Oxford: 21st April

Oxford
Cetti's Warbler

Steve Roby

Otmoor: 20th April

Otmoor
Garganey: male. On Big Otmoor.
Short-eared Owl: Over Greenaways 19:30.

Nick Truby

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Farmoor 19th April

 House Martin

Sand Martin

photos (c) Nigel Forrow

Henley Road GPs: 20th April

Henley Road GPs
Little Ringed Plover
2 Oystercatcher

Marek Walford

Port Meadow: 20th April

Port Meadow
2 Ringed Plover
Oystercatcher
OTHER SPECIES: Rosy-billed Pochard.
2 Shelduck
2 Wheatear
3 White Wagtail
Yellow Wagtail
Common Sandpiper
3 Sand Martin

Adam Hartley

More at Port Meadow Birding

Otmoor 20th April

2 Lesser Whitethroat Malt Pit
1 Garganey Ashgrave (JH)
Good numbers of:
Sedge warbler
Blackcap,
Willow warbler
Chiffchaff
Wheatear
First lapwings have hatched.

David Wilding

2 Reed Warbler by vols hut along bridleway
2 Grasshopper Warbler in the Car Park Field

Zoe Edwards

Cuckoo (car park field early a.m)

(per Jusin Taylor)

White-fronted Goose
Merlin
Little Ringed Plover
6 Wheatear: Two birds on roof of hide. four birds in front of hide.
Grasshopper Warbler: One, possibly two birds singing in carpark field. Another singing along path to second screen.

Peter Coombes 

Cuckoo

Not too far from the A40 Eynsham roundabout circa 200 Yellowhammer 1 Little Egret 6 + Skylark 12+ Lapwing and 1 Cuckoo.
camboy

Farmoor 19 April

Arctic Tern
Arctic Tern
Common Tern
Common Tern

9 Common Terns 3 Arctic Terns today.

Farmoor 19th April

Blue-headed Wagtail seen briefly twice along the causeway early evening.
Yellow Wagtail 12+
White Wagtail 20+

Tail less Yellow Wag Farmoor

Port Meadow: 19th April

Port Meadow
4 White Wagtail
2 Wheatear
2 Ringed Plover
2 Dunlin
2 Shelduck
Oystercatcher
Common Tern

Adam Hartley

Otmoor.A.M. 19th April.

1 (m) Garganey (from first screen)
2 Curlew
1 Grasshopper Warbler (car park field)
1 L. Egret

Farmoor 18th April

Little Gull (1stw)
Common Tern 5
White Wagtail 25
Yellow Wagtail 12
Swift 2

(per Dave Lowe)



Little Gull at Farmoor 16/4 (c) Matt Prior

More from the Res at The Insomniac Birder

Port Meadow: 18th April

Port Meadow
2 Yellow Wagtail
White Wagtail
Little Ringed Plover

Adam Hartley

Sonning Eye 17th April

Little Gull 2nd summer and 1 Common Tern

Hugh

Farmoor 17th April

Arctic Tern 5 F1 late morning (per RBA)
Whimbrel over
Redstart (m/f) near Shrike Meadow 14:30

(per Dai)

The Insomniac Birder

Otmoor 17th April

White-fronted Goose on Ashgrave with Greylags
Redstart 2 (m)
Little Owl

Lesser Spotted Woodpecker (reported yesterday)

Otmoor Birding

Linky Down: 16th April

6 Ring Ouzel mottled white face individual still present.

Thomas Stevenson

Benson & Ewelme Wildlife

Farmoor 16th April

Ring Ouzel reported near the zig-zag path to the west of F2 at 16:00
Redstart 2 (both male)
Hobby this evening.

(per Dai) The Insomniac Birder

Farmoor Reservoir
Peregrine

(per Steve Goddard)

Little Gull 11 this evening (per Matt Prior) 
Common Tern
Yellow Wagtail 2 along causeway

Little Gull Farmoor 16th April (c) Matt Prior

Private land Radcot area

two pairs Bullfinch twelve Tree Sparrow.

camboy