South Leigh: 9th May

South Leigh
2 Yellow Wagtail: pair in same location where they bred last year. 19:00.

Richard Catling

Skylark Oxon Downs courtesy of Brian Walker.

 

Bicester: 9th May

Bicester
Grasshopper Warbler: Reeling in wet scrub beside Graven hill. Also singing: lesser whitethroat and whitethroat, >5 sedge warblers, and other common warbler species in same area. SP584213. 19:30.

Simon Myers

Cogges, Witney: 9th May

Cogges, Witney
2 Marsh Harrier: fem. Came from Langel Common direction went north after having a tumbling interaction over houses. Both appeared to have all dark underwings but light was bad. SP363098. 18:00.

John Pimm

Port Meadow: 9th May

Port Meadow
5 Ringed Plover
4 Shelduck
20 Barnacle Goose
20 Snow Goose
No sign of the Garganey this evening

Adam Hartley, Steve Sansom

Oxford: Longbridges Nature Park: 9th May

Oxford: Longbridges Nature Park
Common Sandpiper: feeding along western bank of western river channel (horse field). 19:00.
Garden Warbler 19:00.

Nicholas Boyd

RSPB Otmoor 9 May

Lesser Redpoll
Whinchat
Lesser Whitethroat 4
Greenfinch 4
Cuckoo 3
Snipe 2 drumming 

Common Tern 

Crane 3

Lesser Whitethroat

Banbury: 9th May

Banbury
2 Hobby: 2 over Bretch Hill this afternoon, per Clive Payne.

Gareth Blockley

Seems to be a good year for Common Whitethroats with at least 8 singing males between Pinkhill and Shrike Meadow.

Lesser Whitehroat 1

Kingfisher 2

Cuckoo 1

Otmoor 8th May

Short-eared Owl seen on the reserve this morning,

(per Paul Mallarini) then what could be the same bird seen from the garden of the Abingdon Arms 18:12  (per Gareth Clair).

Above & below courtesy of Paul Mallarini.

Oxford: Iffley Road: 8th May

Oxford: Iffley Road
4 Swift: Quite high up, then 3 low at 19:50. First I've seen this year, though one or two heard on Sunday 5th. SP527050. 19:28.

Patrick Keiller

Portway, near Caulcott: 8th May

Portway, near Caulcott
Corn Bunting: Seen singing from top of hazel bush on west side of the Portway ~300 metres south of junction with B4030. Another heard nearer the junction. SP499240. 10:15.

Patrick Keiller

Day's Lock, Church Farm Backwaters a.m.

 3 Black-tailed Godwits 

Witney: 8th May

Witney
2 Swift: Screaming over High St. SP355099. 13:20.

Graeme Coates

Upper Heyford 8th May

Cattle Egret just south of Upper Heyford viewable from the towpath.

Cuckoo at Somerton 

(per Sandra Bletchly).

Harwell: 8th May

Harwell
4 Swift: 4+ over The Cleave/Jennings Lane this morning, also heard screaming yesterday evening- first of the year. SU493892. 09:56.

Philip Chapman

Rushy Common: 7th May

Rushy Common
4 Sandwich Tern: SP382073. 07:47.

John Pimm

Port Meadow: 7th May

Port Meadow
Garganey: m.
4 Shelduck
2 Egyptian Goose

Adam Hartley, Steve Lavington, Steve Sansom

Crowell: 7th May

Crowell
Yellow Wagtail: 1 along bridleway. SU747997. 16:30.

David Stracey

Chinnor: Cement Works: 7th May

Chinnor: Cement Works
3 Little Ringed Plover: Lake 2b. 10:00.
2 Oystercatcher: Lake 2b. 10:00.

David Stracey