Standlake Pit 60: 31st August

Standlake Pit 60
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

Childrey: Childrey Field
Marsh Harrier: fem/imm.
Hobby
2 Wheatear

Letcombe Regis: Blandys Farm
Redstart
3 Yellow Wagtail

Mark Merritt

Wantage: Lark Hill: 31st August

Wantage: Lark Hill
2 Wheatear: On reservoir. 18:17.
Whinchat 18:17.

Carl Salmon

Appleford GPs 31st August

Snipe courtesy of Badger.

Green Sandpiper 5+

Common Sandpiper 5

Snipe 10+

Lapwing 60+

Little Egret 3

Sand Martin 20+

Grey Wagtail 

Cholsey: Greenshank 31st August

Port Meadow: 31st August

Port Meadow
7 Yellow Wagtail: Amongst the cattle close to Burgess Field gate. 15:00.

Andrew Siantonas

Radley GPs 31st August

Black-tailed Godwit on Orchard Lake 09:50 (W.B)

Stratfield Brake 31st August

Black-tailed Godwit 2 

Green Sandpiper 

Snipe

Little Egret 

Cetti's Warbler 

Reed Warbler Otmoor rspb courtesy of Anna Marlow.

 

: 30th August

north cross valley way
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

Appleford: 30th August

Green Sandpiper 5
Common Sandpiper 3
Snipe 6
Water Rail 1
Wigeon 1
Stonechat 1
Whinchat 1

Otmoor: 30th August

Otmoor
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

 Common Sandpiper 

Aston Upthorpe: 30th August

Aston Upthorpe
Stonechat: m. 14:20.
4 Wheatear: Juv. 14:20.

John Taylor

Bicester Wetlands Reserve 30th August

Greenshank

Green Sandpiper 8

Common Sandpiper 2

Snipe 8

Little Egret 5

(M.P)

Key holder reserve.

Sonning Eye GPs: 30th August

Sonning Eye GPs
Hobby 12:36.

Marek Walford

Farmoor Reservoir 30th August

Short-eared Owl sat on telegraph pole near entrance 05:41 (G.P).

Blenheim Park 30th August

Great white Egret (D.D) 08:25

Also present yesterday (Gnome)

Courtesy of Gnome

: 29th August

North cross valley way, Ducklington.
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

Aston Upthorpe Downs
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

Upper Heyford 29th August

Redstart - 1

Spotted flycatcher - 1

Common whitethroat - 2

Skylark - 1

Wheatear - 4

South Leigh: 28th August

South Leigh
4 Hobby 19:30.

Richard Catling

Lower Shiplake: 29th August

Lower Shiplake
2 Raven: SU773805. 12:30.
Raven: SU776798. 12:30.

Ralph Watts

Standlake Pit 60: 29th August

Standlake Pit 60
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

Cassington GPs 29th August

Great white Egret 3

Black-tailed Godwit juv

(per Ewan Urquhart).

Farmoor Reservoir 29th August

Cattle Egret flew over the reservoir 12:15 

(per RBA).

Juvenile Peregrine Farmoor Reservoir courtesy of Bryan Manston.

Above and below courtesy of Bryan Manston.

 

Letcombe Bassett: 29th August

Letcombe Bassett
Green Sandpiper: At the cress bed first thing.

Mark Merritt

Balscote: Balscote Quarry: 29th August

Balscote: Balscote Quarry
Greenshank: Heard calling, appeared to leave SE. 09:20.

Steve Holliday

Otmoor: 28th August

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

Appleford: Appleford GP
Barnacle Goose 10:19.
Hobby 10:19.
Sparrowhawk 10:19.
Yellow Wagtail 10:19.

William Lester

Ardley ERF 28th August PM

Teal - 1 on lagoon

Cormorant - 1 flew over

Hobby - 2 circled over together west

Lesser black-backed gull - 35 on lagoon with more on adjacent quarry.

Yellow-legged gull - 2 on quarry with LBBGs

Black-headed gull - 60 on lagoon 

Common sandpiper - 3

Green sandpiper - 12 (11 on lagoon, 1 on adjacent lake)

Snipe - 7

Lapwing - 133

Wheatear - 1

Chiffchaff - 3

Cassington GPs: 28th August

Glossy Ibis 2 this afternoon viewed 

from the public footpath between Cassington & Worton 17:56 (Colm O Caomhanaigh)

Great white Egret 2 (per Paul Butler)

Farmoor Reservoir 28th August

Osprey over causeway at 13:54 (per Jan Marlowe).

