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Friday 30 September 2022

Standlake Pit 60 30th September


4 Little Stint: juvs. Seen at distance in atrocious wet and v windy weather. Distant and flighty. The largest bird seems to lack split supercilium and has longer bill but otherwise ok for Little. (Much!) Better views in better weather desired! 17:51.
2 Ruff: 2 juvs 1 a ruff ie male 1 reeve ir f. 10:47.
Great White Egret

Mick Cunningham

Ardley ERF Lagoon 30th September

Ruff 2
Green Sandpiper 10
Teal 24
Peregrine 2 (imm & ad)
House Martin 

(JFT)

Harwell Laboratory: Rutherford Laboratory: 30th September

Harwell Laboratory: Rutherford Laboratory
Wheatear

Mark Merritt

Thursday 29 September 2022

Standlake Pit 60: 29th September

Standlake Pit 60
2 Pintail: ecl drk and a juv/fem. Possibly 3 as might be 2 juv/fem. 23:32.

Mick Cunningham

Tar Lakes: 29th September

Tar Lakes, Rushy Common
Possible Jack Snipe: possible, flushed close to me from edge of lake. 18:00.
37 Red-crested Pochard 17:45.

Richard Catling

Blenheim 29th September

Peregrine - The regular bird on the monument this afternoon before flying west.

Generally quite quiet this week. 






Ardley Quarry 29th September

Great white Egret midafternoon on the quarry beyond the Lagoon.
Green Sandpiper 8 on the lagoon 
(per Justin Taylor).

Courtesy of Justin Taylor.




Stratfield Brake 29th September

Great white Egret 
Snipe c3

: 29th September

Neal's Farm
2 Stonechat: m&f. In horse field off Neal's Lane nearest to farm yard. SU6883. 10:11.

John Taylor

Wednesday 28 September 2022

Ardley ERF Lagoon: 28th September

1 Ruff still present
5 Green Sands
1+ Snipe

Stratfield Brake: 28th September

Stratfield Brake
Great White Egret 14:30.

Andrew Siantonas

Merlin Otmoor rspb 28/9 courtesy of Graham Parkinson.

 

Port Meadow: 28th September

Port Meadow
Grey Plover: juv. Again on the Meadow in the rough grass near the river this afternoon.
10 Lapwing
Sparrowhawk: m. Seen to take a Linnet from the flock.
Tufted Duck: 1w m. On the river.

Adam Hartley

: 28th September

Eynsham Lock
2 Stonechat: SP444090. 10:00.

Eynsham Lock
2 Raven: SP444090. 10:00.

Allen Stevens

Farmoor Reservoir 28th September

Ruff 2 c10:00
House Martin 80

(per Ewan Urquhart)

Monday 26 September 2022

Standlake Pit 60: 26th September

Standlake Pit 60
2 Dunlin: juvs. Flew in during a shower, along with a ringed Plover. Came in from ESE. After an interlude to see the Common Nighthawk (!), I came back. A flock of c7-10 small waders flew in late afternoon. Seen briefly but lost to view. Probably ringed plovers and dunlin: maybe hidden behind shoreline. 22:15.
3 Pintail: Possibly 4. One is an eclipse male . 22:15.
3 Yellow-legged Gull: 2 ad and 1 juv. 22:15.
Grey Wagtail: Battling into wind. 22:15.
Meadow Pipit: Feeding on shoreline then flew west. 22:15.
Ringed Plover: Flew in with 2 dunlin. All 3 feeding on shore. 22:15.

Mick Cunningham

Wantage 26th September


COMMON NIGHTHAWK
 juvenile female present until c18:55 when it flew off strongly south.
It spent all day sat on a fence in the back garden of number 7 Springfield Road and unsurprisingly 
represents the first record for Oxfordshire.
A good few thousand was collected, with money being split between Little Foxes Wildlife Hospital
and the Spinal injuries department.

Courtesy of Richard Tyler.





Tar Lakes: 26th September

Tar Lakes, Rushy Common
50 Red-crested Pochard 18:30.

Richard Catling

Common Nighthawk, Wantage, 26th September

 



Old Caley's Diary

Wantage 26th September. Common Nighthawk

Wantage 26 Sept 14.40

 Nighthawk still present on fence in Hallet Close.


