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Monday, 20 April 2020

Appleford: Appleford GP: 20th April

Appleford: Appleford GP
8 Little Ringed Plover: Spread around the fishing pool and flooded area. Nice territorial displays between pairs. SU516943. 08:32.
Cuckoo: Heard over side of the Thames . SU516943. 08:32.
2 Oystercatcher: Noisy pair. SU516943. 08:32.
Wheatear m
No sign of the Redstart

Conor MacKenzie

River Thames: nr Kennington: 20th April

River Thames: nr Kennington
Cuckoo 06:15.

D Moden

Sunday, 19 April 2020

Port Meadow April 19th (am)

Ring Ouzel still in Burgess Field late afternoon

Whimbrel, heard-only fly-over early evening
Redstart - 1 Male in Burgess Field
Garden Warbler - 2
Wheatear - 2
Little Ringed Plover - 1
Yellow Wagtail - 5
White Wagtail - 4
Oystercatcher - 2
Shelduck - 4

Dave Lowe, Ollie Padget, Gnome



Farmoor Reservoir: 19th April

Farmoor Reservoir
Marsh Harrier: female over pinkhill res.
Swift 4

Paul Butler

Sarsgrove: 19th April

Sarsgrove
2 Wheatear: pair. 11:00.
4 Swallow 11:00.
4 Willow Warbler 11:00.
3 Chiffchaff 11:00.
3 Blackcap: At least three singing males. 11:00.
2 Nuthatch 11:00.
Green Woodpecker: H/O. 11:00.
Great Spotted Woodpecker 11:00.
Kestrel: fem. 11:00.

Steve Akers

Great Rollright: 18th April

Great Rollright
17 Swallow: Very noisy group of Swallows hunting low over the fields near Hill Barn Farm. SP317320. 11:15.
7 Skylark: SP317320. 11:15.

Steve Akers

Linky Down: 19th April

Linky Down
Raven 17:50.

Luke Marriner

Appleford GPs 19th April

Redstart in hedge behind fishing pit midafternoon.
Yellow Wagtail c8
White Wagtail 

Banbury: 19th April

Banbury
4 Whimbrel: Nocmig record. 4+ bird/groups - 6 calls @ 00:41, 1 call @ 00:55, 1 call @ 01:15, 5 calls @ 01:18.

Gareth Blockley

Leafield 19th April

Common Whitethroat 1m
Yellowhammer 1m
Raven 2

: 19th April

Thame
Raven: Over garden. SP717055. 12:20.

Luke Marriner

Upper Cherwell Valley: 19th April

Upper Cherwell Valley
Whinchat: m.

Gareth Blockley

Waterstock: River Thame: 19th April

Waterstock: River Thame
Whinchat: male. Stunning. 10:14.
3 Yellow Wagtail 10:14.
2 Raven 10:14.

Luke Marriner

Lye Valley area, Headington, Oxford: 19th April

2 Oystercatchers over Southfield Golf Course, plus 10 Swallows north; Whitethroat and Sedge Warbler Warneford Meadow https://ebird.org/checklist/S67445452

Kennington Meadows 19th April

Cuckoo
Wheatear 

Wantage: 19th April

Wantage
Reed Warbler: On Letcombe Brook at Willow Walk. 08:00.

Brian Walker

Otmoor 19th April

Whimbrel (per Barry Batchelor)

Saturday, 18 April 2020

Port Meadow: 18th April

18th April

Port Meadow
Swift: Flew SW. 18:13.
26 Yellow Wagtail 17:30.
3 White Wagtail 17:30.
3 Ringed Plover 17:30.
5 Common Tern 17:30.
3 Little Egret 17:30.
2 Oystercatcher 17:30.

Isaac West

: 18th April

Thame
Oystercatcher: Seen by nick marriner over the Pheonix trail. SP727049. 10:20.

Luke Marriner

Standlake: West Oxon Sailing Club Lake: 18th April

Standlake: West Oxon Sailing Club Lake
5 Common Tern viewable from pit 12 in standlake as sailing pit closed off. 08:16.

Mick Cunningham