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Tuesday 30 June 2020

Monday 29 June 2020

Drayton (nr Abingdon): 28th June

Drayton (nr Abingdon)
Probable Green Sandpiper: ad. Busy feeding in waterlogged area to left of Peep O Day just before exit to Drayton Road. 15:00.

Gary Stafford

Blenheim Park 29th June

Little-ringed Plover 
Teal 4
Little Egret 24

Sunday 28 June 2020

Appleford: Appleford GP: 28th June

Appleford: Appleford GP
5 Little Ringed Plover: At least 4 adults and 1 juv. 18:21.
3 Oystercatcher: 2 adults and 1 juv. 18:21.
Yellow-legged Gull 18:21.
Redshank 18:21.

Conor MacKenzie

Sonning Eye GPs: 28th June

Sonning Eye GPs
4 Egyptian Goose: m/f. Plus good size goslings. 15:31.

Ralph Watts

Crog Hill - 28 June

Quail - up to 3 birds calling 12:00 - 12:15
Kingfisher at Radley GPs courtesy of Mark Chivers.

Letcombe Bassett: Gramps Hill: 28th June

Letcombe Bassett: Gramps Hill
2 Spotted Flycatcher
2 Yellow Wagtail
10 Corn Bunting

Mark Merritt

Crog Hill 28th June

Quail 5+ calling (one flight view) 2.5m SSE of Woolstone & SE of Kingston Warren at Crog Hill this morning 07:00-09:30 (per Nick Truby).

Swallow Heyford courtesy of Graeme Porter.

Saturday 27 June 2020

Appleford: Appleford GP: 27th June

Yellow-legged Gull: ad. 18:15.
Great Black-backed Gull: 3rd year. 18:15.
Pochard 18:15.
3 Oystercatcher: 2 adults and 1 juv. 18:15.

(per Conor MacKenzie)

Redshank 19:15.
Little Ringed Plover: 2 chicks seen with LRP. 19:15.

(per Dave Eccles)

Dix Pit: 27th June

Ruddy Shelduck 1

Bicester Wetland Reserve 27th June

4 Green Sandpiper
1 Lapwing
8 Teal
80+ House Martin
10+ Swallow

Alan Peters
Key Holder Reserve
Spotted Flycatcher Challow courtesy of D.Ferret.

Friday 26 June 2020

Woolstone: 26th June

Woolstone
Hobby: ad. Sat in tree at roadside. 15:52.

Mick Cunningham

Buckland: 21st June

Buckland
2 Grey Partridge: juvs. Put down? 15:51.

Mick Cunningham

Leafield: 26th June

Hobby: Actively hunting near south lawns cottages. 15:54.
6 Common Crossbill: fems/1w. Flew E over south lawns cottages. The couple of conifer plantations I've checked don't have many cones. SP286150. 14:08.

Mick Cunningham

Crog Hill 26th June

Quail 4 heard only 05:10 to 07:20 (per Johnny Eclipse, Colin Oram). 

Towersey 26th June

Pheonix Trail:

5 Yellow Wagtail
9 Whitethroat
4 Chiffchaff
2 Garden Warbler
Reed Bunting
5 Yellowhammer
2 Linnet
Corn Bunting

Nick Marriner

Didcot: 26th June

Didcot
Green Woodpecker: SU551885. 06:36.
Sparrowhawk: fem. being chased by swallows in farmyard. SU544890. 06:36.

W Holden

Thursday 25 June 2020

Goring: 25th June

Goring
9 Common Crossbill: Over garden, calling. 15:37.

Paul Rainsden

Crog Hill


Quail at Crog Hill 23rd June courtesy of Simon Bradfield.

Didcot: 25th June

Didcot
Peregrine: Sat on pylon squawking. SU537894. 08:52.

W Holden

Monday 22 June 2020

Chinnor: Cement Works: 22nd June

Chinnor: Cement Works
2 Little Ringed Plover: On island Lake 2b. 10:00.

