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Monday 30 April 2012
Balscote: Balscote Quarry: 30th April
Balscote: Balscote Quarry
Dotterel: with3 golden plovers.
Corn Bunting: singing.
2 Tree Sparrow
Michael Hunt
Between 16:30 & 17:00
Whimbrel 1
Little Ringed Plover 1
Lapwing 2
Northern Wheatear 4
Yellow Wagtail 2
Tree Sparrow 7
no sign of the Dotterel or any Golden Plover
Ewan Urquhart
Dotterel: with3 golden plovers.
Corn Bunting: singing.
2 Tree Sparrow
Michael Hunt
Between 16:30 & 17:00
Whimbrel 1
Little Ringed Plover 1
Lapwing 2
Northern Wheatear 4
Yellow Wagtail 2
Tree Sparrow 7
no sign of the Dotterel or any Golden Plover
Ewan Urquhart
30th April Newbridge Storks
RBA now reporting all 6 White Storks again this morning apparently back in their usual place. Best viewed by walking west along Thames on the public footpath from the Maybush pub at Newbridge and viewing North between the 2nd and 3rd kissing gates.
Still at 7:02 p.m. per RBA at about here
Still at 7:02 p.m. per RBA at about here
The Storks, taken on Saturday by Andy Last (c)
30th April, Farmoor
2 Little Tern at Farmoor till at least 15:26 (per David Lowe)
Flew off high to the North West at 16:20 (per Roger Wyatt)
...And back again at 16:50 !
Flew off high to the North West at 16:20 (per Roger Wyatt)
...And back again at 16:50 !
Otmoor: RSPB reserve: 30th April
30th April
Otmoor: RSPB reserve
3 Marsh Harrier: 1f over reed bed @ 14:30, then 3f @ 15:40 all at once with 1 Red Kite and 1 Common Buzzard.
2 Hobby: out on Greenaways.
Cuckoo: calling from N side of reserve.
Grasshopper Warbler: reeling from edge of reeds near 2nd screen.
Peter Law
Otmoor: RSPB reserve
3 Marsh Harrier: 1f over reed bed @ 14:30, then 3f @ 15:40 all at once with 1 Red Kite and 1 Common Buzzard.
2 Hobby: out on Greenaways.
Cuckoo: calling from N side of reserve.
Grasshopper Warbler: reeling from edge of reeds near 2nd screen.
Peter Law
Port Meadow: 30th April
Port Meadow
Whimbrel
Common Sandpiper
4 Wheatear
Port Meadow: Burgess Field Nature Park
Whitethroat: m.
Adam Hartley
Also
2 Little Gull: ad. summer. Feeding over floods. (Phil Chapman)
Whimbrel
Common Sandpiper
4 Wheatear
Port Meadow: Burgess Field Nature Park
Whitethroat: m.
Adam Hartley
Also
2 Little Gull: ad. summer. Feeding over floods. (Phil Chapman)
River Thames: Sandford to Radley: 29th April
River Thames: Sandford to Radley
Cuckoo
Oxford
Cetti's Warbler
Steve Roby
Cuckoo
Oxford
Cetti's Warbler
Steve Roby
Sunday 29 April 2012
Otmoor 29th April
1 Ring Ouzel - Footpath on left just before car park, 2nd field along.
11 Wheatear - in same field as Ring Ouzel
5 Wheatear -Big Otmoor
1 Gargany - Big Otmoor
1 Drumming Snipe - Big Otmoor
2 Marsh Harrier - over reedbed, went to roost at 7pm
1 Little Egret - from hide.
1 Cuckoo
11 Wheatear - in same field as Ring Ouzel
5 Wheatear -Big Otmoor
1 Gargany - Big Otmoor
1 Drumming Snipe - Big Otmoor
2 Marsh Harrier - over reedbed, went to roost at 7pm
1 Little Egret - from hide.
1 Cuckoo
Port Meadow: 29th April
Port Meadow
3 Dunlin
Ringed Plover
Whimbrel
3 Shelduck
Little Egret
Common Tern
Sydney Penner
3 Dunlin
Ringed Plover
Whimbrel
3 Shelduck
Little Egret
Common Tern
Sydney Penner
Grimsbury Reservoir: 29th April
Grimsbury Reservoir
Arctic Tern: (per Sandra and Adrian Bletchly).
