Bagley Wood: 28th January

Bagley Wood
3 Common Crossbill: 1m,2f. at least 3; feeding inconspicuously in pine (not larch or spruce). 12:00.

Anthony Cheke

Farmoor: 30th January

Male teal from Pinkhill Hide, one of two males along with a female

 

Day's Lock, Bishop's Court Farm - a.m. Friday 30th

White-fronted Geese, 37 circled the site before heading off east.

Cattle Egret, 4 around the Alpaca paddocks and previously the sheep field south of the Dyke Hills.

Shelduck,  3 - 1m, 2f on the BCF scrapes.

Red-crested Pochard, 2 John Allen Pit.

Great White Egret, 1 Church Farm Backwaters.

Teal, c100 Church Farm Backwaters.

Appleford 30th January

Caspian Gull again in field just north of  the B4016 opposite the level crossing (per Birdguides)

Farmoor Reservoir 30th January

Scaup f still present on F1 14:48 (GrahamLenton)

Courtesy of Graham Lenton 

Blenheim: 30th January

30th January

Blenheim
2 Great White Egret 11:50.
Brambling: Part of a large finch flock west of the sunflower patch. 12:25.
2 Goosander: Pair. 13:05.
2 Common Crossbill: Usual conifer patch near the column. Heard calling. 14:00.

Oliver Hedley

Eynsham: Eynsham Mill: 30th January

Eynsham: Eynsham Mill
Great White Egret: On flooded Evenlode next to A40. 14:20.

Allen Stevens

Garford: 29th January

Garford
Great White Egret: On River Ock Floods. 16:45.
8 Teal: On River Ock Floods. 16:45.

Jed Cleeter

Abingdon: Peep-o-Day Lane: 29th January

29th January

Abingdon: Peep-o-Day Lane
Cattle Egret: Feeding in long grass by far eastern flooded field. 16:40.
2 Grey Wagtail: Sewage works. 16:00.
2 Little Egret 16:15.

Oliver Hedley

Oxford 29th January

Black Redstart male still present 13:08 on and around Christ Church college (per Phil Barnett et al)

Farmoor Reservoir 29th January

Common Scoter imm male F1

Scaup f F1

Oystercatcher 

Common Sandpiper 

(per Dave Doherty, Dave Lowe)

Cowleaze Wood: 28th January

Cowleaze Wood
20 Common Crossbill: Flying over calling.

Steve Roby

Farmoor Reservoir 28th January

 

Kestrel © David Hastings

Otmoor: 28th January

Otmoor
12 White-fronted Goose: I was unable to count due to the distance of the birds but at least 12 present, possibly many more. Viewed from the hide over Ashgrove field,. 11:00.
Barnacle Goose 11:00.

Jim Rose

Toot Baldon: 28th January

Toot Baldon
Lesser Redpoll: Still present on garden feeders. SU565999. 14:03.

Paul Torevell

Courtesy of Paul Torevell

Farmoor Reservoir 28th January

Common Scoter f on F1 10:40 

Scaup f F1 13:48

(per Ewan Urquhart et al)

A329 nr Cholsey: 28th January

A329 nr Cholsey
3 White-fronted Goose: with the flock of 166 Greylags and 44 Canada Geese. SU593855. 08:30.

Michael Pocock

Farringdon 27th January

Black Redstart male still present  at Cobden Green on houses adjacent to the Belmont Viewpoint 

Gallowstree Common: 27th January

Gallowstree Common
3 Tawny Owl: 2 male 1 fem. Possibly more In Wyfold Wood. 20:15.

Ian Young

Farmoor Reservoir 27th January

Common Scoter imm male F1

Scaup f F1

Goosander over

(per Paul Butler)

A329 near Moulsford: 27th January

A329 near Moulsford
3 White-fronted Goose with large Greylag flock near Halfpenny Lane  SU5985. 12:00.

Mike Amphlett

Farmoor Reservoir 26th January

Common Scoter imm male F1

Scaup f F1

14:01 (per Dave Lowe)

Standlake Pit 60: 26th January

Standlake Pit 60
Ring-necked Duck: male. In front of the north hide. N.b. key required for access. 10:27.

Anthony Roberts

Blenheim Park 25th January

Great White Egret (per Ian Elkins)

Standlake 25th January

Dix Pit
2 Goldeneye: m & f.
2 Goosander: m & f.

Also good selection of Wigeon, Teal, Pochard, Tufted Duck, Shoveler etc.

