Kingston Stert: 30th September

Kingston Stert
Stonechat: Male on roadside hedgerow by kingston Stert farm. SP729007. 11:30.

David Stracey

Otmoor rspb Noke Sides 30th September

Merlin 1st screen 18:15 (per James Hammond)

Spotted Redshank 

Cattle Egret 45  

Shelduck

Pintail

Wigeon 

(per Sylfest Muldul, Luke O'Byrne)

Peep-o-Day Lane

Cattle Egret - 3 along the main cycle lane

Henley-on-Thames 29th September

Brent Goose 6 reported at Greenlands Park 

(per RBA). 

Wolvercote: 29th September

Wolvercote
2 Tree Pipit: Flying eastwards, some way overhead, wheezing call was consistent with the species' call. SP489097. 08:30.

Steve Goddard

Farmoor Reservoir 29th September

White-fronted Goose 4 (per RBA)

Presumably these are the local feral birds.

Waterstock: River Thame: 29th September

Waterstock: River Thame
41 Wigeon 09:00.
13 Gadwall 09:00.
2 Sand Martin 09:00.
4 Pintail 09:00.
7 Chiffchaff 09:00.
4 Goldcrest 09:00.
Kingfisher 09:00.
Grey Wagtail 09:00.
210 Meadow Pipit 09:00.
Treecreeper 09:00.

Nick Marriner

Waterstock: River Thame: 29th September

Waterstock: River Thame
Hobby 09:00.
Raven 09:00.
Little Egret 09:00.
145 Swallow 09:00.
Blackcap 09:00.
25 House Martin 09:00.
9 Snipe 09:00.
9 Teal 09:00.
54 Shoveler 09:00.
4 Lapwing 09:00.

Nick Marriner

Yelford: 29th September

Merlin 1 juv
Golden Plover 15
Grey Partridge 5

Peep-o-Day Lane

Cattle Egret - 6 feeding in closest field to Sutton Courtenay. On my circuit back a single bird flew over towards Abingdon and another lone bird was down the main cycle lane. None present in field on way back so assumed most departed. 

Green Sandpiper - in sewage treatment works. 

Redwing - single bird flew into hedgerow on Stonehill Lane. 

Blenheim 29th September

Cattle egret - 2 juvs on island, yet to fledge.

Great White egret - 2

Little Egret - 1

Bicester Wetland Reserve: 29th September

29th September

Bicester Wetland Reserve
30 Snipe: At least. They took off in all directions from some grass near the entrance road. 09:00.
2 Redwing: Flew over the reserve across the railway line. My first of the autumn. 09:30.
Marsh Harrier: Flow around the main pool scaring the Teals before settling in a tree by the pools. 10:00.

Laurie Bryant

Flooding issues 29th September

-Otmoor reserve is accessible but wellies advisable.

-Pit 60 Langley Lane hide isn't accessible.

Farmoor Reservoir 29th September

Caspian Gull (per RBA)

Great white Egret 2 Pinkhill

Rock Pipit

(per Thomas Miller).

Farmoor Reservoir 28th September

Whooper Swan 8 flew over F2 16:35 (per Ian Stewart)

Courtesy of Ian Stewart.

Otmoor: 28th September

Spotted Redshank At second screen. Mostly out of sight behind the weedy bit of the mid bank. 14:36.

Peter DRIVER

Black-tailed Godwit 3 in field to the left of track to the 2nd screen

Shelduck 2

Bittern Greenaways 

(per Bark et al)

Chipping Norton: 28th September

Chipping Norton
Green Sandpiper: Put up from margins of brook. SP284265. 19:00.
Barn Owl: Quartering the hedgeline. SP284265. 19:00.
Grey Wagtail: SP284265. 19:00.
Goldcrest: SP284265. 19:00.

Steve Akers

Woodstock 28th September

Black redstart - present for 2 weeks now. Seen nicely in the sun this morning.

Stonechat - 1

Bablockhythe: 28th September

Bablockhythe
Fieldfare: FOY. 15:17.

Yacky Morris

Oxford 28th September

First winter little gull magdalen college sports field until 14:40 then flew off. (per Phil Barnett)

Curbridge: 28th September

Curbridge
4 Green Sandpiper: Distant on a bit of standing water. 13:46.

Yelford
Wheatear 13:46.

Asthall Leigh: Worsham turn
2 Redwing: West. First of autumn. Small numbers of hirundines south at various w oxon sites late am . 13:46.

Mick Cunningham

Woodstock 28th September

Black Redstart still present at Field Barn Farm (per RBA).

Please keep to the public footpath at all times.