The start of a major twitch!

Wantage

 Common Nighthawk


: 25th September

North cross valley way
Green Sandpiper: In 'gravel works'. SP368084. 06:00.

John Pimm

26th September, Port Meadow

Grey Plover on the Meadow until c10:37 then flushed and flew off  high north 

(per Phil Conor MacKenzie 

No sign of the Yellow-browed Warbler by 10:43.


Sunday 25 September 2022

Cholsey: 25th September - Wheatear

Ardley ERF Lagoon 25th September

Ruff
Green Sandpiper 6
Yellow-legged Gull 

(M.P)

Buzzard Radley courtesy of Mark Chivers.

 

Appleford GPs 25th September

Garganey 
Great white Egret 2
Little Egret 4
Green Sandpiper 2
Egyptian Goose 7
Meadow Pipit c30

25th September Trap Grounds, Port Meadow

Yellow-browed Warbler in the Trap Grounds though mobile and elusive. Loosely associating with a mobile Tit flock and calling and being seen periodically. 

Found by Phil Barnett. Last seen & heard 16:14pm (Ollie Padget et. al)

Trap Grounds are here. Parking for a few cars in Aristotle Lane, otherwise park in Walton Well Rd car park and walk north along the canal.


One of 2 Ruff at Farmoor today courtesy of John Workman.

 

Eynsham: 25th September

Eynsham
25 Snow Goose: Flew north west. 06:21.

Yacky Morris

Standlake pit 60: 25th September

Dunlin 2
Ringed Plover 3
Hobby 2
Water Rail 1
Peregrine 1

Water Eaton: 25th September

Water Eaton
Spotted Flycatcher 10:00.
25 Yellowhammer 10:00.
Kingfisher 10:00.

Simon Myers

West Ginge

Tree pipit 

Standlake Pit 60: 25th September

Standlake Pit 60
Marsh Harrier: m. Briefly before leaving south. 11:25.
2 Pintail: 1 ec drk 1 juv/fem. 11:25.
2 Snipe 11:25.

Mick Cunningham

Port Meadow 25th September

Grey Plover still present 08:10 (per RBA)


Saturday 24 September 2022

Port Meadow; 24th September 2022

16:15-45

Grey Plover

Lapwing 15




Old Caley's Diary

Tar Lakes: 24th September

Tar Lakes, Rushy Common
30 Red-crested Pochard 18:30.
Dunlin

Richard Catling

Charlbury: 24th September

Charlbury
4 Raven: 4 together between Charlbury and Stonesfield and then 2 at Combe. Possibly the same birds, possibly not. 12:00.

Nick Suckling

Dix Pit: 24th September

Dix Pit
Black-necked Grebe: Still present at 17:10. 18:23.
3 Egyptian Goose 18:23.
Yellow-legged Gull 18:23.
2 Common Sandpiper 18:23.
2 Pintail 18:23.

Ian Elkins

Courtesy of Ian Elkins.


Kings Lock: 24th September

24th September

Kings Lock
2 Stonechat: 1 male 1 fem. Flitting along the Thames Path just upstream from the lock. 15:00.

Thames Path
42 Cattle Egret: Amongst cattle in a field immediately adjacent to Thames Path a mile or so upstream from King's Lock. Easy to see from the path as the grass is quite short. SP462099. 15:15.

Andrew Siantonas

Port Meadow: 24th September

Grey Plover: Still present at 14:20 (NT)

Ian Elkins

Dix Pit: 24th September

Black-necked Grebe 1 still present mid afternoon although distant.
Pintail 3

South Leigh: 24th September

South Leigh
Raven 13:30.

Richard Catling

2 Wheatear on the 23rd

Dix Pit: 24th September

Dix Pit
Black-necked Grebe: Still present at 17:10. 18:23.
3 Egyptian Goose 18:23.
Yellow-legged Gull 18:23.
2 Common Sandpiper 18:23.
2 Pintail 18:23.

Ian Elkins

Ardley ERF Lagoon 24th September

Ruff 2
Ringed Plover 2
Green Sandpiper 8

(JFT)

Rushy Common: 23rd September

Rushy Common
Great White Egret: SP385075. 18:00.

