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Wednesday, 8 February 2017

Bicester Wetland Reserve 8th February

1 Water Rail
97 Teal
8 Gadwall
5 Tufted Duck
8 Shoveler
1 Little Grebe
4 Heron
44 Canada Geese

Alan Peters

Key Holder Reserve

Otmoor.A.M. 8th February.

2 Marsh Harrier
1 Little Egret
6+ Bullfinch
1 Marsh Tit
No sign of the S.E.Owl.

Farmoor Snipe

Courtesy of John


Tuesday, 7 February 2017

Chipping Norton: 7th February

Chipping Norton
Peregrine: fem. location witheld. 10:00.

Steve Akers

Port Meadow: 7th February

Port Meadow
5 Pintail: 3m, 2f. 17:00.
12 Goosander: 4m, 8f. 17:00.
4 Shelduck 17:00.

Steve Goddard

Abingdon 7th February

Unconfirmed report of a possible Dipper seen recently at the Abingdon weir.

Otmoor RSPB 7th February

Great White Egret flew over Big Otmoor then high to S/E c15:35 (per Terry Tossell).

Kingston Bagpuize: 7th February

Kingston Bagpuize
Blackcap: fem. Finally, 1st this winter in garden. Feeding on the tiny Purple berries of Callicarpa "Profusion".

Jed Cleeter

Shenington: 7th February

Shenington
2 Stonechat: By airfield. Also 9 golden plover in fields. 16:00.

Steve Holliday
Oxon Goldcrest courtesy of Derek Latham

Witney Lake, 7th February

Kingfisher
Pochard  3f 5m

Dix Pit
Goldeneye 2f 1m

Clackers

Iffley Fields: 7th February

Siskin 2 

Stonechat male Otmoor RSPB courtesy of Andy Last

Monday, 6 February 2017

Henley Road GPs: 6th February

6th February

Henley Road GPs
Goosander: fem. 10:55.
3 Red-crested Pochard: 2m 1f. 10:45.

John Mcgowan

Woodeaton: 6th February

Woodeaton
500 Lapwing: a large mixed flock with Golden Plovers at Sescut Farm.
400 Golden Plover: A large mixed flock with Lapwings at Sescut Farm.

Bob Pomfret

Otmoor.A.M. 6th February.

2 Marsh Harrier
1+ Bittern
1 S.E.Owl
1 Curlew (over)
20+ Pintail.

Blackbird Leys: 6th February

Blackbird Leys
Blackcap: male. East end of Spindlebury Nature Park near Windale First School. SP552025. 09:45.

Littlemore
Probable 2 Chiffchaff: In Science Park flitting around in the bushes. Calling huit; dull and short supercilium; dark legs. SP552025. 09:45.

Sue Rowe

Standlake Common : am 6th February

Pit 60
>24 Pintail
2 Goldeneye
Pit 38
Great White Egret
Pit 27
Goosander

Headington Waxwings: 5th February



More pictures here, but no sign of any birds present this morning, Monday 6th February. 

Sunday, 5 February 2017

Port Meadow: 5th February

Port Meadow
100 Barnacle Goose 17:30.
23 Goosander 17:30.
2 Pintail 17:30.
4 Shelduck 17:30.
2 Redshank 17:30.

Tom Wickens