Chipping Norton
3 Stonechat: 1m, 2f. On Cornwell marsh. SP283268. 16:30.
Snipe: SP283268. 16:30.
2 Reed Bunting: ad male. SP283268. 16:30.
Kestrel: SP283268. 16:30.
Steve Akers
Sunday, 6 April 2025
Chipping Norton: 6th April
Chipping Norton
2 Green Sandpiper: On Swailsford Bridge Wetland, Cornwell, nr Chipping Norton. 15:00.
2 Swallow 15:00.
2 Blackcap: ad male. 15:00.
2 Chiffchaff 15:00.
25 Linnet: Flew down to drink. 15:00.
Green Woodpecker: Heard. 15:00.
Steve Akers
2 Green Sandpiper: On Swailsford Bridge Wetland, Cornwell, nr Chipping Norton. 15:00.
2 Swallow 15:00.
2 Blackcap: ad male. 15:00.
2 Chiffchaff 15:00.
25 Linnet: Flew down to drink. 15:00.
Green Woodpecker: Heard. 15:00.
Steve Akers
Abingdon: Peep-o-Day Lane: 6th April
6th April
Abingdon: Peep-o-Day Lane
20 Egyptian Goose: Ten adults at northern end; pair with eight young at southern end. 15:00.
Little Ringed Plover 15:00.
Oystercatcher 15:00.
Drayton 1066
Great White Egret: With two Little Egrets on permanent flood. 16:00.
Abingdon: Peep-o-Day Lane
Shelduck 15:00.
Ian Elkins
Abingdon: Peep-o-Day Lane
20 Egyptian Goose: Ten adults at northern end; pair with eight young at southern end. 15:00.
Little Ringed Plover 15:00.
Oystercatcher 15:00.
Drayton 1066
Great White Egret: With two Little Egrets on permanent flood. 16:00.
Abingdon: Peep-o-Day Lane
Shelduck 15:00.
Ian Elkins
Thame: Town: 6th April
Thame: Town
Osprey: Over flying Thame Rugby Club, heading NE. 16:16.
Jez March
Osprey: Over flying Thame Rugby Club, heading NE. 16:16.
Jez March
LWV GPs: 6th April
Little Gull c. 12, Dix still 15:40
Goldeneye 4, Dix
Little Ringed Plover 2, N Cross Valley Way
Yellow Wagtail 2, N Cross V
Sand Martin 20, N Cross V
Shelduck 5, N Cross V
Marsh Harrier 1, Rushy
& Wiilow, Blackcaps, Chiffies singing at each site
Goldeneye 4, Dix
Little Ringed Plover 2, N Cross Valley Way
Yellow Wagtail 2, N Cross V
Sand Martin 20, N Cross V
Shelduck 5, N Cross V
Marsh Harrier 1, Rushy
& Wiilow, Blackcaps, Chiffies singing at each site
Letcombe Regis: 6th April
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| Big flock of fieldfare, perhaps gathering to head back north |
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| Male redstart among the blackthorn |
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| Blackcaps singing in a number of locations |
Bicester: Bicester Sewage Farm: 6th April
Bicester: Bicester Sewage Farm
Little Ringed Plover: Calls heard not located on ground between wendlebury rd and STW grounds being landscaped, bare dry soil and a pool of water nr the water course . A drive lespds from wendlebury rd to water course. 09:18.
Michael Hunt
Little Ringed Plover: Calls heard not located on ground between wendlebury rd and STW grounds being landscaped, bare dry soil and a pool of water nr the water course . A drive lespds from wendlebury rd to water course. 09:18.
Michael Hunt
Bicester: Bicester Sewage Farm: 6th April
Bicester: Bicester Sewage Farm
Green Sandpiper 09:18.
Michael Hunt
Green Sandpiper 09:18.
Michael Hunt
New Marston: New Marston Meadows: 6th April
New Marston: New Marston Meadows
Redstart: male. Marston Hamms. 09:25.
Steve Jennings
Redstart: male. Marston Hamms. 09:25.
Steve Jennings
Ardley Quarry 6th April
Little Ringed Plover - 2
House Martin - 2Swallow - 6
Yellow wagtail - 1
Blackcap - 4
Sonning Eye GPs: 6th April
Sonning Eye GPs
Little Ringed Plover 07:00.
3 Green Sandpiper 07:00.
2 Ring-necked Parakeet
Hugh Netley
Little Ringed Plover 07:00.
