Caspian Gull - the same 3rd s - 4th w on the same buoy on FI.
Common Gull - 3
Yellow-legged Gull - c40+
Redshank - 5
Oystercatcher - 1
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Sunday 31 July 2016
Otmoor RSPB 31st July
Juvenile Bittern above and below courtesy of Terry Sherlock |
Bittern 3 (inc 1 juv)
Marsh Harrier
Common Crane
Mandarin 2 (still in front of 1st screen 16:30)
Yellow-legged Gull
Water Rail 3+
Cuckoo (juv) a.m though elusive
Turtle Dove
Cetti's Warbler
Yellow Wagtail c2 (Ashgrave)
Juvenile Cuckoo Otmoor RSPB please view at 1080p HD
Juvenile Cuckoo and Reed Warbler courtesy of Tom Nicholson-lailey
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Mandarin Ducks Otmoor RSPB please view at 720p HD
Standlake Pit 60:AM 31st July
Ardington 31st July
4 Common Crossbill: Over low to S, calling. SU4388. 09:20.
3 Spotted Flycatchers
Leo Bateman
3 Spotted Flycatchers
Leo Bateman
Saturday 30 July 2016
Blenheim Lake 30th July
630 Mallard
2 Teal
1 Red-crested Pochard (f)
78 Mute Swan
3 Common Tern
14 Gadwall
60 Sand Martin
Bob Pomfret
2 Teal
1 Red-crested Pochard (f)
78 Mute Swan
3 Common Tern
14 Gadwall
60 Sand Martin
Bob Pomfret
Bicester Wetlands Reserve 30th July
Green Sandpiper 8
Lapwing 9
Little Egret
(per Nick Truby)
Key holder reserve.
Lapwing 9
Little Egret
(per Nick Truby)
Key holder reserve.
Farmoor 30th July
Leafield, 30th July
Redstart - male on side of road just outside Leafield towards Worsham
Clackers & Mrs Clackers
Clackers & Mrs Clackers
Friday 29 July 2016
Standlake Common Pit 60 29th July
Great White Egret 15:45 (per Graham Lenton) Please park in the village and walk to hides.
Key required to access hides.
Key required to access hides.
A329 near Moulsford: 29th July
A329 near Moulsford
Yellow Wagtail: Nr Silly bridge - single bird flew from amongst the sheep, which were being moved to a new pasture directly opposite. Maybe the YW's will move with them...?. SU5885. 08:50.
Mike Amphlett
Yellow Wagtail: Nr Silly bridge - single bird flew from amongst the sheep, which were being moved to a new pasture directly opposite. Maybe the YW's will move with them...?. SU5885. 08:50.
Mike Amphlett
Farmoor Res 29th July
Rushey Common lake, 29th July
Common Sandpiper 4
Green Sandpiper
Little Egret 2
Stock Doves c10
Yellow Legged Gull
Clackers @ Ady State
Green Sandpiper
Little Egret 2
Stock Doves c10
Yellow Legged Gull
Clackers @ Ady State
Otmoor: am 29 July
Thursday 28 July 2016
A329 near Moulsford: 28th July
A329 near Moulsford
4 Yellow Wagtail: 4 heard, and then seen, amongst sheep in field nr Silly bridge - poss juvs. Likeley 2 or 3 more present, as calls heard from other spots in same field. . SU589855. 09:35.
Mike Amphlett
4 Yellow Wagtail: 4 heard, and then seen, amongst sheep in field nr Silly bridge - poss juvs. Likeley 2 or 3 more present, as calls heard from other spots in same field. . SU589855. 09:35.
Mike Amphlett
Otmoor. Morning. 28th. July.
Great White Egret on Ashgrave 17:30 (per Terry Sherlock)
but no further sign by 20:20.
Wood Sandpiper from first screen a.m only and no further sign by late afternoon.
Green Sandpiper (Big Otmoor)
Ringed Plover 2 (Noke Sides per R.W)
Hobby 2+
Bittern.
Cuckoo, (juv.)
2 Common Crane.
Spotted Flycatcher.
2 Cetti's Warbler, (juv.)
Per. P.G. R.C. T.S.
but no further sign by 20:20.
Green Sandpiper (Big Otmoor)
Ringed Plover 2 (Noke Sides per R.W)
Hobby 2+
Bittern.
Cuckoo, (juv.)
2 Common Crane.
Spotted Flycatcher.
2 Cetti's Warbler, (juv.)
Per. P.G. R.C. T.S.
