Dix Pit Stanton Harcourt 13th August

Great white Egret (DD).

Bicester Wetland Reserve 13th August

12 Green Sandpiper
4 Snipe
1 Kingfisher
4 Little Egret
10 Teal

A Peters
Key Holder Reserve

Otmoor 12th August

Glossy Ibis flew in to roost at the 1st screen 

(per RBA).

Long Meadow
2 Spotted Flycatcher: At least one adult and one juvenile present. 11:20.

Lesser Whitethroat 4

Whitethroat 3  

Steve Roby

Cassington GP’s 12th August

Black Tern c5 this evening although distant (T.G)

Limited viewing the public footpath.

Courtesy of Terry Godfrey.

Freeland: Broad Marsh Wood: 12th August

Freeland: Broad Marsh Wood
Hobby: ad. Hunting over the trees along Cuckoo Lane. 20:15.

Glen Pascoe

Farmoor Reservoir 12th August

Cattle Egret 1

Little Egret 5

Letcombe Regis: 12th August

Letcombe Regis
2 Spotted Flycatcher
2 Yellow Wagtail
3 Grey Partridge

Mark Merritt

Chipping Norton: 12th August

Chipping Norton
Green Sandpiper: Flew into wetland at Swailsford Bridge nr Cornwell. 19:00.

Steve Akers

Church Farm Backwaters, Day's Lock, Little Wittenham : Monday 12th

Wood Sandpiper 2

Green Sandpiper 5

Great White Egret 1

Little Egret 6

Chipping Norton: 12th August

Chipping Norton
Whinchat: juv. At far end of marsh by small lake nr Cornwell (private estate). 10:30.
4 Stonechat: juv. 10:30.
5 Reed Bunting 10:30.
10 Linnet 10:30.
3 Little Egret: On Swailsford Bridge wetland nr Cornwell. 10:30.
3 Black-headed Gull 10:30.

Steve Akers

Ardley ERF Lagoon 11th August

No sign of the Wood Sandpiper (G.C).

Park in lay-by, cross road to follow footpath that skirts the perimeter, to view through railungs.

Chipping Norton: 11th August

Chipping Norton
Whinchat: juv. At far end of marsh by small lake nr Cornwell. 12:00.
2 Stonechat: juv. All juv. At lease two male moving into adult plumage. 12:00.
2 Reed Bunting 12:00.
2 Swallow 12:00.
5 Moorhen: 2 adult; 3 juv. On the small lake. Many dragonfly, damselfly and butterflies around the lake. 12:00.
Kestrel: juv. 12:00.
Little Egret: On wetland at Swailsford Bridge. 12:00.
Grey Heron 12:00.

Steve Akers

Radley GP: 11th August

Radley GP
2 Great White Egret: In evening roost. 20:48.
18 Little Egret: In evening roost. 20:48.
Green Sandpiper 20:48.

Ian Elkins

Fyfield Wick: 11th August

Fyfield Wick
Hobby: A Brief but spectacular dog fight with a House Martin which evaded capture then drifted SE. 16:55.
Swift: Circled quite high briefly then continued South. 17:20.

Jed Cleeter

Blenheim: Blenheim Lake: 11th August

Blenheim: Blenheim Lake
2 Little Egret
13 Grey Heron
2 Cattle Egret
Shoveler: f.
16 Tufted Duck
12 Egyptian Goose
9 Sand Martin: still at least two birds entering nest holes in the bridge.
94 Coot
19 Moorhen
25 Great Crested Grebe

Bob Pomfret

Widford: 11th August

Widford
Redstart: m. 13:56.
Stonechat 13:56.

Mick Cunningham

Drayton Flood 1066 11th August

Green Sandpiper 4

Little Egret 6

Water Rail juv 

Appleford GPs 11th August

Hobby 

Little Egret 6+

Kingfisher 

Cetti's Warbler 

Ardley ERF Lagoon 10th August

Wood Sandpiper 19:38 (JFT).

Courtesy of John Friendship-Taylor.

Otmoor rspb 10th August

Glossy Ibis flew in to roost this evening (per RBA)