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Wednesday 31 August 2022
Standlake Pit 60: 31st August
Ringed Plover: juv. Flew in late pm. Almost constantly chased off by lapwings. 18:31.
Marsh Harrier: ad m. Different male from recent 3cy. This bird had adult upper wing pattern. Flew in flushed lapwings and departed South 5 mins later. 18:31.
Common Sandpiper 18:31.
3 Yellow-legged Gull: Usual Ad and 2 1st cycle. 18:31.
325 Black-headed Gull: Been an influx in last 2 days. 18:31.
Mick Cunningham
Childrey: Childrey Field: 31st August
Marsh Harrier: fem/imm.
Hobby
2 Wheatear
Letcombe Regis: Blandys Farm
Redstart
3 Yellow Wagtail
Mark Merritt
Wantage: Lark Hill: 31st August
2 Wheatear: On reservoir. 18:17.
Whinchat 18:17.
Carl Salmon
Appleford GPs 31st August
Port Meadow: 31st August
7 Yellow Wagtail: Amongst the cattle close to Burgess Field gate. 15:00.
Andrew Siantonas
Stratfield Brake 31st August
: 30th August
Peregrine: male. Circled for a while 'facing off' a red kite then interacted with jackdaws perching in dead ash (lots about here) was about for half hour. SP368084. 15:00.
John Pimm
Tuesday 30 August 2022
Appleford: 30th August
Common Sandpiper 3
Snipe 6
Water Rail 1
Wigeon 1
Stonechat 1
Whinchat 1
Otmoor: 30th August
Spotted Flycatcher: In hedgerow next to The Closes and near the feeders. Associating with Whitethroats. 15:00.
7 Redstart: Three males. 15:00.
Whinchat: whinchat. Between July's Meadow and the hide. 15:00.
5 Cattle Egret: Three in Greenaways and two on The Closes attending cattle. 15:00.
3 Hobby 15:00.
Green Sandpiper: First screen. 15:00.
Yellow Wagtail: Flew over calling. 15:00.
Steve Roby
Bicester Wetlands Reserve 30th August
Monday 29 August 2022
: 29th August
Peregrine: male. A buzzard and red kite were mobbing each other along came the peregrine and they had an interaction with a flock of jackdaws which i couldn't see well. peregrine was still in area an hour later. SP368084. 15:42.
John Pimm
: 29th August
2 Wheatear: fem. around area at top of Juniper Valley. SU537828. 16:45.
Aston Upthorpe Downs
2 Whinchat: associating with Wheatears. SU537828. 16:45.
Peter Law
Lower Shiplake: 29th August
2 Raven: SU773805. 12:30.
Raven: SU776798. 12:30.
Ralph Watts
Standlake Pit 60: 29th August
2 Marsh Harrier: 1 juv/1cy cc 1 3cy imm male. 13:44.
Hobby 13:44.
2 Common Sandpiper 13:44.
2 Common Sandpiper 13:44.
Yellow-legged Gull: ad. 13:44.
Mick Cunningham
Letcombe Bassett: 29th August
Green Sandpiper: At the cress bed first thing.
Mark Merritt
Balscote: Balscote Quarry: 29th August
Greenshank: Heard calling, appeared to leave SE. 09:20.
Steve Holliday
Otmoor: 28th August
Otmoor
3 Hobby: One over MOD field and two over Greenaways. 10:21.
6 Whinchat: 2 on MOD field, 4 sat together on a wire fence past the main hide. 10:21.
4 Cattle Egret: From screen 1. 13:32.
2 Redstart: Female on the track past the main hide (3.30pm), male (possibly a further male and female) on Long Meadow. 16:58.
Jo Orchard
Whinchat courtesy of Jo Orchard. |
Female Redstart courtesy of Jo Orchard. |
Male Redstart courtesy of Jo Orchard. |
Appleford: Appleford GP: 29th August
Barnacle Goose 10:19.
Hobby 10:19.
Sparrowhawk 10:19.
Yellow Wagtail 10:19.
William Lester
Sunday 28 August 2022
Ardley ERF 28th August PM
Cassington GPs: 28th August
Appleford GPs 28th August
Standlake Pit 60: 28th August
Marsh Harrier: 3 y/2nd s/p male. 13:50.
6 Cattle Egret 13:50.
3 Snipe 13:50.
Yellow-legged Gull: ad. 13:50.
Hobby 13:50.
Common Sandpiper 13:50.
Mick Cunningham
Grimsbury Reservoir: 28th August
Green Sandpiper: Very unusual to get one actually at the reservoir.
