Bicester, Wednesday 4th March

07:00-30

Lesser Redpoll 2 

A great, but welcome surprise, with these two birds being the first Redpoll that I've seen in and around my garden since moving here 35 years ago! Primarily feeding on the cones of a London Plane tree in a neighbouring garden, the birds also visited my pond for a drink, and briefly checked out my bird feeders before flying off. A good excuse for leaving late for work!

Old Caley's Diary

Rushy Common 4th March

Long-tailed Duck male reported as still present.

Farmoor Reservoir 4th March

Scaup f still present on F1 (per Birdguides)

Oxford 4th March

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

Blenheim 4th March

Ruddy Shelduck - 1

Red-crested Pochard - 2

Goosander - 1

Cornwell Marsh and Wetland: 4th March

Sand Martin: FOY - single bird flying through. 11:43

2 Stonechat: pair. 11:43.
6 Meadow Pipit 11:43.
2 Reed Bunting 11:43.
Goldcrest 11:43.
2 Snipe 11:43.
Little Egret 11:43.
Grey Heron 11:43.
Lapwing 11:43.
Cormorant 11:43.
28 Mallard 11:43.
Moorhen 11:43.
Lesser Black-backed Gull 11:43.
2 Red Kite 11:43.

Steve Akers

Port Meadow 4th March

Little Gull 1w hawking insects over the allotments 12:30 (per Thomas Miller)

Radley GPs 4th March

Sand Martin Thrupp Lake 08:47 (W.B)

 

Starling in Farringdon courtesy of Pete King

Courtesy of Pete King

Courtesy of Pete King

Otmoor rspb 3rd March

Glossy Ibis 

Ruddy Shelduck on Noke Sides

(et al)

Farmoor: 3rd March

Farmoor
11 Sand Martin: Feeding over F1 for 30 mins. SP445066. 17:05.

Jed Cleeter

Chipping Norton: 3rd March

Chipping Norton
Blackcap: ad male. Singing male in garden - FOY. 13:30.

Steve Akers

Oxford 3rd March

Black Redstart male still present on and around Christ Church college 10:42 (per Phil Barnett et al)

Henley Road GPs: 3rd March

Henley Road GPs
2 Pintail: m+f. North Lake, on the island. 13:06.
2 Oystercatcher: Over towards Sinning Eye. 13:06.

Marek Walford

Bullfinch Warburg BBOWT courtesy of Russell Allen 

 

Cornwell Marsh and Wetland: 2nd March

Cornwell Marsh and Wetland
Stonechat: fem. 14:23.
2 Raven: pair. 14:23.
Lapwing 14:23.
21 Mallard 14:23.
2 Canada Goose 14:23.
Moorhen 14:23.
60 Starling 14:23.
Song Thrush 14:23.
2 Kestrel 14:23.
3 Buzzard 14:23.

Steve Akers

Chinnor: Cement Works: 2nd March

Chinnor: Cement Works
Stonechat: fem. On scrub on the west side of Lake 2b. 14:30.

David Stracey

Rushy Common 2nd March

Long-tailed Duck drake from screen 14:40 (per Birdguides)

Henley Road GPs: 2nd March

Henley Road GPs
4 Red-crested Pochard: 3m+1f. 13:30.
3 Pintail: 1m+2f. 13:30.
3 Little Egret 13:30.

Marek Walford

Port Meadow 2nd March

Little Gull 1w again 13:06 (et al)

Farmoor Reservoir: Pinkhill: 2nd March

Farmoor Reservoir: Pinkhill
3 Chiffchaff: All 3 singing. Also 2 Brimstone Butterflies. 1st of the year for me. 12:32.

Richard Parsons

Oxford 2nd March

Black Redstart male still present on and around Christ Church college 10:42 (per Luke O'Byrne, Phil Barnett)

Port Meadow: 1st March

Port Meadow
6 Shelduck
Oystercatcher
70 Pintail
Caspian Gull: 1w.
Yellow-legged Gull: ad.
Little Gull

Adam Hartley, Thomas Miller

Dix Pit: 1st March

Dix Pit
13 Goldeneye: 6 drk and 7 fem. 16:45.

