Port Meadow: 31st December

Port Meadow
2 Red-breasted Goose: they were at the north side of flood with barnacles. at around 1:33pm a dog flushed them away to the west river. then saw them again at around 3:30, at the west side of flood. 12:06.

Zhenhuan Zhang

Farmoor 31st Dec

Great Northern Diver

White-fronted Geese 2 on eastern side of F1 (per RBA)
Scaup (female on F1)-no sign of 1st winter male. (Adult male reported photographed yesterday)
2 Stonechat
c8 Siskin

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Otmoor : 31st December

1 Dotterel - on the Closes with the Golden Plover flock. 

A bit of fun - can you Spot the Dot ?

Sonning Eye GPs: 31st December

Sonning Eye GPs
2 Scaup: drk + f. With a few Tufted Ducks, but all ducks flushed by water skier. Photo of pair in flight taken. 11:25.

Roger Stansfield

Oxford: Summertown: 31st December

Oxford: Summertown
28 Ring-necked Parakeet: Counted entering the Hernes Road roost. Are people aware of other roosts in the city? . 16:15.

Tom Evans

Henley Road GPs 31st December

 

Velvet Scoter above and below courtesy 
of Andy Tomczynski.

Ascott-under-Wychwood: 31st December

Ascott-under-Wychwood
Barn Owl: Hunting at top of chippy hill. SP293199. 16:46.

Mark Pidgeon

: 31st December

Between Rousham Gap and Wootton
2 Raven: One flew over, then perched with a second in tree to northwest of road. SP447220. 11:45.

Patrick Keiller

Henley Road G.P. 31st December

      Velvet Scoter  present on the Heronry Lake but distant

Otmoor: 31st December

Dotterel still present with the Golden Plover flock on The Closes and viewable from car park path. 13:57.

Jeremy Dexter

Hen Harrier r/t on Greenaways 14:45 (per RBA).

Henley Road Gravel Pits, 31st December

Velvet Scoter still present on the Heronry Lake 10:10 though distant (per Mark Merritt,Conor MacKenzie et al).

Grimsbury Reservoir 31st December

Red-crested Pochard 2 m&f 09:45 (per Gareth Blockley et al).

Port Meadow: 31st December

Port Meadow
80 Golden Plover 08:24.

Matthew Southwell

Henley Road GPs: 30th December

Courtesy of Marek Walford.

Velvet Scoter fem 14:53 on the Heronry lake which is the first pit on the right viewed from the access road off of the A4155.

The lake has been turned into an activity centre so viewing is a lot more difficult than it used to be. There is a permitted path c.50m beyond the main gate. Go through there and then look through the fence. Bird was towards the left end of the lake. There is open swimming on new years day so don't know how that will affect viewing (and the bird). There's signs saying no parking along the road. Not really a problem if the centre is closed. Further down the road to the marina there is space for 3 cars. Walk back from there. Alternatively park on resident stre

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Fyfield Wick: 30th December

Fyfield Wick
Brambling: male. With Chaffinch flock. 15:45.

Jed Cleeter

Port Meadow: 30th December

3 Goosander: 2f/1m. Flew in to northern end of floods. 15:30 (per Andrew Siantonas).

2 Peregrine late afternoon (per Isaac West)

2 Red-breasted Goose: Still with Barnacle flock. SP489093. 11:07 (per Peter Law).

Courtesy of Gary Watton

Farmoor Reservoir 30th December

Great northern Diver juv F1

Scaup f off western end of the causeway 

(per RBA)

GND with Crayfish courtesy of Steve Liptrot 

Dix Pit: 30th December

Dix Pit
Caspian Gull: ad probably a fem. 16:09.

Northmoor
25 Snipe 16:09.

Mick Cunningham

Sonning Eye GPs: 30th December

Scaup: 1w drk. 16:02.
Great White Egret: Just flown in and dropped into the reedbed. 16:06.

Marek Walford

Cherwell Valley 30th December

Courtesy of Mike Pollard.

Little Gull ad 15:36

Cherwell Valley on flood SSE of Clifton, access & viewable from the tow path south of the 

Great Western Arms OX17 3BP

(per Mike Pollard)

Radley GP: 30th December

Radley GP
2 Ring-necked Duck: one male and one fem. On Thrupp Lake, but not consorting with each other. 14:46.
3 Pintail: drk. On Thrupp Lake. 14:46.