David Stracey

Kirtlington: Kirtlington Park: 22nd June

Kirtlington: Kirtlington Park
Yellow Wagtail: Calling in flight over barley field. SP511196. 18:00.

David Watkinson

Crog Hill: 22nd June

Crog Hill
3 Quail 05:31.

Conor MacKenzie



Evocative video taken this morning at dawn featuring calling Quail.
(Courtesy of Conor Mackenzie)

Appleford: Appleford GP: 20th June

Appleford: Appleford GP
9 Egyptian Goose: 2 ad + 7 juv. 16:00.
4 Grey Partridge 16:00.
Little Ringed Plover 16:00.
Green Sandpiper 16:00.

Isaac West

Otmoor: 20th June

Otmoor
2 Marsh Harrier 06:00.
2 Oystercatcher 06:00.
5 Cuckoo 06:00.
50 Swift 06:00.
Grasshopper Warbler 06:00.
2 Hobby 06:00.

Isaac West

Sunday 21 June 2020

Moulsford 21st June

Cow Lane, Moulsford
Peregrine: Flew from N, and perched atop a pylon. SU5883. 21:00.

Mike Amphlett

Lambourn Down: 21st June

Lambourn Down
2 Raven: m&f. 17:46.

John Taylor

Farmoor 21st June

10-12:00


Common Swift 50+


Sand Martin 10+
House Martin 20+ 
Oystercatcher
Yellow-legged Gull 3cy

Old Caley's Diary

Horton-cum-Studley: 21st June

Horton-cum-Studley
Spotted Flycatcher: On the wires at the Brill Rd junction.

Adam Hartley

Waterstock: River Thame: 21st June

Waterstock: River Thame
Marsh Harrier: fem. Female drifting along the river. Long awaited site tick of us!!! 16:30.
Spotted Flycatcher: Seen by the church. 16:30.
2 Raven 16:30.
Reed Warbler 16:30.

Luke Marriner

Spotted Flycatcher courtesy of Luke Marriner.

Appleford GPs 21st June

Green Sandpiper 15:20.
9 Egyptian Goose: 2 adults and 7 young. 15:20.
2 Little Ringed Plover 15:20.
Little Egret 3
Lapwing c60
Stock Dove 4

(per Conor MacKenzie, Badger)

Bicester Wetland Reserve 21st June

1 Green Sandpiper
1 Little Egret
10 Swifts

Alan Peters
Key Holder Reserve

Saturday 20 June 2020

Otmoor 20th June

Otmoor: Roman Road
Grasshopper Warbler: Reeling. 09:30.

David Watkinson

Southern Migrant Hawker (imm male) again early afternoon along the bridleway between Noke & Oddington, first record for Oxfordshire (Geoff Wyatt).

More info on the superb Oxon Dragonflies
Courtesy of Geoff Wyatt.



Sonning Eye GPs: 20th June

Sonning Eye GPs
4 Egyptian Goose: m/f. Plus two goslings. 11:20.

Ralph Watts

Kingston Warren Down: 20th June

Singing Quail at 6:30 am  (Tom Bedford, Dave Lowe). 

Friday 19 June 2020

West Ginge: West Ginge Down: 19th June

West Ginge: West Ginge Down
Hobby: Chasing hirundines briefly over Down Barn. SU442843. 14:30.

Stephen Burch

Appleford: Appleford GP: 19th June

Appleford: Appleford GP
2 Redshank 19:43.
2 Green Sandpiper 19:43.
2 Little Ringed Plover 19:43.

Dave Eccles

Appleford GPs 19th June

No sign of the Black Terns this morning (per Conor Mackenzie)

Thursday 18 June 2020

Appleford GP: 18 June

Black Tern 2

Courtesy of Conor Mackenzie.

Chinnor: Cement Works: 18th June

Chinnor: Cement Works
6 Blackcap 07:00.
3 Chiffchaff 07:00.
3 Whitethroat 07:00.
2 Garden Warbler 07:00.
2 Little Ringed Plover 07:00.
Green Sandpiper 07:00.
200 Swift 07:00.

