Stratfield Brake: 17th October

Stratfield Brake
Great White Egret: Seen by lake at 1.30pm.

Andrew Siantonas

Devil’s Punchbowl: 17th October

 

Female kestrel on the lookout in the Devil’s Punchbowl

Oxford: East Oxford: 17th October

Yellow-browed Warbler: in my East Oxford garden during my weekly BTO garden bird count. 17:36.

Anthony Cheke

Sonning: 17th October

Sonning
59 Egyptian Goose: On flooded meadow. SU756761. 11:29.

Kelvin Sparks

Port Meadow: 17th October

Port Meadow
Cetti's Warbler: m. Singing along the Castle Mill Stream.
2 Stonechat: m & f. At southern end of floods.
246 Barnacle Goose
Great White Egret
 

Thomas Miller, Phil Barnett

South Moreton: 17th October

South Moreton
5 Shelduck: viewed from footpath by Mill Stream, Hithercroft Road. SU567890. 08:50.

Michael Pocock

Wytham 17th October

Cattle Egret 20 at the Wytham field station 15:21 (J.H).

Blenheim: Blenheim Lake: 17th October

Blenheim: Blenheim Lake
14 Little Grebe: Good to see so many back at Blenheim. Even better to find an otter swimming to the island whilst I was watching a possee of the little grebes. First otter I've ever seen at Blenheim.
33 Great Crested Grebe: one still feeding a juv.
2 Little Egret
7 Grey Heron
16 Cormorant
11 Gadwall
18 Tufted Duck
12 Lapwing: flying over.
8 Egyptian Goose

Bob Pomfret

RSPB Otmoor Thursday 17 October

Marsh Harrier 3

Hobby 2

Sparrowhawk 1

Jay 1 

Dix Pit Stanton Harcourt 17th October

Marsh Harrier 08:28 (D.D)

Cholsey Hill 16th October

Grey Plover with c60 Golden Plover (per Alan Dawson).

Above & below courtesy of Alan Dawson.

Ladygrove Lakes, Didcot: 16th October

Ladygrove Lakes, Didcot
20 Redwing: Flock flew over Ladygrove Lakes heading west but quickly disappeared from view - appropriate count. SU529911. 14:24.

Steve Violette

Drayton (nr Abingdon): 16th October

Drayton (nr Abingdon)
Brambling: f. Visiting feeders with mixed finch flock. 14:50.

Steve Clarke

Port Meadow: 16th October

Port Meadow
300 Barnacle Goose
100 Golden Plover
13 Lapwing
Probable Ruff: In flight over floods
Great White Egret
100 Redwing: Over in a few flocks.
4 Snipe
Stonechat: f at the southern end of the floods

Trap Grounds
Cetti's Warbler

Adam Hartley, Thomas Miller, Phil Barnett

Balscote Quarry Reserve 16th October

Shelduck 07:45 (E.B).

Wigeon 2

Farmoor Reservoir 15th October

Caspian Gull ad this evening (per RBA).

Chimney Meadows BBOWT 15th October

Marsh Harrier 

Great white Egret 

Stonechat 4

Wildfowl numbers building up slowly 

(P.P)

Ring-necked Parakeet Cumnor 
Courtesy of Steve Liptrot.

A329 near Moulsford: 15th October

A329 near Moulsford
Raven: A couple of calls heard nrby. SU5885. 15:30.

Mike Amphlett

Bicester Wetland Reserve 15th October

300 Teal highest count of the autumn so far
18 Moorhen
2 Cetti's Warbler
2 Little Egret

A Peters
Key Holder Reserve

Port Meadow: 15th October

Port Meadow
250 Barnacle Goose
Snow Goose: Probably the usual feral Ross's Goose tho very distant.
3 Red-head Goosander

Also, 
4 Lapwing
Increasing build up of Wigeon, Teal and Shoveller

Adam Hartley, Phil Barnett

Cutteslowe: Cutteslowe Park: 15th October

Cutteslowe: Cutteslowe Park
4 Hawfinch: Landed on island and adjacent trees for around five minutes then flew off south together. 09:20.

Nicholas Boyd

Abingdon: Peep-o-Day Lane: 14th October

14th October

Abingdon: Peep-o-Day Lane
Green Sandpiper 17:00.
Stonechat: fem. 17:00.
8 Redwing: Dropped in late pm. 17:00.
Kingfisher 17:00.
Little Egret 17:00.

Abingdon: Abingdon Sewage Farm
3 Blackcap: fem. 16:00.
6 Chiffchaff: Very quiet around SF. 16:00.
4 Treecreeper 16:00.

Jed Cleeter

Oxford 14th October

Yellow-browed Warbler in garden on Sunningwell Road 11:03-11:25 and showing well (per Dave Lowe).

