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Sunday 28 February 2021
Port Meadow: 28th February
Caspian Gull: SP493084. 16:45.
4 Shelduck: SP493084. 16:45.
23 Golden Plover: SP493084. 16:45.
3 Redshank: SP493084. 16:45.
Steve Goddard
River Thames: nr Kennington: 27th February
Woodcock: SP527020. 18:00.
Nicholas Boyd
Moreton nr Thame: Moreton Golf Course: 28th February
Stonechat: fem. 19:55.
4 Oystercatcher 19:55.
Woodcock 19:55.
Luke Marriner
Chipping Norton: 28th February
Raven: Over the valley up from Salford Church. SP284284. 10:30.
Grey Wagtail: ad fem. SP284284. 10:30.
Steve Akers
Cornbury Park: 28th February
8 Common Crossbill: Excellent views of male and female perched in birch tree with Siskin and Goldfinch singing and preening. SP325183. 14:00.
10 Siskin: Very vocal. SP325183. 14:00.
Steve Akers
Farmoor Reservoir: 28th February
Pintail: 7. In centre of F2 with wigeon. 11:00.
2 Goosander: 1m/1f. Pair flying along Thames. 11:00.
Yellow-legged Gull: ad. Adult flying over causeway. 11:00.
Joe Wynn
Otmoor: RSPB reserve: 28th February
Black-tailed Godwit: Big Otmoor. 09:00.
2 Oystercatcher: Big Otmoor. 09:00.
6 Redshank: At least. 09:00.
4 Curlew 09:00.
12 Water Rail 09:00.
9 Chiffchaff 09:00.
Marsh Tit 09:00.
Isaac West
Radley GP: 28th February
2 Ring-necked Duck: pair. On reed-fringed pit south of old railway.
Mediterranean Gull: ad s/p. At Thrupp Lake.
2 Egyptian Goose
2 Raven
Siskin
2 Oystercatcher: pair. At Thrupp Lake.
Nuthatch
Ian Elkins
Saturday 27 February 2021
Cornbury 27th February
Otmoor: RSPB reserve: 27th February
9 Redshank: Big Otmoor + The Closes. 07:00.
40 Dunlin: Flying with Lapwing over The Flood. 07:00.
2 Ruff: Big Otmoor. 07:00.
Oystercatcher: Big Otmoor. 07:00.
150 Snipe: At least 150 on Big Otmoor. 07:00.
5 Curlew 07:00.
5 Marsh Harrier 07:00.
17 Cetti's Warbler 07:00.
3 Little Egret: Noke Sides. 07:00.
90 Tufted Duck: 1st + 2nd screen. 07:00.
Isaac West
Otmoor Peregrine courtesy of Peter Milligan. |
A329 near Moulsford: 27th February
Brambling: Fem, foraging seeds being knocked out of sfh feeder by Starlings! SU5985. 15:13.
Mike Amphlett
Radley GP: 27th February
2 Ring-necked Duck: pair. On pit south of old railway.
2 Egyptian Goose: pair. On Thrupp Lake.
Cetti's Warbler: heard in song.
2 Chiffchaff: in full song.
2 Oystercatcher: pair. At Thrupp Lake.
Ian Elkins
Farmoor Reservoir 27th February
Henley Road GPs: 27th February
Smew: drk+rh. Still on the north lake. 10:20.
Marek Walford
Friday 26 February 2021
Otmoor: RSPB reserve: 26th February
Hen Harrier: Ringtail roosted in reedbed. 17:00.
Merlin: Ashgrave. 17:00.
2 Peregrine 17:00.
2 Little Egret 17:00.
10 Grey Heron 17:00.
Oystercatcher 17:00.
6 Curlew: Greenaways. 17:00.
Isaac West
Confidential: 26th February
2 Sparrowhawk: Pair displaying. A fabulous sight against a clear blue sky. 20:44.
Nick Suckling
Farmoor Reservoir 26th February
Woodcock: one woodcock early evening three last night. SP445065. 19:04.