Nick Marriner
Little Egrets Otmoor rspb courtesy of John Workman.

Wednesday 17 June 2020

Appleford: Appleford GP: 17th June

Appleford: Appleford GP
Ringed Plover 20:00.
2 Redshank 20:00.
5 Little Ringed Plover 20:00.
Green Sandpiper 20:00.

Dave Eccles

Farmoor Reservoir: 17th June

Farmoor Reservoir
Knot 16:00.

Thomas Miller

Tuesday 16 June 2020

Otmoor: 16th June

Marsh Harrier
Little Egret 5+
Curlew
Redshank
Little-ringed Plover
Oystercatcher 2
Snipe inc drumming birds
Stonechat juv (per Jeremy Dexter)

Juvenile Stonechat

Farmoor Reservoir 16th June



Garganey (ecl drk) F2 off western end of the causeway 11:25.
Cuckoo

: 16th June

16th June

Arncott
Grasshopper Warbler: m. In St Georges Barracks MoD land, I think about 100yards into Oxon from Bucks frontier. SP617163. 21:40.

30th June


2 Oystercatcher: a pair on edge of flash, Big Otmoor, looking mournful - no evidence of any young. 20:40.


10 Redshank: Several pairs agitated clearly with young. Number quoted is no more than a no. to fill the box. 20:40.


Marsh Harrier: Male over hunting. 20:40.

Standlake: 15th June

Standlake
2 Lesser Whitethroat: male. Two males at village church in different hedgerows having a singing contest. 16:38.

Mick Cunningham

Balscote: Balscote Quarry: 16th June

Balscote: Balscote Quarry
Green Sandpiper: Also 5 lapwing and a male yellow wagtail. 14:30.

Steve Holliday

Appleford: Appleford GP: 16th June

Appleford: Appleford GP
Redshank 15:09.
2 Oystercatcher 15:09.
2 Yellow Wagtail 15:09.
Pochard 15:09.
Little Ringed Plover 15:09.

Conor MacKenzie

: 16th June

16th June

St Georges Barracks, Arncott
Grasshopper Warbler: m. Singing in rough grass / scrub edge. Invisible, as ever. SP617163. 21:45.

Bernwood Meadows
Cuckoo: m. Calling briefly. SP607108. 17:45.

14th July

St Georges Barracks, Arncott
Grasshopper Warbler: m. Reeling 50m from the 16 June record, presumably the same bird. SP617163. 22:15.

13th May

St Georges Barracks, Arncott
Cuckoo: m. Passing through, loudly. SP614167. 10:15.

David Murdoch

Bicester Wetland Reserve 16th June

2 Oystercatcher
2 Lapwing
1 Female Gadwall with 10 ducklings, these are now 10 days old, 100% survival rate so far!
2 Heron
1 Sparrowhawk
6+ Whitethroat
8+ Reed Warblers

Alan Peters
Key Holder Reserve

Monday 15 June 2020

Farmoor Reservoir: Farmoor II: 14th June

Farmoor Reservoir: Farmoor II
9 Gadwall: f + 8 ducklings. 12:00.
Garganey: in eclipse. 12:00.

Malcolm Teal

South Leigh: 15th June

South Leigh
Cuckoo 19:45.

Richard Catling

Chinnor: Cement Works: 15th June

15th June

Chinnor: Cement Works
4 Little Ringed Plover: On islands Lake 2b. 09:30.
Yellow Wagtail: Flew towards Chinnor Hill. 09:30.

Kingston Stert
Hobby: Hawking over Kingston Stert Farm. SP728008. 11:30.