Ian Elkins

Fyfield Wick: 1st March

1st March

Fyfield Wick
Brambling: Flew low west calling. 08:30.
Lesser Redpoll: Flew N calling. 10:30.
20 Siskin: Flew East. 10:30.

Jed Cleeter

Garsington: 1st March

Garsington
Stonechat: m. SP579016. 15:29.

Colm O Caomhanaigh

Barcote Cottages, near Littleworth: 26th February

Barcote Cottages, near Littleworth
Blackcap: ad male. SU319972. 14:31.

Tony Hadland

Cornwell Marsh and Wetland: 1st March

Cornwell Marsh and Wetland
3 Lapwing 14:30.
Grey Heron 14:30.
2 Mute Swan 14:30.
4 Canada Goose 14:30.
32 Mallard 14:30.
150 Starling: A great deal of Starling activity currently. 14:30.
Song Thrush 14:30.
5 Buzzard: Also two Brown Hare. 14:30.

Steve Akers

Newbridge: 1st March

Newbridge
5 Cattle Egret 14:25.
Great White Egret 14:25.
Little Egret 14:25.

Ian Elkins

Eynsham: Chil Brook: 1st March

Eynsham: Chil Brook
Blackcap: male. Singing male. 1st of the year for me. 13:59.

Richard Parsons

Rushy Common 1st March

Long-tailed Duck male again vewed from the screen 12:39 (per Paul & Vic Wren)

Courtesy of Paul Wren

Otmoor rspb 1st March

Black-tailed Godwit 6 (J.S)

Otmoor rspb 28th February

Glossy Ibis 2 (et al)

Duxford: 28th February

Duxford
Dunlin: Possible first year bird seen feeding in flooded field. 11:00.
Oystercatcher 11:00.

Simon Cousins

Henley Road GPs: 28th February

Henley Road GPs
Slavonian Grebe: Still present on North Lake, but distant. 14:30.
4 Ring-necked Parakeet 14:30.

Ian Elkins

Slavonian Grebe courtesy of Robin Elkins 

Sonning Eye GPs: 28th February

Sonning Eye GPs
2 Egyptian Goose 14:30.

Ralph Watts

Henley Road GPs: 28th February

Henley Road GPs
Slavonian Grebe: Fishing within the reeds on the north shore of North Lake. Exactly the same spot as yesterday. Look for a big ball of mistletoe in the shore line trees. SU738752. 16:00.

Marek Walford

Dix Pit: 28th February

Long-tailed Duck 1m
Pintail 8
Goldeneye 8

Abingdon: Peep-o-Day Lane: 28th February

Abingdon: Peep-o-Day Lane
2 Shelduck 12:42.
2 Oystercatcher 12:42.
Treecreeper 12:42.

William Lester

Venn Mill 28th February

Russian White-fronted Goose (per Birdguides)

Henley Road GPs 28th February

Slavonian Grebe still midmorning on North Lake (per Birdguides)

Oxford 28th February

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

Rushy Common 28th February

Spoonbill flew over heading N/W 10:15

No sign of the male Long-tailed Duck 

(A.L)

Sonning Eye GPs: 28th February

Sonning Eye GPs
Oystercatcher 10:02.

Marek Walford

Frilford: 28th February

Frilford
Blackcap: 1 in Ivy along A415. 07:35.

Jed Cleeter

Blewbury Chalkpit

Marsh Harrier - creamy crown over this morning. Different bird from a couple weeks ago. 

Merlin - female/imm in fields yesterday. 

New Marston: New Marston Meadows: 27th February

New Marston: New Marston Meadows
Stonechat: Marston Hamms, still. 17:40.

