Port Meadow Year Lists

The Port Meadow "catchment area" is broadly bounded by the canal to the east, the river to the west, Wolvercote to the north and the river tributary to the south. Sighting contributions are from all know sources and also include birds heard but not seen but if you've seen something in this area that's not on the list then please let me know.

Birds that I've not seen or heard directly myself are listed with the name of the observer.


2013 Year List Total: 134

Lastest Addition: Yellow-browed Warbler

Birds of Note 2012
Waders: Lapwing, Golden Plover, Redshank, Bar-tailed Godwit, Jack Snipe, Dunlin, Ruff, Snipe, Little Egret, Black-tailed Godwit, Oystercatcher, Curlew, AVOCET, Ringed Plover, Little Ringed Plover, Woodcock, Green Sandpiper, Greenshank, Common Sandpiper, Whimbrel, Little Stint, Sanderling, probable SPOONBILL


Water Fowl:
Wigeon, Teal, Shoveler, Pintail, Greylag Goose, Canada Goose, Barnacle Goose, Goosander, Shelduck, Little Grebe, Gadwall, Tufted Duck, Garganey

Gulls & terns: Yellow-legged Gull, GLAUCOUS GULL, ICELAND GULL, CASPIAN GULL, Mediterranean Gull, KITTIWAKE, Common Tern, Little Gull + Commoner Gulls

Misc. Others: Waxwing, FIRECREST, Water Rail, Nuthatch, Brambling, Marsh Tit, Raven, Stonechat, Yellow Wagtail, Wheatear, Tree Pipit, Whinchat, Red-legged Partridge, Cuckoo, Tree Sparrow

Birds of Prey: Kestrel, Peregrine, Sparrowhawk, Buzzard, Red Kite, Tawny Owl, Little Owl, Hobby

Warblers: Blackcap, Chiffchaff, Willow Warbler, Whitethroat, Lesser Whitethroat, Grasshopper Warbler, Sedge Warbler, Reed Warbler, Garden Warbler, YELLOW-BROWED WARBLER



2012 Year List Total: 134

Birds of Note: Waders: lapwing, golden plover,little ringed plover, dunlin, ruff, redshank, snipe, oystercatcher, little egret, curlew, black-tailed godwit, ringed plover, common sandpiper, whimbrel, grey plover, bar-tailed godwit, greenshank, sanderling, green sandpiper, wood sandpiper, turnstone, AMERICAN GOLDEN PLOVER, jack snipe

Water Fowl: wigeon, teal, shoveler, pintail, goosander, shelduck, gadwall, tufted duck, little grebe, red-breasted merganser, shag, [rosy-billed pochard], pochard, garganey, red-crested pochard, egyptian goose, barnacle goose, brent goose

gulls & terns: Yellow-legged gull, Mediterranean gull, common tern, little gull, CASPIAN GULL, ICELAND GULL

Misc. Others: lesser redpoll, raven, nuthatch, water rail, grey wagtail, kingfisher, siskin, yellow wagtail, wheatear, whinchat, cuckoo, marsh tit, spotted flycatcher, brambling, waxwing

Birds of Prey: red kite, peregrine, sparrowhawk, buzzard, kestrel, hobby, barn owl, short-eared owl, tawny owl, little owl

Warblers: blackcap, chiffchaff, willow warbler, sedge warbler, whitethroat, lesser whitethroat, reed warbler, garden warbler

Birds of Note 2011
Waders: redshank, lapwing, golden plover, dunlin, black-tailed godwit, ruff, curlew, oystercatcher, ringed plover, little ringed plover, greenshank, common sandpiper, green sandpiper, wood sandpiper, grey plover, bar-tailed godwit, whimbrel, sanderling, SPOONBILL, litte stint, PECTORAL SANDPIPER, avocet

Water Fowl: wigeon, teal, shoveler, pintail, tufted duck, pochard, goosander, shelduck, goosander, red-breasted merganser, brent goose, garganey, white-fronted goose

