Sonning Eye GPs: 27th April

Sonning Eye GPs
4 Arctic Tern: Passed through. 07:00.

Hugh Netley

Moulsford, Greenlands Farm: 26th April

Moulsford, Greenlands Farm
Raven: Heard, then seen. Flapping a lot, but circling and soaring, gaining great height, then several closed-wing dives, gradually moving W. SU5883. 11:20.

Mike Amphlett

Chipping Norton: 26th April

Chipping Norton
Wheatear: m. On newly harrowed field next to the fast flowing waters to E of Swailsford Bridge nr Cornwell. First record in this location. SP283263. 13:30.
3 Yellow Wagtail: 2m, 1f. Feeding on margins and small islands in the fast flowing waters of the diverted Brook. Much Wagtail activity here now. Ideal habitat for them. SP283263. 13:30.
2 Grey Wagtail: m, f. M and F seen at separate intervals and leaving with beaks full of insects. SP283263. 13:30.
3 Pied Wagtail: SP283263. 13:30.
White Wagtail: SP283263. 13:30.
Green Sandpiper: Single bird feeding in margins of new wetland close to Swailsford Bridge. SP283263. 13:30.
11 Mallard: ducklings. Two ducks with with 6 and 5 new ducklings each. SP283263. 13:30.
3 Grey Heron: On the marsh. SP283263. 13:30.
4 Reed Bunting: On the marsh. SP283263. 13:30.
Lesser Whitethroat: First of Year here. SP283263. 13:30.

Steve Akers

Bladon 26th April

Waxwing 18 still present just westbof Bladon by river Glyme viewed from path just east of Lince Bridge 18:50 (per RBA).

Port Meadow: 26th April

Port Meadow
2 Greenshank
Caspian Gull, flew through briefly
Dunlin
2 Oystercatcher
4 Yellow Wagtail
White Wagtail
2 Common Tern
6 Shelduck
Great White Egret (now in breeding plumage)

Adam Hartley, Thomas Miller, Joe Dixon

Shennington Airfield: 26th April

Shennington Airfield
Whinchat: SP365434. 18:46.
4 Wheatear: SP365434. 18:46.
2 Grey Partridge: SP361435. 18:46.

Mark Ribbons

Standlake Pit 60 26th April

Great white Egret 5 reported

Hobby 2

Pintail 2

Tar Lakes

Black-tailed Godwit 

Oystercatcher 

Widford 26th April

0730-0930

Garganey 2 (pair) - couldn't be found on return visit at 1400

Yellow Wagtail 2

Little Egret 2

Sand Martin 70+

House Martin 50+

Swallow 50+

Farmoor Reservoir 25th April

Yellow Wagtail 1

Kingfisher 2

House Martin 50+

Sand Martin 40+

Swallow 40+

Swift 5+

Bladon 25th April

18 Waxwing - feeding on mistletoe berries in a large tree beside The Community Walk in Blenheim Park

Widford: 25th April

Widford
2 Garganey: m n f. F looks like recent p60 bird on head pattern. 17:48.

Mick Cunningham

Otmoor Thursday 25 April

Courtesy of Peter Miligan.

White Stork ringed

Short Eared Owl
Peregrine

Hobby

Cuckoo 2

Red Crested Pochard 2

Little Egret

Oystercatcher 5

Grasshopper Warbler 

Lesser Whitethroat 4

House Martin 6

S.E.O courtesy of Steve Liptrot.

 

Chipping Norton: 25th April

Chipping Norton
40 Swallow: In two large groups of Hirundine feeding over the new wetlands at Swailsford Bridge nr Cornwell. SP283263. 10:30.
20 House Martin: SP283263. 10:30.
Sand Martin: At least one. SP283263. 10:30.
3 Chiffchaff: SP283263. 10:30.
Grey Heron: SP283263. 10:30.

Steve Akers

Chipping Norton: 24th April

Chipping Norton
2 Yellow Wagtail: Feeding on the new wetland at Swailsford Bridge nr Cornwell. SP283263. 18:00.

Steve Akers

Rushy Common: 24th April

Rushy Common
2 Black-tailed Godwit: SP328073. 02:30.
Oystercatcher: SP328073. 02:30.

John Pimm

Otmoor: 24th April

Otmoor
White Stork: Circled reed bed and then drifted west. 17:48.
Grasshopper Warbler 19:20.
2 Grey Wagtail 17:15.
20 Swift 17:15.

Nick Suckling

Sonning Eye GPs: 24th April

Sonning Eye GPs
2 Raven 15:30.
Garden Warbler: Near sailing club. 15:30.
Mandarin Duck: On flooded field. 15:30.

Ralph Watts

Standlake Pit 60: 24th April

Standlake Pit 60
2 Pintail: f. 15:30.
2 Goosander: 2 rh. 15:30.
Lesser Whitethroat: m. 15:30.
3 Garden Warbler 15:30.
4 Great White Egret: all yellow bills.2cy? 15:30.
Marsh Harrier: cc. 15:30.
2 Goosander 15:30.

Mick Cunningham

Rushy Common: 23rd April

Rushy Common
Marsh Harrier: fem. Hunting for a 1-2 minutes over reedbed under electric wires then dropped down. It is possible there was a male bird also, a little later on fence post (difficult to see). SP382073. 14:30.
2 Black-tailed Godwit: Flew in noisily. SP382073. 14:30.
2 Shelduck: Flying about. SP382073. 14:30.

