Wolvercote: 21st January

5 Goosander - (including a pair displaying and mating) 

Rushy Lock 21st January

Rushy Lock Thames Path
Peregrine: SP323001. 12:30.

Sam Prior

Letcombe Regis: 21 January

 1 Cattle Egret - commuting between the sheep field by the allotments and the Warborough road lake
3+ Little Egret
1 Great Bustard - in usual field but distant

Cattle Egret (c) Stephen Burch

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Sonning Eye GPs: 21st January

Sonning Eye GPs
Egyptian Goose 15:15.
30 Wigeon: Plus. 15:15.
Great Crested Grebe 15:15.
40 Tufted Duck: Plus lost count. 15:15.
15 Canada Goose 15:15.

Ralph Watts

: 21st January

21st January

Wellbarn Estate, Moulsford Downs
5 Grey Partridge: Exploded E across road from hillside. SU5882. 10:45.

Wellbarn Estate, Moulsford Downs
Raven: Kronking heard beyond valley end. SU5581. 11:35.

Mike Amphlett

Letcombe Regis 21st January

Little & Cattle Egret taken recently courtesy of Mark Bradfield.

Cattle Egret still in sheep field to W of allotments 12:45 - then flew to lake

Great Bustard still in usual field E of village 12:20, but no sign later on

3 Little Egret

Siskin

Radley GPs 21st January

Ring-necked Duck 2 (m/f) on the small lake they were originally on.

Common Gull

(per David Hastings).

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Play Hatch: 21st January

Play Hatch
Little Egret: Seen from road driving past. SU744765. 12:25.

Ralph Watts

Standlake: 21st January

Standlake
Treecreeper: Working the trees in my Rack End garden. A garden tick! 12:37.

Mick Cunningham

Witney Lake: 21st January

2 Chiffchaff: Not Siberian. SP354086. 12:19. 
Grey Wagtail

Siskin: SP359083. 10:52. 
2 Stonechat 

Mark Pidgeon

Access to Standlake Pit 60

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Sarsgrove: 19th January

Sarsgrove
46 Brambling: Today the Brambling formed a distinctive flock separate from the Chaffinch and Linnet. I was lucky enough to see them fly in and settle briefly in the top of one of the trees and was able to make a much more accurate count. SP314249. 12:45.
30 Chaffinch: SP314249. 12:45.
20 Linnet: Approx 20 - much smaller numbers today. SP314249. 12:45.
Greenfinch: ad male. SP314249. 12:45.
2 Raven: ad pair. Flew over toward Sarsgrove Wood. SP314249. 12:45.
Green Woodpecker: H/O. SP314249. 12:45.

Steve Akers

Standlake Pit 60: 19th January

Standlake Pit 60
Great White Egret 11:00.

Phil Swarbrick

Port Meadow: 19th January

Port Meadow
Goosander: Red head on the river upstream of the Perch. 16:07.
2 Pintail: At least 2 on the floods. 16:07.
2 Shelduck: On the floods. 16:07.
100 Barnacle Goose: Feeding half way between northern edge of floods and Wolvercote. 16:07.

Andrew Siantonas

Lower Shiplake: 19th January

Lower Shiplake
10 Ring-necked Parakeet: Plus. SU777796. 14:20.

Ralph Watts

 

Sparrowhawk Otmoor rspb courtesy of Pete Barker.

Balscote: Balscote Quarry: 19th January

Balscote: Balscote Quarry
2 Brambling: Male and female in separate small flocks of Chaffinches. 09:30.

Mike Prentice

Letcombe Regis 19th January

Cattle Egret still 13:00 - Warborough lake 

Great Bustard still 12:30

Graven Hill Bicester 19th January

Graven Hill
2 Stonechat: Pair. SP586216. 11:00.

Colin Oram

Bicester Wetland Reserve 19th January

 97 Common Snipe

1 Jack Snipe

160 Teal

4 Gadwall

2 Heron

 Pair Stonechat

Alan Peters and Colin Oram

Key Holder Reserve

Letcombe Regis: 18th January

Letcombe Regis
Cattle Egret: Cattle Egret still in field west of Warborough Road allotments - seen feeding amongst a flock of sheep. 12:15.

