Sutton Courtenay village
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Monday 31 May 2021
Sutton Courtenay
Lower Heyford, 31st May
08:30-12:00
Marsh Harrier female (through N)
Hobby 2
Cuckoo
Yellow Wagtail male
Little Owl (calling by canal S of village)
Corn Bunting 5
Yellowhammer 10+
Skylark 20+
Sunday 30 May 2021
Otmoor, 30th May
07:30-11:30
Bittern (Greenaways)
Glossy Ibis (Closes)
Hobby 2 (2nd screen & Greenaways)
Little Egret 14
Common Snipe 4 (drumming-Big Otmoor)
Common Swift 100+
Common Crane (Greenaways)
Common Tern 20 (2nd screen)
Pintail (male-2nd screen)
Garganey reported (per RBA)
Saturday 29 May 2021
Standlake: 29th May
Cuckoo: Hunts corner ponds. Probably the bird that I hear from home at other end of village. 16:54.
Willow Warbler: Hunts corner ponds. I find this uncommon as a breeder locally. 16:54.
Mick Cunningham
Moreton nr Thame: Moreton Golf Course: 29th May
Cuckoo 15:53.
2 Common Tern 15:53.
Luke Marriner
Friday 28 May 2021
Appleford: Appleford GP: 28th May
Caspian Gull: 1s. Same individual as yesterday. 17:45.
Thomas Miller
Standlake Pit 60: 28th May
Great White Egret: In breeding plumage. 14:21.
Hobby 14:21.
4 Egyptian Goose: Lost one Gosling. 14:21.
Mick Cunningham
: 28th May
Cuckoo: First hearing this year in usual location. SP590028. 09:00.
Stephen Lockey
Otmoor rspb reserve
The Wetland Watch Hide is now open.
Please observe the Covid protection measures that are in place that include limited numbers, social distancing, hand sanitising and the wearing of facemasks.
Many thanks,
the Otmoor Team.
Thursday 27 May 2021
Otmoor: RSPB reserve: 27th May
8 Hobby 10:30.
2 Marsh Harrier: male and fem. 10:30.
3 Cuckoo: Two in flight and one heard only. 10:30.
4 Redshank 10:30.
3 Oystercatcher 10:30.
Steve Akers
: 27th May
Goosander: Fem by River Thame seen on WeBS survey. SU594982. 12:00.
Chiselhampton
2 Garganey: On River Thame seen on WeBS survey. SU596994. 12:00.
David Stracey
Yarnton: 27th May
Cuckoo: Heard calling east of the village (towards Oxford canal). 06:45.
Nick Suckling
Headington: John Radcliffe Hospital (JR): 27th May
2 Cuckoo: Flying high over, at least one of them calling, residential area near JR hospital. Unexpected garden tick! 09:00.
Tom Evans
Wednesday 26 May 2021
Appleford GPs 26th May
Thame: 26th May
4 Oystercatcher: On flood, my first here probably because this field shouldn't be flooded this time of year ! 15:30.
Yellow Wagtail: On the same field. 15:30.
Spotted Flycatcher: Male back on territory at St Mary's Church. 15:30.
Luke Marriner
Thame: 26th May
2 Oystercatcher: On River Thame floodplain, seen from the bypass. SP695065. 17:00.
David Stracey
Otmoor: 26th May
Glossy Ibis: From hide. 11:05.
4 Hobby 11:05.
Cuckoo: Heard only all birds seen with Bert May. 10:30 till 13:00. 11:05.
Ralph Watts
Tuesday 25 May 2021
Otmoor: 25th May
Glossy Ibis courtesy of John Reynolds |
Marsh Harrier 09:18.
2 Bullfinch 09:18.
14 Common Tern 09:18.
2 Cuckoo 09:18.
2 Lesser Whitethroat 09:18.
4 Redshank 09:18.
Whitethroat 09:29.
60 Swift 09:29.
Snipe 09:29.
(per Mark Pidgeon)
Monday 24 May 2021
Port Meadow: 24th May
2 Egyptian Goose: Two birds by river bank a little way upstream of the Perch. Later saw another 2 birds on the floods. I believe they are different birds to those on the banl but cannot be sure. 16:00.
