Ewelme: Cress beds
Green Sandpiper 09:30.
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Saturday 31 December 2016
Standlake: 3T Pit: 31st December
Standlake: 3T Pit
Great White Egret
Little Egret
2 Goldeneye: fem.
6 Goosander: 5 drakes, 1 rh.
2 Bean Goose: 'tundra' race. Still showing well at 16:10, though mobile. Last seen with one of the Greylag flocks in the field immediately NW of Shifford Lane, east of 3Ts pit and SE of Pit 26, at approximately SP387025.
Ian Elkins
Great White Egret
Little Egret
2 Goldeneye: fem.
6 Goosander: 5 drakes, 1 rh.
2 Bean Goose: 'tundra' race. Still showing well at 16:10, though mobile. Last seen with one of the Greylag flocks in the field immediately NW of Shifford Lane, east of 3Ts pit and SE of Pit 26, at approximately SP387025.
Ian Elkins
Bean Geese at Standlake - 31st December
Ian Elkins has just found two Bean Geese (probably Tundras) with Greylags in the field adjacent to (on the north-east side) the 3 T's Lake at Standlake. The field is visible from the B4449 Aston Road or from Croft Lane (accessed from Standlake village). SP 385030
Otmoor Saturday morning 31st January
1 Peregrine Greenaways
2 Marsh Harriers
1 Hen Harrier
60+ Barnacle Geese
Bark
2 Marsh Harriers
1 Hen Harrier
60+ Barnacle Geese
Bark
Friday 30 December 2016
West Ginge: West Ginge Down: 30th December
West Ginge: West Ginge Down
2 Stonechat: m&f.
2 Grey Partridge
Barn Owl
Mark Merritt
2 Stonechat: m&f.
2 Grey Partridge
Barn Owl
Mark Merritt
Scary Hill: 30 December
Thursday 29 December 2016
Otmoor 29th December
Wednesday 28 December 2016
Otmoor RSPB 28th December
Kingston Bagpuize 28th December
Merlin (f) hunting from fence post at the east end of the village
Stonechat (f)
(per Jed Cleeter)
West Hanney
Peregrine (m) through to east (per Leo Bateman)
Stonechat (f)
(per Jed Cleeter)
West Hanney
Peregrine (m) through to east (per Leo Bateman)
Tuesday 27 December 2016
Monday 26 December 2016
26th Dec. South Stoke STW: Siberian Chiffchaff
Boxing Day Clackanory
Candyfloss by Peter Barker.
Come with us to a dry and arid land as our narrator and Otmoor stalwart Bark transports us
to Fuerteventura on a quest to see an elusive and rare Bustard.
Sunday 25 December 2016
Christmas Day Clackanory
A very merry christmas to you all
and a bird filled new year.
Thank you to everyone who has contributed over the year to Oxonbirding directly or through Goingbirding and to all the kind folk who enhance the blog by regularly submitting their photos
and artwork,it is as always very much appreciated.
Now Christmas just wouldn't be Christmas without the tradition that is Clackanory.
Join Sir Clackers and his merry band of avian adventures as they
encounter fearsome landlady's and perilous swamps in a land far far away...
The Knights of the Dining Table by Keith Clack.
Friday 23 December 2016
Grimsbury Reservoir: 23rd December
Caspian Gull 2CY (not 1st winter, thank you Ian) (probably the first site record)
Yellow-legged Gulls, 1 adult and a 2CY
GB and JFT
Yellow-legged Gulls, 1 adult and a 2CY
GB and JFT
Otmoor.A.M. 23rd December.
1 Hen Harrier (ringtail)
2 Marsh Harrier (m&f)
2 Bittern
25+ Snipe
1 Kingfisher.
2 Marsh Harrier (m&f)
2 Bittern
25+ Snipe
1 Kingfisher.
Bicester Wetland Reserve 23rd December
260 Teal
8 Gadwall
5 Shoveler
2 Heron
1 Little Grebe
25 Pied Wagtail
1 Grey Wagtail
1 Stonechat
Alan Peters
key holder reseve
8 Gadwall
5 Shoveler
2 Heron
1 Little Grebe
25 Pied Wagtail
1 Grey Wagtail
1 Stonechat
Alan Peters
key holder reseve
Thursday 22 December 2016
Wantage 22nd December
Short-eared Owl north of Wantage flew over road east of Lyford 17:30 (per Leo Bateman)
Otmoor 22nd December a.m.
Wednesday 21 December 2016
21st December Port Meadow
Otmoor.A.M. 21st December.
2 Marsh Harrier
1 Bittern
4 White-fronted Goose
2 Pintail (m&f)
2 Stonechat.
per K.S-P. P.G.
1 Bittern
4 White-fronted Goose
2 Pintail (m&f)
2 Stonechat.
per K.S-P. P.G.
