Port Meadow: 30th November

Black-tailed Godwit
16 Dunlin
10 Snipe
No sign of Red-crested Pochard

Yesterday in Burgess Field
Barn Owl

Steve Lavington, Phil Barnett, James King

Oxford Airport: 30th November

Oxford Airport
4 Goosander: 2m/2 rh. On river below Godstow lock. 11:35.
Pintail: On floods amongst many wigeon,teal and shoveler. Probably more but poor visibility in morning mist. 11:35.

Andrew Siantonas

Farmoor Reservoir 30th November

Scaup f still present on F1 (per RBA).

Port Meadow: Burgess Field Nature Park: 29th November

Port Meadow: Burgess Field Nature Park
Siberian Chiffchaff: Ringed.

Port Meadow
Red-crested Pochard: m.
Black-tailed Godwit
4 Shelduck
1w Caspian Gull, again in the roost this evening

Thomas Miller, Phil Barnett, Gnome

Siberian Chiffchaff courtesy of Thomas Miller

 

Farmoor Reservoir: Filchampstead: 29th November

Farmoor Reservoir: Filchampstead
74 Snow Goose: On same hill by reservoir as last year. 16:06.

Yacky Morris

Sparrowhawk being mobed.Otmoor rspb 
courtesy of Paul Wyeth.

 

Wytham Wood: 29th November

Wytham Wood
4 Brambling: feeding among chaffinch and tit flocks. SP462081. 10:21.

Keith McMahon

Blenheim 29th November

Great white egret - 2

Little egret - 1

Brambling - 50 approx in what must be about 2 or 300 finches in the general area of the sunflower patch and beech trees up towards the farm.

Radley Lakes: 29th November

Minor influx of ducks this morning on Thrupp Lake following the recent doldrums:

2 Pintail (pr)
2 Goosander (pr)
1 Goldeneye (m)
20 Pochard
7 Teal
28 Mallard
2 Wigeon (pr)
82 Tufted Duck
5 Gadwall
2 Shoveler (pr)
1 Great White Egret
7 Little Egret
Plus Cetti’s Warbler, Siskin, Chiffchaff

Otmoor rspb 28th November

Hen Harrier again (et al)

RSPB Otmoor - Tuesday 28th November 2023

Marsh Harrier (f), Stonechat (f) Sparrowhawk with starling for lunch, Snipe x 6 (seen at first screen, flushed from small island), 

Redwing x 20+, Fieldfare x 7, Cormorant, Meadow Pipit x 3, Reed Bunting x 20+ (m&f), Linnet x 20+ (m&f), Chaffinch x 8 (m&f), Dunnock x 6, Wren x 2,                  

Lapwing x 100+, Golden Plover x 100+, Gadwall x 20+ (m&f), Little Egret, Pochard x 2(m&),                Chiffchaff.

Snipe with Dunlin Cote - video = 70x scope zoom by 2x Phone zoom

 

Grey Plover last light Cote 28/11/23

 

Cote: 28th November

Cote
Grey Plover: suspected in early am but poor light menat views inconclusive. Minimum seen at last light. Possibly two as had a brief glimpse of a limping bird then one with no limp. 18:39.
286 Dunlin: water level now relatively high, so numbers and variety of waders reduced. Clicker used to count. 18:39.
7 Shelduck 18:39.
2 Snipe 18:39.

Mick Cunningham

Lower Shiplake: 28th November

Lower Shiplake
Raven: Over calling. 14:30.
300 Rook: On road to Shiplake. on. On both sides of the road. Plus. SU757780. 14:30.

Ralph Watts

Port Meadow: 28th November

Port Meadow
2 Egyptian Goose: On river bank opposite the Perch. 16:45.
Goosander: rh. Viewed for several minutes as it preened itself standing at waters edge opposite sailing club. 16:45.

Andrew Siantonas

Stratfield Brake: 28th November

Stratfield Brake
Great White Egret 09:30.
Teal 7

Jason Coppock

Dix Pit 28 November 2023

Wigeon 1000
Shoveler 110
Tuftie 70

Red Crested Pochard 20

Gadwall 10

Teal10

Pintail 3

Goldeneye 2

Pochard 2

Great Crested Grebe 20

Little Grebe 3

Cormorant 70

Lesser Black Backed Gull 140

 

Port Meadow: 28th November

Port Meadow
11 Dunlin
Black-tailed Godwit
10 Pintail: approx count.
400 Golden Plover
2 Stonechat

Adam Hartley

Grimsbury Reservoir: 28th November

Grimsbury Reservoir
Goosander: redhead.

