Otmoor 30th April

Otmoor
Hobby: Hunting over Greenaways at late dusk. 08:42.
Spotted Crake: Began calling at 21;15 from the track out from the cattle pens and heard from the bridleway. Calling non stop as it got dark and with drumming snipe overhead a very evocative evening. 08:42.

John Edwards

Otmoor: 30th April 2023

Record shots of a Night Heron - flying North along path line to second screen at medium height 8.03pm as viewed from near 1st screen. 

East Hendred: East Hendred Downs: 30th April

30th April

East Hendred: East Hendred Downs
Whinchat 21:42.
Wheatear: f. 21:42.
2 Raven: pair. East Hendred: East Hendred Downs. hunting over a young wheatfield like harriers ! One carried something off (to nest?), while other continued quartering the field. 11:00.
2 Stonechat: 1m1f. 11:00.

Anthony Cheke

Farmoor 30th April

F1: 18:00-19:00
3 Oystercatcher
2 common sandpiper
Yellow wagtail

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Bicester Wetland Reserve: 30th April

1 adult Crane (unringed?), initially picked up on call, heading over slowly N/NE at 10:40am

Reserve is keyholder access only

Cholsey: Lollingdon Hill: 30th April

Cholsey: Lollingdon Hill
Wheatear: pair. 18:15.

John Taylor

Chipping Norton: 30th April

Peregrine: juv. 15:30.
2 Whitethroat: First of year here. SP254284. 14:00.
6 Skylark: SAVE OUR SKYLARKS notices have been erected by landowner here appealing to dog owners to keep to perimeter public footpaths and not let dogs disturb Skylark nests. SP254284. 14:00.

Steve Akers

Peep-O-Day Lane Abingdon 30th April

Caspian Gull 1stw again on the gravel pit (per RBA).

Standlake Pit 60: 30th April

20 Swift: Minimum counts as feeding and moving through. My foy. 15:17.
2 Garganey: m n f. 14:57.
2 Crane: Flew over. V high. 14:57.
Greenshank: On flood. 14:57.
3 Common Tern 14:57.

Mick Cunningham

Wytham Wood: 30th April

Wytham Wood
Wood Warbler: Showing very well from the path south west of Wytham Studio, approx 150 yds downhill. Singing continuously from 9.30 - 10.30. 12:18.

Jeremy Dexter

Oxford 30th April

No sign of the Wood warbler by oxford canal by bridge at northern end of worcester college (isis lock).

(per Phil Barnett).

River Thames: Iffley to Sandford: 30th April

River Thames: Iffley to Sandford
2 Cuckoo: one at Sandford, flew over and then started calling. Another calling at Iffley Meadows.
5 Sedge Warbler: At least 5 calling, mostly at Fiddlers Island.
2 Common Tern
2 Kingfisher

Bob Pomfret

Devil's Punchbowl: 30th April

Devil's Punchbowl
Whinchat: fem. Striking female on the fence line, hopping down to the ground and back. 10:39.
Peregrine: Perched right near the top of the tower opposite the car park. 10:39.

Liam Russell

New Marston: New Marston Meadows: 29th April

29th April

New Marston: New Marston Meadows
Redstart: fem.
Sedge Warbler: Present and singing for a few days.

30th April
Cuckoo
Reed Warbler
2 Lesser Whitethroat

Tom Evans

Port Meadow: 30th April

Port Meadow
2 Whimbrel: Flew over north
40 Swift

Elizabeth Stroud, Steve Lavington.

Wytham Wood: 30th April

Wytham Wood
Wood Warbler: In song still this morning. 09:43.

Ian Elkins

Oxford: Iffley Road: 29th April

Oxford: Iffley Road
3 Swift: High up. One seen earlier at 18:40. First seen here this year. SP527050. 19:21.

Patrick Keiller

Otmoor: 29th April

Spotted Crake calling again this evening 

Short-eared Owl 

Grasshopper Warbler: Half way along path to feeders. 09:40.
Lesser Whitethroat: Along bridleway. 10:00.

Yacky Morris et al

Courtesy of Yacky Morris

 

Moreton nr Thame: Moreton Golf Course: 29th April

Moreton nr Thame: Moreton Golf Course
10 Chiffchaff 13:00.
5 Whitethroat 13:00.
8 Blackcap 13:00.
2 Willow Warbler 13:00.
3 Lesser Whitethroat 13:00.
7 Linnet 13:00.
2 Great Crested Grebe 13:00.
2 Gadwall 13:00.
2 Oystercatcher 13:00.

