Iffley Meadows BBOWT Reserve 10th April

 Snakeshead Fritillary

 Snakeshead Fritillary

 Snakeshead Fritillary

 Snakeshead Fritillary

 Snakeshead Fritillary

 Snakeshead Fritillary

Hundreds in flower in the meadows today. I liked this bunch so concentrated on photographing these!

 Butterbur

Lots of this in flower along the cycle track between the river and Kennington.

Red Necked Grebe Farmoor 5th April

 Red Necked Grebe

 Red Necked Grebe

 Red Necked Grebe

 Red Necked Grebe

 Red Necked and Great Crested Grebes

Sydling's Copse 29th March

 Common Lizard

 Common Lizard

 Common Lizard

 Common Lizard

 Gorze

 Gorze Shieldbug

 Primrose

 Peacock and Common Lizard

 Larch Cones

A couple of Common Lizards were seen today basking on a log.
Plenty of Primroses and Dog Violets were in flower in the grassland area.
Peacock, Small Tortoiseshell and Brimstone butterflies were on the wing.
About 4 Gorze Shieldbugs were seen in the Gorze bushes.
3 Green Tiger Beetles around but very flighty.
2 Pieces of Toothwort were seen just coming out from under some Hazel bushes.

Garden Frog's

Spent a bit of time in the back garden today photographing the frogs that have finally emerged in my pond.

 Common Frog

 Common Frog

 Common Frog

 Common Frog

 Common Frog

Otmoor 16th February

 Stonechat

 Stonechat

 Dunnock

 Robin

3 Stonechats, 1 Male and 2 Females were seen today on the fence that runs along the path that goes past the main hide towards Noke.

 Brown Hare

 Brown Hare

 Brown Hare

 Brown Hare

 Brown Hare

 Brown Hare

At least 5 Brown Hares were seen today trapped in Big Otmoor field on the last few remaining areas of grassland available.Surely there must be a way the RSPB could make spaces in the fencing big enough for Hares to get through but small enough to stop Foxes?

Red Flanked Bluetail, Marshfield, 9th Feb

 Red Flanked Bluetail

 Red Flanked Bluetail

 Red Flanked Bluetail

 Red Flanked Bluetail

 Red Flanked Bluetail

 Red Flanked Bluetail

 Red Flanked Bluetail

Me and Julie arrived on site about 12pm and the bird was showing quite well perched in the middle of a Hawthorn bush. Other birders present had placed some mealworms onto a small grassy mound. After a short while the bird started moving around in the bush and then flew down onto the mound where the mealworms had been placed, grabbed a few and flew back into the bush. The bird done this quite a few times while we were there but it was only on the mound for a few seconds at a time so you had to be quick to get any pics!
2 Raven's were flying over calling.

Balscote Quarry 25th January

The Great Grey Shrike was showing well but distant on the hedgerow at the back of the Quarry.
Tree Sparrows were showing well at the feeders.

 Tree Sparrow

 Tree Sparrow

 Tree Sparrow

 Buzzard

2 Buzzard
1 Kestrel
40+ Snipe
20+ Teal
1 Great grey shrike
1 Green woodpecker
4+ Tree sparrow at feeders with Chaffinch,Greenfinch,Goldfinch,Blue tit,Great tit,Coal tit.

Cattle Egret, Steeple Claydon 19th Jan

The bird was seen feeding amongst the cows in front of Briarhill Farm.The bird was to far off to be able to get any decent shots of it.

 Cattle Egret

 Cattle Egret



 Cattle Egret with Cows



 Cattle Egret

Abingdon sewage works, Siberian Chiffchaff,13th Jan

 Siberian Chiffchaff

 Siberian Chiffchaff

 Siberian Chiffchaff

A few record shots of the Siberian Chiffchaff (Tristis) feeding in trees with at least 6 Chiffchaffs (collybita).
At least 2 Cetti's Warblers were singing, one seen quite well.
1 Water Rail was heard squealing. A few Goldcrests were feeding in the trees.
Redpoll and Siskins were seen flying over calling, also Red kite.

 Red Kite