John Pimm

Devil's Punchbowl: 24th Sep.

Hen Harrier
3 Stonechat
2 Golden Plover
10 Corn Bunting
58 Meadow Pipit



Standlake Pit 60: 24th September

Great White Egret 11:30.
2 Ringed Plover: Presumably the 2 that appeared then disappeared the other day. 11:25.

Mick Cunningham

Farmoor Reservoir 24th September

Rock Pipit 2 along causeway (A.L)

Turnstone along the causeway 14:30
Ruff S/E bank of F2 10:01
No sign of the Curlew Sandpiper by 10:12.

(per Andy Last, Colm Caomhanaigh)

Ringed Plover: Flying around causeway calling, but didn't land. 10:32.

(Ian Elkins)

Barnacle Goose 42 (Phil Barnett)

Port Meadow 24th September

Grey Plover 08:22  (per Phil Barnett) 

Friday 23 September 2022

Water Eaton: 23rd September

Water Eaton
Wheatear 07:30.
6 Grey Partridge: Flushed covey. 07:30.

Simon Myers

Farmoor Reservoir 23rd September

Curlew Sandpiper on S/E bank of F2 17:14
Little Stint along causeway 09:15 but no further sign by 11:03 
Ruff 
Dunlin 6
Peregrine 
Rock Pipit along eastern bank F2 near the cafe

(per Peter Law, Conor MacKenzie, Wayne Paes, Mick Cunningham, Ewan Urquhart).

Curlew Sandpiper courtesy of Ewan Urquhart.


Ardley ERF Lagoon 23rd September

Ruff 2 reportedly still present 15:09.
Ringed Plover 2
Common Sandpiper 
Green Sandpiper 14
Peregrine juv

(Per JFT et al)

Neal's Shaw 23rd September

Neal's Shaw
Spotted Flycatcher: SU6783. 12:04.

John Taylor

Bicester Wetland Reserve 23rd September

 1 Dunlin
17 Snipe
11 Green Sandpiper
34 Lapwing
77 Teal

Key Holder Reserve

Alan Peters

Port Meadow 23rd September

2 Wheatear

No sign of the Grey Plover this morning


Phil Barnett

Thursday 22 September 2022

Otmoor rspb 22nd September

Short-eared Owl again late afternoon (per RBA)

Farmoor: 22nd September

Little stint


Waterstock: 22nd September

Waterstock
Redstart: fem. Female seen and calling from a hedge by the 6th tee on Waterstock golf course. 19:41.

John Barnes

Standlake Pit 60: 22nd September

Standlake Pit 60
Bittern: Eventually flew west harried by gulls. 19:03.
3 Pintail: Unsure if these are the recent 3 returning after going awol for a couple of days. One of these is a drake (eclipse). I thought the previous trio were all fem/juv types but failed to look properly. 19:03.
2 Water Rail: Heard. 19:03.
Wigeon: 11. And 20+ shoveler. 19:03.
4 Snipe 19:03.
Yellow-legged Gull: ad. 19:03.

Mick Cunningham

Chats at the Punchbowl courtesy of Geoff Dymott.

 

Ardley ERF Lagoon 22nd September

Ruff 2
Ringed Plover 2
Green Sandpiper 14+

(JFT)

Letcombe Regis: Blandys Farm: 22nd September

Letcombe Regis: Blandys Farm
Merlin: fem/imm.
Redstart

Mark Merritt

Farmoor Reservoir 22nd September

Curlew Sandpiper courtesy of Richard Tyler.

 

Curlew Sandpiper still present on causeway 18:10
Little Stint
Ringed Plover 
Dunlin 8

Grey Plover 14 reportedly went through this afternoon.

Port Meadow 22nd September

Grey Plover viewable from the Burgess Field gate 15:29 (P.B)

Courtesy of Ben Sheldon.


Farmoor Reservoir 22nd September. Curlew Sandpiper

Otmoor 22 September 2022

Bittern 1
Kingfisher 1
Kestrel 3
Hobby 1
Little Egret 3
Black Tailed Godwit 1
Snipe 20

 

Farmoor

Curlew Sandpiper 
Little stint
Ruff
Dunlin - 3






Farmoor Reservoir 22nd September

Curlew Sandpiper 
Little Stint 
Dunlin

Along causeway 09:49 (per Alan Dawson).