All photos courtesy of Joe Stockil.

Letcombe Regis: 28th August

Letcombe Regis
Wheatear: Juv. 17:30.

John Taylor

Appleford GPs 28th August

Black-tailed Godwit 

Green Sandpiper 3+

Common Sandpiper c6

Snipe

Lapwing c30

Stock Dove 20+

Standlake Pit 60: 28th August

Standlake Pit 60
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

Grimsbury Reservoir
Green Sandpiper: Very unusual to get one actually at the reservoir.

Clattercote: Clattercote Reservoir
Greenshank
Common Sandpiper

Gareth Blockley

Southfield Golf Course & Lye Valley, Oxford: 28th August

 1 Tree Pipit over, calling: 

1 Yellow Wagtail:

(Sound recordings taken from mobile phone video)

: 28th August

Greyhone Wood
2 Raven: SU6889. 11:58.

John Taylor

: 26th August

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

Farmoor

Ringed Plover - 3

Wheatear 

Yellow wagtail - 4

White Horse Hill: 28th August

White Horse Hill
Wheatear
Garden Warbler

Mark Merritt

Uffington: 27th August

Uffington
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

South Leigh
Yellow Wagtail: Flew over calling. 23:29.
Lesser Whitethroat: With a blackcap, at lest one whitethroat and one willow warbler. 23:29.

Mick Cunningham

Farmoor Reservoir 27th August

Ringed Plover 5 ( 2ads/3juv)

Common Sandpiper 2

Swallow 70+

Childrey: Childrey Field: 27th August

Childrey: Childrey Field
Marsh Harrier

Mark Merritt

Lark Hill 27th August

2 Whinchat 

Wheatear

8 Stonechat

Spotted Flycatcher

2 Raven

2 Willow Warbler

Tawny Owl

Sonning Eye GPs: 27th August

Sonning Eye GPs
Yellow-legged Gull: ad. 17:21.
5 Mandarin Duck 17:21.

Marek Walford

Letcombe Bassett: Gramps Hill: 27th August

Letcombe Bassett: Gramps Hill
2 Redstart
Spotted Flycatcher
4 Grey Partridge

Hatford: Sandpit
Yellow-legged Gull: juv/1w.

Mark Merritt

Appleford GPs 27th August

Dunlin

Common Sandpiper c5

Green Sandpiper 3+

Snipe

Little Egret 8

Yellow Wagtail 2+

Raven

Otmoor rspb 27th August

Cattle Egret 8 with cattle this morning (per RBA).

Linky Down: 27th August

Linky Down
Wheatear: SU723962. 09:32.
2 Raven: SU723962. 09:32.

Jez March

: 27th August

Bletchingdon
10 Yellow Wagtail: Small flock feeding at feet of cattle in field near footpath. SP503170. 08:33.

David Watkinson

Otmoor: 26th August

Otmoor
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

Henton
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

Teal - 4

Gadwall - 30

Water rail - 1

Peregrine - 1

25th August

Little Grebe - 2

Willow warbler - 2 in mixed foraging group

Spotted flycatcher - 1

Raven - 2

Keen Edge Ferry: 26th August

Whinchat 1, in hedgerow N of North Farm

Sonning Eye GPs: 26th August

Sonning Eye GPs
Black Tern 18:06.

Marek Walford

Standlake Pit 60: 26th August

Standlake Pit 60
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

Black-tailed godwit 

Ringed plover 

Dunlin - 2 

Green sandpiper - 4

Common sandpiper - 5 

Snipe 

Lapwing - 40+

Yellow wagtail - 10+

Stock dove - 25+

Little grebe - 5

Little egret - 4

Farmoor Reservoir 26th August

Common Sandpiper 1

Yellow Wagtail 2

White Wagtail 3

Lesser Whitethroat 3

Willow Warbler 2

Kingfisher 1

Blackcap

Common Whitethroat

Common Chiffchaff

Garden Warbler

Little Egret 5

Yellow legged Gull 30+

Stratfield Brake 26th August

Great white Egret 09:35

Cattle Egret reported

Little Egret 

Cetti's Warbler 

Wheatear on the Downs courtesy of Geoff Dymott.

 

Otmoor: Noke Farm: 25th August

Otmoor: Noke Farm
Marsh Tit 15:10.