Gulls/Terns: yellow-legged gull, Caspian gull, Glaucous Gull, Mediterranean gull, Little Gull, Iceland Gull, Black Tern, + usual commoner gulls & terns
Misc. Others:
yellowhammer, brambling, nuthatch, waxwing, raven, lesser redpoll, tree sparrow, grey wagtail, kingfisher, redstart, wheatear, whinchat, yellow wagtail, channel wagtail, blue-headed wagtail, WHITE STORK, nightingale, cuckoo, spotted flycatcher, marsh tit

Birds of Prey: peregrine, buzzard, red kite, sparrowhawk, kestrel, tawny owl, osprey, hobby

Warblers: blackcap, garden warbler, chiffchaff, willow warbler, whitethroat, lesser whitethroat, sedge warbler, reed warbler, grasshopper warbler

001    green finch             01/01/2011  
002    goldfinch     
         01/01/2011  
003    wood pigeon   
         01/01/2011       
004    song thrush   
          01/01/2011       
005    black bird    
          01/01/2011       
006    blackcap     
           01/01/2011  
007    robin         
         01/01/2011       
008    carrion crow  
         01/01/2011       
009    blue tit      
         01/01/2011       
010    starling      
         01/01/2011       
011    jackdaw       
         01/01/2011       
012    pied wagtail  
         01/01/2011       
013    black-headed gull       01/01/2011       
014    lsr black-backed gull   01/01/2011       
015    sky lark      
         01/01/2011   
016    chaffinch     
         01/01/2011       
017    waxwing       
         01/01/2011       
018    nuthatch      
         01/01/2011
019    pochard       
         01/01/2011       
020    fieldfare     
         02/01/2011       
021    mallard       
         02/01/2011       
022    siskin        
         02/01/2011
023    greylag goose 
         02/01/2011       
024    canada goose  
         02/01/2011       
025    lapwing       
         02/01/2011       
026    wigeon        
         02/01/2011       
027    teal          
         02/01/2011       
028    shoveler      
         02/01/2011       
029    pintail       
         02/01/2011       
030    coot          
         02/01/2011       
031    herring gull  
         02/01/2011       
032    common gull   
         02/01/2011       
033    Gtr black-backed gull
  02/01/2011       
034    yellow-legged gull      02/01/2011       
035    Caspian gull  
         02/01/2011       
036    brambling     
         03/01/2011   
037    yellowhammer  
         03/01/2011    Steve Goddard
038    tree creeper   
        03/01/2011
039    jay   
                 03/01/2011
040    tufted duck   
         03/01/2011       
041    stock dove   
          03/01/2011
042    cormorant   
           04/01/2011       
043    rook   
                04/01/2011       
044    magpie   
              04/01/2011       
045    common buzzard   
      04/01/2011
046    house sparrow   
       04/01/2011
047    collard dove   
        04/01/2011
048    dunnock   
             04/01/2011
049    moorhen   
             04/01/2011
050    great tit   
           04/01/2011
051    redwing   
             04/01/2011
052    mute swan   
           04/01/2011
053    peregrine falcon        04/01/2011
054    red kite   
            04/01/2011
055    redshank   
            04/01/2011
056    great crested grebe     04/01/2011
057    feral pigeon   
        04/01/2011
058    goosander   
           05/01/2011
059    golden plover   
       05/01/2011
060    grey heron   
          06/01/2011
061    wren   
                06/01/2011
062    little grebe   
        06/01/2011       
063    gtr spotted woodpecker  06/01/2011
064    Egyptian goose          06/01/2011       
065    coal tit   
            07/01/2011
066    mistle thrush           07/01/2011       
067    linnet   
              08/01/2011       
068    reed bunting            08/01/2011       
069    gadwall   
             08/01/2011       
070    bullfinch   
           09/01/2011       
071    snipe   
               09/01/2011       
072    long-tailed tit         09/01/2011       
073    kingfisher   
          09/01/2011
074    shelduck   
            12/01/2011       
075    meadow pipit            15/01/2011
076    goldcrest               15/01/2011
077    glaucous gull           16/01/2011
078    lesser redpoll          17/01/2011 
079    dunlin                  18/01/2011
080    raven                   25/01/2011        Steve Goddard
081    black-tailed godwit     28/01/2011
082    kestrel                 14/01/2011
083    little egret            14/01/2011
084    green woodpecker        31/01/2011
085    sparrowhawkt            07/02/2011
086    Mediterranean gull      07/02/2011
087    red-breasted merganser  15/02/2011
088    ruff                    16/02/2011
089    little gull             19/02/2011
090    tree sparrow            19/02/2011    Adrian Gray
091    curlew                  26/02/2011
092    brent goose             27/02/2011    Andrew Callander
093    chiffchaff              01/03/2011
094    ringed plover           02/03/2011  
095    oystercatcher
           03/03/2011
096    tawny owl               05/03/2011
097    sand martin             09/03/2011
098    little ringed plover    10/03/2011
099    grey wagtail            12/03/2011
100    iceland gull            15/03/2011         Dave Doherty
101    garganey                22/03/2011
102    willow warbler          29/03/2011
103    swallow                 31/03/2011
104    house martin            31/03/2011
105    yellow wagtail          01/04/2011
106    whitethroat             31/03/2011
107    sedge warbler           08/04/2011
108    reed warbler            08/04/2011  
109    wheatear                11/04/2011