Gareth Blockley

Port Meadow: 27th November

Port Meadow
12 Dunlin
Black-tailed Godwit
Peregrine
Possible Water Pipit flew over calling and appeared to land

This evening:
1w Caspian Gull
1w Yellow-legged Gull
7 White-fronted Geese (the usual dodgy ones)
100+ Barnacle Geese
1 Shelduck
7 Goosander
~500 Golden Plover (very hard to estimate numbers)
A "bunch" of Pintail (didn't bother to count them)
Possible heard-only Water Pipit again

1st Winter Yellow-legged Gull and 1st Winter Caspian Gull, courtesy of Thomas Miller

Sunday 26th November
Shelduck
5 Goosander

Saturday 25th November
Great White Egret
 

Thomas Miller, Steve Lavington, Phil Barnett, Gnome

Cote: 27th November

Cote
Grey Plover: Misty, cold and wet. One with goldies. 13:42.
1600 Lapwing: I've not bothered counting until today flock spread across whole flood. Prob under count. 13:42.
Snipe 13:42.
7 Shelduck 13:42.
250 Dunlin: 250+. Hard to count as spread out and birds skittish. 13:42.

Mick Cunningham

Swyncombe Down: 26th November

Swyncombe Down
2 Raven: SU669915. 14:30.

Mitchell Fraser-Jones

Cote: 26th November

26th November

Cote
Great White Egret: Also seem on 17th and 18th November. 16:00.
Marsh Harrier: cream crown. Also seem 5 times between 28th October and 26th Nov. 16:00.
Stonechat: m and f. Wintering here since end early November. 16:00.
250 Dunlin: At least. Poss 300 but hard to count. Reduced numbers. 16:00.
1000 Golden Plover: No sign of any grey plovers. 16:00.
Redshank: No ruff. 16:00.

13th November


Merlin: Also seen 15th and 16th nov. 16:00.

18th November


Merlin: Hunting winter thrushes and buntings between car park and Brook bridge. 16:00.

16th November


Peregrine: m juv. Also seen 19th and 25th November. 16:00.

Mick Cunningham

East Hanney: 26th November

East Hanney
12 Dunlin
50 Golden Plover
Stonechat: m.
2 Raven
Snipe
2 Siskin

Mark Merritt

Grimsbury Reservoir: 26th November

Grimsbury Reservoir
2 Goosander: Pair over south, per Clive Payne.

Upper Cherwell Valley
Yellow-legged Gull: 1-2.
Caspian Gull: not a classic with probably mixed parentage (checked with I.L.).

Gareth Blockley

West Hagbourne: 26th November

West Hagbourne
Merlin: fem. Lovely female perched in the tree at the top of Hagbourne Hill, between Chilton and West Hagbourne. 11:00.

Liam Russell

Warburg Reserve, Bix Bottom - Saturday 25th November 2023

 Kestrel, Red Legged Partridge  x 30 +, Redwing x 7, Lesser Redpoll x 2, Siskin x 3

Coal Tit x 3, Marsh Tit x 4, Goldcrest, Wren, Buzzard, Bullfinch (f) Chaffinch x 7 (m&f)

Siskin at the pond.

Lesser Redpoll at frozen pond.

Port Meadow 25th November

Caspian Gull 1stw (per RBA)

Great white Egret flew south along river 11:10

Goosander 5

Shelduck

(et al)

Cote: 25th November

Cote
2 Grey Plover: calling a lot as waders constantly flushed by peregrine. 19:37.

Mick Cunningham

Cote: 25th November

25th November

Cote
Grey Plover 18:17.
300 Dunlin 18:17.

3rd November


6 Ringed Plover: Been busy. Apologies for late entry. See Dunlin for context of these records. 11 Ringed Plover consorting with a few dunlin in late October were the first in a run of RPs up to today. On several visits, none was present; presumably when water too high. If present, numbers varied from 1 to a max of 6 on 3rd Nov - with 3 noted on 25th Nov . 18:17.


3 Ringed Plover 18:17.

17th November


2800 Golden Plover: See dunlin for discussion of waders at this site in Oct to Nov 25th. Numbers ranged from a consistent 3-500 until a fairly rapid rise to, probably, 3000 in mid nov. Species hard to cound as often splits and roosts at a distance with hidden serried ranks. 1.5k fiarly regular in Nov 2800 clicked 17th Nov my most 'accuraye' count. . 18:17.


Oystercatcher: day bird. 18:17.

19th November

Cote
Curlew: flew east - calling. One of 13 species of wader recorded at this site between late Oct and 25th Nov. 18:17.

11th November


7 Redshank: see dunlin for discussion re waders at Cote in this period. The single redshank from October was joined by a flock of 6 which flew in from the east on 11/11/2023. Numbers varied between 7, 6, and 3 up to 25th Nov. 18:17.

25th November

Cote
3 Redshank 18:17.
11 Shelduck: increased from 1 to 11 for most of Nov, though only 10 left on 24th and 25th Nov. 18:17.

Mick Cunningham

Otmoor RSPB 25th November

 Bewick's Swans: 2 adults flew off west at 1604 (per Pete Roby)

Extremely poor record photo - at ~1 km range

Above and below courtesy of Jackie Newcombe.

Standlake Pit 60: 25th November

25th November

Standlake Pit 60
Bullfinch 15:07.
Cetti's Warbler: Showing well at north shore hide. 14:33.