Ian Elkins

Otmoor, 30th December 2021

Peregrine, feasting on a Golden Plover (The Closes)

Common Snipe 20+

Lapwing 100+

Golden Plover 2000+ (-1)

Water Rail

Cetti's Warbler

Common Chiffchaff 2

Finch & Bunting flock containing Reed Bunting, Linnet, Yellowhammer, Chaffinch, Goldfinch etc 100+

Old Caley's Diary

Lower Shiplake: 30th December

Lower Shiplake
6 Egyptian Goose: SU777791. 11:45.

Ralph Watts

Stanton St. John: 30th December

Stanton St. John
Kingfisher: One down Mead Lane. 12:29.

David Brown

 

Marsh Tit Warburg reserve courtesy of Nick Truby.

Blenheim: 30th December

Blenheim
2 Goosander: m/f on Grand Lake. 11:00.
2 Great White Egret 11:00.
Little Egret 11:00.
Peregrine 11:00.

Gareth Casburn

Grimsbury Reservoir 30th December

Red-crested Pochard 2 m&f (per Kyle Smith).

Courtesy of Kyle Smith.

Bicester Wetland Reserve 30th December

 360 Teal   highest count of the winter so far, ducks nervous reason below.

1 Peregrine stooped in and across the reserve hunting Teal

7 Shoveler

13 Gadwall

4 Heron

2 Green Sandpiper cattle bridge pool

Alan Peters

Key Holder Reserve

Witney: Thorney Leys: 30th December

Witney: Thorney Leys
Blackcap: SP342088. 19:27.

Stephen Wilkinson

Farmoor Reservoir 29th December

Great northern Diver juv

Scaup

(per Kyle Smith).

Scaup courtesy of Kyle Smith 

Great northern Diver per Kyle Smith 

Waterstock: River Thame: 29th December

Waterstock: River Thame
78 Golden Plover 09:30.
9 Meadow Pipit 09:30.
Redshank 09:30.
Brent Goose 09:30.
6 Brambling 09:30.
120 Redwing 09:30.
25 Fieldfare 09:30.
3 Snipe 09:30.
3 Reed Bunting 09:30.
Stonechat 09:30.

Nick Marriner

Waterstock: River Thame: 29th December

Waterstock: River Thame
4 Raven 09:30.
Peregrine 09:30.
Dunlin 09:30.
12 Gadwall 09:30.
Barn Owl 09:30.
2 Grey Partridge 09:30.
32 Lapwing 09:30.
19 Shoveler 09:30.
185 Wigeon 09:30.
440 Teal 09:30.

Nick Marriner

Otmoor rspb 29th December

White-fronted Goose on The Closes near to the Wetlands Watch hide (per RBA).

Cattle Egret recently near Wytham courtesy of Martin Wilkinson.

 

Fyfield Wick: 29th December

29th December

Fyfield Wick
Peregrine: fem. Immature bird through low and put everything up. 15:28.
126 Reed Bunting: Possibly more. Counted in to roost at 2nd lake from 15:00-16:15. 16:15.
Brambling: male. Called and dropped in to roost near 2nd Lake. 15:45.
53 Golden Plover: Flocks of 31 & 22 flew West probably put up by the Peregrine. 15:25.

Jed Cleeter

Common Sandpiper Farmoor Reservoir courtesy of Paul Coombes.

Port Meadow: 29th December

Port Meadow
2 Red-breasted Goose: Grazing north of the floods with all the barnacle geese. The whole group was flushed by a dog around sunset, flew south and landed on the west side of the floods. 15:45.

Shifaan Thow

Radley GP: 29th December

Ring-necked Duck drk. Again on Thrupp Lake. 16:20.

Ian Elkins

Stoke Row: 29th December

Stoke Row
Brambling: f. 14:26.

John Taylor

Grimsbury Reservoir 29th December

Red-crested Pochard 2

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Waterstock 29th December

Courtesy of Nick Marriner.

