Farmoor - 31 August 2024

European Shag - first year bird again roosting on tower in SW corner of F2 with Cormorants and 1 Great Black-backed Gull at 7.20 pm (Peter Philp et al). May have spent day elsewhere as no reports during the day (?)

Sarsgrove: 31st August

Sarsgrove
Redstart: fem. 14:30.
2 Wheatear 14:30.
Raven 14:30.
2 Green Woodpecker: juv. 14:30.
Great Spotted Woodpecker 14:30.
18 Swallow 14:30.
Whitethroat 14:30.
10 Mistle Thrush 14:30.
2 Goldfinch: Two adults with juvs. 14:30.
17 Lesser Black-backed Gull 14:30.

Steve Akers

Kingfisher courtesy of Mark Chivers.

 

Chipping Norton: 31st August

Chipping Norton
Raven: Over - Roe Deer Buck and Hind below - at marsh nr Cornwell. 10:30.
Stonechat: juv. 10:30.
28 Swallow 10:30.

Steve Akers

Sonning Eye GPs: 31st August

Sonning Eye GPs
Black Tern: juv. 13:38.

Marek Walford

Standlake Pit 60: 31st August

Standlake Pit 60
8 Common Sandpiper: Minimum. Hard to count in and out of teeds and distant. 13:37.

Green Sandpiper 12:42.
Marsh Harrier: juv all dark white headed burd.m on structure? 12:42.
Wigeon: New in. 12:42.
Snipe 12:42.
Yellow-legged Gull: 7. Minimum in small influx of large gulls, included HG and LBB. 12:42.
Redstart: m. 13:37.

Mick Cunningham

Lollingdon Hill Cholsey 31st August

Whinchat 

Wheatear 3

(AD).

Farmoor Reservoir 31st August

Little Gull juv F2 (per RBA).

Ringed Plover

Dunlin

(AL)

Chipping Norton: 30th August

Chipping Norton
4 Stonechat: 1m; 3 juv/fem. On scrub at marsh nr Cornwell. 19:40.
5 Teal: Flew in to roost on small lake. 19:40.
Sparrowhawk 19:40.
Kestrel 19:40.
Green Sandpiper: Single bird on Swailsford Bridge wetland. 19:40.
2 Grey Heron: At roost. 19:40.
38 Mallard 19:40.

Steve Akers

Aston Upthorpe: 30th August

30th August

Aston Upthorpe
2 Redstart: Juniper Valley Male and Female type. SU542831. 18:55.
3 Wheatear: SU535826. 19:30.

Steve Violette

Chinnor: Chinnor Hill: 30th August

Chinnor: Chinnor Hill
Whinchat: SP767005. 10:30.
5 Spotted Flycatcher: 3 juveniles. SP767005. 10:30.

David Stracey

Farmoor Reservoir 30th August

European Shag courtesy of Steve Liptrot.

Courtesy of Steve Liptrot.

 

Woodstock: Banbury Road: 30th August

Woodstock: Banbury Road
2 Swift: Flew over the house a few minutes ago. 18:45.

Bob Pomfret

Farmoor Reservoir a.m 30th August

Courtesy of Trudi Rowland.

Shag juv still present off western end of causeway on F2 16:07 (Trudi Rowland, et al).

Sandwich Tern: Flew over F2. 10:10 

(per Dave Murphy)

Arctic Tern c20 reported 

Greenshank 3

Swallow 8

Lesser Whitethroat 

(per Johnny Eclipse)

Courtesy of Trudi Rowland 

Kingston Lisle: 30th August

Kingston Lisle
Willow Warbler: male. Singing in private Garden. 13:32.

Jed Cleeter

Enmington: 30th August

Enmington
2 Whinchat: SP739028. 11:41.

Jez March

Fordwells: 30th August

Fordwells
Marsh Harrier: juv. 11:38.

