Cholsey 22nd July

Whinchat courtesy of Alan Dawson.

Redstart 2 at Lollingdon Hill

Whinchat along the Bunk Line 

(per Paul Chandler, Alan Dawson).

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Chipping Norton: 22nd July

Chipping Norton
30 Swift: Thirty plus Swift over The Leys this evening flying in vicinity of a circling female Sparrowhawk but not obviously mobbing it - great to see so many Swift - most this summer. 20:15.
Sparrowhawk: fem. 20:15.
2 Kestrel: juv. Again circling and calling in the vicinity of the Swifts - unusual to see this. 20:15.

Steve Akers

Curlews on Otmoor rspb courtesy of John Workman.

Ardington 22nd July

Ardington
Marsh Harrier: juv. Soaring SE of village, headed west. SU437885. 18:30.

Leo Bateman

Farmoor Reservoir 21st July

1100-1145hrs

Turnstone 1
Yellow Wagtail 1
House Martin 25+
Sparrowhawk 1f 
Common Tern 3
Mute Swan 35

Appleford: Appleford GP: 21st July

Appleford: Appleford GP
Green Sandpiper: possibly 2.
Greenshank
Yellow-legged Gull: at least 1 with other gulls.
9 Egyptian Goose

Anthony Cheke

East Challow: 20th July

Not much to set the pulse racing in terms of scarcity when it comes to the humble Blackbird; it is however 'less than annual' in my dining room.

Long Wittenham: River Thames: 20th July

Long Wittenham: River Thames
21 Egyptian Goose 20:00.

Alex Edgar

Green Woodpeckers Graven Hill (ad & juv) courtesy of Patricia Clissold.

Otmoor: 20th July

Otmoor
3 Redstart 20:30.

Peter Alfrey

Standlake: 20th July

Standlake
Spotted Flycatcher: ad or 1st s. Still present this evening. On Broad Bridges Rd at junction with Northmoor Rd. 19:27.

Mick Cunningham

Chinnor: Cement Works: 20th July

Chinnor: Cement Works
3 Little Ringed Plover: On islands Lake 2b. 09:30.
Dunlin: 1 on islands Lake 2b. 09:30.

David Stracey

Standlake: 20th July

Standlake
Whinchat: On track down to totally inaccessible village sewage works. In company with family of whitethroats. What with spot fly yesterday standlake is rocking by usual standards. There's post breeding dispersal here after all! 17:03.

Mick Cunningham

Appleford: Appleford GP: 19th July

Appleford: Appleford GP
3 Common Sandpiper: One individual with apparent broken leg. 15:00.
Little Ringed Plover 15:00.
2 Oystercatcher 15:00.

Isaac West

Crog Hill 19th July

Quail c3 this afternoon h/o

Raven 2

(per Andy Last).

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Redstart male at Lollingdon Hill 19/7 courtesy of Alan Dawson.

River Thames: nr Yarnton: 19th July

River Thames: nr Yarnton
Egyptian Goose: In pool below King's Lock along with mallards and Canada Geese. 15:30.

Andrew Siantonas

Farmoor 19th July

3 Turnstone causeway.

Friends of Farmoor.

Standlake: 19th July

Standlake
Spotted Flycatcher: ad or 1st summer. not this year's juv. Hunting from fence Broad Bridges area. Dispersing failed breeder? Never seen this species at Broad Bridges. 14:21.

Mick Cunningham

A hoax or a genuine mis-id?

Yesterday a photo and comments were posted on the “Cholsey Village” Facebook page regarding a White-tailed Eagle.

The comment was “Spotted this fella yesterday at the top of Westfield lane while heading for the A417. A bit strange that a Sea Eagle is in the middle of the countryside! He seems to have taken up residence”

A couple of us have challenged and asked questions regarding the sighting but so far there has been no reply from the finder.

I managed to track down the photo used to a Raptor persecution web page dated 2014 and the photo was taken by Mike Watson in Scotland.

There seems to be an idea that Eagles are frequent in the area so I am going to post a few facts on some local FB pages.

Ardley EDF re-cycling site 19th July

7 Green Sandpiper

1 Common Sandpiper

1 Little Egret

1 Peregrine flyover

Water is very low in man made lake, lots of sandy mud on edges.

Alan Peters

Woodeaton: Woodeaton Wood: 18th July

Woodeaton: Woodeaton Wood
100 Swift: At least 100 feeding low over the road just below the wood. 19:00.