2 Common Sandpiper: (per Sandra and Adrian Bletchly).
Gareth Blockley
Arctic Tern: (per Sandra and Adrian Bletchly).
2 Common Sandpiper: (per Sandra and Adrian Bletchly).
Gareth Blockley
Balscote: 29th April
Balscote
Dotterel: Still this afternoon in the usual place.
2 Whimbrel
Whinchat
Little Ringed Plover
4 Wheatear: 2 of which looked really good for Greenland 'leucorhoa' race birds (big, upright and very bright buff wash undersides).
2 Yellow Wagtail: At least 2 around. 1 with a dark head and a big supercilium. I only got brief views in appalling viewing conditions but I would put money on it being a Blue-headed 'flava' race bird. Please keep an eye out for it.
Gareth Blockley
Dotterel: Still this afternoon in the usual place.
2 Whimbrel
Whinchat
Little Ringed Plover
4 Wheatear: 2 of which looked really good for Greenland 'leucorhoa' race birds (big, upright and very bright buff wash undersides).
2 Yellow Wagtail: At least 2 around. 1 with a dark head and a big supercilium. I only got brief views in appalling viewing conditions but I would put money on it being a Blue-headed 'flava' race bird. Please keep an eye out for it.
Gareth Blockley
29th April Standlake/Newbridge Storks
The four white storks were still in their field just north of the Thames this afternoon. They were best viewed from the footpath along the river in the 3rd field west of the Maybush Inn at Newbridge. However as the rain stopped they started drying out their wings and then at 3:24 they flew off rather low to the south west. It wouldn't surprise me if they're still in the area somewhere though.
Adam
Adam
Two of the four drying out...
...and one taking flight
Standlake Storks
4 extremely bedraggled birds still present south of Pit 60 at around 2pm. Standing still and not feeding - the prospects do not look good for these birds with this weather continuing. Site and birds are very difficult to locate without exceptionally good directions; so not a journey to set out on unless you have those essential matters sorted in advance. A UK tick for myself (the first for two years) and Beniow.
29th April: White Storks Still at Standlake
4 Storks still present at Standlake 11:35 a.m..
In appalling conditions they are looking like they're not going anywhere any time soon.
per Peter Barker
View either
a) North from footpath along river west of Maybush pub at Newbridge, or
b) South from footpath by cowslip field at end of Langleys Lane through gap in hedge
In appalling conditions they are looking like they're not going anywhere any time soon.
per Peter Barker
View either
a) North from footpath along river west of Maybush pub at Newbridge, or
b) South from footpath by cowslip field at end of Langleys Lane through gap in hedge
Otmoor: 29th April
Otmoor
Marsh Harrier: fem. Fighting the wind whilst hunting over western edge of reedbed.
Joe Harris
Marsh Harrier: fem. Fighting the wind whilst hunting over western edge of reedbed.
Joe Harris
Farmoor White Wagtail
Adult summer female White Wagtail. The diffuse transition from black to grey on its nape suggest female. This photo was taken on 24/04/12 and ringed as a 1st winter on the 31st August 2010, at The Olympia Shopping Centre, East Kilbride South Lanarkshire.
Saturday 28 April 2012
Ringed Black-necked Grebe - the challenge
One of the Farmoor Res male birds has a large bright metal ring on its right leg. When it preens or dives the ring becomes visible. I am sure that the numerous Photographers might already have or be able to obtain enough of a freeze frame picture to ID the origin of the ring to a national ringing Scheme at the very least. Possibly even get enough of the number/code to ID the actual individual bird/ringing location. This presumably will be the nesting site as I would assume they are mainly ringed as 'pullus' on the nest (cannot imagine many are caught in mist nets!). So is the bird Scottish, Swedish or another ? who knows....
