Charlton-on-Otmoor: 3rd December

Charlton-on-Otmoor
Hawfinch: Seen from the Bicester to Oxford train in flight in hedge row parallel with Carlton church.

John Barnes

Grove Airfield 3rd December

A very brief flight view of an intriguing small (supposed) Phylloscopus - 1045 - in scrub at the north end of the runway track that runs north from the parking area close to the “plane roundabout”. Appeared to show significant contrast between bright green back and paler rump, perhaps suggestive of Pallas’s Warbler - but not convinced the rump was quite pale enough. Tried to relocate in general area, but couldn’t. SU390896.

Also:
Stonechat pair
Lesser Redpoll (over)
c300 Redwing
Snipe

Port Meadow: 3rd December

Port Meadow
Redshank
19 Lapwing

Adam Hartley

Standlake Common: 3rd December

10:00-10:30

Pit 38 Great White Egret still
Pit 27 3 Goosander

Farmoor Reservoir 2nd December

ICELAND GULL (juv) again in the roost on F2 from c15:45 but no sign of the Glaucous in poor weather conditions.

(SNT, Dai, Tezzer, Mick Cunningham, Ewan, Badger).

Barnard Gate: 2nd December

2-3 Hawfinch briefly at 11:45 in distant tree behind Gate House, viewed from near the bush with the large red berries, after 2+hr wait...
Great-spotted Woodpecker
Green Woodpecker
Redwing & Fieldfare

Hawfinch record shot!

For a fuller account, see The Tall Birder

Buckland Warren: 2nd December

Buckland Warren
2 Raven
Marsh Tit
Lesser Redpoll
Hawfinch: Flew high NW from unseen position after being flushed by gunshots.

Baulking
Brambling

Mark Merritt

Chipping Norton: 2nd December

Chipping Norton
146 Golden Plover: larger flock feeding in largest field SW of CN easily viewable from minor road between B4450 and A361. SP304256. 11:00.

Steve Akers

Sarsgrove: 2nd December

Sarsgrove
Raven: Returned our "cronking" as it flew overhead and down to the wood. 10:00.

Steve Akers

Bicester Wetland Reserve 2nd December

Some standing water still frozen

25 Teal
28 Canada Geese
6 Gadwall
5 Shoveler
6 Snipe
2 Heron
1 Sparrowhawk
1 Little Grebe

key Holder reserve
Alan Peters

: 2nd December

Balscote
Stonechat: SP3942.

Roger Evans

Sarsgrove: 1st December

Sarsgrove
Raven: Over Sarsgrove Wood. 09:30.
26 Golden Plover: Small flock circling then flew SSW. 09:30.

Steve Akers

White-winged Gulls at Farmoor - 1st December

There hasn't been a 'White-winged gull' in the roost for some time. And certainly a very long time since there have been two together. The icy north wind certainly delivered today. The above is a short iPhone video of the 'record shot' variety.

Standlake Pit 60 1st December

Great White Egret Pit 60 (per RBA)

Chinnor: Cement Works: 1st December

Chinnor: Cement Works
Peregrine 12:30.

Nick Marriner

Farmoor Reservoir 1st December

ICELAND GULL (juv) 15:53
GLAUCOUS GULL (juv) amongst the Gull roost on F2 at 16:05 (per Nick Hallam)

Standlake Pit 60: 1st December

Standlake Pit 60
Pintail: ftype.

Mick Cunningham

Barnard Gate: 1st December

11:00-12:00

+2 Hawfinch still at gate house

: 1st December

Denton
11 Grey Partridge: Also 1 Red-Legged in the covey. SP597022.

Stephen Lockey

Kingston Bagpuize: 1st December

1st December

Kingston Bagpuize
Hawfinch: Flew low North. 08:04.
Brambling: Flew low SW. 08:12.

Jed Cleeter