Blog Header Text
For questions you can contact Adam at: adamchartley "at" gmail "dot" com or Jason at: jasoncppk "at" yahoo "dot" co "dot" uk
Saturday, 19 April 2025
Ardley: Ardley Field Quarry: 19th April
2 Shelduck 16:31.
Ringed Plover 16:31.
John Gough
Friday, 18 April 2025
Chipping Norton: 18th April
Peregrine: Perched on tree branch on the wetland at Swailsford Bridge when I arrived - then flew off up the Swail Valley; also four Roe Deer Does out playing and grazing. 19:14.
Steve Akers
Farmoor Reservoir 18th April
The Sprins , Witney: 17th April
The Sprins , Witney
2 Raven: Tumbling about probable breeding display. Some conflict with crows. SP363094. 02:25.
North Cross Valley Way
Peregrine: male. Flew in from West and perched on pylon to East. SP367084. 15:15.
Yellow Wagtail: Could've been more. On banks of 'floods' to west nr. road to tar lakes. SP367084. 15:15.
John Pimm
Thursday, 17 April 2025
Farmoor Reservoir: Causeway: 17th April
2 Sanderling: Still present on F2 side. 19:45.
Matthew Lloyd
Peep-o-Day Lane/ Drayton 17th April
RSPB Otmoor Thursday 17 April
Farmoor Reservoir 17th April
Farmoor: 17th April
Baulking: 12th April
Cuckoo: Belated report of a singing male last Saturday. 12:35.
Jed Cleeter
Northern cross valley way: 17th April
2 Ringed Plover: SP363078. 08:30.
3 Little Ringed Plover: SP363078. 08:30.
3 Oystercatcher: SP363078. 08:30.
2 Dunlin: SP363078. 08:30.
Green Sandpiper: SP363078. 08:30.
Yellow Wagtail: SP363078. 08:30.
Cuckoo: SP363078. 08:30.
Great White Egret: SP363078. 08:30.
2 Egyptian Goose: SP363078. 08:30.
Simon Myers
Garford: 16th April
2 Swallow: Back in their normal place at the farm. 11:00.
Richard Parsons
Chipping Norton: 17th April
Green Sandpiper: On the wetland at Swailsford Bridge Cornwell then flew to the faster flowing section. SP284265. 09:15.
Mandarin Duck: Drake flying over with Mallard. SP284265. 09:15.
2 Sedge Warbler: SP284265. 09:15.
Grey Wagtail: ad male. SP284265. 09:15.
Grey Heron: SP284265. 09:15.
Green Woodpecker: SP284265. 09:15.
Kestrel: ad male. SP284265. 09:15.
2 Blackcap: SP284265. 09:15.
3 Chiffchaff: SP284265. 09:15.
Steve Akers
Grimsbury Reservoir 17th April
Letcombe Bassett: 17th April
4 Yellow Wagtail: Near track on Holborn hill. 08:01.
Jed Cleeter
Wednesday, 16 April 2025
Farmoor Reservoir: 16th April
Turnstone: Resting along the causeway F1 side. 19:05.
Grasshopper Warbler: Reeling along edge of River Thames near Pinkhill. 19:05.
46 Sand Martin: Feeding over F1. 19:05.
Glen Pascoe
Lark Hill 16th April
Sonning Eye GPs: 16th April
Raven 14:30.
12 Egyptian Goose: m/f. With 10 well grown goslings. 14:30.
Ring-necked Parakeet: Over the. 14:30.
Ralph Watts
Chipping Norton: 16th April
2 Green Sandpiper: On the wetland at Swailsford Bridge Cornwell. SP284265. 09:30.
8 Swallow: SP284265. 09:30.
3 Pied Wagtail: SP284265. 09:30.
Steve Akers
Tuesday, 15 April 2025
Chinnor: Cement Works: 15th April
2 Little Ringed Plover: By the west screen Lake 2b. 10:00.
David Stracey
Otmoor: RSPB reserve: 15th April
5 Ringed Plover: Big Otmoor. 18:56.
2 Little Ringed Plover: Big Otmoor. 18:56.
3 Dunlin: Big Otmoor. 18:56.
Isaac West
Farmoor Reservoir 15th April
Caspian Gull 1 second calendar year
Stanton St. John: 15th April
Cuckoo: One calling on Woodperry estate. SP578102. 17:29.