Adam Hartley

Standlake: 3T Pit
3 Red-crested Pochard: 2 drk and 1 fem. 15:15.
Goldeneye: drk. 15:15.
5 Goosander: 3 drk and 2 rh. 15:15.

Standlake
10 Goosander: five pairs. On flooded field west of Pit 60. 16:30.

Standlake Pit 60
Ring-necked Duck: drk. Still present at dusk; associating with Pochards. 17:05.
Great White Egret 17:05.

Ian Elkins

Port Meadow: 25th January

Port Meadow
3 White-fronted Goose: Again north of the floods this afternoon. 

Matthew Lloyd

Bix 25th January

22 Crossbills in larches near Bromsden Farm (NW of Greys Court) also 30 Redpoll 12:26

(per Jackie Newcombe)

Somerton 25th January

Brent Goose still present on floods opposite Somerton lock 12:22

Peregrine 

(per Simon Myers)

Great white Egret (per Ian Elkins)

Standlake, pit 60: 25th January

Ring-necked Duck 1m
Pintail 79
White-fronted Goose 80+ Thames Fields
Golden Plover 250 over the fields
Blackcap 2

Key Holder Reserve with access currently restricted to the North Hide due to flooding.

Otmoor rspb 25th January

Russian White-fronted Goose 52 on Ashgrave 11:11 (per Sue Carruthers)

Oxford 25th January

Black Redstart male still present 10:22 on and around Christ Church college (per Phil Barnett)

Farmoor Reservoir 25th January

Common Scoter imm male F1

Scaup f on F1

Common Sandpiper 

10:11 (per Luke Marriner)

Somerton 24th January

Brent Goose with Greylag Geese in flooded field above Somerton deep lock 14:47

250 Golden Plover

c900 Lapwing approx 

c80 Shoveler 

45 Pintail 

Canada Geese 250 

Teal 400 

Wigeon 500

Gadwall 20 

1 Pochard 

(SB et al)

Courtesy of Gareth Casburn 

Goosey: 24th January

Goosey
Woodcock: Flew up from verge. 17:05.

Jed Cleeter

Garford/Lyford: 24th January

Garford/Lyford
Woodcock: Put up by shoot. 12:05.

Jed Cleeter

Mapledurham - Saturday 24th January 2026

 Egyptian Goose x 3, Little Grebe x 2, Stonechat x 4 (2m 2f), Green Woodpecker (m), Redpoll x 5,

Goldcrest, Fieldfare x 2, Nuthatch, Skylark.

           

                                                                                         

Farmoor Reservoir: Farmoor I: 24th January

4 Goldeneye: All brownheads. 14:00.
1 Scaup f on F1

(per Jeremy Blakey, Ian Stewart)

Courtesy of Ian Stewart

Courtesy of Ian Stewart

Port Meadow: 24th January

Port Meadow
3 White-fronted Goose: wild ones, not the Blenheim birds.
22 Goosander
Caspian Gull: 3w.
Great White Egret: ringed but too distant to read.
2 Peregrine: One sitting on the ground for extended periods.
200 Barnacle Goose
20 Pintail

Adam Hartley, Thomas Miller

3w Caspian Gull courtesy of Adam Hartley

 

Brize Norton: 24th January

Black Redstart: imm. SP294076. 11:30.

Joanna Harding

Toot Baldon: 24th January

Toot Baldon
Lesser Redpoll: On garden feeder with goldfinches and greenfinches. SU565999. 14:29.

Paul Torevell

Courtesy of Paul Torevell 

Farmoor Reservoir 24th January

Siskin 40+

Kingfisher 1

Water Rail 1

Eurasian Teal 30

Abingdon 24th January

Siberian Chiffchaff still present at Abingdon Sewage Works 11:11 (per Andy Last)

Otmoor rspb 24th January

Tundra Bean Goose 8+ on Big Otmoor 

Russian White-fronted Goose c50

Barnacle Goose 6

Bittern booming 

Marsh Harrier 3

Merlin prob

Sparrowhawk 

Lapwing c3000

Golden Plover c500

(per Bark et al)

Cornwell Marsh and Wetland: 24th January

Cornwell Marsh and Wetland
7 Teal 10:07.
23 Mallard 10:07.
9 Mute Swan 10:07.
3 Canada Goose 10:07.
4 Grey Heron 10:07.
2 Black-headed Gull 10:07.
16 Meadow Pipit 10:07.
Grey Wagtail 10:07.
11 Redwing 10:07.
30 Fieldfare 10:07.