Colin Teal

Ardley ERF Lagoon 25th August

Green Sandpiper 11+

Common Sandpiper 4

Wheatear 2

(JFT)

Standlake Pit 60: 25th August

Standlake Pit 60
2 Common Sandpiper 22:13.
Snipe 22:13.
Hobby 22:13.

Mick Cunningham

Water Eaton: 25th August

Water Eaton
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

Redshank 16:43.
Great White Egret 16:43.
2 Common Sandpiper 22:13.
Snipe 22:13.
Hobby 22:13.

Mick Cunningham

Sonning Eye GPs: 25th August

Sonning Eye GPs
2 Mandarin Duck 14:07.

Marek Walford

Otmoor: 25th August

Otmoor
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

Port Meadow: Burgess Field Nature Park
Redstart: f. Still in the north west end of Burgess Field.

Adam Hartley

Farmoor Reservoir 25th August

Black necked Grebe 1

Bar tailed Godwit 50+ one flock flew over

Whimbrel 3 

Ringed Plover 5

Sanderling 1

Turnstone 1

Common Sandpiper 6

Oystercatcher 1

Great White Egret 1

Little Egret 3

Common Tern 13

Yellow legged Gull 20+ various ages

Common Raven 2

 

Lesser Whitethroat 4

Common Whitethroat 2

Blackcap 40+

Common Chiffchaff 25+

Sand Martin 250

House Martin 100

Swallow 50

Common Swift 2

Yellow Wagtail 2

Appleford: Appleford GP: 25th August

Appleford: Appleford GP
2 Green Sandpiper 11:10.
2 Black-tailed Godwit 11:10.

William Lester

Stratfield Brake 25th August

Cattle Egret 09:13

Little Egret 

Green Sandpiper 2

Snipe 8

Radley GP: 25th August

Radley GP
Wood Sandpiper: still present and showing well. 06:25.

Peter Law

: 24th August

Hedge by ducklington fritillary meadow
Spotted Flycatcher: I haven't seen one here for years. SP363077. 12:33.

John Pimm

Churn 24th August

18:15-19:30

Marsh Harrier (f)
2 Yellow Wagtails
8 grey partridge (including a young family with 4 juvs)

Sent from my iPhone

Farmoor Reservoir 24th August

Sanderling 

Ringed Plover 5

Common Sandpiper 2

Little Egret 

(T.R)

Radley GPs

Wood sandpiper

Green sandpiper

Hobby

Yellow-legged gull - 2

Milton Common: 24th August

Milton Common
Spotted Flycatcher: In copse on downs road. In mixed flock that included blackcap and a 'juv' willow warbler. SP262152. 17:52.

Mick Cunningham

Appleford 24th August

Green Sandpiper 5

Common Sandpiper 3

Yellow Wagtail c10

Little Egret 

Radley GPs 24th August

Wood Sandpiper again at Radley (T.R)

Aston Rowant: Aston Rowant NNR: 24th August

Aston Rowant: Aston Rowant NNR
Firecrest: Linky Down. 09:00.
4 Redstart 09:00.

Jackie Newcombe

A329 near Moulsford: 24th August

A329 near Moulsford
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

Otmoor: 24th August

Otmoor
10 Whinchat: Greenaways. 10:30.

Isaac West

Standlake Pit 60: 24th August

Standlake Pit 60
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

Moreton nr Thame: Moreton Golf Course
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

Green Sandpiper 9

Common Sandpiper 2

Whinchat on building site near entrance.

Wheatear 

(JFT)

Key holder reserve.

Farmoor Reservoir 23rd August

Sanderling 

Ringed Plover 3

Black-tailed Godwit 2

Little Egret 

(C.R.W)

All photos courtesy of Caroline Rhymes Walker.

Above Black-tailed Godwit
Below Ringed Plover.

Appleford GP: 23rd August

Common Sandpiper 7
Green Sandpiper 6
Dunlin 2
Snipe 1
Stonechat 1

Standlake Pit 60: 23rd August

Standlake Pit 60
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

Greenshank 19:13 (JFT)

Ranged Plover 

Green Sandpiper 11

Common Sandpiper 4

Lapwing 14

Snipe 3

(M.P)

Cholsey 23rd August

Pied Flycatcher f/imm still mid afternoon along the Bunk Line (off Church Road) in 2nd field along footpath to Wallingford 

Redstart

(per Alan Dawson, PaulChandler)

Otmoor rspb 23rd August

Cattle Egret 8+ this morning (per RBA).

Radley GPs 23rd August

Wood Sandpiper no sign this evening.

