Didcot landfill: 24th January

Iceland Gull - juv at 4.30pm (at last)
Caspian Gull - 1st w

24th January Sonning Eye GP

Juv Glaucous Gull in the roost at 4:30 p.m.

per RBA

Otmoor

Marsh Harrier

Pit 60, Standlake 24th Jan

c130 Pintail
4 Goldeneye
Peregrine
Sparrowhawk
Stonechat

Long Tailed Tit

Port Meadow 24th January

Shelduck x 2

Goosander x 4 (3M and 1F)

Lapwings x 50

Dunlin x 4

 

per Mary MacDougall

Bicester Wetland Reserve

4 Green Sandpiper
75 Teal
5 Heron
7 Gadwall
Water rail
Little Grebe
3 Roe Deer

Alan Peters

Farmoor Reservoir 24th January

Great Northern Diver 2 F1
Snow Geese 40 roving feral flock 12:45 F2 then flew west.
Little Owl (Shrike Meadow)
Stonechat

(per Dave Lowe)

Blenheim 24th January

2 Pintail
38 Gadwall
210 Mallard
Snipe

Queen Elizabeth Island
28 Grey Heron: At least 9 active nest platforms. 13:00.

Woodstock: Sansoms Farm 23rd Jan
Barn Owl: daylight hunting. 15:00.

Bob Pomfret

Combe Gate

Mistle Thrush 3
Song Thrush at least 5 singing
Ravens 2 acrobatic display and calling
Red Kites at least 8 in pairs

(per Clackers)

Port Meadow: 23rd January

Port Meadow
5 Dunlin
Shelduck
5 Goosander: 4m 1r/h.

Adam Hartley

Standlake Pit 60: 23rd January

300 Lapwing:
200 Golden Plover
Goldeneye: drk. 14:00.
42 Pintail: at least 40 drakes, plus unidentified number of ducks; with
Sizeable numbers of Gadwall, Teal and Widgeon. 14:00.

(per Steve Akers)

Finstock: 23rd January

Finstock
2 Raven 11:30.

Steve Akers

Otmoor 23rd January

Bittern (2nd screen)
Marsh Harrier 2
Peregrine 2
Merlin (per N.Truby)
Pintail c50
Green Sandpiper 2 (per Tezzer)
Snipe 30+
Golden Plover c1000
Lapwing c3000
Water Rail
Cetti's Warbler 2+

Large Starling roost this afternoon but with most birds going straight to reed beds.

 

Marsh Harrier please view at 720p HD

Farmoor Reservoir 23rd January

Great Northern Diver 2 (both juvs) still on F2 near the sailing club.

Bicester Wetlands, 23rd January

Green Sandpiper
Water Rail

Clackers & Mrs Clackers

Barn Owl and Peregrine interaction Duxford.
The Barn Owl was unscathed. Courtesy of Jeremy Dexter.

Didcot Landfill: 22nd January

Caspian Gull 2 (1st w & 2nd w)

Bicester: 22nd January

Bicester
Little Egret 11:00.

Christine Cherry

Otmoor 19th January

Report of 2 Bearded Tits in the reed beds on Tuesday was erroneous.

Stanton Harcourt/Hardwick 22nd January

Great Grey Shrike south of B4449
In scrub adjacent to Pits 3-4 west of access road to West Oxford Sailing Club at 15:08
(per Dave Doherty).

Please keep to public footpath.

Farmoor Reservoir 22nd January

Great Northern Diver 2 (both juvs) still present.

(per Dai)

Grimsbury Reservoir: 21st January

2 Willow Tit
1 Goldeneye

(per John Friendship-Taylor)

Wildfowl on Otmoor RSPB courtesy of Tom Nicholson-Lailey

Port Meadow: 21st January

Port Meadow
4 Dunlin
Shelduck
Tufted Duck: f.
Pheasant
50 Redwing
2 Fieldfare

Adam Hartley

Otmoor Thursday 21 January

Belated report of 2 Bearded Tits on Tuesday 19th in the reed beds.

