Port Meadow: 21st November

Two Caspian gulls (2w and 3w) in roost. Also 2+ Yellow-legged gulls.

2w

3w

Scutchamer Knob: 21st November

Scutchamer Knob
5 Common Crossbill: Flew up and landed in trees in plantation called The Warren on circular walk from car park and back. Distant as plantation fenced off. Etc least 130 chaffinches in stubble field with yellowhammers. 16:56.

Mick Cunningham

Appleford GP: 21st November

 Juvenile Iceland gull briefly at 15:00 then flew to landfill. 4w Caspian gull still.

Chipping Norton: 21st November

Chipping Norton
2 Stonechat: ad male and fem. North of CN on Oxon/Gloc border. 10:00.
200 Fieldfare 10:00.
10 Redwing 10:00.
Bullfinch: male. 10:00.
Nuthatch: H/O. 10:00.
Song Thrush: H/O. 10:00.
Kestrel: ad fem. 10:00.

Steve Akers

Horley 20th November

Hen Harrier reported yesterday briefly at 16:00 (RBA).

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Farmoor Reservoir 21st November

Great northern Diver (juv) on F2 off of the east bank 08:24

Scaup 3 on F1 off the west end of the causeway 

+ Aythya hybrid.

(per Nick Truby, Andy Last).

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Sutton Courtenay: 20th November

Sutton Courtenay
2 Stonechat: male and fem. Pair sighted on fence posts in first field on western side of peep o day lane (if walking from Sutton Courtenay). 12:32.

Paul Torevell

Sarsgrove: 20th November

Sarsgrove
40 Golden Plover: Estimate 40 in flock circling over fields between Sarsgrove and Chipping Norton then flew NW. 10:15.

Steve Akers

First year female Greater Scaup

Appleford GPs 20th November

Caspian Gull (near adult) early afternoon (per RBA)

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Cholsey: Lollingdon Hill: 20th November

Cholsey: Lollingdon Hill
2 Stonechat: Just S of the hill, foraging on open field, then flew into short scrubby bushes a little further S. m+f. SU568848. 10:00.

Mike Amphlett

Sutton Courtenay: 20th November

Sutton Courtenay
Black-tailed Godwit: Still present on flooded field by peep-o-day Lane. 16:34.
2 Egyptian Goose 16:34.

Conor MacKenzie

Northmoor: 20th November

Northmoor
Merlin: Flew south across road on edge of village. 16:19.

Mick Cunningham

Linch Hill (LWV Pit 18): 20th November

Linch Hill (LWV Pit 18)
2 Common Crossbill: At least 2 flew through wood calling. 16:17.

Mick Cunningham

Stanton Harcourt: 20th November

Stanton Harcourt
2 Woodcock: 2 flushed from spinny. Deliberate searching as these were ticks for my dilettante oxon list. 16:12.

Mick Cunningham

Buckland: 20th November

Buckland
Stonechat: f. Seem to be a few about. 16:09.

Mick Cunningham

Fyfield: 20th November

Fyfield
Stonechat: m. 16:09.

Mick Cunningham

Farmoor Reservoir 20th November

Great northern Diver (juv) on F2 off of the eastern bank 11:02.

Scaup 3 +Aythya hybrid 

Stonechat 4

(per Ewan Urquhart)

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Water Eaton: 20th November

Water Eaton
Merlin: juv. On the ground; ploughed field west of manor. 07:54.

Nicholas Boyd

Aston Upthorpe 19th November

near Aston Upthorpe/Ridgeway
Short-eared Owl: Hunting over arable field and gallops. SU534823. 16:10.

Suzanne Parrott

Farmoor - 19 November am

 The obliging Kestrel near the Pinkhill hide this morning - with thanks to Bob for his heads up.

Kestrel (c) Stephen Burch. Click here for a larger image

Crop of above photo - click here for a larger image

Eynsham: 19th November

Eynsham
2 Stonechat 19:44.