Chipping Norton: 28th September

Chipping Norton
Raven: Flying over. 10:30.
Green Woodpecker 10:30.
3 Chiffchaff 10:30.

Steve Akers

Chipping Norton: 28th September

Chipping Norton
Great White Egret: On floods and then Oak Tree joining a Grey Heron nr Swailsford Bridge nr Cornwell. 10:30.
Little Egret: With GWE then flew to wetland. 10:30.
Grey Heron 10:30.
43 Swallow: Moving through and feeding. 10:30.
2 House Martin 10:30.
Sand Martin 10:30.
60 Linnet: First big flock of Autumn. 10:30.
7 Skylark 10:30.
17 Meadow Pipit 10:30.
2 Reed Bunting 10:30.

Steve Akers

Bicester Wetland Reserve 29th September

 200 Teal being scattered by the appearance of a Marsh Harrier.
11 Snipe
23 Moorhen
1 Cetti's Warbler

A Peters
Key Holder Reserve

Otmoor rspb 28th September

Spotted Redshank again at the 2nd screen this morning (et al).

Childrey: Childrey Field: 27th September

Childrey: Childrey Field
Marsh Harrier: fem/imm. enthusiastically mobbed by corvids.

Mark Merritt

Port Meadow: 27th September

Port Meadow
Egyptian Goose 15:36.

Will Scarratt

Port Meadow: 27th September

Port Meadow
Yellow Wagtail: Associating with cattle. 14:33.
18 Barnacle Goose 14:33.

Will Scarratt

Sarsgrove: 27th September

Sarsgrove
2 Raven: ad pair. Flying over. 14:00.
Kestrel: fem. 14:00.
43 Meadow Pipit 14:00.
15 Goldfinch 14:00.
Green Woodpecker 14:00.
Swallow 14:00.

Steve Akers

Otmoor rspb 27th September

Spotted Redshank again at the 2nd screen this afternoon (per RBA).

Chipping Norton: 26th September

Chipping Norton
3 Green Sandpiper: On the marsh at the small lake nr Cornwell. 17:30.
6 Mute Swan 17:30.
6 House Martin 17:30.
3 Meadow Pipit 17:30.
Jay 17:30.

Steve Akers

Standlake Pit 60: 26th September

Standlake Pit 60
2 Marsh Harrier: 1 cream crown ... prob 2cy 1 imm male. 3cy (?). Water is rapidly rising, wellingtons strongly advised. 22:18.
Cattle Egret: 4. Inc 1 still in juv plumage. 22:18.
6 Shoveler: Big clear out of water birds. 9 wigeon too. 22:18.

Mick Cunningham

Mapledurham - 26th September 2024

House Martin x 50+, Stonechat (m), Chiffchaff x 3, Long-tailed Tit x 7, Buzzard x 2.

Chiffchaff,

Stonechat -male

Farmoor: 26th September

Rock Pipit: 1 along the east end of the causeway and feeding on edge of F2 mid afternoon.

Caspian Gull 1w (per RBA)

Cassington GPs: 26th September

Cassington GPs
Hobby: Passing through. SP460112. 17:07.

Terry Godfrey

Curbridge: 26th September

Curbridge
3 Green Sandpiper: Flushed. Accidentally. 16:07.

Mick Cunningham

Otmoor rspb 26th September

Spotted Redshank 2nd screen 12:30 

(per Paul Wilkinson et al).

Courtesy of Paul Wilkinson.

Woodstock 26th September

Black Redstart still present at Barn Field Barn 11:46 (A.T).

Please stay on public footpath at all times.

Sonning Eye GPs: 25th September

Sonning Eye GPs
Yellow-legged Gull: ad. 12:12.

Marek Walford

Woodstock 25th September

Black Redstart still present at Field Barn Farm although elusive 11:27 (S.B)

Stonechat 3 

Please stay on the public footpath.

Chipping Norton: 25th September

Chipping Norton
23 House Martin: Over marsh and small lake nr Cornwell. 10:30.
5 Swallow 10:30.
Little Egret: On Swailsford Bridge wetland. 10:30.
2 Grey Heron 10:30.
3 Mute Swan 10:30.
Kestrel: Hunting over the marsh. 10:30.

Steve Akers

Lye Valley area, Oxford: 25th September

Another long-awaited patch tick falls. European Stonechat on Churchill Meadow, Headington, Oxford this morning. About 100m south of where the Northern Wheatear was in the hospital last month! 

