Great white Egret 2 S/W of St Mary's Church by River Thames (per RBA).
Thursday, 12 March 2020
Cote 12th March
Whooper Swans 5 (all adults) still present in field adjacent to the minor road between Cote and Chimney (per RBA).
Wednesday, 11 March 2020
Chislehampton: 11th March
Chislehampton
Egyptian Goose: 1 on River Thame floodplain. SU596992. 10:30.
David Stracey
Egyptian Goose: 1 on River Thame floodplain. SU596992. 10:30.
David Stracey
Pit 60 Standlake 11th March
CATTLE EGRET found late afternoon by Tony Edwards and still present at dusk with Little Egrets.
Follow the Shifford Lane footpath past the turning for the North Shore hide, to view grass on left, between the back of the reedbed and the hedge.
Great White Egret 1+
Little Egret 15+
Egyptian Goose 2
Peregrine
Curlew
Water Rail
Chiffchaff
Cote 11th March
Whooper Swans still present in field adjacent to the minor road between Cote and Chimney
Farmoor Reservoir 11th March 2020
1030-1145hrs
Peregrine 1
Common Goldeneye 10
Aythya hybrid 1 female - prob Tufted Duck x Common Pochard
Dunlin 2 possibly two races as one smaller than the other
Chiffchaff 1 singing
Marsh Tit 1
Treecreeper 1
feral flocks of
Barnacle Geese 26
Snow Geese 95
Peregrine 1
Common Goldeneye 10
Aythya hybrid 1 female - prob Tufted Duck x Common Pochard
Dunlin 2 possibly two races as one smaller than the other
Chiffchaff 1 singing
Marsh Tit 1
Treecreeper 1
feral flocks of
Barnacle Geese 26
Snow Geese 95
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Dunlin courtesy of Dave Murphy.
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Tuesday, 10 March 2020
: 10th March
Cornwell
Green Sandpiper: Present again feeding at margins of flood in low lying field. SP283263. 17:45.
Cornwell
Barn Owl: Hunting over the marsh and along hedges - swooped down and settled close - huge size of head to rest of body very apparent at such close quarters. Wonderful. SP283263. 17:45.
Cornwell
3 Mute Swan: SP283263. 17:45.
Steve Akers
Green Sandpiper: Present again feeding at margins of flood in low lying field. SP283263. 17:45.
Cornwell
Barn Owl: Hunting over the marsh and along hedges - swooped down and settled close - huge size of head to rest of body very apparent at such close quarters. Wonderful. SP283263. 17:45.
Cornwell
3 Mute Swan: SP283263. 17:45.
Steve Akers
Bicester Wetland Reserve: 10th March
Bicester Wetland Reserve
4 Green Sandpiper 17:40.
John Friendship-Taylor
4 Green Sandpiper 17:40.
John Friendship-Taylor
Monday, 9 March 2020
Pit 60 Standlake 9th March
Garganey (drake) from the North Shore Hide 16:50.
Langley Lane hide now accessible with Wellingtons.
Otmoor WeBS March 9th
69 Black headed gulls
307 Canada Geese
112 Coot
1 Cormorant
10 Curlew
12 Dunlin
156 Gadwall
650 Golden Plover
1 Great Crested Grebe
18 Grey Heron
128 Greylag Geese
441 Lapwing
20 Lesser Black Backed
134 Mallard
5 Moorhen
8 Mute Swan
4 Oystercatcher
252 Pintail
18 Pochard
34 Redshank
8 Ruff
656 Shoveler
1047 Teal
85 Tufted Duck
3 Water Rail
2716 Wigeon
307 Canada Geese
112 Coot
1 Cormorant
10 Curlew
12 Dunlin
156 Gadwall
650 Golden Plover
1 Great Crested Grebe
18 Grey Heron
128 Greylag Geese
441 Lapwing
20 Lesser Black Backed
134 Mallard
5 Moorhen
8 Mute Swan
4 Oystercatcher
252 Pintail
18 Pochard
34 Redshank
8 Ruff
656 Shoveler
1047 Teal
85 Tufted Duck
3 Water Rail
2716 Wigeon
Otmoor: RSPB reserve: 8th March
Otmoor: RSPB reserve
Hen Harrier: Ringtail. 12:30.
3 Marsh Harrier 12:30.
Peregrine 12:30.
Little Grebe 12:30.
2 Chiffchaff: 2 in full song. 12:30.
4 Redshank 12:30.
Oystercatcher 12:30.
Snipe 12:30.
Pochard 12:30.
Isaac West
Hen Harrier: Ringtail. 12:30.
3 Marsh Harrier 12:30.
Peregrine 12:30.
Little Grebe 12:30.
2 Chiffchaff: 2 in full song. 12:30.
4 Redshank 12:30.
Oystercatcher 12:30.
Snipe 12:30.
Pochard 12:30.
Isaac West
Woodstock: Disused railway: 9th March
Woodstock: Disused railway
2 Chiffchaff: singing.
Blackcap: singing.
10 Redwing
4 Fieldfare
Bob Pomfret
2 Chiffchaff: singing.
Blackcap: singing.
10 Redwing
4 Fieldfare
Bob Pomfret
Sunday, 8 March 2020
: 8th March
Cornwell
Green Sandpiper: Feeding and bathing in margins of flooded low lying field. Very active. SP283263. 17:00.
Cornwell
3 Mute Swan: SP283263. 17:00.
Cornwell
2 Long-tailed Tit: SP283263. 17:00.
Steve Akers
Green Sandpiper: Feeding and bathing in margins of flooded low lying field. Very active. SP283263. 17:00.
Cornwell
3 Mute Swan: SP283263. 17:00.
Cornwell
2 Long-tailed Tit: SP283263. 17:00.
Steve Akers
Farmoor Reservoir: Farmoor I: 8th March
Farmoor Reservoir: Farmoor I
Barn Owl: In full view, bright sunshine confidently searching area between Farmoor 1 and river. 15:30.
Merlin: male. Seen twice. First mobbed by three seagulls forced to land on waterside. Then later gliding over water this time ignored by other birds. 16:30.
Tim Fenton
Barn Owl: In full view, bright sunshine confidently searching area between Farmoor 1 and river. 15:30.
Merlin: male. Seen twice. First mobbed by three seagulls forced to land on waterside. Then later gliding over water this time ignored by other birds. 16:30.
Tim Fenton
Rushy Common: 8th March
Rushy Common
3 Barn Owl: A lone male appeared hunting around the reeds at North end near the car park screen at 5pm, while a pair were sitting in the owl box on the far shore. 21:27.
Jon Hicks
3 Barn Owl: A lone male appeared hunting around the reeds at North end near the car park screen at 5pm, while a pair were sitting in the owl box on the far shore. 21:27.
Jon Hicks
Waterstock 8th March
Courtesy of Luke Marriner.
Kittiwake on the flood
Pintail 8
Curlew 6
Golden Plover 40
Peregrine
Barn Owl
(per Luke Marriner)
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Courtesy of Luke Marriner.
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