Wood Sandpiper. |
Standlake Pit 60 28th July
Great White Egret
Judging by the fresh plumage and slight black tip to the upper mandible it is a juvenile
Port Meadow 28th July
Greenshank
Oystercatcher
Kingfisher
Yellow Wagtail 2+
Willow Warbler
(per Dave Doherty)
Oystercatcher
Kingfisher
Yellow Wagtail 2+
Willow Warbler
(per Dave Doherty)
Standlake Pit 60: AM 28th July
Great White Egret
3 Little Egret
Barn Owl
Kingfisher
2 Egyptian Goose
2 Raven
Common Sandpiper
Green Sandpiper
3 Oystercatcher
3 Little Egret
Barn Owl
Kingfisher
2 Egyptian Goose
2 Raven
Common Sandpiper
Green Sandpiper
3 Oystercatcher
Bicester Wetland Reserve 28th July
1 Common Sandpiper
9 Green Sandpiper
13Lapwing
1 Little Egret
1 Teal
Alan Peters
9 Green Sandpiper
13Lapwing
1 Little Egret
1 Teal
Alan Peters
Wednesday 27 July 2016
Cholsey 27th July
Redstart courtesy of Paul Chandler |
Redstart c3 (2 on Lollingdon Hill)
Lesser Whitethroat
Corn Bunting
(per Paul Chandler) Cholsey Wildlife
Farmoor 26th July 19.30 - 21.30
Caspian Gull - 3rd summer Polish ringed. I can only be sure of this bird's age because I saw it as a 1st summer at Sutton Courtenay on 24th July 2014 (when it appeared to have mixed characters with mich). Awaiting details from the Polishing Bird Ringing Centre
Yellow-l Gull - 25+ (on FI)
Great B-b Gull - 2
Common Gull - 1sts
Common Tern - 30
Sanderling - 2
Yellow-l Gull - 25+ (on FI)
Great B-b Gull - 2
Common Gull - 1sts
Common Tern - 30
Sanderling - 2
Tuesday 26 July 2016
Otmoor.A.M. 26th. July.
Abingdon 26th July
Honey Buzzard S/W of Abingdon nr A34 junction being mobbed by crows c08:00
(per Steve Roby)
(per Steve Roby)
Monday 25 July 2016
Otmoor RSPB 25th July
White Stork 'Z1213' Otmoor RSPB courtesy of Elementerry |
Z1213 |
White Stork present at Noke near Lower Farm in freshly cut field 17:10 but then flew off and no further sign by 18:10 (per Terry Sherlock et al) the bird has a green ring (see below).
From car park follow the bridleway west for c1mile then take left hand track past farm buildings.
Found this afternoon on Ashgrave by Furgus.
Seen earlier today over Cumnor (per Pete Alan)
Video below courtesy of Furgus.
A White Stork’s Story Taken from the superb Wildfowl & Wetlands Trust website:
by Allan Hale & Stewart South
Picture the scene; it is early morning on 21st June 2011 and Polish bird ringer Krzysztof ZaÅ‚uski is making his way to the village of Kleszewo in the province of Mazowieckie, some 70km due north of Warsaw. Krzysztof’s mission is to ring a brood of White Storks in the village. He climbs up to the nest and finds a brood of four healthy youngsters. He fits each of the young birds with a metal ring on one leg and a plastic colour-ring on the other. The purpose of the colour-rings being to enable the bird to be identified with the aid of a pair of binoculars, rather than having to capture it. One of the colour-rings was Green Z1213, and that particular bird is the subject of this story.
White Stork Otmoor RSPB courtesy of Elementerry |
This unfortunate bird, along with 21 other White Storks, collided with power lines on migration south from Poland in, it is believed, 2014. In the same year Shorelands Wildlife Gardens, based at Dickleburgh, near Diss, imported all of these wild and injured White Storks from Poland to their centre amidst fears, apparently, that the Polish winter would be too cold for these birds, At Dickleburgh, the birds were being rehabilitated under the care and treatment of staff at Shorelands. And in November 2015 Shorelands were delighted to announce that several of the birds had recovered sufficiently to take to the air once again. Shorelands thought they would now have to decide if these White Storks should be transported back to Europe in spring 2016 to join the migration north or whether to wait and see what the birds decided to do?
As for Green Z1213 he (apparently it is a male bird) made his own mind up and decided to go wild again, without any human assistance. After departing Shorelands, it made its way across Norfolk to the Wildfowl & Wetland Trust at Welney where it was first seen on 27th February 2016. It lingered at Welney until 29th February when it flew off north at 10.25am. A mere 25 minutes later it was seen flying over Downham Market. It was located again on 4th March at Lyng, where it remained for three days, before going missing again.
On 10th March a posting on the NarVOS e-group alerted subscribers to the fact that a White Stork had just been seen at Nar Valley Fisheries. Allan and Stewart were among the early observers. And, of course, we know it’s the same White Stork as referred to above because its colour ring Z1213 could be read quite easily through a telescope. It was then that Allan, a licensed bird ringer, decided to seek out the ringing information about this bird. Stewart, for his part, Googled ‘White Stork Green Ring Z1213’ and that is how, between them, they have pieced together this fascinating tale On their sighting reports Birdguides and Rare Bird Alert identify this bird as an Escape, which is technically true. But this is no reared-in-captivity bird. This was once truly wild and it looks as if it is trying to become so again.