(per Adrian Tysoe)

Water Rail skating on thin ice

                               Bittern: (2nd screen).

                               Brambling
                               Marsh Harrier
                               Cetti's Warbler: (H).
                               Peregrine

                               (per Barry Batchelor)

Marsh Tit

                               All photos courtesy of Paul Tomlinson

Great Spotted Woodpecker

Chipping Norton: 21st January

2 Lesser Redpoll: pair. SP308267. 14:15.
Blackcap: f. Back garden 41, The Leys - first this season. SP308267. 14:15.
8 Bullfinch: 5m; 3f. Highest count so far this year! - feeding on patio and feeders in our back garden

Steve Akers

Wolvercote: Oxford Canal: 21st January

Wolvercote: Oxford Canal
Raven: SP489106. 09:45.

Steve Goddard

Pit 60 Hides

Both hides now accessible.

Chipping Norton: 20th January

Chipping Norton
2 Kestrel: f. One hunting beside minor road between Daylesford and Kingham; the other perched in tree next to bridge over Kingham Brook - a lovely sight in the bright winter sunshine. 15:30.
3 Bullfinch: 2m; 1f. 15:30.

Steve Akers

Cholsey Marsh 20th January

Corn Bunting c160 in the roost this evening
Meadow Pipit c50

(per Paul Chandler)

Abingdon SW 20th January

Siberian Chiffchaff

Siberian Chiffchaff

Common Chiffchaff

Goldcrest

Otmoor reedbeds 20 January (a.m.)

7 Water Rail
2 Stonechat
2 Cetti's Warbler
Marsh Harrier
Sparrowhawk
Peregrine

Port Meadow 20th January

Male Goosander courtesy of Alec Nightingale

Goosander 4 (3dk) on Thames south of the weir at Wolvercote
Shelduck 2
Redshank 2

(per Alec Nightingale)

Female Goosander courtesy of Alec Nightingale

Sonning Eye GPs: 20th January

Smew: f. on water ski pit. 11:00.
3 Red-crested Pochard: 2m 1f. on water ski pit. 11:00.
6 Egyptian Goose
2 Cetti's Warbler

Henley Road GPs
2 Smew: m+f. 11:00.

(per Hugh Netley)

Culham: Culham Reach: 19th January

Culham: Culham Reach
3 Bullfinch: 2m1f. 12:00.

Roy Pyniger

Abingdon SW and Didcot landfill: 19th January

Siberian Chiffchaff 1 at Abingdon Sewage Works still with c20 Chiffchaffs.

Caspian Gull a new 2nd winter at Didcot landfill

Swyncombe Wood 19th January

Nuthatch

Treecreeper

Otmoor RSPB 19th January

Short-eared Owl on Ashgrave this afternoon
Stonechat
Kingfisher
Brambling at least one still showing from the Wetlands Watch hide yesterday (per R.L)

(per Terry Tossel)

Cholsey 18th January

Belated report of a Mealy Redpoll reported in Cholsey garden yesterday afternoon.

(per Paul Chandler) Cholsey Wildlife

Abingdon Sewage treatment works.

Siberian Chiffchaff (tristis) recently
Chiffchaff c20

(per The Gunslinger) 

Rushey Common area/Dix pit, 19th January

Rushy Common area
Bullfinch 3m 1f
Egyptian Geese 2
Peregrine

Dix - trees before recycling area
Redpoll at least 2 with Siskins

Clackers

Henley Road GPs 19th January

Red-breasted Merganser r/h
Smew 2 (1dk)

(per RBA)

Kingston Bagpuize: 19th January

Kingston Bagpuize
Raven: Flew west. 07:50.

Jed Cleeter

Dorchester: Dorchester complex: 18th January

Dorchester: Dorchester complex
Shelduck 09:00.

