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Wednesday 30 September 2020
Lower Shiplake: 30th September
6 Mistle Thrush: SU776790. 12:15.
3 Pied Wagtail: SU776790. 12:15.
Wheatear: In same field as Mistle Thrushes. . SU776790. 12:15.
30 Starling: SU776790. 12:15.
Ralph Watts
Jarn Mound vismig 30th September: 06:50-08:30
Blenheim Park 30th September
Southfield Golf Course, Headington, Oxford: 30th September
Spotted Flycatcher, 20 Blackbird and 1 Redwing in the scrub. 16 Swallow, 10 House Martin, 18 Siskin, 3 Lesser Redpoll and 10 Skylark overhead. Actual migration!
Chipping Norton: 30th September
2 Stonechat: ad male. Deep in marsh at small lake near Cornwell. SP283268. 09:00.
2 Whinchat: Perched on vegetation between bridleway and small lake. SP283268. 09:00.
Swallow: SP283268. 09:00.
2 Kestrel: SP283268. 09:00.
Grey Heron: SP283268. 09:00.
Probable 4 Meadow Pipit: SP283268. 09:00.
Steve Akers
Port Meadow: 30th September
100 Barnacle Goose: Grazing on Port Meadow flew off in the direction of Wolvercote common. SP497080. 07:40.
(per Matthew Southwell)
Tuesday 29 September 2020
Bicester Wetland Reserve: 29th September
Dunlin: Main pool - on mud in front of hide. 17:45.
John Friendship-Taylor
Blenheim Park 29th September
: 29th September
3 Stonechat: By footpath south-east of Penn Farm. SP750042. 15:30.
David Stracey
Farmoor Reservoir: 29th September
Caspian Gull: 1cy. In roost on F1. Same bird seen at Appleford on 26th September. 19:42.
Thomas Miller
Port Meadow: 29th September
Wheatear: Seen at dusk along the south shore of the north channel of the "floods" near the remaining mud. 18:40.
Elizabeth Stroud
Appleford: Appleford GP: 29th September
Hobby: Hawking pits briefly before being mobbed by magpies. 16:31.
3 Green Sandpiper 16:31.
2 Raven 16:31.
Common Sandpiper 16:31.
Conor MacKenzie
Chipping Norton: 29th September
Stonechat: ad male. On fence alongside marsh near Cornwell. SP283268. 09:30.
2 Whinchat: With Stonechat. SP283268. 09:30.
Reed Bunting: SP283268. 09:30.
3 Teal: SP283268. 09:30.
10 Black-headed Gull: SP283268. 09:30.
Great Spotted Woodpecker: SP283268. 09:30.
Raven: H/O. SP283268. 09:30.
Steve Akers
Monday 28 September 2020
Chinnor: Cement Works: 28th September
Stonechat: Male still on fence by west screen. 09:00.
David Stracey
Port Meadow: 28th September
250 Barnacle Goose: Flew up from the meadow and away to the west after being surprised by a van driving across the meadow... surprised me too. 11:00.
50 House Martin: Feeding over the river. 11:00.
2 Kingfisher 11:00.
Bob Pomfret
Appleford: Appleford GP: 28th September
2 Green Sandpiper 16:39.
2 Raven 16:39.
4 Little Egret 16:39.
2 Snipe 16:39.
4 Egyptian Goose 16:39.
Conor MacKenzie
Port Meadow: 28th September
100 Barnacle Goose: Half way up to Wolvercote in the middle of the meadow. Only seen barnacles on meadow before when it has been fully flooded. 15:15.
Andrew Siantonas
Jarn Mound vismig 06:35-09:20
Chipping Norton: 28th September
Chipping Norton
Probable 4 Green Sandpiper: Flying back and forth in small group over the marsh near Cornwell. SP283268. 12:07.
Stonechat: SP283268. 10:30.
4 Swallow: SP283268. 10:30.
2 House Martin: SP283268. 10:30.
22 Black-headed Gull: SP283268. 10:30.
7 Teal: SP283268. 10:30.
15 Long-tailed Tit: SP283268. 10:30.
Green Woodpecker: SP283268. 10:30.
