Sonning Eye GPs: 31st December

Great Northern Diver 16:00.

Marek Walford

Stratfield Brake: 31st December

Stratfield Brake
Goldeneye: fem. 16:00.
Great White Egret 16:00.

Simon Myers

LWV Pit 3: 31st December

LWV Pit 3
9 Red-crested Pochard: 7 drakes; 2 fem. 13:00.

LWV Pit 4
Great White Egret 13:00.
Red-crested Pochard: drk. 13:00.

Ian Elkins

Weston-on-the-Green: 31st December

Weston-on-the-Green
1000 Starling: Over 1000 strong Murmuration opposite the stocks at the crossroads in the village at 4.15pm. 17:23.

David Williams

Port Meadow: 31st December

Port Meadow
Yellow-legged Gull: ad. 15:30.
3 Great Black-backed Gull: ad. 15:30.
Caspian Gull: 2w. 15:30.
2 Dunlin 15:30.
40 Lapwing 15:30.

Peerawat Chiaranunt

Fencott 31st December

Glossy Ibis south of Fencott Road in flooded field 13:45 then flew soth towards Charlton-on-Otmoor (per RBA).

Chipping Norton: 31st December

Chipping Norton
Green Sandpiper: Over small lake nr Cornwell. 14:00.
2 Gadwall: pair. Flew in with Widgeon and settled on the lake. 14:00.
2 Wigeon: pair. 14:00.
Water Rail: Heard calling from reed bed. 14:00.
25 Chaffinch 14:00.
Bullfinch: ad fem. 14:00.

Steve Akers

Dix Pit, Stanton Harcourt: 31st December

Dix Pit, Stanton Harcourt
Goosander: fem. SP406053. 13:52.
3 Pintail: SP406053. 13:52.
2 Little Egret: SP406053. 13:52.

Jon Turner

Chipping Norton: 31st December

Chipping Norton
3 Stonechat: Adult pair on the marsh nr small lake; fem on bramble thicket beside brook nr Swailsford Bridge. 10:30.
Grey Wagtail 10:30.
41 Black-headed Gull: On the wetland at Swailsford Bridge. 10:30.
3 Grey Heron: On the marsh. 10:30.
2 Reed Bunting 10:30.
3 Meadow Pipit 10:30.
15 Teal: Flight over. 10:30.
7 Snipe 10:30.
Great Spotted Woodpecker 10:30.
30 Linnet 10:30.

Steve Akers

Standlake: 31st December

Standlake
3 White-fronted Goose: Again with Greylags and Canadas in field by St. Giles' Church, but only visible from roadside (not from church car park). 12:02.
Great White Egret: Over village. 12:02.

Ian Elkins

New Marston: New Marston Meadows: 31st December

New Marston: New Marston Meadows
2 Crane: Over Marston Hamms, flying east. 08:56.

Steve Jennings

Otmoor: RSPB reserve: 31st December

Otmoor: RSPB reserve
2 Crane: Near to wildlife watch hide on ash grave at around 8:20. Pair flew a fair distance south and likely landed in a nearby field as they flew lower and lower before disappearing at around 8:45. 08:20.

Kosmo Dossett

Moreton nr Thame: 30th December

Moreton nr Thame
Goosander: Actually over my garden in Thame but no drop down option for Thame so put nearest site. Drake - flew low over as putting bins out!! 15:45.

Nick Marriner

Waterstock: River Thame: 30th December

Waterstock: River Thame
6 Shoveler 10:00.
Pintail 10:00.
93 Snipe 10:00.
130 Teal 10:00.
50 Wigeon 10:00.

Nick Marriner

Waterstock: River Thame: 30th December

Waterstock: River Thame
Chiffchaff 10:00.
2 Gadwall 10:00.
Great White Egret 10:00.
4 Jack Snipe 10:00.
55 Lapwing 10:00.
Little Egret 10:00.
32 Meadow Pipit 10:00.
Peregrine 10:00.
230 Pied Wagtail 10:00.
Reed Bunting 10:00.

Nick Marriner

Christchurch College, Oxford: 30th December

Christchurch College, Oxford
Black Redstart: SP516058. 13:45.