Simon Cousins

Port Meadow: 18th January

Port Meadow
Black-tailed Godwit
2 Yellow-legged Gull: 1w & 3w.
3 Shelduck
8 Pintail
Redshank
Oystercatcher

Adam Hartley, Giles Moon

Black-tailed Godwit, courtesy of Giles Moon

 

Otmoor: 18th January

69 White-fronted Geese: Ashgrave

Hen Harrier (ringtail): over back of Greenaways

10 Dunlin

Kingfisher

2 Peregrine

2 Marsh Tit

4 Lesser Redpoll

2 Stonechat

8 Pochard

7 Yellowhammer

14 Bullfinch

2 Marsh Harrier

Raven

6 Water Rail

White-fronted Geese

Ringtail Hen Harrier

Dix Pit: 18th January

LWV Dix Pit
9 Siskin: SP407049. 14:30.
Lesser Redpoll: SP407049. 14:29. 
10 Goldeneye: 4m,6f. SP407049. 14:28.

LWV Vicarage Pit 8
7 Red-crested Pochard: 5m, 2f. SP400056. 11:30.

Julian Webster

Witney Lake: 18th January

Witney Lake
Kingfisher 13:07.
6 Siskin 13:07.
2 Stonechat 13:07.
Chiffchaff 13:07.

Mark Pidgeon

Balscote: Balscote Quarry: 18th January

Balscote: Balscote Quarry
Brambling: fem. Close to the feeders. 09:45.

Graeme Porter

Sarsgrove: 18th January

Sarsgrove
30 Brambling: Many perched low in the thicket. SP314249. 11:30.
200 Linnet: A wonderful cacophony of song greets you immediately you arrive here - there are at least 200 Linnet present, probably more, singing from the tops of the trees and flying out in flocks of up to 100. SP314249. 11:30.
40 Chaffinch: SP314249. 11:30.
22 Fieldfare: SP314249. 11:30.
2 Kestrel: SP314249. 11:30.
Red Kite: SP314249. 11:30.
Buzzard: SP314249. 11:30.

Steve Akers

Kings Lock: 18th January

Kings Lock
100 Barnacle Goose: In field by the Thames Path a few 100 yards upstream from Kings Lock. 10:30.

Andrew Siantonas

Waterstock: River Thame: 17th January

White-fronted Goose: Juv with the geese flock. 13:05. 

Woodcock
3 Stonechat: 1m 2f. 13:05.
13 Pintail 13:05.
2 Raven 13:05.

Luke Marriner

Both photos courtesy of

Luke Marriner.

New Marston: New Marston Meadows: 17th January

New Marston: New Marston Meadows
15 Ring-necked Parakeet: Flew over early morning. Largest flock yet for the site. Smaller numbers later in day.
170 Redwing: Largest flock recorded at site.
35 Teal
Water Rail
2 Sparrowhawk

Tom Evans

Bagley Wood: 17th January

Bagley Wood
Marsh Tit 21:25.

D Moden

Chimney: 17th January

Chimney
2 Crane: Heard at least two from main road through the site coming from towards the Thames. SP355010. 20:49.

Sam Prior

Oxford: Botanic Gardens: 17th January

Oxford: Botanic Gardens
Goosander: male. On the Cherwell floating gently past the gardens.

Bob Pomfret

Oxey Mead: 17th January

Oxey Mead
8 Goosander: 5m, 3f. SP480109. 15:00.
17 Pochard: 14m, 3f. SP480109. 15:00.

Steve Goddard

Appleford: Appleford GP: 17th January

Appleford: Appleford GP
Peregrine: very smart adult; on pylon, then flew off west. 12:00.
2 Stonechat: pair. 12:00.
Pintail: male. 12:00.

Anthony Cheke

: 17th January

Moulsford Downs, Wellbarn Estate
Raven: Overflew, SE. Medium height, kronking all the way across the valley and into Berk's. SU5682. 12:30.

