Sarsgrove: 3rd October

Sarsgrove
2 Whinchat 11:15.
50 Meadow Pipit 11:15.
25 Skylark 11:15.
6 Yellowhammer: 2m, 4f. 11:15.
97 Swallow: Viz-mig 11.15-12.15. 11:15.
3 House Martin: Viz-mig 11.15-12.15. 11:15.

Steve Akers

Blenheim 3rd October

Great white egret - 3 together near the Bladon Bridge in amongst hundreds of mallards. Two of them showed some interesting posturing for a minute or so with their necks stretched skyward. One bird seemingly then achieving dominance and chasing the other off.

Farmoor Reservoir 3rd October

Few things moving south through Farmoor this morning.

1 GWEgret

1 Cattle Egret

5 Sand Martin

1 Swallow

1 Wheatear

11 Siskin 

Also 94 Snow Geese including 14 juvs still. Also 8 hybrid WFGeese flew in with various amounts of additional white - some looked the real deal but I think they are all feral birds perhaps from Port Meadow.

(D.L)

Wallingford: Wallingford Bypass: 2nd October

Wallingford: Wallingford Bypass
Stonechat: m. Hovering and then settling on thistles by level crossing along the Bunk line footpath.

John Taylor

Sarsgrove: 2nd October

Sarsgrove
Wheatear: juv. Lone Wheatear perched on equestrian jump in centre of first field. 16:00.
Raven: Over Sarsgrove Wood. 16:00.
50 Meadow Pipit 16:00.
10 Skylark 16:00.
6 Yellowhammer 16:00.
2 Chiffchaff: In large party of blue and long tailed tits. 16:00.
Kestrel 16:00.

Steve Akers

Blenheim: 2nd October

Blenheim
Cattle Egret: Juvenile on Queen Pool island. Presumably homesick. 11:00.

Gareth Casburn

Sonning Eye GPs: 2nd October

Sonning Eye GPs
Yellow-legged Gull: ad. 12:43.

Marek Walford

Headington 2nd October

 Two House Martin chicks, still in the nest in Bury Knowle Park Oxford this morning.

Chilton: Chilton Downs: 1st October

2 Peregrine: Perched on electricity pylon in Harwell Campus. 08:00.
3 Swallow 08:00. Red-legged Partridge: Minimum. 08:00.
10 Grey Partridge: Minimum. 08:00.
2 Raven 08:00.

J Blunt

Shifford: 1st October

Shifford
Hobby: Cracking juv. 15:17.

Mick Cunningham

Common Buzzard Otmoor rspb courtesy of Malcolm Bowey.

 

Ipsden: 1st October

Ipsden
2 Stonechat 15:04.
2 Raven 15:04.

John Taylor

Sarsgrove: 1st October

Sarsgrove
3 Whinchat 12:15.

Steve Akers

Chimney: Chimney Meadows: 1st October

Chimney: Chimney Meadows
2 Marsh Harrier
2 Water Rail
2 Raven
Kingfisher
Cetti's Warbler
3 Lesser Redpoll

Buckland
14 Grey Partridge

Mark Merritt

Standlake, pit 60: 1st October

White Stork, 1 drifted slowly west along valley towards Chimney NR 11.00 - 11.15, seen earlier by Glen Pascoe at Kingston Bagpuize

Also Marsh Harrier 2, Hobby 1, Siskin 2

Freeland: Broad Marsh Wood: 1st October

Freeland: Broad Marsh Wood
Merlin: m. Hunting S of the woods where Tanner's Clump backs onto Cuckoo Lane. 09:10.

Glen Pascoe

South Leigh: 30th September

South Leigh
2 Raven 18:20.

Richard Catling

Chipping Norton: 30th September

Chipping Norton
2 Raven: Over woods near Chastleton W of CN. SP258283. 14:00.
16 House Martin: SP258283. 14:00.

Steve Akers

Farmoor Reservoir: 30th September

Farmoor Reservoir
Great White Egret: On Shrike Meadow with a couple of Little Egrets. SP438060. 11:00.

Brian Walker

Courtesy of Brian Walker.

Caulcot: 30th September

Caulcot
24 Golden Plover 10:24.
4 Grey Partridge 10:24.

Colin Oram