Steve Akers
Otmoor rspb 28th September
Sutton Courtenay
Sunday 27 September 2020
Saturday 26 September 2020
Farmoor Reservoir 26th September
Appleford Gravel Pit 26th September
2 1cy Caspian gulls at Appleford Gravel Pit today.
One yellow-ringed bird from a mixed colony that flew before getting a photo.
One unringed bird preening on the spit (photo below).
Friday 25 September 2020
Grimsbury Res. Banbury - 25th September
1 juv / 1w Caspian Gull in the roost. Also 1 adult & 1 juv/1w Yellow-Legged Gulls. Only 2nd record of Caspian for Grimsbury - so a very decent bird for here!
Chinnor: Cement Works: 25th September
Stonechat: Male on the fence line by western screen. 18:30.
4 Swallow 18:30.
David Stracey
Chinnor: Cement Works: 24th September
Raven 08:00.
2 Chiffchaff 08:00.
18 Teal 08:00.
Swallow 08:00.
14 Linnet 08:00.
4 Meadow Pipit 08:00.
Nick Marriner
Thursday 24 September 2020
Chipping Norton: 24th September
Raven: Near Cornwell. SP283268. 09:30.
25 House Martin: SP283268. 09:30.
2 Reed Bunting: SP283268. 09:30.
Steve Akers
Appleford: Appleford GP: 24th September
Green Sandpiper 19:03.
Common Sandpiper 19:03.
3 Yellow-legged Gull 19:03.
2 Egyptian Goose 19:03.
2 Wigeon 19:03.
6 Shoveler 19:03.
30 House Martin 19:03.
Conor MacKenzie
: 24th September
25 House Martin: Flying low over field. SP606314. 17:58.
John Gough
East Hendred: East Hendred Downs: 24th September
7 Stonechat: In two groups of 3 and 4. SU457846. 10:00.
Brian Walker
Wednesday 23 September 2020
Port Meadow: 23rd September
Cattle Egret at river edge opposite Medley Sailing club. Assumed another Little Egret but to my amazement it had a yellow bill. Flew into trees by sailing club and stayed for a few minutes before flying into large group of cattle midway between river and Aristotle gate. Lived up to its name feeding under the feet of the cattle. Watched for several minutes before I was driven off by the rain. Still present when I left at 15.30.
Andrew Siantonas
Cattle Egret courtesy of Andrew Siantonas |
Relocated up amongst the cattle in Wolvercote at 17:10 when it was flushed and flew south along the river and past the Meadow where it was lost to view.
Gnome et al.
Appleford: Appleford GP: 23rd September
2 Green Sandpiper 17:17.
2 Common Sandpiper 17:17.
Conor MacKenzie
Bletchingdon Park: 23rd September
Bletchingdon Park
35 Siskin: Regularly seen flock at top of mature Cypress tree near BP Stables. SP507181. 07:30.
Kirtlington: Pigeon Lock
2 Kingfisher: 2 seen on canal between Pigeon's Lock and Rock of Gibraltar. SP491198. 12:00.
David Watkinson
Didcot 23rd September
Redstart: male. SU526923. 13:00.
Moor Ditch, Didcot
2 Stonechat: SU526923. 13:00.
Michael Violette
Bicester Wetland Reserve 23rd September
1 Green Sandpiper
10 Snipe
110 Teal
14 Shoveler
9 Gadwall
2 Wigeon
2 Chiffchaff (with Long-tailed Tit flock)
30 Linnets
Alan Peters
Key Holder Reserve
Tuesday 22 September 2020
Otmoor rspb 22nd September
Great white Egrets courtesy of Paul Wyeth. |
First screen, 17:25 - 18:00
Little Grebe
Hobby hunting over July’s Meadow.
Stonechat x 3 ( male and two female) along track between Closes and Ashgrave.
(per Paul Wyeth)
Appleford GP's
Great White Egret
2 Common Sandpiper 16:54.
2 Stonechat 16:54.
2 Peregrine 15:47.
Devil's Punchbowl: 22nd September
2 Stonechat
Wheatear
13 Grey Partridge
2 Raven
7 Kestrel
4 Siskin: over.
3 Lesser Redpoll: over.
Mark Merritt
Farmoor Reservoir 22nd September
Ringed Plover
Jarn Mound vismig 06:35-09:15
Tree Pipit NE, calling. Seemed very late but ID confirmed from sound recording
30+ Common Crossbill E
306+ Meadow Pipit, mostly S/SE
46+ Lesser Redpoll, mostly SE
30+ Chaffinch
c300 House Martin SE
28+ Swallow S
4+ Sand Martin SE
Raven
5 Skylark
6+ Greenfinch
10+ Pied Wagtail
10 Mistle Thrush W
3 Mallard S
100s of Siskin - too many to count!
