Grimsbury Reservoir: 8th February

Siberian Chiffchaff

Gareth Blockley

Grimsbury Birds

Farmoor 8th February

Merlin: male 09:30

Otmoor 7th February

                                                   Nice flock of Linnets around the hide

                                                   White-fronted Geese 3

                                                   Peregrine (per T.S)

Linnet  (c) Stephen Burch

www.stephenburch.com

East Hendred Downs: 7th February

3 Grey Partridge
1 Stonechat

Mark Merritt

Bicester Wetland Reserve: 7th February

4 Jack Snipe
6 Snipe
1 Little Egret
1 Chiffchaff

Mark Ribbons

Balscote Quarry: 07th January

15+ Tree Sparrows
10+ Greenfinch

Rushey Lock: 7th February

Rushey Lock
Tree Sparrow
3 Bullfinch

Joe Harris

University Parks: Mesopotamia: 6th February

University Parks: Mesopotamia
3 Goosander: 2m+1f. 14:00.

University Parks: Cherwell Meadows
80 Teal 13:30.

University Parks
20 Redwing 14:30.

(Lia Verhoeff)

Female Goosander & Teal pictures courtesy of Lia Verhoeff.

Henley Road GPs: 6th February

Henley Road GPs
4 Goosander: 3m+1rh. Waterski lake. 17:00.

Marek Walford

Bicester Wetlands Reserve 6th February

Water Rail courtesy of Alan Peters

Water Rail 2

                                                                  Little Egret 2
                                                                  Teal 50+
                                                                  Gadwall 3

                                                               (per Alan Peters)

                 Access to this gem of a reserve requires a key available via membership to the B.O.S

Sonning Eye GPs: 6th February

Sonning Eye GPs
2 Goosander: pair. 11:00.
2 Smew: pair. 11:00.

Henley Road GPs
4 Goosander: two pairs. 11:00.
Red-breasted Merganser: rh. 11:00.

Hugh Netley

Otmoor. 6th. February.

White Fronted Geese.

Long Tailed Tit.

White Fronted Geese.   3.  Closes.
Peregrine
Merlin showing well at lunchtime in the Otmoor Lane field with the horse shelter (per Richard Ebbs)
Snipe.
Pintail.

Per.  P.W.  P.G.  T.S.

Rushey Common 6th February

Little Egret
Sparrowhawk
Goldeney 2m 4f
Shoveller 35+

Clackers

Radley village: Radley College: 6th February

Radley village: Radley College
Raven: Flying over Radley Little Wood. 08:30.

John Hillsdon

Port Meadow: 5th February

Port Meadow
2 Redshank
3 Shelduck
Goosander: male.

Adam Hartley

Garsington: 5th February

Garsington
Brambling: male. 10:00.

Andrew Callender

Kingham 5th February

Common Buzzard

Otmoor.A.M. 5th February.

1 Barn Owl (per N.W. Morleys)
1 Sparrowhawk (Hide path) This bird seems to have one leg only, as Tezzers does (2nd Feb).
1 Peregrine (Closes)
2 Snipe (Greenaways)
10+ Pintail (Big Otmoor).

Sparrowhawk.

Otmoor 4th February

White-fronts & Greylags courtesy of John Reynolds

Bearded Tit 3 near the first screen
White-fronted Geese 3 with the Greylags
Sparrowhawk

(per John Reynolds)

Port Meadow: 4th February

Port Meadow
3 Redshank

Adam Hartley