Brent Goose c10:25 at site with no general access (N.M)

Otmoor: RSPB reserve: 28th December

Otmoor: RSPB reserve
Hen Harrier 08:00.

Fiona TANKARD

Farmoor Reservoir 28th December

Courtesy of Mark Chivers.

Great northern Diver juv on F1

Scaup 2  F1

(per Dave Lowe et al).

Grimsbury Reservoir: 28th December

Grimsbury Reservoir
40 Lapwing: c.40 flying over (possibly came up from cattle field).
Dunlin: with the Lapwing then flew south alone.

Upper Cherwell Valley
Jack Snipe
8 Snipe: 8+.
2 Woodcock
Water Rail

Gareth Blockley

Radley GP: 28th December

Ring-necked Duck drk. Again at Thrupp Lake at dusk. 16:02.

Ian Elkins

 

Female Blackcap courtesy of Jessica Crumpton.

Appleford: Appleford GP: 28th December

Appleford: Appleford GP
500 Lapwing: Amount I counted to but more dropped down out of view. 14:32.

David Eccles

Blenheim 28th December

Wigeon - 4

Red-crested pochard - 2 (m/f) on Queen Pool

Goosander - 2 (m/f) on Great Lake near boat shed

Great white egret - 2

Little egret - 2

Common gull - 1

Lesser black-backed gull - 1

Great black-backed gull - 1

Goosander at Farmoor recently courtesy of Bryan Manston.

 

Moreton nr Thame: Moreton Golf Course: 27th December

Moreton nr Thame: Moreton Golf Course
4 Brambling 10:00.
50 Chaffinch 10:00.
Barn Owl 10:00.
24 Meadow Pipit 10:00.
10 Fieldfare 10:00.

Nick Marriner

Moreton nr Thame: Moreton Golf Course: 27th December

Moreton nr Thame: Moreton Golf Course
Snipe 10:00.
Woodcock 10:00.
35 Gadwall 10:00.
64 Wigeon 10:00.
3 Teal 10:00.
158 Redwing 10:00.
9 Bullfinch 10:00.
300 Lapwing 10:00.
4 Golden Plover 10:00.
4 Linnet 10:00.

Nick Marriner

Port Meadow: 27th December

Port Meadow
Redshank
7 Dunlin
10 Golden Plover
80 Lapwing
3 Snipe

Andrew Siantonas & Gnome

Farmoor 27th

Scaup (1st winter male) Southern side of F2
Great Northern Diver (eastern end of causeway F1)


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Radley GP: 27th December

Radley GP
Ring-necked Duck: drk. On Thrupp Lake. 15:07.

Ian Elkins

Standlake Pit 60: 27th December

Standlake Pit 60
Marsh Harrier: cc. 14:39.
Peregrine 14:39.
Great White Egret 14:39.
2 Pintail: m. 14:39.

Mick Cunningham

Oxford: Summertown: 26th December

Oxford: Summertown
Possible 8 Ring-necked Parakeet: I am no expert but the group flew overhead yesterday making such a squawking noise unlike any native birds. The silhouettes had long thin tails and the wings had feathered edges. I am not quite sure of the time but it was dark. Would welcome confirmation. SP504096. 16:00.

Lucy Kaser

Ducklington: 26th December

Ducklington
2 Egyptian Goose: Flying low over fields by A415. 13:30.

Jed Cleeter

Rushy Common: 26th December

Rushy Common
2 Great White Egret 12:00.

Allen Stevens

Tar Lakes: 26th December

Tar Lakes, Rushy Common
36 Red-crested Pochard: 21 males; 15 fem. Visible on 2nd of Tar Lakes. 13:15.

Allen Stevens

Forest Hill: 26th December

Forest Hill
2 Little Egret: Two again today on Breach Farm flash. 14:37.

David Brown

Freeland: 26th December

Freeland
Great White Egret: Flyover S near Freeland House. 11:15.
Willow Tit: Single adult feeding along E edge of Broadmarsh Woods. 11:15.

Glen Pascoe

Port Meadow: 26th December

Port Meadow
5 Shelduck: Flew around then landed after about 5 minutes. 14:29.

Yacky Morris

Otmoor rspb 26th December

Hen Harrier rt

Marsh Harrier 

(L.O).

