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)

Cornwell Marsh and Wetland: 13th March

Cornwell Marsh and Wetland
3 Stonechat: 1m; 2f. In group together. 15:19.
9 Snipe: Nice Wisp of Snipe rose together and flew around in the late afternoon sun. Lovely and unexpected. 15:19.
19 Teal 15:19.
27 Mallard 15:19.
5 Canada Goose 15:19.
3 Grey Heron 15:19.
Grey Wagtail: Feed beside fast flowing section of brook with rainbow overhead. Two Brown Hare nearby. 15:19.
Reed Bunting 15:19.
6 Linnet 15:19.
Great Spotted Woodpecker 15:19.
2 Chiffchaff 15:19.
3 Long-tailed Tit 15:19.
5 Buzzard 15:19.
3 Red Kite 15:19.

Steve Akers

Day's Lock/Bishop's Court Farm - Fri 13th a.m.

Caspian Gull, 2nd c/yr. 

Yellow alpha numeric ring on R tibia with a 2 letter/number code. Metal ring on L tibia.

Unable to read the code but appears to be a Dutch ringing scheme. Hope to obtain some more info.

Cattle Egret 4

Shoveler 34

Pintail 2

Wigeon c170

Otmoor: 13th March

Otmoor
2 Crane: Flying east over Greenaways. 18:00.
3 Bittern 18:00.
4 Marsh Harrier 18:00.
Sparrowhawk 18:00.

Matthew Lloyd

Port Meadow 13th March

Caspian Gull 2 (1stw, 2ndw) 17:29

Black-tailed Godwit (T.M)

Marsh Baldon: 13th March

Marsh Baldon
2 Siskin: male. 2 male siskin in bird feeders. SU565999. 08:36.

Paul Torevell

Courtesy of Paul Torevell

Henley-on-Thames: 13th March

Henley-on-Thames
2 Peregrine: SU762826. 11:53.

Michael Hubbard

Grimsbury Reservoir 13th March

Sand Martin 6  08:58 (C.P)

Wallingford: Community Hospital: 11th March

Wallingford: Community Hospital
Probable Ringed Plover: News from yesterday evening. 1 heard calling 5 times flying east over the medical centre. 19:10.

Michael Pocock

Farmoor Reservoir 12th March

Scaup f on F1 10:15 (per Birdguides)

Studley Wood golf course: 12th March

Studley Wood golf course
2 Oystercatcher: SP593115. 13:04.

Paul Torevell

Otmoor rspb 12th March

AMERICAN WIGEON drake still present 12:29 on The Flood field #4 on Map (per Pete Roby) Viewable from the bridleway east of Oddington.

Glossy Ibis Big Otmoor 12:52 (per Birdguides)

No sign of the Bewick's Swans on Flood field 10:02 (P.K)

Port Meadow 12th March

No sign of the Garganey this morning 

Redshank 3

(T.M)

Blenheim 12th March

Caspian gull - 2nd winter again

Sand martin - 3 over the Grand Bridge

Cornwell Marsh and Wetland: 11th March

Cornwell Marsh and Wetland
2 Stonechat: m & f. 14:54.
2 Teal 14:54.
44 Mallard 14:54.
4 Canada Goose 14:54.
Snipe 14:54.
Water Rail 14:54.
5 Reed Bunting 14:54.
2 Kestrel 14:54.
3 Buzzard 14:54.

Steve Akers

Lye Valley, Oxford: 11th March

 Singing Treecreeper in the Lye Valley this morning. 

Otmoor rspb 11th March

AMERICAN WIGEON drake 17:25 on Flood field

BEWICK'S SWAN 3 still on Flood field (#4 on map) 17:09 (Roger Wyatt et al)

Viewable from the bridleway east of Oddington.

Glossy Ibis 2 on Big Otmoor 09:51 

Ruddy Shelduck 

(per Birdguides)

Otmoor 11th March

Bewick's Swans

Port Meadow 11th March

2 Garganey, drake & female, on flood 16:24

(per Seb Cooksey et al)

RSPB Otmoor WeBS count

Canada Goose 356

Common Crane 2

Coot 123

Cormorant 4

Curlew 3

European white fronted goose 16

Gadwell 23

Grey heron 3

Greylag goose 173

Lapwing 93

Little egret 2

Mallard 20

Moorhen 2

Mute Swan 35

Oystercatcher 2

Pintail 251

Shoveler 373

Snipe 3

Teal 1161

Tufted duck 38

Water rail 1

Wigeon 1315

Marsh Harrier 4

Red Kite 7

Egyptian Goose 4

Barnacle Goose 5

Great White Egret 2

Glossy Ibis 2

Grimsbury Reservoir: 11th March

Oystercatcher

(per Clive Payne)

Kirtlington 10th March

Osprey flew over Kirtlington Golf Club 15:15 (per Birdguides)

Port Meadow 10th March

3 Dunlin 17:00 (per Tom Jordan)

Caspian Gull this evening (per Birdguides)

Little Gull 1w 

Great white Egret 4

Little Egret 4

Redshank

Oystercatcher 

(A.H, T.M)

Little Gull 8/3

Otmoor rspb 10th March

Glossy Ibis 2 on Big Otmoor 13:00 (per Birdguides)

Chinnor: Cement Works: 10th March

Chinnor: Cement Works
Little Ringed Plover: Lake 2b. 11:00.

David Stracey

Dorchester: Days Lock scrape: 10th March

Dorchester: Days Lock scrape
4 Cattle Egret: Two in Llama pens near Bishops Court Farm. SU573934. 09:00.
2 Egyptian Goose: SU573934. 09:00.
2 Oystercatcher: SU573934. 09:00.
3 Redshank: SU573934. 09:00.
2 Shelduck: SU573934. 09:00.