Crepuscular Storks
Met birder in Shifford Lane (Ed.: this was Justin Taylor) on route to site who confirmed Storks present around 19:50. No sign at same site upon my eventual arrival at 20:23. Pit 60 had a couple of families of Greylag goslings and numerous non-breeding Swans. Is this one of the main non-breeding flocks for the county ? Also a swan on nest in what has to be the most exposed site ever, on small island, viewable in front of the eastern hide (beware approach ramp skating rink!).
White Stork at Newbridge, 28th April
Stuart Thomson has just found the six White Storks in a field just west of Newbridge, between there and LWV Pit 60 at about SP 395 015. Best viewed from Langley Lane LWV Pit 60.
Still present till 18:36 then flew out of view (RBA)
Still present till 18:36 then flew out of view (RBA)
Balscote 28th April
Dotterel still present this evening at 18:20 (Paul Wren)
Also:
2 Whimbrel
1 Wheatear
1 Whinchat
19 Golden Plover
1 Redstart
per Ewan Urquhart
Also:
2 Whimbrel
1 Wheatear
1 Whinchat
19 Golden Plover
1 Redstart
per Ewan Urquhart
Farmoor 28th April
Still 5 black-neck grebes this afternoon, showing really well on F2 near the car park.
Whinchat
Channel Wagtail at Farmoor per Simon Bradfield
Also (per Ewan Urquhart)
Arctic Tern 2
Common Tern 5
Greenland Wheatear 2 stunning males
Yellow Wagtail 3
White Wagtail 10+
Swallow 600+ (one individual with deep rufous underparts suggestive on one of the Middle Eastern races)
Sand Martin 150+
House Martin 50+
Common Swift 150+
Channel Wagtail (c) Simon Bradfield
: 28th April
Wantage: Lark Hill
Whimbrel: At reservoir. SU410874.
Wantage: Lark Hill
2 Wheatear: male. SU410874.
Leo Bateman
Whimbrel: At reservoir. SU410874.
Wantage: Lark Hill
2 Wheatear: male. SU410874.
Leo Bateman
: 28th April
Westminster College
Ring Ouzel: male. Ring ouzel at Westminster College, Harcourt Hill in Oxford. Seen this morning on the golf course near the first tee. SP48616.
Tim Perkins
Ring Ouzel: male. Ring ouzel at Westminster College, Harcourt Hill in Oxford. Seen this morning on the golf course near the first tee. SP48616.
Tim Perkins
Friday 27 April 2012
Farmoor 27th April
Grey plover & 9 black-necked grebes this morning (per Dai John)
...and female Montagu's Harrier over the car park at 12:55 (per Ian Lewington)
Also
2 Wheatears on F1,
8 Common Sands,
100+ Swift
3 Dunlin
1 Sanderling
1 Grasshopper Warbler
1 Ringer Plover
4 Whimbrel over
per Dave Lowe, Dave Daniels et al.
per Ewan Urquhart
...and female Montagu's Harrier over the car park at 12:55 (per Ian Lewington)
Also
2 Wheatears on F1,
8 Common Sands,
100+ Swift
3 Dunlin
1 Sanderling
1 Grasshopper Warbler
1 Ringer Plover
4 Whimbrel over
per Dave Lowe, Dave Daniels et al.
6.30pm
Black necked Grebe 9 a single bird
& group of 3 on Farmoor 2 and group of five on Farmoor
1
Common Tern 9
Common Shelduck 3
Sanderling 1
Common Swift 50+
House Martin 50+
Swallow 150+
Sand Martin 250+
Yellow Wagtail 7 all males
White Wagtail 13+
per Ewan Urquhart
Photos (c) Matt Prior
Aston Upthorpe: Juniper Valley: 27th April
Aston Upthorpe: Juniper Valley
2 Curlew: In field to west of valley.
4 Corn Bunting
Mark Merritt
2 Curlew: In field to west of valley.
4 Corn Bunting
Mark Merritt
Cholsey 27th April
Cholsey: Cholsey Marsh Nature Reserve
2 Grasshopper Warbler
2 Reed Warbler
Garden Warbler
3 Whitethroat
Common Sandpiper: feeding along riverbank.