Thomas Stevenson

: 18th January

crowsley park
Raven: SU735800. 11:00.

Hugh Netley

Henley Road GPs 18th January

Red-breasted Merganser still on Henley Rd GPs at 14:30 and showing well.

(per S.Kiver)

Otmoor WeBS totals, 18/1

Bittern- 1
Black-headed gull- 245
Canada goose- 359
Coot- 72
Cormorant- 5
Gadwall- 36
Golden plover- 3129
Great crested grebe- 2
Grey heron- 3
Greylag goose- 134
Kingfisher- 2
Lapwing- 3033
Lesser black-backed gull- 3
Mallard- 186
Moorhen- 2
Mute swan- 23
Pintail- 42
Shoveler- 174
Snipe- 15
Teal- 1434
Tufted duck- 5
Water rail- 3
Wigeon- 1660

Also 2 Marsh harriers, Grey wagtail, Kestrel, Sparrowhawk, Buzzard and Peregrine.

Farmoor Reservoir: Farmoor I: 18th January

Farmoor Reservoir: Farmoor I
Great Northern Diver: By boat house. 12:00.

John Gough

Bicester Wetland Reserve

2 Water Rail showing well from tower hide
2 Little Grebe
50 Teal
3 Gadwall
2 Heron

Alan Peters

Chipping Norton: 17th January

Chipping Norton
2 Raven: SP303252. 10:30.

Steve Akers

Hardwick GP: 17th January

Hardwick GP
Cetti's Warbler: In bank side vegetation on membership waterski lake.

Combe
2 Raven

Paul Wren

Dix Pit: 17th January

Dix Pit
Goldeneye: m. Extensive views of beautiful Goldeneye Drake. 16:00.
4 Pintail: 2 m; 2f. 16:00.
42 Shoveler 16:00.
2 Teal: pair. 16:00.

Steve Akers

Henley Road GPs 17th January

Smew (m/f) reported

(per Matthew Southwell)

Otmoor.A.M. 17th January.

Bittern from the 2nd screen 16/1 courtesy of Martin Swannell

1 Marsh Harrier
1 Bittern (reported)
1 Yellowhammer (per Sandra)
Lots of Goldies and Lapwing.
Marsh Tit.

Courtesy of Martin Swannell

Old Shifford, 17th January

Linnets 250-300
Chaffinches c150
Sparrowhawk

Clackers

Ewelme: Cress beds: 16th January

Green Sandpiper 09:30.
Water Rail
Little Egret
Mandarin recently

(per Thomas Stevenson)
Benson & Ewelme Wildlife

Henley Road GPs 16th January

Red-breasted Merganser (f) still this afternoon
+Smew

(per RBA)

Standlake pit 60: AM 16th January

4 Goldeneye ( 2m, 2F)
At least 65 Pintail
15 Shoveler
5 Pochard

Pintail

Pintail

Goldeneye

Pintail

South Leigh 16th January

No sign of the Great Grey Shrike east of South Leigh near The Nunnery by 13:15

Otmoor 16th January

Bittern
Marsh Harrier
Pintail c10
Stonechat 2+
Marsh Tit

(per the O.M)

Woodstock: Shipton Slade Farm: 16th January

Woodstock: Shipton Slade Farm
11 Siskin 08:15.
Sparrowhawk: male. 08:15.
40 Skylark 08:15.

Bob Pomfret

Port Meadow: 15th January

Port Meadow
5 Redshank
8 Goosander
8 Shelduck
11 Pintail
2 Stock Dove
10 Common Gull

Adam Hartley

Water Rail Bicester Wetlands Reserve

Courtesy of Nick Truby

Upper Cherwell Valley: 15th January

Upper Cherwell Valley
Green Sandpiper
Barn Owl

Gareth Blockley

Henley Rd Pits + Henley rugby club, 15th January

Henley rd pits
Smew 1m 1f
Goosander

Henley rugby club
Ring Necked Parakeet

Clackers and Mrs Clackers

Otmoor: RSPB reserve: 15th January

Otmoor: RSPB reserve
2 Short-eared Owl: Greenaways-being mobbed by crows. 12:00.