Brian Walker

Courtesy of Brian Walker 

Cornwell Marsh and Wetland: 10th March

Cornwell Marsh and Wetland
4 Teal 09:58.
19 Mallard 09:58.
2 Mute Swan 09:58.
Chiffchaff: FOY here. 09:58.
Grey Wagtail 09:58.
2 Reed Bunting 09:58.
2 Grey Heron 09:58.
Green Woodpecker 09:58.
70 Starling 09:58.
Kestrel 09:58.

Steve Akers

Oxford 10th March

Black Redstart male still present on and around Christ Church college 10:15 (S.V)

Abingdon: Peep-o-Day Lane: 10th March

Abingdon: Peep-o-Day Lane
2 Little Ringed Plover: At least two still on Tuckwells Pit viewable south from track heading west off of Peep-o-day Lane. SU487947. 08:42.

Phil Chapman

Grimsbury Reservoir 10th March

Goldeneye 2 m/f 

Chiffchaff 3

(I.R)

Otmoor: RSPB reserve: 9th March

Otmoor: RSPB reserve
2 Redshank 15:25.
2 Snipe 15:25.
2 Bittern: Two Bittern booming. 15:25.
5 Great White Egret 15:25.
2 Little Egret 15:25.
Grey Heron 15:25.
2 Marsh Harrier 15:25.
4 Red Kite 15:25.
72 Shoveler 15:25.
7 Mallard 15:25.
200 Lapwing 15:25.
15 Golden Plover 15:25.
25 Lesser Black-backed Gull 15:25.
60 Fieldfare 15:25.
Chiffchaff 15:25.
3 Cetti's Warbler 15:25.
2 Reed Bunting 15:25.
2 Little Grebe 15:25.

Steve Akers

Day's Lock/Bishop's Court Farm - Mon 9th

BCF scrapes 

Black-tailed Godwit 2,

Oystercatcher 4,

Cattle Egret 5,

Wigeon c200,

Shoveler 23,

Shelduck 2,

Marsh Harrier,

Little Owl,

Church Farm Backwaters/River of Life 2

Great White Egret,

Little Egret 3,

Teal c200

Farmoor Reservoir 9th March

Rock Pipit 2 along causeway 09:42

Common Sandpiper 

(D.L)

Firecrest yesterday in bushes along western side of F1 (H.B)

Port Meadow 9th March

Little Gull 1w 14:10

Mediterranean Gull 2w

Great white Egret 3

(A.H et al)

No sign of Ring-billed Gull by 14:10

Cornwell Marsh and Wetland: 9th March

Cornwell Marsh and Wetland
9 Snipe: Highest record here. 10:16.
9 Teal 10:16.
17 Mallard 10:16.
Grey Heron 10:16.
Moorhen 10:16.
Stonechat 10:16.
2 Reed Bunting 10:16.
4 Meadow Pipit 10:16.
5 Long-tailed Tit 10:16.
60 Starling 10:16.

Steve Akers

Otmoor rspb 9th March

Little-ringed Plover on Ashgrave from the Wetlands Watch hide 10:50

Hen Harrier r/t 

(Birdguides et al)

Port Meadow 8th March

•                 1st Winter Ring-billed Gull

Port Meadow 8th March

An enjoyable day even if I did dip the main attraction...

Otmoor: 8th March

American Wigeon on flood field

Oxford 8th March

Black Redstart female type Trinity College 13:10 (M)

Otmoor: 8th March

8th March

Otmoor
6 White-fronted Goose: In amongst goose flock in field directly east of Flood Field. 12:45.
2 Bittern: Booming regularly heard. 14:30.
4 Barnacle Goose: Viewed on Ashgrave. 15:00.

Otmoor: Long Meadow
36 Pochard: Including a leucistic bird. 14:00.
4 Great White Egret 12:17.
Redshank: Big Otmoor. 16:02.

Oliver Hedley

Little-ringed Plover from the Wetlands Watch hide 

Glissy Ibis 2 on Big Otmoor 

(Anon)

Port Meadow: 8th March

Port Meadow
10 Shelduck 17:00.
40 Pintail 17:00.
3 Goosander 17:00.
2 Black-tailed Godwit 17:00.
Little Gull: 2cy. 17:00.
2 Mediterranean Gull: ad. 17:00.
Caspian Gull: ad. 17:00.
Great White Egret 17:00.

Tom Jordan

Otmoor: Oddington Lane: 8th March

American Wigeon drk. Occasionally showing well on flood field, but elusive. 15:00.
4 Great White Egret 15:00.
2 Redshank 15:00.
4 Oystercatcher 15:00.
Bittern: Heard booming. 15:00.
Marsh Harrier: fem. 15:00.

Ian Elkins

Glossy Ibis 2 (per Birdguides)

Port Meadow 8th March

RING-BILLED GULL again this morning then briefly c13:00 but no further sign by dusk.

Caspian Gull 

Little Gull 

Mediterranean Gull 

Shelduck 4

Great white Egret 

Little Egret 2

Black-tailed Godwit 2

Dunlin 4

Oystercatcher 4

Woodcock 

Sand Martin 

Kingfisher 2

(et al)

Courtesy of Stewart Short

Northmoor: 8th March

Jack Snipe 1
Snipe 12
Siskin 35

Bicester Wetland Reserve: 8th March

Bicester Wetland Reserve
2 Green Sandpiper 09:00.

Michael Hunt

Grimsbury Reservoir: 8th March

Wheatear

2 Goldeneye

c. 15-20 Redpoll

Distant Wheatear courtesy of Gareth Blockley 

Otmoor rspb 8th March

AMERICAN WIGEON drake on Flood field 10::00 (per Jeremy Dexter) viewable from the bridleway east of Oddington.