Rock Pipit still present (B.S et al)

Farmoor Reservoir: 22nd September

22nd September

Farmoor Reservoir
Curlew Sandpiper: On F2 side of causeway. 16:34.
Little Stint: On F2 side of causeway. 16:08.

Yacky Morris


Curlew Sandpiper and Little Stint, courtesy of Yacky Morris


Wednesday 21 September 2022

Little Stint Farmoor + Grey Plover Call


 Little Stint Farmoor engaging in a bit of bill rhynchokinesis. Faint call of corcling Grey Plover at start.

Farmoor Reservoir: 21st September

Farmoor Reservoir
Grey Plover: juv. provisionally aged as juv on very brief view of unders- so . heard very distantly initially c6pm. eventually flew in, circled constantly calling - suddenly appeared as if to land near little stint but went off. circled res calling a lot - distantly then nearer. Maybe it could return. 21:02.

Mick Cunningham

Standlake Pit 60: 21st September

Standlake Pit 60
9 Wigeon: pit is very quiet. 21:00.

Mick Cunningham

Milton Common: 21st September

Milton Common
61 Swallow: very modest vismig 9am-10am. All south. 20:53.
24 Meadow Pipit: south between 9-10am. 20:53.
Yellow Wagtail: flew south calling during vismig 9-10am. 20:53.
Golden Plover: flew south calling vismig 9-10am. 20:53.
Merlin: flew south during vismig watch: it spooked a flock of skylark and hunted briefly before continuing south. watch abandoned by 10 am owing t noise from hounds being exercised. 20:53.
Stonechat: male. 20:53.

Mick Cunningham

Otmoor: The Pill: 21st September

Otmoor: The Pill
6 Whinchat: Further birds reported from both Greenaways and the first screen. Clearly well into double figures here today.
4 Stonechat: Associating with Whinchat along hedgerows near the Pill.

Otmoor
Short-eared Owl: Rather distant on Greenaways. RL, TS, WP, MOB.

Steve Roby

Farmoor Reservoir 21st September

Little Stint courtesy of Richard Tyler.

Ruff courtesy of Peter Law.

Farmoor Reservoir: Causeway: 21st September

2 Little Stint one bird near the start of the causeway on F2 15:07 and the second bird at the far end of the causeway on F2 15:23 (JD)

Dave Murphy

Grey Plover through (M.C)
Dunlin 4 (J.D)
Wheatear (P.L)

Above and below courtesy of Dave Murphy.



: 21st September

Eynsham lock
6 Yellow Wagtail: Feeding amongst cattle. SP443088. 11:30.

Allen Stevens

Farmoor Reservoir 21st September

Rock Pipit 
Dunlin

(Per John Workman)

Courtesy of John Workman.



Tuesday 20 September 2022

Blenheim: 20th September

20th September

Blenheim
Peregrine: Roosting on Column of Victory. SP434170. 18:15.
Kingfisher: Flew from under 7 arch bridge towards Queen Pool. SP434170. 18:50.

David Watkinson

Stratfield Brake 20th September

Great white Egret 
Black-tailed Godwit 

(Per Phil Barnett)

Bicester Wetland Reserve Tuesday 20th September

 Birds seen while brush cutting!

1 Dunlin
1 Shelduck
4 Green Sandpiper
30 Snipe
1 Sparrowhawk
4 Buzzards
1 Cetti's Warbler
2 Little Egret
4 Chiffchaff

Key Holder Reserve
Alan Peters  Colin Oram

Ardley ERF Lagoon: 20th September

Ardley ERF Lagoon
2 Ruff: Juveniles. 10:15.
2 Ringed Plover 10:15.

Gareth Casburn

Monday 19 September 2022

Stonesfield Common 19th September

Redstart
Stonechat 2

(Per Paul Wren)

Redstart courtesy of Paul Wren.



Wytham: Field Station: 19th September

Wytham: Field Station
7 Cattle Egret: (Or more), usual place amongst the cattle. 16:00.
12 Yellow Wagtail: Along the Thames path. 16:00.
3 Kingfisher: Thames path. 16:00.

