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Oxon Birding Blog
18.10.2025
Firecrest Redpoll 2 Blackcap 2 Chiffchaff 15+ Cetti's Warbler 2 Wigeon 2 Green Sandpiper 4 Snipe 29 Lapwing 81 Little Egret 2 Raven 2 (Per ...
Glossy Ibis SP463110. 14:04 ( Terry Godfrey )
No sign of the Yellow-browed Warbler by 09:30 (et al)
Brambling - at least 2 in finch flock feeding in the sunflower patch. Crossbill - a flock of about 15 overhead near the fisheries cottage.
17.10.2025
Middle Assendon 2 Raven: Usual pair going east to west over Middle Assendon towards Bix. 17:00. Ashley Stow
Crossbill c60 10:44 ( per Colin Oram) Car park charges apply: £1.80 for first two hours no cash.
Rock Pipit 2 Goldeneye f (SB)
Cornwell Marsh and Wetland Peregrine: SP284269. 12:45. 3 Green Sandpiper: SP284269. 12:45. 9 Snipe: SP284269. 12:45. 27 Lapwing: SP28426...
I thought a few photos of this female Kingfisher would brighten the current gloom! Stephen Burch Female Kingfisher © Stephen Burch www.steph...
Yellow-browed Warbler found by call by Paddy Lewin SE corner of University Parks 16:00 today. Also heard calling in same location 17:15.
16.10.2025
Goldeneye f Wigeon 7 Pintail Yellow-legged Gull 2 Marsh Tit Rock Pipit 5 (AB et al)
Cornwell Marsh and Wetland 31 Lapwing: SP283268. 14:14. 2 Grey Wagtail: SP283268. 14:14. Sparrowhawk: SP283268. 14:14. 2 Kestrel: SP2832...
A few more of the Crossbills this morning...
Cattle Egret c20 in field with cattle west of the A34 c1 mile south of Peartree 08:30 (DD)
Crossbill 19 near Coombe Gate 09:30 Brambling ( Gareth Casburn,Dave Doherty) All photos courtesy of Debbie Cummins.
Rock Pipit 2 at southern end 17:07 (JFT)
15.10.2025
Rock Pipit 15 along western side of F1 14:57 ( per Roger Wyatt, Paul Willis)
Compton Beauchamp 12 Lesser Redpoll 10:00. 70 Redwing: 50,10,10 flew SW. 10:00. 3 Song Thrush: Flew SW together calling. 10:00. Jed Cleet...
Egyptian Geese x 2 (m & f), Little Grebe x 3 ( all on golf course lake), Chiffchaff, Siskin x 6 ( all on overhead wires), Great Spotted Wo...
Chipping Norton 4 Green Sandpiper: Flew up from margins of small lake at Cornwell Marsh. All observations listed here are at Cornwell Marsh...
Sonning Eye GPs Yellow-legged Gull: ad. 13:05. Marek Walford
14.10.2025
Henley Road GPs Probable Caspian Gull: SU740753. 13:26. Mick Hannington
Gallowstree Common 6 Tawny Owl: Approx numbers, probably 4m 2f. Owls were calling constantly in Wyfold Wood and surrounding area. 19:55. I...
Blenheim: Blenheim Lake 9 Common Crossbill m&f Great White Egret Egyptian Goose Wigeon Cettis Warbler Marsh Tit Andrew Mann Courtesy o...
Banbury 2 Raven: pair of Ravens seem to be living in the hospital grounds. Constantly talking to each other. Sit on top of the communicatio...
Caspian Gull 1stw Rock Pipit (JC)
13.10.2025
Cholsey, Bunk Line Grey Partridge: Calls heard out nr the conifer copse, just W of Bunk Line, prob a couple or more birds. SU586876. 17:45....
Port Meadow 11 Goosander: On river north of The Perch per James King. Adam Hartley
Wytham 18 Cattle Egret: SP481080. 15:00. Steven Portugal
Teal - 90 approx Golden plover - 98 in flock over quarry Peregrine - 1 on ERF building Stonechat - 1 Siskin - 8 approx with goldfinches arou...
Wytham Wood 6 Common Crossbill: Approx count. Adam Hartley
Blenheim: Blenheim Lake Little Gull: busy, close to Seven Arches bridge. 5 Mandarin Duck: 3 m 2 f. Great White Egret 2 Cetti's Warbler: ...
12.10.2025
Little Gull courtesy of Steve Liptrot Courtesy of Steve Liptrot Courtesy of Steve Liptrot Courtesy of Steve Liptrot
Little Gull 1 still present Common Sandpiper 1 Siskin 2 Peregrine 1 GW Egret 13 Key holder reserve.
One of the 7+ Great White Egrets present this morning was colour ringed. Red ring AHF. Looks like it is a product of a ringing scheme on the...
Garsington 2 Stonechat: m+f. SP582015. 15:16. Colm O Caomhanaigh
11.10.2025
Cattle Egret c20 again in field with cows, west of the A34 just south of Peartree 10:20.
Unconfirmed report of a Water Pipit at lake this afternoon (per Birdguides)
1 Stonechat (first of autumn here) 5 Green Sandpiper 45 Snipe 2 Shoveler 5 Chiffchaff 1m 1f Blackcap 7 Meadow Pipit 36 Gadwall 150 Teal A...
11th October Fyfield Wick Redwing: Flew SW calling. 07:40. 13 Siskin: 10,2&3 Flew W calling. 07:45. Grey Wagtail: Flew S calling. 07:45. ...