Otmoor 23 November

3 Brambling from hide in mixed finch flock
2 Stonechat
Merlin
Peregrine
Marsh Harrier

PR & SR

Farmoor Res 23rd November

Monday 23rd: Chilton Downs, South Oxon.

Great Grey Shrike.
The wintering Bury Down/Cow Down bird was north of the Ridgeway, just in Oxon at Grims Ditch at lunch time.

Great-grey Shrike courtesy of The Gun-Slinger

Blenheim Park 23rd November

Shelduck 2
Pintail 2
Yellow-legged Gull
Water Rail
Cetti's Warbler recently

(per Dave Doherty)

Farmoor 23rd November

Grey Phalarope along northern shore of F1 14:30 and showing well
(per Ewan, R.Watts,R.Sajdak,A.A)

Red-necked Grebe
4 Redshank
1 Dunlin
1 Kingfisher
2 Grey Wagtails

courtesy of Gnome

Ewelme Cress Beds 22nd November

Mandarin Duck
Green Sandpiper
Little Egret
Blackcap

(per Tom Stevenson)

Farmoor Reservoir: 22nd November

Above & below Grey Phalarope pictures courtesy of Tezzer.

Grey Phalarope still present at 15:26 on F1 (per Tezzer)  

Red-necked Grebe F1
10 Goldeneye (2m)
2 Goosander: Flying west. 08:20.
3 Redshank 10:44
Dunlin
Kingfisher
2 Grey Wagtail
Redpoll over

(Mike Youngman et al)

Goldeneye courtesy of Andy Last

Otmoor 22nd November

One of the two Brambling present this afternoon adjacent to the Wetlands Watch hide.
Please click the cog and view at 1080HD.

Courtesy of Andy Last

Marsh Harrier 2
Sparrowhawk m
Brambling 2 from the Wetlands Watch hide.
Cetti's Warbler 2+
Kingfisher

Large Starling roost but with birds once again opting for settling straight away in the reed beds.

Sandford-on-Thames: 22nd November

Cetti's Warbler
Siskin 5
Redpoll

D Moden

Otmoor 21st November

Marsh Harrier 2
Wigeon c100
Brambling 2 from the Wetlands Watch hide
Redpoll

(per Bark)

Short-eared Owl 2 yesterday (per Chris Coppock)

Sprawk Otmoor courtesy of J.R

Grove Airfield area 21st November

No sign of the Great-grey Shrike
Grey Partridge 2
Redwing 100+
Fieldfare 50+
Yellowhammer

Shotover 21st November

Report of a Rough-legged Buzzard at Brasenose Wood SP560054

(Andy Gosler on the OOS sightings page)

Rushey Common Lake, 21st November

Shoveller c 14m 7f
Green Sandpiper
Heron with large vole, a la the recent Otmoor picture
Little Grebe 4

Clackers

Cholsey 20th November

Short-eared Owl near Cholsey at The Leys
(per Paul Chandler).

Cholsey Wildlife

Otmoor 20th November

Courtesy of J.R

1 Brambling from the wetlands watch hide (per Jon Reynolds)
3 Cettis
2 Stonechat
2 Water rail
1 Marsh Harrier
3 Redpoll
c300 Lapwing
c300 Golden Plover
2 Yellowhammer
9 Snipe
Redwing and Fieldfare numbers are building up


PR, PG, DL

Courtesy of J.R

South Leigh: 20th November

South Leigh
Woodcock 16:50.

Jeremy Dexter

Chimney: Chimney Meadows: 20th November

Chimney: Chimney Meadows
Brambling: f.

Mark Merritt

Standlake Pit 60: PM 20th November

Kestrel © Jim Hutchins

Kestrel © Jim Hutchins

Port Meadow: 20th November

Egyptian Goose: The leucistic bird again.
Lots of Wigeon & Teal back on the floods
10 or so Lapwing
Good numbers of Linnet, Meadow Pipit and Pied Wagtails also about

Adam Hartley