Chipping Norton: 2nd April

Chipping Norton
3 Green Sandpiper: Still present on the wetland at Swailsford Bridge nr Cornwell. SP283264. 11:56.
Kestrel: SP283264. 11:56.
Green Woodpecker: SP283264. 11:56.

Steve Akers

Peep-o-Day Lane 2nd April

Little-ringed Plover 3

Shelduck 2

Green Sandpiper 

No sign of the Wood Sandpiper 

(per Conor MacKenzie)

Blackbird & Hawfinch Woodstock
Courtesy of John Edwards 

 

Grimsbury Reservoir: 2nd April

Grimsbury Reservoir
4 Great White Egret: flew over south, fairly high. 07:30.
Little-ringed Plover 2

Cetti's Warbler 

Gareth Blockley et al

Widford 1st April

Little Ringed Plover 4

White Wagtail 3 

Sarsgrove: 1st April

Sarsgrove
Swallow: FOY here - over Sars Brook Valley nr Sarsgrove Wood SSSI. 13:30.

Steve Akers

 

Wheatear Cholsey
Courtesy of Alan Dawson 

Chipping Norton: 1st April

Chipping Norton
3 Green Sandpiper: Feeding in centre of the wetland at Swailsford Bridge nr Cornwell. SP284365. 15:50.
Little Egret: SP284365. 15:50.
2 Grey Wagtail: SP284365. 15:50.
Chiffchaff: SP284365. 15:50.
Kestrel: ad fem. SP284365. 15:50.

Steve Akers

Ipsden: 1st April

Ipsden
2 Grey Partridge: Scared out of hedge, maybe more close by? SU663866.

Allen Luedtke

Radley Large Wood: 1st April

Radley Large Wood
Ring-necked Parakeet: 1st record in the wood. Appeared to be competing with Jackdaws for a prospective nest hole. 15:00.

Nick Suckling

Abingdon Sewage Farm along track flooded field: 1st April

Abingdon Sewage Farm along track flooded field
Wood Sandpiper: SU492947. 17:23.

David Eccles

Radley GP: Thrupp Lake: 1st April

Radley GP: Thrupp Lake
3 Little Gull: SU520976. 11:00.

Brian Walker

Above & below courtesy of Brian Walker

Sarsgrove: 31st March

Sarsgrove
Raven: In full display flight and throat calling over Sarsgrove Wood. 11:30.

Steve Akers

Woodstock 31st March

Hawfinch 4+

Common Buzzard 3 overhead

Little Egret 1 flyover

Day's Lock Area : Mon 31st

Wheatear, 2 males, Dyke Hills.

Cattle Egret, 4 still present, Bishop's Court Farm 

Farmoor Reservoir: 31st March

Farmoor Reservoir
28 Barnacle Goose: shooting on the fields so they flew unto Farmoor II with the snow geese.

Allen Luedtke

Farmoor Reservoir: 31st March

Farmoor Reservoir
Yellow-legged Gull: almost ad.

Allen Luedtke

Eynsham: 31st March

Eynsham
Willow Warbler: Singing in the sunshine in a garden. 1st of the year for me. 11:15.

Richard Parsons

Bicester Wetlands Reserve 31st March

Sedge Warbler singing 08:34 (JFT)

Key holder reserve 

Blenheim: Northern park: 30th March

Blenheim: Northern park
Stonechat: Same place as last year - no sign of a female yet. 18:50.

David Watkinson

Otmoor: RSPB reserve: 30th March

Yellow Wagtail m flew north over the 1st screen 

Bittern 3+

Marsh Harrier: Cream crown. 16:00.
Great White Egret 16:00.
Little Egret 16:00.
2 Chiffchaff 16:00.
Sand Martin 

(Steve Akers, Nick Truby)

Radley GP: Thrupp Lake: 30th March

Radley GP: Thrupp Lake
Little Gull: With Black-headed Gulls, but flew off N at around 18:00. 18:00.

Ian Elkins

Chipping Norton: 30th March

Chipping Norton
Blackcap: ad male. Singing male from small wood in The Leys. 10:05.

Steve Akers

Chipping Norton: 30th March

Chipping Norton
Raven: Over the wetland nr Cornwell calling. SP284265. 09:00.
Chiffchaff: SP284265. 09:00.
5 Teal: SP284265. 09:00.
7 Mute Swan: Family group 3 in ad plumage; 4 in juv. SP284265. 09:00.
2 Pied Wagtail: SP284265. 09:00.
40 Linnet: SP284265. 09:00.

Steve Akers

Widford 29th March

Little Ringed Plover 2

White Wagtail 1

Chipping Norton: 29th March

Chipping Norton
4 Swallow: FOY - hawking for insects over the wetland at Swailsford Bridge nr Cornwell. SP284265. 13:15.
2 Grey Wagtail: SP284265. 13:15.
3 Pied Wagtail: SP284265. 13:15.

