Otmoor 8th December

 Fieldfare

 Fieldfare

1 Brimstone seen in car park.

Standlake, 8th Dec

Smew, 1m pit 27 (3Ts)
Little Egret 4
Peregrine 1
Goosander 2, pit 60
Goldeneye 3
Water Rail heard

Grimsbury Reservoir: 8th December

Merlin - over (per Clive Payne)

Otmoor 8th December

Whooper Swan 3 (2juv) still in field N/W of the 2nd screen 1pm. Hen Harrier r/t Peregrine Sent from Yahoo Mail on Android

Otmoor 7th December

4Whooper swans still. Best seen when they come in to drink and bathe at the 2nd screen
Bittern
Peregrine
Hen Harrier
50+ Golden Plover
500+ Lapwings

Port Meadow: 6th December - Caspian Gull

Caspian Gull: 1w.
2 Redshank: per Mary Gregory.
6 Dunlin

Adam Hartley

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Otmoor.A.M. 5th December.

4 Whooper Swans ( still in same field N/W of 2nd screen)
1 Peregrine.

Marsh Tit Otmoor courtesey of David Hastings

Farmoor 5th December

No sign of the Velvet Scoter this morning by 08:35. Sent from Yahoo Mail on Android

Farmoor 4th December

VELVET SCOTER F2 - Still present towards dusk (per Liam Langley)


Originally found by Berkshire visitor Ray Reedman between 10:30 & 11:00 am & independently found by Dave Daniels at around noon. Sanderling on F1 Red-necked Grebe F2 (per RBA)

It's been 16 years since the last one! (c) Gnome

Some bad video of a good bird.

"There was one at Merton Borrow Pit in '97, unfortunately I can't find the precise date"

(Tony Clark)  

Farmoor. 4th December

The Velvet Scoter - distant and in poor light. The first in the county since 6th November 1994 (thanks Dai).

 

                                                      3 at Farmoor in November 1985.

Otmoor 4th December

Whooper Swan 4 (2 juv) N/W of 2nd screen until c10:30 then flew east and appeared to land on the Oddington flood field. (per Paul Greenaway) Sent from Yahoo Mail on Android

Islip: 4th December

Islip
Raven

Michael Hunt

Otmoor. PM. 3rd December.

Whooper Swan.

All images: late afternoon, 2nd screen

Port Meadow: 3rd December

Port Meadow
Redshank
5 Dunlin
Mediterranean Gull: Pointed out to me by Adam.

Mark Ribbons

Farmoor Reservoir 3rd December

Red-necked Grebe S/W corner of F2 09:20
Sanderling southern end of F2
Redshank 4
Common Sandpiper
Dunlin
Rock Pipit
Stonechat 2

(per Dai & Mark Ribbons)


Sanderling photo courtesey of Dai

The Insomniac Birder

Grimsbury Reservoir: 3rd December

Grimsbury Reservoir
Green Sandpiper: On River Cherwell just north of reservoir.
7 Common Gull
170 Pied Wagtail: c.170 flew over south at dusk in several groups, probably going to a roost somewhere in town.

Gareth Blockley

Otmoor 3rd December

Whooper Swan 4 (2juv) Still present at 15:00  in front of second screen (Tezzer) Prior to this the swans were again in the field N/W of the 2nd screen. Both photos courtesey of Peter Coombes

Otmoor. PM. 2nd December.

Whooper Swans.  Field N.W. of reserve.

Stonechat. From Wetland Hide.

Whooper Swans.  From (location of) first screen.

Starling roost.     Apprx 30,000.
Hen Harrier.
Sparrow Hawk.
Whooper Swans.   (2 adults, 2 Juv.)  Flew in from fields after dusk.

Morleys.  (Car Park)
Woodcock.   2.   Flying.

Second Screen.
Perigrine.

(per. R.L  C.B.  T.S.)

Marsh Harrier
Barn Owl
Pintail dk
Golden Plover 301

(per Peter Coombes et al)

Port Meadow: 2nd December

Port Meadow
Caspian Gull: ad.
Yellow-legged Gull: ad.
6 Dunlin

Adam Hartley

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