Farmoor Reservoir 25th September

Caspian Gull imm F1

Swallow 50

(per Johnny Eclipse)

Port Meadow: 24th September

Port Meadow
21 Barnacle Goose 15:49.
3 Egyptian Goose 15:49.
OTHER SPECIES: ROSS'S GOOSE. Present in large flock of Canada geese North of flood. 15:49.

Will Scarratt

Otmoor: RSPB reserve: 24th September

Otmoor: RSPB reserve
Spotted Redshank: Flew in to usual spot in front of the second screen at 17.05. Spent some time preening and sleeping before flying off again in westerly direction around 18.00.
Hobby
80 Yellow Wagtail: Groups flying in to roost in the reedbed.
Great White Egret
30 Cattle Egret

Steve Roby

Chipping Norton: 24th September

Chipping Norton
Raven: Over small lake and wetland nr Cornwell. 11:00.
Little Egret: On Swailsford Bridge wetland. 11:00.
3 Grey Heron 11:00.
21 Lapwing: Settled in field nr D'Arcy Dalton Way. 11:00.
6 Mute Swan: On the floods. 11:00.
2 Stonechat: ad male. On the marsh (possibly more). 11:00.
3 Meadow Pipit 11:00.
Jay 11:00.

Steve Akers

Farmoor Reservoir 24th September

Osprey 13:18 over F2 but no further sign 13:41

Mediterranean Gull adw

(per Peter Philp) 

Arctic Tern 1 juv F2 c12:00 

(per RBA)

Black Tern 2 13:41

Common Tern 4

Commic Tern

Hobby heading south 08:15

Dunlin 4

House Martin 70

Sand Martin 10+

Swallow 20

(per Johnny Eclipse)

Kestrel & Crow
Courtesy of Jono Mckendry

 

Port Meadow: 23rd September

Port Meadow
Redshank: Flying around flood, calling. 15:47.
Snipe: Feeding in ditch near reserve side. 15:47.
14 Egyptian Goose: 2 family parties, both containing 4 goslings, and 2 adults without goslings. 15:47.
23 Barnacle Goose: Feeding in Canada Goose flock. 15:47.
Hobby: Over West. 15:47.

Will Scarratt

Great white Egret on river bank (T.M)

Farmoor Reservoir 23rd September

Arctic Tern 2

House Martin 120

Sand Martin 40

Swallow 80

(P.P)

Abingdon: River Thames: 23rd September

Abingdon: River Thames
Gadwall: Drake with Mallards on river by Abbey Gardens outdoor pool. Unusual record in this location. SU501970. 12:51.

Phil Chapman

Sonning Eye GPs: 23rd September

Sonning Eye GPs
Yellow-legged Gull: ad. 12:09.
2 Mandarin Duck 12:09.

Marek Walford

Standlake Pit 60: 23rd September

Standlake Pit 60
Pintail: 6. In heavy rain. 11:43.
9 Common Tern: juvs. 11:43.
Bittern: V brief view in reeds. 11:43.

Mick Cunningham

Farmoor Sept 22nd (a.m.)

Black Tern juv F2 18:10 (per Thomas Miller)

Little Gull juv F2 18:28 (per Ben Sheldon)

Swift - 1 flew north 

Swallow - 13 in small groups flying north

Sand Martin - 4 

Caspian Gull - 1 moulting first winter / juv 

Ringed Plover - 2 juvs 

Dunlin - 1 juv

Snow Goose 79 / Barnacle Goose 29

Standlake Pit 60: 22nd September

Standlake Pit 60
3 Common Tern: 1 ad 2 juv. Brought in by rain this am. Left when it cleared. 14:51.
2 Marsh Harrier: Both juvenile One with yellow wing tags. One without. 14:51.
Snipe 14:51.

Mick Cunningham

Otmoor rspb 22nd September

Spotted Redshank  still present at the 2nd screen 09:58 (per Steve Sansom et al).

Courtesy of Steve Sansom.

Woodstock 22nd September

Black Redstart still present at Field Barn Farm 08:51 (G.C).

Please stay on public footpath at all times.

Chipping Norton: 21st September

Chipping Norton
Green Sandpiper: At the Swailsford Bridge wetland nr Cornwell. 19:20.
Little Egret 19:20.
Grey Heron 19:20.
Raven 19:20.
Barn Owl 19:20.

Steve Akers

Otmoor rspb 21st September

Spotted Redshank still present at the 2nd screen 17:07 (per RBA et al).

Courtesy of Ben Sheldon.

Cassington GPs: 21st September

Cassington GPs
Marsh Harrier: SP460112. 16:07.