Steve Akers

Oxford 24th January

Black Redstart male still present 10:47 on and around Christ Church college (per Phil Barnett)

Farringdon 23rd January

Black Redstart male still present 16:53 at Cobden Green on houses adjacent to the Belmont Viewpoint (P.I)

Farmoor Reservoir 23rd January

Common Scoter imm male F1

Scaup f F1

09:06 (per Dave Lowe)

Port Meadow 22nd January

Caspian Gull 2w (per Birdguides)

Henley-on-Thames: 22nd January

22nd January

Henley-on-Thames
3 Great White Egret: 1 in the field and 2 along the ditch next to the Henley sewage treatment works. SU760841. 11:25.

Middle Assendon
2 Raven: Over heading west towards Bix Common. 15:00.

Ashley Stow

Fieldfare courtesy of Paul Torevell 

 

Blenheim Park 22nd January

Crossbills c20 this morning 100m north of Combe gate in the cedar trees.

Bramblings c10 on the road to park farm from the Grand bridge, in Beech trees before the patch of Sunflowers on the right, with Chaffinches. 

(per Dave Doherty)

Henley Road GPs: 22nd January

Henley Road GPs
Great White Egret: Back of garden centre pit. 12:18.

Marek Walford

Bicester Wetland Reserve 22nd January

1 Jack Snipe
11 Snipe
2 Green Sandpiper
200 Teal
12 Shoveler

A Peters C Oram
Key Holder Reserve

Farmoor Reservoir 22nd January

Common Scoter imm m still on F1 09:01

Common Sandpiper on causeway 

(per Dave Lowe)

Port Meadow: 20th January

2 Caspian Gull: 3w, 2w.
Mediterranean Gull: ad.
Yellow-legged Gull: ad.
OTHER SPECIES: Ross's Goose.
3 Goosander: 2m, f.
200 Barnacle Goose
10 Pintail
2 Stonechat

Adam Hartley, Thomas Miller

Nettlebed: 20th January

Nettlebed
4 Raven: Flying over the High Street heading west towards Port Hill. 13:45.

Ashley Stow

Chinnor: Cement Works: 20th January

Chinnor: Cement Works
2 Goosander: pair. Lake 2b. 11:00.

David Stracey

Otmoor rspb 20th January

Russian White-fronted Goose 50 on Ashgrave still (per Birdguides).

Blenheim: 20th January

10 Common Crossbill: At least 10, probably more. In the canopy directly over my head and difficult to count. Happy to find them at last after several attempts in the last few weeks.
6 Goosander: 3 pairs. Two at the Seven Arches, one in Combe Creek.
Kingfisher
3 Great White Egret
Little Egret
6 Grey Heron
9 Little Grebe
16 Great Crested Grebe

Goosander courtesy of Russell Allen 

Raven
7 Gadwall
44 Tufted Duck
310 Mallard
31 Cormorant
Egyptian Goose
52 Greylag Goose
32 Canada Goose
117 Coot
9 Moorhen

1 Caspian Gull (per Birdguides)
5 Lesser Black-backed Gull
5 Black-headed Gull

Bob Pomfret

Farringdon 20th January

Black Redstart male still present 15:41 at Cobden Green on houses adjacent to the Belmont Viewpoint, present for c1 week (per Jed Cleeter et al)

Courtesy of Jed Cleeter 

Henley-on-Thames: 20th January

Henley-on-Thames
3 Great White Egret: At the sewage works (per Adrian Hickman).
6 Little Egret: At the sewage works (per Adrian Hickman).

Marek Walford

Duxford: 20th January

Duxford
3000 Lapwing: Huge flock of over 3,000 Lapwing circling over the area between Duxford and Tadpole Bridge. 10:00.

Simon Cousins

Abingdon 20th January

Firecrest again along Peep-O-Day Lane 11:52 

(per Paul Butler)

Christ Church college 20th January

Black Redstart: male. Bird dividing time between the college front and St aldates. SP515058. 10:58.

David Williams

Grandpont Nature Reserve Oxford19th January

Grandpont: Grandpont Nature Reserve
Firecrest 17:14.

Chloe Cheng

Redpolls West Oxfordshire courtesy of Colm Ó Brien

 

Duxford: 19th January

Duxford
82 Russian White-fronted Goose: Feeding in a field alongside a large flock of Greylag Geese. 11:20.