Present at 11:00 this morning (R D).

Sonning Eye GPs: 23rd August

Sonning Eye GPs
6 Mandarin Duck 13:09.

Marek Walford

Port Meadow: Burgess Field Nature Park: 23rd August

Port Meadow: Burgess Field Nature Park
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

North cross valley way, Ducklington
Green Sandpiper: On shore of small lake opposite gravel workings. SP368084. 16:15.

John Pimm

Ardley ERF Lagoon 22nd August

Ringed Plover 

Green Sandpiper 14

Common Sandpiper 6

Snipe 6

Hobby

Little Egret 2

Whinchat

Wheatear 3

(Justin Taylor,J.FT)

Radley GPs 22nd August

Courtesy of Badger.

Wood Sandpiper early evening (per Mark Chivers)

Green Sandpiper
Kingfisher
Cetti's Warbler 2
Tawny Owl h

Courtesy of Badger

Cassington 22nd August

Wood Sandpiper 3

Common Snipe 8

Lapwing 30+ 

Great White Egret 2

Little Egret 3

Sonning Eye GPs: 22nd August

Sonning Eye GPs
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

Old Shifford 22nd August

Redstart 2 f/juv right of church

Peregrine 

(per Keith Clack)

Appleford GPs 22nd August

Green Sandpiper c4

Common Sandpiper 5+

Dunlin 2

Snipe

Little Egret 5

Stock Dove c10

A329 near Moulsford: 22nd August

A329 near Moulsford
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.

Courtesy of Paul Chandler.

Pied Flycatcher f still along the Bunk Line (off Church Road) in 2nd field along footpath to Wallingford 14:05 and showing well (per Alan Dawson, Paul Chandler).

Above & below courtesy of Alan Dawson.

 

Port Meadow: 22nd August

Port Meadow
23 Yellow Wagtail: Large influx overnight.

Adam Hartley

Burford 22nd August

Pied Flycatcher In garden just north of Burford this morning (per Dave Morgan).

Above & below courtesy of Dave Morgan.

Otmoor rspb 22nd August

Cattle Egret 31 this morning with cattle on Greenaways (K.N)

Farmoor Reservoir 22nd August

Black-necked Grebe still on F1 10:13 

(per Conor MacKenzie). 

Farmoor Reservoir 21st August

Black-necked Grebe juv on F1 (per RBA).

Ardley ERF Lagoon: 21st August

This evening:

1 juv Ringed Plover

1 Whinchat - along fence between track and quarry

3 Wheatear - along fence between track and quarry

14 Green Sands

6 Common Sands

5 Snipe

4+ Yellow Wagtails

1 Gadwall

c.105 Lapwing

Standlake Pit 60: 21st August

Standlake Pit 60
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

Grimsbury Res

1 juv LRP

Lesser Whitethroat

Willow Warbler

4 Swift

Borrow Pit

Good numbers of large gulls including c5 Yellow-Legged Gulls (juv, 2 2cy & 2-3 adults)

Standlake Pit 60: 21st August

Standlake Pit 60
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) 

Childrey Field: 21st Aug

 Merlin

Appleford GPs 21st August

Common Sandpiper 4

Green Sandpiper 3

Snipe 2

Little Egret 3

Yellow Wagtail 

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

Southfield Golf Course, Oxford: 21st August

 One Tree Pipit over calling, and Kingfisher. 

Stonechat Devil's Punch Bowl courtesy of Geoff Dymott.

 

Otmoor: 20th August

Otmoor
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

Brighthampton 20th August

Cattle Egret 3 flew over path by river Thames 19:56 (per RBA).

Ducklington: 20th August

Ducklington
Swift: Single west over A415. 22:10.

Mick Cunningham

Standlake Pit 60: 20th August

Standlake Pit 60
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

Chinnor
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

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

Aston Upthorpe: 20th August

Aston Upthorpe
2 Stonechat: m&f. 18:42.

John Taylor

Wantage: 20th August

Wantage
2 Raven: Calling from pine tree in grounds of St Katherine's. Viewable from Wallingford Street. SU401879. 18:29.

Carl Salmon

Devil’s Punchbowl 20th August

Whinchat 4 

Redstart

Otmoor rspb 20th August

Cattle Egret 12 1st screen

Ruddy Shelduck

(per RBA)

Cholsey: 20th August - Wheatear

Freeland: 20th August

Freeland
Whitethroat: juv. Feeding in gardens along edge of Broadmarsh Woods. 14:00.
Raven: Over Broadmarsh Woods. 14:00.