Mick Cunningham

Male Redstart Widford 30th Aug 2024 - 140X phonescoped

 

Port Meadow 29th August

Redstart in Burgess Field c13:00 (AF).
Also Cattle Egret over south in the evening (per Matthew Lloyd)

Farmoor August 29th 6-8:30pm

Sanderling 

 1 Sanderling - moulting adult on the causeway

1 Dunlin

2 Common sandpiper

3000 Lesser black backed gull - large roost but many coming in late, after dusk. 

1500 Black headed gull 

4 Yellow legged gull

2 Great black backed gull 

Chipping Norton: 29th August

Chipping Norton
Green Sandpiper: At the small pool nr Cornwell marsh. SP285274. 19:40.
2 Swift: SP285274. 19:40.
21 Swallow: SP285274. 19:40.
Little Egret: On the wetland. SP285274. 19:40.
Water Rail: Calling from the reed bed on marsh. SP285274. 19:40.
4 Mute Swan: SP285274. 19:40.

Steve Akers

Otmoor: 29th August

Otmoor
3 Great White Egret: Into roost in front of the first screen this evening. 21:51.
39 Cattle Egret: Into roost in front of the first screen this evening. 21:51.
116 Yellow Wagtail: A minimum count of birds arriving to roost in the reed bed to the left of the first screen. There must have been more ..... 21:51.

John Edwards

Sonning: 29th August

Sonning
2 Whinchat: On fence line. lSonning Meadows. SU764762. 18:20.

Ralph Watts

Hinton Waldrist: 29th August

Hinton Waldrist
Hobby: Soaring above hirundines in the village. 16:57.
Raven: Over calling. 16:57.

Jed Cleeter

Chipping Norton: 29th August

Chipping Norton
Marsh Harrier: fem. Cream crown - first seen stooping in talons first to hunt at small ponds nr D'Arcy Dalton Way on Cornwell Estate - stayed briefly before going out of sight behind trees. SP285274. 12:38.
Hobby: Hunting taking and eating dragonfly over these ponds, and all over the marsh and the small lake - superb views - second record here. SP285274. 12:38.
Raven: H/O. SP285274. 12:38.
Kestrel: SP285274. 12:38.
2 Grey Heron: SP285274. 12:38.
2 Reed Bunting: SP285274. 12:38.
7 Chiffchaff: SP285274. 12:38.
17 Black-headed Gull: On the Swailsford Bridge wetland. SP285274. 12:38.

Steve Akers

Widford: 29th August

Widford
Redstart: m. Unsure if same bird i saw here 2/3 weeks ago. First time seen here since then. 13:36.
Hobby 13:36.

Mick Cunningham

RSPB Otmoor Thursday 29 August a.m.

Cattle Egret 38

Great White Egret 2

Little Egret 7

Hobby 4

Marsh Harrier 2

Kestrel 1

Sparrowhawk 1

Raven 1

Jay 2

Yellow Wagtail 13

Treecreeper 1

Lesser Whitethroat 2

Knighton: 29th August

Knighton
10 Yellow Wagtail: A single through at 09:25 and 9 through at 11:23 going South on vis-mig. 11:23.
6 Sand Martin: South on vis-mig. 11:23.

Jed Cleeter

Devil’s Punchbowl: 29th August

Wheatear have returned to the Devil’s Punchbowl.

Bicester Wetland Reserve 29th August

 20 Little Egret including some young birds
3 Green Sandpiper
30 Teal
12 Gadwall

A Peters
Key Holder Reserve

Farmoor Reservoir 29th August

16 Yellow Wag

9 Grey wag

1 Dunlin

10 YLG

2 Swift

(per Johnny Eclipse)

Stratfield Brake 29th August

Great white Egret again c07:30

Didcot Landfill: 28th August

No general access,

Caspian Gull  1 juv

Yellow-legged Gull  10

Headington: South Park: 28th August

Headington: South Park
2 Raven: One took off from the park, and joined another already in the air. Both were kronking as they flew. I believe I saw a pair of ravens over Osney Lane earlier at lunch time today. SP531064. 19:30.