Lesser Whitethroat
Cuckoo
Water Rail
3 Willow Warbler
Redstart
Cholsey: Lollingdon Hill
5 Wheatear
Redstart
Paul Chandler
2 Grasshopper Warbler
2 Reed Warbler
Garden Warbler
3 Whitethroat
Common Sandpiper: feeding along riverbank.
Lesser Whitethroat
Cuckoo
Water Rail
3 Willow Warbler
Redstart
Cholsey: Lollingdon Hill
5 Wheatear
Redstart
Paul Chandler
Swift
It's a bit prosaic compared to the thrilling sightings recently in Oxon but I was happy to see my first Common Swift of the year. Seen from my office on South Parks Road, the Swift was flying high over the University Parks.
Henley Road GPs: 27th April
Henley Road GPs
Oystercatcher
2 Little Ringed Plover
Sonning Eye GPs
Cuckoo
Marek Walford
Oystercatcher
2 Little Ringed Plover
Sonning Eye GPs
Cuckoo
Marek Walford
Balscote Dotterel
The Dotterel is still present today. Yesterdays Whimbrel is also still present and there is now a Dunlin and 2 Ringed Plover in the same field.
Gareth
At 16:15:
Dotterel
Golden Plover 25
Whimbrel
L R plover
Yellow Wag
Whinchat
Wheatear 2
Steve Clark
Gareth
At 16:15:
Dotterel
Golden Plover 25
Whimbrel
L R plover
Yellow Wag
Whinchat
Wheatear 2
Steve Clark
Phone-scoped shot of Whinchat (c) Steve Clark
Otmoor: 27th April
Otmoor
2 Grasshopper Warbler: One carpark field and another by second screen.
Cuckoo
Peter Coombes
2 Grasshopper Warbler: One carpark field and another by second screen.
Cuckoo
Peter Coombes
Grimsbury Reservoir: 27th April
Grimsbury Reservoir
Turnstone
3 Common Sandpiper
5 Swift
2 Whitethroat: m. singing.
5 Willow Warbler: m. singing.
White Wagtail
Lesser Whitethroat: m. singing.
Gareth Blockley
Turnstone
3 Common Sandpiper
5 Swift
2 Whitethroat: m. singing.
5 Willow Warbler: m. singing.
White Wagtail
Lesser Whitethroat: m. singing.
Gareth Blockley
Radley GP: Ash-pit (Plover Pit): 26th April
26th April
Radley GP: Ash-pit (Plover Pit)
2 White Wagtail: ....with about 30 pieds.
Radley GP: Thrupp Lake
Arctic Tern
Radley GP: S
Cetti's Warbler: Singing almost reluctantly from scrub to the South of Lake H/I - not seen.
Mark Merritt
Radley GP: Ash-pit (Plover Pit)
2 White Wagtail: ....with about 30 pieds.
Radley GP: Thrupp Lake
Arctic Tern
Radley GP: S
Cetti's Warbler: Singing almost reluctantly from scrub to the South of Lake H/I - not seen.
Mark Merritt
Thursday 26 April 2012
26 April White Stork
The birds were much higher over Didcot tip and Sutton Courtenay, unfortunately one bird (front bird) has some string around its neck.
26th April: White Storks
White Storks, Cholsey Hill
6 White Storks were on Cholsey Hill, flew off over Brightwell, North Moreton, then Didcot. Currently being tracked over Didcot, 17:00!
Seen by the Wickster at 17:15 heading south-west over Drayton towards Swindon.
Seen by the Wickster at 17:15 heading south-west over Drayton towards Swindon.