David Stracey

Otmoor 15th June

Spotted Flycatcher on wires by cattle pens this morning


Sunday 14 June 2020

Oxford: Donnington Bridge: 14th June

Oxford: Donnington Bridge
Cuckoo: Calling from Long Bridges area.
Green Woodpecker

Bob Pomfret

Appleford GPs 14th June

Green Sandpiper
Redshank
Oystercatcher 
Lapwing c30
Little Egret 5
Gadwall 17
Yellow Wagtail 2


Saturday 13 June 2020

Farmoor Reservoir 13th June

Garganey (ecl dk) still present this morning (per RBA). 

Blenheim: Blenheim Lake: 13th June

Blenheim: Blenheim Lake
3 Little Ringed Plover: Very active, circling the dry lake bed, calling.
Green Sandpiper: flew off calling.
4 Shoveler
4 Teal
210 Mallard
68 Gadwall
60 Mute Swan: plus 2 broods (of 5 and 2).
Yellow-legged Gull
7 Little Egret
25 Sand Martin: At least 8 nest sites on the bridge, probably more.

Bob Pomfret

Otmoor: 13th June

13th June

Otmoor
4 Cuckoo 06:00.
Water Rail 06:00.
Marsh Harrier 06:00.
Kingfisher 05:40.

Isaac West

Waterstock: 13th June

Waterstock
4 Lesser Whitethroat 07:30.
2 Grey Partridge 07:30.
Garden Warbler 07:30.
Common Tern 07:30.
2 Cuckoo 07:30.
2 Raven 07:30.
3 Reed Warbler 07:30.
Hobby 07:30.
9 Blackcap 07:30.
2 Grey Wagtail 07:30.
4 Chiffchaff 07:30.
13 Whitethroat 07:30.
18 Reed Bunting 07:30.
9 Linnet 07:30.
5 Sedge Warbler 07:30.

Nick Marriner

Friday 12 June 2020

: 12th June

Burcot: River Thames
4 Oystercatcher: flying along river towards Clifton Hampden. SU559958. 21:41.

Alex Edgar

Appleford GPs 12th June

Redshank 
Oystercatcher 
Little Egret 
Egyptian Geese 
Grey Wagtail Rousham June courtesy of John Reynolds.

Farmoor Reservoir 12th June

Garganey (ecl drake) at west end of the causeway F2 15:10 (per Ewan Urquhart). 

Port Meadow: 11th June

Port Meadow
3 Oystercatcher: At least three Oystercatchers on the Meadow towards Wolvercote Common. 19:50.

Matthew Doorly

Balscote: Balscote Quarry: 12th June

Balscote: Balscote Quarry
Green Sandpiper: One feeding. Still a pool on quarry floor although area now much reduced. (S.H. and Iain Brown). 11:00.

Steve Holliday

Sonning Eye GPs: 12th June

Sonning Eye GPs
3 Oystercatcher: 2ad+1juv. Rowing course bund. 11:15.

Marek Walford

Otmoor: 11th June

Otmoor
3 Hobby 17:00.
Marsh Harrier 17:00.
2 Oystercatcher 17:00.

Isaac West

Kingston Stert: 11th June

Kingston Stert
4 Blackcap 07:00.
3 Chiffchaff 07:00.
3 Corn Bunting 07:00.
2 Grey Partridge 07:00.
43 Linnet 07:00.
2 Raven 07:00.
2 Reed Bunting 07:00.
17 Whitethroat 07:00.
7 Yellowhammer 07:00.
Yellow Wagtail 07:00.

Nick Marriner

Thursday 11 June 2020

Elsfield: 11th June

Elsfield
Corn Bunting: In song.

Tom Evans

Farmoor Reservoir 11th June

1000-1200hrs

Garganey 1 eclipse male favouring the northern corner of Farmoor 1

House Martin 90+
Sand Martin 100+
Common Swift 20+


Great Spotted Woodpecker juvenile Radley courtesy of Mark Chivers.

South Leigh: 10th June

South Leigh
Cuckoo 19:45.

Richard Catling

Wednesday 10 June 2020

Fyfield Wick: 10th June

Fyfield Wick
Oystercatcher: Circled calling and then dropped in to the main lake. 13:07.