JB Woodford

Farmoor August 28th 6-8pm

Caspian Gull 

Caspian Gull courtesy Steve Sansom

1 juvenile Caspian Gull. Initially on causeway, first picked up by S. Sansom, later flew into the large roost. 

2 Dunlin.

1 juvenile Common Gull. 

1 Raven

Lark Hill, Wantage

Whinchat 1
Wheatear 1

Chipping Norton: 28th August

Chipping Norton
Stonechat: m. On vegetation next to the small lake nr Cornwell. 12:00.
3 Reed Bunting 12:00.
7 Linnet 12:00.
Water Rail: Heard from the reed bed. 12:00.
2 Grey Heron 12:00.
Little Egret: On Swailsford Bridge wetland. 12:00.
24 Swallow 12:00.

Steve Akers

Stratfield Brake 28th August

Great white Egret

Raven over

Otmoor: RSPB reserve: 27th August

Otmoor: RSPB reserve
22 Cattle Egret 16:00.
9 Little Egret 16:00.
2 Water Rail: Screeching from the reed beds. 16:00.
Hobby 16:00.
Marsh Harrier 16:00.
Sparrowhawk: ad fem. 16:00.
2 Kestrel 16:00.
2 Cetti's Warbler 16:00.
Willow Warbler 16:00.
5 Chiffchaff 16:00.

Steve Akers

Standlake Pit 60: 27th August

Standlake Pit 60
Marsh Harrier: m 3cy. 21:35.

Mick Cunningham

Sarsgrove: 27th August

Sarsgrove
40 Goldfinch: Substantial flock at the equestrian yard at Sarsgrove Farm. 12:00.
2 Green Woodpecker: ad and juv. With the goldfinch. 12:00.
12 Swallow 12:00.
Raven 12:00.

Steve Akers

Woodstock, 27th August

Field Barn Farm & River Glyme area 17:30-18:00

Whinchat 

Cattle Egret 6

Peregrine

Old Caley's Diary (with thanks to Gareth Casburn)

A420: Farmoor exit: 27th August

A420: Farmoor exit
Hobby: Shrike Meadow. 11:00.
Great White Egret: Flew over Shrike Meadow. 11:00.

William Lester

Peep-o-Day Lane

Dunlin - flushed from Stonehill lane pit by digger

Little Ringed Plover - 2 (adult and juv)

Green Sandpiper - 4

Common Sandpiper 

Lapwing - c40

Water Rail 

Snipe 

Woodstock 27th August

Cattle egret - 6 feeding in field adjacent to private nature reserve. There are still 1 or 2 active nests at Blenheim. Some of these 6 will be parent birds that commute to and from this area regularly at the moment.

Whinchat - 1 along the fence line near Field Barn Farm.

Farmoor Reservoir 27th August

Osprey reported this morning.

Drayton road side pool (1066) 27th August

No sign of the Wood Sandpiper by 08:35 (CM).

Stratfield Brake 27h August

Great white Egret 07:42

Cetti's Warbler 

Pied Wagtail 52

Otmoor: 26th August

Otmoor
50 Yellow Wagtail: Approx 50 went to roost in reeds close to the 1st screen.
Glossy Ibis: Came into roost c19.35. Sat on show in the dead branches and was still there when I left after 20.00.
5 Great White Egret
30 Cattle Egret: Minimum 30 in the roost and still arriving as I left.

Steve Roby

Standlake Pit 60: 26th August

Standlake Pit 60
2 Redstart: V quiet. 22:04.
Green Sandpiper: Per SNT. 22:04.

Mick Cunningham

Chipping Norton: 26th August

Chipping Norton
Green Sandpiper: Swailsford bridge wetland. 18:00.
Little Egret 18:00.
2 Grey Heron 18:00.
Whinchat: On marsh nr Cornwell. 18:00.
2 Stonechat 18:00.
3 Reed Bunting 18:00.
3 Chiffchaff 18:00.
5 Teal 18:00.