: 21st September
Hobby: Single (very vocal) bird, quite high, flying easterly over local garden. Didn't have my specs on, nor any bin's to hand, but unmistakeable silhouette and astonishing number of very loud calls, presumably because of nrby Corvid. SP433099. 17:45.
Mike Amphlett
Balscote: Balscote Quarry: 22nd September
Lesser Redpoll: Flew south so flight views and call. Also 4 siskin south and first goldcrest of autumn. 08:17.
Steve Holliday
Monday 21 September 2020
Farmoor Reservoir: 21st September
Blenheim Park 21st September
Moreton nr Thame: Moreton Golf Course: 21st September
10 Yellow Wagtail: One caught and ringed. 20:51.
Common Sandpiper 20:51.
Luke Marriner
Farmoor 21st September
Yellow-browed Warbler seen and heard calling in bushes on East side of F2 at Farmoor this morning at 10 a.m. though no further sign since.
per Isaac West
Chipping Norton: 21st September
2 Green Sandpiper: At small lake near Cornwell. SP283268. 10:30.
10 Teal: SP283268. 10:30.
Grey Heron: SP283268. 10:30.
4 Buzzard: SP283268. 10:30.
Sparrowhawk: SP283268. 10:30.
Kestrel: SP283268. 10:30.
10 Swallow: High above the Buzzards. SP283268. 10:30.
Steve Akers
Cutteslowe: 20th September
Grey Plover: Single bird flew over, calling, fairly low. SP504104. 16:00.
Nicholas Boyd
Sunday 20 September 2020
Chipping Norton: 20th September
Common Sandpiper: SP283268. 19:00.
15 Teal: SP283268. 19:00.
4 Green Sandpiper: At small lake near Cornwell. SP283268. 19:00.
Steve Akers
New Marston: New Marston Meadows: 19th September
New Marston: New Marston Meadows
3 Yellow Wagtail: Dropped in briefly.
3 Siskin: Flew over.
20th September
8 Ring-necked Parakeet: Prolonged group aerobatics.
Tom Evans
Blenheim: Blenheim Lake: 20th September
7 Snipe
160 Teal
77 Gadwall
21 Shoveler
5 Wigeon
33 Moorhen
20 Grey Heron
6 Little Egret
Bob Pomfret
Headington: 16th September
Headington
Green Sandpiper: Nocmig record. 2 sets of calls. 21:04.
17th September
Sandwich Tern: Nocmig record. 03:58.
2 Sandwich Tern: Nocmig record. 2 can be heard calling, one close, one more distantly. 22:12.
18th September
Oystercatcher: Nocmig record. 7 calls. 04:14.
Dunlin: Nocmig record. 21:04.
19th September
5 Dunlin: Nocmig record. Large flock of at least 5. At least 70 individual calls can be heard though very hard to count. 05:10.
Isaac West
Standlake: Standlake Common: 20th September
Great White Egret: Flew over. 08:15.
Mick Cunningham
Saturday 19 September 2020
Chipping Norton: 19th September
Green Sandpiper: Deep in margins of small lake near Cornwell. SP283268. 18:30.
Snipe: SP283268. 18:30.
15 Teal: SP283268. 18:30.
50 Lesser Black-backed Gull: SP283268. 18:30.
2 Kestrel: Hunting over the marsh. SP283268. 18:30.
Steve Akers
RSPB Otmoor: 19 September
Little Faringdon Circular: 19th Sep
Whinchat
Stonechat
Spotted Flycatcher
Waterstock: River Thame: 19th September
2 Grey Wagtail 08:00.
2 Little Egret 08:00.
Teal 08:00.
Gannet: Juv. Picked up flying along river from east of Waterstock driving range flying towards Wheatley low over Poplar trees. Double take for a bit until came into view with concord beak, gliding on stiff wings - amazing to see and guess bought in on NE winds. 08:00.
