Birds
Dry Sandford Pit
Hawfinch: Found by Colin Williams on the BBOWT bird race.
Jarrod Hadfield
- Sandford-on-thames: 30th April
Sandford-on-Thames Spotted Crake: Still singing at 2215 in small marsh to left of Heyford Hill Lane just before railway bridge. Bird is favouring centre of marsh, 100 yards from roadside. It's best to park in housing estate at start of Heyford Hill...
- Port Meadow: 13th November
Port Meadow 2 Black-tailed Godwit 7 Dunlin: per Jarrod Hadfield. 2 Redshank: per Jarrod Hadfield. Adam Hartley...
- Otmoor Bird Race
A big thank you to everyone who turned out for the annual College Lake and Otmoor Bird Race. This was the first year the race has been held at Otmoor, 8 teams battled it out for the prestigious trophy. Due to the dry conditions on the reserve, bird watchers...
- Sunday 23rd January: Waxwings
20+ waxwings in Wootton still along the main Abingdon to Cumnor Road approx. 600m north of the Hungry Horse restaurant (per the Wickster) BBOWT Dry Sandford Pit reserve, Cothill: 13 waxwings initially found feasting on the large apple tree at the entrance...
- Waxwings 20th January
There is a flock of 20+ Waxwing at BBOWT's Dry Sandford Pit, Cothill (west of Oxford) this morning. They are feeding on privet berries adjacent to the carpark. They were also seen yesterday.(per Colin Williams)I also had a flock of 20 Waxwings fly...
Birds
Dry Sandford Pit: 2nd December
Dry Sandford Pit
Hawfinch: Found by Colin Williams on the BBOWT bird race.
Jarrod Hadfield
- Sandford-on-thames: 30th April
Sandford-on-Thames Spotted Crake: Still singing at 2215 in small marsh to left of Heyford Hill Lane just before railway bridge. Bird is favouring centre of marsh, 100 yards from roadside. It's best to park in housing estate at start of Heyford Hill...
- Port Meadow: 13th November
Port Meadow 2 Black-tailed Godwit 7 Dunlin: per Jarrod Hadfield. 2 Redshank: per Jarrod Hadfield. Adam Hartley...
- Otmoor Bird Race
A big thank you to everyone who turned out for the annual College Lake and Otmoor Bird Race. This was the first year the race has been held at Otmoor, 8 teams battled it out for the prestigious trophy. Due to the dry conditions on the reserve, bird watchers...
- Sunday 23rd January: Waxwings
20+ waxwings in Wootton still along the main Abingdon to Cumnor Road approx. 600m north of the Hungry Horse restaurant (per the Wickster) BBOWT Dry Sandford Pit reserve, Cothill: 13 waxwings initially found feasting on the large apple tree at the entrance...
- Waxwings 20th January
There is a flock of 20+ Waxwing at BBOWT's Dry Sandford Pit, Cothill (west of Oxford) this morning. They are feeding on privet berries adjacent to the carpark. They were also seen yesterday.(per Colin Williams)I also had a flock of 20 Waxwings fly...