Dix Pit: 26th December

Dix Pit
Goosander: Redhead. 11:00.
Egyptian Goose 11:00.
30 Red-crested Pochard: 20 drk and 10 females. 11:00.
4 Goldeneye: 2 males; 2 fem. 11:00.
15 Siskin: Approximate count. 11:00.
Lesser Redpoll 11:00.

Ian Elkins

Lower Radley: 25th December

Lower Radley
2 Goosander: Redheads; one flew S; the other settled on the river. 14:00.

Ian Elkins

Abingdon: Radley Road: 25th December

Abingdon: Radley Road
Great White Egret: Flew over Abbey Fishponds towards Radley Pits- per Josh Cleeter. 13:15.

Jed Cleeter

Forest Hill: 25th December

Forest Hill
2 Little Egret: Two on Breach Farm flash this morning. 11:13.

David Brown

Farmoor Reservoir 24th December

Great northern Diver juv F1 11:00 (per RBA).

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Blenheim 24th December

Wigeon - c10

Pintail - 1 male, 1 female

Pochard - 1 male

Great white egret - 2

Little egret - 2

Great black-backed gull - 1

Lesser black-backed gull - 2

Lapwing - c30 overhead

Water rail - 1 

Siskin - c10

Merry Christmas!

Stoke Row: 24th December

Stoke Row
Brambling: m. Amongst flock of 20 odd Chaffinch. 14:30.

John Taylor

New Marston: New Marston Meadows: 24th December

New Marston: New Marston Meadows
Jack Snipe: First of winter.

Tom Evans

New Marston: New Marston Meadows: 24th December

New Marston: New Marston Meadows
8 Snipe: Numbers yet to get to normal mid-winter levels.

Tom Evans

Blenheim: Queen Pool: 24th December

Blenheim: Queen Pool
Great White Egret 09:30.
Cetti's Warbler: Heard in reedbeds. 09:30.
2 Chiffchaff 09:30.
8 Wigeon 09:30.
Great Black-backed Gull: ad. 09:30.

Glen Pascoe

Otmoor: RSPB reserve: 24th December

Otmoor: RSPB reserve
Jack Snipe: First screen. In cut reeds. 09:48.

Rob Cadd

Waterstock: River Thame: 23rd December

Waterstock: River Thame
Kingfisher 09:30.
67 Teal 09:30.
77 Wigeon 09:30.
3 Shoveler 09:30.
2 Raven 09:30.
Yellowhammer 09:30.
Sparrowhawk 09:30.
2 Woodcock 09:30.
Little Egret 09:30.
4 Cormorant 09:30.

Nick Marriner

Dix pit

23/12

Caspian gull - 2w

Yellow-legged gull - Ad

Red-created pochard - c.45

Goldeneye - 9

Pochard - c.60

Between 14:00-16:00 

: 23rd December

Greys green (red) golf course, Rotherfield Peppard
Woodcock: Flushed from the boggy area at the 2nd hole, as we teed off in the early mist. Flew into the wood adjacent to the hole. SU716824. 09:30.

Doug MACKENZIE-DODDS

Woodcock: Garden surprise

 Woodcock turned up in a garden in Marston on 20th December and was present for about 2 hours, householder took this picture which was sent to me to check ID.

Alan Peters

Rushy Common: 23rd December

Rushy Common
3 Great White Egret: Still present. NB a correction to yesterday's record; it was of course Rushey Common and NOT Tar Lakes, Rushey Common. 12:30.
Yellow-legged Gull 12:30.
2 Shelduck 12:30.
Egyptian Goose 12:30.

Anthony Roberts

Warburg Reserve: 22nd December

Warburg Reserve
Hawfinch: Came down to the pond for a drink on three separate occasions between 0900 - 1000 . 17:05.

John Kearns

All photos courtesy of John Kearns.

Blenheim: 22nd December

Blenheim
2 Pintail: 1 male, 1 female. 14:00.
4 Pochard: 3 males, 1 female. 14:00.
3 Great White Egret 14:00.
4 Little Egret 14:00.
2 Water Rail: Heard and seen at North end of Queen Pool. 14:00.

Gareth Casburn

Tar Lakes: 22nd December

Tar Lakes, Rushy Common
3 Great White Egret 13:53.
Yellow-legged Gull: Adult. 13:53.