Yacky Morris

Otmoor rspb 25th November

Bewick's Swan 2 on Ashgrave amongst the geese still present 15:42 and viewable from the bridleway adjacent to Noke Farm or very distantly from the footpath south of the Wetlands Watch.

(per Jackie Newcombe, Pete Roby, Ben Sheldon,

Paul Woodham.

Cote: 25th November

Ruff: Appeared. Then flushed by peregrine. 14:48.
2 Grey Plover: Distant views as site frozen. C3 or 300 dunlin but v very few goldies and no other species so far. 13:32.

Mick Cunningham

Courtesy of Mick Cunningham.

Ardley ERF 25th November

Teal - 50 approx on lagoon

Green sandpiper - 2 on lagoon

Red kite - 9

Buzzard - 3

Kestrel - 2

Peregrine - 1 on facility building getting hassled by the kites as it fed on a kill.

Raven - 1

Stonechat - 2

Blenheim 24th November

Mandarin - 20+ still on Great Lake this week

Pochard - 40 approx

Wigeon - 1

Common gull - 1 

Brambling - 5-10 in trees at southern end of Queen Pool each day this week.

Piddington: 24th November

Piddington
3 Woodcock: First time I have checked this Winter and 3 Woodcock over my house on same flight line as last Winter between 16:40 and 17:00. 16:40.

Colin Oram

Standlake: 24th November

Great White Egret 2
Pintail 65, pit 60
Wigeon 302
Shoveler 76
Gadwall 81
Goosander 4, pit 27
Rc pochard 50+, pit 28
Goldeneye 4, pit 60
Teal 793
Chiffchaff 1
Raven 1
Siskin 1
Water Rail 1 heard

Marsh Harrier 1

Cote: 24th November

Dunlin 586
Redshank 3
Ringed Plover 4
Grey Plover 1
Golden Plover c.2500
Peregrine 1
Shelduck 7

Grey Plover courtesy of Mick Cunningham.

Wootton nr Woodstock: 24th November

Wootton nr Woodstock
Peregrine: male. 08:30.

Trevor Young

Oxford: Dragon School: 24th November

Oxford: Dragon School
Woodcock: Found dead near high fences around tennis courts. SP515078. 07:00.

Sylfest Muldal

Cote flood 23rd November

Grey Plover briefly 

Golden Plover 2000+

Ringed Plover 2+

Dunlin 258

Redshank

Shelduck

(per Mick Cunningham).

View from minor road north of Cote and please don't block gateways or access.

Farmoor Reservoir 23rd November

Scaup f still on F2 (per RBA).

West Ginge: West Ginge Down: 23rd November

West Ginge: West Ginge Down
Brambling: At Cuckhamsley Hill copse - suspect a few more, feeding in beeches. 11:00.
5 Lesser Redpoll 11:00.
3 Kestrel 11:00.
8 Buzzard 11:00.
10 Red Kite 11:00.
Sparrowhawk 11:00.
Peregrine 11:00.
5 Linnet 11:00.
6 Stonechat 11:00.
15 Stock Dove: Minimum. 11:00.

J Blunt

Port Meadow: 23rd November

Port Meadow
12 Pintail
260 Barnacle Goose
3 Dunlin

Pete Roby

Otmoor rspb 23rd November

Hen Harrier at starling roost + 3 Marsh Harrier 

(et al).

Cowley, Oxford: 22nd November

16:00 A pre-roost gathering of 15 Ring-necked Parakeets in trees behind the Iffley Turn Practice on Church Cowley Road, then flew east.  

Port Meadow: 22nd November

Port Meadow
Caspian Gull: 1w. Again on the flood this evening.
2 Yellow-legged Gull: 2w, ad.
Goosander: rh.
2 Redshank: Along the river.
6 Pintail
2 Dunlin

Adam Hartley, Thomas Miller, Pete Roby

Marsh Harrier & Starlings Otmoor rspb courtesy of Malcolm Bowey.

 

Farmoor Reservoir 22nd November

Greater Scaup 1f

Northern Shoveler 1m

Common Teal 4

Common Snipe 3

Water Rail 1

Fieldfare 40+

Goldfinch 10

Siskin 3

Blenheim: Blenheim Lake: 22nd November

Blenheim: Blenheim Lake
Mandarin Duck: male.
Great White Egret
6 Grey Heron
35 Pochard
35 Tufted Duck
13 Gadwall
2 Egyptian Goose
195 Mallard
60 Coot
11 Moorhen
Raven 13:45.
Marsh Tit 13:

Bob Pomfret

Port Meadow: 21st November

Port Meadow Roost  This Evening
Caspian Gull: 1w.
Yellow-legged Gull: 3w.

1w Caspian Gull, courtesy of Thomas Miller

 

18th November
Woodcock: in Burgess Field
11 Dunlin
7 Goosander
 

Thomas Miller, Steve Lavington

Farmoor Reservoir 21st November

Male Mandarin Pinkhill Reserve Courtesy of D.L.