Simon Myers

Stratfield Brake 19th September

Glossy Ibis again midafternoon (per RBA)


Blenheim 19th September

A video of the common scoters found by Dave Doherty this morning. Unfortunately they didn't hang about. A great record for Blenheim.


5 mandarin (3m, 2f)
1 wigeon (eclipse drake)
4 great white egrets early morning (D.D.)


Grimsbury Res: 19th September

1 Whinchat along W side this morning.

Letcombe Regis: 19th September

Letcombe Regis
Redstart: m.
Spotted Flycatcher
2 Raven

Mark Merritt

Churn 19th Sept

Redstart
2 Whinchat
Wheatear juv
4 Stonechat
5 Grey Partridge
Sparrowhawk
10+ Yellowhammer
Whitethroat


Sent from my iPhone

Kennington 19th September

Wryneck flew in to a window and picked up in the garden before eventually flying off c11:00 
(Amy Get).

Courtesy of Amy Get.

Courtesy of Amy Get.


Blenheim Park 19th September

Common Scoter 4 until c11:30 when they flew east (Gareth Casburn).
Previously on the lower lake viewable from the Grand Bridge (per Dave Doherty).


Grimsbury Reservoir 19th September

Whinchat
Wigeon 2
Little Egret 

(JFT)

Sunday 18 September 2022

Standlake Pit 60: 18th September

Standlake Pit 60
Marsh Harrier: cc. 6 30pm Hard to age. Broad hand ... poss a 1st adult. 22:02.
Pintail 22:02.
Common Sandpiper 22:02.

Mick Cunningham

Eynsham: 18th September

Eynsham
15 Snow Goose: flying easterly. 19:52.

Yacky Morris

Lark Hill 18th September

Whinchat
Redstart
Wheatear
9 Stonechat 
2 Raven 

Appleford: Appleford GP: 18th September

Appleford: Appleford GP
Common Sandpiper 15:30.
7 Egyptian Goose 15:30.

William Lester

Farmoor Reservoir 18th September

Scaup f reported with Tufted Ducks (per RBA)

Green Sandpiper F2
Kingfisher 2

(Per Adam Lake)

: 18th September

Blewbury
Wheatear: SU508833. 10:30.

Steve Jennings

Appleford GPs 18th September

Great White Egret Appleford 

Otmoor rspb 18th September

Glossy Ibis again at the 1st screen 
(per Luke O'Byrne). 

Saturday 17 September 2022

: 17th September

Sunnymead
Marsh Tit: SP510098. 15:40.

Nicholas Boyd

Shillingford: 17th September

Shillingford
Osprey: One flew south over Shillingford bridge chased by Red Kite. SU595921. 15:22.

Philip Chapman

Blenheim Park 17th September

Osprey circled the park 13:54 then drifted south.

(Per Dave Morgan).

Courtesy of Dave Morgan.


Blenheim: 17th September

Blenheim
Peregrine: Flew onto monument 19.20. 19:00.
4 Great White Egret 19:00.
Water Rail 19:00.
Kingfisher 19:00.
2 Mandarin Duck 19:00.

Simon Myers

Otmoor: Long Meadow: 17th September

Otmoor: Long Meadow
Redstart: Tracking back and forth along a west facing hedgerow to make best use of the warm evening sun.

Steve Roby

Otmoor rspb 17th September

Glossy Ibis at the 1st screen 09:40
Cattle Egret 6
Black-tailed Godwit 

(Per Pete Barker, Phil Barnett).

Courtesy of John Workman.


Appleford: Appleford GP: 17th September

Appleford: Appleford GP
2 Great White Egret 18:38.

David Eccles

: 17th September

north cross valley way
Wheatear: male. Probably male some sign of mask. SP368084. 12:13.

John Pimm

Farmoor sat 17th

1 common sand
Hundreds of house and sand martins
2 stonechat
Peregrine falcon

Sent from my iPhone

Standlake Pit 60: 17th September

Standlake Pit 60
Marsh Harrier: imm male. 11:53.
Pintail: 2. Poss 3. 11:53.
Snipe 11:53.

