Harwell Laboratory: Rutherford Laboratory: 20th July

Harwell Laboratory: Rutherford Laboratory
Redstart

Mark Merritt

Chinnor: Cement Works: 19th July

19th July

Chinnor: Cement Works
3 Oystercatcher: 2 adults and juvenile bird which is almost fully grown now. SU750996. 21:55.
4 Little Ringed Plover: A least 1 young bird, possibly more hidden on the island. Lake 4B. SU750996. 21:55.
Hobby: Hawking after House Martins. SU750996. 21:55.
Ringed Plover: Being harassed by adult Little Ringed Plovers. SU750996. 20:30.

Jez March

Balscote Quarry Reserve 19th July

Green Sandpiper 

Lapwing 14

(I.B).

Yellow-legged Gull Farmoor courtesy of Bryan Manston.

 

: 19th July

Neal's Shaw
2 Spotted Flycatcher: m&f. SU6883.

John Taylor

Bicester Wetland Reserve 19th July

 18 Little Egret     record count for reserve
 8 Heron
 6 Green Sandpiper
 20 Lapwing

Water levels getting very low

Key Holder Reserve

Alan Peters

Blenheim: 18th July

Blenheim
2 Cattle Egret: juv. On Queens Pool Island. 20:30.
16 Little Egret: Ad and Juv on Queens Pool island. 20:30.
3 Lapwing: Edge of Queens Pool near Grand Bridge. 20:30.
Oystercatcher: Edge of Queens Pool near Grand Bridge. 20:30.
2 Reed Warbler: Pair along riverbank. 20:30.
20 Mistle Thrush: High count. 20:30.

Glen Pascoe

 

Crane family Otmoor rspb courtesy of Mark Isaacs.

Otmoor rspb 18th July

Cattle Egret 11 (3 juv) at the 1st screen at dusk.

Garganey drk 

Ruddy Shelduck 

(per RBA)

Grimsbury Reservoir: 17th July

Grimsbury Reservoir
Little Ringed Plover: juv.

Gareth Blockley

Bicester Wetland Reserve 17th July

 13 Green Sandpiper  highest count this year
  7 Little Egret
  30 Lapwing
  2 Heron
 122 Black-h Gulls    

Key Holder reserve

Alan Peters                

Blenheim: Blenheim Lake: 17th July

Blenheim: Blenheim Lake
13 Little Egret
Cattle Egret
6 Grey Heron
2 Lapwing: on the exposed mud.
Yellow-legged Gull
4 Common Tern

Bob Pomfret

Otmoor rspb 17th July

Cattle Egret 8 inc 3+ juvs 1st screen this morning (per Andy Last).

Courtesy of Mark Isaacs

Churn 17th July

Dartford Warbler still present this morning 06:00 east of the concrete road though extremely elusive (per Lew).

Churn 16th July

 Dartford Warbler at the east end of the concrete road at 20.40.

Linky Down: 16th July

Linky Down
Redstart: Male. 10:30.

Jackie Newcombe

Otmoor rspb 16th July

Cattle Egret 3

Black-tailed Godwit 5 2nd screen

Ruddy Shelduck 1st screen 

(per Oz)

East Oxford, 15th July

1 Little egret flying low over Princes st heading North, 10:30am

T. Pizzari

Bicester Wetland Reserve 16th July

5 Green Sandpiper
5 Heron
7 Little Egret
17 Lapwing
1 Raven

Key Holder Reserve

Alan Peters

Bletchingdon 16th July

Bletchingdon
8 Grey Partridge: Covey of 2 adults and 6 young flew out from edge of field. SP506175. 07:45.

David Watkinson