Banbury 10th October

Peregrine 2 over Elisabeth Rise c15:16 (K.H)

Marston: A40: 10th October

Marston: A40
Peregrine: Carrying pigeon prey, pursued by crow and buzzard, crossed river 30ft in front of me. Last night also Barn Owl, Tawny owl. 10:48.
2 Siskin 10:48.

Simon Myers

Standlake Pit 60: 10th October

Standlake Pit 60
Marsh Harrier: 3cy male. 8 30 am briefly on N shore then left. 10:10.
Pintail: 6. 10:10.
Redwing: 3 calls heard overhead - possibly only 1 bird. First of autumn. Gang of 5 new in blackbirds Langley Lane. otherwise - quiet. 10:10.

Mick Cunningham

Otmoor rspb

Hobby Otmoor rspb Reserve
both photos courtesy of Alan McCluskie.

 

Standlake Pit 60 10th October

No sign of the juvenile Spoonbill 08:56 

(per Mick Cunningham). 

Standlake Pit 60: 9th October

Standlake Pit 60
2 Rock Pipit: Feeding on island for a while. Another found pit 60 tick following little stints last week and spoonbill today. Obvious arrival of Alba wagtails. 9. 14:10.
Pintail: 6. webs Count. 14:10.
Great White Egret 14:10.
Barnacle Goose 14:10.
2 Marsh Harrier: ad male and 3cy male. 14:10.
Hobby 14:10.

Mick Cunningham

Spoonbill courtesy of Mic Cunningham.

Waterstock: River Thame: 9th October

Waterstock: River Thame
Little Egret 08:30.
2 Redwing 08:30.
9 Little Grebe 08:30.
4 Reed Bunting 08:30.
Teal 08:30.
7 Chiffchaff 08:30.
45 Meadow Pipit 08:30.
3 Stonechat 08:30.
28 Skylark 08:30.
16 Linnet 08:30.
Grey Wagtail 08:30.
Nuthatch 08:30.
Sparrowhawk 08:30.
2 Kingfisher 08:30.
4 Snipe 08:30.
Hobby 08:30.
6 Mistle Thrush 08:30.
Treecreeper 08:30.
3 Goldcrest 08:30.

Nick Marriner

Standlake Pit 60: 9th October

Standlake Pit 60
2 Green Sandpiper: late pm/early evening. Lots of shooting in nearby fields. 21:37.

Mick Cunningham

Tar Lakes: 9th October

Tar Lakes, Rushy Common
59 Red-crested Pochard 17:45.

Richard Catling

Lapwing Otmoor rspb courtesy of Anna Marlow.

 

Otmoor rspb 9th October

Short-eared Owl 2 (per RBA)

Appleford: Appleford GP: 9th October

Appleford: Appleford GP
4 Green Sandpiper: SU525942. 17:00.

Steve Violette

Cutteslowe: 9th October

Cutteslowe
Cetti's Warbler: Surprising - one in corner of main field; working along hedgerow calling. 07:45.
Merlin: Flew over rapidly, heading S. 07:45.
Sparrowhawk 07:45.

Simon Myers

Blewbury 9th October

Marsh Harrier (juv)
5 Stonechat


Sent from my iPhone

Stratfield Brake: 9th October

Stratfield Brake
Great White Egret 14:00.

Glen Pascoe

9th October, Abingdon

YELLOW-BROWED WARBLER again, calling by black bench about 50m from yesterday’s location in Ock Valley Walk. Heard by Tom Wickens and Martin Green 12.30 

Location is here

Newbridge 9th October

4 Cattle Egrets 100 metres west of Maybush pub at Newbridge (D.D).

Otmoor rspb October

 

Rob Cadds brilliant slow-mo video of a Barn Owl in flight on the Otmoor rspb reserve.

Standlake Pit 60: 9th October

Standlake Pit 60
Spoonbill: imm. 12:18.

Mick Cunningham

Stanton St John: 9th October

 Male Stonechat on hedgerow south of the village