Female Scaup still present on F2.

RSPB Otmoor 20th November

Canada Goose - 348

Cattle Egret - 4

Coot - 2

Gadwall - 30

Golden Plover - 2500

Grey Heron - 3

Greylag Goose - 256

Kingfisher - 1

Lapwing - 1530

Mallard - 192

Moorhen - 2

Mute Swan - 7

Pintail - 41

Shoveler - 180

Snipe - 1

Teal - 1162

Tufted Duck - 12

Water Rail - 2

Wigeon - 512

Banbury: Hanwell Fields: 21st November

Waxwing: Calling bird, flying south. SP448424. 08:23.

Kirsty Brannan

Blenheim Park 20th November

Hawfinch reported (per RBA).

Lye Valley, Oxford: 20th November

 

The fourth record of Great White Egret over the Lye Valley in the last 6 weeks, but only the fifth ever. The same regular commuting bird? 

Freeland: 19th November

Freeland
Marsh Tit 13:05.
77 Blue Tit: A full on Blitz of Blue Tit with this single flock dominating the gardens along the East side of Broadmarsh Woods. 13:05.

Glen Pascoe

Witney Lake: 19th November

Witney Lake
Kingfisher 07:43.
5 Grey Heron: Highest count I've had at this site. 07:43.
Raven: Flyover E. 07:43.
Bullfinch 07:43.
OTHER SPECIES: N.B. Footpaths are flooded on the East side and SW corner of the site. 07:43.

Glen Pascoe

Grimsbury Reservoir 19th November

Peregrine 

Little Egret 

(per JFT).

Stonechat Otmoor rspb 19/11 courtesy of Richard Stevens.

 

Blenheim Park 19th November

Crossbill 11 over near Fisheries Cottage 11:41 (D.D).

Farmoor Reservoir 19th November

No sign of the Slavonian Grebe by 12:23

Scaup f

Wigeon 5

Great white Egret 2

Redshank 

Stonechat 2

Raven

(per Dave Lowe, Mark Chivers et al).

Farmoor Reservoir 18th November

Slavonian Grebe 1 - heard calling before flying to the southwest side of  F2

Common Goldeneye 2m

Greater Scaup 1f

Little Grebe 9

Radley GP: 18th November

Radley GP
Great White Egret: Present in evening roost. 16:30.

Ian Elkins

Farmoor Reservoir 18th November

Slavonian Grebe still present on F2 near western end of the causeway 15:25 (per Andy Last et al).

Scaup f/1stw m still F2 (per Steve Sansom).

Goldeneye 2

Courtesy of Steve Sansom.

Courtesy of Andy Last.

Lye Valley, Oxford: 18th November

 1 Woodcock this morning. 

Appleford: 17th November

 Caspian Gull 3rd winter

Westcot Down: 17th November

Westcot Down
2 Stonechat: A pair by the road. SU325835. 11:30.

Stephen Burch

Chinnor: Cement Works: 17th November

Chinnor: Cement Works
2 Goosander: fem. After being harassed by some gulls they both departed west from quarry 2b. SU751996. 14:16.

Jez March

Otmoor rspb 17th November

Cattle Egret 10 (per Malcolm Bowey).

Courtesy of Malcolm Bowey.

Blenheim: Bladon Gate: 17th November

Blenheim: Bladon Gate
Hawfinch: Single bird along community path alongside Evenlode, near bridge. Noted in very top of tall tree along trail, then flew across river into yew trees on N bank. Also GWE, siskins. 09:00.

Simon Myers

Farmoor 17th November

Scaup f still on F2 

Dunlin flew west

Goldeneye 2

Pochard 6 (surprisingly scarce here)

(D.L).

Fyfield Wick: 17th November

Fyfield Wick
7 Brambling: Flew fairly high SW calling. 07:17.

Jed Cleeter

Port Meadow 17th November

No sign of red-head Smew.

Grey Plover flew over
Also half a dozen Pochard and Tufted Duck

Pete Roby et al

Hatford: Sandpit: 16th November

Hatford: Sandpit
Stonechat
Egyptian Goose
Raven
Yellow-legged Gull
Great Black-backed Gull: 1w.

Mark Merritt

Blenheim: Bladon Gate: 16th November

Blenheim: Bladon Gate
2 Ruddy Shelduck: 2 free flying birds over, near the lake. 09:15.

Blenheim: Combe Gate
Common Crossbill: just one, flew over calling. 09:15.

Blenheim: Bladon Gate
Great White Egret 09:15.

Simon Myers

Chipping Norton: 16th November

Chipping Norton
2 Brambling: fem. In woods near Chastleton W of CN. SP285254. 12:15.

Steve Akers

Port Meadow 16 November

 Smew: redhead on flood from late afternoon (Steve Lavington et al.)

Distant phonegrab courtesy of Steve Lavington

 

Play Hatch: 16th November

Play Hatch
3 Buzzard: Seen at different places between play-hatch and Shiplake in trees. . SU751775. 13:20.
Kestrel: SU751775. 13:20.

