Oxfordshire bird news
Friday 28th April 2017
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| Date | Species | Site | Count | Observer |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 28/04/17 | Shelduck | Port Meadow | 2 | A Hartley |
| 28/04/17 | Whitethroat | A329 near Moulsford | 1 | M Amphlett |
| 09:15 | Finally heard in full song on N side of railway cutting; first heard on Tues a.m. (and everyday since), but only fragments. Poss. 2 birds? SU590853. | |||
| 28/04/17 | House Sparrow | Cholsey, Honey Lane | M Amphlett | |
| 18:40 | Heard in garden bushes, opp. Buckthorn Lane. SU5886. | |||
| 28/04/17 | Dunnock | Cholsey, Honey Lane | 3 | M Amphlett |
| 18:40 | One in song, two on wall at Honey Lane/Papist Way junction. SU5886. | |||
| 28/04/17 | Stock Dove | A329 near Moulsford | 2 | M Amphlett |
| 18:30 | Flew from bean field just S of Silly bridge. SU5885. | |||
| 28/04/17 | Willow Warbler | Grove | 1 | A Cheke |
| single singing male. | ||||
| 28/04/17 | Skylark | Grove | 3 | A Cheke |
| at least 3 singing males. | ||||
| 28/04/17 | Linnet | Grove | 2 | A Cheke |
| pair. | ||||
| 28/04/17 | Mistle Thrush | Grove | 1 | A Cheke |
| 28/04/17 | Yellowhammer | Grove | 2 | A Cheke |
| Male singing; same spot as last year. | ||||
| 28/04/17 | Raven | Grove | 2 | A Cheke |
| Pair on territory as last year, one actively mobbing buzzard. | ||||
| 28/04/17 | Fieldfare | Grove | 1 | A Cheke |
| Late single bird. | ||||
| 28/04/17 | Lesser Whitethroat | Chinnor: Cement Works | 1 | D Stracey |
| Singing in trees north of Lake 2b. | ||||
| 28/04/17 | Little Ringed Plover | Chinnor: Cement Works | 1 | D Stracey |
| 28/04/17 | Lapwing | Chinnor: Cement Works | 1 | D Stracey |
| 28/04/17 | Hen Harrier | Otmoor | 1 | M Cunningham |
| 18:30 | ringtail. See @MickgCunningham for duff phone scope. | |||
| 28/04/17 | Dunlin | Farmoor Reservoir causeway | 6 | S Parrott |
| 14:00 | Five in group on one side, further individual on other side. Feeding mostly out of the water, with occasional dashes into the shallows. Running along edge in a tight group. SP445064. | |||
| 28/04/17 | Water Rail | Pinkhill reserve | 1 | S Parrott |
15:00 | Just in front of the hide. SP439067. | |||
| 28/04/17 | Pied Wagtail | Farmoor Reservoir | 2 | S Parrott |
| 15:30 | fledglings. Two fledglings being fed by adult on railings to tower on Farmoor 1. SP444064. | |||
| 28/04/17 | Yellow Wagtail | Farmoor Reservoir | 2 | S Parrott |
| 14:00 | With pied wagtails on causeway. SP444064. | |||
| 28/04/17 | Common Sandpiper | Farmoor Reservoir | 3 | S Parrott |
| Two seen together on causeway and F1. Third individual seen on F1. SP444064. | ||||
| 28/04/17 | BONAPARTE'S GULL | Farmoor Reservoir | 1 | M Cunningham |
| Flew past yacht club towards bus stop. | ||||
| 28/04/17 | Ring Ouzel | Harwell Laboratory | 2 | M Merritt |
| 08:15 | m. | |||