Mick Cunningham

Farmoor

 Scaup (Females)

Great northern diver (Juv)

Sutton Courtenay

 Black-tailed godwit - still present on flooded field by peep-o-day lane

Farmoor Reservoir: 19th November

Farmoor Reservoir
Great Northern Diver: Juv still off Marina on F2. 12:33.
2 Scaup: 2 females in south East corner of F1. 12:33.

Conor MacKenzie

Bicester Wetland Reserve 19th November

 16 Mute Swan-  flew in a high number for the reserve

235 Teal

6 Gadwall 

4 Shoveler

2 Stonechat

Alan Peters

Key Holder Reserve

Sutton Courtenay: 19th November

Sutton Courtenay
Black-tailed Godwit: Juv still present on flooded field by peep-o-day Lane. 10:56.

Conor MacKenzie

Port Meadow 18th November

Courtesy of Andrew Siantonas

 

 

6 Goosander: On river and then sitting on riverbank midway between Godstow Lock and The Perch. 10:00. 
(per Andrew Siantonas)

 

WeBS Count Per Thomas Miller

189 Barnacle Geese

164 Greylag Geese

176 Canada Geese

424 Wigeon

8 Shoveler

6 Mallard

72 Teal

15 Pintail

8 Golden Plover

259 Black-headed Gulls

12 Lesser Black-backed Gulls

3 Cormorant

3 Black-tailed Godwit

Gull Roost Thomas Miller & Gnome

2 adult Yellow-legged Gull

Long Hanborough: 18th November

Long Hanborough
17 Common Crossbill: Flying from Blenheim area to Pinsley Wood. 09:30.

Jeremy Dexter

Farmoor Reservoir 18th November

Immature male Greater Scaup

First winter female Greater Scaup

Probable second winter female Greater Scaup

 

Great Northern Diver (juv) F2 off eastern bank

near marina 10:08.

Scaup 3 on F1 (f, imm m, imm f)

Blackcap 1m

Stonechat 4 (2 pairs)

First winter female and poss second winter female Greater Scaup

Cassington GPs: 18th November

Cassington GPs
Great White Egret 09:13.
Shelduck 09:13.
Marsh Harrier: Female hunting along the Reedbed. 09:13.
2 Pintail: Females. 09:13.
31 Snipe 09:13.

Conor MacKenzie

Farmoor 17th November

Female Scaup courtesy of Richard Tyler.

Great Northern Diver showing well east side of F2 12:00

2 Scaup F1

YL Gull (ad)

Little Egret 

2 Blackcap

3 Raven

93 Snow Geese

1 Pochard & the Male hybrid Aythya

(per Leo Bateman, Johnny Eclipse).

Above imm Scaup, below Aythya hybrid courtesy of Richard Tyler.

Port Meadow: 17th November

Port Meadow
2 Yellow-legged Gull: ad.
2 Pintail: m.
2 Egyptian Goose

Adam Hartley, Ollie Padget, Thomas Miller, Will Langdon

Eynsham 17th November

 

Courtesy of Sally Hula.

Black Redstart still present near Eynsham at site with no general access (per Sally Hula) 

Bicester Wetland Reserve 17th November

 150 Snipe-  a record count at this site

1 Jack Snipe

250 plus Teal

10 Gadwall

1 Little Egret

2 Stonechat

8 Meadow Pipit

1 Little Grebe

Alan Peters Mike Lewis

Key Holder Reserve.

Buckland 17th November

Common Crossbill c9 still along bridleway S of village 

Pied Wagtail courtesy of Jez March.

Sarsgrove: 16th November

Sarsgrove
54 Golden Plover: Circling over the fields between Sarsgove and Chipping Norton. 10:30.

Steve Akers

Farmoor Reservoir 16th November

Great northern Diver F2 11:34 (per Manoj Nair)

Scaup 2 (ad,f) on F1 11:27 (per RBA).

Otmoor rspb 16th November

Otmoor Lapwings courtesy of Christopher Knight.