Cholsey, 26th April
5 Wheatear - Lollingdon Hill
1 Ring Ouzel - Cholsey
3 Yellow Wagtail - Cholsey
6 House Martin - Cholsey SF
2 Sand Martin - Cholsey SF
1 Ring Ouzel - Cholsey
3 Yellow Wagtail - Cholsey
6 House Martin - Cholsey SF
2 Sand Martin - Cholsey SF
Otmoor.A.M. 26/4/12.
1 W. F. Goose
1 Common Tern
1 Common Sandpiper
Curlews (calling)
2 L. Whitethroat.
1 Common Tern
1 Common Sandpiper
Curlews (calling)
2 L. Whitethroat.
Farmoor 26th April
1s little gull
wheatear
6 arctic tern
2 common tern
200 Swift
2 common sand
10 white wags
2 yellow wags
Matt Prior
wheatear
6 arctic tern
2 common tern
200 Swift
2 common sand
10 white wags
2 yellow wags
Matt Prior
Photo (c) Matt Prior
Wednesday 25 April 2012
Farmoor 25th April
Arctic Terns present in varying numbers all day, strangely almost exclusively favouring F.1.
2 adult Black Terns.
5 Little Gulls (all 1st summer).
3 Whimbrel.
2 adult Black Terns.
5 Little Gulls (all 1st summer).
3 Whimbrel.
Grimsbury Reservoir: 25th April
Grimsbury Reservoir
2 Shelduck: pair.
2 Arctic Tern
3 Little Gull: 2 ads, 1 1st yr.
9 Common Tern
2 White Wagtail
2 Wheatear
70 Swallow: 70 +.
7 House Martin
Gareth Blockley
2 Shelduck: pair.
2 Arctic Tern
3 Little Gull: 2 ads, 1 1st yr.
9 Common Tern
2 White Wagtail
2 Wheatear
70 Swallow: 70 +.
7 House Martin
Gareth Blockley
Rushey Common & Farmoor
2 black terns (per Keith Clack)
...also a few arctic terns at Farmoor but otherwise very quiet (per Dai John)
...also a few arctic terns at Farmoor but otherwise very quiet (per Dai John)
Tuesday 24 April 2012
Farmoor 24th April
Good Arctic Tern conditions this morning, i.e; cold northerly wind with c 13+ birds on F.1. Still a few this evening plus a first summer Little Gull.
Nic Hallam
Pinkhill and Farmoor this evening,
Barn Owl, Reed Warbler.
5 Common Tern, Little Gull, 3 White Wagtail, 15 Yellow Wagtail, 3 Swift.
Malcolm Royal and Steve Davies.
Monday Millennium Sightings at Balscote
With no OS map of area; Post Code OX15 6JT (from Streetmap.co.uk) got me to the area. One parallel road showed yellow oil-seed rape through gateway; the second road had a gateway looking down on an old ploughed field with rainwater pools. Obvious small flock of black-breasted plovers (38 being the final total) soon revealed the Dotterel, resplendant with brown bill and forehead. Explained by bird's activly feeding in the sodden clods of soil. This probably explained the flock alighting to wash a couple of times in the pools but other erratic flights around field, for no apparent reason, was less easy to explain. Even loud voices and slamming of car doors (!) from some visiting birders did not correspond. Rain possibly absorbed some of the sound effects and the bird remained on show at all times, but without benefit of good light, let alone sunshine. Yellow Wagtail, displaying Pied Wagtail(s), Skylarks, 4 Lapwing and nearby perched Yellowhammers added further interest to a field that would normally not get a second passing glance. A much needed break from office work
with both Dotterel and Mr Evans ticked for the current millennium.