Simon Cousins

Cornwell Marsh and Wetland: 19th January

Cornwell Marsh and Wetland
50 Teal 10:26.
Little Egret 10:26.
3 Grey Heron 10:26.
2 Mute Swan 10:26.
Grey Wagtail 10:26.
20 Redwing 10:26.
60 Fieldfare 10:26.

Steve Akers

Oxford 19th January

Black Redstart male still present this morning on and around Christ Church college (per Birdguides)

Thrupp Lake Radley GPs 19th January

Goosander 3 (2m)

Pintail 2 m/f

Farmoor Reservoir 18th January

Common Scoter still present 

Caspian Gull this afternoon 

Common Sandpiper 

(per Andrew Mann et al)

 

Common Scoter courtsy of Ian Stewart

 

Standlake Pit 60: 18th January

Standlake Pit 60
3 Goosander: 1 drk and 2 rh. 16:30.
6 Goldeneye: 1 drk and 5 fem. 16:30.
23 Pintail: 17 drk and 6 fem. 16:30.
2 Egyptian Goose 16:30.

Ian Elkins

Tar Lakes, Rushy Common: 18th January

Tar Lakes, Rushy Common
Goldeneye: male. 15:30.
Marsh Harrier: fem. Bird with 1 hanging leg. 15:30.
Lesser Redpoll: Over calling. 15:30.
Great White Egret 15:30.
2 Peregrine 15:30.
Chiffchaff 15:30.

Jed Cleeter

R. Thames nr Moulsford: 17th January

R. Thames nr Moulsford
4 Egyptian Goose: Two 'pairs' flying downriver by Beetle & Wedge, settling on opposite bank. SU5983. 15:30.

Mike Amphlett

Port Meadow: 18th January

Port Meadow
2 Shelduck
150 Barnacle Goose
2 Goosander: m.
20 Pintail
Stonechat: m.

Adam Hartley

White-fronted Goose 6 in afternoon 

(per Birdguides)

Bruern/Foxholes 18th January

Woodcock 4

Eurasian Sparrowhawk 1m

Common Raven 2

Yellowhammer 20+

Fieldfare/Redwing 60+ mixed flock

Dix Pit: 18th January

Dix Pit
Oystercatcher: Same individual as the 3Ts bird from yesterday? 14:43.
3 Goldeneye: drk and 2 fem. 14:43.
15 Siskin 14:43.
Lesser Redpoll 14:43.

Ian Elkins

Linch Hill (LWV Pit 18): 18th January

Linch Hill (LWV Pit 18)
Great White Egret 14:00.
36 Red-crested Pochard 14:00.
7 Goosander: 4 drk and 3 rh. 14:00.

Ian Elkins

Henley Road GPs: 18th January

Henley Road GPs
Great White Egret: Garden centre pit. 13:24.

Marek Walford

Standlake 18th January

No sign of male Long-tailed Duck on Pit 27 (3Ts) by 11:20 (et al).

Standlake: 3T Pit: 17th January

Standlake: 3T Pit
Long-tailed Duck: Showing well near orange buoy when not diving. 15:45.
2 Goldeneye: male. 15:45.
50 White-fronted Goose: Flying over calling. 15:45.

Matthew Lloyd

Blenheim Park 17th January

Crossbill 20+ in plantation adjacent to the monument 13:42 (J)

Standlake 17th January

Long-tailed Duck on Pit 27 (3Ts) 14:29 viewable very distantly & intermittently from the path to Pit 60 (per Stuart Thomson, Ben Sheldon et al)

Abingdon 17th January

No sign of any Tundra Bean Geese east of Peep-o-day Lane this morning (per Andy Last)

Oxford 17th January

Black Redstart male again on and around Christ Church college this morning 10:00 (per Phil Barnett)

Ashgrave Otmoor rspb 17th January

Tundra Bean Goose 20

White-fronted Goose c50

(per Nick Marriner) 10:02

East Hanney: A338: 17th January

East Hanney: A338
Kingfisher: Flying low along road. 08:47.
Little Egret: On small flood in field by road. 08:47.

Jed Cleeter

Otmoor rspb 16th January

Tundra Bean Goose 3+ on Ashgrave 13:30 (BJ)

Duxford: 16th January

Duxford
2 Tundra Bean Goose: Same pair as that seen on 12/01/26 and in the same location. Feeding with large mixed flock of Canada and Greylag Geese. 10:30.