Jed Cleeter

Waterstock: 10th June

Waterstock
Cuckoo: Calling distantly. 13:45.

Isaac West

Moreton nr Thame: Moreton Golf Course: 10th June

Moreton nr Thame: Moreton Golf Course
Ringed Plover: A site tick for us! 16:49.
8 Oystercatcher: The resident birds joined by two migrants. Also one pair has 2 chicks. 16:49.

Luke Marriner

Otmoor rspb from the bridleway June

Bittern in flight.

Otmoor rspb.

All photos Courtesy of Graham Cox.


South Leigh: 9th June

South Leigh
2 Cuckoo: two birds calling simultaneously for at least 20 minutes. 20:45.

Richard Catling

Farmoor Reservoir 10th June

1130-1230hrs

2 Ringed Plover: Eastern end of causeway F2
Egyptian Goose 3

Yellow legged Gull 1 2nd summer
Great Black backed Gull 1 1st summer

Sand Martin 30+
House Martin 20+
Common Swift 10+

(per Ewan Urquhart, Dave Murphy)

Ringed Plover courtesy of Dave Murphy.

Kings Sutton: 10th June

Kings Sutton
Hobby: SP492363. 13:15.

Graeme Porter

Courtesy of Graeme Porter.

East Challow: 10th June

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Tuesday 9 June 2020

Clifton Hampden: 9th June

Clifton Hampden
Hobby 21:15.

Alex Edgar

Brighthampton: 9th June

Brighthampton
Cuckoo: male. Heard calling from garden over towards 3Ts lake. 21:00.

Graeme Coates

Farmoor Reservoir: 9th June

Farmoor Reservoir
Garganey: male. Moulting into eclipse plumage. Still present on S bank of F2. 16:00.
Yellow-legged Gull: 2nd summer. 16:00.
Grasshopper Warbler: Reeling from Pinkhill. 16:00.
Cuckoo 16:00.
5 Egyptian Goose 16:00.
2 Common Tern 16:00.

Isaac West

: 9th June


Little Ringed Plover: On Big Otmoor flash. 20:05.


Grasshopper Warbler: Singing in usual ditch just S of Big Otmoor. 20:05.

Otmoor: 9th June

Otmoor
3 Hobby 18:19.
Raven 18:19.
4 Marsh Harrier 18:19.
2 Oystercatcher 18:19.
Grasshopper Warbler: Noke end of bridleway. 18:19.

John Edwards

Otmoor: 9th June

Otmoor
Green Sandpiper: On big Otmoor. 16:41.
2 Cuckoo 16:41.
Hobby 16:41.
Peregrine 16:41.

Luke Marriner

Eynsham Lock: 9 June am

Grey wagtail male & female
Probable spotted flycatcher glimpsed on campsite island

Male grey wagtail by Moth

Female grey wagtail by Moth

Chinnor: Cement Works: 9th June

Chinnor: Cement Works
4 Little Ringed Plover: The 2 incumbents were actively pursuing two new comers away from their island. SU751996. 14:21.
Hobby: chasing dragonflys over lake 2B. SU751996. 14:21.

Jez March

Blenheim 9th June

Blenheim this morning,
3 LRP,
Redshank,
20 Little Egrets
a pair of Egyptian Geese with 3 Goslings.

Per Dave Doherty

Monday 8 June 2020

Otmoor: RSPB reserve: 8th June

Otmoor: RSPB reserve
Marsh Harrier 15:00.
4 Hobby: At least four gracefully taking dragonflies and devouring them on the wing. 15:00.
Peregrine 15:00.
Kestrel 15:00.
10 Redshank 15:00.
2 Oystercatcher: pair. 15:00.
4 Little Egret 15:00.
60 Lapwing: At least 50 take to the air as Marsh Harrier flies. 15:00.
Cuckoo: Heard only. 15:00.

Steve Akers

Otmoor: 8th June

Otmoor
2 Water Rail: Calling. 17:30.
3 Hobby 17:30.
2 Marsh Harrier 17:30.
Cuckoo 17:30.