Linky Down: 24th April
Linky Down
3 Ring Ouzel
Tom Coyne
3 Ring Ouzel (1m 2f) still present to 17:30. Also 1 male Wheatear and 2 Red-legged Partridge
Phil Chapman
3 Ring Ouzel
Tom Coyne
3 Ring Ouzel (1m 2f) still present to 17:30. Also 1 male Wheatear and 2 Red-legged Partridge
Phil Chapman
24 April Otmoor (pm)
Cuckoo
2 Wheatear (in front of hide)
8 species of warbler - sedge, reed, willow, 1 garden and 1 male blackcap (both between the bench on the bridleway and the kissing gate), whitethroat, chiffchaff, 1 lesser whitethroat (between kissing gate and first screen).
Balscote Dotterel Still
The Balscote Dotterel is still present this morning for it's third day
per Dave Daniels
...and still present at 13:55
per Peter Law
...and still at around 4pm
per RBA
More at Gnome's Birding Diary
per Dave Daniels
...and still present at 13:55
per Peter Law
...and still at around 4pm
per RBA
More at Gnome's Birding Diary
Cholsey: Lollingdon Hill: 24th April
Cholsey: Lollingdon Hill
7 Wheatear
Yellow Wagtail: flyover.
Cholsey: Cholsey Marsh Nature Reserve
Whitethroat
Cholsey
Shelduck: found by Bob Wyatt.
Paul Chandler
7 Wheatear
Yellow Wagtail: flyover.
Cholsey: Cholsey Marsh Nature Reserve
Whitethroat
Cholsey
Shelduck: found by Bob Wyatt.
Paul Chandler
Balscote: Balscote Quarry: 24th April
Balscote: Balscote Quarry
5 Tree Sparrow: around feeders on reserve.
Yellow Wagtail: in Dotterel field near road.
Peter Law
5 Tree Sparrow: around feeders on reserve.
Yellow Wagtail: in Dotterel field near road.
Peter Law
RSPB Otmoor 24th April
The BBS and breeding wader surveys this morning picked up some good birds on Otmoor including:
Bar-tailed godwit (Big Otmoor)
Whimbrel (Greenaways)
Hobby (flew overhead on track between carpark and bird feeders)
Whitethroat
3 grasshopper warblers
Short-eared owl
Reed warblers
Joe Harris (Assistant Warden)
Bar-tailed godwit (Big Otmoor)
Whimbrel (Greenaways)
Hobby (flew overhead on track between carpark and bird feeders)
Whitethroat
3 grasshopper warblers
Short-eared owl
Reed warblers
Joe Harris (Assistant Warden)
Otmoor: 24th April
Otmoor
White-fronted Goose: Ashgrave.
4 Curlew
2 Grasshopper Warbler: One calling close to car park in car park field and another between first and second screen.
Peter Coombes
White-fronted Goose: Ashgrave.
4 Curlew
2 Grasshopper Warbler: One calling close to car park in car park field and another between first and second screen.
Peter Coombes
Sonning: 24th April
Sonning
Egyptian Goose: White headed bird (presumably female) flew up from grass verge and over the bonnet. Good job the traffic was very slow!.
Robin Dryden
Egyptian Goose: White headed bird (presumably female) flew up from grass verge and over the bonnet. Good job the traffic was very slow!.
Robin Dryden
Monday 23 April 2012
Mandarin Duck
Along with Clackers while species listing for a local farmer we noted a pair of Mandarin Duck in the Burleigh Wood area.
camboy
camboy
Balscote: Dotterel Still
Dotterel still in the field with golden plovers at 10:30 a.m. More details here
per RBA
...And still present at 15:48
per Lee Evans
per RBA
...And still present at 15:48
per Lee Evans
Otmoor: 23rd April
Otmoor
3 Cuckoo: At least three birds on reserve today. Two seen flying together at top of path to first screen. While a third was calling from direction of carpark.
Grasshopper Warbler: Carpark field.
Peter Coombes
3 Cuckoo: At least three birds on reserve today. Two seen flying together at top of path to first screen. While a third was calling from direction of carpark.
Grasshopper Warbler: Carpark field.