Andrew Siantonas
Otmoor 24th May
Glossy ibis on closes showing well
Green sandpiper heard from second screen
Hobby
3 Cuckoo
Common Shelduck
8 Common Tern
Pintail
3 Crane
2 Marsh harrier
Bittern
Curlew
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Sunday 23 May 2021
Radford Bridge 23rd May
2 Mandarin Duck: Pair by the Glyme. SP400236. 18:11.
David Watkinson
Yarnton Mead: 23rd May
Oystercatcher: Regularly saw (presumably) the same bird flying across the mead from the Thames Path side of the river to the other side of the A40 and later back again. 15:30.
Andrew Siantonas
Chipping Norton: 23rd May
Raven: SP283268. 11:30.
8 Mute Swan: ad pair with cygnets. Newly hatched cygnets out on the lake for the first time with adult pair - there appeared to be six. SP283268. 11:30.
10 Swift: Hunting for insects over the tree line. SP283268. 11:30.
6 House Martin: SP283268. 11:30.
Steve Akers
Burford Flash 23rd May
Farmoor Reservoir: Pinkhill: 22nd May
Hobby: Flew over us across the Thames. Later it re-appeared and circled hunting over Shrike Meadow and the reed beds. 16:00.
12 Reed Warbler: At least twelve heard and seen along the banks of the Thames from Pinkhill Reserve along to Shrike Meadow and from reed beds. 16:00.
Common Tern: Flew over heading to the reservoir. 16:00.
Steve Akers
Saturday 22 May 2021
Standlake Pit 60: 22nd May
Marsh Harrier: fem cream crown. this evening. 22:15.
Redshank: 2. having lost this species as a breeder at the pit I was hoping this pair might breed. But, I'm still seeing the pair just wandering around/resting. Unfortunately, one the pair is now limping. It's the slightly less sum plum than the other so I'm assuming female. If yes, I hope the limp is temporary. 22:15.
Mick Cunningham
Eynsham 22nd May
Hobby: SP445087. 20:36.
Eynsham
2 Spotted Flycatcher: SP445087. 20:36.
Moth Clark
Farmoor Reservoir: 22nd May
Kestrel: fem. Saw from pinkhill hide on post. 16:23.
Trudi Rowland
Standlake Pit 60: 22nd May
Reed Warbler: Saw one close up to north hide. 19:41.
Yacky Morris
Bradwell Grove: 22nd May
Spotted Flycatcher: Cotswold Wildlife Park. 1 male singing.
Gareth Blockley
Grove: 22nd May
Mandarin Duck: male. On Grove Meadows Storm Pond at bottom of Rook End. Single male squabbling with Mallard. 16:23.
Dave Jackson
Farmoor Reservoir: Causeway: 22nd May
Dunlin: Feeding on the waters edge of Farmoor 2 - very active. 17:00.
2 Yellow Wagtail: ad pair. 17:00.
50 Swift: At least fifty feeding all around us over the causeway often at head height. 17:00.
10 House Martin 17:00.
Steve Akers
Standlake Pit 60: 22nd May
Marsh Harrier: imm male. 11:08.
Hobby: Only seen 1 last 3 days. The feeding group has gone. Very quiet at pit. No passage waders. 1 redshank. 11:08.
Mick Cunningham
Otmoor rspb 21st May
Farmoor Reservoir 22nd May
Farmoor Reservoir: Causeway: 22nd May
Dunlin 17:00.
4 Yellow Wagtail 17:00.
Colin Teal
Friday 21 May 2021
: 21st May
2 Hobby: Skimming oil seed rape field. SP427391. 01:20.
Mary Clifton
Farmoor Reservoir 21st May 2021
Farmoor Reservoir 21st May
Thursday 20 May 2021
Bicester Wetland Reserve 20th May
Hirundines feeding over works in the poor weather
200 plus House Martin
25 Swift
10 Swallow
Alan Peters
Key Holder Reserve
Water Eaton: Water Eaton/Sparsey: 20th May
Cuckoo: Heard calling from trees a little downstream from Sparsey bridge. 10:00.
Andrew Siantonas
Letcombe Regis: 15th May
2 Reed Warbler: Two different birds singing around reed bed - can't remember the last time there was a multiple count here. 11:00.
Leo Bateman
Farmoor Reservoir 20th May
Sanderling
Common Sandpiper
Hobby
Swift 50+
Yellow Wagtail 7
(per Ewan Urquhart)
Wednesday 19 May 2021
Aston Rowant: Aston Rowant NNR: 19th May
Spotted Flycatcher: Singing pretty much constantly in the compound area. 20:02.