3 Green Sandpiper 07:00.
2 Ring-necked Parakeet
10+ Willow Warbler
c100 Sand Martin
Hugh Netley
Farmoor Reservoir 6th April
5 Little Gull through N,
Common Sandpiper
c200 Sand Martin
5 Swallow
1 House Martin
Great White Egret
3 Willow Warbler singing
(per Jed Cleeter)
Saturday, 5 April 2025
Farmoor Reservoir 5th April
Osprey blue ringed east over F1 16:34
(per Connor Pimm)
Sedge Warbler Shrike Meadow
Yellow Wagtail 3 (2 on works building west of causeway) 1 west bank of F1
(per Andy Last et al)
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| Courtesy of Connor Pimm |
Sonning Eye GPs: 5th April
Sonning Eye GPs
10 Egyptian Goose: 6 Adults and 4 Goslings. 14:45.
5 Chiffchaff: Heard and saw walking around. 14:45.
Ralph Watts
10 Egyptian Goose: 6 Adults and 4 Goslings. 14:45.
5 Chiffchaff: Heard and saw walking around. 14:45.
Ralph Watts
Bicester Wetland Reserve 5th April
9.00 till 10.00
2 Little Ringed Plover
1 House Martin
3 Swallow
Blackcap
Sedge Warbler
A Peters C Oram
Key Holder Reserve
Chipping Norton: 5th April
Chipping Norton
Green Sandpiper: On the wetland at Swailsford Bridge nr Cornwell. 14:16.
2 Teal: ad pair. 14:16.
13 Linnet 14:16.
Kestrel 14:16.
Steve Akers
Green Sandpiper: On the wetland at Swailsford Bridge nr Cornwell. 14:16.
2 Teal: ad pair. 14:16.
13 Linnet 14:16.
Kestrel 14:16.
Steve Akers
Peep-o-Day Lane/Sutton Courtenay flood 5th April
Whitethroat
Little-ringed Plover
Oystercatcher
Shelduck 3
Swallow 2
Sand Martin c6
(per Tom Wickens)
Appleford GPs
Green Sandpiper
Pintail m
Shoveler c6
Standlake, pit 60
LR Plover 2
Curlew 1
WF Goose 1, Thames Fields
Peregrine 1
Sedge Warbler 1
Sand Martin 1
Swallow a few heading N
Willow Warbler 1
Snipe 1, pit 38
Curlew 1
WF Goose 1, Thames Fields
Peregrine 1
Sedge Warbler 1
Sand Martin 1
Swallow a few heading N
Willow Warbler 1
Snipe 1, pit 38
Port Meadow: 5th April
Port Meadow
6 Little Ringed Plover
2 Redshank
3 Yellow Wagtail
14 Swallow: Light passage north.
4 House Martin
Sand Martin
4 Shelduck
3 Egyptian Goose
Thomas Miller, Adam Hartley
6 Little Ringed Plover
2 Redshank
3 Yellow Wagtail
14 Swallow: Light passage north.
4 House Martin
Sand Martin
4 Shelduck
3 Egyptian Goose
Thomas Miller, Adam Hartley
Friday, 4 April 2025
Rushy Common: 4th April
Rushy Common
Negative news 10 Sand Martin: A flock was wheeling about for a short time then left, some out of sight so difficult to count could've been twenty. Actually opposite Rushy fen nr. beef unit. My first of year for the area. SP378078. 16:14.
John Pimm
Negative news 10 Sand Martin: A flock was wheeling about for a short time then left, some out of sight so difficult to count could've been twenty. Actually opposite Rushy fen nr. beef unit. My first of year for the area. SP378078. 16:14.
John Pimm
Port Meadow: 4th April
Port Meadow
5 Little Ringed Plover
Yellow Wagtail
4 Shelduck
Ruff
2 Redshank
3 Egyptian Goose
2 Swallow
3 Sand Martin
Thomas Miller, Adam Hartley, Matthew Lloyd
5 Little Ringed Plover
Yellow Wagtail
4 Shelduck
Ruff
2 Redshank
3 Egyptian Goose
2 Swallow
3 Sand Martin
Thomas Miller, Adam Hartley, Matthew Lloyd
Otmoor: RSPB reserve: 4th April
Otmoor: RSPB reserve
4 Cattle Egret: Flew east across reserve. 15:00.
Great White Egret 15:00.
3 Pintail 15:00.
Oystercatcher 15:00.
5 Redshank 15:00.
House Martin: Flew North. 15:00.
2 Swallow: Flew North. 15:00.
6 Sand Martin: Flew North. 15:00.
Jed Cleeter
4 Cattle Egret: Flew east across reserve. 15:00.
Great White Egret 15:00.
3 Pintail 15:00.
Oystercatcher 15:00.
5 Redshank 15:00.
House Martin: Flew North. 15:00.