Steve Akers

Stratfield Brake 26th August

Cattle Egret this evening (LT)

Letcombe Regis: Blandys Farm: 26th August

Letcombe Regis: Blandys Farm
Spotted Flycatcher
3 Redstart

Mark Merritt

Farmoor Rreservoir 26th August 2024

Common Redstart 1f

Yellow Wagtail 1

Dunlin 2

Common Redshank 1

Common Sandpiper 2

Common Tern 2

Little Egret 5

Common Raven 2

Willow Warbler

Common Chiffchaff

Common Whitethroat

Blackcap

Cetti's Warbler

Peep-o-day Lane

Wood Sandpiper 

Black-tailed Godwit

Green Sandpiper - 5

Snipe - 2 

Common Sandpiper 

Lapwing - c.20

North Cross Valley Way 26th August

Greenshank h

Peregrine 

(DD)

Crowell: 25th August

Crowell
5 Swift: Flying south-west. SP740001. 16:30.

David Stracey

Otmoor: 25th August

Otmoor
Glossy Ibis: Over Big Otmoor. 16:47.
4 Great White Egret 16:47.
10 Cattle Egret 16:47.
2 Marsh Harrier: No sign of white feathers. 16:47.
Hobby 16:47.

Simon Myers

Farmoor Reservoir 25th August

Sanderling 10 along causeway 18:21 (per RBA)

Sandwich Tern 3 until 08:15 then flew south

Arctic Tern juv still 16:35

Sanderling 3 a.m

Ringed Plover

Dunlin 5

Lapwing (attempted to land on the causeway)

Cattle Egret flew north

Great Black-backed Gull 2

Swift 8

Lesser Whitethroat 

Redstart

(per Dave Lowe, Steve Sansom)

Sandwich & Arctic Tern
Courtesy of Steve Sansom.

Courtesy of Steve Sansom.

Dunlin courtesy of Nick Truby.

Standlake Pit 60: 25th August

Standlake Pit 60
Mediterranean Gull: 1cy 1cycle juv > 1st w: take your pick! 17:54.

Mick Cunningham

Widford: 25th August

Widford
Hobby 16:41.

Mick Cunningham

Ardley ERF Lagoon 25th August

Common Sandpiper 

Green Sandpiper 10

(JT)

Devil's Punchbowl: 25th August

Devil's Punchbowl
6 Stonechat
Redstart
Hobby
4 Raven

Mark Merritt

Appleford GPs 25th August

Lapwing c30 no other waders

Little Egret 2

Kingfisher 

Drayton road side pool (1066) & Peep-o-Day Lane 25th August

Wood Sandpiper 

Black-tailed Godwit 

Snipe 2

Green Sandpiper 15 in area 

Common Sandpiper 2 Stonehill Pit

Reported.

Chipping Norton: 24th August

Chipping Norton
2 Whinchat: On marsh on the Cornwell Estate. 16:00.
2 Stonechat: With the Stonechat. 16:00.
38 Lesser Black-backed Gull: On Swailsford Bridge wetland. 16:00.
19 Black-headed Gull 16:00.
Grey Heron: Swallowing a frog whole. 16:00.
Raven: Over cronking. 16:00.
2 Kestrel 16:00.
7 House Martin 16:00.

Steve Akers

Farmoor Reservoir 24th August

Sanderling 

Dunlin

Hobby

Swift 2

(per Steve Sansom)

Dunlin courtenay of Steve Sansom 

Sanderling & Dunlin ourtenay of Steve Sansom 

Ardley ERF 24th August

Teal - 19

Ringed Plover - 1 adult

Little Ringed Plover - 1 juv

Common Sandpiper - 1

Green Sandpiper - 4

No longer any exposed mud following the rain.

Video best viewed at its highest resolution.

Drayton 1066: 24th August

Wood Sandpiper 1
Black-tailed Godwit 1
Green Sandpiper 8+
Common Sandpiper 2
Water Rail 1

Otmoor rspb 24th August

Glossy Ibis feeding on Greenaways 09:30 (RG)

Rushy Common: 22nd August

Rushy Common
Possible Red-footed Falcon: male. Bird only briefly seen against sky. A dark bird a bit different to the Hobbies that are about by silhouette also quite small. SP381073. 05:30.

