Farmoor 21st September

House Martin

Farmoor Reservoir: 21st September

Scaup

Red-necked Phalarope

Leucistic House (?) Martin

Bicester Wetlands

GREY PHALAROPE still at 12.25pm

Key holder reserve

Kingston Bagpuize: 21st September

Kingston Bagpuize
Marsh Harrier: Fem/Imm flew South at medium height. 07:15.

Jed Cleeter

Farmoor Reservoir, 20th September

Today's juvenile Little Stint, present 9:30-10:30am at least:

Blog post here.

Rushey Common lake, 20th September

PM
Yellow Wagtail  3 few over east end of lake from derelict farm fields
Common Sandpiper
Kingfisher
Pochard f
Wigeon 2f
several groups of Swallows passing through
large (100+) mixed flock of House Martins and Sand Martins high above lake

Clackers

Otmoor.A.M. 20th September.

1 Peregrine
2+ Kingfisher
1 Marsh Harrier (f)
1 Raven (over)
Lots of Swallows going through.

Grimsbury Reservoir: 20th September

Grimsbury Reservoir
Whinchat: Along W side near bench.

John Friendship-Taylor

Farmoor Reservoir 20th September

Little Stint along causeway 08:55 (per Brian Walker)
Ringed Plover
Dunlin
Common Sandpiper 2+

(per Dai)

Grimsbury Reservoir 19th September

Courtesy of John Friendship-Taylor

Little Gull 1w briefly this evening (per John Friendship-Taylor)

Grimsbury Birds

Bicester Wetland Reserve 19th September

Grey Phalarope photos courtesy of Alan Peters

GREY PHALAROPE 18:13 (per Nick Truby) left from the car park hide, only showing on and off.

3 Green Sandpipers
1 Little Grebe
15 Moorhens
20 Teal
1 Little Egret

Key Holder Reserve
Alan Peters

Otmoor.A.M. 19th September.

2 Hobby
6 Wigeon
1 Raven (over)
14+ Snipe.

Osprey and Grey Heron having a contretemps taken on the 17th courtesy of Ewan Urquhart
Black Audi Birding

Radley GPs 19th September

No sign of the juvenile Osprey 06:30-09:30 (per Ewan Urquhart,Tezzer)
Probable 2 Raven: ad and juv Radley village hall (per Paul Parrish)

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Bicester Wetlands Reserve 19th September

GREY PHALAROPE still present 09:30 (per Ewan Urquhart)

Key holder reserve.

Bicester Wetland Reserve 18th September

GREY PHALAROPE 17:00 found by Alan Peters. Bicester Wetlands is a key holder Reserve with access in conjunction with Thames Water and gates may be locked without notice.

Record shots of the grey phalarope at 18:30 in poor light

Otmoor 18th evening

5:15pm-6:45pm

2 Stonechat
c30 Yellow Wagtail among cattle on ashgrave
Sparrowhawk

TS, SR, AL

Radley GP's: 18th September

Osprey (juv) still at Radley GPs, Thrupp lake at 12:00 originally perched in conifer they flew off in direction of Abingdon.

Osprey photo top courtesy of John Reynolds
Left courtesy of Peter Law.

Lockinge: 17th September

Hobby
Raven

Leo Bateman

: 18th September

Thrupp Lake Radley
Osprey: Circling the lake approx 200m up. SU519975. 10:30.

Dave Higginson