Luke Marriner
Chipping Norton: 18th May
5 Swift: Swifts are back over Chippy!!! Great to see them. Watched them flying in to their traditional nesting sites in The Leys. 19:30.
Steve Akers
Tuesday 18 May 2021
Radley GP 18th May
Port Meadow: 18th May
Oystercatcher
2 Egyptian Goose: juv. Seem to have some leucistic genes so perhaps the offspring of the leucistic bird that now hangs out by Oxpens Meadow.
Adam Hartley
Balscote: Balscote Quarry: 18th May
3 Ringed Plover: Feeding around pools. 10:01.
Steve Holliday
Monday 17 May 2021
Port Meadow: Godstow: 17th May
Common Sandpiper: Feeding at waters edge. 14:50.
John Barnes
Chinnor: Cement Works: 17th May
Ring Ouzel: Still north side of Lake 2b. 09:00.
Little Ringed Plover: Lake 2b. 09:00.
David Stracey
Otmoor rspb 17th-21st May
We would like to remind everyone that from Monday 17th May up to and including Friday 21st May, Otmoor Lane will be closed due to some water works being undertaken in the village.
Access to the reserve will not be possible so we therefore ask that you do not visit during this time and we encourage you not to park elsewhere across the moor.
We apologise for any inconvenience this may cause and we will update you when the road re-opens.
Thank you for your understanding,
The Otmoor Team.
Farmoor Reservoir 17th May
Pit 60 Standlake 16th May
: 16th May
Cuckoo: Male calling mid afternoon. Also heard on 15/05. FOY. SP4606.
Mike Amphlett
Sunday 16 May 2021
Saturday 15 May 2021
Otmoor: RSPB reserve: 15th May
7 Hobby 16:00.
2 Marsh Harrier 16:00.
Cuckoo 16:00.
Redshank: H/O. 16:00.
2 Little Egret 16:00.
100 Swift 16:00.
3 Sedge Warbler: H/O. 16:00.
Steve Akers
Farmoor Reservoir 15th May
0800-1000hrs
Fyfield Wick: 15th May
Osprey: Circling very high then continued north. 15:20.
Jed Cleeter
Stanton Harcourt: 15th May
2 Shelduck: Flew over northmoor road in direction of Dix. 15:07.
Mick Cunningham
Friday 14 May 2021
Pit 60 Bittern
My first visit of the week this evening. Wasn't expecting to see a bittern fly in; un-nerved by aggressive crows.. Male pochard. Cuckoo.
Letcombe Regis: Blandys Farm: 14th May
10 Yellow Wagtail
3 Wheatear
Little Egret
East Challow
Hobby
Mark Merritt
Kidlington: E: 14th May
Cuckoo: Heard from Yarnton lane, calling from direction of Stratfield Brake/canal (as last year). 15:00.
Simon Myers
Port Meadow: 14th May
Port Meadow
Egyptian Goose: Feeding not far from river bank some hundred metres or so towards Wolvercote from the Perch. 15:00.
2 Ringed Plover
1 Yellow Wagtail
1 Sedge Warbler: along the river north of the sailing club
Andrew Siantonas & Gnome
Sonning Eye GPs: 14th May
4 Egyptian Goose 14:10.
2 Buzzard 14:10.
Ring-necked Parakeet: Over. 14:10.
15 Great Crested Grebe: At least. 14:10.
Ralph Watts
Chinnor: Cement Works: 14th May
Ring Ouzel: Still at the north end of Lake 2b. 10:30.
David Stracey
Letcombe Regis: 14th May
Reed Warbler: Singing in reed bed along Wantage footpath. 14:00.
Leo Bateman
Standlake: 14th May
2 Hobby: SP386019. 12:41.
2 Redshank: SP386019. 12:41.
Cuckoo: SP386019. 12:41.
Egyptian Goose: + 5 chicks. SP386019. 12:41.
Oystercatcher: SP386019. 12:41.
10 House Martin: SP386019. 12:41.
50 Sand Martin: SP386019. 12:41.
2 Blackcap: SP386019. 12:41.
Mark Pidgeon
Stratfield Brake: Oxford Canal nr Stratfield Brake: 14th May
Cuckoo: Good view in canalside tree near bridge over canal by Stratfield Brake. Later heard calling from the same area. 09:51.
Stratfield Brake
4 Reed Warbler: Several heard only calling from reed beds by path leading to canal. 09:51.
Andrew Siantonas
Thursday 13 May 2021
Crog Hill: 13th May
Raven
Redshank: Dropped into grassy field briefly before continuing North.