John Pimm

Henley Road GPs: 24th August

Henley Road GPs
Whimbrel: Flew West low over pit into Berks. Calling. 08:20.

Hugh Netley

Aston Upthorpe: 23rd August

23rd August

Aston Upthorpe
4 Redstart: Juniper Valley a number of birds calling at least one male seen. Estimated 4 birds in total. SU542830. 18:20.
Whinchat: Associating with 3 Stonechats. Probably the same bird seen on the 21/08/24. SU539831. 19:15.

Steve Violette

Otmoor rspb 23rd August

Glossy Ibis Ashgrave a.m
Courtesy of Malcolm Bowey.

Drayton road side pool (1066) 23rd August

Wood Sandpiper 

Black-tailed Godwit 

Green Sandpiper 5

Water Rail

(NH)

Ardley ERF Lagoon 22nd August

Little-ringed Plover juv

Green Sandpiper 7

Common Sandpiper juv

(JFT)

Didcot Landfill 22nd August

Probable Baltic Gull Didcot Landfill c18:56 then flew off (IL).

Courtesy of Ian Lewington.

Farmoor Reservoir 22nd August

Sanderling 4

Ringed Plover 4 (per Mathew Lloyd)

Common Sandpiper 

(JT)

Otmoor rspb 22nd August

Glossy Ibis again on Ashgrave c09:43 (PW) and again within the roost

Cattle Egret 58 (SL)

Great white Egret 7 inc ringed bird (SL)

Greenshank (SL)

Yellow Wagtail 51 (SL)

'The ibis moved to on of the pools adjacent to the path from the car park to the Wetland Watch hide and was showing well. There were 25 cattle egret and 5 snipe at the screen at the end of the path at around 2pm. Marsh harriers frequently seen over Flood Field. My first visit to Otmoor - an excellent place.' (per Philip Rathbone)

Drayton 1066: 22nd August

Drayton 1066
Wood Sandpiper: One still present on pool N of B4016. Also 2 Green Sandpipers and 1 Snipe. SU488942. 08:46.

Phil Chapman

Lollingdon Hill Cholsey 21st August

Redstart 2 m/f

Spotted Flycatcher 3

(A.D et al).

Aston Upthorpe: 21st August

Aston Upthorpe
Whinchat: Associating with two Stonechats Also Juvenile Yellow Wagtail. SU538830. 19:10.
Wheatear: Southwest end of Juniper Valley.

Steve Violette

Common Terns at Farmoor Reservoir 
Courtesy of Steve Liptrot.

 

Farmoor Reservoir 21st August

Sanderling along causeway 

Cattle Egret at Pinkhill

(DC).

Drayton road side pool (1066) 21st August

Wood Sandpiper still present this morning 

Green Sandpiper 

(NH).

Chipping Norton: 21st August

Chipping Norton
Green Sandpiper: On Swailsford Bridge wetland nr Cornwell. SP283265. 09:30.
9 Black-headed Gull: SP283265. 09:30.
9 Teal: On the small lake and marsh nr Cornwell. SP283265. 09:30.
2 Grey Heron: SP283265. 09:30.
Swift: SP283265. 09:30.
32 House Martin: SP283265. 09:30.
Sedge Warbler: SP283265. 09:30.
2 Reed Bunting: SP283265. 09:30.
Kestrel: m. SP283265. 09:30.

Steve Akers

Otmoor rspb 21st August

Glossy Ibis feeding on Ashgrave 08:00 (per Luke O'Byrne).

Courtesy of Luke O'Byrne.

Rushy Common: 20th August

Rushy Common
Marsh Harrier: fem. SP381073. 17:55.

John Pimm

Wytham 21st August

Cattle Egret 3 near The John Krebs Field Station 11:10 (J.H).

