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Tuesday 19 March 2024
Farmoor Reservoir 19th March
Radley GP: 19th March
Cattle Egret: Again in the roost this morning. 06:00.
11 Little Egret 06:00.
Egyptian Goose 06:00.
Peregrine 06:00.
Oystercatcher 06:00.
3 Sand Martin: FOY here. 06:00.
Common Gull 06:00.
Ian Elkins
Monday 18 March 2024
Compton Downs - Monday 18th March 2024
Stonechat x 3 (2m 1f), Reed Bunting x 2 (m & f), Yellowhammer x 10 (m & f), Buzzard x 2
Corn Bunting x 15, Meadow Pipit x 2, Skylark x 20+, Kestrel, Red-legged Partridge x 8.
Lapwing, Chaffinch (m), Linnet x 5 (m & f)
Stonechat -male |
Corn Bunting. |
Port Meadow - 18 March
Grey Plover: 1 with Golden Plover flock came in ~1710. Assume this is the same as the Otmoor bird and that they are commuting between the two sites
Golden Plover: ~400
Common Gull: c. 250 - a good count for here
Otmoor: Central: 18th March
70 Black-tailed Godwit: SP560134. 18:15.
2 Marsh Harrier: SP560134. 18:15.
Matthew Lloyd
Otmoor: 18th March
59 Black-tailed Godwit 16:15.
4 Oystercatcher 16:15.
Ruff 16:18.
Grey Plover 16:18.
20 Dunlin 16:18.
Pete Roby
Sunday 17 March 2024
17th March, Peep-O-Day Lane
Otmoor rspb 17th March
Sarsgrove: 17th March
Chiffchaff: m. Singing male in valley next to Sars Brook. 14:30.
Steve Akers
Chipping Norton: 17th March
31 Siskin: m, f, juv. The flock of Siskin again frequenting the top of the Ash trees in The Leys. Very vocal and active with small groups flying in and out and others flying down to feed in gardens. Stayed all morning. SP308267. 10:30.
Steve Akers
Ardley ERF Lagoon: 17th March
2 Peregrine: On the roof. One had a kill. 12:45.
Raven: Over cronking. 12:45.
Laurie Bryant
Dorchester on Thames, John Allen Pit : Sunday
Sand Martin 12
Cetti's Warbler
Curlew
Cattle Egret - around the Bishop's Court Farm paddocks.
Woodstock: 17th March
9 Siskin: 5 male & 4 female siskins in my garden in woodstock this morning. SP447170. 10:06.
Paul Willis
Port Meadow 17th March
Saturday 16 March 2024
Chipping Norton: 16th March
40 Siskin: An amazing 40 Siskin arrived this afternoon and frequented the tops of the Ash trees in The Leys behind our garden for the next two hours filling the air with their song and calls to each other. Many came down to the feeders. A wonderful spectacle. SP308267. 13:11.
Sparrowhawk: male. Circling high up. SP308267. 13:11.
Steve Akers
Otmoor: RSPB reserve: 16th March
4 White-fronted Goose 16:00.
Peregrine 16:00.
2 Oystercatcher 16:00.
2 Cattle Egret 16:00.
2 Marsh Harrier 16:00.
2 Shelduck 16:00.
Simon Myers
Rissinghurst Oxford 16th March
Rushy Common/Tar Lakes 16th March
Chipping Norton: 16th March
4 Siskin: 2m, 2f. Two pairs visiting to feed regularly now on our garden feeders in The Leys. The males are especially striking. SP308267. 11:30.
Steve Akers
Bicester Wetland Reserve 16th March
1 Jack Snipe
28 Snipe
1 Green Sandpiper
22 Gadwall
60 Teal
3 Cetti's Warbler
2 Chiffchaff
A Peters
Key Holder Reserve
Cholsey: Lollingdon Hill: 16th March
Wheatear: male. On main slope. 09:00.