Terry Godfrey

Farmoor Reservoir 21st September

Caspian Gull 2 in roost 1stw & adult (T.M)

Ringed Plover 2

Dunlin

Common Sandpiper 

Lapwing 7

Caspian Gull imm probable

Common Gull 2

Wigeon 2

Swallow 66

House Martin 2

Sand Martin 1

Snow Goose 79

Barnacle Goose 29

White-fronted Goose  

(Dave Lowe, SB)

Chilswell valley: 15th September

Chilswell valley
Spotted Flycatcher: Heard calling and briefly seen in woodland area. 11:08.

Will Scarratt

Standlake Pit 60: 20th September

Standlake Pit 60
Common Sandpiper: Late submission. 11:13.

Mick Cunningham

Farmoor Reservoir 20th September

Russian White-fronted Geese at Farmoor 

White-fronted Geese © David Hastings

Rushy Common 20th September

Great white Egret reported.

Farmoor Reservoir 20th September

Ringed Plover

Dunlin

Common Sandpiper 3

Snow Goose 80

Stonechat

Yellow Wagtail 

(Andy Last et al)

Woodstock 20th September

Black Redstart still present at Field Barn Farm late afternoon (per RBA).

Please stay on the public footpath.

Cassington GPs: 20th September

Cassington GPs
Shelduck: SP460112. 11:45.
4 Barnacle Goose: SP460112. 11:45.

Terry Godfrey

Bicester Wetlands Reserve 20th September

Great white Egret with several Little Egrets (JFT)

Farmoor Reservoir - Thursday 19th September 2024

Ringed Plover (Juvenile) x 2, Dunlin x 2, Ruff, Common Sandpiper, Barnacle Goose.

Ruff

Dunlin

Ringed Plover (Juvenile)

Woodstock 19th September

Black Redstart still present at Field Barn Farm late afternoon (et al).

Please stay on the public footpath.

Farmoor Reservoir 19th September

Caspian Gull imm again (per Birdguides).

Chipping Norton: 18th September

Chipping Norton
Great White Egret: ad. At Swailsford Bridge wetland nr Cornwell prancing and jumping to feed on the many dragonfly here. Great to watch. 13:27.

Steve Akers

Grimsbury Reservoir: 19th September

Grimsbury Reservoir
Great White Egret: circled over low but carried on North.
Yellow-legged Gull: 3cy.

Gareth Blockley

Cassington GPs: 18th September

Cassington GPs
Marsh Harrier: SP460112. 16:30.
2 Great White Egret: SP460112. 16:30.

Terry Godfrey

Farmoor Reservoir 18th September

Black Tern

Caspian Gull imm

Shelduck

Ringed Plover 5

Dunlin 2

Common Sandpiper 3

(P.B et al)

Otmoor: 17th September

Otmoor

23 Cattle Egret: Into roost. With 5 Great White Egrets. SP562135. 19:50.
2 Hobby: From 1st screen. SP561135. 19:45.

Steven Portugal

Farmoor Reservoir: 17 September

 

                        Two juvenile Knot at west end of Causeway at sunset

                        Also, juv Ruff SW corner of F2 & 2 Dunlin

Farmoor Reservoir: Pinkhill: 17th September

Farmoor Reservoir: Pinkhill
Reed Warbler 20:17.

Jeremy Blakey

South Leigh: 17th September

South Leigh
Peregrine: using a pylon as a vantage point for hunting Wood Pigeons. 18:20.

Richard Catling

Cassington GPs: 17th September

Cassington GPs
Greenshank: SP460112. 17:30.

Terry Godfrey

Farmoor Reservoir: Farmoor II: 17th September

Farmoor Reservoir: Farmoor II
Ruff 18:15.
3 Dunlin 18:15.
2 Common Sandpiper 18:15.

Matthew Lloyd

Blenheim: Blenheim Lake: 17th September

Blenheim: Blenheim Lake
Mandarin Duck: male.
Cattle Egret
Little Egret
10 Shoveler
Gadwall: male.
2 Wigeon: fem.
32 Tufted Duck
6 Teal
4 Little Grebe
4 Raven

Bob Pomfret

Letcombe Bassett: 17th September

Linnet are starting to gather in flocks, this was one of 30 or more this morning

 

Woodstock 17th September

Black Redstart still present at Field Barn Farm Old Woodstock 11:30 (P.B).

Please stick to public footpath.

Just for info: Yesterday evening I had a conversation with a security guy at the Barn (it's a roofing business), he was friendly but not too happy with all the visitors. He suggested that we should stick to the public footpath, or knock and ask if it is okay to be there.

