Birds
Egyptian Geese 2
Red Crested Pochard c20
Brambling 1 over calling and then briefly in hedge alongside road
Mandarin 1m on left hand large island
Sparrowhawk
Clackers, Tony Cooper & John
- Rushey Common Area/dix Pit, 19th January
Rushy Common area Bullfinch 3m 1f Egyptian Geese 2 Peregrine Dix - trees before recycling area Redpoll at least 2 with Siskins Clackers...
- Rushey Common Area/ Witney 24th November
Rushey Common area Redpoll 2 Green Sandpiper Snipe Yellowhammers 2m Egyptian Geese 2 Siskin Edge of Witney sewage works Grey Wagtail Witney Lake Kingfisher 2 Little Egret Chiffchaff 2 Grey Wagtail Clackers ...
- Rushey Common Area 16th May
Red Crested Pochard several males, at least one female with c7 very small young Sedge Warbler Reed Warbler Little Egret Egyptian Geese 3 Whimbrel - flew in from west calling. settled for 2-3 mins and then chased off by Coots. Flew east along lake towards...
- South Leigh March 18
Great Grey Shrike 1 from 0830 to at least 1000 (with grateful thanks to Sally for putting out the news) Hen Harrier 1 Red Kite 2 Common Buzzard 8+ Common Kestrel 2 2 Short-eared Owl (Thomas Stevens) Directions for the Shrike Take the road from the A40...
- Grotty Pic
Sorry forgot the grotty Egyptian Geese photo. There are 16 Egyptian Geese in oilseed rape alongside the Cote backroad they are in among some 150 Mute Swans, also circa 200 winter thrushes 75/25% split in favour of Fieldfare alongside the Eynsham to Long...
Birds
Rushey Common area, 28th October
Egyptian Geese 2
Red Crested Pochard c20
Brambling 1 over calling and then briefly in hedge alongside road
Mandarin 1m on left hand large island
Sparrowhawk
Clackers, Tony Cooper & John
- Rushey Common Area/dix Pit, 19th January
Rushy Common area Bullfinch 3m 1f Egyptian Geese 2 Peregrine Dix - trees before recycling area Redpoll at least 2 with Siskins Clackers...
- Rushey Common Area/ Witney 24th November
Rushey Common area Redpoll 2 Green Sandpiper Snipe Yellowhammers 2m Egyptian Geese 2 Siskin Edge of Witney sewage works Grey Wagtail Witney Lake Kingfisher 2 Little Egret Chiffchaff 2 Grey Wagtail Clackers ...
- Rushey Common Area 16th May
Red Crested Pochard several males, at least one female with c7 very small young Sedge Warbler Reed Warbler Little Egret Egyptian Geese 3 Whimbrel - flew in from west calling. settled for 2-3 mins and then chased off by Coots. Flew east along lake towards...
- South Leigh March 18
Great Grey Shrike 1 from 0830 to at least 1000 (with grateful thanks to Sally for putting out the news) Hen Harrier 1 Red Kite 2 Common Buzzard 8+ Common Kestrel 2 2 Short-eared Owl (Thomas Stevens) Directions for the Shrike Take the road from the A40...
- Grotty Pic
Sorry forgot the grotty Egyptian Geese photo. There are 16 Egyptian Geese in oilseed rape alongside the Cote backroad they are in among some 150 Mute Swans, also circa 200 winter thrushes 75/25% split in favour of Fieldfare alongside the Eynsham to Long...