Rushy Common 18th April

Black-tailed Godwit 17 at 12:41 viewable from the carpark (per Ewan Urquhart).

Cutteslowe: Cutteslowe Park: 18th April

Cutteslowe: Cutteslowe Park
2 Oystercatcher: flying west. 08:22.

Nicholas Boyd

Rushy Common: 17th April

Rushy Common
3 Black-tailed Godwit: Probing in mud on island in lake in front of NR car park. SP382073. 02:10.

John Pimm

Childrey: Childrey Field: 17th April

Childrey: Childrey Field
6 Wheatear
6 Grey Partridge
2 Yellow Wagtail

Mark Merritt

Chipping Norton: 17th April

Chipping Norton
12 Sand Martin: A mixed flock of Sand Martin and Swallow hawking for insects over the fast flowing waters at Swailford Bridge nr Cornwell. SP283263. 13:00.
15 Swallow: Estimate of numbers. SP283263. 13:00.

Steve Akers

Otmoor: 17th April

Otmoor
2 Crane: On Greenaways. 09:30.
6 Redshank: At least. 09:30.
Cuckoo: Heard along Greenaways path. 09:30.
2 Marsh Harrier: At least. 09:30.

Jim Rose

Letcombe Regis: Blandys Farm: 17th April

Letcombe Regis: Blandys Farm
2 Yellow Wagtail: Two birds on the ground by the flooded area next to the pond. SU374865. 11:00.

Devil's Punchbowl
Whinchat: Briefly on a wire fence. SU357854. 11:00.

Geoff Dymott

Whinchat courtesy of Geoff Dymott.

Yellow Wagtail courtesy of Geoff Dymott.

Farmoor Reservoir 17th April

Arctic Tern 2 over F1 10:48 (per RBA).

Rushy Common: 17th April

Rushy Common
Black-tailed Godwit: On island in lake in front of car park-walking around probing into ground. SP382073. 11:08.

John Pimm

Tackley 16th April

Cattle Egret 5 

Little Egret 

On flooded water meadows at Northbrook Bridge

Wheatear Creasy Hill

(per John Reynolds).

Port Meadow: 16th April

Port Meadow
10 Yellow Wagtail
2 Great White Egret
2 Sand Martin 

Steve Lavington, Katie Wright

Standlake Pit 60 - 16 April

Record shots of the super distant female Garganey found by Mick Cunningham: 

Female Garganey on the north shore from the Langley Lane hide © Stephen Burch

Female Garganey with male Teal © Stephen Burch

www.stephenburch.com

Otmoor: RSPB reserve: 16th April

Otmoor: RSPB reserve
2 Hobby: 2 over the lagoons. SP558137. 15:00.

Adrian Johnstone

Farmoor Reservoir 16th April

Arctic Tern 4  still present 11:30

Common Tern 2

Osprey went through

Cattle Egret 10

Red-crested Pochard 2

Common Sandpiper 7

Lesser Whitethroat 

Whitethroat 5

White Wagtail 

Wheatear

(per Roger Wyatt, Justin Taylor et al)

Courtesy of Trudi Rowland.

Aston Upthorpe: 16th April

Aston Upthorpe
6 Wheatear: SU834546. 15:53.

Frances Buckel

Chinnor: Cement Works: 16th April

Chinnor: Cement Works
2 Oystercatcher: Lake 2b. 11:00.
5 Little Ringed Plover: Lake 2b. 11:00.
Common Sandpiper: North end of Lake 2b. 11:00.
Willow Warbler: Singing south of the fishing lake. 11:00.

David Stracey

Chipping Norton: 16th April

Chipping Norton
2 Raven: pair. One with egg in beak. SP283268. 12:30.
7 Swallow: Feeding over the small lake and marsh near Cornwell. SP283268. 12:30.
Blackcap: m. Singing male. SP283268. 12:30.
4 Chiffchaff: SP283268. 12:30.
Grey Wagtail: SP283268. 12:30.
4 Pied Wagtail: SP283268. 12:30.
4 Reed Bunting: SP283268. 12:30.
3 Grey Heron: SP283268. 12:30.

Steve Akers

Standlake Pit 60: 16th April

Standlake Pit 60
Garganey: f. On north shore. Asleep 90% of time. Otherwise quiet. 2 pintail 2 common sand. Cc Marsh Harrier. 12:40.

Mick Cunningham

Grimsbury Reservoir: 16th April

Grimsbury Reservoir
Osprey: flew through north-west just before 7am.
Redstart: singing male on eastern side of the river.

Gareth Blockley

Abingdon: Peep-o-Day Lane: 16th April

Abingdon: Peep-o-Day Lane
50 Sand Martin: 50+ hawking over the lane near angling car park, seems like there has been a big arrival today. 2+ Swallow mixed in. SU493951. 08:45.

Philip Chapman