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Wednesday 31 July 2024
Letcombe Regis : Blandy’s Farm : 31st July
Tuesday 30 July 2024
Peep-o-Day Lane Abingdon 30th July
Monday 29 July 2024
Otmoor RSPB 29th July
Water Eaton: 29th July
4 Yellow Wagtail: juveniles+adults (approx. count). Commuting between meadows and trees, likely a family party: calls heard throughout spring+summer. 11:00.
Simon Myers
Pit 60 Standlake 29th July
Thame 29th July
Sunday 28 July 2024
Chipping Norton: 28th July
Green Sandpiper: On wetland at Swailsford Bridge nr Cornwell. SP283263. 17:00.
2 Little Egret: SP283263. 17:00.
Grey Heron: SP283263. 17:00.
2 Swallow: SP283263. 17:00.
Chiffchaff: SP283263. 17:00.
Steve Akers
Standlake Pit 60 28th July
Wood Sandpiper 1 - from Langley Lane Hide favouring the small island to the left of the hide.
Saturday 27 July 2024
Peep-o-Day Lane - 27th July
Standlake Pit 60: 27th July
Wood Sandpiper: On island by Langley lane hide. 15:14.
5 Great White Egret 15:14.
Yacky Morris
Standlake, pit 60: 27th July
Bicester Wetland Reserve 27th July
14 Green Sandpiper
3 Heron
7 Little Egret
1 Snipe
A Peters
Key Holder Reserve
Bablockhythe: 26th July
Peregrine: male. Flew West causing panic among c40 Swallow. 20:50.
Jed Cleeter
Friday 26 July 2024
Otmoor rspb 26th July
Thursday 25 July 2024
Ardley ERF Lagoon: 25th July
2 Black-tailed Godwit: Still present on lagoon. 17:30.
6 Green Sandpiper 17:30.
Gareth Casburn
Bicester Wetland Reserve: 25th July
Common Sandpiper 13:30.
67 Lapwing 13:30.
3 Grey Heron 13:30.
2 Snipe 13:30.
Colin Oram
Wednesday 24 July 2024
Warburg Reserve - Wednesday 24th July 2024
Otmoor: 24th July
The Ridgeway: 24th July
Tuesday 23 July 2024
Bicester Wetland Reserve 23rd July
Successful breeding of Water Rail at BWR
2 downy young seen 1st July
2 juveniles seen 21st July
1 juvenile seen 23rd July
other birds today
80 Lapwing
5 Green Sandpiper
1 Hobby
2 teal
2 Gadwall
A Peters C Oram
Ardley ERF Lagoon 23rd July
Waterstock: 23rd July
Hobby: Hobby chasing House Martins over the 13 hole at Waterstock golf club this afetrenoon. 15:55.
John Barnes
Monday 22 July 2024
Otmoor RSPB 22nd July
Campbell Road, Florence Park, Oxford: 19th July
A belated report via eBird of 85 Ring-necked Parakeets at dusk in Campbell Road (per Max Buckley) on Friday 19th July.
Sunday 21 July 2024
Garganey in heavy moult.
The very elusive Garganey pit 60. Showed better briefly, so phone-scoped at x210 magnification!
Finally got a glimpse of forewing. Pure colour and advanced moult all round says 'male' to me.
Sarsgrove: 21st July
5 Kestrel: Five Kestrel hunting together - young birds perfecting their 'windhover' and swooping techniques. 11:30.
Steve Akers
Woodstock: Old Woodstock: 21st July
Whinchat: Single male in area along fence line near Field Barn Farm. 15:00.
Gareth Casburn
Otmoor 21st July
Standlake Pit 60: 21st July
Garganey: ecl. Had grown some new tertials. 11:58.
Redstart: m. 11:58.
Mick Cunningham
Bletchingdon Park: 21st July
2 Grey Partridge: 2 adults flushed by field edge. SP506176. 09:22.
David Watkinson
Saturday 20 July 2024
Standlake Pit 60: 20th July
2 Black-headed Gull: Minimum of 2 downy juveniles from N Hide. 21:09.
Redstart: m. 21:09.
