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    Oxfordshire birding

    So far this year we've had some Waxwings, a Firecrest, Iceland and Glaucous Gulls, and an elusive Great Grey Shrike at Cholsey. More details on the Oxon Bird Log Adam Shrike (c) Roger Wyatt Gulls (c) Ian Lewington
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    Oxfordshire birding

    Recent county highlights include an adult drake Falcated Duck at Farmoor, a Long-tailed Duck, a red-head Smew and lots of Waxwings Adam
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    Oxfordshire birding

    Rather quiet in the county now. A couple of different Caspian Gulls have been seen on Port Meadow over the last week and the first Waxwings are starting to appear in the county.
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    Oxfordshire birding

    At last another decent bird for the county, this time in the form of a juvenile American Golden Plover on Port Meadow. It was found on Thursday at last light and was seen between 10am and 2pm on Friday though not after that. At the time of writing there's been no news on it so far today...
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    Oxfordshire birding

    Rather quiet in the county of late. Highlights have included: Bearded Tits at Otmoor and now at Radley GP a Grey Phalarope briefly yesterday morning at Farmoor an adult Caspian Gull in a field near Didcot a Red-throated Diver (a county rarity) that spent a little over an hour at Farmoor a...
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    Oxfordshire birding

    After a rather long and quiet summer we finally got another good bird, this time in the form of a Great White Egret. It was initially found at Farmoor by Keith Clack before being relocated by Roger Wyatt at Cassington GPs. Unfortunately it proved to be a a one day wonder and was not seen the...
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    Oxfordshire birding

    Another good bird has turned up in the county in the form of a singing male Corncrake at Otmoor. It's on Greenaways, about 100 yards past the last of the three new scrapes along the bridleway towards the turn off for the screens. Of course it's well hidden and you're not likely actually to see...
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    Oxfordshire birding

    Yes, it's very common. When we go on a drive along the M40 sometimes our family play "guess how many red kites we'll see on the journey" with the closest guess at the end winning. The total is quite weather dependent but one can usually get at least into the teens. Adam
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    Oxfordshire birding

    There's currently a Dotterel (a really good bird for the county) at Balscote. More details on the Oxon Bird Log (see link in my signature). Adam
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    Oxfordshire birding

    Yes, they are resident breeders so they're around all year.
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    Oxfordshire birding

    Hi, Otmoor is a pretty good place for Bullfinches along the hedgerows as you walk down to the first and second screens. For Nuthatch and Greater Spotted Woodpecker I would try somewhere like Wytham Wood or Blenheim Palace. HTH Adam
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    Oxfordshire birding

    After the stilt, another county blocker has fallen: pied flycatcher is notoriously hard to get in Oxon. This afternoon a cracking male was found at Farmoor by Terry Shylock. Suberb video of it here Adam
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    Oxfordshire birding

    At last a really good bird in the county after what has been a rather quiet spell. Black-winged stilt at Pit 60. Here's a rather crappy record shot but there are loads of better photos & video on the Oxon Bird Log Adam
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    Oxfordshire birding

    The first spring migrants are now in: sand martins a couple of days ago and a little ringed plover on Port Meadow this evening.
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    Oxfordshire birding

    A marked common gull passage through the county at present. Worth checking through them for ring-billed gulls!
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    Oxfordshire birding

    The spring Mediterranean gull passage is now well underway with one bird two days ago and three yesterday all on Port Meadow. They all tend to be adult birds is full or nearly full summer plumage. Well worth looking out for!
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    Oxfordshire birding

    Hi Alex, Sonning Eye GP is here. If you park in the side street indicated you can walk through to the gravel pit. You can't see all of the pit and visibility is restricted in places due to trees etc. but you can view a fair bit. A scope is a good idea as the birds can often be rather distant...
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    Oxfordshire birding

    The answer is a whitethroat at Cuddesdon in January!
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    Oxfordshire birding

    Bit of a purple patch in the county at present with two rather unseasonal birds: a grey phalarope at Farmoor and now a Temminck's stint at Rushey common. Whatever next?
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    Oxfordshire birding

    Happy New Year! It's been so quiet here for such a long time that I thought that I would post something just to keep things ticking over. It used to be a nice (albeit small) birding community here. Anyway, for those who haven't already seen it, the Oxon County 2011 Birding Review video has...
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    Oxfordshire birding

    Hi Mari, Good luck in Japan, it was nice having you around the Oxon birding scene. Adam
  22. G

    Oxfordshire birding

    I think that red kites are ever-increasing in the wider area around here and are breeding successfully as well. It's possible that they may spend less time at Watlington at certain times of year or something.
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    Oxfordshire birding

    Great stuff Gareth! It's interesting how the standard solution to identification issues back then was to shoot the poor bird!
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    Oxfordshire birding

    I think that Nic is rather pre-occupied with other stuff at present and for that reason has decided to shut down the Farmoor blog. You can still follow Farmoor sightings on the Oxon Bird Log though admittedly it was nice to have everything there in one place. I am hoping that Dai John takes up...
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    Oxfordshire birding

    I certainly think that birds like storks, crane, egrets and exotic herons will become increasingly common as global warming increases. In fact when I was a lad little egret was very rare. I then gave up birding for a while (the wilderness years) and then four years ago (still a non-birder) I was...
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