Joe Harris

Standlake Pit 60 30th December

Marsh Harrier 

Great White Egret 3

Goldeneye 4

Goosander

The hides can only be accessed with a key.

No sign of the 3 White-fronted Geese within the goose flock by the church.

(A.L)

Marsh Harrier 
Otmoor rspb 
Courtesy of John Workman.

 

Port Meadow: 30th December

Port Meadow
Caspian Gull: 1w.
Yellow-legged Gull: 3w.
Shelduck
100 Pintail

Adam Hartley

Cassington GPs: 30th December

Cassington GPs
Marsh Harrier: f/imm. SP462110. 14:40.

Terry Godfrey

Otmoor: RSPB reserve: 30th December

Otmoor: RSPB reserve
2 Crane: Spotted from S1, flying high right over to Greenway circled there then drifted down. 13:52.

Paul Woodham

Radley GPs 30th December

Bearded Tit 2 m&f still present though elusive 

Marsh Harrier

Sparrowhawk 

Little Egret 

Water Rail h

Chiffchaff 

Cetti's Warbler 

Siskin

Bullfinch 

Chipping Norton: 30th December

Chipping Norton
Stonechat: fem. On the marsh. SP283268. 10:00.
Raven: SP283268. 10:00.
3 Grey Heron: SP283268. 10:00.
2 Mute Swan: SP283268. 10:00.
67 Black-headed Gull: On the wetland at Swailsford Bridge. SP283268. 10:00.
2 Reed Bunting: SP283268. 10:00.
2 Kestrel: SP283268. 10:00.

Steve Akers

Farmoor Reservoir 30th December

No sign of the Purple Sandpiper by 11:00 (et al)

Mapledurham - 29th December 2024

 Egyptian Goose x 2 (m & f), Little Grebe x 3 (On golf course lake), Great Spotted Woodpecker (m),

Pied Wagtail x 10, Grey Wagtail x 2, Meadow Pipit x 3, Wren x4, Chiffchaff x 4, Treecreeper,

Stonechat x 4 (2m & 2f), Chaffinch (f).

Chiffchaff

Stonechat -male

Port Meadow: 29th December

Port Meadow
Caspian Gull: 1w.
Great White Egret
100 Pintail
Yellow-legged Gull: ad.

Adam Hartley

Letcombe Valley: 29th December

 

The foggy start today meant the trees were very wet, leading to very wet Red Kites.

Dix Pit: 29th December

Dix Pit
14 Red-crested Pochard 16:00.
Brambling: In mixed flock with Chaffinches and Linnets. 16:00.

Ian Elkins

Farmoor Reservoir 29th December

Purple Sandpiper c14:40 on western side of F2 

Mediterranean Gull ad F2 (per Ian Stewart).

Above & below courtesy of Ian Stewart 

Courtesy of Ian Stewart

Lower Shiplake: 29th December

Lower Shiplake
15 Egyptian Goose: Birds seen in field near Lock. SU777788. 13:15.
Raven: SU775803. 13:15.

Ralph Watts

Standlake: 29th December

Standlake
3 White-fronted Goose: In mixed flock in field by church. 14:45.
Raven: By church. 14:45.

Ian Elkins

Chipping Norton: 29th December

Chipping Norton
2 Stonechat: ad pair. On dead thistle heads beside small lake nr Cornwell. SP283268. 12:15.
9 Snipe: Put up from the marsh - highest count here this winter. SP283268. 12:15.
Little Egret: SP283268. 12:15.
2 Grey Heron: SP283268. 12:15.
Water Rail: Calling from reed bed. SP283268. 12:15.
2 Reed Bunting: SP283268. 12:15.
Green Woodpecker: SP283268. 12:15.
2 Kestrel: Hunting together over the marsh. SP283268. 12:15.
Sparrowhawk: Mobbed by crow. SP283268. 12:15.

Steve Akers

Bearded Tits - Radley GPs 29th December

Bearded Tit 2 m&f still present 11:05.

Both were seen well eventually. They emerged right on the edge of the path at the base of the reeds in the dip that has been noted on previous sightings.

Christ Church Oxford 29th December

Black Redstart 1w male 10:46 (per Phil Barnett)

Grimsbury Reservoir: 29th December

Grimsbury Reservoir
Barnacle Goose: Per Clive Payne.

