle Egret 2 10:45 (S.B).

Standlake Pit 60: 21st July

Standlake Pit 60
Garganey: ecl. Had grown some new tertials. 11:58.
Redstart: m. 11:58.

Mick Cunningham

Venn Mill: 21st July

Venn Mill
4 Little Ringed Plover
Yellow Wagtail
Reed Warbler

Mark Merritt

Bletchingdon Park: 21st July

Bletchingdon Park
2 Grey Partridge: 2 adults flushed by field edge. SP506176. 09:22.

David Watkinson

Standlake Pit 60: 20th July

Standlake Pit 60
2 Black-headed Gull: Minimum of 2 downy juveniles from N Hide. 21:09.
Redstart: m. 21:09.

Mick Cunningham

Leafield: 20th July

Leafield
4 Corn Bunting: Minimum 2 pairs, possibly 3 prs. New breeding site for me, between Leafield and King Standing. Min 2 singing males and birds carrying food. 21:04.

Standlake Pit 60
Water Rail: ad. Flew out of reeds in front of hide. 21:04.
7 Shoveler 21:04.

Mick Cunningham

Bicester Wetland Reserve 20th July

8 Green Sandpiper, 5 Cattle Bridge Pool rest main reserve
6 Little Egret
2 Heron
1 Kingfisher

A Peters C Oram

Key Holder Reserve

Otmoor rspb 20th July

Glossy Ibis 

Cattle Egret 11

Bittern

Marsh Harrier c2 leucistic juvenile 

(per Bark et al)

Otmoor: 19th July

Otmoor
5 Cattle Egret: One from the first screen and a family party of 1 pair and 2 juvs from the second screen. 15:12.

John Edwards

Standlake Pit 60: 19th July

Standlake Pit 60
Garganey: ecl. 12:44.
19 Cattle Egret 12:44.
Hobby: V v high. Feeding. 12:44.
28 Red Kite: Thermal...high mid distance. 12:44.

Mick Cunningham

Standlake Pit 60: 18th July

Standlake Pit 60
Shoveler 22:09.

Mick Cunningham

Fyfield Wick: 18th July

Fyfield Wick
Oystercatcher: Calling in flight. 22:05.

Jed Cleeter

Standlake Pit 60: 18th July

18th July

Standlake Pit 60
Redshank: moulting ad. Dropped in, went to sleep. Might have a missing foot. Brief view. 20:57.

17th July
Redstart: m. Same moulting male. Still not convinced it isn't ill. Seems sluggish. Always distant. 20:57.

Mick Cunningham

Chinnor: Chinnor Hill: 18th July

Chinnor: Chinnor Hill
Spotted Flycatcher: 1 by path North- East of car park. 10:00.

David Stracey

Otmoor rspb 17h July

Glossy Ibis at the 1st screen 21:23 (per RBA).

Farmoor Reservoir 17th July

Redstart 2 in Buckthorn Meadow (D.J)

Wootton nr Woodstock: Stratford Bridge: 17th July

Wootton nr Woodstock: Stratford Bridge
Grasshopper Warbler
Kingfisher
3 Cattle Egret

Bob Pomfret

Cassington GPs July

 

Great crested Grebe nest & family Cassington GPs courtesy of Terry Godfrey.

Filmed distantly.

Lockinge - 16th July

Crossbill - male briefly

Chinnor: Cement Works: 16th July

Chinnor: Cement Works
Little Ringed Plover: Lake 2b. 10:30.

David Stracey

Spotted Flycatcher 
Courtesy of Brian Walker.

 

Woodstock: Banbury Road: 16th July

Woodstock: Banbury Road
4 Crane: Just flew fairly high over the house (seen first by Eleanor Blyth). Heading south west. Possibly into Blenheim but I think not stopping. 16:47.

Bob Pomfret

Abingdon Peep-o-Day Lane 15th July

Garganey f/imm

Great white Egret 

Little-ringed Plover 

Green Sandpiper 

Reported.

Tadpole Bridge 14th July

A (rather late) Cuckoo was heard calling by the pub at Tadpole Bridge yesterday

Jon Garratt

Yellow-legged Gull Farmoor Reservoir 
Courtesy of Steve Liptrot.

 

Farmoor Reservoir 14th July

Redstart 2 in Shrike Meadow (D.J)

Otmoor rspb 14th July

Cattle Egret 2 at the 2nd screen

Great white Egret 

Glossy Ibis at the 1st screen late evening 

Marsh Harrier c2 juv including one partially leucistic.