Nick Marriner

Waterstock: River Thame: 29th April

9 House Martin 10:30.
Reed Bunting 10:30.
2 Yellow Wagtail 10:30.
Lapwing 10:30.
7 Chiffchaff 10:30.
7 Blackcap 10:30.
8 Whitethroat 10:30.
2 Grey Wagtail 10:30.
2 Garden Warbler 10:30.
Goosander: with 5 young. 10:30.
8 Sedge Warbler 10:30.
Lesser Whitethroat 10:30.
5 Swallow 10:30.
3 Linnet 10:30.

Nick Marriner

Kingston Stert: 29th April

Kingston Stert
3 Chiffchaff 08:00.
2 Corn Bunting 08:00.
Garden Warbler 08:00.
Lesser Whitethroat 08:00.
7 Linnet 08:00.
Mistle Thrush 08:00.
25 Skylark 08:00.
4 Swallow 08:00.
9 Whitethroat 08:00.
9 Yellowhammer 08:00.

Nick Marriner

Warburg Reserve, Bix - Saturday 29th April 2023

Nightingale, Garden Warbler, Blackcap x 2 (m & f), Chiffchaff, Marsh Tit x 3, Coal Tit, Swallow x 3,

Green Woodpecker, Kestrel (m)

Garden Warbler - following a dip in the pond.

Garden Warbler at the pond.

Chipping Norton: 29th April

Chipping Norton
Peregrine: juv. Regularly seen now. 18:45.

Steve Akers

Chipping Norton: 29th April

Chipping Norton
Sedge Warbler: ad male. In full song - in same location. SP283268. 09:30.
5 Reed Bunting: 4m, 1f. SP283268. 09:30.

Steve Akers

Hobby Otmoor rspb courtesy of Jessica Crumpton.

 

Farmoor 29th April

2 Arctic Tern
1 yellow wagtail (f)
2 Dunlin.

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Appleford GPs 29th April

Ring-necked Duck f on the riverside pit

Greenshank

Shillingford 29th April

Wood Warbler this morning near North Farm, along the Bridleway halfway between Shillingford Bridge Hotel and Wittenham Wood at the junction with Keane Edge ferry permissive path, it flew west and subsequently not heard.

(per Brian Wyatt).

Courtesy of Geoff Wyatt.

Oxford 29th April

Wood warbler singing by oxford canal by bridge at northern end of worcester college (isis lock).

(per Phil Barnett).

Pit 60 Standlake 29th April

PURPLE HERON again 12:05 in south shore reeds although elusive.

Key holder reserve.

Courtesy of Jessica Crumpton.

Wytham Wood

Wood warbler - singing still 16:40

Sonning Eye GPs: 29th April

Sonning Eye GPs
Whinchat: male. Along the fence running alongside the conveyer belt. Scoped from path along Spring Lane. 13:54.
Oystercatcher: Over calling. 14:47.

3 Oystercatcher: On the bund. 15:11.
2 Mandarin Duck: m+f. 15:11.

Marek Walford

East Challow: 29th April

East Challow
Wheatear
3 Yellow Wagtail

Mark Merritt

Woodstock: 29th April

Woodstock
5 Swift: SP444167. 11:41.

Felix Bird

Aston Upthorpe: 29th April

Aston Upthorpe
Grey Partridge: pair. 10:31.

John Taylor

Aston Upthorpe: 29th April

Aston Upthorpe
Whinchat: m. 09:07.
Raven 09:07.
3 Ring Ouzel: 1 m 2 f. 09:07.
7 Wheatear 09:07.

John Taylor

Grimsbury Reservoir 29th April

Greenshank a.m only

Little-ringed Plover 

Common Sandpiper 

Arctic Tern briefly

Common Tern

(et al).

Otmoor: RSPB reserve: 28th April

Otmoor: RSPB reserve
11 Dunlin: Big Otmoor.
3 Ringed Plover: Big Otmoor.
Common Sandpiper: Big Otmoor.

Steve Roby

Otmoor: 28th April

Spotted Crake calling again from Greenaways 20:50-21:30

Wood Sandpiper on Big Otmoor 14:20 

2 lesser whitethroat

2 garden warble

Grasshopper Warbler 

1 crane

6+ hobby

1 bullfinch. 16:12.

(per Martin Clutterbuck, Pete Roby et al)

Grasshopper Warbler courtesy of Bryan Manston.