Grey Plover still on Big Otmoor 

Golden Plover c2000

Black-tailed Godwit 2

Dunlin 4

Snipe 40+

Curlew 2

Pintail 5+

Wigeon 100's

Shoveler 100's

Peregrine 2

Marsh Harrier 2

Water Rail

Stonechat

Redpoll 3

Cetti's Warbler

(per Pete Roby, Jeremy Dexter, 

Mark Pidgeon, Tezzer, Badger et al)

Waterstock: River Thame: 15th November

151 Snipe

Jack Snipe
Water Rail
Peregrine male & female seen regularly whilst on survey. 
2 Egyptian Goose
310 Black-headed Gull
3 Great Black-backed Gull
Raven
470 Lapwing
85 Teal
180 Wigeon
Grey Wagtail 
3 Gadwall
17 Meadow Pipit
3 Cormorant 
Reed Bunting

(per Nick Marriner, Lake Marriner).

 

Overwintering Chiffchaff in a Didcot garden courtesy of Barry Neale.

Otmoor: 15th November

Otmoor
Grey Plover 14:45.
Marsh Harrier: f. 14:45.

Colin Teal

Buckland: 15th November

Buckland
2 Common Crossbill: ad male. Adult male feeding and another bird in very top of Scots Pine in fourth stand of trees on bridleway to Home Farm. 14:00.
Raven 14:00.
Sparrowhawk: ad male. Hunting across Parkland to the front of Buckland House. 14:00.
Goldcrest 14:00.

Steve Akers

Buckland Warren: 15th November

Buckland Warren
9 Common Crossbill 15:30.

Michael Violette

Farmoor Reservoir: Farmoor I: 15th November

Farmoor Reservoir: Farmoor I
2 Scaup: ad f; juv. Additional juv with previously reported ad f. 15:30.

Ollie Padget

Badbury Hill: 15th November

Badbury Hill
14 Common Crossbill: mixed. In ash tree then flew NW. SU257946. 11:30.

Mark Bradfield

Courtesy of Mark Bradfield

 

New Marston: New Marston Meadows: 15th November

New Marston: New Marston Meadows
25 Snipe: two spaniels, not mine, ran across the marshes and snipe flew up in every direction. Shame for the snipe, great for me! 14:30.

Bob Pomfret

Farmoor 15th

Great Northern Diver still present in F2 14:00
Scaup (f) still off of the causeway (per RBA).

Otmoor rspb 15th November

Courtesy of Thomas Miller.

Grey Plover still present on Big Otmoor this morning with the Golden Plovers (per Thomas Miller).

Ardley EDF lake

 1 Green Sandpiper

12 Tufted Duck

20 Meadow Pipits

Alan Peters

Port Meadow: 14th November

Port Meadow
5 Black-tailed Godwit
2 Pintail: f.
2 Yellow-legged Gull: ad.
Mediterranean Gull, 1w

Adam Hartley, Thomas Miller

30 Golden Plover 15:00.
50 Shoveler 15:00.
200 Barnacle Goose: Estimated count. 15:00.
400 Wigeon: 400+ estimated count - large numbers across the floods. 15:00.
4 Meadow Pipit 15:00.
500 Black-headed Gull: Estimated count. 

(per Steve Akers).

Otmoor 14th

 

Courtesy of Badger.

Grey Plover found by Andy Last and still present on Big Otmoor 14:45.
Black-tailed Godwit
2 Dunlin
Pintail
Lots of snipe.
2 Marsh Harrier M&F
Sparrowhawk

Courtesy of Badger.

Blenheim: Blenheim Lake: 14th November

Blenheim: Blenheim Lake
69 Teal
40 Gadwall
2 Little Egret
Great White Egret
12 Grey Heron
6 Little Grebe

Bob Pomfret

Sarsgrove: 14th November

Sarsgrove
80 Golden Plover: Estimate 80+ circling overhead. 10:00.
70 Fieldfare 10:00.
4 Redwing 10:00.
50 Starling: In small flock associating with Fieldfare and Redwing. 10:00.
100 Rook 10:00.
7 Meadow Pipit 10:00.
Kestrel 10:00.