Mick Cunningham

Ardley ERF Lagoon: 17th September

Ardley ERF Lagoon
Stonechat: 1 on fenceline in adjacent field. 10:30.

Gareth Casburn

Fyfield Wick: 17th September

Fyfield Wick
Spotted Flycatcher: Landed briefly on Ash Tree at bottom of garden then flew South. 09:32.

Jed Cleeter

Friday 16 September 2022

Farmoor Reservoir 16th Sept

17:45-18:45
Ruff (juv)
Ringed Plover
2 Common Sandpiper


Sent from my iPhone

Standlake Pit 60: 16th September

Standlake Pit 60
2 Pintail 14:03.
Marsh Harrier: male. Mid a.m briefly. 14:03.

Mick Cunningham

Stratfield Brake 16th September

Glossy Ibis
Great white Egret 
Black-tailed Godwit 

11:27 (per Phil Barnett, Steve Heath)

Both photos courtesy of Steve Heath.



Port Meadow 16th September

Golden Plover 23+ 07:07 (M.J)
Peregrine 
Hobby 
No sign of any Redstart

(per Phil Barnett)

Blenheim: 16th September

Blenheim
3 Great White Egret 07:15.

Gareth Casburn

Thursday 15 September 2022

Blenheim 15th September

Great white egret - 1
Peregrine - 1 sub-adult again on the monument.
Kingfisher - 1
House martin - 50+ with smaller number of swallows
Pied wagtail - 43 counted on grass in front of palace but certainly more on and around the palace.


Stratfield Brake 15th September

Glossy Ibis again 14:30 (per John Workman)
Cattle Egret 2
Great white Egret 
Black-tailed Godwit 2
Water Rail 2

(Per Phil Barnett) 07:56

Wytham: Field Station: 15th September

Wytham: Field Station
18 Cattle Egret: At same location as last Saturday by Thames path upstream of Hagley Pond foot bridge. Amongst cattle until they were flushed by the farmer on a quadbike who came to check the cattle. Could be same birds reported in Wytham this morning - just a few hundred yards away. 16:00.

Andrew Siantonas

Wytham 15th September

At least 18 Cattle Egrets with cows c 750m N of Wytham Village towards university field station.

(B.S)

Eynsham: 15th September

Eynsham
5 Snow Goose: Flying over sounded like a small flock could be the same group as last week but no comfirmation. 06:06.

Yacky Morris

Wednesday 14 September 2022

North Cross Valley Way 14th September

north cross valley way
Spotted Flycatcher: flycatching nr. metal bridge. SP563077. 13:03.

John Pimm

Cassington GPs: 14th September

Cassington GPs
Glossy Ibis 19:20.

Colin Teal

Cholsey: Lollingdon Hill: 14th September

Cholsey: Lollingdon Hill
Whinchat 17:53.
Spotted Flycatcher: Hawking with Chaffinch in elders half way down north side of hill. 17:53.
Spotted Flycatcher: Juvenile sitting in dead tree in front of farm entrance. 17:53.
4 Yellow Wagtail: On South side of hill at distance adjacent to tree line. 17:53.

John Taylor

Farmoor Reservoir 14th September

Ruff
Common Sandpiper 
Wheatear

(Per John Workman et al)

Ruff courtesy of John Workman.


Stratfield Brake 14th September

Great white Egret 
Little Egret
Bullfinch 2

Tuesday 13 September 2022

Chinnor: Cement Works: 13th September

Chinnor: Cement Works
Wheatear: 1st winter bird on shoreline of Lake2b. 10:30.

David Stracey

Blenheim 13th September

Peregrine - 1 this evening. This appears to be a second-year female moulting into adult plumage. The photo shows it recently with what appears to be an adult male judging by the size difference. Regularly roosting on the monument at present.






: 13th September

Neal's Shaw Ponds
Mandarin Duck: m. On third pond nearest bridaleway. SU6783. 17:53.

John Taylor

Port Meadow: Burgess Field Nature Park: 13th September

Port Meadow: Burgess Field Nature Park
Redstart: fem type. New bird, in the eastern side of the first field.

Port Meadow
Spotted Flycatcher: juv. In the hedge bordering the allotments near the Aristotle Lane entrance.

Adam Hartley

Courtesy of Gnome