Gareth Blockley

Otmoor rspb 28th December

Goldeneye f still present at the 2nd screen 

Pied Wagtail 120 on Noke sheep fields

(per Steve Roby, Luke O'Byrne)

Courtesy of Luke O'Byrne 

Chipping Norton: 28th December

Chipping Norton
Stonechat: ad fem. On marsh nr Cornwell. SP283268. 12:30.

Steve Akers

LWV Pit 4: 28th December

LWV Pit 4
13 Great White Egret: In evening roost, spread across several islands. 16:29.
33 Little Egret: In evening roost, spread across several islands. 16:29.

Ian Elkins

Christ Church Oxford 28th December

Black Redstart 1w male still present this morning (L.D)

Didcot Lydalls Road: 28th December

Didcot Lydalls Road
Brambling: SU523903. 09:11.

William Lester

Radley GP: Ash-pit (Plover Pit): 27th December

Radley GP: Ash-pit (Plover Pit)
Woodcock: Flew in at Dusk. 16:25.
4 Snipe: Flew in at Dusk. 16:25.

Jed Cleeter

Dix Pit: 27th December

Dix Pit
13 Goldeneye: 8 ad drakes; 1 imm. drake; 4 fem. 15:15.
8 Siskin 15:15.
Lesser Redpoll 15:15.

Ian Elkins

Radley GP: 27th December

Radley GP
3 Goosander: 2 drakes; 1 fem. 09:00.
Egyptian Goose 09:00.
80 Shoveler 09:00.
Water Rail: Heard only. 09:00.
Chiffchaff 09:00.
4 Siskin 09:00.

Ian Elkins

Chinnor: Cement Works: 27th December

Chinnor: Cement Works
Yellow-legged Gull: Adult in a large mixed gull flock including an early summer plumaged Black-headed Gull. Lake 2b. 12:00.

David Stracey

Peep-o-Day Lane Abingdon 27th December

Cattle Egret c13:00 (per Andy Last).

Radley GPs 26th December

Bearded Tit 2 still present c10:30 (per Logan Walker).

Courtesy of Logan Walker.

Chipping Norton: 26th December

Chipping Norton
Stonechat: ad male. On vegetation beside the small lake nr Cornwell. SP283268. 13:00.
Grey Heron: SP283268. 13:00.
5 Moorhen: On the small lake. SP283268. 13:00.
11 Goldfinch: SP283268. 13:00.
Goldcrest: SP283268. 13:00.

Steve Akers

Port Meadow: Wolvercote Common: 26th December

Port Meadow: Wolvercote Common
Great White Egret: At northern edge of the meadow close to the Godstow Road railway bridge. 09:30.

Andrew Siantonas

Frilford: Millet's Farm: 26th December

Frilford: Millet's Farm
300 Lapwing: At least with several thousand starling in Pig field opposite Millets Farm. 11:15.

Jed Cleeter

Bicester Wetland Reserve 26th December

 45 Meadow Pipit
30 Snipe
180 Teal
22 Gadwall
1 Shoveler
1 Green Sandpiper

A Peters
Key Holder Reserve

East Lockinge

 Hawfinch - 5+ between Bitman Road and All saints Church. 

Balscote Quarry 24th December

Little Gull 1w 10:07

Black-headed Gull 100

Common Gull 176

(S.H)

Chinnor: Cement Works: 24th December

Chinnor: Cement Works
Black Redstart: Female still around Chalkpit Lane behind the fishing Lake. SP754001. 10:00.

David Stracey

Blackcap female Bicester courtesy of Nick Truby.

 

Port Meadow: 23rd December

Port Meadow
Merlin: flew over the floods this morning.
Siberian Chiffchaff: Still by Burgess Field gate this morning.

Also,
3 Dunlin
2 Caspian Gull: 1w & dodgy 1w hybrid.
4 Yellow-legged Gull: 2w x 2, ad x 2.

Thomas Miller, Adam Hartley

Sonning Eye GPs: 23rd December

Sonning Eye GPs
Pochard 14:30.

Ralph Watts

Sonning Eye GPs: 23rd December

Sonning Eye GPs
4 Little Egret 14:30.
Pochard 14:30.
100 Black-headed Gull: Estimated guess of birds. 14:30.