Simon Cousins

Cornwell Marsh and Wetland: 16th January

2 Great Spotted Woodpecker 14:00.
Kestrel 14:00.

Raven 14:00.
4 Stonechat 14:00.
60 Teal 14:00.
4 Mute Swan 14:00.
Snipe 14:00.
2 Grey Heron 14:00.
Cormorant 14:00.
2 Reed Bunting 14:00.
80 Fieldfare 14:00.
40 Linnet 14:00.

Steve Akers

Blenheim 16th January

Goosander - 2

Caspian gull - a second winter over the Queen Pool briefly.

Snipe - 2

Port Meadow: 16th January

Port Meadow
12 Goosander: 12 Goosander 4f 8m. 15:57.
Cattle Egret 15:57.
150 Barnacle Goose: 150+ Barnacle Geese North of flood. 15:57.

Andrew Butcher

Day's Lock/Bishop's Court Farm - Fri 16th a.m.

White-fronted Geese 17 in sheep field at Bishop's Court Farm.

A single White-front has teamed up with a handful of Canada and Greylags, has been on the river or riverside fields upriver from Day's Lock for past 10 days or so.

Great White Egret 1

Cattle Egret 3, around the Alpaca paddocks.

Goosander 2, river and John Allen Pit.

Water Rail 2, John Allen Pit reeds.

Peregrine 1

Shelduck 1 on Bishop's Court Farm scrapes yesterday.

Farmoor Reservoir: 16th January

Farmoor Reservoir
Common Sandpiper: Still present on far side of F2. Obviously over wintering here. 15:14.
2 Grey Wagtail 15:14.
2 Little Grebe 15:14.

Richard Parsons

Common Sandpiper courtesy of Ian Stewart

 

Appleford 16th January

Grey Plover within mixed flock of 200+ Gulls in field opposite the level crossing at 09:56 but no further sign by 13:00 (per Steve Violette et al)

Henley Road GPs: 16th January

Henley Road GPs
Great White Egret: Garden centre pit. 12:57.

Marek Walford

Abingdon 16th January

Tundra Bean Goose 2 again in field east of Peep-o-day Lane until 10:55 then flushed by dog (per Birdguides)

Radley GP: Thrupp Lake: 16th January

Radley GP: Thrupp Lake
3 Goosander: 2 m. 09:30.
1 Little Egret 

Jason Coppock

Oxford 16th January

Black Redstart male again on and around Christ Church college this morning 10:51 (per Wayne Bull)

New Marston: New Marston Meadows: 16th January

New Marston: New Marston Meadows
2 Stonechat: Still. Also two GC grebe which I think is a patch first. 08:46.

Steve Jennings

Henley-on-Thames: 15th January

Henley-on-Thames
3 Great White Egret: In the field next to the Thames Water treatment station SU760841. 15:45.

Ashley Stow

Oxford 15th January

Black Redstart male again on and around Christ Church college this morning (per Birdguides)

Port Meadow: 15th January

Port Meadow
3 Goosander: 1 male 2 fem. On Thames. 13:16.
2 Great White Egret: North of flood. 13:37.

Ian Young

Otmoor restricted access 15th January

The top of Otmoor lane is closed at present, as Thames Water are repairing a water leak, they are hoping to have it open this evening. So you cannot access the RSPB car park.  If you choose to park elsewhere to access the reserve please park considerately. 

Thank you RSPB

Ashgrave Otmoor rspb 14th January

Tundra Bean Goose 20 

Russian White-fronted Goose 52+

(per Russell Allen)

Courtesy of Russell Allen 

Port Meadow: 14th January

Port Meadow
2 Dunlin
33 Lapwing 
2 Great White Egret
7 Goosander: 5m, 2f
Black-tailed Godwit

Pair of Stonechat 

Steven Portugal, Matthew Lloyd, Pam Parsons

Cornwell Marsh and Wetland: 14th January

2 Stonechat: m; f. 12:00.
100 Teal: Most on lower part of the wetland nr Swailsford Bridge. 12:00.
50 Mallard 12:00.
Little Egret 12:00.
Grey Heron 12:00.
Water Rail 12:00.
3 Moorhen 12:00.
7 Snipe 12:00.
50 Black-headed Gull 12:00.
Grey Wagtail 12:00.
Reed Bunting 12:00.
12 Meadow Pipit 12:00.
50 Starling 12:00.
50 Fieldfare 12:00.
40 Redwing 12:00.
Great Spotted Woodpecker 12:00.
2 Kestrel 12:00.
Pheasant: Albino. 12:00.

