Dorchester complex 21st November

2 Egyptian Goose
Pintail

Ewelme Cress beds

2 Water Rail

Thomas Stevenson

more at the superb Benson & Ewelme Wildlife

Otmoor. P.M.

MoD. land
1 Hen Harrier (F)
1 Raven

Otmoor birding

Oakley Woods
12+ Crossbill

Merton Borrow Pit
C. 3000 Starlings.

Otmoor Sunday 20th November

Two short-eared owls doing a circuit around Greenaways & The Closes with five reported at the Pill. Sparrowhawk seen and merlin also reported. Starling roost was a few thousand birds that flew around briefly though no great acrobatics.
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Oakley Wood 20th November

20+ Crossbill in Oakley Wood c14:30

 near the car parking area per Terry Sherlock

photo (c) T.Sherlock



1stw Caspian Gull Appleford

HDish at 720p

'Boom chaka wha wah' !!

Grimsbury Reservoir: 20th November

Grimsbury Reservoir
Willow Tit: Not very vocal - 2 calls in 10 mins, could easily be missed. In the wood along the path on western side of the wood (canal side).

Gareth Blockley

Hinksey Park

male Blackcap - 1 with tit flock at 10am.

Radley Lakes 19th November

On Thrupp Lake this afternoon:
2 redhead Goosanders
1 male Pintail
c.10 Shoveler
4 Wigeon
c.20 Gadwall
c.24 Teal
c.45 Tufted duck
2 Common gull
1 Kingfisher

Otmoor: 19th November

Otmoor
2 Short-eared Owl

John Barnes

Iffley Meadows 19th November

Great Grey Shrike Iffley Meadow c9:00a.m

(per Jason Gosling)

Drayton 1066: 18th November

Drayton 1066
2 Pintail

Cholsey: Lollingdon Hill
Corn Bunting: singing.

Paul Chandler

Otmoor: RSPB reserve: 18th November

Otmoor: RSPB reserve
Short-eared Owl

Paul Boult

Farmoor 18th November

2 redshank
1 Rock Pipit
13+ Goldeneye
300+ Lapwing
35 Snow Geese

Port Meadow: 18th November

Port Meadow
Goosander: red-head.
2 Yellow-legged Gull: ad.

Adam Hartley

Phwoarr!

More drooling at Port Meadow Birding

Dix Pit

34 Snow Geese including 3 blue morph and 4 juveniles
6+ Yellow legged Gull
2 Siskin

Rushy Common 18th Nov

350+ Golden Plover
350+ Lapwing
Green Sandpiper

(per John Prowse)

Port Meadow: 17th November

Port Meadow
Yellow-legged Gull

Adam Hartley

video here

South Leigh 17th November

Great Grey Shrike this afternoon along the track between South Leigh
and Lower Farm. No parking on the road to Lower Farm.
Approx location SP410 085

(per Sally) 

Otmoor 17 October

5 Short Eared Owls at NE Corner of Greenaways (all in air at one time)

2 more on Closes

1 Lesser Redpoll near feeders

Cholsey: Cholsey Marsh Nature Reserve: 17th November

Cholsey Marsh Nature Reserve
50 Corn Bunting: Around 50 coming to roost on the marsh at the moment.
2 Water Rail

Cholsey
2 Woodcock: Lollingdon, flushed by 2 falconers with a Harris Hawk.

Paul Chandler

 Cholsey Wildlife