Churn: 31st October

2 Stonechat: m & f. By the Old Rifle Range accommodation block.
20 Corn Bunting
40 Fieldfare
2 Raven
10 Grey Partridge
7 Red-legged Partridge

Adam Hartley

Abimgdon 31st October

7 Great white Egrets over Drayton. Plus 2 cattle egrets peep o day, and nocmig green sand over Saxton road, Abingdon last night (TW)

Lye Valley, Oxford: 31st October

1 Yellowhammer (2nd site record) 

1 Mute Swan (5th site record) 

2 Brambling (the 4th record this month, a combined total of 6 birds)

153 Fieldfare

185 Redwing

Very little Chaffinch or Woodpigeon migration today. 

Northmoor 31st October

17 Cattle Egrets in field just south of Northmoor 12:23 (DD)

Begbroke Lane: 31st October

8 Grey Partridge: Covey still here. SP477141. 11:48.

Nick Barrett

Grimsbury Reservoir 31st October

Osprey reported over this morning (JB) 

Letcombe Bassett: 30th October

 

An autumnal grey wagtail

Oxford: Aston's Eyot: 30th October

4 Whooper Swan: 4 flew over southwads; some at least immature; first record for site ! 10:45.

Anthony Cheke

Blenheim 30th October

Wigeon - 1

Goosander - 2

Great White Egret - 6

Little Egret - c30

Lapwing - 19 over

Bletchingdon Park: 30th October

2 Stonechat: Pair in recently scalped hedge line. SP510176. 07:39.

David Watkinson

Kestrel Balscote Quarry Reserve 
Courtesy of Russell Allen 

 

Port Meadow 29th October

Rock Pipit over 07:18 

Brambling over

(TM)

Boars Hill: Old Berkley Golf Course: 29th October

Brambling: One over this morning.

Adam Hartley

Farmoor Reservoir: 21st October

Yellow-legged Gull: 1w. Quartering up and down outside sailing club. ID first fixed by Elaine C. 14:00.

Gray Burfoot

Acre Hill Farm, Cuckoo Lane & Eynsham: 28th October

Cattle Egret: Seen from roadside at 10:30am and 1:30pm. SP420107. 13:30.

John Hayward

Lye Valley, Oxford: 28th October.

262 Chaffinch, 1 Brambling, 1 Redpoll, 5 Siskin and 4 Fieldfare over the city in the first hour of light this morning. 

Henley-on-Thames: 28th October

Peregrine: f. Adult female on north tower ( closest to river going downstream ) at 10.30am. SU762826. 10:37.

Michael Hubbard

New Marston: New Marston Meadows: 28th October

Stonechat: fem. Marston Hamms still. Also a small flock of siskin over. 07:51.

Steve Jennings

Cornwell Marsh and Wetland: 27th October

26 Lapwing 16:15.
9 Snipe 16:15.
5 Teal 16:15.
11 Meadow Pipit 16:15.
47 Starling 16:15.
Kestrel 16:15.

Steve Akers

Gallowstree Common: 27th October

4 Tawny Owl: 2 male 2 female. Old Copse/New Copse. 19:15.

Ian Young

Farmoor Reservoir 27th October

Black Redstart 2 still present amongst the water treatment works east of F1 10:06 (DL)

Begbroke Lane: 27th October

20 Grey Partridge: Covey of Grey Partridge. SP476142. 09:50.

Nick Barrett

Farmoor Reservoir 26th October

Black Redstart 2 on buildings within the water treatment works east of F1 12:39

Scaup m on F2

Goldeneye f F1

(CM)

Cornwell Marsh and Wetland: 25th October

2 Green Sandpiper 14:27.
5 Snipe 14:27.
Little Egret 14:27.
3 Grey Heron 14:27.
37 Teal 14:27.
5 Mute Swan 14:27.
4 Stonechat: 3m 1f. 14:27.
2 Reed Bunting 14:27.
2 Kestrel 14:27.
Great Spotted Woodpecker 14:27.

Steve Akers

Farmoor Reservoir 25th October

Black Redstart 2 still present amongst the water treatment works east of F1 14:12 (RW et al)

Meadow Pipit Farmoor Reservoir courtesy of Steve Liptrot 

Upper Cherwell Valley 25th October

Cattle Egret 2 below Wharf Farm 11:10 (SB)