Clattercote: Clattercote Reservoir
Greenshank
Common Sandpiper
Gareth Blockley
: 26th August
ducklington fritillary meadow
Possible Dusky Warbler: I'm not sure, it had a much more prominent supercilium and browner on breast sides than chiffchaffs in same flock-I only had a few glimpses less than 5 seconds total but I saw it hover quite clearly. It was in a mixed flock of finches, titmice, a spotted flycatcher and chiffchaff(s). SP363077. 19:30.
north cross valley way
Green Sandpiper: SP368084. 19:30.
27th August
north cross valley way
Green Sandpiper: SP368084. 16:15.
John Pimm
Saturday 27 August 2022
Uffington: 27th August
OTHER SPECIES: Clouded Yellow butterfly at the cricket pitch. 13:15.
7 Yellow Wagtail: At least 7 around the cricket pitch. 13:15.
Jed Cleeter
South Leigh: 27th August
Yellow Wagtail: Flew over calling. 23:29.
Lesser Whitethroat: With a blackcap, at lest one whitethroat and one willow warbler. 23:29.
Mick Cunningham
Lark Hill 27th August
Sonning Eye GPs: 27th August
Yellow-legged Gull: ad. 17:21.
5 Mandarin Duck 17:21.
Marek Walford
Letcombe Bassett: Gramps Hill: 27th August
2 Redstart
Spotted Flycatcher
4 Grey Partridge
Hatford: Sandpit
Yellow-legged Gull: juv/1w.
Mark Merritt
Appleford GPs 27th August
: 27th August
10 Yellow Wagtail: Small flock feeding at feet of cattle in field near footpath. SP503170. 08:33.
David Watkinson
Friday 26 August 2022
Otmoor: 26th August
35 Yellow Wagtail: Roosting in reedbed.
Black-tailed Godwit: juv. Still present in front of the first screen.
Green Sandpiper: First screen.
23 Cattle Egret: Mostly on Greenaways. Not roosting in front of the first screen for the past three evenings.
2 Hobby
Steve Roby
: 26th August
2 Raven: Pair on top of an electricity pylon. SP751015. 11:30.
Henton
Wheatear: 1 on track between Henton and Emmington. SP753028. 11:30.
David Stracey
Blenheim 26th August
Standlake Pit 60: 26th August
2 Cattle Egret: Brief visit am. 15:46.
Great White Egret 15:46.
Marsh Harrier: juv. SB. 15:46.
Water Rail 15:46.
2 Willow Warbler: Small feeding group also included blackcaps chiffs tits. 15:46.
Sedge Warbler 15:46.
5 Reed Warbler 15:46.
3 Snipe 15:46.
Mick Cunningham
Appleford GPs
Farmoor Reservoir 26th August
Stratfield Brake 26th August
Thursday 25 August 2022
Standlake Pit 60: 25th August
2 Common Sandpiper 22:13.
Snipe 22:13.
Hobby 22:13.
Mick Cunningham
Water Eaton: 25th August
3 Green Sandpiper: Over, picked up on call. 18:05.
Hobby: Hunting - lunged optimistically at a woodpigeon. 18:05.
Yellow Wagtail 18:05.
Simon Myers
Standlake Pit 60: 25th August
Great White Egret 16:43.
2 Common Sandpiper 22:13.
Snipe 22:13.
Hobby 22:13.
Mick Cunningham
Otmoor: 25th August
5 Redstart
Whinchat
Black-tailed Godwit: juv.
Green Sandpiper
Common Sandpiper
2 Hobby: juv. One juvenile perched in tree. Two birds seen later chasing off a Red Kite.
7 Cattle Egret
Steve Roby
Port Meadow: Burgess Field Nature Park: 25th August
Redstart: f. Still in the north west end of Burgess Field.
Adam Hartley
Farmoor Reservoir 25th August
Black necked Grebe 1
Appleford: Appleford GP: 25th August
2 Green Sandpiper 11:10.
2 Black-tailed Godwit 11:10.
William Lester
Wednesday 24 August 2022
: 24th August
Spotted Flycatcher: I haven't seen one here for years. SP363077. 12:33.
John Pimm
Churn 24th August
Marsh Harrier (f)
2 Yellow Wagtails
8 grey partridge (including a young family with 4 juvs)
Sent from my iPhone
Milton Common: 24th August
Spotted Flycatcher: In copse on downs road. In mixed flock that included blackcap and a 'juv' willow warbler. SP262152. 17:52.
Mick Cunningham
Aston Rowant: Aston Rowant NNR: 24th August
Firecrest: Linky Down. 09:00.
4 Redstart 09:00.
Jackie Newcombe
A329 near Moulsford: 24th August
Yellow Wagtail: Overflew, flight call, heard only -- been somewhat suspicious, as I've heard this call several times in past three weeks, but never seen a bird to confirm. Having played their flight-calls on Xeno-Canto, I'm happy to record it as a Y Wag. SU5985. 11:15.
Mike Amphlett
Standlake Pit 60: 24th August
Green Sandpiper: Heard only. 11:38.
