Farmoor Reservoir: Causeway: 2nd January

Farmoor Reservoir: Causeway
Common Sandpiper: F1 side of causeway.

Dave Godfrey

Letcombe Regis 2nd January

Hen Harrier (fem) Very briefly at top of Castle Hill.

Leo Bateman

Grimsbury Reservoir: 2nd January

Grimsbury Reservoir
2 Willow Tit: 1 male very active and showing well (sang briefly) and a second bird seen very briefly.

Gareth Blockley

Standlake Pit 60 1st January

3 Goldeneye (2m1f) Nice ? courtship display. SP388018.

Antony Collieu

Warburg Reserve: 31st December

Warburg Reserve
Raven

Thomas Stevenson

Farmoor 1st January

                                                                                                

Slavonian Grebe on F1 found by Martin Brandon this morning.

Great Northern Diver on F2 11a.m

Both pictures (c) The Paranoid Birder

Port Meadow: 1st January

Port Meadow
Cormorant: Flying over Thames at Medley.
2 Dunlin
Redshank

Georgina Ferry

Henley 31st December

2 Ring-necked Parakeet

(per The Wickster)

This seems to be one of the most reliable sites
for these birds in the county.
Park at Henley Rugby club,walk away from Henley
along the Marlow road for approx 50yrds then
cross over the road and take the footpath towards
the river about here

3 seen at 10am New Year's Day on the gable on the last river-fronted building down from Hobbs boatyard, right next to Mill Meadows playground.
(anon from comments)

Buckland Warren 31st December

23 Crossbill Buckland Warren here

(per J.Dexter)

Wytham 31st December

White-fronted Goose near Wytham village.
About here
Canada Geese 375
Greylag Geese 102
Bar-headed Geese 2

Farmoor (Dec 31st) 8-10:45

Great Northern Diver - 1 juv appeared in good health and no sign of red twine.
Water Rail - 1
Goldeneye - 12
Wigeon - pair
Aythya Hybrid - male on F1 still.
Bullfinch

Aythya Hybrid (c) The Paranoid Birder

Otmoor 30th December

White-fronted Goose not seen amongst the Greylags.

Grey Heron flying across the channel by the hide

Fox running on Ashgrave

Buzzard from the hide

Kestrel in a tree by the path to the 1st screen

Photos (c) Nigel Forrow

Farmoor Reservoir 30th December

Farmoor II

Great Northern Diver Juv. troubled by what looks like red fishing line on feet.

David White

+Jack Snipe (per Dai oos)

Crawley New Mill 30th December

Dipper Crawley New Mill c09:00

(per The Wickster)

Port Meadow: 29th December

Port Meadow
700 Golden Plover
4 Redshank
2 Dunlin

Mary Gregory

Otmoor 29th December

White-fronted Goose still on Greenaways with one of the Greylag flocks though mobile.
Cetti's Warbler (heard halfway along the bridleway)
Green Sandpiper (2nd Screen)

All things Moorish Otmoor Birding

            

Kingham 29 December 2011

Otmoor 27th December

3+ SEO giving close spectacular views all afternoon in broad daylight.

The WF Goose with the greylags on Greenaways.

Also present peregrine, sparrowhawk, buzzard, kingfisher, cettis warbler heard near the vols hut, raven.


more at Otmoor Birding

Short-eared Owl (c) The Paranoid Birder

Farmoor (Dec 27th) 10:30 - 12:45

Great Northern Diver - 1 juv showing well from the sailing club
Goosander - 1f
Siskin - 5
Kingfisher - 1
Greenfinch - 35
Lapwing - c40 (s)
Bullfinch - 3

(c) The Paranoid Birder