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Saturday 27 July 2024
Bablockhythe: 26th July
Peregrine: male. Flew West causing panic among c40 Swallow. 20:50.
Jed Cleeter
Thursday 25 July 2024
Ardley ERF Lagoon: 25th July
2 Black-tailed Godwit: Still present on lagoon. 17:30.
6 Green Sandpiper 17:30.
Gareth Casburn
Bicester Wetland Reserve: 25th July
Common Sandpiper 13:30.
67 Lapwing 13:30.
3 Grey Heron 13:30.
2 Snipe 13:30.
Colin Oram
Wednesday 24 July 2024
Warburg Reserve - Wednesday 24th July 2024
Otmoor: 24th July
The Ridgeway: 24th July
Tuesday 23 July 2024
Bicester Wetland Reserve 23rd July
Successful breeding of Water Rail at BWR
2 downy young seen 1st July
2 juveniles seen 21st July
1 juvenile seen 23rd July
other birds today
80 Lapwing
5 Green Sandpiper
1 Hobby
2 teal
2 Gadwall
A Peters C Oram
Ardley ERF Lagoon 23rd July
Waterstock: 23rd July
Hobby: Hobby chasing House Martins over the 13 hole at Waterstock golf club this afetrenoon. 15:55.
John Barnes
Monday 22 July 2024
Otmoor RSPB 22nd July
Campbell Road, Florence Park, Oxford: 19th July
A belated report via eBird of 85 Ring-necked Parakeets at dusk in Campbell Road (per Max Buckley) on Friday 19th July.
Sunday 21 July 2024
Garganey in heavy moult.
The very elusive Garganey pit 60. Showed better briefly, so phone-scoped at x210 magnification!
Finally got a glimpse of forewing. Pure colour and advanced moult all round says 'male' to me.
Sarsgrove: 21st July
5 Kestrel: Five Kestrel hunting together - young birds perfecting their 'windhover' and swooping techniques. 11:30.
Steve Akers
Woodstock: Old Woodstock: 21st July
Whinchat: Single male in area along fence line near Field Barn Farm. 15:00.
Gareth Casburn
Otmoor 21st July
Standlake Pit 60: 21st July
Garganey: ecl. Had grown some new tertials. 11:58.
Redstart: m. 11:58.
Mick Cunningham
Bletchingdon Park: 21st July
2 Grey Partridge: 2 adults flushed by field edge. SP506176. 09:22.
David Watkinson
Saturday 20 July 2024
Standlake Pit 60: 20th July
2 Black-headed Gull: Minimum of 2 downy juveniles from N Hide. 21:09.
Redstart: m. 21:09.
Mick Cunningham
Leafield: 20th July
4 Corn Bunting: Minimum 2 pairs, possibly 3 prs. New breeding site for me, between Leafield and King Standing. Min 2 singing males and birds carrying food. 21:04.
Standlake Pit 60
Water Rail: ad. Flew out of reeds in front of hide. 21:04.
7 Shoveler 21:04.
Mick Cunningham
Bicester Wetland Reserve 20th July
8 Green Sandpiper, 5 Cattle Bridge Pool rest main reserve
6 Little Egret
2 Heron
1 Kingfisher
A Peters C Oram
Key Holder Reserve