Ralph Watts

Near Stoke Lyne village

 150 Golden Plover

A Peters

Red-crested Pochard Dix Pit courtesy of Debbie Cummins.

 

Port Meadow: 15th November

Port Meadow
100 Golden Plover 16:00.

Steve Akers

Farmoor Reservoir: November 15th

Lots of Gulls at Farmoor this eve.

Black-headed - hundreds

Lesser Black-backed - 100+

Great Black-backed - 1 noted

Common - 25+

Herring - 25+

Yellow-legged - 1 noted

Caspian - 2 seen (1st winter and adult)

Also

Scaup - 1 female

Snow goose - 1

Jackdaw - 250+ huge roost in a large tree

1st Winter Caspian Gull

Adult Caspian Gull (bird furthest from camera)

Adult Yellow-legged Gull

Dix Pit, Wednesday 15 November

Egyptian Goose 5

Red Crested Pochard 5

Pochard 4

Goldeneye 1

Shoveler 45

Wigeon 112

Gadwall 5

Tuftie 17

Great Crested Grebe 20

Cormorant 100+

Sparrowhawk 

Courtesy of Paul Wyeth.

 

Nuneham Courtenay: Nuneham Courtenay Arboretum: 15th November

Nuneham Courtenay: Nuneham Courtenay Arboretum
Peregrine: male. 13:45.
Raven 13:45.
10 Siskin 13:45.
2 Nuthatch 13:45.
4 Treecreeper 13:45.
2 Kestrel: M&F. 13:45.
2 Sparrowhawk: fem. On the soar at the same time. 13:45.
10 Goldcrest: At least. 13:45.
4 Buzzard 13:45.
2 Fieldfare 13:45.

Jed Cleeter

Farmoor Reservoir: Farmoor II: 15th November

Farmoor Reservoir: Farmoor II
Scaup: f. still on Farmoor II along the west bank.

Adam Hartley

 

 

Blenheim: 15th November

Blenheim
4 Great White Egret 07:30.

Gareth Casburn

Cote: 14th November

Cote
91 Dunlin: In the rain this morning. Pm visit found 77. 14:24.
10 Shelduck: In rain this pm. Not seen pm. 14:24.
Cetti's Warbler 14:24.
Snipe: Forgot to add. 14:28.
5 Redshank: Forgot to log. 14:28.
12 Egyptian Goose: Annoyingly, chasing off waders trying to use one of few bits of mud not under water. 14:28.

Mick Cunningham

Chipping Norton: 14th November

Chipping Norton
2 Blackcap: ad male. Two males feeding on berries in our garden in The Leys. 12:00.

Steve Akers

Farmoor 8-9:30am Tuesday 14th November

 1 Merlin - female dashed low across F2 at 08:02, before briefly perching on the causeway until flushed by a Crow. Put up all the Pied Wagtails and Meadow Pipits before carrying on to the north. My first at this site. 

3 Egyptian Geese - F2 

1 Scaup - female still on F2 

4 Red-legged Partridge - fields to the south (surprisingly rare here!) 

1 Great Black-backed Gull - adult on F2 

8 Siskin 

50 Snow Geese - in wet fields to the south 

Otmoor: RSPB reserve: 14th November

Otmoor: RSPB reserve
10 Cattle Egret: Big Otmoor. 09:04.

Steve Roby

Cote: 13th November

Cote
10 Dunlin 17:53.
2 Shelduck: m n f. 17:53.

Mick Cunningham

Farmoor Reservoir 13th November

Greater Scaup 1f

Eurasian Wigeon 3

Common Redshank 1

Waterstock: River Thame: 12th November

Waterstock: River Thame
Great White Egret 09:00.
18 Snipe 09:00.
3 Little Egret 09:00.
65 Wigeon 09:00.
30 Shoveler 09:00.
70 Teal 09:00.
7 Pintail 09:00.
2 Stonechat 09:00.
Grey Wagtail 09:00.
Barn Owl 09:00.

Chiffchaff 09:00.
3 Lesser Redpoll 09:00.
3 Goldcrest 09:00.
39 Meadow Pipit 09:00.
Peregrine 09:00.
9 Golden Plover 09:00.
75 Lapwing 09:00.
20 Redwing 09:00.
300 Fieldfare 09:00.

Nick Marriner

Cote: 12th November

Cote
64 Dunlin: I wasn't planning a pm count. Dunlin flock initially grew to 36 (downed by showers?). Eventually, the flock grew to 64 as counted 3x with clicker. 17:03.
Water Rail: "Picking" from ditch. 17:03.
Chiffchaff 17:03.
600 Golden Plover: Rough count. The leucistic individual still present. 17:03.

Mick Cunningham

Farmoor Reservoir: 12th November

Farmoor Reservoir
Scaup: f. Remaining on F2, SW corner. 13:00.
130 Fieldfare: Flyover E to W. 13:00.
4 Common Gull 13:00.
Bullfinch: m. East side of site, always a joy, especially in the drizzle. 13:00.
8 Little Grebe: Individuals dotted around perimeter of F2. 13:00.