Whinchat along the bridleway yesterday 

(per Bark,J.R, Sue Carruthers)

Courtesy of Sue Carruthers.

Chipping Norton: 14th July

Chipping Norton
5 Lapwing: juv. On wetland at Swailesford Bridge nr Cornwell. SP283263. 15:00.
12 Swallow: SP283263. 15:00.
6 Linnet: SP283263. 15:00.

Steve Akers

Standlake, pit 60: 14th July

Garganey 1
Cattle Egret 23
Great White Egret 6
Oystercatcher 2
Redstart 3
Lesser Whitethroat 1

Woodstock 14th July

In fields north of Old Woodstock

Whinchat - 2 males

Corn bunting - 2

Chipping Norton: 13th July

Chipping Norton
2 Green Sandpiper: On wetland at Swailsford Bridge nr Cornwell. SP283263. 18:30.

Steve Akers

Fordwells: 13th July

Fordwells
Lesser Whitethroat: With tit flock. 19:16.
2 Marsh Tit: With feeding flock Thai included chiffchaffs and lesser Whitethroat and blackcap. 19:16.

Mick Cunningham

Standlake Pit 60: 13th July

Standlake Pit 60
Redstart: m. 19:12.
Lesser Whitethroat: With a mixed flock of chiffs and tits. 19:12.

Mick Cunningham

Standlake Pit 60: 13th July

Standlake Pit 60
Garganey: eclpse. 16:30.

Mick Cunningham

Standlake Pit 60: 13th July

Standlake Pit 60
Garganey: ecl. 16:28.

Mick Cunningham

Segsbury Camp: 13th July

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

3 Redstart

2 Raven

Bicester Wetland Reserve 13th July

 9 Green Sandpiper
1 Shelduck
5 Little Egret

Key Holder Reserve
A Peters

Marsh Baldon: 13th July

Marsh Baldon
Redstart: SU566989. 09:30.

Alex Edgar

Ardley ERF Lagoon: 13th July

Ardley ERF Lagoon
3 Green Sandpiper 09:43.
Greenshank 09:43.

Graeme Porter

Chipping Norton: 12th July

Chipping Norton
2 Green Sandpiper: Showing well on wetland at Swailesford Bridge nr Cornwell. SP283263. 11:30.

Steve Akers

North Woodstock 12th July

Stratford bridge

Cattle egret - 4 adults in the field adjacent to the road. Then flew back towards Blenheim.

Abingdon: Austin Place: 12th July

Abingdon: Austin Place
Yellow-legged Gull: SU493986. 14:15.

Steve Curnock

Blenheim: 12th July

Blenheim
3 Spotted Flycatcher: At least 3 juv.
Raven

Blenheim: Blenheim Lake
6 White-fronted Goose: feral I'm sure.

Bob Pomfret

Blenheim: Blenheim Lake: 12th July

Blenheim: Blenheim Lake
4 Cattle Egret: 2, possibly 3 nests on the island.
7 Little Egret
5 Grey Heron
2 Oystercatcher
Little Grebe: In handsome breeding plumage, Combe Creek.
24 Great Crested Grebe: 1 still on nest, at least 4 broods.
4 Common Tern
13 Egyptian Goose: including a pair with 5 young juv.
50 Sand Martin: feels like a very successful season with nests on both sides of the bridge.
110 Coot

Bob Pomfret

Chipping Norton: 11th July

Chipping Norton
18 Lapwing: juv. On wetland at Swailesford Bridge nr Cornwell. SP283263. 11:30.
Little Egret: SP283263. 11:30.
Kestrel: fem. SP283263. 11:30.
9 Swift: SP283263. 11:30.

Steve Akers

Ardley ERF lagoon 11th July

Common sandpiper - 3 (one quite dark in tone - pictured)

Green sandpiper - 5

Greenshank - 1

Appleford GP: 11th July

Green Sandpiper 3

Tar Lakes, Rushy Common: 11th July

Tar Lakes, Rushy Common
3 Yellow Wagtail: Adult with 2 fledged young, opposite car park. 15:18.

Mick Cunningham

Standlake Pit 60: 11th July

Standlake Pit 60
16 Cattle Egret: Mostly adults. 13:57.
Hobby: 2cy. 13:57.
Redstart: m. 13:57.
3 Great White Egret 13:57.

Mick Cunningham

Aston Upthorpe: 10th July

Aston Upthorpe
2 Redstart: fem type. 2 possibly 3 Female type 2 birds calling. SU543833. 18:29.