Tar Lakes: 28th April

Tar Lakes, Rushy Common
Oystercatcher: On new workings opposite the car park. 08:00.
Black-headed Gull: A seven warbler visit this morning: Garden, Willow, Sedge, Cetti's, Chiffchaff, Blackcap, Common Whitethroat. 08:00.

Glen Pascoe

White Horse Hill: 28th April

White Horse Hill
Peregrine
2 Raven
2 Yellow Wagtail

Mark Merritt

Farmoor Reservoir 28th April

Whimbrel 

Dunlin

(per Steve Liptrot, John Workman)

Courtesy of Steve Liptrot.

Courtesy of John Workman.

Sutton Courtenay

Garganey - 2 drakes still present at northern end of cycle lane. 

Sonning Eye GPs: 28th April

Sonning Eye GPs
2 Oystercatcher 15:50.
6 Common Tern 15:50.

Ralph Watts

Oxford & Port Meadow, 28th April

Oxford
2 Sandwich Tern: Flew south along the railway by Abbey Road near the station

Port Meadow

Wood Sandpiper 18:48-19:01 when it flew off north
6 Arctic Tern: Flew over south
2 Common Sandpiper
Dunlin
3 Yellow Warbler
4 Shelduck
Sedge Warbler: m. Singing in the hedge along the south edge of the allotment.
2 Peregrine

Thomas Miller, Ben Sheldon, Adam Hartley

Wytham Wood: 28th April

Wytham Wood
Wood Warbler: male. SP453707. 11:34.

Elizabeth Hodgson

Chimney Meadows BBOWT 28th April

Garganey 2

Curlew

Cuckoo

(per Geoff Dymott)

Pixey Mead: 28th April

Pixey Mead
Reed Warbler 06:45.

Wylie Horn

Yarnton Mead: 28th April

Yarnton Mead
Cuckoo 07:00.

Wylie Horn

Standlake Pit 60: 28th April

Standlake Pit 60
Whimbrel: Mostly asleep! 10:35.
3 Garganey: 2m 1f. 10:35.
Great White Egret: Different from other 2 .. Bill yellow and whole leg pale. 10:35.
Cuckoo 10:35.

Mick Cunningham

Dix Pit: 28th April

Dix Pit
Common Sandpiper: Western shore. 07:09.
6 Oystercatcher: Flyover. 07:09.
4 Garden Warbler 07:09.

Simon Bradfield

Chinnor: Cement Works: 28th April

Chinnor: Cement Works
2 Oystercatcher: SU750995. 07:42.
2 Little Ringed Plover: SU750995. 07:42.
Ring Ouzel: In trees NE corner of meadow above lake 2B. SU750995. 07:42.

Jez March

Chipping Norton: 27th April

Chipping Norton
2 Whinchat: m, f. Pair still present on the marsh near Cornwell. SP283268. 10:00.
2 Reed Bunting: ad male. SP283268. 10:00.
15 Swallow: SP283268. 10:00.
7 House Martin: SP283268. 10:00.
Sedge Warbler: First of year - heard only. SP283268. 10:00.

Steve Akers

Farmoor 27th evening

10 common sandpiper - 7 on F2 in one flock, 3 on F1
2 yellow wagtail.

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Wantage: Lark Hill: 27th April

Wantage: Lark Hill
Hobby: Hunting over fields to the West of track. 12:45.
4 Corn Bunting 12:45.
4 Grey Partridge 12:45.
19 Skylark: Lark Hill living up to its name. 12:45.
Stonechat 12:45.
4 Whitethroat 12:45.

Glen Pascoe

Letcombe Regis: 27th Apr.

2 Whinchat
5 Wheatear
2 Yellow Wag.
17 Corn Bunting

Standlake Pit 60: 27th April

Standlake Pit 60
Cuckoo: m. Foy. 17:19.

Mick Cunningham

Standlake Pit 60: 27th April

Standlake Pit 60
Redshank: No sign garganey. 16:21.

Mick Cunningham

Port Meadow: 27th April

Port Meadow
Great White Egret: flew over NE.
4 Common Sandpiper
Greenshank
7 Shelduck

Thomas Miller, Adam Hartley

Sonning Eye GPs: 27th April

Sonning Eye GPs
2 Oystercatcher 12:55.