110    common redstart         05/04/2011   Rob Halsey
111    common sandpiper        14/04/2011   
112    grasshopper warbler     14/04/2011
113    osprey                  21/04/2011    Richard Foster
114    green sandpiper         21/04/2011   
115    common tern             21/04/2011   
116    greenshank              23/04/2011   
117    swift                   26/04/2011   
118    garden warbler          26/04/2011
119    whimbrel                29/04/2011
120    bar-tailed godwit       29/04/2011
121    grey plover             01/05/2011
122    lesser whitethroat      01/05/2011
123    wood sandpiper          01/05/2011
124    WHITE STORK             02/05/2011
125    black tern              05/05/2011   Steve Goddard
126    nightingale             03/05/2011   Rumi Mohideen
127    cuckoo                  20/05/2011  
128    sanderling              22/05/2011  
129    hobby                   06/06/2011
130    SPOONBILL               07/06/2011
131    little stint            03/07/2011
132    PECTORAL SANDPIPER      29/07/2011  Richard Foster, Tom Wickens
133    whinchat                16/09/2011
134    spotted flycatcher      26/09/2011
135    white-fronted goose     26/10/2011  Dave Lowe, Sydney Penner
136    marsh tit               29/10/2011  Steve Goddard
137    avocet                  16/11/2011







2010 Sightings
Interesting sightings for 2010 so far include (presumed escapees in square brackets):

Waders:
ruff, redshank, lapwing, golden plover, knot, dunlin, black-tailed godwit, ringed plover, little ringed plover, oystercatcher, green sandpiper, common sandpiper, SPOONBILL, turnstone, greenshank, wood sandpiper, little egret, TEMMINCK'S STINT, avocet, bar-tailed godwit, little stint, LESSER YELLOWLEGS, GREY PHALAROPE, curlew

Water Fowl: wigeon, teal, shoveler, pintail, [bar-headed goose], shelduck, goosander, tufted duck,  water rail, little grebe, gadwall, ruddy shelduck, barnacle goose,  garganey, [black swan], egyptian goose, pochard

Gulls/Terns:  Mediterranean gull, yellow-legged gull, Caspian gull, common tern, + usual commoner gulls

Misc. Others:
kingfisher, white wagtail, blue-headed wagtail, yellow wagtail, grey wagtail, raven, wheatear, marsh tit, tree pipit, rock pipit, grey partridge, woodcock

Birds of Prey: sparrowhawk, kestrel, peregrine, buzzard, red kite, barn owl, osprey, hobby

Warblers: blackcap, chiffchaff, willow warbler, cetti's warbler, grasshopper warbler, whitethroat, sedge warbler, lesser whitethroat, reed warbler, garden warbler