David Brown
Drayton 1066: 15th April
Black-tailed Godwit: One on pit N of Drayton-Sutton Courtenay road. Also: Great White Egret 1 Shoveller 9+ Teal 2 Gadwall 11+ Sedge Warbler 2 singing. SU489942. 16:45.
Phil Chapman
Larkhill 15th April
Chipping Norton: 15th April
Peregrine: Perched on tree which lies on the wetland at Swailsford Bridge Cornwell - it preened and cleaned for over an hour after bathing. SP284265. 09:45.
Green Sandpiper: SP284265. 09:45.
Yellow Wagtail: SP284265. 09:45.
Sedge Warbler: FOY. SP284265. 09:45.
Little Egret: SP284265. 09:45.
Steve Akers
Abingdon: 15th April
Willow Warbler: One singing on S bank of Thames opposite Abbey Meadows. SU504970. 13:00.
Phil Chapman
Wantage: 13th April
Yellow Wagtail: One flew N over the market square late morning. SU398879. 18:07.
Phil Chapman
Port Meadow: 15th April
A round-up of recent sightings on Port Meadow:
Today
Common Tern on the flood
Garden Warbler in Burgess Field
Yesterday
Reed Warbler singing in the Trap Grounds
2 Shelduck
Sunday
3 Yellow Wagtail
2 Shelduck
Little Ringed Plover
Lesser Whitethroat in Burgess Field
Thomas Miller, Adam Hartley
Farmoor April 15th 06:00-08:45
Common Tern - 1 F2 remained after the Arctic flew off
Monday, 14 April 2025
Chimney: Chimney Meadows: 14th April
22 Cattle Egret: SP364008. 13:05.
Sam Prior
Venn Mill: 14th April
4 Little Ringed Plover
2 Shelduck
Hatford: Sandpit
4 Shelduck: 2 pairs - not very happy with each other.
Mark Merritt
Farmoor Reservoir 14th April
Abingdon: River Thames: 14th April
Sedge Warbler: One singing in scrub on S bank of Thames near the lock - first I've recorded on the patch so probably passing through. SU505970. 12:40.
Phil Chapman
Blenheim: Blenheim Lake: 14th April
5 Goosander: 3 males, 2 females in Combe Creek.
Great White Egret
8 Cattle Egret: On the island in theusual place. I don't think they have started nesting yet.
9 Grey Heron: 7 or 8 nests I think. Down on recent years.
Oystercatcher: on the island.
4 Shoveler
Bob Pomfret
Crog Hill: 14th April
Wheatear
Yellow Wagtail
Woolstone Down
Wheatear
Raven
Devil's Punchbowl
6 Wheatear
Mark Merritt
Chipping Norton: 14th April
4 Green Sandpiper: On the Swailsford Bridge wetland nr Cornwell - highest count this year. SP284265. 07:30.
2 Mandarin Duck: pair. Over. SP284265. 07:30.
4 Pied Wagtail: SP284265. 07:30.
Willow Warbler: FOY. SP284265. 07:30.
Swallow: SP284265. 07:30.
8 Teal: SP283268. 08:15.
2 Sand Martin: Over. SP283268. 08:15.
Water Rail: Unusual sighting - seen flying from Salford Brook over to the cover of the marsh. SP283268. 08:15.
14 Reed Bunting: SP283268. 08:15.
2 Grey Heron: SP283268. 08:15.
Great Spotted Woodpecker: SP283268. 08:15.
2 Blackcap: SP283268. 08:15.
2 Kestrel: pair. SP283268. 08:15.
2 Mistle Thrush: SP283268. 08:15.
Steve Akers
Sunday, 13 April 2025
Chipping Norton: 13th April
2 Stonechat: pair. Striking male with female perched on the marsh grass at the small lake nr Cornwell. SP283268. 16:00.
2 Kestrel: pair. SP283268. 16:00.
Steve Akers
Chipping Norton: 13th April
Green Sandpiper: On fast flowing section of the brook nr Swailsford Bridge. SP284265. 12:26.
30 Swallow: A nice fall of Hirundines over the wetland -some perched resting and preening. SP284265. 12:26.
9 Sand Martin: Possibly more. SP284265. 12:26.
2 Blackcap: Two singing males. SP284265. 12:26.
Steve Akers
Wantage: 13th April
Yellow Wagtail: One flew N over the market square late morning. SU398879. 18:07.
Phil Chapman
Oxford: Christchurch Meadow: 13th April
Mandarin Duck: On Thames. 17:31.
D Moden
Ardley Quarry 13th April
Great White Egret - 1 very briefly on the quarry lake this morning. Only my second record here.
