Cassington GPs: 20th November

Cassington GPs
2 Caspian Gull: SP460111. 15:30.
8 Pintail: SP460111. 15:19.

Terry Godfrey

Buckland Warren: 20th November

Buckland Warren
Marsh Harrier: Circled then drifted south. 13:06.

Jed Cleeter

Freeland 20th November

Marsh Harrier 2 flew over west c09:11 (GP)

Great Tew 20th November

No sign of any Hawfinch this morning (CP)

Grimsbury Reservoir 20th November

No sign of the Velvet Scoters 08:52 (JFT)

South Moreton Flooded fields: 19th November

South Moreton Flooded fields
Grey Plover: Flooded fields between N & S Moreton . Also present 300+ Golden Plover 200+ N Lapwing 10 Black-Tailed Godwit (flew W around 14:45) . Note: This site is not located as shown on & is only accessible via public footpaths . SU568894. 14:35.

Steve Violette

Chipping Norton: 19th November

Chipping Norton
3 Snipe: Flew in and settled on the marsh. SP283268. 14:00.
Teal: SP283268. 14:00.
3 Kestrel: All hunting over the marsh. SP283268. 14:00.
Sparrowhawk: SP283268. 14:00.
2 Grey Heron: SP283268. 14:00.
6 Long-tailed Tit: SP283268. 14:00.
Goldcrest: SP283268. 14:00.

Steve Akers

Grimsbury Reservoir 19th November

VELVET SCOTER 2 m&f imm still present 13:29 (per RBA)

Port Meadow 19th November

 14 Kittiwakes (11 adults, 3 first winters)

Port Meadow 19th November

Kittiwake 14 circling the floods 08:54 for a few minutes before flying off north

Thomas Miller

River Cherwell @ Magdalen College: 19th November

River Cherwell @ Magdalen College
Grey Heron: Fishing using street lights for illumination. SP521064. 02:30.

Nick Suckling

Pied Wagtail courtesy of Paul Wyeth 

 

Chipping Norton: 18th November

Chipping Norton
Stonechat: fem. On vegetation by small pond nr D'Arcy Dalton Way. SP283268. 09:30.
14 Teal: On the small lake. SP283268. 09:30.
Kestrel: SP283268. 09:30.
2 Grey Heron: SP283268. 09:30.
2 Jay: SP283268. 09:30.

Steve Akers

Port Meadow: 18th November

Port Meadow
5 Dunlin
Great White Egret
160 Barnacle Goose
160 Golden Plover
Stonechat: f.

Adam Hartley, Thomas Miller

South Moreton 18th November

Grey Plover

Golden Plover c500

Lapwing c300

(per Alan Dawson)

Courtesy of Alan Dawson 

Great Tew 18th November

Hawfinch 9 in St Michael's churchyard (per RBA)

Marsh Harrier & Teal Otmoor rspb 
Courtesy of Paul Mallarini

 

Sonning Eye GPs: 18th November

Sonning Eye GPs
2 Great White Egret: In trees above the Bittern reedbed at the north end. SU748758. 13:02.
Raven: Over calling. 12:58.

Marek Walford

Grimsbury Reservoir 18th November

VELVET SCOTER 2 m&f imm still present 10:42 (DF)

Great Tew 17th

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Waterstock: River Thame: 17th November

Waterstock: River Thame
Pintail 09:00.
435 Lapwing 09:00.
2 Bar-headed Goose 09:00.
100 Teal 09:00.
Water Rail 09:00.
2 Jack Snipe 09:00.
175 Wigeon 09:00.
4 Meadow Pipit 09:00.
Grey Wagtail 09:00.
7 Shoveler 09:00.
7 Egyptian Goose 09:00.
2 Gadwall 09:00.
148 Snipe 09:00.
2 Little Egret 09:00.
3 Linnet 09:00.
700 Canada Goose 09:00.
2 Goldcrest 09:00.
9 Fieldfare 09:00.
40 Redwing 09:00.
4 Cormorant 09:00.

Nick Marriner

Port Meadow 17th November

Whooper Swan 7 flew over at lunchtime (per ebird).

Ardley ERF 17th November

Caspian gull - 2 adults on the quarry workings viewed from the adjacent footpath. I only saw the one on the ground at the time and noticed the one in flight when sorting through my photos.

Yellow-legged gull - 5

Green Sandpiper - 1

Bicester; 17th November

Magpie, "leucistic type" bird still around the Kingsmeadow area of Bicester. Now much greyer than before and very assertive amongst the normally plumaged birds.

Old Caley's Diary

Sonning Eye GPs: 17th November

Sonning Eye GPs
Green Sandpiper: On the new pit viewed from the Spring Lane footpath. SU748764. 15:30.

Marek Walford

Great Tew: 17th November

Great Tew
5 Hawfinch: At least 5, mobile giving good views flying between yews and surrounding trees in and around churchyard. 14:30.

Simon Myers

Chipping Norton: 17th November

Chipping Norton
Stonechat: ad male. On the marsh. SP283268. 11:00.
50 Redwing: SP283268. 11:00.
7 Meadow Pipit: SP283268. 11:00.
11 Long-tailed Tit: SP283268. 11:00.
2 Grey Heron: SP283268. 11:00.
Little Egret: On wetland. SP283268. 11:00.

Steve Akers

Great Tew 17th November

Hawfinch in St Michael's churchyard this morning (per Steve Sansom).

Courtesy of Steve Sansom 

Dix Pit Stanton Harcourt 17th November

Cattle Egret 08:17 (DD)

Grimsbury Reservoir: 17th November

Grimsbury Reservoir
2 Velvet Scoter 10:18

Gareth Blockley et al

Courtesy of Steve Liptrot.

