: 10th December

Bletchingdon
15 Raven: A flock of at least 15 flew overhead kronking towards Otmoor - biggest I've seen. SP501176. 08:58.

David Watkinson

Oxford: Christchurch Meadow: 9th December

Oxford: Christchurch Meadow
Black Redstart: Imm/female type on roof of Christ Church College buildings overlooking the meadow. 13:05.

Ben Sheldon

Garford: 8th December

Garford
2 Barn Owl: Hunting mid-afternoon. 14:30.
150 Lapwing: Various flocks totalling c150. 14:30.
Little Egret: Near River Ock. 14:30.
Chiffchaff: With mixed Tit flock. 14:30.
6 Goldcrest: At least with mixed Tit flocks. 14:30.
2 Kestrel: Attempting to rob a Barn Owl of its prey. 14:30.

Jed Cleeter

Oxford City 7th December

Black Redstart f at Christ Church yesterday a.m (KAW).

Tar Lakes: 8th December

Tar Lakes, Rushy Common
2 Great White Egret 15:30.
90 Red-crested Pochard 15:30.

Richard Catling

Otmoor rspb 7th December

Hen Harrier rt still present yesterday (per RBA).

Farmoor Reservoir: 7th December

Farmoor Reservoir
Caspian Gull: 1w. dropped onto Northern edge of F1, offering close views then took off and I was unable to relocate. 12:55.
Kingfisher 12:55.
Common Sandpiper: regular bird. 12:55.
2 Stonechat: m. reedbeds to N of F1. 12:55.

Glen Pascoe

Port Meadow: 7th December

Port Meadow
2 Stonechat: m & f. Still in the thistles along the east shore of the floods.

Adam Hartley

Aston, 7th December

 

Long-tailed Tit © David Hastings

Grimsbury Reservoir: 7th December

Grimsbury Reservoir
Dunlin
Goosander: redhead.

Gareth Blockley

 

Pied Wagtail courtesy of Caroline Walker.

Chimney: Chimney Meadows: 7th December

Chimney: Chimney Meadows
30 Egyptian Goose 11:00.

Denis Kennedy

Appleford: Appleford GP: 6th December

Appleford: Appleford GP
Great White Egret 13:39.
Red-crested Pochard: With 5 Pochard & a female Ring-necked duck. Flew from the river pit across Thames where a shoot was in progress. Hope they survived. . 13:39.
Ring-necked Duck: fem. 13:39.

William Lester

Kestrel over Otmoor courtesy of Malcolm Bowey.

 

Woodstock: Woodstock Church: 6th December

Woodstock: Woodstock Church
Hawfinch: Single bird seen twice in church yard in yew tree. 11:00.

Gareth Casburn

Blenheim: 6th December

Blenheim
Caspian Gull: Adult again. 09:00.
4 Teal 09:00.
Wigeon: Single female. 09:00.
2 Great White Egret 09:00.
Peregrine: Female on monument. 09:00.
Meadow Pipit 09:00.
2 Kingfisher 09:00.

Gareth Casburn

Bicester Wetland Reserve 6th December

 2 Stonechat on posts in the meadow behind new ditch pool
1 Kingfisher Works Pool

Alan Peters
Key Holder Reserve

Port Meadow: 5th December

Port Meadow
Caspian Gull: ad.
3 Yellow-legged Gull: 2 x ad, 2w.

Adam Hartley

Some video footage of the adult Caspian Gull

Fyfield Wick: 5th December

5th December

Fyfield Wick
50 Golden Plover: Flew high East. 13:36.
80 Lapwing: Put up by Peregrine. 14:00.
Peregrine: male. Through hunting to the south. 14:00.
215 Greenfinch: Counted in to roost this evening and is a record number for this roost. 16:00.
Sparrowhawk: male. The splendid looking regular adult Male made 2 attempts to grab a Greenfinch trying to get into the roost and then sat giving great close views. 16:00.

Jed Cleeter

Blenheim 5th December

Caspian gull - adult again this morning giving good views over both lakes. At one point it hassled the otter that was swimming with a fish.

Great white egret - 3

Little egret - 2

Peregrine - 2

Snipe - 5

Cetti's warbler - 1