Peter Coombes
Sunday 22 April 2012
Farmoor 22nd April
Whimbrel along causeway 09:30hrs.
per Terry Sherlock, Dominic Norris and Dai.
Common Sandpiper 3
CommonTern 8
Cuckoo 1 @ Pinkhill
Blackcap 7 singing males
Yellow Wagtail 4m incl tail-less individual
White Wagtail 15+
Common Whitethroat 1m - Lower Whiteley Farm
a few Sand Martin and Swallow present
per Ewan Urquhart
per Terry Sherlock, Dominic Norris and Dai.
Common Sandpiper 3
CommonTern 8
Cuckoo 1 @ Pinkhill
Blackcap 7 singing males
Yellow Wagtail 4m incl tail-less individual
White Wagtail 15+
Common Whitethroat 1m - Lower Whiteley Farm
a few Sand Martin and Swallow present
per Ewan Urquhart
Exhausted sand martin (c) Bill Foley
Balscote: 22nd April
Balscote
Dotterel: Still showing well 17:30 to 18:00, between rain showers.
Gareth Blockley
...and still present at 19:30
Gnome
Dotterel: Still showing well 17:30 to 18:00, between rain showers.
Gareth Blockley
...and still present at 19:30
Gnome
Grimsbury Reservoir: 22nd April
Grimsbury Reservoir
2 Common Sandpiper: (per Clive Payne).
Gareth Blockley
2 Common Sandpiper: (per Clive Payne).
Gareth Blockley
Dotterel Details
Dotterel at Balscote with Golden Plovers. Found by Roger Evans this morning. It is in the field next to the Balscote Quarry Reserve (to the south west). The flock of Golden Plovers was very inactive mid morning and the Dotterel remained out of view for over 45 mins (behind a clump of Dock). It eventually showing well enough around 11:00. When Roger found it this morning it was quite active walking around and feeding, so it may need just the right timing to see it well.
The bird can be viewed from the road at the metal field gate here SP390423 and the flock is at the far end of the field about here SP388425.
The road is quite narrow and the viewing near a bend. Although it is a fairly quiet road please park sensibly to avoid disruption to other people.
Gareth
I've been asked to add: view only from the road and don't enter either the field or the reserve itself.
Adam
Still showing well at 13:28 per the Wickster
The bird can be viewed from the road at the metal field gate here SP390423 and the flock is at the far end of the field about here SP388425.
The road is quite narrow and the viewing near a bend. Although it is a fairly quiet road please park sensibly to avoid disruption to other people.
Gareth
I've been asked to add: view only from the road and don't enter either the field or the reserve itself.
Adam
Still showing well at 13:28 per the Wickster
Dotterel at Balscote Quarry, Banbury
Dotterel at Balscote Quarry, Banbury. In field next to reserve with golden plovers. View from metal field gate
(per Gareth Blockley)
I think that it's somewhere around here. If anyone has any more details then they would be much appreciated.
Adam
(per Gareth Blockley)
I think that it's somewhere around here. If anyone has any more details then they would be much appreciated.
Adam
Saturday 21 April 2012
Otmoor: 20th April
Otmoor
Garganey: male. On Big Otmoor.
Short-eared Owl: Over Greenaways 19:30.
Nick Truby
Garganey: male. On Big Otmoor.
Short-eared Owl: Over Greenaways 19:30.
Nick Truby
Friday 20 April 2012
Port Meadow: 20th April
Port Meadow
2 Ringed Plover
Oystercatcher
OTHER SPECIES: Rosy-billed Pochard.
2 Shelduck
2 Wheatear
3 White Wagtail
Yellow Wagtail
Common Sandpiper
3 Sand Martin
Adam Hartley
More at Port Meadow Birding
2 Ringed Plover
Oystercatcher
OTHER SPECIES: Rosy-billed Pochard.