Nick Marriner
Waterstock: River Thame: 19th September
Mistle Thrush 08:00.
7 Raven 08:00.
5 Meadow Pipit 08:00.
19 Linnet 08:00.
2 Yellowhammer 08:00.
3 Reed Bunting 08:00.
Kingfisher 08:00.
Snipe 08:00.
5 Swallow 08:00.
4 Chiffchaff 08:00.
Nick Marriner
Friday 18 September 2020
Chipping Norton: 18th September
Wheatear: In field of stubble adjacent to bridleway. SP283268. 18:00.
4 Green Sandpiper: In margins of small lake near Cornwell. SP283268. 18:00.
22 Teal: SP283268. 18:00.
Raven: SP283268. 18:00.
Kestrel: SP283268. 18:00.
21 Stock Dove: SP283268. 18:00.
2 Chiffchaff: SP283268. 18:00.
Grey Heron: SP283268. 18:00.
Steve Akers
Otmoor: RSPB reserve: 18th September
Otmoor: RSPB reserve
Hobby 16:30.
Pintail: fem. 17:45.
2 Egyptian Goose 18:00.
35 Yellow Wagtail 19:20.
Alex Edgar
Boars Hill: 18th September
Common Crossbill: Flew S/SE, calling. Confirmed from sound recording. 07:00.
Lesser Redpoll: Flew S, calling. 07:00.
100 Siskin: Impossible to count. Flocks of up to 40-50 birds bombing it around the woods, plus many more flocks overhead on vismig, plus many heard-only on vismig. Estimate of at least 100. 07:00.
37 Meadow Pipit: At least 37 all high S, plus many more heard-only. 07:00.
Grey Wagtail 07:00.
25 Swallow: At least 25 E/SE. 07:00.
3 Sand Martin 07:00.
Raven 07:00.
Goldcrest: Flew straight through S, calling. A slightly unexpected vismig bird! 07:00.
2 Cormorant: Flew E. 07:00.
Isaac West
Banbury: 18th September
Ring Ouzel, a nocmig record - recorded at 03:56 this morning
I can't get the call to embed here - so here's a link to it on xeno canto! https://www.xeno-canto.org/589315
Appleford: Appleford GP: 18th September
2 Green Sandpiper 08:18.
Common Sandpiper 08:18.
Snipe 08:18.
4 Egyptian Goose 08:18.
Stonechat 08:18.
6 Shoveler 08:18.
Kingfisher 08:18.
2 Wigeon 08:18.
Conor MacKenzie
Thursday 17 September 2020
Chipping Norton: 17th September
Marsh Harrier: fem. Hunting back and forth over the marsh - put up at least twenty Teal - watched for thirty minutes before it circled up and flew SW. First record in this location. Magnificent! SP283268. 17:30.
Hobby: Tracking Swallows. SP283268. 17:30.
Stonechat: SP283268. 17:30.
20 Teal: SP283268. 17:30.
9 Lapwing: SP283268. 17:30.
Snipe: SP283268. 17:30.
17 Swallow: SP283268. 17:30.
2 Chiffchaff: SP283268. 17:30.
Steve Akers
Banbury: 17th September
Banbury
Dunlin: Nocmig record, 2 calls. 04:01.
Ringed Plover: Nocmig record, 1 call. 04:31.
Gareth Blockley
Yarnton Mead: 17th September
Whinchat: Perching on a post on meadow before flying off to a neighbouring post. Still present when I left. 09:00.
Andrew Siantonas
Wednesday 16 September 2020
Moreton nr Thame: Moreton Golf Course: 16th September
2 Yellow Wagtail 22:27.
Green Sandpiper: Only my second record for the sight and the second this month !! 22:27.
Luke Marriner
Moreton nr Thame: Moreton Golf Course: 16th September
2 Yellow Wagtail 22:27.
Green Sandpiper: Only my second record for the sight and the second this month !! 22:27.
Luke Marriner
Headington: 16th September
Barn Owl: Nocmig record. Very low over recorder. Slightly unexpected over my Headington garden... 01:45.