Glen Pascoe

Dix pit 12th nov

50+ siskin
3 chiffchaff
5 redwing

Sent from my iPhone

Cutteslowe: Cutteslowe Park: 12th November

Cutteslowe: Cutteslowe Park
Shelduck 10:30.
Little Grebe 10:30.

Nicholas Boyd

Cote: 12th November

Cote
Shelduck: Forgot to add. Remain from yesterday. 12:04.

Mick Cunningham

Cote: 12th November

Cote
7 Pintail: Water has risen. 11:52.
6 Redshank 11:52.
26 Dunlin 11:52.
Marsh Harrier 11:52.

Mick Cunningham

East Hanney: 12th November

East Hanney
12 Dunlin
80 Golden Plover
650 Lapwing
3 Common Gull
6 Grey Partridge

Mark Merritt

Water Eaton: Water Eaton/Sparsey: 11th November

Water Eaton: Water Eaton/Sparsey
Merlin 16:50.
Grey Partridge 16:50.

Nicholas Boyd

Ardley ERF Lagoon: 11th November

Ardley ERF Lagoon
Peregrine: Adult. 10:00.
50 Black-headed Gull: Approx on lagoon. 10:00.
Common Gull: Adult. 10:00.
4 Herring Gull: Including 1 adult argentatus. 10:00.
3 Yellow-legged Gull: Adults. 10:00.
250 Lesser Black-backed Gull: Approx. 10:00.

Gareth Casburn

Chipping Norton: 11th November

Chipping Norton
3 Stonechat: 2m, 1f. On bullrushes close to small lake near Cornwell. SP283268. 13:30.
70 Black-headed Gull: SP283268. 13:30.
3 Grey Heron: SP283268. 13:30.
30 Fieldfare: SP283268. 13:30.

Steve Akers

Aston Rowant 11th Nov

3+ Crossbill
100+ fieldfare
Stonechat

Sent from my iPhone

Radley GPs Thrupp Lake

Great white Egret courtesy of Mike Flemming.

 

Chipping Norton: 11th November

Chipping Norton
Brambling: ad fem. In Chastleton Woods W of CN. 11:00.

Steve Akers

Cote: 11th November

Cote
36 Dunlin: Second visit. Update on this morning's lower count. 17:01.
Marsh Harrier: cream crown. Escorted off site by the red kites. 17:01.
2 Stonechat: m n f. Not seen here until today, despite watching from same spots days on end. Passage like the two shelduck and flock of redshanks that arrived today? 17:01.
Raven 17:01.
Sparrowhawk: Seen occasionally since floods. Another bop that spooks the feeding golden plover. 17:01.

Mick Cunningham

Fyfield Wick: 11th November

Fyfield Wick
Redshank: Flew East alarm calling. 15:00.
Golden Plover: Flew West calling. 15:00.
Chiffchaff: Fly catching around the garden. 15:00.
Treecreeper: Feeding on tree in garden. 15:00.

Jed Cleeter

Oxford 11th November

Ring-necked Parakeet 2 Botley Road c09:00 

(per Wreny).

Farmoor Reservoir 11th November

Scaup f south of causeway on F2 (per RBA).

Fieldfare courtesy of Geoff Dymott.

 

Bicester Wetland Reserve: 11th November

Bicester Wetland Reserve
3 Green Sandpiper 12:00.
9 Mute Swan 12:00.
2 Chiffchaff 12:00.
2 Stonechat 12:00.

Colin Oram

Curbridge: 11th November

Curbridge
Green Sandpiper 13:14.

Mick Cunningham

Farmoor Reservoir 10th November

Scaup f still on F2 this morning (D.L).

Cote: 10th November

Cote
39 Dunlin 12:53.
Black-tailed Godwit 12:53.
Redshank 12:53.
Merlin: Presumably this is the culprit responsible for the frequent panic flights of golden plover. 12:53.

Mick Cunningham

Chipping Norton: 10th November

Chipping Norton
Great White Egret: Present again at small lake and marsh near Cornwell. SP283268. 10:40.
4 Grey Heron: SP283268. 10:40.
6 Mute Swan: 2 adult, 4 cygnets. SP283268. 10:40.
15 Linnet: SP283268. 10:40.
Yellowhammer: ad male. SP283268. 10:40.
50 Fieldfare: SP283268. 10:40.

Steve Akers

Chipping Norton: 9th November

Chipping Norton
Gt.White Egret: SP283268. 11:15.

Steve Akers

Chipping Norton: 9th November

Chipping Norton
Stonechat: ad male. W of CN on Adlestrop Hill near Chastleton. 10:00.
7 Skylark 10:00.
15 Linnet 10:00.
Kestrel: ad fem. 10:00.