Ralph Watts

Radley GP: Ash-pit (Plover Pit): 23rd December

Radley GP: Ash-pit (Plover Pit)
Bearded Tit: CORRECTION: Location NOT Ash-Pit (Plover Pit). SU525972. 11:30.

Anthony Roberts

Burford 23rd December

Hawfinch 7 flew N/E over the Cotswold Wildlife Park (per RBA).

Radley GP: Ash-pit (Plover Pit): 23rd December

2 Bearded Tit Still present at same location near railway line. SU525972. 11:30.

Anthony Roberts

Sonning: 23rd December

Sonning
Buzzard: In village on top of chimney as i drove up High Street. 11:55.

Ralph Watts

Christ Church Meadow Oxford 23rd December

Black Redstart still present 09:15 (per Luke O'Byrne).

Blenheim 23rd December

Mandarin duck - 13 (11 drakes)

Wigeon - 9

Gadwall - c50

Great White Egret - 2

Little Egret - 1

Hardwick 22nd December

Ring-necked Duck f on LWV pit 10 (West Oxon Sailing Club) 13:38 (SNT).

Port Meadow: 22nd December

Ringed Siberian Chiffchaff still present in Burgess Field

Juvenile Peregrine (BTO Darvic-ringed) caught a Black-tailed Godwit that was trying to escape by swimming/diving on the flood. Full set to follow on my blog

Abingdon SWT: 22nd December

At least one Siberian Chiffchaff present

Radley GP: Thrupp Lake: 22nd December

Radley GP: Thrupp Lake

Marsh Harrier: Flew over heading east. SU525973. 14:55.
 2 Goosander: male and fem type. SU518976. 16:42.

Steve Violette

Christ Church Meadow Oxford 22nd December

Black Redstart 2 (1w male + f type) still present  (per RBA).

Radley GPs 22nd December

Bearded Tit 2 still present but elusive 09:50 (per Ben Carpenter).

Standlake: 3T Pit: 21st December

Standlake: 3T Pit
7 Goosander: 5 drakes; 2 fem. 15:30.
Egyptian Goose 15:30.
Chiffchaff 15:30.

Standlake Pit 60
Great White Egret 15:30.
Marsh Harrier 15:30.

Ian Elkins

Chipping Norton: 21st December

Chipping Norton
2 Stonechat: ad pair. Perched on bullrushes by alder trees on marsh nr Cornwell. SP283268. 13:00.
2 Little Egret: Perched in old oak tree with two Grey Heron. SP283268. 13:00.
4 Grey Heron: SP283268. 13:00.
Snipe: SP283268. 13:00.
2 Teal: SP283268. 13:00.
23 Mallard: SP283268. 13:00.
2 Mute Swan: SP283268. 13:00.
7 Linnet: SP283268. 13:00.

Steve Akers

Radley GP: 21st December

Radley GP
2 Goosander: pair. 10:00.
83 Shoveler 10:00.
2 Raven 10:00.

Ian Elkins

Otmoor: RSPB reserve: 20th December

Otmoor: RSPB reserve
Peregrine: Causing chaos over Big Otmoor in conjunction with a male and female Marsh Harrier.
7 Dunlin: With lapwings on Big Otmoor.

Steve Roby

Shiplake: 20th December

Shiplake
2 Buzzard: One near the Plough Pub.other one bit further up the road on bend both low in trees. 13:40.

Ralph Watts

Radley Lakes: 20th December

Just about visible (and audible) bearded tits at Radley Lakes

Bearded Tit 2 still present 09:13 

Timing of sightings (in case it helps connecting with them):

30/11/2024- 09:05am 

03/12/2024- 09:02am (moving north)

20/12/2024- 09:10am (moving north)

Also present:

3 Goosander

Water Rail

Cetti's warbler

Henley Road GPs: 20th December

Henley Road GPs
5 Pintail: 3m+2f. On the island on north lake. Possibly more. 13:01.

Marek Walford

Otmoor rspb 20th December

Black-tailed Godwit 3 on Flood field 10:39 (per Peerawat Chiaranunt).