Tom Evans

New Marston: New Marston Meadows: 18th July

New Marston: New Marston Meadows
Reed Warbler

Tom Evans

Oxfordshire 18th July

Spotted Flycatchers  Adult and fledged young

Otmoor, 18th July

Saunders Field, 09-11:00

Common Redstart, 2 male

Whinchat, juv

Curlew, 3

Hobby

Marsh Harrier, male

Willow Warbler

Grasshopper Warbler (heard only)

Old Caley's Dairy

Bicester Wetland Reserve 18th July

1 Greenshank
8 Green Sandpiper
6 Heron

Alan Peters
Key Holder Reserve

Otmoor: Long Meadow: 18th July

Otmoor: Long Meadow
Redstart: Male. 09:49.

Hector S

Appleford: Appleford GP: 17th July

Appleford: Appleford GP
3 Greenshank 19:31.
Redshank 19:31.
3 Green Sandpiper 19:31.
Dunlin 19:31.
2 Common Sandpiper 19:31.

Dave Eccles

Buscot: Buscot Park: 16th July

Buscot: Buscot Park
Common Sandpiper: One on Little Lake. SU241971. 15:00.

Stephen Burch

Farmoor: 16th July

Dunlin 2 along the causeway (per Jeremy Dexter).

Buscot: Buscot Park: 16th July

Buscot: Buscot Park
3 Common Crossbill: Flying over, heading south calling. SU241969. 15:00.

Stephen Burch

Fyfield Wick: 16th July

Fyfield Wick
3 Spotted Flycatcher: Lots of calling then 3 flew from tree out of view. Not sure of ad & juv mix ? 07:55.
2 Oystercatcher: A pair have been frequenting the main lake for several weeks. 07:55.

Jed Cleeter

Chinnor: 15th July

Chinnor
Hobby: 1 over field north of Lane Farm. SP755018. 20:00.

David Stracey

Farmoor 15th July

Common Tern juvenile

Common Tern adult

Letcombe Regis: 15th July

Wood Warbler: SU377858. 17:03.
Spotted Flycatcher

Paul Butler

Appleford: Appleford GP: 15th July

Appleford: Appleford GP
3 Little Egret 09:15.
2 Little Ringed Plover 09:15.
Redshank 09:15.
10 Canada Goose: Plus. All birds seen with Gray B. 9:15 to 12:05. 09:15.
Mistle Thrush

Ralph Watts

Watlington Hill: 14th July

Watlington Hill
2 Spotted Flycatcher 15:00.

Jackie Newcombe

Crog Hill. 14th July.

Quail. (4 plus birds) still calling from crop field north of gallops.  5.30pm - 6.30pm.
Whinchat.

Courtesy of Tezzer.

Chinnor: Cement Works: 14th July

Chinnor: Cement Works
4 Little Ringed Plover: Lake 2b. 10:30.

David Stracey

South Leigh: 14th July

South Leigh
Grey Partridge 19:45.

Richard Catling

Letcombe Bassett: Gramps Hill: 14th July

Letcombe Bassett: Gramps Hill
Redstart: fem/imm.
7 Yellow Wagtail: inc. juvs.
Raven
Grey Partridge: (h).
Yellow-legged Gull: 2S, over with small group of Black-backs.
7 Corn Bunting
9 Meadow Pipit

Mark Merritt

Lower Radley: 14th July

Lower Radley
Common Crossbill: Heard calling over Lockwood. At least 1. SU529971. 11:54.

Conor MacKenzie

: 13th July

Baulking Pit
Grey Partridge: H. SU322909.

Mark Merritt

Farmoor Reservoir 13th July

Wheatear (moulting adult) at Farmoor courtesy of Dave Murphy.

Otmoor 12th July

Long Meadow:

3 Redstart (2m, 1f)
Marsh Harrier
Oystercatcher
Garden warbler
Lesser Whitethroat


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Banbury: 11th July

Banbury
Common Crossbill: 1+ flew over Ruscote area, heard only.

Gareth Blockley

Carsington 12th July

Great white Egret (per RBA).

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Culham: 12th July

Culham
Egyptian Goose: Juvenile. 16:22.

John Taylor

: 12th July

Letcombe Valley Nature Reserve, BBOWT
2 Spotted Flycatcher: Adult and possible juvenile. SU377858. 12:15.

Mark Bradfield

Appleford: Appleford GP: 12th July

Appleford: Appleford GP
2 Green Sandpiper: SU517942. 07:23.
3 Common Sandpiper: One seems to have a broken leg. SU517942. 07:23.
5 Little Ringed Plover: Minimum. One juv. SU517942. 07:23.
3 Lapwing: Pair with one chick. SU517942. 07:23.
2 Little Grebe: One with single chick. SU517942. 07:23.
Grey Partridge: Calling from arable field across from single track road. SU517942. 07:23.

