Watlington Hill: 11th August

Watlington Hill
Spotted Flycatcher: family group of 5+ early evening. 18:33.

Peter Law

Churn 8th August

Belated news:

Marsh Harrier 

Quail

Dorchester 11th August

Cattle Egret on Church Farm Scrape 14:12 

(per Alan Dawson).

Courtesy of Alan Dawson.

Chipping Norton: 10th August

Chipping Norton
2 Lapwing: SP283268. 19:00.
2 Reed Bunting: SP283268. 19:00.
Great Spotted Woodpecker: SP283268. 19:00.
Kestrel: fem. SP283268. 19:00.

Steve Akers

Chipping Norton: 10th August

Chipping Norton
Green Sandpiper: Flying along edge of the small lake. SP283268. 19:00.

Steve Akers

South Leigh: 10th August

South Leigh
2 Hobby 17:45.

Richard Catling

Wandle Beck Ladygrove Didcot: 10th August

Wandle Beck Ladygrove Didcot
Hobby: Flew low over Wandle Beck, Ladygrove Estate, Didcot. SU525915. 18:30.

Steve Violette

Bittern Otmoor rspb courtesy of Paul Wyeth.

 

Abingdon: Peep-o-Day Lane: 10th August

Abingdon: Peep-o-Day Lane
Ruddy Shelduck: On flooded field by Stonehill Lane junction. 17:34.

Andrew Robertson

Farmoor Reservoir: Farmoor I: 10th August

10th August

Farmoor Reservoir: Farmoor I
Common Sandpiper 17:06.
Redshank 12:00.
2 Egyptian Goose: 1 ad, 1 juv. 12:00.
Yellow-legged Gull: at least 1 seen well, possibly more. 12:00.

Anthony Cheke

Ardley ERF Lagoon 10th August

Cattle Egret juv again 13:10 (J.T).

Otmoor: 10th August

Otmoor
2 Cattle Egret: on Big Otmoor. 09:53.

Peter Law

Bicester Wetlands Reserve 10th August

Dunlin

Green Sandpiper 15

Little Egret 11+

Willow Warbler 6

Garden Warbler 

(M.P).

Key holder reserve.

Blenheim Estate 9th August

Cattle Egret 4

Little Egret 4

Great white Egret 2

(D.D).

Ardley ERF Lagoon 9th August

Cattle Egret juv still present 19:11 (JFT).

Segsbury Camp: 9th Aug.

 

2+ Redstart

2 Lesser Whitethroat

John Allen Pit, Bishop's Court Farm, Dorchester on Thames, Weds 9th

Greenshank, juv. 

Green Sandpiper, 2. 

Lye Valley & Southfield Golf Course: 9th August

 

Juvenile Sparrowhawk, also a Yellow Wagtail over. 

Carterton: 8th August

Carterton
Lesser Whitethroat: At 'the' muckpile. Only my 3rd LW in oxon all year. 14:56.
Whitethroat: Minimum 4, possibly more feeding on muckpile. 14:56.
6 Yellow Wagtail: Muckpile flock now at least 6. With c20 pieds. Also, at least 6 yellow hammers at once. 14:56.
Willow Warbler: bright, solid yellow bellied juv. Joined muckheap throng. Also c 30 house sparrows 10 linnets. 14:56.

Mick Cunningham

Sparrowhawk courtesy of Paul Wyeth.