Steve Akers

Letcombe Regis: 14th January

Several long tailed tit flocks about today, chaos!

 

Farmoor Reservoir 14th January

Scaup f still on F1 this morning 

Caspian Gull 1stw in roost

(per Birdguides)

Oxford 14th January

Black Redstart male again on and around Christ Church college this morning (Matt Hoskins)

Courtesy of Matt Hoskins 

Blenheim Park 14th January

Crossbill 8+ again in plantation adjacent to the monument (DD)

Farmoor Reservoir 13th January

Common Scoter 1stw drake F1

Scaup f on F1

(per Birdguides)

Otmoor rspb 13th January

Russian White-fronted Goose c80 on Ashgrave 

Tundra Bean Goose c5

(per Birdguides)

Oxford 13th January

Black Redstart male still present 13:00 on and around Christ Church college (ML)

Cornwell Marsh and Wetland: 13th January

Cornwell Marsh and Wetland
Stonechat 15:53.
Little Egret 15:53.
Grey Heron 15:53.
23 Teal 15:53.
Snipe 15:53.

Steve Akers

Abingdon: Abingdon Airfield: 12th January

Abingdon: Abingdon Airfield
8 Grey Partridge: Flew onto airfield from field of winter beans to W. SU472982. 10:40.

Colin Everett

Cornwell Marsh and Wetland: 12th January

Cornwell Marsh and Wetland
2 Green Sandpiper 10:20.
Little Egret 10:20.
Grey Heron 10:20.
15 Black-headed Gull 10:20.
100 Fieldfare 10:20.
12 Redwing 10:20.

Steve Akers

Abingdon 12th January

2 Tundra Bean Geese Peep-o-day Lane

 

Kelmscot: 11th January

Kelmscot
Peregrine: male. With an unusually dark hood. 12:17.
300 Lapwing 12:17.

Jed Cleeter

New Marston: New Marston Meadows: 12th January

New Marston: New Marston Meadows
2 Stonechat: Marston Hamms, still. Plus kingfisher paying close attention to the flooded ditches. 16:30.

Steve Jennings

Dorchester: Allen Pit: 12th January

Dorchester: Allen Pit
2 Cattle Egret: Feeding in longer grass between paddocks Bishop's Court Farm. SU574944. 15:45.

Steve Violette

Dorchester: Days Lock: 12th January

Dorchester: Days Lock
Kingfisher: Fishing in flooded drain west side of Days Lock weird. SU568936. 15:25.

Steve Violette

Abingdon 12th January

Tundra Bean Goose 2 again in field east of Peep-o-day Lane 14:27 (per Conor MacKenzie)

Otmoor rspb 12th January

Glossy Ibis 2 in flooded field behind (west of) 2nd screen 09:20 (per Birdguides)

Short-eared Owl 13:10 (per Birdguides)

Tundra Bean Goose c20 Ashgrave 

Russian White-fronted Goose c50 Ashgrave 

(per Wayne Bull) 09:48

Duxford: 12th January

Duxford
2 Tundra Bean Goose: Male and female seen feeding with large flock of Canada Geese at edge of shallow floods. 10:20.

Simon Cousins

Between Woodeaton and Oxford northern bypass: 12th January

Between Woodeaton and Oxford northern bypass
Little Egret: Flew up from Bayswater Brook. SP529099. 13:05.

Patrick Keiller

B4027 southeast of Islip: 12th January

B4027 southeast of Islip
Raven: Flying southeastwards over field south of road. SP533132. 12:55.

Patrick Keiller

Farmoor Reservoir 12th January

Common Scoter still on F1 09:46 (per Conor MacKenzie)

Wolvercote: Wolvercote Bridge: 12th January

Wolvercote: Wolvercote Bridge
Goosander: fem. SP482093. 09:55.

Steven Portugal

Kelmscot: 11th January

Kelmscot
Peregrine: male. With an unusually dark hood. 12:17.
300 Lapwing 12:17.

Jed Cleeter

Otmoor: RSPB reserve: 11th January

Glossy Ibis: At 1st screen at dusk then flew east. 07:50.
4 Marsh Harrier 07:50.