Chipping Norton: 20th August

Chipping Norton
3 Green Sandpiper: On wetland at Swailsford Bridge nr Cornwell. 11:30.
25 Black-headed Gull 11:30.
3 Lesser Black-backed Gull 11:30.
42 House Martin: Over the marsh and small lake nr Cornwell. 11:30.
2 Swallow 11:30.
Water Rail: H/O. 11:30.
2 Sedge Warbler 11:30.
Whitethroat: f. 11:30.
Kestrel: m. 11:30.

Steve Akers

Drayton road side pool (1066) 20th August

Wood Sandpiper still present 12:23 (NH).

Viewable from hedge north of the B4016.

Ardley ERF Lagoon: 19th August

Ardley ERF Lagoon
237 Canada Goose: In field adjacent to quarry. More seen distantly on quarry lake. Easily the most I've seen here. 19:30.
8 Green Sandpiper 19:30.
Little Ringed Plover 19:30.
106 Lapwing 19:30.

Gareth Casburn

Bicester 19th August

Leucistic Magpie
Courtesy of Nick Truby.

 

Chipping Norton: 19th August

Chipping Norton
9 Teal: On the small lake and over the marsh nr Cornwell. 09:00.
30 Linnet: At least. 09:00.
Sedge Warbler 09:00.
Raven: Over. 09:00.
3 Green Sandpiper: On the wetland at Swailsford Bridge. 09:00.
9 Black-headed Gull 09:00.
11 House Martin 09:00.
Kestrel 09:00.

Steve Akers

Dorchester: River Thames: 18th August

Dorchester: River Thames
3 Hobby 17:03.
6 Yellow Wagtail: Feeding in sheep field. 17:03.
Common Sandpiper 17:03.
10 Egyptian Goose: Feeding in field with Greylags. 17:03.
Mandarin Duck 17:03.

Will Scarratt

Farmoor Reservoir: Causeway: 19th August

Courtesy of Dave Murphy.

Little Stint along the causeway F2. 10:05 (Dave Murphy) but no further sign this afternoon.

Turnstone

Ringed Plover

(KP)

Courtesy of Bryan Manston.

Courtesy of Bryan Manston.

Eynsham 18th August

Nightjar flew over Eynsham towards Old Witney Road c20:58 (per Connor Pimm).

Stonesfield Common 18th August

One of two Redstarts on the Common 
Courtesy of Paul Wren.

 

Chipping Norton: 18th August

Chipping Norton
3 Garganey: Flew into roost on the small lake nr Cornwell. 20:45.
2 Green Sandpiper: On Swailsford Bridge wetland. 20:45.
Little Egret 20:45.

Steve Akers

Drayton road side Pool (1066) 18th August

Courtesy of Steve Sansom.

Wood Sandpiper (per Conor MacKenzie).

Still present tho distant 19:00 viewable from hedge north of the B4016.

Green Sandpiper 10

Common Sandpiper 2 

Water Rail

Hobby (NH, Steve Violette,Iain Elkins).

Farmoor 18th

4-6pm:

Ringed plover

Sanderling

Greenshank 2 (per Steve Liptrot)

Sent from my iPhone

Courtesy of Steve Liptrot.

John Krebs Field Station Wytham 18th August

Whinchat 5 14:38 (JH)

Standlake Pit 60: 18th August

Standlake Pit 60
Garganey: The only notable species on my morning WeBS count. 14:31.
Hobby 14:31.

Mick Cunningham

Lye Valley area, Oxford: 18th August

 

An incredible morning: a flyover Pochard over Warneford Meadow is an amazing record for a site with no standing water and of species that is far from common in the county in August. This was followed by a Wheatear feeding on the roof of the Churchill Hospital! A second (though long-awaited) patch tick of the morning, taking the Lye Valley area list to 109 species. 

Steventon: 17th August

Steventon
Hobby: Circling with a Raven. 14:15.
Raven: Circling with a Hobby. 14:15.