Standlake Common: 21st December
Pit 27
Smew (m)
Great White Egret
2 Goosander
n.b this is the "3T's" private lake viewable from adjacent footpath
Smew (m)
Great White Egret
2 Goosander
n.b this is the "3T's" private lake viewable from adjacent footpath
Tuesday 20 December 2016
Letcombe Bassett 20th December
Green Down:
Hen Harrier - male hunting south of Ridgeway at 1505, before heading east over track to farm. Another brief sighting at 1435 along ridge of gallops, unable to sex due to looking into sun
Merlin (f)
3 Stonechat (m & 2f)
c30 Corn Bunting
Cress Beds:
Water Rail
Little Egret
Grey Wagtail
Hen Harrier - male hunting south of Ridgeway at 1505, before heading east over track to farm. Another brief sighting at 1435 along ridge of gallops, unable to sex due to looking into sun
Merlin (f)
3 Stonechat (m & 2f)
c30 Corn Bunting
Cress Beds:
Water Rail
Little Egret
Grey Wagtail
Otmoor. 20th. December.
Standlake 20th December
Smew (dark) still present on Pit 38 12:40
Great White Egret
(per Leo Bateman)
Great White Egret
(per Leo Bateman)
Port Meadow: 20th December
Port Meadow Webs Survey
840 Wigeon
93 Teal
11 Shoveler
20 Mallard
7 Moorhen
Coot
3 Mute Swan
261 Greylag Goose
2 Cormorant
Grey Heron
47 Lapwing
1 Golden Plover
1 Snipe
2 Redshank
45 Black-headed Gull
2 Lesser Black-backed Gull
1 Herring Gull
Adam Hartley
840 Wigeon
93 Teal
11 Shoveler
20 Mallard
7 Moorhen
Coot
3 Mute Swan
261 Greylag Goose
2 Cormorant
Grey Heron
47 Lapwing
1 Golden Plover
1 Snipe
2 Redshank
45 Black-headed Gull
2 Lesser Black-backed Gull
1 Herring Gull
Adam Hartley
Port Meadow: 20th December
Barnacle Geese - flock still present at first light but left c07:50
Video courtesy of Gnome - more on Port Meadow Birding
Monday 19 December 2016
Baulking Pit: 18th December
2 Short-eared Owl
2 Snipe
2 Stonechat (m&f)
4+ Y.L.Gull
High-flying SEO
"A Flock Of Seagulls" aka "Why dogs should be kept on leads"
Chinnor: Cement Works: 19th December
Chinnor: Cement Works
Green Sandpiper: North end of southern lake (quarry 2B).
David Stracey
Green Sandpiper: North end of southern lake (quarry 2B).
David Stracey
Scary Hill: 19th December
Scary Hill
Peregrine: male.
45 Golden Plover
9 Corn Bunting
2 Raven
Jed Cleeter
Peregrine: male.
45 Golden Plover
9 Corn Bunting
2 Raven
Jed Cleeter
Port Meadow: 19th December
Port Meadow
125 Barnacle Goose: flew in in two flocks and settled about 200 yards north of the floods late afternoon.
Redshank
45 Lapwing
Golden Plover
Goosander: r/h.
Adam Hartley
125 Barnacle Goose: flew in in two flocks and settled about 200 yards north of the floods late afternoon.
Redshank
45 Lapwing
Golden Plover
Goosander: r/h.
Adam Hartley
WeBS Otmoor December 19th
A fairly quiet, not to mention foggy, start to the week but here are the numbers for the birds that weren't having a lie in somewhere else this morning......
Black-headed gull 3
Canada goose 380
Coot 24
Cormorant 13
Gadwall 35
Great crested grebe 2
Grey heron 4
Greylag goose 54
Lapwing 1278
Lesser-back backed gull 1
Mallard 278
Moorhen 10
Mute swan 2
Pintail 3
Shoveler 192
Snipe 35
Teal 685
Tufted duck 35
Water rail 1
Wigeon 1323
Marsh harrier 1
Red kite 3
Black-headed gull 3
Canada goose 380
Coot 24
Cormorant 13
Gadwall 35
Great crested grebe 2
Grey heron 4
Greylag goose 54
Lapwing 1278
Lesser-back backed gull 1
Mallard 278
Moorhen 10
Mute swan 2
Pintail 3
Shoveler 192
Snipe 35
Teal 685
Tufted duck 35
Water rail 1
Wigeon 1323
Marsh harrier 1
Red kite 3
Good numbers of lapwing but goldies still proving elusive on the moor!
Standlake Common: am 19th December
Pit 38
Great White Egret
Smew (m)
Pit 27
3 Goosander
Pit 28
Goosander
+86 Red Crested Pochard
Great White Egret
Smew (m)
Pit 27
3 Goosander
Pit 28
Goosander
+86 Red Crested Pochard
Sunday 18 December 2016
Otmoor 18th December
Standlake, 18 December
Drake Smew found today by Stuart Thomson please view at 1080p
Smew 1m (pit 38) Take path past the turning to Pit 60 and the North Shore hide and continue
beyond the kissing gate to view last pit on the right and view only from footpath.