Snipe: SP445065. 19:04.
Kingfisher: SP445065. 19:04.
(per Paul Butler)
Radley GP: 26th February
2 Ring-necked Duck: pair. still with us ! On the reedy pit south of the old railway today; very glossy in the sun. 15:40.
Radley GP: Thrupp Lake
2 Oystercatcher: on island with many B-H-Gulls & cormorants. 15:40.
Anthony Cheke
Henley Road GPs: 26th February
Smew: m. Re found by Alan and myself On new Activities Centre by kind permission of the new owner Martin who allowed us in to view the bird. 09:40.
Oystercatcher 09:40.
Goldeneye 09:40.
Ralph Watts
Chipping Norton: 26th February
2 Reed Bunting: ad male. Perched singing over territories. SP283268. 10:30.
Steve Akers
Henley Road GPs: 26th February
2 Smew: dark + r/h. Both showing well. 11:38.
Roger Stansfield
Thursday 25 February 2021
Henley Road GPs: 25th February
Oystercatcher: On its lonesome on island with roosting Cormorants. 15:50.
John Kearns
Letcombe Regis: 25th February
Great Bustard: 1w release scheme bird alive and well.
Wantage
Stonechat: f. In paddock. SU393875.
Mark Merritt
: 25th February
45 Red Kite: Seen over field being ploughed by farmer lost count of birds. SU727825. 14:20.
Ralph Watts
Otmoor rspb 25th February
No sign of the drake Ring-necked Duck.
: 25th February
2 Brambling: fem. In with the chaffinch flock. SU664873. 18:09.
Mike Lewington
Farmoor Reservoir 25th February
2 Chiffchaff: Seen and heard near to the pumping station. 15:00.
Richard Parsons
Henley Road GPs: 25th February
Smew: m. In gravel pit whilst crossing nature Reserve. What a beautiful sight. 15:59.
John Kearns
Wednesday 24 February 2021
Moreton nr Thame: Moreton Golf Course: 24th February
Woodcock 20:02.
Luke Marriner
Moreton nr Thame: Moreton Golf Course: 24th February
4 Oystercatcher 20:00.
Peregrine: High over the lakes. 20:00.
Luke Marriner
Otmoor: RSPB reserve: 24th February
4 White-fronted Goose: Ashgrave. 17:15.
19 Dunlin 17:15.
2 Little Egret 17:15.
Sparrowhawk 17:15.
Isaac West
Radley GPs 24th February
Ring-necked Duck 2 (m/f) 11:30 follow track past Thrupp Lake to T-junction, take the left hand gravel track for c100yds to view small pit on right (per RBA)
Farmoor Reservoir: 24th February
Caspian Gull: 2w. 17:00.
Mediterranean Gull: ad. 17:00.
3 Yellow-legged Gull: 2 x adult, 3w. 17:00.
2 Dunlin 17:00.
Thomas Miller
Port Meadow: 24th February
2 Caspian Gull: 2 x 2w. "Eric" and another bird.
5 Shelduck
4 Pintail
15 Golden Plover
Adam Hartley
A329 near Moulsford: 24th February
Brambling: Fem back again, foraging spilt seed, with 4m +2f Chaffinches. SU5985. 12:50.
Mike Amphlett
Tuesday 23 February 2021
Blenheim: Combe Gate: 23rd February
Blenheim: Combe Gate
Woodcock 22:03.
Blenheim: High Lodge
Woodcock 12:00.
Blenheim: Blenheim Lake
Great White Egret: on south bank of Combe Creek. 12:00.
Anthony Cheke
Otmoor: RSPB reserve: 23rd February
Otmoor: RSPB reserve
Merlin 17:30.