Bicester Wetland Reserve 17th September

 8 Green Sandpiper
40 Lapwing
33 Teal
18 Snipe
19 Moorhen
30 Long-tailed Tit
28 Goldfinch
5 Chiffchaff

A Peters
Key Holder Reserve

Churn: 16th September

16th September

Churn
Whinchat: Seen with 2 Stonechats. Also 15 + Corn Buntings and 12+ Meadow Pipits. SU509829. 17:30.
2 Whinchat: Seen with two Stonechat. 20 Linnets also in area. Area just in Berkshire. SU508818. 17:50.

Steve Violette

South Leigh: 16th September

South Leigh
Peregrine 19:00.

Richard Catling

Field Barn Farm, Old Woodstock: 16th September

Field Barn Farm, Old Woodstock
Black Redstart: Still present, flycatching from farm buildings. SP441183. 18:12.
4 Cattle Egret: In valley below. SP441183. 18:12.

Matthew Lloyd

Woodstock 16th September

Black Redstart still present at Field Barn Farm Old Woodstock 17:44 (P.W et al).

Cassington GPs: 16th September

Cassington GPs
2 Great White Egret: SP460111. 15:40.

Terry Godfrey

Farmoor Reservoir 16th September

Common Greenshank 2

Water Rail 1

Little Egret 10

Cassington GPs: 15th September

Cassington GPs
Marsh Harrier: SP460112. 17:00.

Terry Godfrey

Otmoor: 16th September

Otmoor
15 Cattle Egret: c15 with cattle on Ashgrave. 10:00.
3 Great White Egret 10:00.
2 Hobby 10:00.

Nick Suckling

Sonning Eye GPs: 16th September

Sonning Eye GPs
2 Mandarin Duck: m+f. 13:25.

Marek Walford

Lye Valley, Oxford: 16th September

 2 Spotted Flycatchers this morning. 

Stratfield Brake 16th September

Great white Egret 07:50.

Fyfield Wick: 15th September

15th September

Fyfield Wick
Yellow Wagtail: Flew SW Calling. 13:20.
Hobby 14:15.
12 Chiffchaff: At least through garden with mixed tit flocks. 14:15.
4 Blackcap: Through garden in pm. 14:15.
70 Goldfinch: First decent flock of Autumn. 14:15.

Jed Cleeter

Letcombe Bassett: Gramps Hill: 15th September

Letcombe Bassett: Gramps Hill
2 Peregrine: Male & Imm Fem. 09:00.
3 Marsh Harrier: Imm all seen at the same time, one with obvious yellow landing lights. 09:00.
100 Swallow: At least through south. 09:00.
100 Meadow Pipit: At least through south. 09:00.
30 Skylark: Through south. 09:00.
2 Whitethroat 09:00.

Jed Cleeter

Otmoor RSPB: 15th September

Otmoor RSPB
Hobby: ad. Flew low over edge of marsh near bridge past feeders then across marsh going northwest. SP565129. 11:00.

Martin Townsend

Standlake Pit 60: 15th September

Standlake Pit 60
Hobby: Possibly 2. 1 a definite juv. 13:33.

Mick Cunningham

Otmoor rspb 15th September

 

Glossy Ibis still present 
Courtesy of Mark Chivers.

Grimsbury Reservoir: 15th September

Grimsbury Reservoir
Wheatear: In cattle field. Seen with JFT. 08:00.
Whinchat: In cattle field. Seen with JFT. 08:00.

Laurie Bryant

Woodstock (north) 15th September

Black redstart still present this morning moving around the various buildings in the site but perching in view quite often.

Whinchat - 1

Stonechat - 3

Wheatear - 1

Farmoor Reservoir: Pinkhill: 14th September

Farmoor Reservoir: Pinkhill
Greenshank: On small pool with Little Egrets. 17:30.
Redshank: Flew through calling. 17:30.
2 Kingfisher: Chasing each other around. 17:30.
Hobby 17:30.

Jed Cleeter

Farmoor Reservoir: Causeway: 14th September

Farmoor Reservoir: Causeway
Swift 09:30.

Ian Stewart

Ardley ERF Lagoon: 14th September

Ardley ERF Lagoon
11 Green Sandpiper: SP543252. 17:33.

Steven Portugal

Farmoor Reservoir: 14th September

Farmoor Reservoir
4 Common Sandpiper: 3 on F2 and 1 on F1. 16:30.
2 Dunlin: On the causeway. 16:30.
2 Great Black-backed Gull: Adults. 16:30.
230 Tufted Duck: On F1. 16:30.

Ian Elkins

Cassington GPs: 14th September

Cassington GPs
5 Pintail: SP460112. 15:07.

