Lye Valley, Oxford: 14th March

 

 Chiffchaff.

Chipping Norton: 14th March

Chipping Norton
Blackcap: male. SP308267. 08:00.

Steve Akers

Balscote Quarry Reserve 14th March

Brambling 5

Curlew

Snipe 10

(I.B)

Otmoor: RSPB reserve: 13th March

Otmoor: RSPB reserve
Brambling: f. By the Wetlands Watch Hide. 13:00.

Colin Teal

Taston: 13th March

Taston
3 Brambling: Still present but the mixed flock is smaller. 20:48.

Leafield
4 Brambling: I didn't watch for long. There seemed to be fewer finches and buntings in the flock. 20:48.

Mick Cunningham

Port Meadow: 13th March

Port Meadow
2 Wheatear: Close to river to NW of flood. Pam Parsons, Matthew Lloyd, Ben Sheldon. SP490086. 17:50.

Ben Sheldon

Radley GPs 13th March

Ring-necked Duck drk still present on Thrupp Lake 15:48 (per RBA).

Standlake Pit 60: 13th March

Standlake Pit 60
2 Shelduck: m + f. Flew off when all wildfowl spooked. No doubt the angler who appeared on the shore caused this. 18:11.

Mick Cunningham

Upper Cherwell Valley: 13th March

Upper Cherwell Valley
Great White Egret 13:18.

Michael Hunt

Farmoor Reservoir 13th March

Great Northern Diver 1 - now been present for 91 days!

Goosander 2 - pair

Common Shelduck 3

Common Goldeneye 6 2m4f

Little Grebe 5

Dunlin 1

Common Sandpiper 1 - third year one has wintered on the Res

Common Chiffchaff 9 - 8 singing males

Cetti's Warbler 1

Sand Martin 1

Kingfisher 1

Water Rail 1

Milcombe: 12th March

South Newington Ford
Kingfisher: SP412334. 13:23.

Milcombe
2 Raven: pair. Pair flying over village looking for food and/or nests. 13:23.

Mary Clifton

Port Meadow: 12th March

Port Meadow
Redshank 11:55.

Joe Woodman

Farmoor 13th March

3 Sand Martins
Dunlin
Great Northern Diver
Multiple fly over siskins.


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Otmoor rspb 13th March

Black-tailed Godwit 14 on Big Otmoor 

Ruff 2

Oystercatcher 4

Dunlin 4+

Crane 2

Great white Egret 

(per Bark)

Port Meadow: Godstow: 13th March

Port Meadow: Godstow
3 Goosander: one male 2 fem. By Godstow lock. SP486088. 08:16.
2  Oystercatcher: On the edge of the river

Matthew Southwell

Chipping Norton: 12th March

Chipping Norton
Stonechat: male. SP283268. 20:50.
11 Teal: On small lake near Cornwell. SP283268. 20:50.
3 Mute Swan: SP283268. 20:50.
Sparrowhawk: Perused prey into bottom of hedge. SP283268. 20:50.
3 Kestrel: SP283268. 20:50.
2 Grey Heron: SP283268. 20:50.

Steve Akers

Otmoor rspb 12th March

Sand Martin 3 flew over the bridleway at dusk (per RBA).

Chipping Norton: 12th March

Chipping Norton
Siskin: male. On feeder. SP308267. 11:30.
Blackcap: fem. SP308267. 11:30.
2 Bullfinch: pair. SP308267. 11:30.

Steve Akers

Otmoor, 12th March

17:15-17:30

Barn Owl (first picked up on Greenaways/Saunders Field hedge, passed over bridleway and into carpark field)

Great Egret (flew over Wetlands Hide and onto Ashgrave 17:30)

Old Caley's Diary

Wolvercote 12th March

Black Redstart reported at Wolvercote Young People's Club on St Peters Road.