2 Woodcock: Left Morley's together and dropped onto The Closes. 18:00.
12 Dunlin: The Closes. 17:20.
Isaac West
Foxholes BBOWT & Sarsgrove 23rd February
Woodcock 7
Sarsgrove
Standlake 23rd February
2 Oystercatcher: SP387018. 12:30.
100 Pintail: Large number of duck again including 100+ Pintail. SP387018. 12:30.
Julian Webster
A329 near Moulsford: 23rd February
Brambling: Very brief vist by the fem. SU5985. 09:04.
Mike Amphlett
Monday 22 February 2021
Appleford: Appleford GP: 22nd February
Pintail: male. 17:30.
2 Oystercatcher 17:30.
Michael Violette
Port Meadow: 22nd February
3 Redshank: Basking on the sunny riverbank rather than actively feeding a little upstream from the Perch. 15:30.
Goosander: fem. Basking on the sunny riverbank opposite the Perch. 15:30.
Shelduck: 4. On the floods. 15:30.
Andrew Siantonas
Farmoor river Thames 22nd February
Little Egret: SP445065. 10:30.
Chiffchaff
Paul Butler
Sunday 21 February 2021
21st February, Port Meadow
Otmoor: 21st February
Otmoor: 21st February
Ring-necked Duck: male. 10:55.
9 Ruff 10:55.
25 Dunlin 10:55.
Brambling 10:55.
5 Marsh Harrier 10:55.
57 Barnacle Goose 10:55.
Peter Alfrey
Radley GP: 21st February
2 Ring-necked Duck: pair. Again on pool south of old railway.
2 Egyptian Goose
33 Wigeon: 19 males, 14 fem. On Thrupp Lake. Largest count here for a while.
Ian Elkins
A329 near Moulsford: 21st February
2 Grey Partridge: Adjacent fenceline (bisecting the two large fields) leading N from lane to station. SU5985. 14:40.
Mike Amphlett
Wootton 21st February
2 Peregrine: male & fem. Caught wood pigeon & observed feeding for 45 minutes. SP449193. 17:40.
Trevor Young
Bernwood Forest: 21st February
8 Common Crossbill: Party of 8 flying over forest just north of entrance from Bernwood Meadows. 17:12.
Joe Wynn
Waterstock: River Thame: 21st February
10 Gadwall 10:00.
105 Pintail 10:00.
Curlew 10:00.
3 Goosander 10:00.
Jack Snipe 10:00.
375 Lapwing 10:00.
Kingfisher 10:00.
Little Egret 10:00.
500 Wigeon 10:00.
53 Snipe 10:00.
1400 Teal 10:00.
7 Reed Bunting 10:00.
2 Chiffchaff 10:00.
2 Grey Wagtail 10:00.
Nick Marriner
Appleford GPs
Sonning Eye GPs: 21st February
Great White Egret: On rowing course bund. 14:43.
Marek Walford
Black Redstart, Wolvercote 21st February
Female type Black Redstart (found by Adrian Bletchley) in the garden of 226 Godstow Road, Wolvercote. It is feeding from the fence posts in the garden but is often around the back of the house so it is best viewed distantly from the west end of the paddock that lies just to the west of house. From here you can look back to the fence posts behind the house itself. Please respect the privacy of the residents. Parking in the Port Meadow car park.
Bird is roughly where the arrow is - view from the red cross |
Black Redstart courtesy of Matthew Lloyd |
A329 near Moulsford: 21st February
Brambling: Nicely plumaged female, vaguely consorting with 6 Chaffinches, all foraging spilt seed. SU5985. 13:20.
Mike Amphlett
Standlake 21st February
2 Oystercatcher 10:00.
Marsh Harrier 10:00.
Smew: male. 09:30.
30 Red-crested Pochard 09:30.
15 Goosander: Numbers around the various diffferent pits. 09:30.
Michael Violette
Farmoor Reservoir 21st February
Otmoor rspb 21st February
RING-NECKED DUCK drake from the first screen 10:10 (per Nick Truby)
Ruff 8
Dunlin 22
Marsh Harrier 5
Stonechat 6
(per Bark)