Jed Cleeter

Otmoor: 17th August

Otmoor
Glossy Ibis: In to roost at 20.15. 23:53.
40 Cattle Egret: Roosting in front of the first screen. 23:53.
3 Great White Egret 23:53.
4 Marsh Harrier: No sign of the white marked juveniles this evening. 23:53.

Steve Roby

Waarburg Reserve - Saturday 17th August 2024.

Red Legged Partridge x 3, Bullfinch x 4 (2m & 2f), Marsh Tit x 3, Coal Tit x 2, Chiffchaff, Chaffinch (m).

Cholsey: Kingstanding Hill: 17th August

Cholsey: Kingstanding Hill
Yellow Wagtail 17:36.

Mick Cunningham

Farmoor Reservoir 17th August

Greenshank (DJ)

Chipping Norton: 17th August

Chipping Norton
2 Green Sandpiper: At far end of wetland at Swailsford Bridge together with Little Egret. 13:30.
Little Egret 13:30.
3 Lesser Black-backed Gull 13:30.
Pied Wagtail: juv. 13:30.
Kestrel 13:30.
Whinchat: juv. Frequenting with Linnet in wheat field and on vegetation on edge of marsh on Cornwell Estate. 13:30.
Stonechat: juv m & f. 13:30.
7 Linnet 13:30.
3 Reed Bunting 13:30.
2 Grey Heron 13:30.

Steve Akers

Dix Pit Stanton Harcourt 17th August

Great white Egret 

Little Egret 17

(SB).

Standlake Pit 60: 17th August

Garganey: Assume same male. 12:56.

Mandarin Duck   
Greenshank: Greenshank . New in..AL). 12:56.

Common Sandpiper   
Hobby 12:56.
Stonechat: Top of LL. 12:56.
Redstart: m. 00:01.

(per Mick Cunningham)

Great white Egret 3

Lesser Emperor Dragonfly 

(per Andy Last).

Otmoor rspb evening 16th August

Courtesy of Steve Lavington.

Cattle Egret 52 

Little Egret 20

Great white Egret 6

Glossy Ibis

(per Steve Lavington)

Courtesy of Steve Lavington 

Courtesy of Steve Lavington 

Childrey: Childrey Field: 16th August

Childrey: Childrey Field
Marsh Harrier: Fem/imm.

Mark Merritt

Otmoor 16th August

3 Whinchat -Pill ground
1 Spotted Flycatcher - Long Meadow
1 Hobby

Glossy Ibis left roost this morning (per Malcolm Bowey).

All photos 

Courtesy of Malcolm Bowey 

Pit 60 Standlake 16th August

No sign of the Wood Sandpiper by 11:49 (SB).

A key is needed to access the hides.

Bucknell: Trow Pool: 16th August

Bucknell: Trow Pool
Kingfisher 10:00.

Patrick Galka

Courtesy of Patrick Galka.

Chipping Norton: 16th August

Chipping Norton
3 Stonechat: juv. On the marsh nr Cornwell. 10:00.
3 Reed Bunting 10:00.
8 Linnet 10:00.
2 Grey Heron 10:00.
3 Chiffchaff 10:00.
4 Swallow 10:00.
Kestrel 10:00.
Little Egret: On wetland at Swailsford Bridge. 10:00.
19 Black-headed Gull 10:00.
Raven: Flew over cronking loudly. 10:00.

Steve Akers

Farmoor Reservoir 15th August

Little Ringed Plover 1

Sanderling 1 adult

Dunlin 1 juvenile

Little Egret 1

Swallow 5

Little-ringed Plover 
Courtesy of Alan McCluskie.

Ardley ERF lagoon 15th August

Green Sandpiper 11
Yellow-legged Gull 5 in field by layby

(JFT) 

Standlake Pit 60: 15th August

Courtesy of Mick Cunningham.

Wood Sandpiper juv flew in on north shore.