Steve Violette

Ardley ERF Lagoon 10th July

Greenshank still present 09:36 

Green Sandpiper 3

(G.P et al).

Juvenile Cuckoo Pinkhill Nature Reserve
Courtesy of Hannah Stockdale.

Courtesy of Hannah Stockdale

Cuckoo being fed by a Reed Warbler 
Courtesy of Hannah Stockdale

 

Chipping Norton: 9th July

Chipping Norton
2 Green Sandpiper: Feeding in shallows on wetland at Swailsford Bridge nr Cornwell. SP283263. 14:30.
15 Lapwing: juv. SP283263. 14:30.
Grey Heron: SP283263. 14:30.
Kestrel: fem. SP283263. 14:30.
9 Swift: SP283263. 14:30.

Steve Akers

Ardley ERF Lagoon 9th July

Greenshank still present 20:30 (JFT).

Farmoor Reservoir 9th July

Mediterranean Gull adult summer flew south 18:19.

(per Dave Lowe)

Northbrook 8th July

Grasshopper Warbler singing along canal side  between Northbrook & Lower Heyford 12:53

Corn Bunting 4

(S B).

Farmoor Reservoir: Pinkhill: 8th July

Farmoor Reservoir: Pinkhill
Cuckoo: Calling. 08:00.

Jeremy Blakey

Otmoor rspb 7th July

Glossy Ibis flew in to roost in front of the 1st screen 20:56 (per Steve Sansom).

Hardwick: 7th July

Hardwick
Hobby: Flew over main road. 18:22.

Mick Cunningham

Standlake Pit 60: 7th July

Standlake Pit 60
Garganey 18:20.
Common Sandpiper 18:20.
6 Cattle Egret 18:20.
Great White Egret 18:20.
Redstart: m. Still. 18:20.

Mick Cunningham

Dix Pit: 7th July

Common Sandpiper 10
Oystercatcher 1

Rushy Common: 7th July

Green Sandpiper 1
Common Sandpiper 3
Oystercatcher 1
Great White Egret 1

Standlake Pit 60: 6th July

Standlake Pit 60
Garganey 12:36.
4 Cattle Egret 12:36.
3 Great White Egret 12:36.
Redstart: m. 21:24.
26 Mistle Thrush 21:24.

Mick Cunningham

Otmoor rspb 6th July

Glossy Ibis flew in to roost in front of the 1st screen 20:55 (per RBA).

Ardley ERF Lagoon: 6th July

Ardley ERF Lagoon
Greenshank: Still present on lagoon despite big increase in water level. 12:30.

Gareth Casburn

Abingdon Peep-o-Day Lane 5th July

Great white Egret 

Shelduck

Oystercatcher 4

Little-ringed Plover 

Peregrine 

Reported.

Ardley ERF Lagoon 5th July

Greenshank 

Green Sandpiper 2

Little-ringed Plover 

17:08 (per JFT).

Farmoor Reservoir 5th July

Little Ringed Pl,over 1 juvenile

Common Sandpiper 1

Egyptian Geese 9 

Little Egret 1

Buscot 3rd July

Belated report of a Quail calling on Wednesday at Weston Farm (per RBA).

Otmoor: 5th July

Otmoor
Glossy Ibis: Preening on dead branches in front of first screen before flying off to Flood Field. 12:31.

Steve Roby

Green Sandpipers & Mallard Bicester Wetlands Reserve courtesy of Patricia Clissold.

 

Wootton nr Woodstock: Stratford Bridge: 4th July

Wootton nr Woodstock: Stratford Bridge
3 Cattle Egret: in with the cattle. SP441186. 13:17.

Paul Willis

Ardley ERF Lagoon 4th July

Greenshank

Little-ringed Plover 

Lapwing 23

(J.T)

Greenshank courtesy of Justin Taylor.

Chipping Norton: 2nd July

Chipping Norton
Green Sandpiper: Feeding in shallows of wetland at Swailsford Bridge nr Cornwell. SP283263. 17:00.
8 Lapwing: SP283263. 17:00.
Grey Heron: SP283263. 17:00.
5 Swift: SP283263. 17:00.

Steve Akers

Blenheim 1st July

Great white egret - 1 

Oystercatcher - 2

Common tern - 3

Bicester Wetland reserve 1st July

11 Green Sandpiper
23 Lapwing
2 Little Ringed Plover
1 Kingfisher
3 Heron
4 Little Egret

key Holder reserve
A Peters C Oram

Spotted Flycatcher
Courtesy of Nick Truby.