Isaac West
Otmoor 16th Sept
2 Hobby
Marsh Harrier (m)
10+ Yellow Wagtail
Sparrowhawk
Sent from my iPhone
Farmoor Reservoir 16th September 2020
Boars Hill: 16th September
Tree Pipit: Called 3 times. Seemed very late but ID confirmed from recording when I got home. 07:00.
34 Meadow Pipit: All very high S. Loads more heard-only, but far too high to see so not counted. 07:00.
Raven: Heard calling. 07:00.
Lesser Redpoll: Flew S, calling. 07:00.
4 Swallow 07:00.
3 Bullfinch 07:00.
9 Pied Wagtail 07:00.
4 Mistle Thrush 07:00.
Isaac West
Wantage: Lark Hill: 15th September
Wantage: Lark Hill
4 Wheatear: One male about as certain a Greenland as you can get. 13:00.
16th September
Ardington
2 Spotted Flycatcher: At least one pair bred successfully in the vicinity this year, but these are the first here for over a month - presumably migrants from elsewhere. SU4388. 08:40.
Leo Bateman
Appleford: Appleford GP: 16th September
Possible 3 Green Sandpiper: Minimum possibly 4. 07:53.
Common Sandpiper 07:53.
2 Snipe 07:53.
Red-crested Pochard: fem. Still on fishing lake. 07:53.
11 Egyptian Goose 07:53.
Peregrine: Flying over pits. 07:53.
Conor MacKenzie
Tuesday 15 September 2020
Moreton nr Thame: Moreton Golf Course: 15th September
30 Yellow Wagtail 19:49.
Luke Marriner
Moreton nr Thame: Moreton Golf Course: 15th September
30 Yellow Wagtail 19:49.
Luke Marriner
Farmoor Reservoir 15th September
Appleford GPs 15th September
3 Green Sandpiper
(Conor MacKenzie, Lew, Badger)
Headington: 14th September
Headington
Tree Pipit: Nocmig record. 3 calls. 23:00.
15th September
Sandwich Tern: Nocmig record. 3 calls. 04:30.
Isaac West
Muswell Hill nr Piddington: 15th September
Redstart: Female/ Juv. 16:30.
Wheatear
Colin Oram
Boars Hill: 15th September
Yellow Wagtail: Flew E calling. 07:00.
56 Lesser Redpoll: At least 56 S, calling, from 0625-0835. 07:00.
30 Meadow Pipit: At least 30 S, calling. 07:00.
51 Siskin: At least 51 S, calling. 07:00.
Peregrine: Flew NW. 07:00.
12 Mistle Thrush: Flew WNW. 07:00.
32 House Martin: At least 32 S. 07:00.
5 Swallow: S. 07:00.
Grey Heron: S. 07:00.
Isaac West
Monday 14 September 2020
Chipping Norton: 14th September
Green Sandpiper: Feeding in margins of small lake near Cornwell. SP283268. 19:00.
8 Teal: SP283268. 19:00.
Grey Heron: SP283268. 19:00.
2 Chiffchaff: SP283268. 19:00.
Steve Akers
Appleford: Appleford GP: 14th September
Common Sandpiper: Viewable on pits to east of unfenced service road. 18:47.
Gerry Quinn
Appleford: Appleford GP: 14th September
Whinchat: fem. Viewable on posts to the west of the unfenced service road running north of B4106. 16:36.
Gerry Quinn
Muswell Hill nr Piddington: 14th September
4 Spotted Flycatcher 16:30.
Colin Oram
Farmoor Reservoir 14th September
Spotted Flycatcher on the water treatment works at the east end of the causeway (per Sally Taylor).
14th September Otmoor Unofficial WeBS
15 Black Headed Gulls
140 Canada Geese
7 Coot
1 Grey Heron
74 Greylag Geese
5 Lesser Black Backed Gulls
1 Little Egret
2 Mallard
1 Moorhen
7 Mute Swans
1 Pochard
1 Shoveller
14 Teal
Chipping Norton: 14th September
Stonechat: Deep in the marsh at small lake near Cornwell. SP283268. 10:00.
57 Lapwing: In mixed flock with Starling. SP283268. 10:00.
30 Starling: SP283268. 10:00.
8 Teal: SP283268. 10:00.
Sparrowhawk: ad fem. SP283268. 10:00.