Conor MacKenzie

Crop Hill 11th July

Quail 2+ calling p.m (per Andy Last).

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Appleford GPs 11th July

Green Sandpiper 2

Redshank

Oystercatcher 

Little-ringed Plover 

Lapwing c40 

Yellow-legged Gull 2

Little Egret 2

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Waterstock: 11th July

Waterstock
4 Blackcap 07:30.
11 Reed Bunting 07:30.
5 Sedge Warbler 07:30.
4 Chiffchaff 07:30.
4 Little Grebe 07:30.
Peregrine 07:30.
23 Linnet 07:30.
Lesser Whitethroat 07:30.
Garden Warbler 07:30.
3 Sand Martin 07:30.

Nick Marriner

Waterstock: 11th July

Waterstock
2 Mandarin Duck 07:30.
3 Reed Warbler 07:30.
Barn Owl 07:30.
4 Yellow Wagtail 07:30.
2 Coal Tit 07:30.
3 Treecreeper 07:30.
Kingfisher 07:30.
Grey Wagtail 07:30.
Spotted Flycatcher 07:30.
10 Whitethroat 07:30.

Nick Marriner

Southfield Golf course, Oxford: 11th July

2 Siskin over, calling 

Chinnor: Cement Works: 10th July

Chinnor: Cement Works
3 Little Ringed Plover: Lake 2b. 20:00.
Common Sandpiper: Lake 2b. 20:00.

David Stracey

South Leigh: 10th July

South Leigh
Grey Partridge 20:00.

Richard Catling

Grimsbury Reservoir: 10th July

Redshank (found by Adrian Tysoe)
2 Common Terns - adult feeding a juvenile

Crog Hill: 10th July

Crog Hill
2 Quail: 2 Possibly 3 heard calling. SU322834. 08:00.

Kevin Polley

Chinnor: Cement Works: 9th July

Chinnor: Cement Works
3 Little Ringed Plover: Lake 2b. 10:00.

David Stracey

Appleford GP: 9th July

12 Dunlin Summer plumaged. Flying erratically over the gravel pits before departing High SE.
Garganey Eclipse drake still but elusive.
2 Black-tailed Godwit On back of the pits before flying off.
1 Mediterranean Gull (Badger)
2 Green Sandpiper
2 Common Sandpiper
1 Oystercatcher (Badger)
Yellow Wagtail
Yellow-legged Gull: Still
5 Little Egret (Badger)

14:46 Conor MacKenzie


Adult Med Gull.

Bicester Wetland Reserve 9th July

7 Green Sandpiper all at Cattle Bridge Pool
1 Little Egret
3 Heron
40 House Martin
1 Sand Martin

Alan Peters
Key Holder Reserve

Oxford 9th July

Siskin 4 heading south over Headington.

Crossbill 1+ over Woodstock yesterday.

(per Dave Doherty)

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Moreton nr Thame: Moreton Golf Course: 8th July

Moreton nr Thame: Moreton Golf Course
4 Common Sandpiper 19:37.
6 Oystercatcher: With a single chick. 19:37.

Luke Marriner

Otmoor: 8th July

Otmoor
4 Marsh Harrier: AD Male and poss 3 juv
2 Oystercatcher on Big Otmoor
seen with IW. 19:37.

Luke Marriner

Whitethroat Otmoor rspb courtesy of Mark Chivers.

Lollingdon Hill: 8th July

3 Common Redstart.
2 Stonechat
1 Lesser Whitethroat.

Paul Chandler & Alan Dawson.

Banbury 8th July

Ring-necked Parakeet seen near the Shell petrol station on the junction with Morrisons 09:30 

(per G.Porter).

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Farmoor 7th July

Common Swift

Rushy Common: 7th July

Rushy Common
3 Little Ringed Plover 11:37.
Common Sandpiper 11:37.

Dave Murphy

Spotted Flycatcher Stonesfield courtesy of Paul Wren.

Standlake: 6th July

Standlake
Greenshank: ad. Moulting adult seen on WeBS count. 10:38.

Mick Cunningham

Moreton nr Thame: Moreton Golf Course: 6th July

Moreton nr Thame: Moreton Golf Course
7 Common Sandpiper: The highest count in the course ever !! 19:18.
6 Oystercatcher 19:18.
Hobby 19:18.