Jed Cleeter

Tundra Bean Goose c17 10:46 on Ashgrave 

Russian White-fronted Goose c50

Barnacle Goose 8

(SC)

Henley-on-Thames: 11th January

Henley-on-Thames
2 Great White Egret: In the field next to the Thames Water treatment station SU760841. 14:45.

Ashley Stow

Abingdon 11th Jan

Abingdon STW:

Siberian Chiffchaff

Firecrest

Great white egret

No sign of bean geese down peep o day lane.

Sent from my iPhone

Oxford 11th January

Black Redstart male still present on and around Christ Church college (per Birdguides)

Weston-on-the-Green: 11th January

Weston-on-the-Green
11 Snipe: 11 flushed frown thawed flooded grass field. SP529176. 15:08.

David Williams

Farmoor Reservoir 11th January

Common Scoter F1 08:11 (JP)

Scaup f F2 (per Birdguides)

Cornwell Marsh and Wetland: 11th January

Cornwell Marsh and Wetland
2 Jack Snipe 10:47.
2 Green Sandpiper 10:47.
6 Snipe 10:47.
Little Egret 10:47.
Grey Heron 10:47.
90 Teal 10:47.
3 Reed Bunting 10:47.
4 Meadow Pipit 10:47.
9 Siskin 10:47.
40 Fieldfare 10:47.
7 Black-headed Gull 10:47.
4 Red Kite 10:47.
Kestrel 10:47.

Steve Akers

Buckland Warren: 11th January

Crossbill 14+
Siskins

Frilford: Millet's Farm: 10th January

Frilford: Millet's Farm
Peregrine: male. Went through field full of several thousand Starling. 13:10.
200 Lapwing 13:10.

Jed Cleeter

Abingdon 10th Jan

2 tundra bean geese still present

Compton Beauchamp: 10th January

Compton Beauchamp
At least 2 Cattle Egret & 2 Little Egret in a mixed flock with cattle. 

The others 4+ flew off before I could ID them. Rough location: SU282874. 

Further down the road:
Great White Egret: SU277881.

Adam Hartley

Oxford - Christ Church 10th January

Black Redstart

Black Redstart male still present on and around Christ Church 12:15 (per Ewan Urquhart, Luke O'Byrne et al)

Farmoor Reservoir 10th January

Common Scoter F1

Scaup f F2

(per Birdguides)

Scaup courtesy of Steve Liptrot 

Abingdon 10th January

Tundra Bean Goose 2 again in field east of Peep-o-day Lane 15:10 with Canada Geese 

Great white Egret 

(TW et al)

Standlake: 10th January

Pit 27 (3Ts): 2 Tundra Bean Goose, 6 White-fronted Goose, 13 Goosander

Pit 38: 128+ White-fronted Goose

Pit 60: 2 White-fronted Goose, 12 Pintail, 4 Snipe, 4 Goldeneye, 1 Marsh Harrier, 1 Raven, 3 GW Egret (east fields)

Cornwell Marsh and Wetland: 10th January

2 Green Sandpiper 09:47.
6 Snipe 09:47.
Water Rail 09:47.
Moorhen 09:47.
3 Little Egret 09:47.
Grey Heron 09:47.
2 Shoveler 09:47.
76 Teal 09:47.
65 Mallard 09:47.
17 Black-headed Gull 09:47.

2 Lesser Black-backed Gull 09:47.
Grey Wagtail 09:47.
2 Pied Wagtail 09:47.
4 Stonechat: 3m;1f. 09:47.
11 Siskin 09:47.
10 Chaffinch 09:47.
8 Goldfinch 09:47.
4 Reed Bunting 09:47.
16 Redwing 09:47.
9 Fieldfare 09:47.
5 Red Kite 09:47.
2 Buzzard 09:47.
2 Kestrel 09:47.

Steve Akers

Sonning: 10th January

Sonning
17 White-fronted Goose: On the River Thames. Moving between there and the field on the Berkshire bank. SU757763. 14:16.

Marek Walford

Barn Owl West Oxon
Courtesy of Jason Hornblow 

 

Denton: 10th January

Denton
Cattle Egret: In with cattle. SP595023. 12:03.

Andrew Callender

Port Meadow: 10th January

Port Meadow
5 Goosander: 1f on river, 4m overhead. 09:00.
12 Pintail: On flood. 09:00.