Terry Godfrey

East Challow: 14th September

 

Long tailed tit, one of a large family group

Letcombe Bassett: Gramps Hill: 14th September

14th September

Letcombe Bassett: Gramps Hill
Tree Pipit: Flew South Calling. 08:20.
Marsh Harrier: Juvenile. 09:10.
2 Whitethroat 11:43.
Willow Warbler 11:43.
200 Swallow: Probably an undercount flying South continuously for a couple of hours. 11:43.
100 Meadow Pipit: Again probably an undercount as moving through South constantly for a couple of hours. 11:43.

Jed Cleeter

Fyfield Wick: 13th September

13th September

Fyfield Wick
Yellow Wagtail: Flew South Calling. 07:15.
Hobby: Hawking Dragonflies. 11:25.

Jed Cleeter

Woodstock (north) 14th September

Black redstart - 1 on northern fence/wall of Field Barn Farm near red shipping container still present 12:55

Wheatear (PW)

Stonechat - 1

Meadow Pipit - c100 in the area around the farm. A clear dump of birds.

Yellow wagtail - 1 over

Cattle egret - 8 with cattle in field adjacent to private nature reserve.

Meadow pipits and kestrels

Standlake Pit 60: 14th September

Standlake Pit 60
1200 Greylag Goose: Late submission. God awful sight and sound. 09:11.
Marsh Harrier: 2cy. Perched looks like a juvenile but in flight, has some moult gaps in flight feathers. So 2cy?? 09:11.

Mick Cunningham

Botley: 13th September

Botley
Hobby: Flying over south. 07:47.

Will Scarratt

Blenheim 13th September

Cattle egret - 3. 1 juv yet to fully fledge. There is possibly another sibling still present. These will be the last of the breeding season. 2 adults flew out north.

Peregrine - 1 adult on monument.

Cassington GPs: 13th September

Cassington GPs
Marsh Harrier: Frequent visitor to this 23ha reedy islet lake. Spends time out of view in reeds interspersed with circuits around the lake. SP460112. 16:00.

Terry Godfrey

Grimsbury Reservoir: 13th September

Grimsbury Reservoir
Whinchat: cattle field.
Yellow-legged Gull: 2cy.

Gareth Blockley

Otmoor rspb a.m 13th September

Glossy Ibis

Cattle Egret 50

Great white Egret 2

Marsh Harrier 

Kingfisher

(per Mark Chivers)

Above & below courtesy of Mark Chivers.

Farmoor Reservoir 13th September

Common Greenshank 3

Ringed Plover 1

Dunlin 2

Reed Warbler 3

Common Chiffchaff 10+

Peregrine 1

Little Egret 14

Witney Lake 13th September

Dipper seen and photographed recently along a shallow stretch of the Windrush, in the intersection between Witney Lake and Snipe Meadow near the concrete bridge.

But no sign this morning or yesterday evening.

Letcombe Regis & The Ridgeway: 13th September

Chiffchaff

Red Kite

Wheatear

 

RPSB Otmoor 12 September 2024

Bittern 1

Kingfisher 1

Sparrowhawk 2

Hobby 1

Great White Egret 3

Cattle Egret 23

Lesser Whitethroat 1

 

Otmoor: RSPB reserve: 11th September

70 Cattle Egret: Watched at the roost.
200 Yellow Wagtail: Approximately 200 in and around the reedbed.
4 Hobby
4 Marsh Harrier

Bittern
6 Great White Egret
Glossy Ibis: In to roost with the egrets again.

(Steve Roby, Pete Roby, Steve Lavington). 

Standlake Pit 60, 11 September

1 Marsh Harrier, with yellow wing tags both with "AB" in black letters.

I found this webpage https://www.nwnrg.co.uk/research/marsh_harrier/MH_Project_Recoveries.htm

that indicates this bird was tagged as a female nestling near Manea, Cambridgeshire on 14 June 2024. This has been confirmed by Phil Littler of the North West Norfolk Ringing Group.

Wing-tagged Marsh Harrier "AB" © Stephen Burch

Grimsbury Reservoir 11th September

Arctic Tern juv 18:30 (JFT).

Farmoor Reservoir 11th September

Common Scoter 8 (DJ)

Caspian Gull 1 juvenile/first winter

Yellow legged Gull 4

Greater Black backed Gull 2

Ringed Plover 1

Dunlin 4

Common Sandpiper 2

Greenshank reported

Common Swift 3

Sand Martin 200+

Swallow 20+

House Martin 20+

Little Grebe 3

Little Egret 19

Common Raven 2

Caspian Gull courtesy of Ian Lewington.