Stephen Lockey

Standlake Common area: AM 15th January

Pit 27

1 Goosander (f)

6 Red crested Pochard

The whole area around pit 60 is now extensively flooded. The Langley Lane hide is completely cut off (as defined by the water level being much higher than my wellies!). The north hide is still just about accessible from both directions with a good pair of wellies.

Didcot Landfill : 14th January

1st winter Caspian Gull

Henley Road GP's 14th January

Red-breasted Merganser (f)
Smew (r/h)

(per Phil Brown)

Access off of A4155.

Farmoor Reservoir 14th January

Great northern Diver at least one juvenile still on F1 this afternoon (per Phil Brown)

Otmoor 14 January a.m.

Short Eared Owl in Morley's Field
Peregrine
Marsh Harrier
Sparrowhawk
Marsh Tit by car park
Brambling (amongst the flock of linnets/reed buntings/goldfinches/chaffinches at the Hide)

Brambling at Hide

Linnet at Hide

Side of Witney sewage works,14th January

Chiffchaff 1  probably 2
Goldfinches 46 at least

Clackers

Port Meadow: 13th January

Port Meadow
7 Shelduck: On an island in the extended flood waters.

Adam Hartley

Standlake: Standlake Common GPs: 9th January

Standlake: Standlake Common GPs
111 Red-crested Pochard: at least 111 with 1 leucistic bird. 10:00.
8 Goosander 10:00.
40 Pintail 10:00.
Peregrine 10:00.

Tom Mabbett

Otmoor.A.M.13th January.

1 Peregrine
5 Pintail
C. 1000 Golden Plover.

(per Paul Greenaway)

Morleys Field
Woodcock
Short Eared Owl

(per Paul Tomlinson)

Henley Rd gravel pits: AM 13th Jan

2 Goosander (m)
3 Smew (1m, 2f)
1 Red-Breasted Merganser (f)

Smew and friends

Kestrel

Farmoor Reservoir: Farmoor II: 13th January

Farmoor Reservoir: Farmoor II
Great Northern Diver: By the Sailing club. 10:00.

Farmoor Reservoir: River Thames
2 Goosander: Males. Flew off downstream. 10:00.

Stephen Lockey

Barford St. Michael: 13th January

Barford St. Michael
Hawfinch: Over calling.
2 Tree Sparrow

Michael Hunt

Farmoor Reservoir 12th Jan

Great northern Diver 2+ still on F2 this morning near the sailing club (per RBA).

Henly Road GPs 12th January

3 Smew (1 drake, 2 redheads) and 1 Red-breasted Merganser.

Smew

Smew

Red-breasted Merganser

Egyptian Goose

Kingston Bagpuize: 12th January

Kingston Bagpuize
Merlin: male. Plucked & consumed small prey on a fence post at east end of village then flew west. 16:00.

Jed Cleeter

3Ts Lake, 12th January

Goosander 5 males
Red Crested Pochard several males + few females
Little Egret

note track to first hide at pit 60 deeply under water

Clackers

Eynsham/South Leigh, 12th January

Great Grey Shrike photos courtesy of Moth Clark

Great Grey Shrike on wires 9am ish flushed by farmers and moved further
towards S Leigh but still visible from time to time.
Green Woodpecker
Large flocks of Fieldfare, Redwing, Skylarks, Yellowhammers

(Clackers, Moth Clark & Paul Tomlinson)

Chipping Norton: 12th January

Chipping Norton
Raven: Engaging in stooped dives and much cronking. SP303252. 09:30.