3 Swallow: SP283268. 10:00.
2 Chiffchaff: SP283268. 10:00.
5 Yellowhammer: SP283268. 10:00.
Steve Akers
Sunday 13 September 2020
Chipping Norton: 13th September
Raven: SP283268. 19:00.
Probable Peregrine: SP283268. 19:00.
35 Lapwing: In field next to small lake near Cornwell - and three Roe Deer, stag and two hind. SP283268. 19:00.
6 Teal: SP283268. 19:00.
Steve Akers
Otmoor 13th Sept
Pill ground:
1 Whinchat
3 Stonechat
1 Yellow Wagtail
Marsh Harrier (m)
July's Meadow:
1 Stonechat
Greenaway's:
3 Whinchat
1 Stonechat
1 Raven
Sent from my iPhone
East Oxford, 12th September
South Park area
3+ siskins, small flock flying high, 10am
4-6 swifts hawking over the park, 5-6pm
Tom & Luca Pizzari
Otmoor rspb 13th September
Port Meadow: 13th September
2 Yellow Wagtail: in amongst the cattle at the southern end.
Adam Hartley
Fyfield Wick: 13th September
Raven: High overhead, tangling with a kite. Headed off to the north. SU413970. 10:00.
Peter Pool
Balscote: Balscote Quarry: 13th September
7 Golden Plover: A party of 6 in field to west and a single flew through west. Small passage of meadow pipits with grey wagtail and skylark. 09:55.
Steve Holliday
Farmoor Reservoir 13th September
Saturday 12 September 2020
Farmoor 12th
Sent from my iPhone
University Parks: River Cherwell: 12th September
Ring-necked Parakeet: SP516074. 13:00.
Sean McPartlin
Chipping Norton: 12th September
Green Sandpiper: Single bird still present feeding in margins of small lake near Cornwell. SP283268. 10:00.
2 Raven: Adult pair. SP283268. 10:00.
20 Swallow: SP283268. 10:00.
3 House Martin: SP283268. 10:00.
3 Grey Heron: SP283268. 10:00.
Reed Bunting: juv. SP283268. 10:00.
Steve Akers
Dunsden Green: 12th September
2 Redstart: In fields SE of Dunsden Green. 07:45.
Hugh Netley
Bicester Wetland Reserve: 12th September
Garganey: Still present. 10:57.
Whinchat: Around scrubby mount & then meadow. Very mobile. 10:57.
John Friendship-Taylor
Farmoor Reservoir 12th September
Friday 11 September 2020
Letcombe Bassett: 11th September
Whinchat
2 Yellow Wagtail
East Challow
Hobby
Mark Merritt
Standlake: West Oxon Sailing Club Lake: 11th September
4 Yellow Wagtail: 1 adult and 3 juveniles in a mixed flock with pied wagtails. 21:28.
4 Oystercatcher 21:28.
Wylie Horn
Cassington GPs: 11th September
3 Great White Egret 15:15.
Barnacle Goose 15:15.
Ringed Plover 15:15.
(per Colin Oram)
Great White Egret 18:00.
Probable 2 Ringed Plover 18:00.
(per Malcolm Teal)
Grimsbury Reservoir: 11th September
Black Tern: Flew over at 14.50pm. 16:21.
John Gough
Farmoor Reservoir 11th September
Manx Shearwater on F2 still present 16:56 viewed from the causeway (per Conor Mackenzie,Mark Pidgeon,Johnny Eclipse et al).
Chipping Norton: 11th September
Green Sandpiper: Flew up from small lake near Cornwell and over the marsh. SP283268. 10:00.
Raven: SP283268. 10:00.
35 Lapwing: SP283268. 10:00.
3 Teal: SP283268. 10:00.
Grey Heron: SP283268. 10:00.
17 Black-headed Gull: SP283268. 10:00.
3 Chiffchaff: SP283268. 10:00.
Steve Akers
Bicester 11th September
Thursday 10 September 2020
Moreton nr Thame: Moreton Golf Course: 10th September
Chipping Norton: 10th September
2 Green Sandpiper: Feeding in margins of small lake near Cornwell. SP283268. 17:30.
25 Goldfinch: SP283268. 17:30.
3 Lapwing: SP283268. 17:30.
Grey Heron: SP283268. 17:30.
