LWV Pit 4: 7th November

91 Red-crested Pochard 16:00.

Ian Elkins

Blenheim 7th November

9 Great White Egrets this morning including a colour-ringed bird. This bird "AHF" is the same individual that visited Blenheim and some other local sites in the autumn and winter last year. It was ringed as a nestling at RSPB Ham Wall in May 2025. 

Standlake, pit 60: 7th November

Woodcock 1, Marsh Harrier 1m, Peregrine 1, Snipe 1, Water Rail 1, Stonechat 2, Goosander 2, pit 27

Farmoor Reservoir 7th November

Common Scoter f/imm F2 12:38 (AL et al)

Goldeneye 2 f F2

Rock Pipit on causeway 

(LH)

Farmoor Reservoir 6th November

Common Scoter f/imm F2 11:02

Shelduck F2

(EU)

Courtesy of Steve Liptrot 

Dix Pit Stanton Harcourt 6th November

18 probable White-fronted Geese flew over Dix Pit heading east 08:20 (DD)

Sonning Eye GPs: 5th November

Yellow-legged Gull: ad. 12:43.

Marek Walford

Farmoor Reservoir 4th November

Common Scoter 2 F2 09:48 

Goldeneye F2

(MP, EU)

Courtesy of Steve Liptrot

Kidmore End: 3rd November

2 Tawny Owl: male. Coldnorton Wood. 19:45.

Ian Young

Blenheim 3rd November

Great White Egret - 12 this afternoon. My highest count here.

Farmoor Reservoir 3rd November

Common Scoter 2 still on F2 16:03 (PB)

Merlin f (PW)

No sign of reported Sanderling along the southern bank of F2 this afternoon  

Common Sandpiper (DL)

Dunlin (AC)

Courtesy of Paul Willis 

Farmoor Reservoir 2nd November

Common Scoter 2 F2 15:06 (JD)

Lye Valley, Oxford: 2nd November

07:00-08:30

4,312 Woodpigeons, all SW

259 Fieldfare

73 Redwing

3 Siskin

1 Redpoll 

1 Reed Bunting

1 Yellowhammer

Otmoor rspb 2nd November

Mandarin Duck 1st screen 11:24 (KN)

Radley GP: 1st November

Ring-necked Parakeet: Over at dusk, heading north, calling. 16:00.
Raven 16:00.
2 Stonechat: The wintering pair has returned. 16:00.

Ian Elkins

Autumnal Blackbird Stonesfield 
Courtesy of Paul Wren.