Farmoor: 12th July

Osprey c10:20 flew over the reservoir before heading south (per Ben Carpenter)


Yellow-legged Gulls, at least five

2 Common Sandpipers
4  Oystercatcher
18+ Common Terns (inc. two juveniles)
8+ Little Egrets

(Gareth Blockley & John Gough)

Yellow-legged Gull pictures courtesy of Gareth Blockley.

Oystercatcher picture courtesy
of John Reynolds.

Standlake Pit 60: 11 July

Green Sandpiper 2

Common Sandpiper 1

Oystercatcher 2

Curlew (heard)

Hobby 2

Common Terns

Little Egrets

Green Sandpiper

Common Tern

Little Egret

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Otmoor 11th July AM

Redstart in Long Meadow this morning.

Turtle Dove
Marsh Harrier
Hobby
Curlew
Little Egrets
Bittern
Green Sandpiper 1st screen
Snipe
Water Rail

Farmoor Res 10th July

Dunlin courtesy of Jim Hutchins

Dunlin

Little Egret 4

Kestrel 5 (3 juv)

(per Jim Hutchins)

Otmoor.A.M. 10th June.

1 Marsh Harrier
1 Curlew (calling)
1 Kingfisher
2 Turtle Doves.

Great crested Gebes courtesy
of John Reynolds.

South Oxon Downs 9th July

Quail c5 males calling (heard only) this evening.

(per Andy Last & Dave Lowe)

Otmoor RSPB 9th July

Marsh Harrier
Oystercatcher 3 Flew south low over the reeds at mid day. 12:30.
Curlew 2 A pr. by the second screen. 12:30.
Common Tern 2
Red Kite 16
Turtle Dove
Great spotted Woodpecker 3
Lesser Whitethroat

(per John Edwards & Paul Tomlinson)

Great-spotted Woodpecker photo 
courtesy of  Paul Tomlinson.

Blenheim Park 9th July

Spotted Flycatcher 4+ (2+juv)
Shelduck 2
Goosander (f) recently

(per Dave Doherty)

Standlake Pit 60 9th July

Curlew 2 (ad&juv)

Green Sandpiper 2

Little Egret 6

Common Tern 4

(per Jim Hutchins)

Green Sandpiper photo courtesy of Jim Hutchins.

Farmoor 9th July

Redshank 9
Oystercatcher 3
Common Sandpiper 5
Dunlin I


Kingston Bagpuize: 9th July

Kingston Bagpuize
OTHER SPECIES: Hummingbird Hawk Moth.

Jed Cleeter

Clifton Hampden: 8th July

Clifton Hampden
Hobby
Little Egret

Jed Cleeter

Farmoor Reservoir: 8th July

Farmoor Reservoir
3 Common Sandpiper: F1. 10:30.

Stephen Lockey

Little Grebe  take off on Otmoor courtesy of John Reynolds

Grimsbury Reservoir: 8th July

Grimsbury Reservoir
Common Sandpiper
Little Ringed Plover

Gareth Blockley

Kingston Bagpuize: 8th July

Kingston Bagpuize
Hobby

Jed Cleeter

Buzzard over Otmoor courtesy of John Reynolds

Appleford GP's 7th July

Little-ringed Plover 4
Oystercatcher 2
Common Sandpiper 2
Green Sandpiper 2
Peregrine Falcon 2

(per Brian Wyatt)

Hanwell Fields: 7th July

Grasshopper Warbler - male reeling

(per Kirsty Brannan)

Bicester Wetlands Reserve 7th July

Black-tailed Godwit
Green Sandpiper 3
Lapwing 17
Grey Heron 4
Little Egret
Teal 2
Gadwall 4
Garden Warbler

(per Alan Peters)

Nb:Access to the reserve requires a key.