Buscot: 17th December

Buscot
Merlin: male. Cracking adult male.

Jed Cleeter

Farmoor Res 17th December

Great Northern Diver 2 (both juvs) still on F2
(per Wayne Bull).

Appleton 17th December

No sign of the Great Grey Shrike today from footpath off Eaton Road (per Debbie White).
Short-eared Owl yesterday (per Alex White).

Standlake Common area: AM 17th December

Pit 60

Peregrine (being mobbed by crows)

50+ Gadwall

30+ Shoveler

Pit 27

Goosander (f)

3 x Red Crested Pochard (2m, 1f)
Little Egret
Bulfinch (m)

Otmoor: 16th December

16th December

Otmoor
Brambling 14:15.
Marsh Harrier 14:45.

Steve Goddard

Farmoor 16th December

2 Great Northern Diver juvs  (mirror image)

Great Northern Diver juv

Bicester Wetlands Reserve 16th December

Jack Snipe 2
Snipe 5
Green Sandpiper
Water Rail 2
Teal 200
Little Egret 2
Stonechat

(per Alan Peters)

Barn Owl near Eynsham courtesy of Moth Clark

Henley 16th December

Ring-necked Parakeet 6 at the Rugby Club and neighbouring Phyllis Court (per Peter Law) 

Appleton 16th December: Great Grey Shrike

Courtesy of Debbie White

Great Grey Shrike, Appleton. From the footpath adjacent to Hengrove House off Eaton Road.
13:00

"As you walk down the footpath with the house on the left. after a while the footpath bears right, there is a really muddy patch after a 100m with a few odd hawthorn and brambles. It was sat on top on the hawthorn"  (about here)

(per Debbie White)

Courtesy of Debbie White

Cholsey Manor Farm 16th December

Whooper Swan 5 (3 juv) still in field N/W of Cholsey 13:20 between Manor Farm
& Cholsey Hill viewable from the road. Nb: parking is limited.

(per Ralph Watts, Roger Wyatt)

Rushey Common Lake, December 16th

Kingfisher
Teal  36
Peregrine opposite hide, up to it's chest in the lake bathing

Clackers

Farmoor 16th December

Great Northern Diver 2 (both juvs) still on F2
in N/E corner and showing well 11:50
(per Roger Wyatt)

Cholsey 15th December

Whooper Swan 5 (3 juv) still N/W of Cholsey
between Manor Farm and Cholsey Hill in fields between the road and railway
Parking is limited

(per Paul Chandler) Cholsey Wildlife

Port Meadow 15th December

Courtesy of Gnome

Barnacle Geese 50+ on Port Meadow opposite the Poplar trees 12:22 - presumably the Home Countries Cat C population.

(per Gnome) Port Meadow Birding

Grimsbury Reservoir 15th December

Goosander 3 (2m) Grimsbury Reservoir at lunchtime (per Gareth)

Grimsbury Birds

Little Grebe Farmoor Res courtesy of Nick Truby

Henley Rd GPs: Tues 15th

R-B Merganser, 1f,
Goosander, 1m,
Cetti's Warbler,
Water Rail,
Lesser Redpoll / Siskin mixed flock c30.

Otmoor: 15th December

Brambling: m. from Wetlands Watch hide. 13:10.
Water Rail: on path to July's Meadow. 13:25.

Peter Law

Radley Large Wood: 15th December

Radley Large Wood
Raven: becoming quite regular, sometimes 2. 08:30.

John Hillsdon