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Thursday, 14 November 2024

Otmoor 14th November

Whooper Swan ad on North Pill Ground 13:44 (BB).

Grimsbury Reservoir 14th November

VELVET SCOTER 2 m&f 1stw still present 12:56 (per JFT et al)

South Moreton flood 14th November

Grey Plover
Golden Plover c300
Lapwing c200
Dunlin 2

(per Alan Dawson)

Chipping Norton: 14th November

Chipping Norton
2 Stonechat: ad male & fem. Perched on vegetation on marsh close to the small lake. SP283268. 09:45.
11 Teal: ad drk and duck. Nine drake and two duck on the small lake. SP283268. 09:45.
Water Rail: H/O. SP283268. 09:45.
Grey Heron: SP283268. 09:45.
Little Egret: On Swailsford Bridge wetland. SP283268. 09:45.
Grey Wagtail: SP283268. 09:45.
30 Fieldfare: Lots of winter thrush activity here this morning flocking with Starling. SP283268. 09:45.
60 Redwing: SP283268. 09:45.
30 Starling: SP283268. 09:45.
9 Linnet: SP283268. 09:45.

Steve Akers

Cowleaze Wood: 13th November

13th November

Cowleaze Wood
4 Brambling: In with 40+ Chaffinch flock. 08:30.

Linky Down
Stonechat 09:30.

Jackie Newcombe

Wednesday, 13 November 2024

Standlake Pit 60: 13th November

Standlake Pit 60
Shelduck 09:00.
Ring-necked Parakeet h

Stephen Burch

Chipping Norton: 13th November

Chipping Norton
3 Green Sandpiper: The three Green Sandpipers seen earlier today had returned to the wetland at dusk. SP283268. 16:15.
Little Egret: SP283268. 16:15.
19 Teal: Feeding on the smalll lake and whistling continuously. SP283268. 16:15.
Green Woodpecker: SP283268. 16:15.
Great Spotted Woodpecker: SP283268. 16:15.
Reed Bunting: SP283268. 16:15.

Steve Akers

Mapledurham - Wednesday 13th November 2024

 Egyptian Goose x 4, Little Grebe x 2 (on Golf Course lake), Stonechat x 6 (3m,3f), Buzzard,

Grey Wagtail, Pied Wagtail x 5, Song Thrush, Redwing x 7, Fieldfare x 2, Chaffinch x 10 (m & f),

Kestrel.




Stonechat - male


Stonechat - female

Warneford Meadow: 13th November

Warneford Meadow
Barn Owl: SP540059. 17:10.

Steve Goddard

Cassington GPs: 13th November

Cassington GPs
Marsh Harrier: Preening on post in lake. SP460112. 15:42.

Terry Godfrey

Milcombe: 13th November

Milcombe
8 Red Kite: circling over fields. SP413344. 14:19.

Mary Clifton

Woodstock 13th November

Hawfinch over heading north c12:38 (DD)

Chipping Norton: 13th November

Chipping Norton
3 Green Sandpiper: Flew up from wetland at Swailesford Bridge. SP283268. 10:00.
43 Black-headed Gull: SP283268. 10:00.
3 Grey Heron: SP283268. 10:00.
Grey Wagtail: SP283268. 10:00.
Pied Wagtail: SP283268. 10:00.
Siskin: H/O. SP283268. 10:00.
40 Redwing: SP283268. 10:00.
9 Goldfinch: SP283268. 10:00.
Goldcrest: SP283268. 10:00.

Steve Akers

Grimsbury Reservoir: 13th November

Grimsbury Reservoir
2 Velvet Scoter still present 13:10

(Gareth Blockley et al)

Peep-o-Day Lane

Black Redstart - probable female type briefly and distantly in Abingdon STW. 
Sand Martin - still present and in flight, appears to be missing some secondaries. 

Ducklington 13th November

 

Mandarin Ducklington
Courtesy of Graham Lenton.

Sonning Eye GPs: 13th November

Sonning Eye GPs
Yellow-legged Gull: Seen by Richard Sajdak on post.yesterday. 09:01.

Ralph Watts

Pit 60 Standlake 13th November

Ring-necked Parakeet h 08:37 (per Steve Burch)

Tuesday, 12 November 2024

Garford: 12th November

Garford
Peregrine: fem. 14:00.
2 Siskin 14:00.
Chiffchaff 14:00.
4 Little Egret 14:00.

Jed Cleeter

Otmoor rspb 12th November

Whooper Swan ad viewable from the bridleway east from Oddington in field east of Barn Field today (M.S).