Steve Akers

Cote: 9th November

Cote
Black-tailed Godwit: Appeared this morning. Disappeared when all birds spooked. All very skittish this am. Reason un seen. 12:17.
1020 Black-headed Gull: The only gull species in any numbers now. 12:17.
Redshank: Unlike other birds that constantly spooked, it frequently laid down I could only find kites and buzzards above. 12:17.
13 Dunlin: Maybe more. All birds flighty. 12:17.

Mick Cunningham

Sandford-on-Thames: 9th November

Sandford-on-Thames
Brambling: Overhead, flight call. 07:15.

D Moden

Chipping Norton: 8th November

Chipping Norton
Stonechat: ad male. 16:00.
Reed Bunting 16:00.
3 Snipe 16:00.
Water Rail: Heard Only. 16:00.
400 Fieldfare: Large flocks here throughout the day - at least 300 coming in to roost on the small willows on the marsh. 16:00.
Great Spotted Woodpecker 16:00.
2 Grey Heron 16:00.

Steve Akers

Chipping Norton: 7th November

Chipping Norton
2 Stonechat: ad pair. On Addlestrop Down near Chastleton. 11:00.

Steve Akers

The Oxfordshire Golf Course: 8th November

The Oxfordshire Golf Course
2 Short-eared Owl: One seen initially being mobbed by 2 crows which eventually flew off. SE Owl landed, and shortly after 2 SE Owls took off from the same area. SP679040. 16:34.

Mike Pennick

Cote: 8th November

Cote
29 Dunlin: Large gull numbers much reduced. Golden plover down to c600. 16:26.

Mick Cunningham

Farmoor Reservoir 7th November

Brent Goose off N/W bank of F2 at 15:45 (J.K).

Warburg Reserve, Bix Bottom - 7th November 2023.

 Lesser Redpoll x 4, Bullfinch x 3 (2m 1f), Goldcrest, Treecreeper, Long Tailed Tits x 6,

Chaffinch x 7 (4m 3f), Marsh Tit x 4, Buzzard, Red Legged Partridge x 7.

Raven and Tawny Owl - heard only.

Lesser Redpoll.

Long Tailed Tit down to the pond for a bath.

Radley GPs 7th November

Great white Egret
Little Egret
Shoveler 4
Chiffchaff

Cote: 7th November

Cote
3986 Lesser Black-backed Gull: as the floods rose after Storm Ciaron (sp?), gulls gathered. By 2nd Nov LBBS had reached 4000 (4k). Much smaller numbers of Herring and Yellow-legged gulls, and common gulls. Worryingly re large gulls, in all 3 species, the numbers of this year's juvs were obviously low. Very evident that large majority of LBBs were adults. Historically, in autumn, the majority would be birds of the year and adults. The water is now very high and many gulls have deserted the site - possibly to fields on road between Chimney and Buckland. Road closed as flooded. . 12:01.

Mick Cunningham

Cassington GPs 6th November

 

Marsh Harrier 6th November courtesy of Terry Godfrey.

Please stay on public footpaths

Woodstock 6th November

Blenheim

Mandarin Duck - 20+

Brambling - 2

North Woodstock

Stonechat - 2

Dix Pit, 6 November (pm)

Little Grebe 3
Great Crested Grebe 20+
Shoveler 70
Red Crested Pochard 16
Pintail 26
Pochard 20
Wigeon 70
Gadwall 10
Goldeneye 5
Cormorant 80+ 

Cote 6th November

On the flood field at SP352038 14:30

Dunlin 26

Lapwing 200+

Golden Plover 1500+

Also many Black-headed and Lesser Black-backed Gulls

Sutton Courtenay

Brambling - 2 in with chaffinch flock

Marsh Tit - calling within roving tit flock

Ring-necked Parakeet - 3 

Farmoor Nov 6th (a.m.)

 small movement of Wood Pigeon south along the Thames totaling about 250 in several small flocks until about 08:00.

Female Scaup on F2 

25 Siskin

2 Blackcap

1 Chiffchaff 

1 GBBGull 

Port Meadow: 6th November

6th November

Port Meadow
3 Pintail: 2m f.
100 Barnacle Goose: (not counted).
2 Stonechat: m & f.

4th November
Rock Pipit: This sp. or Water Pipit, heard only per Steve Lavington.
4 Shelduck: per Steve Lavington.

Adam Hartley

Otmoor rspb 6th November

Crane 2 on Ashgrave this morning (K.N).

Brambling Stonesfield courtesy of Paul Wren.

 

Devils Punchbowl: 5th November

Devils Punchbowl
2 Short-eared Owl: SU355850. 18:07.
Stonechat: SU355850. 18:07.

Guy Goldsmith

Buscot Wick: 5th November

Buscot Wick
2 Egyptian Goose: On flooded fields at Buscot Wick Farm; 2 Egyptian Geese 23 Lapwing 73 Black-headed Gull 39 Lesser Black-backed Gull 7 Herring Gull 1 Common Gull 1 Little Egret 1 Grey Heron. SU214982. 16:04.