John Pimm

Chimney/Tadpole Bridge - 23rd April

Redstart

Cuckoo 

Lesser Whitethroat- 4

Garden Warbler 

Willow Warbler 

Fyfield Wick: 23rd April

Fyfield Wick
Green Sandpiper: Over calling. 22:30.

Jed Cleeter

Otmoor rspb 23rd April

Cuckoo courtesy of Peter Miligan.

 

Farmoor Reservoir 23rd April

Arctic Tern 18 over F1 17:26 

Whimbrel 3

Dunlin 2

(per Ewan Urquhart)

Spotted Flycatcher in tall trees near Pink Hill 

(per Bryan Manston). 

Arctic Tern 2 through early

Common Tern 5

Yellow-legged Gull 

Great white Egret 

Garden Warbler 

Lesser Whitethroat 

Cetti's Warbler 4+

(per Johnny Eclipse,Peter Phillips).

Swift courtesy of Bryan Manston.

Widford: 23rd April

Widford
3 Swift: With a mixed flock of c200 hirundines. 13:41.

Mick Cunningham

Standlake Pit 60: 23rd April

Standlake Pit 60
3 Whimbrel until 12 then flew off

Mick Cunningham

Courtesy of Mick Cunningham.

Otmoor: RSPB reserve: 23rd April

Otmoor: RSPB reserve
Hobby: Greenways. 11:17.

Paul Woodham

Fyfield Wick: 23rd April

Fyfield Wick
Great White Egret: Flew West. 121st tick for patch ?. 10:08.

Jed Cleeter

Port Meadow 22nd April

Greenshank 4

Great white Egret 5

White Wagtail 

(per Thomas Miller).

Standlake Pit 60: 22nd April

Standlake Pit 60
2 Pintail: f. Hanging on. 22:53.
Goldeneye: f. 22:53.

Mick Cunningham

Farmoor Reservoir: Farmoor II: 22nd April

Arctic Tern 19 4 present this morning 15 on F1 19:07

Marsh Harrier flew north along Thames

Turnstone 

Common Sandpiper 

Grasshopper Warbler 

Wheatear

(per Johnny Eclipse)

Common Tern 12:01.
Rock Pipit 12:01.
Dunlin 12:01.
(per Dave Murphy)

Above & below courtesy of J.E.

Bladon 22nd April

Waxwing 17 still present this morning SE of Woodstock and just west of Bladon by river Glyme viewed from path just east of Lince Bridge 

(per Glen Pascoe et al)

Warborough: Warborough Church: 22nd April

Warborough: Warborough Church
Swift 17:36.

Keith McDonald

Grimsbury Reservoir: 22nd April

Grimsbury Reservoir
2 Swift
3 Yellow Wagtail
White Wagtail
Peregrine: over.

Gareth Blockley

Balscote: Balscote Quarry: 22nd April

Balscote: Balscote Quarry
2 Greenshank: Feeding in wetland. Found earlier by E. Barson. 10:14.

Steve Holliday

Courtesy of Edwin Barson.

Tar Lakes, Rushy Common: 22nd April

Tar Lakes, Rushy Common
4 Black-tailed Godwit 10:48.

Mick Cunningham

Standlake Pit 60, 21st April

Goosander: 2 redheads 

Goldeneye: 1f

Pintail: 1m, 2f

Great White Egret: 2

David Hastings

Goosander © David Hastings

Widford: 21st April

Widford
White Wagtail 17:35.
20 House Martin: At least 20 in a flock of c70+ hirundines. Mostly sand Martins, swallows next most numerous. 17:35.
Yellow Wagtail: Yesterday's still present. 17:35.

Mick Cunningham

Farmoor Reservoir 21st April

Cetti's Warbler

Garden Warbler 1 singing male

Cetti's Warbler 3 singing males

Yellow Wagtail 2

Common Swift 77 - moving North in small groups 0830-1200hrs

Swallow/Sand Martin - constant passage all morning moving North in small numbers

Little Ringed Plover 1

Dunlin 1

Cuckoo 1

Kingfisher 1

Mallard 

Female + 21 ducklings

Female + 14 ducklings

Stanton Harcourt area 21st April

Black-tailed Godwit 10 still at Rushy Common 

Oystercatcher 4

LRP 2

Shelduck 3

Yellow Wagtail 4

Woodstock 21st April

Waxwing 3 still present 11:36 SE of Woodstock and just west of Bladon by river Glyme viewed from path just east of Lince Bridge 

(per Glen Pascoe)

Wendlebury: 21st April

Wendlebury
2 Wheatear: 1 male. On separate manure heaps off Landford lane. 10:05.

Laurie Bryant

Iffley 21st April

White Stork reported over the Thames at Iffley thermaling and heading north c11:18 (D.W).

Otmoor rspb 21st April

Greenshank 2 on Big Otmoor

Black-tailed Godwit 

Whimbrel 2 over

Curlew

Crane

Great white Egret 

Little Egret 

Marsh Harrier 3 (1m)

Short-eared Owl Ashgrave (per RBA)

Swift 3

House Martin c10

Sand Martin c20

Grasshopper Warbler 2 calling in Morleys

Lesser Whitethroat 

(per Bark et al)

Grasshopper Warbler courtesy of Paul Tomlinson.

Day's Lock/Bishop's Court Farm, Dorchester on Thames

Swift, c20 over John Allen Pit and Sailing Club Lagoon. 10 a.m. 

Cattle Egret,

Shelduck,

Oystercatcher 2,