Yarnton: 19th December

Yarnton
2 Yellow-legged Gull: At least 2 on field behind Red Lion PH along with 200-300 other gulls. 13:00.

Nick Suckling

Wolvercote: Oxford Canal: 18th December

Wolvercote: Oxford Canal
Goosander: male. Seen fromabove as I walked over the Godstow Road footbridge and saw the bird on the canal below. 15:00.

Andrew Siantonas

Christ Church Meadow Oxford 19th December

Black Redstart 1w male still present 10:44 (per Phil Barnett).

Oxfordshire Golf Course Thame 18th December

Whooper Swan reported briefly this afternoon.

Christ Church Meadow Oxford 18th December

Black Redstart 1w male still present early afternoon (per RBA).

Port Meadow: 17th December

Port Meadow
3 Shelduck

The feral Ross's Goose again.
40 Pintail
4 Caspian Gull: 3 x 2w & a dodgy looking 1w that might be a hybrid.
4 Yellow-legged Gull
 

Thomas Miller, Adam Hartley

Oxford: Aston's Eyot: 17th December

Oxford: Aston's Eyot
2 Kingfisher
20 Siskin: on thr tall elders close to the Cherwell.

Bob Pomfret

N.Oxford off A40: 17th December

N.Oxford off A40
Blackcap: male. SP503113. 07:50.

Christopher Lane

Christ Church Meadow Oxford 17th December

Black Redstart 1w male still present 11:39 (per Phil Barnett).

Otmoor rspb 16th December

Glossy Ibis flew in and landed on Greenaways 13:24

Whooper Swan 3 on Noke Sides c11:11

Shelduck

(Per Fergus, KN)

*It appears that the Starlings aren't currently roosting on the reserve.

Port Meadow 16th December

Little Gull adult again 14:24

Siberian Chiffchaff 2 in Burgess Field 

(per Thomas Miller)

Letcombe Bassett: 16th December

Kingfisher at Letcombe Bassett’s cress beds this afternoon

 

Letcombe Regis: 16th December

Whatever perch is convenient works for this female kestrel

 

Cassington GPs: 16th December

Cassington GPs
2 Shelduck: 1m & 1f. SP460112. 14:26.
Marsh Harrier: f/ i'll. Hunting over lake. SP460112. 14:26.

Terry Godfrey

Dorchester: Days Lock scrape: 16th December

Dorchester: Days Lock scrape
5 Cattle Egret: Feeding in field with sheep at Bishops Court Farm and in the scrape at Days Lock. SU575941. 14:17.

Steve Nixon

Christ Church Meadow Oxford 16th December

Black Redstart 1w m still present around college buildings c12:23 (per Phil Barnett).

Blenheim: Blenheim Lake: 16th December

Blenheim: Blenheim Lake
2 Great White Egret
8 Grey Heron
Snipe
3 Little Grebe
8 Great Crested Grebe
Barnacle Goose: grazing with the greylags (that should be a song title).
3 Wigeon
64 Tufted Duck
75 Gadwall
2 Egyptian Goose

Bob Pomfret

Stratfield Brake 16th December

Great white Egret 

Waterstock: River Thame: 15th December

Waterstock: River Thame
Chiffchaff 09:30.
Nuthatch 09:30.
Coal Tit 09:30.
2 Goldcrest 09:30.
30 Meadow Pipit 09:30.
8 Lesser Redpoll 09:30.
75 Snipe 09:30.
615 Lapwing 09:30.
8 Common Gull 09:30.
3 Golden Plover 09:30.
40 Linnet 09:30.
17 Gadwall 09:30.
Black-tailed Godwit: Still with Lapwing. 09:30.
2 Raven 09:30.
340 Teal 09:30.
2 Little Egret 09:30.
410 Wigeon 09:30.
Mediterranean Gull: Adult with BHGs. 09:30.
3 Shoveler 09:30.
3 Jack Snipe 09:30.

Nick Marriner

Port Meadow: 15th December

Adult Mediterranean Gull in roost

5 Caspian Gulls (Adult - only present in morning, 2 x 2w, 2 x 1w)

Ringed Siberian Chiffchaff still by Burgess Field gate

Otmoor rspb 15th December

Whooper Swan 4 ranging between Ashgrave and Big Otmoor (S.C).

