Oxfordshire bird news

Saturday 18th May 2024

DateSpeciesSiteCountObserver
18/05/24Tawny OwlWantage3M Merritt
At least 3: ad fem & 2 juvs. SU384881.  
18/05/24CuckooStratfield Brake1S Myers
19:30
Near canal, also 8 species of warbler heard (no grasshopper or sedge warbler), barn owl on Thursday.  
18/05/24WhitethroatLidstone11M Cunningham
22:39
Singing males in a relatively small area. Linear walk. Seem to have arrived whilst I was abroad.  
18/05/24Corn BuntingLidstone2M Cunningham
22:39
Singing.  
18/05/24Little Ringed PloverArdley ERF Lagoon1G Casburn
12:00
 
18/05/24DunlinArdley ERF Lagoon1G Casburn
12:00
 
18/05/24Red-crested PochardArdley ERF Lagoon1G Casburn
12:00
Drake on lagoon.  
18/05/24WhitethroatWoodstock: Glyme valley3G Casburn
09:00
At least. Probably a fee pairs nesting in this area.  
18/05/24Sedge WarblerWoodstock: Glyme valley2G Casburn
09:00
 
18/05/24CuckooWoodstock: Glyme valley1G Casburn
09:00
Singing within area of private nature reserve. First for me in this area.