Mark Merritt
Appleford: Appleford GP: 12th May
Grey Partridge: Heard and seen in field across track. 19:40.
Beryl Tillin
Oxon/Berks border 13th May
Quail: Just outside Oxfordshire. SU463830. 11:09.
West Isley
3 Yellow Wagtail: SU463830. 11:09.
Peter Philp
: 13th May
3 Corn Bunting: SP499242. 09:26.
Patrick Keiller
Wednesday 12 May 2021
Appleford GPs
Chinnor: Cement Works: 12th May
Farmoor Reservoir: Pinkhill: 12th May
Grasshopper Warbler: Every 4 minutes (roughly) one would fly up for about 5 seconds. 17:34.
Farmoor Reservoir: River Thames
3 Reed Warbler: Showing as soon as I got to the Reed bed. 17:34.
Yacky Morris
Yarnton Mead: 12th May
Oystercatcher: In field with kissing gate from A40. 09:30.
Andrew Siantonas
Bicester Wetland Reserve: 12th May
Whinchat: fem. My first record at this site. 09:10.
Laurie Bryant
New Marston: New Marston Meadows: 12th May
3 Oystercatcher: Circling overhead, calling.
Tom Evans
Otmoor: RSPB reserve: 11th May
8 Hobby: Three present after 11am becoming eight by mid-afternoon. Birds were constantly in view for hours over Greenaways and the reedbed.
Steve Roby
Otmoor: various: 11th May
2 Cuckoo 18:00.
Garganey 18:00.
Reed Warbler 18:00.
Peter Moore
Tuesday 11 May 2021
Moreton nr Thame: Moreton Golf Course: 11th May
Common Sandpiper 20:43.
5 Oystercatcher 20:43.
Lesser Whitethroat 20:43.
Luke Marriner
Thame: Cuttle Brook: 11th May
Reed Warbler 20:42.
2 Sedge Warbler 20:42.
Reed Bunting 20:42.
Luke Marriner
: 11th May
Raven: SU728824. 16:20.
Rotherfield Greys
Buzzard: SU728824. 16:20.
Rotherfield Greys
Lesser Whitethroat: Heard only same place as last year. SU728824. 16:20.
Rotherfield Greys
Great Spotted Woodpecker: SU728824. 16:20.
Ralph Watts
Monday 10 May 2021
Stanford-in-the-Vale: High Street: 10th May
Hobby: Seen flying NW, away from 10 swifts. SU340930. 20:20.
JB Woodford
Blenheim: 10th May
Goosander: fem. 20:48.
Mandarin Duck: male. 20:48.
2 Egyptian Goose: Pair resting on a ledge on the Grand Bridge. 20:48.
David Doherty
Chinnor: Cement Works: 10th May
Little Ringed Plover: North end of Lake 2b. 19:00.
Common Sandpiper: North end of Lake 2b. 19:00.
David Stracey
Kirtlington: Kirtlington Park: 10th May
Hobby: Battling against the wind over the golf course. 13:45.
Laurie Bryant
Horley: Horley NR: 9th May
Spotted Flycatcher: One at SW end of the old Horley BBOWT reserve.
Prescote
Spotted Flycatcher: in small copse north of Prescote Manor Farm.
Gareth Blockley
Grimsbury Reservoir: 9th May
Yellow-legged Gull: 3CY (i think). An odd time of year for one here but large numbers of LB around too.
Wheatear: Seen by Kevin Heath.
Reed Warbler
Upper Cherwell Valley
Whinchat: 1 found by Clive Payne and 2 confirmed later by Mike Curnow.
Reed Warbler
Grimsbury Reservoir
Hobby: Two sightings of single birds hunting hirundines.
Gareth Blockley
Fyfield Wick: 10th May
Cuckoo: male. 1 calling to the south. 07:20.
3 Swift: 1st 2 birds announced their arrival with calling and chasing at 17:50 on the 5th May, followed by a 3rd bird on the 6th. No sign of further birds yet. 07:20.
Jed Cleeter
Sunday 9 May 2021
Great Haseley: 9th May
2 Yellow Wagtail: In fields by the cricket club and using the outfield. 22:05.
Luke Marriner
Wantage: Lark Hill: 9th May
Wantage: Lark Hill
3 Whinchat: 1m, 2f. 18:00.
Ardington
Hobby: SU437882. 15:00.
Leo Bateman
Deddington 9th May
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