Mick Cunningham
Leafield: 20th July
4 Corn Bunting: Minimum 2 pairs, possibly 3 prs. New breeding site for me, between Leafield and King Standing. Min 2 singing males and birds carrying food. 21:04.
Standlake Pit 60
Water Rail: ad. Flew out of reeds in front of hide. 21:04.
7 Shoveler 21:04.
Mick Cunningham
Bicester Wetland Reserve 20th July
8 Green Sandpiper, 5 Cattle Bridge Pool rest main reserve
6 Little Egret
2 Heron
1 Kingfisher
A Peters C Oram
Key Holder Reserve
Otmoor rspb 20th July
Friday 19 July 2024
Otmoor: 19th July
5 Cattle Egret: One from the first screen and a family party of 1 pair and 2 juvs from the second screen. 15:12.
John Edwards
Standlake Pit 60: 19th July
Garganey: ecl. 12:44.
19 Cattle Egret 12:44.
Hobby: V v high. Feeding. 12:44.
28 Red Kite: Thermal...high mid distance. 12:44.
Mick Cunningham
Thursday 18 July 2024
Standlake Pit 60: 18th July
Standlake Pit 60
Redshank: moulting ad. Dropped in, went to sleep. Might have a missing foot. Brief view. 20:57.
17th July
Redstart: m. Same moulting male. Still not convinced it isn't ill. Seems sluggish. Always distant. 20:57.
Mick Cunningham
Chinnor: Chinnor Hill: 18th July
Spotted Flycatcher: 1 by path North- East of car park. 10:00.
David Stracey
Wednesday 17 July 2024
Wootton nr Woodstock: Stratford Bridge: 17th July
Grasshopper Warbler
Kingfisher
3 Cattle Egret
Bob Pomfret
Cassington GPs July
Tuesday 16 July 2024
Chinnor: Cement Works: 16th July
Little Ringed Plover: Lake 2b. 10:30.
David Stracey
Woodstock: Banbury Road: 16th July
4 Crane: Just flew fairly high over the house (seen first by Eleanor Blyth). Heading south west. Possibly into Blenheim but I think not stopping. 16:47.
Bob Pomfret
Monday 15 July 2024
Abingdon Peep-o-Day Lane 15th July
Tadpole Bridge 14th July
A (rather late) Cuckoo was heard calling by the pub at Tadpole Bridge yesterday
Jon Garratt
Sunday 14 July 2024
Otmoor rspb 14th July
Chipping Norton: 14th July
5 Lapwing: juv. On wetland at Swailesford Bridge nr Cornwell. SP283263. 15:00.
12 Swallow: SP283263. 15:00.
6 Linnet: SP283263. 15:00.
Steve Akers
Standlake, pit 60: 14th July
Cattle Egret 23
Great White Egret 6
Oystercatcher 2
Redstart 3
Lesser Whitethroat 1
Saturday 13 July 2024
Chipping Norton: 13th July
2 Green Sandpiper: On wetland at Swailsford Bridge nr Cornwell. SP283263. 18:30.
Steve Akers
Fordwells: 13th July
Lesser Whitethroat: With tit flock. 19:16.
2 Marsh Tit: With feeding flock Thai included chiffchaffs and lesser Whitethroat and blackcap. 19:16.
Mick Cunningham
Standlake Pit 60: 13th July
Redstart: m. 19:12.
Lesser Whitethroat: With a mixed flock of chiffs and tits. 19:12.
Mick Cunningham
Bicester Wetland Reserve 13th July
9 Green Sandpiper
1 Shelduck
5 Little Egret
Key Holder Reserve
A Peters
Ardley ERF Lagoon: 13th July
3 Green Sandpiper 09:43.
Greenshank 09:43.
Graeme Porter
Friday 12 July 2024
Chipping Norton: 12th July
2 Green Sandpiper: Showing well on wetland at Swailesford Bridge nr Cornwell. SP283263. 11:30.
Steve Akers
North Woodstock 12th July
Stratford bridge
Cattle egret - 4 adults in the field adjacent to the road. Then flew back towards Blenheim.