Isaac West

Balscote: Balscote Quarry: 8th June

Balscote: Balscote Quarry
2 Greenshank: Two feeding, one in breeding plumage. Found by Iain Brown. 17:38.

Steve Holliday

Sonning Eye GPs: 8th June

Sonning Eye GPs
Reed Warbler 14:30.
4 Egyptian Goose: m/f. With two young. 14:30.

Ralph Watts

Farmoor Reservoir 8th June

Little Tern 2 over F2 15:50-16:05 then flew off (per Ewan Urquhart, Paul Butler). 

Farmoor 8th

11:10-13:50

Garganey on F1
Ringed Plover (h)


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Hobbies over Otmoor courtesy of Steven Gozdz.


South Leigh: 7th June

South Leigh
Cuckoo 19:30.

Richard Catling

New Marston: New Marston Meadows: 7th June

New Marston: New Marston Meadows
Common Tern
Reed Warbler: In song in small patch of ornamental rushes at the University Park pond.

Tom Evans

Dix pit

08:30
Great White Egret flew over heading towards Farmoor

Sunday 7 June 2020

Gatehampton Nr. Goring

Mediterranean Gull.

Feeding over meadow with Black-headed Gulls

Fyfield Wick: 7th June

Fyfield Wick
Cuckoo: Calling. 20:15.

Jed Cleeter

: 7th June

Long Whittenham
Oystercatcher: Flew over River Thames by weir. SU536946. 11:30.

Stephen Burch

Farmoor Reservoir: 7th June

Farmoor Reservoir
2 Sanderling 15:00.
2 Common Tern 15:00.
Cuckoo: H/O. 15:00.
200 Swift 15:00.
50 House Martin 15:00.
30 Sand Martin 15:00.
5 Sedge Warbler 15:00.
4 Reed Warbler 15:00.
Grey Heron 15:00.
3 Egyptian Goose 15:00.

Steve Akers

East Challow: 7th June

East Challow
Spotted Flycatcher

Mark Merritt

Oxford 7th June

Aston's Eyot: 1 Tawny Owl - asleep on willow tree, mobbed by jays and blackbirds
Bannister Close - NON-BIRD: at least 7 plants of what appear to be Pyramidal Orchids and at least 5  Bee Orchids on the lawn by Iffley Rd.
Tom & Luca Pizzari




Farmoor Reservoir 7th June





1315-1430hrs

Sanderling 2
Garganey 1m

Gadwall 1f with ten ducklings - very unusual record for Farmoor

Common Tern 2
Common Swift 5
House Martin 6

Appleford: Appleford GP: 7th June

Appleford: Appleford GP
4 Little Egret 14:15.
10 Sand Martin 14:15.
9 Egyptian Goose: M&F with 7 young. 14:15.

W Holden

7th June, Farmoor

10:00-11:00

Moulting drake Garganey; F2 West Bank






Little Egret
Common Tern
Common Sandpiper

Sonning Eye GPs: 7th June

Sonning Eye GPs
3 Oystercatcher: 2ad+1juv. On rowing course bund. 12:15.

Marek Walford

South Moreton: 7th June

South Moreton
Green Woodpecker: SU552882. 06:47.
4 Yellow Wagtail: SU541886. 06:47.

W Holden

Farmoor Reservoir: 7th June

Farmoor Reservoir
2 Sanderling: F1 causeway near hide. 11:07.

Hector S

: 7th June

Oxfordshire Way near Stonehouse farm
2 Yellow Wagtail: One seen; one other heard. SP520193. 09:30.

Sue Brown

Farmoor Reservoir 7th June

Garganey eclipse drake still on F2 10:02 (per Nick Truby). 

Saturday 6 June 2020

Farmoor 6th June

Swift
late Osprey heading West


South Leigh: 6th June

South Leigh
Cuckoo 19:30.