Steve Akers

Abingdon: Peep-o-Day Lane: 29th March

Abingdon: Peep-o-Day Lane
6 Little Ringed Plover: Territorial pair at north end, plus four together (presumably migrants) at southern end by Sutton Courtenay village. 16:00.
10 Egyptian Goose: pair with eight juv. In field by Sutton Courtenay village. 16:00.
2 Oystercatcher: pair. 16:00.
Sand Martin 16:00.
House Martin 16:00.

Ian Elkins

Otmoor rspb 29th March

Bittern 4+

Marsh Harriers

Sedge Warbler singing along track to the 1st screen 05:45 (D.C)

Willow Warbler 

Swallow 2

(per Bark)

Hensington Road Cemetery 29th March

 

Grimsbury Reservoir: 29th March

Grimsbury Reservoir
Willow Warbler
2 Egyptian Goose

Gareth Blockley

Balscote Quarry Reserve 29th March

Brambling still present at feeders this morning (per Justin Taylor)

Courtesy of Justin Taylor

Standlake, pit 60: 29th March

Golden Plover 7W
Oystercatcher 2
Curlew 1
Marsh Harrier 1m
GW Egret 1
Willow Warbler 2
Swallow 1
Goosander 1
Goldeneye 1
White-fronted Goose 1

Devil's Punchbowl: 29th March

Devil's Punchbowl
Wheatear: Single bird, seen briefly around the brick base on the north facing slopes. SU352847. 09:50.

Geoff Dymott

Port Meadow 29th March

 

Black-tailed Godwit 2 (left to south 0901)
Ringed Plover 1
Little Ringed Plover 2
Redshank 11
Dunlin 2

Woodstock 29th March

Hawfinch - 3 (2 males) in Hensington Road cemetery this morning.

Sonning Eye GPs: 29th March

Sonning Eye GPs
2 Oystercatcher: Over, calling. 09:32.

Marek Walford

Farmoor Reservoir 29th March

Little Gull briefly over F1

No sign of the Slavonian Grebes

(per Ben Sheldon)

Farmoor Reservoir: Farmoor II: 28th March

Farmoor Reservoir: Farmoor II
2 Slavonian Grebe: Still present. 18:18.
Common Sandpiper 18:18.

Matthew Lloyd

Farmoor Reservoir 28th March

Courtesy of Mark Chivers

SLAVONIAN GREBE 2 summer plumaged 

Still on F2 17:02

White Wagtail 

Snow Goose 77

Barnacle Goose 26

(per Johnny Eclipse et al).

Courtesy of Brian Walker

Farmoor Reservoir 28th March

Slavonian Grebe 2

Little Grebe 1

House Martin 10+

Ardley Quarry 28th March

Ringed Plover

Little-ringed Plover 2

Curlew 2

White Wagtail 

(JFT)

Henley Road GPs: 28th March

Henley Road GPs
Great White Egret: Back of the garden centre pit with 3 Little Egret. SU740754. 12:31.

Marek Walford

Port Meadow: 28th March

Port Meadow
5 Ringed Plover
Little Ringed Plover
2 Redshank
2 Oystercatcher
2 Shelduck
Willow Warbler: m. singing.

Adam Hartley

Port Meadow: 27th March

Port Meadow
2 Dunlin
2 Oystercatcher
3 Shelduck
4 Swallow
2 House Martin
3 Pintail
Ringed Plover
Little Ringed Plover
6 Redshank
Siberian Chiffchaff: Calling by Burgess Field gate.

Thomas Miller, Adam Hartley, Dave Doherty

Ardley ERF Lagoon 27th March

Ringed Plover

Shelduck 2

(per Colin Oram)

Port Meadow 27th March

Ringed Plover

Dunlin 2

Oystercatcher 2

Redshank 6

Shelduck 3

Pintail 3

Swallow

House Martin 

Siberian Chiffchaff 

(per Thomas Miller et al)

Sarsgrove: 27th March

Sarsgrove
Wheatear: fem. FOY here - a traditional site for seeing Wheatear on migration nr Chipping Norton the highest town in Oxfordshire. SP298243. 12:00.
Grey Wagtail: Heard down at Sars Brook. SP298243. 12:00.
2 Chiffchaff: SP298243. 12:00.

Steve Akers

Standlake 27th March

Whitethroat SSE of Standlake at Newbridge (per RBA)

Bicester Wetland Reserve 27th March

 Pair Garganey  still on Cattle Bridge Pool, can be elusive
1 Green Sandpiper
6 Shoveler
6 Gadwall
48 Teal
2 Cetti's Warbler

A Peters
Key Holder Reserve

Sarsgrove: 26th March

Sarsgrove
3 Chiffchaff: Calling from Sarsgrove Wood nr Sars Brook plus Comma and Peacock. SP298243. 12:00.
Green Woodpecker: SP298243. 12:00.
Jay: SP298243. 12:00.
6 Linnet: SP298243. 12:00.
8 Skylark: SP298243. 12:00.

Steve Akers

Northern Cross Valley Way 27th March

Little Gull 10:21 

Shelduck 3

Common Sandpiper 

Sand Martin 12

(per Jon Prowse)

Radley village: 27th March

Radley village
Willow Warbler: In song. FOY here. 09:16.

Ian Elkins