Little Ringed Plover - 8
Yellow wagtail - up to 4 present at the moment.
Waterstock: River Thame: 13th April
11 Linnet 07:30.
Little Egret 07:30.
Raven 07:30.
Reed Bunting 07:30.
4 Sedge Warbler 07:30.
5 Swallow 07:30.
Whitethroat 07:30.
5 Willow Warbler 07:30.
Yellow Wagtail 07:30.
Nick Marriner
Waterstock: River Thame: 13th April
9 Blackcap 07:30.
13 Chiffchaff 07:30.
Coal Tit 07:30.
2 Common Gull 07:30.
3 Egyptian Goose 07:30.
Goosander: Pr. 07:30.
2 Grey Partridge 07:30.
2 Kingfisher 07:30.
28 Lapwing 07:30.
Nick Marriner
Lark Hill, Wantage - 13 April 2025
Farmoor Reservoir: 13th April
Day's Lock Area : Sunday 13th a.m.
Cattle Egret, 4 still around Bishop's Court Farm.
Crossbill, 3 over Whittenham Wood.
Sunday 13th April, Pinkhill NR
08-11:00
Grasshopper Warbler 2 (mooring triangle)
Sedge Warbler 10+
Common Whitethroat 5+
Cuckoo 2 (Thames by Pinkhill meadow)
Reed Warbler (Thames by sluice)
Good numbers of other Warblers; Blackcap, Chiffchaff, Willow & Cetti's Warblers
Swallow 3
Sand Martin 2
Devil's Punchbowl: 13th April
2 Wheatear: male. Also 4 female yesterday, various parts of the bowl. 10:00.
Simon Myers
Farmoor Reservoir 13th April
Venn Mill: 13th April
2 Little Ringed Plover 11:00.
Green Sandpiper 11:00.
Yellow Wagtail 11:00.
Anthony Roberts
Otmoor rspb 13th April
New Marston: New Marston Meadows: 13th April
Great White Egret: Marston Hamms. Heading east. 09:15.
Steve Jennings
Saturday, 12 April 2025
Farmoor Reservoir: 12th April
Farmoor Reservoir
Common Sandpiper: Around F2. 13:30.
Common Tern: Over F2 and then F1. 13:30.
2 Yellow Wagtail: 1 on causeway and 1 went North calling. 13:30.
Cuckoo: male. Singing half a mile North along Thames. 14:25.
Sedge Warbler: Singing Male. 14:25.
Whitethroat: Singing Male. 14:25.
Reed Warbler: Singing Male. 14:25.
4 Willow Warbler: Singing Males. 14:25.
4 Swallow: Flew North. 14:25.
2 Sand Martin: Flew North. 14:25.
Jed Cleeter
Radcot Lock: 12th April
Radcot Lock
4 Wheatear: Feeding in former flooded field next to Old Man's Bridge. 19:01.
Clanfield
Peregrine 17:01.
Andrew Mann
Venn Mill, 12 April 2025
Otmoor: 12th April
Reed Warbler 4 10:16.
John Edwards
Standlake, pit 60: 12th April
Sedge Warbler, in good numbers singing
Wheatear 2, Thames Fields
Bicester Wetland Reserve 12th April
1 Common Sandpiper
2 Green Sandpiper
2 LRP
3 Snipe
12 Gadwall
Sedge Warblers singing well
A Peters
Key Holder Reserve
Farmoor Reservoir 12th April
Letcombe Regis: Blandys Farm: 12th April
Redstart: m.
4 Yellow Wagtail
45 Fieldfare
6 Grey Partridge
Mark Merritt
Bablockhythe: 11th April
6 Swallow: Back on territory at the Ferryman Inn. 07:17.
Jed Cleeter
Friday, 11 April 2025
Chipping Norton: 11th April
Kingfisher: Swailsford Bridge wetland nr Cornwell. 10:35.
Grey Wagtail: ad male. 10:35.
Kestrel: ad fem. 10:35.
Chiffchaff 10:35.
2 Stonechat: ad pair. On the marsh grass next to small lake nr Cornwell. SP283268. 10:35.
12 Teal: SP283268. 10:35.
Green Woodpecker: SP283268. 10:35.
Steve Akers
Ardley Quarry 11th April
Whimbrel - present early morning on quarry before flying off a couple of minutes after my arrival.
Little Ringed Plover - 4
Yellow wagtail - 1
Northern Cross Valley Way
Great White Egret 1