Dix Pit: 15th December

Ring-necked Duck 1f
Goosander 1
Pintail 148
Shoveler 542
GW Egret 2
Goldeneye 10+

Cholsey: 15th December

Cholsey
Raven: Seen and heard from the station platform. Flying quite low above the lane that leads to Amwell Brewery, eventually making it's way out toward the A417 Blewbury Rd. SU5886. 09:00.

Mike Amphlett

Christ Church Meadow Oxford 15th December

Black Redstart 1w m still present on building (per RBA).

Courtesy of Chris Knight 14/12

Courtesy of Chris Knight 14/12

Courtesy of Logan Walker

Chipping Norton: 14th December

Chipping Norton
650 Golden Plover: In and above field next to Severn Trent green treatment facility at A361/The Tews junction - Golden Plover filling the sky at times. 14:35.
244 Lapwing 14:35.
Sparrowhawk: ad fem. 14:35.
Kestrel 14:35.

Steve Akers

Pit 60 Standlake 14th December

Pintail 800+

Teal 1500

Wigeon 1600

(per Stuart Thomson)

Dix Pit: 14th December

Dix Pit
Great White Egret 15:10.
Marsh Harrier: fem. 15:10.
5 Goldeneye: Minimum count. 15:10.
2 Egyptian Goose 15:10.

Ian Elkins

Port Meadow 14th December

Little Gull adult again this morning but no sign at 12:11 (per Thomas Miller et al).

Little Gull this morning.
Courtesy of Steve Sansom 

Sonning Eye GPs: 14th December

Sonning Eye GPs
5 Little Egret: Fisherman told me he saw the Great White Egret on the usual lake with LWE yesterday. 14:45.

Ralph Watts

Farmoor Reservoir 14th December

Dark bellied Brent Goose 1 adult

Egyptian Goose 2

Mid- Cherwell Valley 14th December

Flood between Somerton & Aynho:

Pintail 83

Shoveler 111

Wigeon 790

Teal 23

Gadwall 45

Shelduck 3

(S.B)

Oxford, Christchurch college 14th Dec

Black Redstart 1w male still present on collage building 13:49 (et al).

Dix Pit Stanton Harcourt 14th December

Goosander 2

Goldeneye 

Pintail 

Marsh Harrier 

Redpoll 

Siskin 40+

(S.B et al)

Water Eaton: Water Eaton/Sparsey: 14th December

Water Eaton: Water Eaton/Sparsey
Brambling: Between cutteslow and sparsey bridge. Also 500+ linnet and 50 + chaffinch. 09:07.
Great White Egret: Between cutteslow and sparsey bridge on flooded field. 09:07.
Pintail: On flooded field near sparsey bridge with 5 shelduck, c 45 lapwing, 80 teal and 2 widgeon. 09:07.

Steve Jennings

Port Meadow: 13th December

 Adult Little Gull catching flies at the south end of the floods at lunchtime (until at least 13:46)

Sonning Eye GPs: 13th December

Sonning Eye GPs
Great White Egret: First lake on the left of the track. SU748757. 15:29.

Marek Walford

Long Wittenham: 13th December

Long Wittenham
Brambling: male. Male Brambling (winter plumage) in mixed flock of Chaffinches, Greenfinches and Yellowhammers 40+. SU536932. 10:05.

Steve Violette

Port Meadow 13th December

Little Gull adult still 13:14 (per Thomas Miller et al).

Oxford 13th December

Black Redstart still present at Christ Church Meadow on building c12:35 (J.H, Phil Barnett).

Peregrine over (PB)

Bicester Wetland Reserve December 13th

 2 Chiffchaff
40 Snipe
1 Green Sandpiper
178 Teal
14 Gadwall

C Oram  A Peters
Key Holder Reserve

Near Stanford in the Vale: 12th December

Near Stanford in the Vale
100 Lapwing: 100+ lapwings, flying quite high. SU344921. 09:00.

JB Woodford

Port Meadow 12th December

Caspian Gull 3 (2w +2 1w) in this evenings roost

Caspian X Herring Gull hybrid 

Yellow-legged Gull 4

Siberian Chiffchaff (pet RBA)

(per Thomas Miller, Adam Hartley)

Oxford Christ Church 12th December

Male Black Redstart

In vicinity of wheelie bins and garden

North kidlington: 12th December

North kidlington
Negative news Ring-necked Parakeet: Flew to fields to West of St Mary's church. SP495146. 13:04.