6 Cattle Egret 11:38.
Yellow-legged Gull: ad. 11:38.
5 Reed Warbler: Several still fitting about in reeds. 11:38.
Mick Cunningham
Moreton nr Thame: Moreton Golf Course: 24th August
Whinchat 07:30.
2 Willow Warbler 07:30.
Raven 07:30.
5 Blackcap 07:30.
3 Yellowhammer 07:30.
Lesser Whitethroat 07:30.
Hobby 07:30.
25 Linnet 07:30.
Kingfisher 07:30.
6 Swift 07:30.
2 Sand Martin 07:30.
13 Yellow Wagtail 07:30.
3 Common Sandpiper 07:30.
4 Grey Wagtail 07:30.
Nick Marriner
Bicester Wetlands Reserve 24th August
Tuesday 23 August 2022
Farmoor Reservoir 23rd August
Standlake Pit 60: 23rd August
Black-tailed Godwit: juv. Flew in at c4pm. Left high SE at 5.45 pm. 19:32.
Hobby 19:32.
Mick Cunningham
Ardley ERF Lagoon 23rd August
Cholsey 23rd August
Port Meadow: Burgess Field Nature Park: 23rd August
2 Redstart: m & f. Same male in same location as Friday plus new female in different location.
Port Meadow
20 Yellow Wagtail: Including one probable female flava.
Hobby
Sand Martin: In amongst the Swallows and House Martins.
Adam Hartley & Thomas Miller
: 22nd August
Green Sandpiper: On shore of small lake opposite gravel workings. SP368084. 16:15.
John Pimm
Monday 22 August 2022
Ardley ERF Lagoon 22nd August
Radley GPs 22nd August
Sonning Eye GPs: 22nd August
Black Tern: On rowing lane buoy towards the end of the string of orange buoys. Viewed distantly from end of rowing course. 18:00.
Marek Walford
Appleford GPs 22nd August
A329 near Moulsford: 22nd August
Raven: Overflew just S of the close, heading up twrd's Halfpenny Lane. Strange call alerted me, but not the usual 'cronk'. First for a good while. SU5985. 12:00.
Mike Amphlett
Pied Flycatcher, Cholsey.
Burford 22nd August
Sunday 21 August 2022
Ardley ERF Lagoon: 21st August
Standlake Pit 60: 21st August
200 House Martin: house martins peaked at c200 at any one time. Early flock included a beautiful leucistic , looked almost white with dark eye. On structure/flicghe prob H Martin. Modest numbers of sand martins - even fewer swallows. generally, hawking but also moving W or WSW. 21:15.
Kestrel 21:15.
Mick Cunningham
Grimsbury Res & Borrow Pit: 21st August
Standlake Pit 60: 21st August
2 Marsh Harrier: 1 imm male other a cream crown: poss ad tail looked warm. male early morn - CC late pm. 20:49.
Green Sandpiper: Dropped into pit from on hight. 20:49.
Pintail: fem/juv/ec drake?? first of Autumn here for me. 20:49.
10 Cattle Egret 20:49.
Spotted Flycatcher: found by SNT. 20:49.
12 Teal 20:49.
Hobby 20:49.
Peregrine: Mostly sat on pylon. 20:49.
Yellow-legged Gull: 2. nice Juv 8 30 am - usual Adult later. 20:49.
145 Lapwing: almost doubled. 20:49.
Mick Cunningham
Warburg Reserve, Bix. 21st August 2022
Raven x2 - Bullfinch x3 (Juv) - Marsh Tit x5 - Coal Tit x3 - Great Spotted Woodpecker (Juv)
Blackcap (M) - Treecreeper - Dunnock (Juv) - Stock Dove - Jay - Buzzard - Chaffinch x2(m&f)
Port Meadow 21st August
2 Great White Egrets: flew south along the river before circling back and heading back north towards Wolvercote
7+ Yellow Wagtails at the southern end near the cattle
2 Egyptian Geese on the river
A few Lapwing
No sign of the Redstart in Burgess Field in a brief search
Yesterday (per Steve Lavington):
male Redstart still in Burgess Field
Spotted Flycatcher in NE corner of Burgess Field
Hobby giving close views as it hunted hirundines over the Meadow
Record shot of one of the two Great White Egrets |
Saturday 20 August 2022
Otmoor: 20th August
Black-tailed Godwit: juv. Feeding in front of the first screen.
2 Green Sandpiper
Common Sandpiper
40 Cattle Egret: Arriving from around the reserve to roost at first screen.
3 Crane: The family group flying across the reserve.
Ruddy Shelduck
Steve Roby
Standlake Pit 60: 20th August
4 Snipe: Evening visit 6 - 8 30pm 4 feeding in group. 22:10.
Cetti's Warbler 22:10.