Glen Pascoe

Farmoor Reservoir: Farmoor I: 20th August

Black-necked Grebe West side F1. 10:11.

Colm O Caomhanaigh

Above & below courtesy of Trudi Rowland.

Appleford GPs 20th August

Common Sandpiper 4

Green Sandpiper c4

Little Egret 4

Stock Dove c30

Yellow Wagtail 

Standlake Pit 60: 20th August

Standlake Pit 60
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

Greenshank briefly

Ringed Plover 

Common Sandpiper 3

Green Sandpiper 8
Snipe 5

Yellow-legged Gull 

Little Egret 

Spotted Flycatcher 1+

Yellow Wagtail 

(per JFT)

Park in pullin opposite the entrance to the plant,

follow footpath from entrance along the edge of the plant to view Lagoon through railings.

Otmoor - 19th August evening

Ruddy Shelduck - 1st screen

45 Cattle Egret - roosted at 1st screen

Black-tailed Godwit

3 Green Sandpiper

Common Sandpiper

Water Rail - juv at 1st screen

3 Crane (2 ad + juv)

Wheatear

85 Yellow Wagtail - roosted at 1st screen

Hobby

Barn Owl

Wigeon (male)

Linky Down: 19th August

Linky Down
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

Ringed Plover

Common Sandpiper 4

Green Sandpiper 10

Snipe

Lapwing c60

Little Egret 2

Sparrowhawk m

(per Badger) 14:50

: 19th August

Weston Fen, Weston on the Green
2 Spotted Flycatcher: ad. At least two seen, flying to feed from top of willow. SP522197. 12:30.

Sue Brown

Female Redstart Segsbury Camp area 19/8
Courtesy of Geoff Dymott.

 

Farmoor Reservoir: River Thames: 19th August

Farmoor Reservoir: River Thames
Hobby: over Shrike Meadow. 11:15.

Peter Law

Port Meadow: Burgess Field Nature Park: 19th August

Port Meadow: Burgess Field Nature Park
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

Black-tailed Godwit courtesy of Badger.

Black-tailed Godwit 1st screen 11:38 

No sign of reported Bar-tailed Godwit 

Common Sandpiper 

Snipe 4+

Ruddy Shelduck 

Cattle Egret 24+

Little Egret 

Hobby 2 reported 

(per Badger)

Grimsbury Reservoir 19th August

Redstart f in hedge at the SW corner 07:46 (M.P)

Courtesy of Mike Pollard.

Standlake Pit 60: 19th August

Standlake Pit 60
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

Port Meadow: 18th August

Port Meadow
10 Yellow Wagtail: In amongst the cattle.
3 Egyptian Goose: On the river near the Perch.

Adam Hartley

Otmoor: 18th August

Otmoor
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

Lockinge: 18th August

Lockinge
6 Spotted Flycatcher

Mark Merritt

Farmoor Reservoir: Causeway: 18th August

4 Turnstone: 1 Adult, 3 Juvenile. 15:30.

Stephen Lockey

Above & below courtesy of Stephen Lockey.

Otmoor rspb 18th August

Cattle Egret 45 (42 with cattle on Greenaways 3 on the reedbed per Fergus).

Farmoor Reservoir 18th August

Black-necked Grebe still on F1 07:55 

(per Graham Lenton).

Caspian Gull imm again on SW bank of F2 10:25

(per Peter Law).

BNG courtesy of Graham Lenton.

South Leigh: 17th August

South Leigh
Lesser Whitethroat: In same hawthorn Bush as common whitethroat and blackcap. 21:38.
(Mick Cunningham)

2 Hobby (Richard Catling)

Ardley ERF Lagoon: 17th August

Ardley ERF Lagoon (p.m)
Greenshank 19:30.
Ringed Plover: juv. 19:30.
12 Green Sandpiper 19:30.
3 Common Sandpiper 19:30.

John Friendship-Taylor

Ardley ERF Lagoon (a.m)
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

34 Cattle Egrets reported  on the 16th.
Photo courtesy of Steve Beasant.

 

Port Meadow: 17th August

Port Meadow
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

Farmoor Reservoir 17th August

1030-1230

Black necked Grebe 1

Little Ringed Plover 2 - juveniles

Dunlin 1 - juvenile

Caspian GulL 1 - juvenile on pontoon on south side of F2

Yellow legged Gull 10+

Common Tern 3