Port Meadow: 15th December

Port Meadow
Redshank
2 Pintail: male.
Yellow-legged Gull: ad.

Adam Hartley

Otmoor A.M. 15th December.

Light Buzzard, possible Juvenile.

C.1000 Lapwing (Big Otmoor)
25 Golden Plover (Big Otmoor)
5 Yellowhammer ( CP field)
2 Stonechat (Noke End).
1 Merlin (M. Otmoor Lane).

Ewelme: Cress beds: 14th December

Ewelme: Cress beds
Green Sandpiper 10:00.

Thomas Stevenson

LWV Pit 27: 14th December

LWV Pit 27
Smew: male.
10 Red-crested Pochard

LWV Pit 38
Green Sandpiper
Little Egret
Grey Wagtail

Victoria Wren

Numbered Map of Standlake Pits

Otmoor 14th Dec evening

Peregrine
10+ snipe

Estimated 40k starlings again and a good display this evening!

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Eds:The walk to the first screen takes twenty to thirty minutes from the car park and the paths can be muddy so wellingtons are recommended. When the Starlings do decide to 'dance' it can be anytime from 15:00 on wards. Weekends can be busy and the car park is small so, if possible a visit during the week might be preferable. 

Grimsbury Reservoir: 14th December

Grimsbury Reservoir
Willow Tit: By the river past the railway, in scrub around the Alders.

Banbury: Spital Farm Lake
3 Chiffchaff

Gareth Blockley

Dorchester 14th December

Long-tailed Duck (f) on the Allen Pit 14:25
The Allen Pit is on the opposite side of the Abingdon Road to the southern end of the Sailing Club lake.
Park infont of the two large rusty metal gates and walk across waste ground to view the pit to
the left  Here

Egyptian Goose 2 on Sailing Club Lake

 
Female Long-tailed Duck Please view at 720p

Saturday 13th December pm

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Short eared owls (c) Stephen Burch

Saturday morning - Harwell

Fieldfare

Redwing

(c) Stephen Burch

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Dix Pit: 13th December

Dix Pit
3 Pintail: 2m 1f. 12:30.

Anthony Cheke

The Ridgeway - Devil's Punch Bowl 13 December

Short-eared Owl

Three Short-eared Owls this evening.

Grey Wagtail

©Roger Wyatt

Otmoor 13th dec pm

Bearded Tit (per Steve Roby)
Peregrine 1
Sparrowhawk 1
Kingfisher 1
Raven 2
Snipe 17+ in front of first screen
est 40k starlings in roost. Most filtered straight down into reeds though.

Dorchester: Sailing Club Pit (Dorchester Lagoon): 13th December

Dorchester: Sailing Club Pit (Dorchester Lagoon)
Long-tailed Duck: f. viewed from public highway to S of club gate. SU573952. 09:23.
2 Egyptian Goose: SU573952. 09:23.

Peter Law

Otmoor.A.M. 12th December.

C. 2000 Golden Plover (west of the reserve)
C. 1000 Lapwing (Big Otmoor)
1 Stonechat
1 Kingfisher
1 Sparrowhawk
1 Cettis Warbler (calling) per C.W.
1 Peregrine (per C.W.)
1 Pintail (Ashgrave)
Lots of Wigeon feeding, (Big Otmoor).

Wheatley 11th December

Short-eared Owl S/E of Wheatley flew N/W over M40 junction 8 at 16:20.
(per RBA)

Otmoor: RSPB reserve: 11th December

Otmoor: RSPB reserve
2 Dunlin: On Big Otmoor.
Peregrine
5 Pintail: 3 male, 2 female on Big Otmoor.

RSPB Otmoor

Dorchester Sailing Club Pit. Afternoon. 11th. December.

Long Tailed Duck still present this afternoon,
viewed from the (locked) gates to the sailing club.

Farmoor. 10th. December.

Sparrow Hawks.

Grey Wagtail.

Also:        Redshank.
                Kingfisher.
                Meadow Pipits...  27.
  

Dorchester 10th December

Long-tailed Duck (fem) still 13:15 (BB)
Spent its time between sailing club house & buoy with number 7 on it viewed from Abingdon Road this morning (per Wreny)
2 Egyptian Geese

Photo courtesy of Paul Wren

North Stoke 9th December

Jay

(c) Roger Wyatt

Grimsbury Reservoir: 9th December

Grimsbury Reservoir
Goosander: drk.

Banbury: Spital Farm Lake
4 Chiffchaff: 4 at least. One paler bird with overall greyer plumage tones. It could be interesting but needs more time and better views and I didn't hear it call.

Gareth Blockley