Pit 60 Standlake 11th September

Cattle Egret 3 behing Langley hide reported.

Red-crested Pochard f

Otmoor: 11th September

Otmoor
Glossy Ibis: Viewed on the willow to the left of the first screen. Flew off to Flood at 2.45pm. 17:40.

John Barnes

Fyfield Wick: 11th September

Fyfield Wick
Yellow Wagtail: Flew high South calling. 17:03.
OTHER SPECIES: Hummingbird Hawk Moth briefly in garden during a rain shower. 1st UK sighting this year. 17:03.

Jed Cleeter

Wolvercote: 11th September

Wolvercote
2 Great White Egret: One on rear of the Wolvercote lakes lake, the other seen on front lake and in channel which links the front and back lakes. SP494099. 15:59.

Port Meadow: Wolvercote Common
6 Yellow Wagtail: Amongst cattle at the northern end of the meadow near the car park. Hard to count as they flitted between the cattle so probably more. 15:59.

Andrew Siantonas

Bicester Wetlands Reserve 11th September

Green Sandpiper 12

Snipe 22

Lapwing 66

Little Egret 9

Water Rail

(SB)

Key holder reserve.

Ardley ERF Lagoon 11th September

Green Sandpiper 5

Common Sandpiper 

Yellow Wagtail 2

(SB)

Letcombe Regis: 11th September

A juvenile goldfinch from one of the many flocks making the most of plentiful thistle seeds

 

Fyfield Wick: 11th September

Fyfield Wick
Shag: Imm flew fairly high SE. 08:55.
13 Meadow Pipit: Flocks of 10 & 3 through South on vis-mig between 07.15-09.00. 08:55.
26 Swallow: Flew South in vis-mig 07:15-09:00. 08:55.
29 Sand Martin: Flew South on vis-mig 07:15-09.00. 08:55.
3 House Martin: Flew South on vis-mig 07:15-09.00. 08:55.
2 Grey Wagtail: Singles flew high South calling in vis-mig 07.15-09.00. 08:55.
3 Stock Dove: Flew SW on vis-mig 07:15-09.00. 08:55.
2 Jay: Singles flew fairly high SE, possible continental arrivals ? 08:55.
2 Chiffchaff: In garden, 1 in brief song. 08:55.
Sparrowhawk: fem. Took an Imm Blackbird from under bird table. 08:55.

Jed Cleeter

Stratfield Brake: 11th September

Stratfield Brake
Great White Egret 08:07.

Jason Coppock

Middle Assendon: 10th September

Middle Assendon
Great White Egret: Flew over Middle Assendon very low from Bucks and in to Oxon. Almost over my head continuing South West towards Bix. 15:05.

Ashley Stow

Farmoor Reservoir: 10th September

Farmoor Reservoir
2 Greenshank 17:00.
13 Dunlin 17:00.
3 Swift 17:00.

Isaac West

Otmoor: RSPB reserve: 10th September

10th September

Otmoor: RSPB reserve
12 Yellow Wagtail: At least 12 around cattle on Greenaways 14:07.
16 Cattle Egret: 16 or more with cattle on Greenaways 14:07.
2 Whinchat: In scrub on Ashgrave.

Steve Roby

Bicester Wetland Reserve 10th September

1 Great White Egret
4 Little Egret
10 Green Sandpiper
10 Snipe
95 Teal

A Peters C Oram
Key Holder Reserve

Peep-o-Day Lane

Wheatear - female 

Green Sandpiper - 2

Common Sandpiper 

Snipe - 2

Farmoor Reservoir 9th September

Caspian Gull 1juvenile

Common Redshank 2

Common Pochard 1m

Little Egret 7

No sign of the Bittern at Pinkhill et al.

The Oxfordshire Golf Course: 8th September

The Oxfordshire Golf Course
Black Tern: juv. SU685043. 12:00.

Mike Pennick

Starling
Courtesy of Andy Pullen

 

Port Meadow: Wolvercote Allotments: 9th September

Port Meadow: Wolvercote Allotments
2 Great White Egret: One on front lake one on back. Returned 2 hours later. Bird still on back lake. Other bird seen jn channel which links front and back lakes. Great whites seem to be becoming regular visitors to this site. 16:40.

Andrew Siantonas

Otmoor: RSPB reserve: 9th September

Otmoor: RSPB reserve
Glossy Ibis 13:00.
4 Great White Egret 13:00.
30 Cattle Egret 13:00.
Hobby 13:00.
70 Yellow Wagtail 13:00.