Mike Amphlett

Elsfield: 17th January

17th January

Elsfield
Raven: Well-settled on larch, giving single "kronk" calls. SP543106. 09:40.

Sydlings Copse
7 Common Crossbill: Feeding in larch and Scots pines along the northwestern perimeter fence; all eventually flew off northwest. SP552096. 10:40.

Nicholas Boyd

Play Hatch: 17th January

Play Hatch
2 Brambling: m. With large flock of Linnets and Chaffinch. 11:15.

John Kearns

Letcombe Regis 17th January

Courtesy of Mark Bradfield

CATTLE EGRET still 11:30 with Little Egret in field by Warborough Road allotments

Great Bustard still 11:00 

Courtesy of Mark Bradfield

Foxholes BBOWT 17th January

Woodcock 4

Common Raven 2

Marsh Tit 1

Dunsden Green: 17th January

Dunsden Green
Raven 10:39. 

2 Egyptian Goose: m & f. In their favourite location ( mine as well) Loddon Brewery. 09:50. 

John Kearns

Banbury St Marys 17th January

 

Balscote: Balscote Quarry: 17th January

Balscote: Balscote Quarry
Merlin: Seen chasing finches by Dylan Parry-Davies. Also m f brambling and at least 5 snipe. 14:20.

Steve Holliday

Cornbury Park: 17th January

Cornbury Park
6 Common Crossbill: 4 ad male, 2 ad fem. Feeding in large Scots Pine right beside the footpath through Knighton's Copse just before the clearing/open area - pine cones dropping gave away their presence - this seems to be a favourite tree for them to feed in. SP325183. 12:00.
Raven: SP325183. 12:00.
Nuthatch: H/O. SP325183. 12:00.

Steve Akers

Bicester 17th January

Bicester Duxford close
Merlin: Flying low through the close I live in. SP594238. 08:00.

John Gough

East Challow: 17th January

East Challow
Raven: Kronking over West.

Mark Merritt

White-fronts Standlake Family Party.

Family party, part of the 7 in SNT's report. Along with 2 Great Egrets in same field.

Standlake: 16th January

White-fronted Goose 7, in Thames-side fields beyond pits 38 & 60
Great White Egret 2

Sarsgrove: 16th January

Sarsgrove
40 Greylag Goose: Flew over in over in V formation at dusk calling loudly. Also confirmed sighting by a friend in Salford moments later. 17:00.

Steve Akers

Sarsgrove 16th January

Brambling 40+

Chaffinch 60+

Linnet 100+

Common Crossbill 2

Fieldfare 250

Common Raven 2

Moreton nr Thame: Moreton Golf Course: 16th January

Moreton nr Thame: Moreton Golf Course
Woodcock 18:52.

Luke Marriner

Port Meadow: 16th January

Port Meadow
3 Caspian Gulls: 2w, 2x 1w - found by Giles Moon
4 Shelduck
2 Redshank
3 Pintail

Gnome et al.

Courtesy of Giles Moon

Sonning Eye GPs: 16th January

Sonning Eye GPs
Bittern: In the reedbed at the north end. 16:42.
Great White Egret: At the river end of the rowing lake. 15:45. 

Great White Egret: At the river end of the rowing lake. 15:45. 

Marek Walford

Letcombe Regis: 16 January

1 Cattle Egret
2 Little Egret
1 Stonechat - in allotments

Egrets in field by allotments on west side of Warborough Road. SU380860. Until about 14:00

Cattle Egret (c) Stephen Burch

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Port Meadow: 16th January

Port Meadow
2 Oystercatcher 14:56.

Colm O Caomhanaigh

 

Snow Geese over the Thames path at Farmoor courtesy of Jessica Crumpton.

Middleton Stoney, 16th January 2021

12:00

4 Grey Partridge

13 Red-legged Partridge 

in fields to North of B4030 by Upper Heyford turn.