Grimsbury Reservoir: 16th November

Grimsbury Reservoir
2 Velvet Scoter: juv. 12:13.
Great Northern Diver: ad. Possible fly over only seen briefly all I.D say yes. 12:13.

Paul Gomersall

Otmoor rspb 16th November

Grey Plover with the Golden Plover on Big Otmoor this afternoon + Marsh Tit on the feeders (per Steve Sansom).

Courtesy of Steve Sansom.

Farmoor Reservoir 16th November

Marsh Harrier over Shrike Meadow

Green Sandpiper 

(AL)

Ardington 16th November

Hawfinch 2+ around entrance to Ardington House c08:50 (MM).

Grimsbury Reservoir 16th November

VELVET SCOTER 2 m&f imm still present this morning (per RBA).

Great Tew 16th November

Hawfinch c5 in church yard and village 10:25 (SB)

Port Meadow: 15th November

Port Meadow
2 Dunlin
2 Stonechat: m & f.
150 Barnacle Goose
180 Golden Plover
Egyptian Goose

Adam Hartley

Chipping Norton: 15th November

Chipping Norton
2 Green Sandpiper: On the Swailsford Bridge wetland. SP283268. 13:00.
2 Stonechat: ad pair. On the marsh by the small lake. SP283268. 13:00.
2 Raven: Pair over calling. SP283268. 13:00.
Water Rail: SP283268. 13:00.
2 Grey Heron: Heard only. SP283268. 13:00.
40 Redwing: SP283268. 13:00.
4 Goldcrest: SP283268. 13:00.

Steve Akers

Standlake Pit 60: 15th November

Standlake Pit 60
Grey Plover: Flew through wsw calling. Site tick for me! 16:38.
Marsh Harrier: juv. Handful of pintail and single goldeneye. 16:38.

Mick Cunningham

Farmoor Reservoir 15th November

Knot along western bank of F2 13:44 

Common Sandpiper 

Egyptian Goose 8

(PP et al).

Knot courtesy of Steve Liptrot 

Common Sandpiper courtesy of Steve Liptrot 

Sonning Eye GPs: 15th November

Sonning Eye GPs
2 Egyptian Goose 15:00.
Yellow-legged Gull: Still on normal first post. 15:00.
Sparrowhawk 15:00.
Little Egret 15:00.

Ralph Watts

Cassington GPs: 15th November

Cassington GPs
2 Marsh Harrier: SP460111. 15:44.

Terry Godfrey

South Moreton Flood 15th November

Grey Plover

Golden Plover c500

Dunlin 

Snipe

(per Alan Dawson)

Plovers, Grey, Golden & Green.
Courtesy of Alan Dawson.

Chipping Norton: 15th November

Chipping Norton
Blackcap: ad male. First of the winter. 11:27.
Bullfinch: ad fem. 11:27.
Goldcrest: The Leys. 11:27.

Steve Akers

Grimsbury Reservoir 15th November

VELVET SCOTER 2 m&f 1stw 09:08 (per RBA)

Ardley ERF 15th November

Teal - c100

Green Sandpiper - 2

Lapwing - c40

Little Egret - 1

Cormorant - 22 at least on quarry lake.

Great Tew 15th November

Hawfinch this morning near the car park (AG)

Fyfield Wick: 15th November

Fyfield Wick
5 Hawfinch: 4 flew NE & 1 NW. 07:50.
100 Lapwing: Flew N. 07:50.
Chiffchaff: Calling. 07:50.

Jed Cleeter

Grimsbury Reservoir; 14th November

12-13:00

The Velvet Scoters enjoying some sunshine!

Old Caley's Diary

Kingston Lisle: 14th November

Kingston Lisle
Hawfinch: Dropped in towards the Park. 15:10.

Jed Cleeter

Woolstone: 14th November

Woolstone
Brambling: Calling from tree top. 11:05.

Jed Cleeter

Blenheim: Blenheim Lake: 14th November

Blenheim: Blenheim Lake
Mandarin Duck: male. handsome male seen from the Grand Bridge looking south.
3 Great White Egret
Little Egret
9 Little Grebe
20 Great Crested Grebe
10 Wigeon
4 Shoveler: all male.
55 Tufted Duck
40 Gadwall
410 Mallard

Bob Pomfret

Grimsbury Reservoir 14th November

The 2 Velvet Scoters showed brilliantly this morning, in lovely light.

Otmoor 14th November

Whooper Swan ad on North Pill Ground 13:44 (BB).

Grimsbury Reservoir 14th November

VELVET SCOTER 2 m&f 1stw still present 12:56 (per JFT et al)

South Moreton flood 14th November

Grey Plover

Golden Plover c300

Lapwing c200

Dunlin 2

(per Alan Dawson)

Chipping Norton: 14th November

Chipping Norton
2 Stonechat: ad male & fem. Perched on vegetation on marsh close to the small lake. SP283268. 09:45.
11 Teal: ad drk and duck. Nine drake and two duck on the small lake. SP283268. 09:45.
Water Rail: H/O. SP283268. 09:45.
Grey Heron: SP283268. 09:45.
Little Egret: On Swailsford Bridge wetland. SP283268. 09:45.
Grey Wagtail: SP283268. 09:45.
30 Fieldfare: Lots of winter thrush activity here this morning flocking with Starling. SP283268. 09:45.
60 Redwing: SP283268. 09:45.
30 Starling: SP283268. 09:45.
9 Linnet: SP283268. 09:45.

Steve Akers

Cowleaze Wood: 13th November

13th November

Cowleaze Wood
4 Brambling: In with 40+ Chaffinch flock. 08:30.

Linky Down
Stonechat 09:30.

Jackie Newcombe