2 Shelduck
2 Wheatear
3 White Wagtail
Yellow Wagtail
Common Sandpiper
3 Sand Martin
Adam Hartley
More at Port Meadow Birding
Otmoor 20th April
2 Lesser Whitethroat Malt Pit
1 Garganey Ashgrave (JH)
Good numbers of:
Sedge warbler
Blackcap,
Willow warbler
Chiffchaff
Wheatear
First lapwings have hatched.
David Wilding
2 Reed Warbler by vols hut along bridleway
2 Grasshopper Warbler in the Car Park Field
Zoe Edwards
Cuckoo (car park field early a.m)
(per Jusin Taylor)
White-fronted Goose
Merlin
Little Ringed Plover
6 Wheatear: Two birds on roof of hide. four birds in front of hide.
Grasshopper Warbler: One, possibly two birds singing in carpark field. Another singing along path to second screen.
Peter Coombes
1 Garganey Ashgrave (JH)
Good numbers of:
Sedge warbler
Blackcap,
Willow warbler
Chiffchaff
Wheatear
First lapwings have hatched.
David Wilding
2 Reed Warbler by vols hut along bridleway
2 Grasshopper Warbler in the Car Park Field
Zoe Edwards
Cuckoo (car park field early a.m)
(per Jusin Taylor)
White-fronted Goose
Merlin
Little Ringed Plover
6 Wheatear: Two birds on roof of hide. four birds in front of hide.
Grasshopper Warbler: One, possibly two birds singing in carpark field. Another singing along path to second screen.
Peter Coombes
Thursday 19 April 2012
Cuckoo
Not too far from the A40 Eynsham roundabout circa 200 Yellowhammer 1 Little Egret 6 + Skylark 12+ Lapwing and 1 Cuckoo.
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Farmoor 19th April
Port Meadow: 19th April
Port Meadow
4 White Wagtail
2 Wheatear
2 Ringed Plover
2 Dunlin
2 Shelduck
Oystercatcher
Common Tern
Adam Hartley
4 White Wagtail
2 Wheatear
2 Ringed Plover
2 Dunlin
2 Shelduck
Oystercatcher
Common Tern
Adam Hartley
Otmoor.A.M. 19th April.
1 (m) Garganey (from first screen)
2 Curlew
1 Grasshopper Warbler (car park field)
1 L. Egret
2 Curlew
1 Grasshopper Warbler (car park field)
1 L. Egret
Wednesday 18 April 2012
Farmoor 18th April
Little Gull (1stw)
Common Tern 5
White Wagtail 25
Yellow Wagtail 12
Swift 2
(per Dave Lowe)
Common Tern 5
White Wagtail 25
Yellow Wagtail 12
Swift 2
(per Dave Lowe)
Little Gull at Farmoor 16/4 (c) Matt Prior More from the Res at The Insomniac Birder |
Tuesday 17 April 2012
Farmoor 17th April
Arctic Tern 5 F1 late morning (per RBA)
Whimbrel over
Redstart (m/f) near Shrike Meadow 14:30
(per Dai)
The Insomniac Birder
Whimbrel over
Redstart (m/f) near Shrike Meadow 14:30
(per Dai)
The Insomniac Birder
Otmoor 17th April
White-fronted Goose on Ashgrave with Greylags
Redstart 2 (m)
Little Owl
Lesser Spotted Woodpecker (reported yesterday)
Otmoor Birding
Monday 16 April 2012
Farmoor 16th April
Ring Ouzel reported near the zig-zag path to the west of F2 at 16:00
Redstart 2 (both male)
Hobby this evening.
(per Dai) The Insomniac Birder
Farmoor Reservoir
Peregrine
(per Steve Goddard)
Little Gull 11 this evening (per Matt Prior)
Common Tern
Yellow Wagtail 2 along causeway
Redstart 2 (both male)
Hobby this evening.
(per Dai) The Insomniac Birder
Farmoor Reservoir
Peregrine
(per Steve Goddard)
Little Gull 11 this evening (per Matt Prior)
Common Tern
Yellow Wagtail 2 along causeway
Little Gull Farmoor 16th April (c) Matt Prior |
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