GW Egret 1 pit 27
Peregrine 2
Kingfisher
Saturday 17 December 2016
BICESTER WETLANDS 17 December
Water rail (2) usual "fleck" (so named owing to the white mark below left eye) feeding below feeders but also chased off another that ventured into cut reed channel. Very aggressive!
Chiffchaff
Reed bunting (fem)
Meadow pipit
Teal 200+
Grey wagtail 2
Friday 16 December 2016
Port Meadow: 16th December
Port Meadow
Caspian Gull: 3w.
5 Yellow-legged Gull: ad.
2 Redshank
15 Goosander
Adam Hartley
Caspian Gull: 3w.
5 Yellow-legged Gull: ad.
2 Redshank
15 Goosander
Adam Hartley
Otmoor Thursday 15 December a.m.
Bittern 2
Marsh Harrier 2
Shelduck
Yellowhammer 3
Goldcrest
Bullfinch
Cetti's Warbler (heard)
Lapwing 1000+ on Big Otmoor
Marsh Harrier 2
Shelduck
Yellowhammer 3
Goldcrest
Bullfinch
Cetti's Warbler (heard)
Lapwing 1000+ on Big Otmoor
Thursday 15 December 2016
Otmoor Video
Interview with David Wilding & Pete Barker on the return of the Bittern to Otmoor.
Produced and broadcast by local TV station That's Oxfordshire.
Rushey Common lake, 15th December
Great White Egret- south end of lake
Bullfinches 4m 3f
Goldeneye 1m 2f
Clackers
Bullfinches 4m 3f
Goldeneye 1m 2f
Clackers
Port Meadow: 15th December
Port Meadow
4 White-fronted Goose: at keast 4, but muddled in with Greylags.
Anthony Cheke
4 White-fronted Goose: at keast 4, but muddled in with Greylags.
Anthony Cheke
Wednesday 14 December 2016
Port Meadow: 14th December
Dunlin
Goosander: m.
Shelduck
Also 2w Caspian Gull reported on RBA
Adam Hartley
Bicester Wetland Reserve 14th December
200 Teal
5 Heron
9 Gadwall
5 Shoveler
1 Kingfisher (works pool)
1 Little Grebe (works pool)
1 Green Sandpiper
2 Mute Swan
Alan Peters
key holder reserve
5 Heron
9 Gadwall
5 Shoveler
1 Kingfisher (works pool)
1 Little Grebe (works pool)
1 Green Sandpiper
2 Mute Swan
Alan Peters
key holder reserve
Otmoor 14th December
Egyptian Geese courtesy of Alec Nightingale |
6 Egyptian Geese 1st record since 2013 (per Clackers)
4 White-fronted Geese
1 Pintail (m)
1 Peregrine (f)
1+ Bittern
4+ Stonechat.
(per Stoneshank)
Redwing courtesy of Baz |
7am - 9am
2 Woodcock at first light flying between carpark field and closes
Tawny owl, roman road
2 Marsh Harrier
3 Cetti's warbler
Starlings leaving roost at sunrise |
Tuesday 13 December 2016
Port Meadow: 13th December
Port Meadow
2 Redshank
2 Goosander: male.
Yellow-legged Gull: ad.
Adam Hartley
2 Redshank
2 Goosander: male.
Yellow-legged Gull: ad.
Adam Hartley
Monday 12 December 2016
Port Meadow: 12th December
Port Meadow
2 Redshank
3 Golden Plover
15 Lapwing
2 Yellow-legged Gull: 3w & ad.
Adam Hartley
2 Redshank
3 Golden Plover
15 Lapwing
2 Yellow-legged Gull: 3w & ad.
Adam Hartley
Barford St. Michael: Barford Airfield: 12th December
Barford St. Michael: Barford Airfield
220 Linnet: Two large flocks on wheat stubble adjacent to old gated Rd.
Ian Hobday
220 Linnet: Two large flocks on wheat stubble adjacent to old gated Rd.
Ian Hobday
Rushy Common 12th December
Red-crested Pochard (f)
Goldeneye 2
Peregrine (from screen)
Green Sandpiper
(per Tezzer, Badger)
Goldeneye 2
Peregrine (from screen)
Green Sandpiper
(per Tezzer, Badger)
Sunday 11 December 2016
Otmoor. 11th. December.
Cassington GPs 11th December
Dunlin 2
Green Sandpiper 3
Snipe c50
Yellow-legged Gull
Goldeneye 15+
Egyptian Goose 2
Marsh Tit 2
Please view only from the footpaths.
Dix Pit:
Goldeneye 4+
Green Sandpiper 3
Snipe c50
Yellow-legged Gull
Goldeneye 15+
Egyptian Goose 2
Marsh Tit 2
Please view only from the footpaths.
Dix Pit:
Goldeneye 4+
Saturday 10 December 2016
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