Anthony Roberts

: 22nd December

Neal's Farm
Brambling: f. SU6883. 12:42.

John Taylor

Bicester Wetland Reserve 22nd December

 80 Snipe :  best count of the winter so far

3 Jack Snipe

1 Stonechat

1 Green Sandpiper

1 Cetti's Warbler

1 Chiffchaff

3 GSW

150+ Teal

1 Sparrowhawk

1 Water Rail :  Langford Brook

2 Heron

Alan Peters Mike Lewis

Key Holder Reserve

Farmoor Reservoir 22nd December

Great northern Diver juv still present (per RBA).

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Wigginton 22nd December

Hawfinch briefly perched in tree near stream opposite the Old Watermill c10:00 (M.P).

Blenheim: Blenheim Lake: 20th December

Blenheim: Blenheim Lake
Water Rail: noisy and visible on the lake edge just down from the town gate. 15:00.
2 Great White Egret 15:00.
Little Egret 15:00.
70 Gadwall 15:00.
4 Shoveler 15:00.
36 Tufted Duck 15:00.
Wigeon 15:00.
5 Little Grebe 15:00.

Bob Pomfret

Dix Pit: 21st December

Dix Pit
Caspian Gull: ad. Possibly a female going by round head and size v LBBs. 19:58.

Rushy Common
2 Great White Egret: Seen feeding together. Sorry for late submission. 19:58.

Standlake Pit 60
Great White Egret: Sorry for late submission. Drove here straight from rushy where there were 2 GWE. So maybe 3 in area. 19:58.

Mick Cunningham

Stadhampton: Stadhampton Bridge: 21st December

Stadhampton: Stadhampton Bridge
11 White-fronted Goose: Seen in poor light at dusk and distant but looked good for White Fronts , in large wheat field second from the bridge on the road to Drayton. 19:17.

Mark Mckeown

Otmoor: 21st December (am)

1 White-fronted Goose

2 Red-breasted Geese

c60 Barnacle Geese

1 Jack Snipe - 1st screen showing very well (Rob C)

2 Peregrine

1 Hen Harrier (SR)

Oxford: Christchurch Meadow: 21st December

Oxford: Christchurch Meadow
Stonechat: SP517053. 11:45.

D Moden

Otmoor rspb 21st December

White-fronted Goose with c35 Barnacle Geese behind 2nd screen 09:50 (per Jeremy Dexter).

Farmoor Reservoir 21st December

Great northern Diver juv still present (et al).

Grimsbury Reservoir 21st December

No sign of the Common Scoter 08:19 (A)

Port Meadow: 20th December

Port Meadow
Redshank
2 Yellow-legged Gull: ad.
400 Golden Plover: Came in at last light.

Adam Hartley

Otmoor: 20th December

Otmoor
Great White Egret: Flew over at dusk. 20:05.
Hen Harrier: Ringtail. 20:05.
Bittern 20:05.

Luke Marriner

Grimsbury Reservoir 20th December

Common Scoter dk c11:00 (per D.F).

Whitchurch 20th December

                                                                                Firecrest
 

Otmoor: 20th December

Otmoor
3 Barnacle Goose: With 2 red breasted geese 1 of which injured. SP562124. 14:15.

Yacky Morris

Milton-under-Wychwood: 20th December

Milton-under-Wychwood
2 Stonechat
6 Brambling
2 Raven: Kronking.

Mark Merritt

Farmoor Reservoir 20th December

Great northern Diver juv still present on F1 off S/E bank at 12:00 near to the causeway 

(per Graham Lenton)

Bicester Wetland Reserve 20th December

 Three winter sparklers brighten a dull, damp, pandemic Monday morning

1 Chiffchaff

1 Kingfisher

1 Green Sandpiper

plus

180 Teal

6 Gadwall

3 Heron

Alan Peters

Key Holder Reserve

Pishill: Pishill Bank: 19th December

Pishill: Pishill Bank
40 Brambling: Minimum...large flock in tree tops around 1530, either side of B480 between Stonor Park & Pishill. SU728897. 19:17.

