Sonning Eye GPs: 19th April

Sonning Eye GPs
Mandarin Duck: Flew over calling. 18:00.

Marek Walford

Farmoor Reservoir: 19th April

19th April

Farmoor Reservoir
Cuckoo: Birds seen from Shrike Meadows all birds seen with Gray Burfoot and Adrian Brown. 08:30.
2 Grasshopper Warbler 08:30.
Yellow Wagtail 08:30.
Dunlin

Ralph Watts

Barnacle Geese over Farmoor

Taken yesterday by John Workman

Otmoor.A.M. 19th April.

1 Grasshopper Warbler
1 Little-ringed Plover
2+ Oystercatcher
1 Reed Warbler
1 Common Tern (per F.M.)
1 Garden Warbler.

Iberian Chiffchaff still present this morning

Was active and singing at 7:30 this morning

Still present mid-afternoon (RBA)

19th April, Farmoor

5 Sandwich Terns on the causeway until 8:30 a.m.
Dunlin
Grasshopper Warbler
Lesser Whitethroat
Sedge Warbler 2
Cuckoo 2

per D.L.

Hinksey Heights Golf Club: 18 April pm

Iberian Chiffchaff still present in bushes below car park until c. 19:00 at least

(c) Stephen Burch

: 18th April

Peachcroft , Abingdon
Redstart: male. All afternoon in garden,elusive but showing well at times,full summer plumage,several ID photos. SU510990. 19:00.

Gary Stafford

Sonning Eye GPs: 18th April

Sonning Eye GPs
Mandarin Duck: drk. 17:45.
Cuckoo 17:45.

Marek Walford

Port Meadow

Sandwich Tern.                             Fishing in the Thames, Port Meadow

Common Tern

Yarnton Mead: 18th April

Yarnton Mead
Cuckoo: Heard only.
5 Sedge Warbler: In song.

Derek Evans

Port Meadow: 18th April

Sandwich Tern: on the ground and looking settled. Still present 17:00
2 Common Tern
2 Black-tailed Godwits
2 Oystercatchers
9 Shelduck
A small flock of House Martins
1 Redshank

Trap Grounds
Reed Warbler: singing in the reedbed.

Adam Hartley & Martin Gebauer

Standlake: 18th April

Standlake
Cuckoo: m. Heard whilst I was sat in garden doing my tax return! Also male blackcap seen foraging in my garden and calling and singing.

Mick Cunningham

Otmoor.A.M. 18th April.

4 Wheatear
2 Shelduck
3 Black-tailed Godwit
1 Oystercatcher.
3 Marsh Harrier
1 Hen Harrier (male, reported).

Hinksey 18th April

IBERIAN CHIFFCHAFF still near car park of Hinksey Heights Golf Course 07:55 (per RBA).

Oxford: Walton Manor: 18th April

Oxford: Walton Manor
3 House Martin: Flying over the Oxford canal next to Port Meadow.

Adam Hartley

Grimsbury Reservoir: 18th April

Grimsbury Reservoir
Grasshopper Warbler: reeling in field east of the River Cherwell.
3 Wheatear: western side.

Gareth Blockley

Farmoor 17th evening

5:40-6:30pm

8 Yellow Wagtail including the Channel Wagtail still
1 White Wagtail
4 Curlew / Whimbrel flew through. (Looked good for whimbrel but was blowing a gale and through a brief bin view I couldn't be sure)
c20 Common tern (possibly some arctic)
100+ sand martin and swallows

Greenshank ( per Dai)
Dunlin (per Dai)

Farmoor Reservoir: 17th April

Farmoor Reservoir
Yellow Wagtail: Only 1 present on causeway in high winds. 12:00.
Dunlin: Breeding plumage. Appeared to have one leg. 12:00.

David Hampton

Hinskey Heights Golf Club: am 17th April

A couple more of this little beauty!