Luke Marriner

Otmoor: 6th July

Marsh Harrier: SP585135. 16:50.
Curlew 8

Jez March

Appleford GPs 6th July

Garganey ecl dk

Greenshank 

Green Sandpiper 3

Common Sandpiper 3+

Little-ringed Plover 

Lapwing 

Little Egret 7

Common Tern 4 (2 juv)

Iffley: Iffley Meadows: 4th July

Iffley: Iffley Meadows
Grasshopper Warbler

Bob Pomfret

Leucistic House Sparrow East Oxford recently courtesy of Tony Gillie.

Segsbury Camp: 6th July

Quail singing from South of Ridgeway

Lucky Swift, Headington 6th July am

As I walked into my road after shopping in Headington this morning, a swiftlet fell out its nest in the apex of a gable. It almost hit me! My neighbour who lives in the house and who feels very privileged to have swifts nesting in his roof, got a long ladder and we returned the bird to the nest. I hope that the parents return soon and feed it. The gale force winds of the last few days may have made feeding and getting back difficult.had it fallen earlier or later it might still be on the ground or in a cat or Magpie!

A beautiful bird with all feathers fringed with white and probably not more than a week or two from fledging.

Grimsbury Reservoir: 5th July

Grimsbury Reservoir
2 Yellow-legged Gull: 2 near adults this evening, one only has one leg.

Gareth Blockley

Sonning Eye GPs: 5th July

Sonning Eye GPs
6 Great Crested Grebe 12:15.

Ralph Watts

Otmoor 5th July am

2 adult Marsh Harriers
4 juvenile Marsh Harriers
2x Male Redstart

One of the Redstarts (c) Bark

Appleford GPs 5th July

Garganey (ecl dk) distant
Greenshank

Green Sandpiper 4+

Little-ringed Plover 6+

Little Egret 2
Egyptian Goose 8 (6 juv)
Grey Partridge 2

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Crog Hill 30th June

Corn Bunting

Bicester Wetland Reserve 4th July

8 Green Sandpiper:  numbers have been building during the week, at Cattle Bridge Pool
1 Little Egret
8 Heron
1 Gadwall female with juv
2 Green Woodpecker juvs
7 Teal

Alan Peters
Key Holder Reserve

Appleford GP: 4th July

Garganey 1, eclipse male
Greenshank 1

Otmoor: 3rd July

Otmoor
Probable Barnacle Goose: SP553131. 19:00.
Cuckoo 19:00.
Marsh Harrier 19:00.

Alex Chambers

: 3rd July

Rotherfield Greys
2 Stonechat: SU727824. 11:15.

Ralph Watts

Appleford GP: 3rd July

Greenshank 2, distant

Farmoor Reservoir: 3rd July

Farmoor Reservoir
10 Common Sandpiper 13:23.

Dave Murphy

2nd July Otmoor

9 Summer plumage Black-tailed Godwits 6.30 am

Blackwits (c) Tricia and Dan Miller

: 2nd July

Thame
Hobby: Flew North over the allotments. SP702051. 19:08.

Luke Marriner

Chinnor: Cement Works: 2nd July

Chinnor: Cement Works
3 Little Ringed Plover: Lake 2b. 10:00.

David Stracey

Woodlark: Cholsey

A completely unexpected find today of a Woodlark at 06:45 this morning. Seen on a path briefly out near Little Lollingdon before being flushed by a dog. Flew off west and called several times. No photo!

Farmoor Reservoir 1st July

Common Sandpiper 8

Common Swift 10+

House Martin10+

Grey Wagtail 2

Common Tern 2

Otmoor rspb 1st July

We are delighted to announce that we are able to open up the visitor trail to the viewing screens.  Some amendments have been made at the viewing screens, the first screen we are allowing people to stand in the starling viewing area, and the second screen we are allowing people to stand on the right hand side but still behind the screening.  There is need for a massive shout out to the volunteers and staff that have worked incredibly hard in 30 degrees heat to cut back the vegetation and grass, to make the path as safe as possible.  I am sure you are all desperate to get down there and discover all the amazing wildlife that has been hidden away for these past 3 months.

 

Thanks

 

The Otmoor Team

 

David Wilding

Site Manager

RSPB Otmoor

Appleford GPs 1st July

Digiscoped clip of one of the Little-ringed Plover chicks.

Green Sandpiper 4

Common Sandpiper 4+

Little-ringed Plover 12+

Lapwing 105+ (1+juv)
Little Egret 3
Common Tern 3 (1 juv)
Egyptian Goose 8
Little Grebe 2
Yellowhammer 2
Stock Dove

Grimsbury Reservoir: 1st July

5 Common Sandpipers

per Mike Pollard

Waterstock: 1st July

Waterstock
Spotted Flycatcher: On church again today whilst on the walk. 15:09.

Luke Marriner

Waterstock 1st July