Michael Hubbard

Warburg Reserve: 19th December

Warburg Reserve
2 Raven: Cronking together in high canopy to the south of car park. 19:05.

Michael Hubbard

New Marston: New Marston Meadows: 19th December

New Marston: New Marston Meadows
8 Shoveler: 4m, 4f.
6 Wigeon
56 Teal
Goosander: male. First of the winter.
Gadwall: m. The highlight of my first 6-duck day here!
Water Rail

Tom Evans

Farmoor Sunday 19th

Great Northern Diver, SE corner of F1 in the fog.
2 Goldeneye.




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: 19th December

Boarstall
3 Woodcock: SP617154. 13:12.

Colin Oram

Farmoor Reservoir: Farmoor I: 18th December

Farmoor Reservoir: Farmoor I
Great Northern Diver: still showing well near causeway. 11:30.

Farmoor Reservoir: Farmoor II
Barnacle Goose: with Canadas. 11:30.

Anthony Cheke

Wigginton 19th December

No sign of any Hawfinch near St Giles Church by 10:50 (per Peter Law).

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Wootton nr Woodstock: Stratford Bridge: 18th December

Wootton nr Woodstock: Stratford Bridge
80 Siskin: On alders with a few goldfinches. 14:00.

Bob Pomfret

Wigginton 18th December

Hawfinch 9 in park near St Giles Church.

(per Birdguides et al)

Dix Pit: 18th December

Dix Pit
132 Red-crested Pochard
2 Mediterranean Gull: In massive evening gull roost.
4 Yellow-legged Gull: In evening roost.
670 Lesser Black-backed Gull: Conservative count in roost at dusk.
3000 Black-headed Gull: By far the dominant species in evening roost.

Ian Elkins

Sonning Eye GPs: 18th December

Sonning Eye GPs
Bittern: In the reedbed at the north end. 16:03.

Marek Walford

Farmoor Reservoir 18th December

Great Northern Diver 1 juvenile

Greater Scaup 1 presumed first winter male

Yellow legged Gull 1

Great Black backed Gull 1

Common Gull 2

Eurasian Sparrowhawk 1m

Water Rail 2

Cetti's Warbler 1

European Stonechat 2 m/f

Long-tailed Tit courtesy of Patricia Clissold.

 

Drayton St Leonard 18th Dec

c20 Egyptian Geese in field between Drayton and Berinsfield. Seen from moving bicycle.


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Fyfield Wick: 18th December

Fyfield Wick
Raven: Visiting roadside Roe Deer corpse on and off for the past week. SU413970.

Peter Pool

Otmoor: RSPB reserve: 18th December

Otmoor: RSPB reserve
Hen Harrier: Hunting starlings over the reedbed early morning. 12:25.
2 Peregrine: m&f. Pair flew over 2nd screen before unsuccessfully attacking a woodpigeon over Flood. 12:25.
3 Marsh Harrier: One was seen to take a teal off the water in front of the 1st screen Per Warren Foster and Steve Beasant. 12:25.
Red-breasted Goose: One injured bird seen on Closes. 12:25.

Steve Roby

Farmoor Reservoir 18th December

Great northern Diver juv F1 08:44 

(per Nick Truby).

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Tar Lakes: 17th December

Tar Lakes, Rushy Common
3 Great White Egret 13:30.
2 Little Egret 13:30.
Raven 13:30.

Anthony Roberts

: 17th December

Wallingford, Town Centre
Probable Raven: Calling as it flew over. SU607892. 14:55.

Julian Mole

Farmoor Reservoir 17th December

Great Northern Diver

 

Warburg Reserve: 17th December

Warburg Reserve
Raven 14:40.

John Kearns

Warburg Reserve: 17th December

Warburg Reserve
Hawfinch 09:25.

John Kearns

Farmoor Reservoir 17th December

Great northern Diver juv 10:40 

(per Ewan Urquhart).

Bicester Wetland Reserve 17th December

 2 Green Sandpiper (Cattle Bridge Pool)

225 Teal

10 Gadwall

3 Shoveler

3 Heron

4 Meadow Pipit

Alan Peters

Key Holder Reserve

Farmoor Reservoir 16th December

Great northern Diver juv F1 10:38 

Scaup f

Common Sandpiper 

(per Ewan Urquhart).

