Otmoor.A.M. 16th May.

Ashgrave : Noke End.
1 Cuckoo (calling)
4 Hobby
1 Raven
3 Dunlin
2 Common Tern.

Turtle Dove: sitting in top of dead Oak along access road to rifle range,
then moved to Roman road and E end of bridleway.
Cuckoo: calling on MOD land.
5 Hobby: E end of Greenaways.

Peter Law

Port Meadow: 16th May

Port Meadow
4 Dunlin
13 Ringed Plover

Alex Martin

Balscote Quarry 15th May

Ringed Plover 10
L.R.Plover
Curlew (per Mark Ribbons)
Dunlin 3
Tree Sparrow
Yellow Wagtail

(per Justin)

Whimbrel yesterday (14th)

Port Meadow: 15th May

Port Meadow
2 Greenshank
Bar-tailed Godwit
Sanderling
25 Ringed Plover
8 Dunlin

Adam Hartley

Otmoor 15th May.

Evening
Ringed Plover 2
Dunlin 3
Redshank 10+
Hobby



Wheatear (c) Paul Greenaway
Morning
1 Wheatear (Noke End)
2 Snipe
1 Cuckoo (heard)
1 Black-tailed Godwit
1 Curlew
1 Barn Owl.

No sign of Curlew Sandpiper this A.M.

Grimsbury Reservoir: 15th May

Grimsbury Reservoir
Dunlin: ad sum plum.
Little Ringed Plover
Peregrine
Yellow Wagtail

Gareth Blockley

Farmoor 15th May

Arctic Tern this evening (per Andy last)

Bar-tailed Godwit 2

Common Sandpiper 3

Dunlin 14

Sanderling 8

Whimbrel 1

Ringed Plover 3

Farmoor Res 14th May

Mid afternoon in the rain

Common Swift 2000+
Swallow 500+
House Martin 100+
Sand Martin 50+

Dunlin 9
Sanderling 7
Common Sandpiper 2
Yellow Wagtail 2m

Common Tern 2

photo Dunlin in flight (c) The Early Birder

RSPB Otmoor 14th May

1 curlew sandpiper (found by Zoe Edwards - Estate Worker), potentially the first on the moor since 2002
6 dunlin
2 ringed plover
2 black-tailed godwit
1 ruff
2 garganey (male and female)

All on Ashgrave

Otmoor 14th May

No further sign of the Curlew Sandpiper on Ashgrave by 18:00 (Badger,Wickster & The Law) Sedge Warbler (c) Peter Coombes   Marsh Harrier (f) Peregrine Cuckoo 2 (per Peter Coombes) The Otmoor Blogger

Dorchester: Dorchester complex: 14th May

Dorchester: Dorchester complex
3 Egyptian Goose

Thomas Stevenson

Radley 13th May

Radley Hobby (c) The Early Birder

Hobby
Cetti's Warbler
Common Tern 2
Wigeon (m)

(per Wayne Bull)

Wayne Bull's Wildlife Blog

Wantage 8th May

Belated news of a Nightjar calling in Wantage late wednesday early thursday morning.
There has been no further sight or sound of it since.

Farmoor 13th May evening

Farmoor Sanderling (c) Justin Taylor

 (c) Andy Last

Between 1430-1630hrs

Dunlin 14
Sanderling 2 (one aberrant with mainly white head)
Whimbrel 2
Ringed Plover 1
Arctic Tern 5
Common Tern 2
Little Gull 1 2 cal.year
Common Swift 2000
House Martin 20+
Swallow 20+
Sand Martin 2+
Yellow Wagtail 1m

Spotted Flycatcher 1(thanks to Dai)

 

Black Audi Birding

 

Sonning 13th May

2 Oystercatcher New workings.
2 Hobby

Robin Dryden

Farmoor 13th May

Whimbrel 3
Dunlin 12
Sanderling 5 (19:17 per Andy Last)
Turnstone 1
Ringed Plover 1
Common Sandpiper 1
Arctic Tern 4 (per Ewan)
Little Gull 1
Spotted Flycatcher 1

Stanlake 12th Correction

Sorry mental aberration:

for Egyptian Goose 4 read Red Crested Pochard 4

Rowstock: 13th May

Rowstock
2 Grey Partridge

Mark Merritt

Standlake Pit 60 May 12th

Nothing of real note but a range of overstaying winter ducks
Pintail 1
Wigeon 1
Shoveler 1
Teal 3  
all males, the female Goldeneye left about ten days ago.

At last
Redshank 2
Little Ring Plover 4
Common Sandpiper 1

Red-crested Pochard 4 ( 3 flew off before 11.30 am)

Antony & ANO