Ian Sherriffs

Cote: 5th November

Cote
Redshank 15:35.
22 Dunlin 15:35.

Mick Cunningham

Henley Road Gravel Pits - 5th November 2023

 Egyptian Geese x 2 (m & f), Wigeon x 5 (3m & 2f), Gadwall x 8 (4m & 4f), Great Crested Grebe x 11,

Cormorant x 3, Buzzard, Kestrel, Greenfinch.

Blenheim 5th November

Great white Egret 

Mandarin Duck 6 nr bridge

(S.B).

Dix Pit: 5th November

Dix Pit
5 Goldeneye: 2 m 3 f. First of winter. 11:18.
40 Red-crested Pochard: High count. 11:18.
Siskin 11:18.

Simon Bradfield

East Hanney: 5th November

East Hanney
13 Dunlin: At least 13 on the floods to the north of the village.

Mark Merritt

Farmoor 4th November

Scaup (f)

Meadow pipit 6

Sent from my iPhone

Cote: 4th November

Cote
21 Dunlin: Pm visit. 16:54.
1500 Golden Plover 16:54.

Mick Cunningham

Moreton nr Thame: Moreton Golf Course: 4th November

Moreton nr Thame: Moreton Golf Course
Stonechat: male. 15:00.

Liam Russell

Radley GP: 4th November

Radley GP
Great White Egret: Still present this afternoon. 14:09.
9 Little Egret 14:09.
66 Tufted Duck 14:09.
32 Skylark 14:09.

Ian Elkins

Cote: 4th November

Cote
11 Dunlin: Water even higher. Much less mud and then all flushed by loose dogs charging water. 10:37.
Merlin: Shot through. 10:37.

Mick Cunningham

Warburg Reserve: 3rd November

Highly recommend this place, looks stunning at the moment.

2 Brambling - feeding in Beeches with Chaffinch

8+ Chaffinch

1 Firecrest - cracking close up views

3 Goldcrest

12+ Lesser Redpoll - inc group of 5 or 6 feeding in Birch next to car park.

7+ Coal Tit

15+ Marsh Tit - calling all over the place

12+ Long-tailed Tit

7+ Nuthatch

1 Raven - heard only

Plus many more.

Cote: 3rd November

Cote
6 Ringed Plover: Increased water level. Makes for frustrating distant views. Luckily, local sparrowhawk flushed waders nearer temporarily. 17:30.
16 Dunlin: Flock of 14, with ringed Plover at times. 2 more dunlin preferred lapwings' company. Most of the dunlins and all of the ringed Plover left high calling at 15.48. 17:30.
300 Golden Plover: Approximate count as grounded flock distant. Occasionally took flight. Leucistic bird present. 17:30.
Blackcap: m. Dropped out of sky into hedgerow and hedge hopped south. 17:30.

Mick Cunningham

Day's Lock, Church Farm Backwaters, Little Wittenham

 Black-tailed Godwit - 800m north of Day's Lock 

Standlake Pit 60: 3rd November

Standlake Pit 60
Goldeneye: bh. 14:36.
7 Pintail: Inc 2 drakes moulting out of eclipse. 14:36.

Mick Cunningham

Farmoor Reservoir: 3rd November

Farmoor Reservoir
Caspian Gull: 1at winter at end of causeway near sailing club. SP4406. 14:20.
Dunlin: Along causeway. SP4406. 12:38.
Scaup: fem. On F1. SP4406. 11:48.

Mark Morgan

Blenheim 2nd November

Goldeneye - single drake found by Dave D this morning. Very few records at Blenheim over the years according to Dave. First I've seen here.

Farmoor Reservoir: 1st November

Black-headed Gull: Hundreds. 15:30.
Caspian Gull: 1w. 15:30.
Common Gull 15:30.
Great Black-backed Gull 15:30.
Lesser Black-backed Gull 15:30.
Herring Gull 15:30.
Yellow-legged Gull 15:30.
Dunlin 15:30.
Scaup: f. 15:30.
Snow Goose 15:30.

J Blunt

Turnstone 2

Lapwing 2

(Per Ewan Urquhart)

Stonechat Appleford GPs 31/10 courtesy of John Workman.

 

Wytham Wood: 1st November

Wytham Wood
8 Blue Tit 10:30.
5 Coal Tit 10:30.
3 Great Tit 10:30.
10 Long-tailed Tit 10:30.
9 Marsh Tit 10:30.
5 Nuthatch 10:30.
Lesser Redpoll: Heard only calling. 10:30.

J Blunt

Blenheim: 1st November

Blenheim
20 Mandarin Duck: 17 flushed from lake edge, mostly drakes. 3 seen separately from these, but probably over 20 around at the moment. 08:00.
40 Pochard: Approx. 08:00.
3 Great White Egret 08:00.

Gareth Casburn

Radley GPs 1st November

Great northern Diver on Thrupp Lake 07:12 but no further sign by 07:50

Great white Egret 

(Per Ben Carpenter).

Courtesy of Ben Carpenter.