Marsh Baldon 20th March

Cranes 2 flying high over Marsh Baldon at 4pm heading NW (general direction of Kennington).

(per Ben Carpenter)

Rushy Common 20th March

Long-tailed Duck male from viewing screen (per Birdguides)

Otmoor rspb 20th March

Osprey reported (per Birdguides)

Cornwell Marsh and Wetland: 20th March

Cornwell Marsh and Wetland
Green Sandpiper 12:42.
2 Snipe 12:42.
Shoveler: drk. 12:42.
31 Mallard 12:42.
Water Rail: Heard. 12:42.
Moorhen 12:42.
2 Grey Heron 12:42.
2 Stonechat: pair. 12:42.
6 Reed Bunting 12:42.
2 Grey Wagtail 12:42.
2 Pied Wagtail 12:42.
Chiffchaff 12:42.
Great Spotted Woodpecker 12:42.
2 Kestrel 12:42.
3 Buzzard 12:42.
3 Red Kite 12:42.

Steve Akers

Cholsey: 20th March

Cholsey
Oystercatcher: On the flood next to Wallingford Road, with 1 lapwing and 8 teal. All birds had gone by 10.30am. 10:00.

Michael Pocock

Port Meadow 20th March

Little-ringed Plover along the northern edge of flood 

Sand Martin 

(T.M)

Balscote Quarry 20th March

Little-ringed Plover 

Green Sandpiper 

Shoveler 7

Wigeon 2

(et al)

Letcombe Regis: 19th March

 

Lapwing displaying in fields northwest of Letcombe Regis

RSPB Otmoor Thursday 19th March

Glossy Ibis 2
Bittern 4
Little Egret 2
Curlew 7
Redshank 8
Oystercatcher 4
Common Crane 1

Otmoor: The Flood Field 
American Wigeon: Still late afternoon.
Great White Egret

Adam Hartley

Courtesy of Di Stone 

Oxford 19th March

Black Redstart male still present on and around Christ Church college (per Birdguides)

Henley Road GPs: 19th March

Henley Road GPs
2 Shelduck: m+f. North Lake. 12:59.
6 Egyptian Goose: 2ad+4juv. 12:59.

Marek Walford

Farmoor Reservoir

Scaup f on F1

Marsh Harrier Pinkhill

(per Paul Butler)

New Marston: New Marston Meadows: 19th March

New Marston: New Marston Meadows
Brambling: Marston Hamms, by river. 09:26.

Steve Jennings

Eynsham: 19th March

Eynsham
Brambling: Female in the garden, first time in garden. 07:49.

Yacky Morris

Port Meadow 18th March

Wheatear courtesy of Carl Stockwell 

Dorchester: Days Lock: 17th March

17th March

Dorchester: Days Lock
2 Shelduck 12:30.
2 Oystercatcher 12:30.
2 Cattle Egret: Had what seemed to be a small mammal in its bill. 13:00.
Sparrowhawk: Grabbed an unsuspecting Starling and flew off with it. 13:00.

Oliver Hedley

Pit 60 Standlake 18th March

Hen Harrier rt 

Marsh Harrier 

Oystercatcher 2

(per Debbie Cummins)

Key Holder Reswrve

Hen Harrier courtesy of Debbie Cummins 

Otmoor rspb 18th March

AMERICAN WIGEON drake still present 15:44 on The Flood field, #4 on map,viewable from the bridleway east of Oddington.

Glossy Ibis (per Birdguides)

Great white Egret 3

Bittern booming

(per Simon Myers et al)

Little-ringed Plover on Ashgrave in front of the Wetlands Watch hide (per Steve Roby)

Blenheim: Grand Bridge: 18th March

Blenheim: Grand Bridge
6 Sand Martin 16:21.

Matthew Lloyd

Rushy Common 18th March

Long-tailed Duck male still present and viewable from the screen 13:57 (per Ewan Urquhart)

Radley GPs 18th March

Marsh Harrier over Orchard Lake 09:04 (W.B)

Port Meadow: 17th March

Port Meadow
White Wagtail
4 Oystercatcher
3 Shelduck
Great White Egret
53 Gadwall

Adam Hartley

Gallowstree Common: 17th March

Gallowstree Common
3 Tawny Owl: male. Wyfold Wood. 20:27.

Ian Young

Cornwell Marsh and Wetland: 17th March

Cornwell Marsh and Wetland
2 Grey Heron 16:15.
15 Mallard 16:15.
2 Canada Goose 16:15.
2 Reed Bunting 16:15.
Grey Wagtail 16:15.
2 Linnet 16:15.
3 Buzzard: Including a pair who were copulating perched on a gate post. 16:15.
3 Red Kite 16:15.

Steve Akers

Farmoor Reservoir: 17th March

17th March

Farmoor Reservoir
Common Sandpiper: By pumping station channels at far end of causeway. 11:15.
Redshank: Heard calling but not seen so must have been flying over. 13:45.