Marek Walford

Cholsey Lollingdon Hill 26th April

2 Wheatear: M + F... two birds seen further W 20 min's later, presume same individ's...? SU5784. 16:30.

Mike Amphlett

Otmoor RSPB: 26th April

Spotted Crake calling again from the main bridleway, 80m west of the cattle pens from 21:00 this evening. 

Chipping Norton: 26th April

Chipping Norton
2 Whinchat: m, f. Pair perched on dead reeds resting and preening - male particularly beautifully marked - first of year here. SP283268. 13:00.
11 Swallow: Hawking for insects over the small lake. SP283268. 13:00.
9 House Martin: SP283268. 13:00.
2 Reed Bunting: m. SP283268. 13:00.
2 Chiffchaff: m. SP283268. 13:00.

Steve Akers

:Chieselhampton 26th April

Chiselhampton
Garganey: Male on River Thame. SU595995. 15:00.

Chiselhampton
4 Mandarin Duck: Pair + 2 males on River Thame. SU599998. 15:00.

David Stracey

Blenheim: 26th April

Blenheim
Common Sandpiper 19:30.
2 Oystercatcher 19:30.
3 Common Tern 19:30.
Great White Egret 19:30.
7 Cattle Egret
Hobby: flew low over Queen Pool. 19:30.

Gareth Casburn

Oddington 26th April

White-fronted Goose reported (per RBA)

Appleford GPs 26th April

Ring-necked Duck f still present on the riverside pit (per RBA).

Sonning Eye GPs: 26th April

Sonning Eye GPs
Swift: First of year. 15:10.

Ralph Watts

Farmoor Reservoir 26th April

Whimbrel 12:10 although mobile (per Paul Inness).

Courtesy of Paul Inness.

Otmoor 25th April

Spotted Crake singing from the bridleway this evening, 80m west of the cattle pens 

(per Wayne Paes).

2 Marsh Harrier 12:30.
4 Hobby: First of Year for me - hunting over the reed beds. 12:30.
3 Crane 12:30.
4 Redshank 12:30.
2 Oystercatcher 12:30.
3 Shelduck 12:30.
7 Shoveler: 6m, 1 f. 12:30.
12 Sedge Warbler 12:30.
3 Whitethroat 12:30.

(per Steve Akers)

 

Yellow Wagtail courtesy of Alan Dawson.

Standlake pit 60 - negative news Purple Heron

No sign of the Purple Heron after 12.15 pm as far as I'm aware. Despite vigil until dusk.

Courtesy of Stephen Lockey.

 

Churn: 25th April

Churn
Whinchat: male. Feeding in long grass / weed area near to house built on site of former Agriculture Field study building. SU519828. 18:15.
Yellow Wagtail: Feeding around dung heap adjacent to old railway bridge. SU508833. 21:26.

Steve Violette

Port Meadow: 25th April

Port Meadow this evening
Mediterranean Gull, 1s
2 Garganey: m & f.
4 Shelduck
26 Yellow Wagtails

Adam Hartley, Steve Lavington, Ben Sheldon

Standlake Pit 60 - 25 April 2023

1 Purple Heron - seen distantly in flight and then by reed bed along N shore. Arrived c. 10:00.

Stephen Burch

2 Hobby: Foy. 15:07.
2 Garganey: m n f. 15:07.
2 Common Sandpiper 15:07.

Mick Cunningham

Purple Heron in flight record shot © Stephen Burch

Purple Heron in flight record shot © Stephen Burch

Wantage: Lark Hill: 25th April

Wantage: Lark Hill
Whimbrel: In stubble field to E of main track 1km south of reservoir. Possibly two. 12:30.
Whinchat: male. 12:30.
3 Stonechat: 2m, 1f. 12:30.
Wheatear: fem. 12:30.
2 Redstart: m&f, usual area close to disused barn. 12:30.
2 Yellow Wagtail

Leo Bateman

Grove: 25th April

Grove
Redstart: f. farm opp Jet garage on main road (BBS survey). 12:24.

Anthony Cheke

25th April, Standlake, Pit 60

Purple Heron on Pit 60 from the Langley Hide this morning. 

Flushed by Grey Heron further into the reeds. Possibly viewable from North hide. 12:15pm

Park in the village and walk to the Langley hide, key holders only. 

per Steve Burch

Port Meadow: Burgess Field Nature Park 25th April

Wood Warbler

Port Meadow: Burgess Field Nature Park: 25th April

Port Meadow: Burgess Field Nature Park
Wood Warbler: Still in NE corner by the railway line.

Singing still at 9:10 am per Ben Sheldon

Pete Roby