Richard Catling

Otmoor: 6th June

6 Redshank 11:34.
3 Little Egret 11:34.
Marsh Harrier 11:34.

W Holden

Farmoor Reservoir 6th June




0900-1300hrs

Garganey 1 male going into eclipse plumage. 
                   West bank of Farmoor 2

Common Tern 3
Yellow legged Gull 1 2nd summer
Greater Black backed Gull 2 adults

Common Swift 300
House Martin 200
Sand Martin 30
Swallow 10

Cuckoo 1m

Garden Warbler
Blackcap
Common Whitethroat
Lesser Whitethroat
Reed Warbler
Sedge Warbler
Willow Warbler
Common Chiffchaff

Farmoor 6th June

Garganey 1 male


Sonning Eye GPs: 6th June

Sonning Eye GPs
2 Oystercatcher: ad+juv. On the rowing course bund. 11:45.

Marek Walford

Radley GP: Thrupp Lane: 5th June

Radley GP: Thrupp Lane
Hobby 20:30.

Isaac West

Friday 5 June 2020

South Leigh: 5th June

South Leigh
Cuckoo 19:30.

Richard Catling

Chinnor: Cement Works: 5th June

5th June

Chinnor: Cement Works
Hobby: 1 over Lake 2b. 09:30.
2 Little Ringed Plover: On island Lake 2b. 19:30.

David Stracey

Sonning Eye GPs: 5th June

Sonning Eye GPs
3 Oystercatcher: 2ad+1juv. Well grown fledged juv. On the rowing course bund. 12:20.

Marek Walford

Thursday 4 June 2020

Grimsbury Reservoir: 4th June

3+ Little Ringed Plover (2 juveniles)

per Mike Pollard

Crog Hill: 4th June

Crog Hill
Yellow Wagtail: fem. On county border, but flew into Oxon. SU316837. 15:00.

Stephen Burch

South Leigh: 4th June

South Leigh
Cuckoo 19:00.

Richard Catling

Farmoor. 4th June.

Garganey, (male eclipse).  West bank of F2. at 5.pm.  Then flew towards F1.

Per. Dai.

: 3rd June

Thame
Cuckoo: Calling between Thame and Shabbington. SP699064. 20:28.

Luke Marriner

Shabbington: 4th June

Shabbington
4 Reed Warbler 16:44.

Luke Marriner

Thames Path Oxford 4th June

Common Whitethroat

Garden Warbler

Bicester Wetland Reserve 4th June

1 Water Rail showing well out in the open, hopefully breeding again.

Colder conditions has lead to !00 plus House Martins, 10 plus Swifts and a few Swallows feeding over the Thames Works filter beds and reserve.

Alan Peters
Key Holder Reserve

Wednesday 3 June 2020

Grimsbury Reservoir: 3rd June

4 Little Ringed Plover (2m, 1f and 1 juvenile)

per JFT

Standlake: 3rd June

Standlake
Sparrowhawk: f ad. My favourite British species. Landed on bird feeder in my Rack End garden scattering starlings and tits. 21:40.
2 Great Spotted Woodpecker: 1 ad f 1 juv. Female regular at garden feeder. Joined by begging juv today, which she fed. 21:40.
Hobby: Chasing insects around field opposite St Giles church. 21:40.

Mick Cunningham

South Leigh: 3rd June

South Leigh
Cuckoo 19:30.

Richard Catling

: 3rd June

Thame
Cuckoo: Calling between Thame and Shabbington. SP699064. 20:28.

Luke Marriner

Chinnor: Cement Works: 3rd June

Chinnor: Cement Works
Hobby: 1 chasing House Martins west of Lake 2b. SU998752. 09:00.

David Stracey

Chipping Norton: 3rd June

Chipping Norton
Red-backed Shrike: NO FURTHER SIGN THIS MORNING. SP297276. 09:30.

Steve Akers

Grasshopper Warbler

Privileged to find a pair of Grasshopper Warblers recently in North Oxfordshire. No location details given for obvious reasons.




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