Isaac West

Ardley ERF Lagoon 9th September

Ruff

Green Sandpiper 7

Common Sandpiper 

Lapwing 2

(JT)

Sutton 9th September

No sign of the Pied Flycatcher this morning (PT).

Sutton 8th September

Pied Flycatcher this evening at Duck End Lane, Sutton, Stanton Harcourt OX29 5RH. SP 42032 06113.

What3words: fairy.physical.swims

(per Martin Hallam)

Port Meadow: 8th September

Port Meadow
2 Great White Egret: Wolvercote Lakes: one on the front lake and one on the back.
Cattle Egret: at south end of Meadow
50+ Yellow Wagtail

Adam Hartley, Isaac West, Andrew Siantonas

Farmoor Reservoir: 8th September

Farmoor Reservoir
Bittern: Bittern flew into reeds in front of Pinkhill Hide. The bird unsettled eleven Little Egret which which left the reserve. A small number looked on from distant look out points. 17:25.

Ian Stewart

Courtesy of Trudi Rowland.

Sonning Eye GPs: 8th September

Sonning Eye GPs
Yellow-legged Gull: On bouy number 2 yellow but distance away phone scoped. 11:30.

Ralph Watts

Standlake Pit 60: 8th September

Standlake Pit 60
Green Sandpiper: Just one for 5 minutes first thing today. None in 3 hours after that. 12:51.
Snipe 12:51.
6 Wigeon: Pit seems a bit quiet this morning. 12:51.

Mick Cunningham

North Hinksey: 8th September

North Hinksey
Yellow Wagtail: Heard flying south. 12:34.

Will Scarratt

Grimsbury Reservoir 8th September

Black Tern 2 reported as being seen briefly.

Whinchat viewable from the Old Alcan Bridge (AT)

Farmoor Reservoir 8th September

Caspian Gull imm

Turnstone 

Greenshank 

Sand Martin 50

(Dave Lowe)

Uffington: 7th September

Uffington
10 Yellow Wagtail: Flew South together over the cricket pitch calling. 16:40.

Jed Cleeter

Otmoor rspb 7th September

Glossy Ibis this afternoon in front of the 2nd screen (per John Workman).

Courtesy of John Workman.

Standlake Pit 60: 7th September

Standlake Pit 60
3 Green Sandpiper 19:08.
2 Snipe 19:08.
Marsh Harrier: cream crown . the one in obvious wing and tail moult. 19:08.
Mandarin Duck: m. 19:08.

Mick Cunningham

Woodstock (north) 7th September

Cattle Egret - 7 with cattle near Stratford Bridge

Whinchat - 1

Cetti's Warbler - 1

Marsh Tit - 1

Carterton/Alvescot: 7th September

Carterton/Alvescot
Yellow Wagtail: Sadly, no muck heap this year. Wag flew east calling. 16:15.
2 Lesser Whitethroat 16:15.

Mick Cunningham

Farmoor Reservoir 7th September

Common Scoter 

Caspian Gull 

Common Scoter 1

Caspian Gull 1 juvenile

Yellow legged Gull 2+

Greater Black backed Gull 1

Red crested Pochard 1f

Ringed Plover 1

Common Sandpiper 6+

Common Snipe 1

Northern Wheatear 1

Common Swift 5

Yellow Wagtail 1

Swallow 100+

Sand/House Martin 100+

Appleford GP's

 Whinchat - 3 feeding in the sunflower crop along access road. 

Bishop's Court Farm/John Allen Pit, Dorchester on Thames : Sat 7th

Pied Flycatcher, f/juv : In trees on western bank of John Allen Pit and venturing to riverside trees. Very elusive

Whinchat, male, along main track between Alpaca paddocks and Dyke Hills.

Hobby, juv.

Farmoor Reservoir & Shrike Meadow 7th September

Common Scoter f

Caspian Gull imm

Great white Egret 

Red-crested Pochard 

Greenshank 

Marsh Harrier 

Hobby

Swift

Wheatear 

(per Dave Lowe et al)

Sonning Eye GPs: 7th September

Sonning Eye GPs
Yellow-legged Gull: ad. 10:49.

Marek Walford

Standlake Pit 60: 7th September

Standlake Pit 60
Sandwich Tern: ad ... presumed. obvious pale tip to bill. Site tick me. 09:37.
Pintail: ecl. New in. 12:01.

Mick Cunningham

Port Meadow: 6th September

Port Meadow
30 Yellow Wagtail

Adam Hartley

Otmoor rspb 6th September

Tree Pitit flew south over Greenaways c18:39 (TM)

Farmoor Reservoir

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