Steve Jennings

Port Meadow: 27th February

Port Meadow
5 Oystercatcher
6 Goosander
5 Shelduck
Pintail: m.
Great White Egret

Adam Hartley

Otmoor rspb 27th February

 

Glossy Ibis one of two courtesy of Steve Liptrot 

Addlestrop Hill/Chastleton Woods: 27th February

Addlestrop Hill/Chastleton Woods
Raven: SP255285. 10:41.
15 Skylark: Males singing over territories and birds pairing up. SP255285. 10:41.
Meadow Pipit: SP255285. 10:41.
Mistle Thrush: SP255285. 10:41.
Song Thrush: SP255285. 10:41.
60 Starling: SP255285. 10:41.
2 Bullfinch: pair. SP255285. 10:41.
3 Red Kite: SP255285. 10:41.

Steve Akers

Otmoor: 27th February

Otmoor
292 White-fronted Goose: SP561129. 10:55.

Theo De Clermont

Rushy Common 27th February

Long tailed Duck 1m

Common Goldeneye 1m

Oystercatcher 2

Henley Road GPs: 27th February

Slavonian Grebe Elusive, fishing within the reeds on the north shore of North Lake. 13:05.
2 Oystercatcher
6 Pintail

Marek Walford

Farmoor Reservoir 27th February

Common Scoter F1

Scaup f F1

(C.M, D.L et al)

Rushy Common 27th February

Long-tailed Duck male 11:38 from the car park (per Mark Merritt)

Key Holder Reserve 

OX29 6UN

Wellingtons advised for hide

Otmoor WeBS count

Black headed gull 2
Canada goose 287
Common crane 2
Common gull 93
Coot 275
Cormorant 1
Curlew 20
Dunlin 15
White fronted goose 224
Gadwall 14
Golden plover 1350
Great crested grebe 1
Grey heron 7
Greylag goose 188
Herring gull 1
Lapwing 5147
Little grebe 2
Mallard 49
Moorhen 1
Mute swan 14
Oystercatcher 2
Pintail 12
Pochard 15
Shoveler 451
Teal 206
Tufted duck 81
Water rail 3
Wigeon 140
Marsh harrier 2
Red kite 8
Egyptian goose 4
Barnacle goose 2
Great white egret 3
Glossy ibis 4

Henley Road GPs: 27th February

Slavonian Grebe Still showing on north pit. 09:09.

Mick Hannington

RSPB Otmoor Thursday 26 February

Crane 2
Redshank 5
Curlew 3
Oystercatcher 4
Shelduck 2
Pintail 2
Bittern 1 booming
Sparrowhawk 1
Goldcrest 1
Pied Wagtail 40

 

Blenheim Park 26th February

No sign of reported Tundra Bean Goose (per Birdguides)

Days Lock 26th February

Russian White-fronted Goose 9 still present on Bushop Court Farm scrape

Cattle Egret 5

Little Egret 6

(O.H)

Thame 26th February

Caspian Gull 1w of flood behind Esso garage 

Great white Egret 

14:35 (L.M)

Rushy Common/Tar Lakes 26th February

No sign of the male Long-tailed Duck 14:06 (E.U)

Henley Road GPs: 26th February

Slavonian Grebe North Lake. Viewing to the right of the spit. SU738752. 13:33.

Marek Walford

Farmoor Reservoir 26th February

Common Scoter F1

Scaup f F1

Pintail 2 over south

Mediterranean Gull ad

Oystercatcher 

Dunlin 

(D.L)

Oxford 26th February

Black Redstart male still present on and around Christ Church college 12:06 (P.B)

Cornwell Marsh and Wetland: 26th February

Cornwell Marsh and Wetland
Stonechat: male. 08:33.
Blackcap: male. Male in full song - first of year. 08:33.
13 Reed Bunting 08:33.
8 Meadow Pipit 08:33.
Yellowhammer 08:33.
9 Linnet 08:33.
2 Snipe 08:33.
3 Grey Heron 08:33.
56 Mallard 08:33.
Kestrel 08:33.

Steve Akers