Steve Akers

Farmoor Reservoir: 14th November

Great Northern Diver Still present F2 east bank. 08:30 (per Michael Violette).

Greater Scaup (f) off causeway this morning 

(per RBA).

Oxford: Boundary Brook Road: 13th November

Oxford: Boundary Brook Road
2 Lesser Redpoll: ad male. feeding on birch catkins. SP530048. 14:00.

Nicholas Boyd

Port Meadow: 13th November

Port Meadow
2 Pintail: On floods. 15:30.

Andrew Siantonas

Farmoor Reservoir: 13th November

Farmoor Reservoir
Mediterranean Gull: ad. In roost on F1. 15:30.

Thomas Miller

Farmoor Reservoir 13th November

 

Common Kestrel-male

Great Northern Diver 1 juv

Greater Scaup 1 Ad f

Little Grebe 8

Common Chiffchaff 2

Siskin 2

Sutton Courtenay: 13th November

Sutton Courtenay
Green Sandpiper: On flooded field by Drayton Road. 15:31.
2 Egyptian Goose 15:31.
5 Little Egret 15:31.

Sutton Courtenay: Sutton Courtenay Old Pits
Goosander: Redhead on small lake next to Hansons yard. 15:31.

Appleford: Appleford GP
Green Sandpiper 15:31.
Snipe 15:31.
Yellow-legged Gull 15:31.
Peregrine 15:31.
3 Stonechat 15:31.

Conor MacKenzie

Southmoor: 13th November

Southmoor
Stonechat 14:01.

Mick Cunningham

: 12th November

Farmoor F1
Common Sandpiper: Feeding on banks of the sludge beds. SP4406. 12:02.

Wylie Horn

Eynsham 13th November

Black Redstart (f/imm) at private site near Eynsham yesterday but no further sign today by 10:40.

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Chipping Norton: 13th November

Chipping Norton
Stonechat: ad male. Perched atop vegetation in middle of marsh at small lake near Cornwell. SP283268. 09:00.
4 Mute Swan: three ad and juv. SP283268. 09:00.
Sparrowhawk: ad fem. SP283268. 09:00.
Green Woodpecker: H/O. SP283268. 09:00.
4 Reed Bunting: SP283268. 09:00.

Steve Akers

Farmoor Reservoir 13rh November

Great northern Diver (juv) still off eastern bank of F2 near the marina 10:00 (per Ewan Urquhart).
Greater Scaup (f) 

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Hardwick GP: 12th November

Hardwick GP
150 Pochard: Count is very approx as not much time. The park is closed so no water sports. Hence unusually large-ish numbers of diving duck here. These were with similar number of RC Pochard and good uncounted numbers of Tufteds. Small starling roost, 2 chiffchaffs and a Cetti's Warbler, plus fair few winter thrushes. 22:24.

Mick Cunningham

12th November: Chilterns

Good numbers of Common Crossbill in various woods within the Chilterns (Oxfordshire).
 

Stratfield Brake Kidlington 12th November

Goosander (f) (per John Prickett).

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Blenheim Park 12th November

Great white Egret on Queens Pool (per RBA).

Yesterday:

Great white Egret 

Little Egret 3

Raven

Cetti's Warbler 

Redpoll 2

(per Dave Doherty).

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Female Blackcap Standlake courtesy of Jessica Crumpton.

Oxford: Boundary Brook Road: 12th November

Oxford: Boundary Brook Road
2 Siskin: ad male. Boundary Brook Nature Park, feeding on alder catkins. SP531048. 13:00.
Lesser Redpoll: ad male. Feeding on birch catkins. SP531048. 13:00.

Nicholas Boyd

Farmoor Reservoir: 12th November

Farmoor Reservoir
Caspian Gull: 1w. Regular bird in roost on F2. 16:30.

