Birds
1 Waxwing S of Aristotle Lane allotments nr Port Meadow (per Tom Evans)
3 Waxwing heard and seen high in trees on St Giles in Oxford City Centre
(per Jarrod Hadfield)
Mapping Waxwings
The last time we had a waxwing winter I was keen to understand more about the patterns of their arrival in Oxfordshire and their and movements once they were here. It looks like we are set for another Waxwing winter and I was wondering if birders with smartphones would like to try out a crowd survey and mapping app called EpiCollect http://www.epicollect.net/
EpiCollect is a web-application that allows anyone to build survey forms that can be downloaded onto a smartphone. I have created a survey form and web site titled ‘WaxwingsOx’ http://epicollectserver.appspot.com/project.html?name=WaxwingsOx
I should confess that I am new to EpiCollect so this will be an experiment for all! However, EpiCollect is increasingly being used for all sorts on wildlife surveys and if we liked it we could use it for other species that interest us and for which we’d enjoy a constantly up-dated map of their occurrence.
Paul Jepson
- Waxwings 16th December
12 Waxwing on Meadow Lane Iffley (Melissa Holding) 3+ Waxwing Thame near Southern ring road at 11 a.m (per RBA) 6 Waxwings Oxford by the bike racks by the entrance to the Trap Grounds on the corner of Frenchay Road just past the canal bridge...
- Waxwings 23rd Feb
20+ Waxwings Abingdon feeding on berries outside 106 Saxton Road 08:00a.m. More could be heard. (per The Wickster) 11 Waxwings west over the University Parks (Office window tick!) at 14:42(per Steve Bell)38 Waxwing Headington Churchill Hospital near car...
- Waxwings 26th December
photo Peachcroft Waxwing (c) B.B Boxing Day morning: 20+ Waxwings feeding by the Peachcroft Shopping Centre 11.15 am. Excellent views. (per Chris Pack, OxonBirds) Waxwing Oxford on Cowley Road this morning. (per R.B.A)22+Waxwings Didcot(per R.B.A)10...
- Waxwings 21st December
Stonesfield Waxwing photo (c) Martin Gasgoine-pees. Waxwing in Long Hanborough at Swan Hill 8.30a.m (per Paul Wren) A single Waxwing in Oxford city centre 08.45 on Thames Street. Feeding on ?Whitebeam in central reservation between opposing flows of...
- Waxwings In Wallingford 14th Dec
10 Waxwings in Waitrose car park at 13:50 (per R.B.A) See Comments and http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Oxonbirds/ 2 Waxwings Cholsey (per R.B.A) more info & photos at the supurb... http://cholseywildlife.blogspot.com/ 11 Waxwings Bodicote still 1 Waxwing...
Birds
Oxford 25th November
1 Waxwing S of Aristotle Lane allotments nr Port Meadow (per Tom Evans)
3 Waxwing heard and seen high in trees on St Giles in Oxford City Centre
(per Jarrod Hadfield)
Mapping Waxwings
The last time we had a waxwing winter I was keen to understand more about the patterns of their arrival in Oxfordshire and their and movements once they were here. It looks like we are set for another Waxwing winter and I was wondering if birders with smartphones would like to try out a crowd survey and mapping app called EpiCollect http://www.epicollect.net/
EpiCollect is a web-application that allows anyone to build survey forms that can be downloaded onto a smartphone. I have created a survey form and web site titled ‘WaxwingsOx’ http://epicollectserver.appspot.com/project.html?name=WaxwingsOx
Marston Waxwing (c) The Paranoid Birder
To take part simply download the Epicollect app from either the Apple App store or Android Market (There are links from EpiCollect web-page if these don’t appear from a search). On opening the App, go to settings and type ‘WaxwingsOx’ into the box labeled ‘Project’. In settings enter your email and also set ‘Update forms’ to ‘ON’ (as some of you may have suggestions on improvements to the form). The form will download to your smartphone. When you see Waxwings click on ‘New Entry’. The date, time and location are entered automatically. This is great but it also means that you can’t enter sightings after the event. You can also add photo if you wish (e.g. of feeding bushes). From the app menu “Display Map” will plot everyone’s or your own sightings on a googlemap interface. All the data can be downloaded and passed onto the county recorders.I should confess that I am new to EpiCollect so this will be an experiment for all! However, EpiCollect is increasingly being used for all sorts on wildlife surveys and if we liked it we could use it for other species that interest us and for which we’d enjoy a constantly up-dated map of their occurrence.
- Waxwings 16th December
12 Waxwing on Meadow Lane Iffley (Melissa Holding) 3+ Waxwing Thame near Southern ring road at 11 a.m (per RBA) 6 Waxwings Oxford by the bike racks by the entrance to the Trap Grounds on the corner of Frenchay Road just past the canal bridge...
- Waxwings 23rd Feb
20+ Waxwings Abingdon feeding on berries outside 106 Saxton Road 08:00a.m. More could be heard. (per The Wickster) 11 Waxwings west over the University Parks (Office window tick!) at 14:42(per Steve Bell)38 Waxwing Headington Churchill Hospital near car...
- Waxwings 26th December
photo Peachcroft Waxwing (c) B.B Boxing Day morning: 20+ Waxwings feeding by the Peachcroft Shopping Centre 11.15 am. Excellent views. (per Chris Pack, OxonBirds) Waxwing Oxford on Cowley Road this morning. (per R.B.A)22+Waxwings Didcot(per R.B.A)10...
- Waxwings 21st December
Stonesfield Waxwing photo (c) Martin Gasgoine-pees. Waxwing in Long Hanborough at Swan Hill 8.30a.m (per Paul Wren) A single Waxwing in Oxford city centre 08.45 on Thames Street. Feeding on ?Whitebeam in central reservation between opposing flows of...
- Waxwings In Wallingford 14th Dec
10 Waxwings in Waitrose car park at 13:50 (per R.B.A) See Comments and http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Oxonbirds/ 2 Waxwings Cholsey (per R.B.A) more info & photos at the supurb... http://cholseywildlife.blogspot.com/ 11 Waxwings Bodicote still 1 Waxwing...