Letcombe Brook 16th January

Cattle Egret courtesy of Geoff Dymott photo taken yesterday

CATTLE EGRET in field next to allotments on the west side of Warborough Road 12:50 

(per Leo Bateman).

It was originally on pond adjacent to the Warborough Road this morning with 3 Little Egret 

(per Mark Merritt).

A329 near Moulsford: 16th January

A329 near Moulsford
Brambling: Fem on sfh feeder, first of the winter! SU5985. 09:35.

Mike Amphlett

Churn 15th January

Churn Farm
6 Stonechat: At lest six individuals, in ex-sheep fields, just S of the metalled road. A couple of quite bright males. SU5182. 13:30.

Mike Amphlett

Moulsford 15th January

Moulsford, Halfpenny Lane
Stonechat: Perched atop a dead stem, poss a dock. SU5884. 15:00.

Mike Amphlett

Letcombe Brook 15th January

CATTLE EGRET seen on the Warborough Road Lake (per G.Dymott).

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Port Meadow: 15th January

Port Meadow
Caspian Gull, 1w (found by Joe Wynn)
2 Shelduck
2 Pintail
2 Redshank
2 Oystercatcher

Gnome et al.

1w Caspian Gull courtesy of Isaac West

 

 

Sonning Eye GPs: 15th January

Sonning Eye GPs
3 Raven: One in tree calling and second birds on the ground 50 yards further on. 14:40.
4 Egyptian Goose: Flying over the lake. 14:40.
20 Tufted Duck: Plus. 14:40.
7 Great Crested Grebe 14:40.
Little Grebe 14:40.

Ralph Watts

Yarnton: 15th January

Yarnton
15 Lesser Redpoll 12:00.

Nick Suckling

Begbroke: Spring Hill: 15th January

Begbroke: Spring Hill
Merlin: f. 11:00.

Nick Suckling

Sarsgrove 15th January

Brambling 40+

Chaffinch 30+

Linnet 300+

Port Meadow 14th January

2 Caspian Gulls: 1w & 3w
Intermedius Lesser Black-backed Gull
Oystercatcher

Gnome & Giles Moon

The 1w

The 3w, both photos courtesy of Giles Moon

Cornbury 14th January

Common Crossbill 7+

Lesser Redpoll 34

Common Raven 1

 

Letcombe Regis 14th January

Courtesy of Mark Merritt.

Great Bustard still 13:45 - in field to S of footpath today 

: 14th January

Churn Farm
6 Stonechat: At lest six individuals, in ex-sheep fields, just S of the metalled road. A couple of quite bright males. SU524826. 13:30.

Mike Amphlett

Chipping Norton: 13th January

Chipping Norton
2 Stonechat: ad pair. Still present amongst the vegetation in the marsh near Cornwell. SP283268. 11:30.

Steve Akers

Appleford: Appleford GP: 13th January

Appleford: Appleford GP
Caspian Gull: 1w. 17:58.
Peregrine 17:58.
2 Snipe 17:58.
2 Stonechat 17:58.

Conor MacKenzie

 

Local Buzzard courtesy of Mick Cunningham.

Port Meadow: 13th January

Port Meadow
2 Redshank
Caspian Gull: 1w.
2 Shelduck
6 Pintail

Adam Hartley, Giles Moon, Isaac West

Dix Pit Stanton Harcourt 13th January

Scaup: 1 f.
8 Goldeneye
1 Common Gull

LWV Vicarage Pit 8
3 Red-crested Pochard: 2m, 1f. SP400056

 Julian Webster

 

Male Kestrel Cholsey courtesy of Alan Dawson.

Foxholes BBOWT Reserve 13th January

Woodcock 4

Lesser Redpoll 3

Marsh Tit

(per D. Parr)

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Farmoor Reservoir 13th January

Scaup (f)

Snow Goose 99

(per RBA)

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Oxey Mead: 12th January

Oxey Mead
6 Goosander: 4m, 2f. SP481108. 16:00.
Raven: SP482108. 16:00.

Steve Goddard

Port Meadow: 12th January

Port Meadow
8 Goosander: 4 male, 4 fem. On river between Wolvercote Bridge & the Boat Club. 22:07.