There have been further sightings of Z1213, at Wormegay High Bridge on 11th March, then at West Winch Common on 13th, at Blackborough End on 14th and at Setchey on 15th. The last confirmed sighting (at the time of writing) of Z1213 was near the River Nar at Wormegay High Bridge on 19th and again on 21st March. The White Stork sighting on the Isle of Wight on 17th March was clearly not the same bird.
White Stork Otmoor courtesy of Elemeterry |
What will happen to Z1213? Will it hang around locally? Will it have the strength or impulse to migrate back to Poland? Will it breed in the wild, in the UK? It’s got to find a mate first, of course! The last British White Stork breeding record is claimed to have been in Edinburgh in 1416. Six hundred years on, who knows what could happen?
In addition to this we know this bird has been seen in Herefordshire recently.
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Port Meadow: 25th July
Port Meadow
Yellow-legged Gull: 3cy or sub-adult.
4 Oystercatcher
6 Common Tern: ad & juv.
2 Yellow Wagtail
Adam Hartley
Yellow-legged Gull: 3cy or sub-adult.
4 Oystercatcher
6 Common Tern: ad & juv.
2 Yellow Wagtail
Adam Hartley
Oxford 25th July
"Crane" reported flying west from Oxford over Raleigh Park, North Hinksey at 15:45 then turned North West towards Cumnor. SP489054.
per I K Marriott via Going Birding
Actually, looking at Pete Allen's report from Cumnor, this may have actually been the White Stork
per I K Marriott via Going Birding
Actually, looking at Pete Allen's report from Cumnor, this may have actually been the White Stork
Otmoor July 25th
Turtle Dove
2 Cranes
Marsh Harrier
Bittern - reported early morning over reed-bed
2 Redstart -Long Meadow
1 Spotted Flycatcher - Long Meadow
Yellowhammer - Long Meadow
Hobby being mobbed by Swallow with young.
PR,SR, PG
2 Cranes
Marsh Harrier
Bittern - reported early morning over reed-bed
2 Redstart -Long Meadow
1 Spotted Flycatcher - Long Meadow
Yellowhammer - Long Meadow
Hobby being mobbed by Swallow with young.
PR,SR, PG
Devil's Punchbowl: 25th July
Devil's Punchbowl
Redstart: m. Along Ridgeway, just to the south of the Punchbowl. 06:20.
2 Yellow Wagtail 06:20.
4 Corn Bunting 06:20.
Colin Vickers
Redstart: m. Along Ridgeway, just to the south of the Punchbowl. 06:20.
2 Yellow Wagtail 06:20.
4 Corn Bunting 06:20.
Colin Vickers
Sunday 24 July 2016
Farmoor Reservoirs: 24th July lunchtime
Turnstone - F1/causeway
6+ Common Sandpiper - F1
c.11/12 Yellow-legged Gulls over both reservoirs.
Gareth Blockley and Daniel Watson
6+ Common Sandpiper - F1
c.11/12 Yellow-legged Gulls over both reservoirs.
Gareth Blockley and Daniel Watson
Standlake Pit 60 Sunday 24th July
Great White Egret just flown into pit 60 at the Langley hide end 10:10 a.m.
(per Clackers)
(per Clackers)
Saturday 23 July 2016
STandlake Pit 60 23rd July
Great White Egret back again and present up to 11.30 am when I left . There is some suggestion it goes to roost somewhere else and comes back to feed which it was doing keenly.
Also
4 Little egrets
31 Lapwing
2 Gadwall
1 Little Grebe
4 Common Tern
1 Oyster catcher
Also
4 Little egrets
31 Lapwing
2 Gadwall
1 Little Grebe
4 Common Tern
1 Oyster catcher
Friday 22 July 2016
Otmoor.A.M. 22nd July.
2 Water Rail (h)
10+ Little Egret
2 Marsh Harrier
2 Hobby
C. 100 Lapwing
2 Grasshopper Warbler
1 Stonechat (male reported from yesterday).
10+ Little Egret
2 Marsh Harrier
2 Hobby
C. 100 Lapwing
2 Grasshopper Warbler
1 Stonechat (male reported from yesterday).
Standlake Pit 60:am 22nd July
GREAT WHITE EGRET still present at Pit 60
from Langley hide at 14:00 (per Peter Law).
Please park in the village and walk to hides.
The hides require a key to access.
from Langley hide at 14:00 (per Peter Law).
Please park in the village and walk to hides.
The hides require a key to access.
Little Egret |
Great White Egret |
Great White Egret |
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