Courtesy of Alan Dawson.

Port Meadow: 16th December

Port Meadow
Redshank: On floods, first on southernmost area opposite Aristotle Gate then saw the bird on other flooded area by Burgess Field Gate. 14:45.

Andrew Siantonas

Wytham - 16 December AM

Up to 9 Cattle Egrets still present in fields to east of minor public road from village to Field Station. Viewed from SP473093. But no cattle, so birds dispersed and mobile.

Stephen Burch

Blenheim 16th December 08:30-11:30

Pintail - 3 (2 males, 1 female)

Pochard - 1 female

Little grebe - 6 near Bladon Bridge

Great white egret - 3 (2 on Queen Pool/Grand Lake, 1 near Bladon Bridge)

Little egret - 2

Water rail - heard at various points

Green woodpecker - 1

Raven - 1

Blackcap - 1

Grey wagtail - 1

Brambling - good numbers in small flocks around the estate

15th December

Peregrine - 1

Great black-backed gull - 1

Chiffchaff - 1

Siskin - 5

Aston Rowant: Aston Rowant NNR: 13th December

Aston Rowant: Aston Rowant NNR
2 Stonechat: male and fem. On Linkey Down on the eastern stock fence and surrounding scrub, frequently challenged by a territorial robin. SU725963. 11:45.

Stan Kujawa

Otmoor: 15th December

 

Lesser Spotted Woodpecker - male - seen at 1.52pm in the hedgerow close to the first screen.

Also - ringtail Hen Harrier (Greenaways) and 1 Red-breasted Goose (Closes)

Farmoor Reservoir 15th December

0830-1230hrs

Great Northern Diver 1 juvenile  ( on F1 from Causeway)

Greater Scaup 1 Ad female  (southwest corner of F2)

Eurasian Wigeon 2  (Pinkhill Reserve)

Little Grebe 8

Great Black backed Gull 1 adult

Yellow legged Gull 1 adult

Common Gull 4

Common Sandpiper 1  (filter beds on north side of F1)

Water Rail 1 (Pinkhill Reserve)

European Stonechat 2 male and female (Pinkhill Lock)

Common Chiffchaff 2

Also a Weasel showing a passing interest in two Pied Wagtails

Warburg Reserve: 15th December

Warburg Reserve
4 Raven 16:53.

John Taylor

Southend: 15th December

Southend
7 Brambling: Bathing in muddy pools with Chaffinches. 10:15.

John Kearns

Stonor: Stonor Park: 15th December

Stonor: Stonor Park
2 Brambling: With Chaffinches. 09:48.

John Kearns

Stonor: 15th December

Stonor
Raven: Top of tree - Stonor Park. 09:30.

John Kearns

Farmoor Reservoir 15th December

Great northern Diver juv still present 08:00 

(per RBA).

Upper Cherwell Valley: 14th December

Upper Cherwell Valley
Caspian Gull: adult.
3 Yellow-legged Gull

Gareth Blockley

Chinnor: Cement Works: 14th December

Chinnor: Cement Works
Yellow-legged Gull: Adult in gull roost with 4 Herring Gull. Lake 2b. 10:00.

David Stracey

Tar Lakes: 14th December

Tar Lakes, Rushy Common
Great White Egret: On a large island. Seen from footpath to east. 10:00.

Adrian Hickman

Fyfield Wick: 14th December

Fyfield Wick
Brambling: male. Solitary Male associating with Small Chaffinch flock adjacent to my garden. 15:00.

Jed Cleeter

Farmoor - 14th December AM

 Great Northern Diver showing well in south-east corner of F1 initially, then later along the causeway (F1 side)

Stephen Burch

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Juv Great Northern Diver © Stephen Burch

Juv Great Northern Diver - crop of photo above © Stephen Burch

Blenheim: 14th December

Blenheim
2 Pintail: Male and female. 13:45.
10 Siskin: Approx number in trees at North end of Queen Pool. 13:45.
Water Rail: Heard calling near Seven Arches Bridge. 13:45.
Great White Egret 13:45.

Gareth Casburn

: 14th December

Neal's Shaw
Raven: SU6883. 14:00.