Andrew Mann

Letcombe Regis 12th January

Great Bustard still 13:00

Peregrine (m)

Chiffchaff

Gadwall (m) over

40+ Yellowhammer

3 Reed Bunting 

Dix Pit Stanton Harcourt 12th January

Scaup (f) reported 

Goldeneye 5

Siskin 2

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Play Hatch: 12th January

12th January

Play Hatch
3 Little Egret: On flooded meadows. SU745766. 14:25.

Dunsden Green
5 Red-legged Partridge: SU733777. 13:50.
15 Yellowhammer: SU733777. 13:50.

Ralph Watts

Hardwick GPs 12th January

No sign of the 3 Ring-necked Ducks this morning (per Mick Cunningham).

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Didcot 12th January

Didcot: Ladygrove
Peregrine: Landed on Pylon. SU524914. 11:31.

Michael Violette

Port Meadow: 12th January

12th January

Port Meadow
2 Pintail: male. Possibly some females as well amongst the usual large number of wigeon, teal and shoveler on the floods. 10:00.

Port Meadow: Wolvercote Common
Oystercatcher: Feeding by the boundary ditch between Wolvercote Common and Port Meadow, closer to railway line than the river. 10:15.

Andrew Siantonas

Port Meadow: 11th January

Port Meadow
7 Pintail
2 Shelduck
1w Caspian Gull
2w Yellow-legged Gull

Adam Hartley, Giles Moon

1w Caspian Gull courtesy of Giles Moon

Chinnor: Cement Works: 11th January

Courtesy of David Stracey

Caspian Gull: Adult in gull roost Lake 2b. 15:00.
2 Yellow-legged Gull: 2 adults in gull roost Lake 2b. 15:00.

David Stracey

Otmoor rspb 11th January

Brent Goose (dark-bellied) with the Barnacle flock on Ashgrave this morning.

68 White-fronted Geese 

Hen Harrier 

Standlake: 11th January

Standlake
6 Chiffchaff: At least. STW. 17:03.
Great White Egret: Thames fields. 17:03.

Mick Cunningham

Play Hatch: 11th January

Play Hatch
2 Brambling: With Chaffinch and Linnets. 11:15.
Great White Egret: In flooded field next to gravel pits opposite Playhatch. 11:10

John Kearns

: 11th January

Neal's Shaw
Brambling: f. SU6882. 16:37.

John Taylor

Blenheim: Blenheim Lake: 11th January

Blenheim: Blenheim Lake
2 Great White Egret
2 Little Egret
9 Grey Heron
3 Little Grebe
Kingfisher
96 Gadwall
19 Wigeon
41 Tufted Duck

Bob Pomfret

Farmoor Reservoir: 11th January

3 Scaup: F1. SP441054. 10:48.
Yellow-legged Gull: 1st winter. SP441054. 10:48.
Common Sandpiper 

Mark Pidgeon

Blenheim: Combe Gate: 10th January

10th January

Blenheim: Combe Gate
Woodcock: Over as the last light went. 17:00.

Blenheim: Blenheim Lake
Great White Egret 16:30.

Simon Myers

White-fronted Goose opposite St Giles's Church Standlake

White-fronted Goose: ad. With greylags opposite st Giles's church. 12:29. 

Stonechat 2 m+f

Port Meadow: 10th January

Caspian Gull 3 (1stw +2ad) reported at northern end of flood 15:50

Redshank

2 Shelduck 16:15.
4 Pintail: 2 pairs. 16:15.

Anthony Cheke

Hardwick 10th January

Ring-necked Duck 3 (2m) reported on Pit 6 again this morning.

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Sonning Eye GPs: 10th January

10th January

Sonning Eye GPs
Brambling: With flock of chaffinch near the Allotments. SU748763. 12:24.
Great White Egret: Over to Henley Road G P. 12:40.
2 Great Spotted Woodpecker: In trees near gate. 12:05.
35 Tufted Duck 12:05.

Ralph Watts