Shelduck 09:00.  
3 Great White Egret: Active along the ditch beside Burgess Field. 09:00.
Great Crested Grebe: On river. 09:00.
Kingfisher: Actively fishing along ditch beside Burgess Field. 09:00.
4 Egyptian Goose: Up towards Wolvercote Common. 09:00.
6 Skylark: Numbers on the grass north end of Port Meadow. 09:00.

Steve Goddard

Otmoor rspb 10th January

Tundra Bean Goose 8+ on Ashgrave 10:09 (per Birdguides)

Bicester Wetland Reserve January 10th

 At least 11 Chiffchaff along Landford Brook near Cattle Bridge Pool, feeding around the broken trunks of the old Willows

1 Green Sandpiper
120 Teal
16 Gadwall

A Peters
Key Holder Reserve

Cornwell Marsh and Wetland: 9th January

Cornwell Marsh and Wetland
Probable 2 Jack Snipe 15:06.
4 Snipe 15:06.
Little Egret 15:06.
Grey Heron 15:06.
60 Teal 15:06.
5 Meadow Pipit 15:06.
15 Linnet 15:06.
60 Fieldfare 15:06.
Goldcrest 15:06.
Great Spotted Woodpecker 15:06.

Steve Akers

Blenheim 9th January

Goosander - 2 (pair)

Pochard - 9

Wigeon - 4

Shoveler - 1

Gadwall - c80

Gadwall x Wigeon hybrid - an odd looking drake seemingly paired with a female Gadwall.

Water Rail - 1

Presumed Gadwall x Wigeon

Ashgrave Otmoor rspb 9th January

Tundra Bean Goose 20 12:22

Russian White-fronted Goose 80 

(per Birdguides)

Oxford 9th January

Black Redstart male still present on and around Christ Church college 13:41 (per Birdguides)

Farmoor 8th January

Scaup f F2 

Common Scoter F1

Common Sandpiper 

(JS)

Cornwell Marsh and Wetland: 8th January

2 Green Sandpiper 10:30.
Snipe 10:30.
80 Lapwing 10:30.
4 Little Egret 10:30.
Grey Heron 10:30.
120 Teal 10:30.
50 Mallard 10:30.
3 Stonechat: 2m, 1f. 10:30.
30 Chaffinch 10:30.
11 Goldfinch 10:30.
Grey Wagtail 10:30.
Goldcrest 10:30.
Raven 10:30.
22 Redwing 10:30.
3 Buzzard 10:30.
15 Black-headed Gull 10:30.
2 Lesser Black-backed Gull 10:30.
2 Mute Swan 10:30.

Steve Akers

Port Meadow: 8th January

Port Meadow
Great White Egret
15 Pintail: At least 15 in a small open pool on the otherwise frozen floods.
Stonechat: f. 

Also
Good selection of Wigeon, Teal, Shoveler

Also lots of Meadow Pipits and Skylarks

Adam Hartley

Didcot, Ladygrove Estate: 8th January

Didcot, Ladygrove Estate
Peregrine: male. Sat towards top of Pylon situated between Dagdale Drive and Ouse Close. Flew off at 13:55. SU525913. 13:53.

Steve Violette

Henley Road GPs: 8th January

Henley Road GPs
Smew: rh. North Lake, north of the spit. SU738752. 13:12.

Marek Walford

Hinton Waldrist: 7th January

Hinton Waldrist
Merlin: Flew over road at dusk near A420. 16:50.

Jed Cleeter

Goldcrest courtesy of Brian Walker 

 

Cornwell Marsh and Wetland: 7th January

Cornwell Marsh and Wetland
Peregrine: ad. Exceptional and totally unexpected close views of this adult Peregrine perched on submerged log at side of the brook drinking at dusk. Amazing!!! Less than 100ft from me. 16:18.
2 Green Sandpiper 16:18.
4 Little Egret 16:18.
60 Teal 16:18.
2 Pied Wagtail 16:18.
Kestrel 16:18.
41 Lapwing: Flying over. 16:18.

Steve Akers

Pit 60 Standlake 7th January

White-fronted Goose 9 seen briefly before they flew off (D.C)

Key holder reserve

Blenheim Park 7th January

Crossbill c25 in plantation adjacent to monument early afternoon 

No sign of any Brambling

(per Kevin Heath)

Oxford 7th January

Black Redstart male still present on and around Christ Church college (per Paul Wilkinson)

Courtesy of Paul Wilkinson 

Courtesy of Paul Wilkinson