Michael Pocock
Ardley ERF Lagoon: 16th March
Peregrine 08:00.
2 Green Sandpiper 08:00.
Corn Bunting 08:00.
Gareth Casburn
Otmoor: The Flood: 16th March
Garganey: male. 08:42.
2 Black-tailed Godwit 08:42.
20 Dunlin 08:42.
Pete Roby
Friday 15 March 2024
Thrupp Lake Radley GPs 15th March
Chipping Norton: 15th March
3 Siskin: 2m, 1f. At feeders in The Leys. SP308267. 11:40.
Steve Akers
Eynsham: Chil Brook: 15th March
2 Chiffchaff: Two singing birds. First of the year. 11:00.
Allen Stevens
Farmoor Reservoir 15th March
Radley village: 14th March
Negative news Whitethroat: FoS. Nocmig. 04:45.
Paul Parrish
Thursday 14 March 2024
Standlake Pit 60: 14th March
Marsh Harrier: cream crown. seen briefly. Looked pretty lightly built. Ann imm male? JED will know from his wanderings/photos. 22:25.
380 Pintail 22:25.
Mick Cunningham
Radley Lakes 14th March
Black-necked Grebe on Thrupp Lake and still present at 16:12
Cattle Egret until c06:40
Courtesy of Badger.
Thrupp Lake Radley 14th March
Peep-O-Day Lane: 14th March
footpath between the b4027 & a4260: 14th March
3 Corn Bunting: male. all singing from overhead wires. SP455192. 13:28.
Paul Willis
Blenheim: Blenheim Lake: 14th March
2 Oystercatcher: On the island.
4 Little Egret: On the island, not yet nesting I think.
17 Grey Heron: At least 13 occupied nests on the island. They appear to have taken over the area where the cattle egrets nested last year. Wonder what will happen if they try again this summer.
2 Pochard
84 Tufted Duck
10 Gadwall
3 Egyptian Goose
2 Raven: Possibly nest building in a cedar close to the Harry Potter tree.
Bob Pomfret
Chipping Norton: 14th March
5 Chiffchaff: All feeding by Chipping Norton Brook at Swailsford Bridge nr Cornwell - two now in song. SP283265. 10:00.
22 Meadow Pipit: SP283265. 10:00.
2 Pied Wagtail: SP283265. 10:00.
Steve Akers
M40 Junction 9: 14th March
Great White Egret: Flew SW over Bicester junction of M40. 07:50.
Jed Cleeter
Wednesday 13 March 2024
Chipping Norton: 13th March
4 Chiffchaff: A rise in number to four today in the same bushes by the brook at Swalesford Bridge nr Cornwell. SP283268. 13:00.
8 Pied Wagtail: Bathing and drinking in the fast flowing re-directed Chipping Norton Brook together with Meadow Pippits. SP283268. 13:00.
30 Meadow Pipit: SP283268. 13:00.
8 Redwing: SP283268. 13:00.
9 Fieldfare: SP283268. 13:00.
2 Raven: pair. Flew through. SP283268. 13:00.
Green Woodpecker: SP283268. 13:00.
Great Spotted Woodpecker: SP283268. 13:00.
Kestrel: ad fem. SP283268. 13:00.
Steve Akers
Chinnor: Cement Works: 13th March
2 Oystercatcher: Lake 2b. 12:00.
David Stracey
Chiselhampton: 13th March
Great White Egret: On the River Thame floodplain. SU597996. 10:00.
David Stracey
Otmoor: 13th March
2 Oystercatcher 12:24.
4 Black-tailed Godwit 12:24.
c100 Dunlin. 12:24.
Grey Plover 12:24.
Pete Roby
Radley GP: 13th March
Cattle Egret: Again in the roost this morning. 06:32.
6 Little Egret 06:32.
2 Egyptian Goose: pair. 06:32.
2 Oystercatcher: pair. 06:32.
Ian Elkins