Steve Akers
Faringdon: 10th September
Faringdon
Merlin: Flew straight through chasing Mipits. Private site in West Oxon. 06:30.
400 Meadow Pipit: Around 400 feeding in a small field. Again at a private site in West Oxon. 09:00.
Hobby: Private site in West Oxon. 09:00.
Lesser Redpoll: Heard-only flyover, calling constantly. Private site in West Oxon. 09:00.
8 Yellow Wagtail: Private site in West Oxon. 09:00.
3 Tree Pipit: Private site in West Oxon. 09:00.
Isaac West
Chipping Norton: 10th September
Stonechat: male. At edge of marsh at small lake near Cornwell. SP283268. 09:30.
5 Meadow Pipit: SP283268. 09:30.
Kestrel: juv. Pursued by two corvid. SP283268. 09:30.
Steve Akers
RSPB Otmoor, visitor trail closure
On Thursday 10th September, the visitor trail up to the reedbed and the viewing screens will be closed for several days.
This is due to us undertaking some viewpoint improvements and as such, heavy machinery will be present so in the interest of safety, we have decided to close the visitor trail for the duration of the works.
We apologise for any inconvenience that this may cause.
Wednesday 9 September 2020
Chipping Norton: 9th September
2 Green Sandpiper: In margins of small lake near Cornwell - calling. SP283268. 19:30.
6 Teal: SP283268. 19:30.
Chiffchaff: SP283268. 19:30.
Steve Akers
West Ginge: West Ginge Down: 9th September
Whinchat
Redstart: fem/imm.
4 Wheatear
Mark Merritt
Otmoor rspb 9th September
Headington: 9th September
Headington
Common Sandpiper: Nocmig record. 22:54.
11th September
Common Sandpiper: Nocmig record. 02:07.
Isaac West
Bicester Wetland Reserve: 9th September
Garganey: Still present on main pool. 08:30.
John Friendship-Taylor
Tuesday 8 September 2020
Appleford GPs 8th September
Otmoor: 8th September
Tree Pipit: Flew over SSE, called 3 times. 19:30.
6 Yellow Wagtail 19:30.
30 Snipe: At least 30 at the 2nd screen. 19:30.
Isaac West
Otmoor 8th Evening
Sent from my iPhone
South Leigh 8th September
Redstart: Frequenting same hedgerow as min 7 blackcaps, several chiffchaffs and other migrants in mixed flock. 12:44.
2 Spotted Flycatcher: In mixed passage flock. 12:44.
Whinchat: Loosely associating with mixed passage flock. 12:44.
Yellow Wagtail: Bean field. 12:44.
Whitethroat
Mick Cunningham
Cholsey: 7th Sep
1 Reed Warbler.
4 Yellow Wagtail.
1 Whinchat, Lollingdon Hill yesterday.
1 Lesser Whitethroat, Lollingdon Hill.
up to 15 Kestrel, Lollingdon Hill.
2 Raven.
c10 Meadow Pipit, Lollingdon Hill.
PC & AD.
: 8th September
8 Grey Partridge: Flying along roadside hedge. SP446349. 10:25.
Mary Clifton
Hinksey Park Sept 8th (14:50)
4 Swift flew south with 2 swallow. Not seen a swift here for a couple of weeks now.
Headington: 7th September
Headington
Whimbrel: Nocmig record over the garden. 00:26.
Tree Pipit: Nocmig record over the garden. 03:52.
Isaac West
Oxford: Iffley Road: 7th September
2 Swift: flew over. Not sure I've ever seen swifts so late before. 19:30.
Bob Pomfret
Sutton Courtenay: Churchmere Road: 8th September
9 Siskin: In trees calling by the fishing lakes. SU506939. 09:20.
Conor MacKenzie
Monday 7 September 2020
Farmoor Reservoir: 7th September
Wheatear: Along top edge of F1 near causeway. 15:00.
4 Chiffchaff 15:00.
Blackcap: male. 15:00.
Grey Wagtail: male. 15:00.
2 Great Black-backed Gull: juv. 15:00.
50 Sand Martin: 50 plus over F1 with Swift and House Martin. 15:00.
7 Swift 15:00.
36 Swallow: 10 heading S over F2; 26 low over surface of F2 from 4pm onwards. 15:00.
Steve Akers