Farmoor Resr
Curlew Sand.: Along causeway , not there when crossed earlier . Large wader almost sandy coloured , seemed longer legged & larger than Dunlin , no hint of any black underneath & v. cleanly marked . It did not behave like Dunlin but might have been a large Dunlin. 13:10.

Peter Scudamore

Henley Road GPs: 17th March

Henley Road GPs
2 Oystercatcher 13:00.

Marek Walford

New Marston: New Marston Meadows: 17th March

New Marston: New Marston Meadows
Stonechat: fem. Marston Hamms, still. Also a very vocal male peregrine tussling with a pair of red kites for a good 5mins. 10:04.

Steve Jennings

Otmoor rspb 17th March

GREEN-WINGED TEAL male on The Flood field 

AMERICAN WIGEON male on The Flood field

 

Also 

9 Black-tailed Godwits

 

per Thomas Miller 08:28

Viewable from the bridleway east of Oddington 

Port Meadow 16th March

Sand Martin 2

White Wagtail

(M.G et al)

Rushy Common 16th March

Long-tailed Duck male from the screen 17:25 (per Birdguides)

Otmoor RSPB 16th March

Glossy Ibis 2

Merlin 1

Marsh Harrier 2

Common Crane 1

Bittern 3 booming males

Great Egret 1

Wytham: Field Station: 16th March

Wytham: Field Station
4 Cattle Egret: SP476090. 09:05.

Steven Portugal

Day's Lock/Bishop's Court Farm

The 2nd c/yr Caspian Gull here on Friday 13th, Yellow ring code B:G was ringed at the nest on De Kreupel island, Ijsselmeer, Netherlands 16/5/25

Tate Lloyd reported it was also seen at the Ogmore estuary, South Wales, 4th March.

Chipping Norton: 16th March

Chipping Norton
3 Raven: Flew over The Leys calling loudly. 14:46.

Steve Akers

Otmoor rspb 16th March

AMERICAN WIGEON drake still present 14:40 on The Flood field, #4 on map,viewable from the bridleway east of Oddington.

Glossy Ibis 2

Crane 2

(per Paul Willis et al)

Farmoor Reservoir: 16th March

Farmoor Reservoir
Little Ringed Plover: Along the causeway on F1. 12:57.
2 Cetti's Warbler: Heard but not seen along Thames at Pinkhill and shrike meadow. 12:57.

Richard Parsons

Marsh Baldon: 16th March

Marsh Baldon
Brambling: Brambling visited garden feeders with Siskins and Goldfinches. SU565999. 07:04.

Paul Torevell

Courtesy of Paul Torevell

Botley: Eynsham Road: 15th March

Botley: Eynsham Road
Lesser Redpoll: Seen and heard mid afternoon at Red Lion in pub garden.

Richard Parsons

Cornwell Marsh and Wetland: 15th March

Cornwell Marsh and Wetland
2 Mandarin Duck: drk and fem. 15:34.
Teal 15:34.
20 Mallard 15:34.
2 Grey Heron 15:34.
Reed Bunting 15:34.
Chiffchaff 15:34.
Bullfinch: m. 15:34.

Steve Akers

Farmoor Reservoir 15th March

Willow Warbler Shrike Meadow (D.J)

Ipsden 15th March

Wheatear (H.P)

Sonning Eye GPs: 15th March

Sonning Eye GPs
Green Sandpiper: On the new workings viewable from the footpath on Spring Lane. 12:52.

Marek Walford

Hatford: Sandpit: 15th March

Hatford: Sandpit
9 Shelduck

Mark Merritt

Wychwood: 15th March

Wychwood
Common Crossbill: Flew over calling. 11:00.

Yacky Morris

American Wigeon - Otmoor 15th March

AMERICAN WIGEON drake still present 07:00 on The Flood field, #4 on map,viewable from the bridleway east of Oddington.

(per Gareth Casburn)

Glossy Ibis 2 on Big Otmoor 

A40: 15th March

A40
2 Crane: Pair flying south over south Leigh junction A40. 09:37.

Yacky Morris

Marsh Baldon: 15th March

Marsh Baldon
3 Siskin: male. 3 male Siskin now present on garden feeders. SU565999. 08:18.

Paul Torevell

Port Meadow 14th March

Little-ringed Plover 
2 Redshank
5 Shelduck
2 Great White Egret

TM, AH et al 

Port Meadow: Godstow: 14th March

Port Meadow: Godstow
5 Goosander: all copper heads.
Kingfisher
2 Oystercatcher

Bob Pomfret

Rushy Common 14th March

Long-tailed Duck male from screen (per Birdguides)

Oxford 14th March

Black Redstart male still present on and around Christ Church college 10:30 (per Birdguides)

Otmoor rspb 14th March

AMERICAN WIGEON drake still present 15:43 on The Flood field, #4 on map,viewable from the bridleway east of Oddington.

(per Thomas Miller)

Glossy Ibis 2 (per Birdguides)

Crane 2 on Greenaways 15:40 (M.B)

Hen Harrier rt (D.B)