Terry Tossell

Oxford 12th December

Black Redstart 1w male still present 11:45 around buildings at Christchurch Meadow (per Gareth Casburn et al).

Willow Walk, Wantage: 12th December

Willow Walk, Wantage
Firecrest: In Alder by Brook just north of bridge over the Brook where there are two board walk sections on the path. SU400885. 09:40.

Brian Walker

Cassington: 10th December

Cassington
Marsh Tit: Originally heard calling and then located within a mixed tit flock. Out of typical habitat in a small area of plantation near Cassington STW. Second time one has been seen here in recent months. Perhaps a dispersal route between woodlands at Blenheim and Wytham? SP460120. 13:15.

Joe Bishop

Chipping Norton: 11th December

Chipping Norton
500 Golden Plover: Same location - estimate 500-650 - constantly calling and circling overhead. 11:50.
200 Lapwing 11:50.
Kestrel 11:50.
18 Linnet 11:50.

Steve Akers

Port Meadow: 11 December

Pink-footed Goose 1 flew NE over flood calling at 15:42

3 Caspian Gulls (two 2w and a 1w)

3w Caspian x Herring Gull hybrid

2 Yellow-legged Gulls (3w and 1w)

5 Dunlin

Letcombe Bassett: 11th December

Kingfisher patiently awaiting what will become catch #3 of the session.

 

Blenheim 11th December

Great white egret - 2

Red kite - 76 at least in the sky over the Combe gate area late afternoon, pre-roost. The most I've seen here at one time.

Red-crested pochard - drake seen yesterday by Dave Doherty, not seen today.

Oxford 11th December

Black Redstart 2 (1w male & f type) still present on buildings and near wheelie bins at Christchurch Meadow 11:45 (per Ben Sheldon et al).

Lye Valley, Oxford: 11th December

 

4 Whooper Swans flew NE at 9am. My second patch record. 

Oxford 10th December

Black Redstart 1w male still present on buildings at Christchurch Meadow 14:50 (per Phil Barnett et al).

Chipping Norton: 10th December

Chipping Norton
500 Golden Plover: In field between Severn Trent green waste facility and track to Showell Farm. Public footpath access. Good views through hedge which acts as screen. SP357295. 11:00.
186 Lapwing: With Golden Plover. SP357295. 11:00.
18 Linnet: SP357295. 11:00.
Kestrel: SP357295. 11:00.

Steve Akers

Bicester Wetland Reserve 10th December

41 Snipe
38 Moorhen
2 Sparrowhawk

A Peters
Key Holder Reserve

Sonning Eye GPs: 9th December

Sonning Eye GPs
4 Ring-necked Parakeet 14:40.
Raven: Over calling. 14:40.

Ralph Watts

Farmoor Reservoir 9th December

Dark bellied Brent Geese

Sonning Eye GPs: 9th December

Sonning Eye GPs
Great White Egret: Left side of Road as you walk up to boat club. 14:10.
3 Little Egret 14:10.
Kingfisher: Possibly at two different pits. . 14:10.

Ralph Watts

Farmoor Reservoir: Farmoor II: 9th December

Farmoor Reservoir: Farmoor II
6 Brent Goose: Still present at western end of causeway. 15:32.

Matthew Lloyd

Farmoor Reservoir 9th December

Brent Goose 6 still present on F2 off western end of the causeway 12:48

Goosander 2 over

No sign of the Purple Sandpiper

(per Paul Butler et al)

Oxford 9th December

Black Redstart 1w male still present c10:58 Christchurch Meadow near buildings (per Phil Barnett).

Ipsden: 8th December

Ipsden
2 Grey Partridge: Flew away from the side of the road. SU645852. 14:42.

Allen Luedtke

Farmoor Reservoir 8th December

Purple Sandpiper 1 first winter still present 15:05 along western bank of F2

This is the 22nd record for Farmoor and I believe the first to be recorded in December

Common Sandpiper 1

Great Black-backed Gull 2 adults