Curbridge: 13th October

Curbridge
4 Green Sandpiper: Down from 6 yesterday. Remarkably, the field has almost drained overnight. 16:39.

Mick Cunningham

Shifford: 13th October

Shifford
415 Lesser Black-backed Gull: Ploughed field. No sniff of a caspian and only 4 herrng. 16:35.
12 Yellow-legged Gull 16:35.
3 Great White Egret: In trees on flood opposite church. Forsaken pit 60 as too deep. 16:35.

Mick Cunningham

Thame Oxon/Bucks 13th October

Whooper Swan 2 on flooding adjacent to the A418 (C.S). Still present and viewable distantly 16:47 (Badger) then from Shabbington (Nick Marriner).

Great white Egret (N.M).

Standlake Pit 60: 13th October

Standlake Pit 60
26 Pintail: Overnight increase. Water up again, near to over topping wellies on access lane! 13:25.

Mick Cunningham

Appleford: Appleford GP: 13th October

Appleford: Appleford GP
12 Grey Partridge 10:30.

William Lester

Port Meadow 13th October

Golden Plover 100+

Snipe 

Great white Egret 

Little Egret 

Swallow 13+

(per D Williams)

Ross's Goose (per Phil Barnett)

Worsham: 13th October

Worsham
3 Stonechat: new in, as I checked this spot yesterday. Was hoping for vis mig but -20 redwings south. There were more redwings at Pit 60, dropping in from the west ahead of a shower. 08:09.
14 Corn Bunting: farmer has just cut a (cover?) crop. 08:09.

Mick Cunningham

Childrey: Childrey Field: 12th October

Childrey: Childrey Field
Merlin: fem. Hunting from small bush. 17:00.
8 Grey Partridge 17:00.

Jed Cleeter

Letcombe Bassett: Gramps Hill: 12th October

12th October

Letcombe Bassett: Gramps Hill
364 Redwing: Through S & SW this morning. 09:00.
2 Swallow: Flew South. 08:00.
500 Golden Plover: At least, west of us and then split into smaller flocks, smaller flocks also pm. 08:25.
15 Lapwing: Flock dropped in east of us. 13:30.
Peregrine: fem. Imm bird hunting. 09:00.
300 Skylark: Flocks moving through all morning. 09:00.
16 Stonechat: Groups of 4,4 & 8 visible at the same time in general area. Could have been more. 09:00.
150 Meadow Pipit: At least, birds moving through all morning in small flocks. 09:00.
300 Linnet: Flocks moving through all morning inc 1 of 100+ and birds feeding too. 09:00.
60 Corn Bunting: At least. 09:00.

Jed Cleeter

Pied Wagtails at Farmoor 
Courtesy of Steve Liptrot.

 

Curbridge: 12th October

Curbridge
5 Green Sandpiper: Distant. 16:42.

Mick Cunningham

Ardley ERF 12th October

Pochard - 1 drake on quarry lake. Site first for me.

Teal - 20

Little Egret - 2

Green Sandpiper - 1

Yellow-legged gull - 2

Wootton nr Woodstock: 12th October

Wootton nr Woodstock
25 Swallow: Large group 25+ feeding over my garden this morning . 10:00.

Trevor Young

12th October

Large numbers of Redwings reported this morning through the county (et al).

Standlake Pit 60: 11th October

Standlake Pit 60
5 Pintail: At dusk. Wellies definitely needed to access the site. 20:57.
Marsh Harrier: juv. 20:57.

Mick Cunningham

Fyfield Wick: 11th October

11th October

Fyfield Wick
Rock Pipit: Flew low South Calling. 16:55.
Swallow: A very sluggish looking Juv moved slowly SE. 07:30.
Lesser Redpoll: Flew South calling early doors. 07:15.
3 Siskin: 2 singles through calling am and 1 pm. 10:15.
64 Meadow Pipit: Through South in small flocks am. 10:15.
81 Stock Dove: Some through am but over 60 in an hour around 17:00 in flocks of 4-12 on passage. 17:00.
38 Skylark: Through South am in small flocks. 10:00.
16 Jay: Some interesting passage of small groups of 3's & 4's travelling high am & 2 dropped in from height pm. 10:00.
Yellowhammer: Flew SE. 10:00.
2 Blackcap: male. Feeding on berries next to garden. 10:00.

Jed Cleeter

Sonning Eye GPs: 11th October

Sonning Eye GPs
Nuthatch 14:30.
2 Egyptian Goose 14:30.
4 Long-tailed Tit 14:30.
2 Little Egret 14:30.
Buzzard 14:30.

Ralph Watts