Steve Akers

Cuddesdon: 12th January

7 Egyptian Geese

Birdless Cuddesdon Blog

South Leigh 11th January

Great Grey Shrike courtesy of Moth Clark

Great Grey Shrike Again on wires north of bridleway. SP414088. 16:00 (per Steve Goddard)
North of farm on wires at 11:00 (per Jeremy Dexter & The Wickster).

The location of the wires is north east of 'the nunnery', which is a couple of modern 
looking houses on the bridleway. A telescope would help as the bird is distant. 
Access from the South Leigh direction requires wellies as the ditch has flooded 
over and it may get worse. JD

Henley Road GPs: 11th January

Henley Road GPs
Smew: m & f. 11:00.
Red-breasted Merganser: fem. on pit south of Henley Road Pit. 11:00.

Hugh Netley

Standlake Common: AM 11th January

Pit 60

Peregrine

8 Pochard

25+ Pintail

3 Goldeneye (2m, 1 F) one male displaying, extending neck and throwing head right back, when second male approached female (see picture)

Pit 27

11 Goosander (6m, 5f) with females showing aggressive behavior towards males

Goldeneye

Goosander

Goldeneye Displaying

Farmoor Reservoir: 11th January

Great northern Diver 2 (both juv) still 16:40
Goldeneye 2 pair.
Goosander: f.
Little Egret

(Barry Batchelor and Steve Goddard)

Oxford: Hythe Bridge Street: 11th January

Oxford: Hythe Bridge Street
Goosander 09:15.

Richard Catling

Port Meadow: 10th January

Port Meadow
Peregrine: Harrying the ducks on the floods.

Adam Hartley

Wilsham Road GPs: 10th January

Coot- 105

Gadwall- 40

Great crested grebe- 5

Mute swan- 10

Pochard- 5

Teal- 6

Tufted duck- 34

Wigeon- 94

Cetti’s warbler-1

Chiffchaff- 1

Millets Farm: 10th January

Pochard- 4

Tufted duck- 25 (though no sign of ring-necked duck- see below)

Coot- 14

Little grebe- 2

Moorhen- 11

Wigeon- 1

Lovely new bird 'Information' board at Millets Farm

Farmoor 10th

Great Northern Diver on F1
Sparrowhawk
2 Bullfinch
Kingfisher
Water rail

Standlake Pit 60: 10th January

Standlake Pit 60
5 Little Egret 14:00.
5 Pintail: drk. 14:00.
Goldeneye drk
Treecreeper 14:00.
9 Lesser Black-backed Gull: ad. winter. on floods W. of Pit 60. 14:00.
3 Common Gull: ad. winter. on floods W. of Pit 60. 14:00.
327 Black-headed Gull: on floods W. of Pit 60. 14:00.
26 Lapwing: on floods W. of Pit 60. 14:00.

Standlake
27 Red-crested Pochard: on Pit 28. 14:00.

Standlake: 3T Pit
5 Goosander: 3 male + 2 fem. 14:00.

Ian Elkins

Henley Road 10th January

Red-breasted Merganser r/h
Smew 2 (1dk) still on Henley Road GPs
11:15 (per RBA).

Standlake Pit 28:AM 10th January

32 Red Crested Pochard

Farmoor Reservoir: 10th January

Farmoor Reservoir
Great Northern Diver: Still close to boat club. 09:30.

John Gough

South Leigh 10th January

No further sign of Great Grey Shrike
by 14:00 1ml east of South Leigh
still along bridleway on wires by the Nunnery
SP.411.085 (Clackers, Gunslinger et al).

Abingdon 9th January

A Peregrine stooped over Abingdon town centre at 2.35pm , flushing the pigeons in the square, then flew off south towards the river.

(per Jim Bennett)

Didcot Landfill 9th January

Caspian Gull 1 ad in Landfill (no general access) then flew NW

YlGull 4

GBbGull 30

                                                         Ad Cach at 400yrds range

South Leigh 9th Jan

Great Grey Shrike 1, SP412087, on wires to north of farm next to bridleway. 12.30