Ewelme: Cress beds: 13th January

Ewelme: Cress beds
2 Green Sandpiper

Thomas Stevenson

Hook Norton: 13th January

Hook Norton
4 Raven: Overflying between Hook Norton and Swerford Park (seen on OOS fieldtrip).

Stephen Akers

Farmoor Roost

Two Iceland Gulls (Adult & juvenile) F.2 roost @ 16.20.

Otmoor 13th January

White-fronts over Otmoor (c) T.S

Hen Harrier (rt)

Peregrine

White-fronted Geese 11

Little Egret 8

Golden Plover 1000+

Redpoll by feeders

No sign of the Whooper Swan from bridleway

between Oddington and Noke

Bittern 2 seen on Friday 11th



Otmoor Birding 

Port meadow Jan 13th 2:30 - 4pm

Barnacle goose - 38
Waxwing - 8
Ruff  - 2
Redshank - 1
Dunlin - 2
Yellow legged gull - 3
Pintail - 6

Henley 13th January

2 Ring-necked Parakeets Henley nr the Rugby Club c15:00 

(c) Andy Last

Banbury Hanwell Fields 13th January

(c) Tom Coyne

3 Waxwing Seen at 11:10 and again at 14:10 on Dukes Meadow Drive around the area of the roundabout junction with Winter Gardens Way.

(Mark Ribbons & Gareth Blockley)

Farmoor 13th January

Slavonian Grebe 1 F1
Scaup 4 F1 (per Dai & Richard Catling)
Redshank 2
Common Sandpiper 1
Redpoll 3
Siskin 1
Barn Owl 1

 The Insomniac Birder

North Newington: 12th January

North Newington
9 Waxwing: With many thanks to Michael Hunt and Mr and Mrs Tapper. Observed for 1 hour before flew SE toward Banbury.

Stephen Akers

Iffley: Iffley Meadows: 12th January

Iffley: Iffley Meadows
Jack Snipe

Mark Merritt

Banbury 12th January

Waxwing On Dukes Meadow Drive near roundabout with Lapsley Drive.

Mark Ribbons

Otmoor 12th January

Whooper Swan with 17 Mute Swan In field east of the main Bridleway between Oddington and Noke this afternoon. (per Barry Bachelor). Whooper Swan still present 15:20 at least (per Dave Lowe) White-fronted Goose 11 (2 juv) Hen Harrier 1 (ringtail) Peregrine 2  Otmoor Birding Bittern over reedbed late afternoon Little Egret 8 (per Dave Lowe)

Female (left) & Male Peregrine Otmoor (c) R.W

Port Meadow: 12th January

12+ Waxwings in the row of hawthorns between the Aristotle Lane railway footbridge & the Meadow, just south of the Trap Ground allotments at 11:20 a.m.

48 Barnacle Goose
2 White-fronted Goose
4 Bar-headed Goose
13 Pintail
4 Shelduck
11 Ruff: (per Jason Coppock & Andy Last)
Dunlin: (per Jason Coppock & Andy Last)

Adam Hartley

Distant Ruff. Photos Badger

North Newington 12th January

9 Waxwing North Newington feeding on Sorbus berries per mr & mrs Tapper.

Michael Hunt

Otmoor.A.M. 11th January.

4 Redpoll
10 Snipe
12 Little Egret
2 Siskin
2+ Chiffchaff
2 Hen Harriers (M&F)
2 Goldcrest
1 Shellduck
1 Water Rail.
1 Stonechat (per Mike Flemming)



Hen Harrier (now a 3rd cl yr male) (c) Roger Wyatt

Chipping Norton: 11th January

Chipping Norton
Raven: Flying over fields on right of minor road to Lidstone. SP303252.
Barn Owl

Stephen Akers

Stonechat (c) Mike Flemming

Bicester Wetland Reserve 11th January

Bearded Tit (m) showing well from main hide this morning.
90 Teal
1 Green Sandpiper
45 Common Snipe
1 Green Woodpecker
1 Grey Wagtail

(per Alan Peters Banburybirds)

Access to B.O.S key holders only.

Little Egret (c) R.W

Port Meadow: 11th January

Port Meadow
48 Barnacle Goose
2 White-fronted Goose
4 Bar-headed Goose
4 Dunlin
50 Golden Plover
2 Shelduck
Pintail
Yellow-legged Gull: 3w.

Adam Hartley

6 Redshank
300 Lapwing

Mary Gregory

3 Waxwing Canal bridge on Aristotle Lane at 10 a.m.

Tom Evans