Thomas Miller

Shilton: 12th November

Shilton
Peregrine
Brambling
Raven
2 Stonechat: pair.

Burford
Stonechat: f.

Mark Merritt

Buckland 12 November am

 c. 10 Crossbills - feeding high up in tree with largest number of cones. SU339972. About 11:15 - 12:15

Crossbill (c) Stephen Burch

Lower Shiplake: 12th November

Lower Shiplake
Buzzard: SU776790. 11:45.
Ring-necked Parakeet: Over. SU776790. 11:45.
Great Spotted Woodpecker: SU776790. 11:45.
3 Robin: SU776790. 11:45.
3 Blackbird: SU776790. 11:45.
2 Stock Dove: SU776790. 11:45.
4 Black-headed Gull: SU776790. 11:45.
Green Woodpecker: Heard only. SU776790. 11:45.

Ralph Watts

Bicester Wetland Reserve 12th November

 1 Green Sandpiper

11 Snipe

11 Gadwall

160 Teal

5 Wigeon

10 Meadow Pipit

2 Heron

Pair Stonechat

A Peters C Oram

Key Holder Reserve

Ditchley: Ditchley Estate: 12th November

Ditchley: Ditchley Estate
Merlin: Cracking bird flew though fields towards manor. Tiny thing so probably Male but not adult so... 11:19.
Stonechat: male. In fenced off crop edge of estate. 11:19.

Mick Cunningham

Farmoor Reservoir 12th November

Great northern Diver (juv) still present on F2 09:20

Greater Scaup (f)

(per Johnny Eclipse).

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Otmoor: 11th November

Otmoor
Great White Egret 16:30.

Mary MacDougall

East Oxford: 11th November

The Oxford Parakeet population expansion continues. On a run in East Oxford this morning:

Hollow Way: 2 Ring-necked Parakeet flew overhead

Florence Park: Ring-necked Parakeet calling

Iffley Lock: Ring-necked Parakeet flew over. 

Farmoor Reservoir 11th November

Goosander 1 first year female on reservoir then on Thames near Pinkhill

European Stonechat 4  2m/2f

Common Chiffchaff 1

Kingfisher 1

Greater Scaup 1 Adf

Little Egret 1

Greater Black backed Gull 1

Yellow legged Gull 3 

Port Meadow: 11th November

Port Meadow
Yellow-legged Gull: ad.
9 Egyptian Goose

Adam Hartley

Crays Pond, Oak Wood Covert 11th November

Woodcock 

 

Farmoor Reservoir: Farmoor II: 10th November

Farmoor Reservoir: Farmoor II
Barnacle Goose 12:00.

Stephen Lockey

Sutton Courtenay: Sutton Courtenay Old Pits: 11th November

Sutton Courtenay: Sutton Courtenay Old Pits
Goosander: Redhead on stream by the old pits/landfill. 10:20.

Appleford: Appleford GP
2 Green Sandpiper 10:20.
400 Lapwing 10:20.
3 Stonechat 10:20.
4 Snipe: Seen only because of two low flying chinooks flushing every bird off the pits. 10:20.

Conor MacKenzie

Farmoor Reservoir 11th November

Courtesy of J.E.

Brent Goose (dark bellied) 09:44-09:55 when it flew off north (per Johnny Eclipse).

Great northern Diver (juv) still present this morning on F2 and appears to be uninjured after being hooked by a fly fisherman yesterday afternoon.

Scaup (f) on F1 

(per Ewan Urquhart, Johnny Eclipse)

Courtesy of J.E.

Didcot 11th November

Didcot Lydalls Road
Peregrine: Flew over E to W. SU523903. 08:42.

William Lester

Port Meadow: 10th November

Port Meadow
2 Pintail 07:30.

Ollie Padget

Otmoor: 10th November

What do others think about this pale Chiffchaff seen in the reedbed from the first screen. Possible Siberian?  (Unfortunately it remained silent)