2 Swallow: Flew North. 15:00.
6 Sand Martin: Flew North. 15:00.
Jed Cleeter
Farmoor Reservoir 4th April
Osprey over F1 11:13 then flew north
(per Jed Cleeter)
(per Ewan Urquhart)
Little Gull 3 F1 18:40 (per Peerawat Chiaranunt)
Little Gull: Single flew North over F1. 09:20.
2 Swallow: Singles flew North. 09:20.
Common Sandpiper
2 Swallow: Singles flew North. 09:20.
Common Sandpiper
(per Jed Cleeter)
Little Gull 6 over F1 08:11
(per Paul Butler)
Peep-o-Day Lane
Little Ringed Plover - 4
Great White Egret
Shelduck - 2
Green Sandpiper - 2
Sedge Warbler
Yellow Wagtail
Water Rail
Swallow - 3
Thursday, 3 April 2025
Chinnor: Cement Works: 3rd April
Chinnor: Cement Works
3 Little Ringed Plover: Lake 2b. 11:00.
David Stracey
3 Little Ringed Plover: Lake 2b. 11:00.
David Stracey
Port Meadow: 3rd April
Port Meadow
Ruff 11:00.
11 Redshank 11:00.
2 Oystercatcher 11:00.
2 Little Ringed Plover 11:00.
Ringed Plover 11:00.
4 Shelduck 11:00.
(per Matthew Lloyd)
Ruff 11:00.
11 Redshank 11:00.
2 Oystercatcher 11:00.
2 Little Ringed Plover 11:00.
Ringed Plover 11:00.
4 Shelduck 11:00.
(per Matthew Lloyd)
Siberian Chiffchaff
Yellow Wagtail 2
(per Thomas Miller et al)
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| Above & below courtesy of Thomas Miller |
Sarsgrove: 3rd April
Sarsgrove
Stonechat: ad male. 10:30.
11 Skylark 10:30.
2 Yellowhammer: ad male. 10:30.
Steve Akers
Stonechat: ad male. 10:30.
11 Skylark 10:30.
2 Yellowhammer: ad male. 10:30.
Steve Akers
Charney Bassett: E: 3rd April
Charney Bassett: E
Swallow 16:15.
2 Grey Partridge 16:15.
2 Chiffchaff 16:15.
Jed Cleeter
Swallow 16:15.
2 Grey Partridge 16:15.
2 Chiffchaff 16:15.
Jed Cleeter
Charney Bassett: E: 3rd April
Charney Bassett: E
Swallow 16:15.
2 Grey Partridge 16:15.
2 Chiffchaff 16:15.
Jed Cleeter
Swallow 16:15.
2 Grey Partridge 16:15.
2 Chiffchaff 16:15.
Jed Cleeter
RSPB Otmoor Thursday 3 April
Crane 1
Great White Egret 1
Little Egret 1
Bittern 2 booming at reed bed
Pintail 2
Ringed Plover 1
Oystercatcher 2
Willow Warbler 3
Great White Egret 1
Little Egret 1
Bittern 2 booming at reed bed
Pintail 2
Ringed Plover 1
Oystercatcher 2
Willow Warbler 3
Reed Warbler (per Pete Roby)
Blackcap 3
Blackcap 3
Swallow 1
Radley 3rd April
Little Gull 4 over Thrupp Lake 15:50-16:28 then flew off N/E
Oystercatcher 2
Little Egret
Sand Martin 20+
Swallow
Wednesday, 2 April 2025
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
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)
Yellow Wagtail evening (per Andy Last)
Grimsbury Reservoir: 2nd April
Grimsbury Reservoir
4 Great White Egret: flew over south, fairly high. 07:30.
Little-ringed Plover 2
Gareth Blockley et al
4 Great White Egret: flew over south, fairly high. 07:30.
Little-ringed Plover 2
Cetti's Warbler
Gareth Blockley et al
Tuesday, 1 April 2025
Sarsgrove: 1st April
Sarsgrove
Swallow: FOY here - over Sars Brook Valley nr Sarsgrove Wood SSSI. 13:30.
Steve Akers
Swallow: FOY here - over Sars Brook Valley nr Sarsgrove Wood SSSI. 13:30.
Steve Akers
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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
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
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
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
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
3 Little Gull: SU520976. 11:00.
Brian Walker
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| Above & below courtesy of Brian Walker |
Monday, 31 March 2025
Sarsgrove: 31st March
Sarsgrove
Raven: In full display flight and throat calling over Sarsgrove Wood. 11:30.
Steve Akers
Raven: In full display flight and throat calling over Sarsgrove Wood. 11:30.
Steve Akers
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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
28 Barnacle Goose: shooting on the fields so they flew unto Farmoor II with the snow geese.
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
Willow Warbler: Singing in the sunshine in a garden. 1st of the year for me. 11:15.
Richard Parsons
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