2 Sedge Warbler: Several warblers seen flitting about low down on South reeds included a singleton and one with a small clock Reed warblers and 2 chiffchaff. 22:10.
8 Reed Warbler: Likely more as 4 seen together at one point and other singles and a duo seen. All fitting about/ moving low through South reeds. 22:10.
Kingfisher 22:10.
Swift: Flew west. There was an intermittent movement west of hirundines in small numbers all pm, mostly sand Martins in 10s with the odd swallow. Mid evening a flock of 25+ House Martins went west. 22:10.
Mick Cunningham
Chinnor: 20th August
3 Wheatear: In field with barn behind Hollands Close. SP754020. 20:15.
Peregrine: On electricity pylon east of barn. SP757019. 20:15.
David Stracey
Farmoor Reservoir: 20th August
Farmoor Reservoir
Black-necked Grebe: Seen from middle of causeway near raft's. 14:11.
2 Yellow-legged Gull 14:11.
2 House Martin 14:11.
Swallow: Over causeway. 13:11.
Ralph Watts
Wantage: 20th August
2 Raven: Calling from pine tree in grounds of St Katherine's. Viewable from Wallingford Street. SU401879. 18:29.
Carl Salmon
Freeland: 20th August
Whitethroat: juv. Feeding in gardens along edge of Broadmarsh Woods. 14:00.
Raven: Over Broadmarsh Woods. 14:00.
Glen Pascoe
Appleford GPs 20th August
Standlake Pit 60: 20th August
2 Common Sandpiper 12:40.
9 Cattle Egret 12:40.
Yellow-legged Gull: ad. 12:40.
Mick Cunningham
Bicester Wetland reserve 20th August
1 Common Sandpiper
12 Green Sandpiper
3 Snipe
5 Lapwing
key Holder Reserve
Alan Peters
Ardley ERF Lagoon 20th August
Snipe 5
Friday 19 August 2022
Otmoor - 19th August evening
Linky Down: 19th August
Spotted Flycatcher: Family brood, 2 adults and 3 juveniles. SU723965. 19:26.
2 Raven: SU723965. 19:26.
Jez March
Ardley ERF Lagoon & Quarry 19th August
: 19th August
2 Spotted Flycatcher: ad. At least two seen, flying to feed from top of willow. SP522197. 12:30.
Sue Brown
Farmoor Reservoir: River Thames: 19th August
Hobby: over Shrike Meadow. 11:15.
Peter Law
Port Meadow: Burgess Field Nature Park: 19th August
Redstart: m.
Port Meadow
2 Willow Warbler: Singing in the hedge by the allotments.
7 Yellow Wagtail: At least this number feeding opposite Burgess Field gate.
Adam Hartley
Otmoor rspb 19th August
Standlake Pit 60: 19th August
Greenshank: juv. Flew in from West. Mostly flew around, briefly landing looking for feeding areas. Finding little mud/shire it left high back west. Still, a welcome site given dearth of waders here these days a lovely juv. 00:05.
Great White Egret 00:05.
5 Cattle Egret: All 3 Egret sp at pit this evening. A few sand Martins chasing insects moving thru at edge of weather front. 00:05.
Mick Cunningham
Thursday 18 August 2022
Port Meadow: 18th August
10 Yellow Wagtail: In amongst the cattle.
3 Egyptian Goose: On the river near the Perch.
Adam Hartley
Otmoor: 18th August
6 Whinchat: In cut grass on Greenaways. 21:40.
32 Yellow Wagtail: Roosting in the reeds. 21:40.
40 Cattle Egret: With cattle on Greenaways. 21:40.
Common Sandpiper: First screen. 21:40.
5 Green Sandpiper: First screen. 21:40.
3 Crane: Flying around the reserve. 21:40.
Ruddy Shelduck: First screen. 21:40.
Steve Roby
Farmoor Reservoir 18th August
Wednesday 17 August 2022
South Leigh: 17th August
Lesser Whitethroat: In same hawthorn Bush as common whitethroat and blackcap. 21:38.
(Mick Cunningham)
Ardley ERF Lagoon: 17th August
Greenshank 19:30.
Ringed Plover: juv. 19:30.
12 Green Sandpiper 19:30.
3 Common Sandpiper 19:30.
John Friendship-Taylor
17 Green Sandpiper 13:30.
Common Sandpiper 13:30.
Little Ringed Plover 13:30.
92 Lapwing 13:30.
3 Grey Heron 13:30.
48 Stock Dove 13:30.
Colin Oram
Port Meadow: 17th August
2 Egyptian Goose: Opposite Medley sailing club. 14:30.
5 Yellow Wagtail: Probably many more amongst the large number of cattle on the "dried-up floods" opposite the Aristotle lane gate. Hard to count as they constantly moved amongst the cattle. Five was the largest number I counted together. 14:30.
Andrew Siantonas