John Taylor

Farmoor F1 : 14th December

Great Northern Diver showing very well from the causeway

Farmoor Reservoir 14th December

Great northern Diver juv showing well off S/E bank of F1 (per Steve Burch).

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Blenheim: 14th December

Blenheim
Great White Egret: SP441161. 10:13.
Lapwing: SP441161. 10:13.
2 Little Egret: SP441161. 10:13.
2 Brambling: SP441161. 10:13.
50 Goldfinch: Large flock mostly juvs. SP441161. 10:13.

Mark Pidgeon

Farmoor Reservoir: 13th December

Farmoor Reservoir
Great Northern Diver 14:50.

Bryan Manston

Farmoor Reservoir 13th December

Great Northern Diver 1 juvenile on F1

Greater Scaup 2 Ad female & 1w male

Kingfisher 1

Otmoor rspb 13th December

Jack Snipe visible from the first screen this morning, in the cut reed on the left. 

(per Andrew Martin)

Farmoor Reservoir 13th December

Great northern Diver juv F1 11:46

Scaup 2 F2

(per Ewan Urquhart, Conor MacKenzie)

Millets farm

Shelduck - circling over millets farm before flying off NE

Colour ringed Black-headed Gull (WHITE 9LJ) - ringed as an adult in Copenhagen in 2018 

Adult Med Gull Pit 60 Standlake

 Seen whilst doing the WeBS count. Think it's 3rd of the year here (MC=2 SNT 1). Not a bad haul for the pit I think (??). Otherwise, is it me, or have Meds been a bit thin on the ground generally in Oxon this year. And, has the increase in visitors to Farmoor led to fewer gulls there?

: 12th December

Marston Hamm
2 Stonechat: 1m, 1f. SP516095. 16:00.

Marston Hamm
Barn Owl: SP516095. 16:00.

Colm O Caomhanaigh

Henley-on-Thames: 12th December

Henley-on-Thames
4 Egyptian Goose: Quite a few around this morning 4 on Oxon Bank of Thames and 8 on Berkshire side. 11:05.

John Kearns

Standlake Pit 60: 12th December

Standlake Pit 60
Mediterranean Gull: ad. 12:51.
Great White Egret 12:51.

Mick Cunningham

Farmoor Reservoir 12th December

Courtesy of Brian Walker.

Great Northern Diver juv F2 found by Brian Walker and still present on F2 near the west bank 14:20

(per Mark Pidgeon,Ewan 

Brian Walker

2 Scaup: Adult female on NW corner of F2. 1st winter male on north end of F1. 15:30.
Grey Wagtail: On causeway. 15:30.
Kestrel: m. 15:30.

Colin Teal

Wytham: Wytham Mill: 12th December

14 Cattle Egret In field to right of entrance to Wytham Mill Farm. SP473093. 12:20.

(per Peter Law, Ewan Urquhart)

Port Meadow 12th December

Ruff: fem. Female ruff still on southern pool of floods, flushed by dog towards northern pool with golden plover and lapwing around 11.40. SP498076. 11:30.
Pintail: male. SP498076. 11:30.

Will Long

Wytham: A34: 12th December

Wytham: A34
2 Cattle Egret: Remaining in last reported field, viewed from Thames Path. Then flew to hillside below Wytham Wood where more were visible amongst moved cows. SP481093. 11:30.

Peter Law

Kings Lock: 12th December

Kings Lock
2 Goosander: 1m 1f. SP478103. 10:15.

Peter Law

Chinnor: Cement Works: 12th December

Chinnor: Cement Works
Peregrine: Being mobbed by crows and hills but also trying hard to catch a full for about 20 mins over lake 2b. SU754996. 08:35.

Jez March

Courtesy of Jez March.

Tubney: Tubney Wood: 11th December

Tubney: Tubney Wood
Brambling
Lesser Redpoll
18 Siskin
Marsh Tit
Raven

Mark Merritt

Farmoor Reservoir 11th December

Greater Scaup 2  Adult female and first winter male

Water Rail 1

Redwing 100+

Grey Wagtail 1

Green Woodpecker 1

 

Greater Scaup-Adult female

Greater Scaup-First winter male - note the newly acquired adult
grey scapular feather