Chinnor: Cement Works: 6th September

Chinnor: Cement Works
Common Sandpiper: In front of western screen Lake 2b. 11:00.

David Stracey

Hardwick: 6th September

Hardwick
11 Cattle Egret: 11 roosting on the caravan site lake. Plus 5 little. 20:25.

Standlake Pit 60
Marsh Harrier: f age? A different cream crown from recent one. This one in very heavy wing and tail moult. 20:25.
Teal: 26. Minor influx though other species well down after the storm. 20:25.
Snipe 20:25.

Mick Cunningham

Ardley ERF Lagoon 6th September

Ruff still present this afternoon (JT)

Farmoor Reservoir 6th September

Courtesy of Geoff Dymott.

2 Ringed Plover this afternoon (per Geoff Dymott)

2 Turnstone 12:15.
3 Little Tern: imm. 12:15.
1 Common Sandpiper 

1 Yellow Wagtail 

(Matthew Lloyd et al)

Black Tern briefly over F1 13:15 (Steve Roby)

Turnstone courtesy of Peter Law.

Letcombe Regis: Blandys Farm: 6th September

Letcombe Regis: Blandys Farm
4 Marsh Harrier: Together. Too dark and distant to attempt ageing or sexing but one had well marked shoulder patches.
8 Grey Partridge
2 Raven

Letcombe Regis
Firecrest

Mark Merritt

Farmoor Reservoir

                                       Intermediate morph Arctic Skua in the rain

                                                       Arctic Skua 

                                                       Caspian Gull juv above and below

                                                          Some of the 10 Common Scoter

                                                                  7 Little Terns all juvs

Farmoor Reservoir: Causeway: 5th September

Farmoor Reservoir: Causeway
2 Greenshank 20:00.
Ringed Plover 20:00.
Dunlin 20:00.
3 Common Sandpiper 20:00.

Matthew Lloyd

Farmoor Reservoir 5th September

 Arctic Skua 

Little Tern juvenile

Common Scoters

Turnstone 1 

Caspian Gull 1 juvenile

Yellow legged Gull 2

Great Black backed Gull 2

Farmoor Reservoir 5th September

Courtesy of Nick Truby

Courtesy of Nick Truby 

Courtesy of Nick Truby 

Arctic Skua still present F2 16:16. Yacky Morris

(per Roger Wyatt et al).

Common Scoter Courtesy of Connor Pimm.

Little Tern 7 juv 14:27 (JT)

Common Scoter 10 (8 on F2 2 more with Tufted Ducks on F1 (Johnny Eclipse).

Caspian Gull juv F2 13:32 (per Ian Lewington)

Arctic Skua courtesy of Conor Mackenzie.

Sonning Eye GPs: 5th September

Sonning Eye GPs
Yellow-legged Gull: ad. 13:50.

Marek Walford

Ardley EDF 5th August

1 Ruff
2 Green Sandpiper
2 Swallow

A Peters

Bicester Wetland Reserve 5th August

8 Green Sandpiper
4 Snipe
40 Teal
8 Gadwall
18 Moorhen

A Peters
Key Holder Reserve

Farmoor: 4th September

Caspian Gull  2 juvs in roost

Yellow-legged Gull  c10

Shelduck 1 juv

Sanderling  1 juv

Yellow Wagtail  3

Ardley ERF 4th September

Ruff - 1 juv. Quite small so presumably female.

Oxfordshire Golf Course Thame 4th September

5 whinchat, 

3 wheatear, 

2 common sand, 

c.70 yellow wags 

(JW)

Farmoor Reservoir: 4th September

Osprey: Seen over F2 being mobbed by gulls, left to the south. 10:12.

Dave Murphy

Courtesy of Dave Murphy

Sonning Eye GPs: 4th September

Sonning Eye GPs
2 Mandarin Duck 12:49.

Marek Walford

Childrey Field: 4th September

 

Three wheatear frequenting the muck heap on the corner of the Childrey to Lambourn road

Fyfield Wick: 4th September

Fyfield Wick
Yellow Wagtail: Flew fairly high east calling. 10:25.

Jed Cleeter

Farmoor Reservoir: 4th September

Farmoor Reservoir
Black Tern: juv. 08:00.
2 Greenshank 08:00.
Wheatear 08:00.

Isaac West