Glyme valley water meadows Woodstock: 8th March

Glyme valley water meadows Woodstock
Chiffchaff: Also one common snipe, lots of long tailed tits. SP444170. 14:41.

David Williams

Port Meadow 8th March

Black-tailed Godwit 69 a.m with 3 birds still present 13:20.

Curlew 2 briefly

Great white Egret 

Goosander r/h

Shelduck 4

Siberian Chiffchaff 2

(Phil Barnet, Mark Pidgeon et al)

Courtesy of Ben Sheldon.

Appleford 7th March

Caspian Gull 1+ inc 3w in field near Moor Ditch (per RBA)

Chipping Norton: 7th March

Chipping Norton
Peregrine: Reports of Peregrine seen hunting local racing pigeons earlier today. SP283268. 15:00.
3 Snipe: Put up from the marsh. SP283268. 15:00.
4 Grey Heron: SP283268. 15:00.
100 Fieldfare: At least 100 seen - lots of Fieldfare movement today. SP283268. 15:00.
Reed Bunting: ad male. SP283268. 15:00.
12 Linnet: SP283268. 15:00.

Steve Akers

Port Meadow 7th March

Avocet 3 along northern shore of flood from 10:45 to 13:45 at least, though no sign at 4pm
Black-tailed Godwit 55
Med Gull adult in the roost

Also,
3 Shelduck
Great White Egret
24 Pintail
r/h Goosander

per Adam Hartley, Ben Sheldon, Phil Barnett, Joe Woodman

Distant videograb courtesy of Gnome

Balscote Quarry Reserve 7th March

Brambling 2 (per Edwin Barson et al).

Stratfield Brake: 7th March

Stratfield Brake
Shelduck 10:09.

Jason Coppock

Yellowhammer Balscote courtesy of Nick Truby.

 

Port Meadow: 6th March

Port Meadow
Great White Egret
Siberian Chiffchaff: The usual ringed bird.
Goosander: m.
4 Shelduck

Phil Barnett, Pam Parsons

Greenlands Farm, Moulsford: 5th March

Greenlands Farm, Moulsford
Peregrine: Amazingly, the scoring RK's and Buzz's joined by a non-vocal Peregrine, quite a sight! SU5883. 12:00.

Mike Amphlett

Siskin & Great Tit Cassington courtesy of Terry Godfrey.

 

Chipping Norton: 6th March

Chipping Norton
Green Sandpiper: Flew in over the Chipping Norton Brook down into the margins of the small lake near Cornwell. SP283268. 13:30.
3 Grey Heron: SP283268. 13:30.
7 Teal: 4m, 3f. SP283268. 13:30.
3 Moorhen: SP283268. 13:30.
23 Mallard: SP283268. 13:30.
Green Woodpecker: SP283268. 13:30.
5 Long-tailed Tit: SP283268. 13:30.

Steve Akers

Sarsgrove: 5th March

Sarsgrove
Raven: Calling from Sarsgrove Wood. 15:00.
70 Fieldfare 15:00.
10 Redwing 15:00.
6 Yellowhammer: Two stunning males in brilliant yellow breeding plumage. 15:00.

Steve Akers

Long Hanborough 6th March

Waxwing in trees by Co-op roundabout 10:36 (per RBA).

Abingdon, Dunmore Road: 6th March

Abingdon, Dunmore Road
8 Waxwing: Waxwings still at Junction of Dunmore Road and Parsons Mead, at 8.45. SU493992. 09:12.

Steve Curnock

Otmoor rspb 5th March

Short-eared Owl (per Paul Wyeth).

Areas of the reserve remain flooded.

Courtesy of Paul Wyeth.

Mapledurham - Tuesday 5th March 2023

 Egyptian Geese x 4 (2 m 2 f - 2 at golf course pond + 2 in field), Little Grebe ( golf course pond),

Large flock of Thrushes on golf course greens - 2 x Song Thrushes, 1 x Mistle Thrush, 30+ Redwings,

Great Spotted Woodpecker x 2 (m & f), Long Tailed Tit x 7, Pied Wagtail x 4, Buzzard x 2,

Wren x 2, Raven, Stonechat x 2 (m & f).

Chinnor: Cement Works: 5th March

Chinnor: Cement Works
2 Oystercatcher: Pair on shoreline Lake 2b. 10:15.

David Stracey

Port Meadow - 5th March

Med Gull: adult in roost
Grey Plover: 1 in flock of ~350 Golden Plovers that circled flood c. 1745

Also,
Dunlin 18
Oystercatcher 3
Egyptian Goose
Yellow-legged Gull 1

Ben Sheldon, Gnome

Sonning Common: 4th March

Sonning Common
20 Waxwing: Feeding on cotoneaster in a private garden off Wood Lane. 40 on Saturday. 12:30.

Ashley Stow