Abingdon: Austin Place: 12th July
Yellow-legged Gull: SU493986. 14:15.
Steve Curnock
Blenheim: 12th July
3 Spotted Flycatcher: At least 3 juv.
Raven
Blenheim: Blenheim Lake
6 White-fronted Goose: feral I'm sure.
Bob Pomfret
Blenheim: Blenheim Lake: 12th July
4 Cattle Egret: 2, possibly 3 nests on the island.
7 Little Egret
5 Grey Heron
2 Oystercatcher
Little Grebe: In handsome breeding plumage, Combe Creek.
24 Great Crested Grebe: 1 still on nest, at least 4 broods.
4 Common Tern
13 Egyptian Goose: including a pair with 5 young juv.
50 Sand Martin: feels like a very successful season with nests on both sides of the bridge.
110 Coot
Bob Pomfret
Thursday 11 July 2024
Chipping Norton: 11th July
18 Lapwing: juv. On wetland at Swailesford Bridge nr Cornwell. SP283263. 11:30.
Little Egret: SP283263. 11:30.
Kestrel: fem. SP283263. 11:30.
9 Swift: SP283263. 11:30.
Steve Akers
Tar Lakes, Rushy Common: 11th July
3 Yellow Wagtail: Adult with 2 fledged young, opposite car park. 15:18.
Mick Cunningham
Standlake Pit 60: 11th July
16 Cattle Egret: Mostly adults. 13:57.
Hobby: 2cy. 13:57.
Redstart: m. 13:57.
3 Great White Egret 13:57.
Mick Cunningham
Wednesday 10 July 2024
Aston Upthorpe: 10th July
2 Redstart: fem type. 2 possibly 3 Female type 2 birds calling. SU543833. 18:29.
Steve Violette
Tuesday 9 July 2024
Chipping Norton: 9th July
2 Green Sandpiper: Feeding in shallows on wetland at Swailsford Bridge nr Cornwell. SP283263. 14:30.
15 Lapwing: juv. SP283263. 14:30.
Grey Heron: SP283263. 14:30.
Kestrel: fem. SP283263. 14:30.
9 Swift: SP283263. 14:30.
Steve Akers
Monday 8 July 2024
Northbrook 8th July
Farmoor Reservoir: Pinkhill: 8th July
Cuckoo: Calling. 08:00.
Jeremy Blakey
Sunday 7 July 2024
Otmoor rspb 7th July
Standlake Pit 60: 7th July
Garganey 18:20.
Common Sandpiper 18:20.
6 Cattle Egret 18:20.
Great White Egret 18:20.
Redstart: m. Still. 18:20.
Mick Cunningham
Saturday 6 July 2024
Standlake Pit 60: 6th July
Garganey 12:36.
4 Cattle Egret 12:36.
3 Great White Egret 12:36.
Redstart: m. 21:24.
26 Mistle Thrush 21:24.
Mick Cunningham
Ardley ERF Lagoon: 6th July
Greenshank: Still present on lagoon despite big increase in water level. 12:30.
Gareth Casburn
Friday 5 July 2024
Abingdon Peep-o-Day Lane 5th July
Otmoor: 5th July
Glossy Ibis: Preening on dead branches in front of first screen before flying off to Flood Field. 12:31.
Steve Roby
Thursday 4 July 2024
Wootton nr Woodstock: Stratford Bridge: 4th July
3 Cattle Egret: in with the cattle. SP441186. 13:17.
Paul Willis
Tuesday 2 July 2024
Chipping Norton: 2nd July
Green Sandpiper: Feeding in shallows of wetland at Swailsford Bridge nr Cornwell. SP283263. 17:00.
8 Lapwing: SP283263. 17:00.
Grey Heron: SP283263. 17:00.
5 Swift: SP283263. 17:00.
Steve Akers
Monday 1 July 2024
Bicester Wetland reserve 1st July
11 Green Sandpiper
23 Lapwing
2 Little Ringed Plover
1 Kingfisher
3 Heron
4 Little Egret
key Holder reserve
A Peters C Oram