52 Black-headed Gull: juvs. I counted minimum 41 juv>1w in this flock. Windy weather brought influx of gulls, small no herring and LBB. Juv yellow leg. 20:42.
Redstart: m. Still here! 20:42.
Snipe: My first off autumn. 20:42.
Swift 5

Mick Cunningham

A key is needed to access the hides.

Sonning Eye GPs: 15th August

Sonning Eye GPs
Yellow-legged Gull: ad. Still there at 11am per R. Stansfield. 06:30.
Mandarin Duck 06:30.

Hugh Netley

RSPB Otmoor Thursday 15 August

Cattle Egret 35
Great White Egret 3

Little Egret 10

Snipe 6

Common Sandpiper 1

Hobby 2

Marsh Harrier 5

Kestrel 2

Sparrowhawk 1

Green Woodpecker 2

Treecreeper 1

Spotted Flycatcher 1

Goldcrest 2

Chipping Norton: 15th August

Chipping Norton
6 Green Sandpiper: On wetland at Swailsford Bridge nr Cornwell - increasing numbers here. 08:30.
9 Black-headed Gull 08:30.
4 Pied Wagtail 08:30.
Sedge Warbler: On the marsh on Cornwell Estate (private land). 08:30.
Water Rail: Screeching from reedbed. 08:30.
3 Swift: Over. 08:30.
2 Swallow 08:30.
Green Woodpecker 08:30.

Steve Akers

Bicester Wetland Reserve 15th August

11 Green Sandpiper
3 Snipe
1 Greenshank  (briefly yesterday)
1 Water Rail
24 Teal
8 Swifts over

A Peters C Oram
Key Holder Reserve

Chipping Norton: 14th August

Chipping Norton
Ruff: juv. Seen at dusk this evening together with another wader in failing light. Sadly no further sign this morning (15 Aug). SP283265. 20:45.
Probable Redshank: SP283265. 20:45.

Steve Akers

Peep-o-Day Lane Abingdon 14th August

Ruddy Shelduck on flooded field adjacent to Peep-o-Day Lane (per RBA).

Otmoor rspb 14th August

Glossy Ibis came in to roost in front of the 1st screen this evening (per RBA).

Farmoor Reservoir: 14th August

Turnstone: On South side of Causeway 

Sanderling along causeway 

Ringed Plover (per Trudi Rowland)

Sanderling courtesy of Paul Torevell.

Pinkhill
2 Common Sandpiper: SP440066. 11:07.

Paul Torevell

Turnstone courtesy of Paul Torevell 

Ringed Plover courtesy of Trudi Rowland.

Otmoor rspb 13th August

Glossy Ibis came in to roost 1st screen

Cattle Egret 40 inc 2+ juv

Great white Egret 4

Little Egret 15

Grey Heron 8

Marsh Harrier 7 inc 5 juv

(Per Steve Lavington).

Chipping Norton: 13th August

Chipping Norton
4 Green Sandpiper: On the wetland at Swailsford Bridge nr Cornwell - highest count so far this year. 16:30.
Little Egret 16:30.
2 Grey Heron 16:30.
Lapwing: juv. 16:30.
2 Black-headed Gull: juv. 16:30.
2 Lesser Black-backed Gull: ad. 16:30.
Whinchat: juv. Still present on the marsh on private land on Cornwell Estate. 16:30.
2 Stonechat: juv m & f. 16:30.
32 Linnet 16:30.
4 Reed Bunting 16:30.

Steve Akers

Fyfield Wick: 13th August

Fyfield Wick
3 Swift: Flew through Low South. 18:53.

Jed Cleeter

Fyfield Wick: 13th August

Fyfield Wick
Swift: A single flew through South. 17:40.

Jed Cleeter

Farmoor Reservoir 13th August

 

Common Redstart 1f

Common Greenshank 1 flew over reservoir calling @1120

Dunlin 1

Bernwood 13th August

Marsh Harrier c13:19

Hobby 

(CP)

Letcombe Regis 13th August

Juvenile goldfinch from a large flock on thistle on the outskirts of Letcombe Regis