2010 Year List Current Total 129 + 2 plastics:
Pochard is the latest addition to the Port Meadow 2010 year list .


001    greylag goose               01/01/2010   
002    mallard                     01/01/2010   
003    coot                        01/01/2010   
004    black-headed gull           01/01/2010   
005    lesser black-backed gull    01/01/2010   
006    greater black-backed gull   01/01/2010   
007    herring gull                01/01/2010   
008    moorhen                     01/01/2010   
009    cormorant                   01/01/2010   
010    redshank                    01/01/2010   
011    ruff                        01/01/2010   
012    meadow pipit                01/01/2010   
013    pied wagtail                01/01/2010   
014    lapwing                     01/01/2010
015    golden plover               01/01/2010
016    [bar-headed goose]          01/01/2010
017    kingfisher                  01/01/2010
018    sparrowhawk                 01/01/2010
019    robin                       01/01/2010
020    blue tit                    01/01/2010
021    blackbird                   01/01/2010
022    great crested grebe         01/01/2010
023    magpie                      01/01/2010
024    wigeon                      01/01/2010
025    teal                        01/01/2010
026    shoveler                    01/01/2010
027    linnet                      01/01/2010
028    carrion crow                01/01/2010
029    chaffinch                   01/01/2010
030    wood pigeon                 01/01/2010   
031    feral pigeon                01/01/2010   
032    starling                    01/01/2010   
033    peregrine falcon            02/01/2010
034    goosander                   02/01/2010   
035    shelduck                    03/01/2010
036    mute swan                   05/01/2010   
037    mistle thrush               05/01/2010   
038    wren                        05/01/2010   
039    golden plover               05/01/2010   
040    tufted duck                 05/01/2010   
041    skylark                     05/01/2010   
042    redwing                     05/01/2010   
043    fieldfare                   05/01/2010   
044    kestrel                     05/01/2010   
045    snipe                       05/01/2010   
046    long-tailed tit             07/01/2010   
047    grey heron                  08/01/2010   
048    great tit                   08/01/2010   
049    water rail                  08/01/2010   
050    common gull                 08/01/2010   
051    buzzard                     08/01/2010
052    siskin                      08/01/2010
053    blackcap                    08/01/2010
054    greenfinch                  10/01/2010   
055    goldfinch                   10/01/2010   
056    jackdaw                     10/01/2010   
057    little grebe                11/01/2010
058    green woodpecker            12/01/2010
059    great spotted woodpecker    13/01/2010   
060    collard dove                14/01/2010   
061    house sparrow               14/01/2010   
062    goldcrest                   14/01/2010

063    treecreeper                 14/01/2010
064    pintail                     17/01/2010
065    gadwall                     17/01/2010
066    rook                        18/01/2010   
067    yellow-legged gull          18/01/2010   
068    bullfinch                   20/01/2010   
069    pheasant                    23/01/2010
070    jay                         23/01/2010   
071    song thrush                 26/01/2010   
072    knot                        28/01/2010   
073    dunlin                      28/01/2010   
074    dunnock                     31/01/2010   
075    ruddy shelduck              03/02/2010    Mary Gregory
076    black-tailed godwit         16/02/2010
077    reed bunting                17/02/2010
078    red kite                    06/01/2010
079    barn owl                    26/02/2010
080    Barnacle goose              28/02/2010
081    Mediterranean Gull          09/03/2010
082    raven                       05/02/2010         JWB
083    ringed plover               15/03/2010
084    little ringed plover        16/03/2010
085    swallow                     17/03/2010
086    sand Martin                 18/03/2010
087    chiffchaff                  23/03/2010
088    willow warbler              24/03/2010
089    stock dove                  25/03/2010
090    oystercatcher               28/03/2010
091    Cetti's warbler             28/03/2010        (Heard only)
092    house martin                01/04/2010 
093    green sandpiper             01/04/2010 
094    osprey                      01/04/2010
095    yellow wagtail              06/04/2010
096    grasshopper warbler         07/04/2010
097    garganey                    18/04/2010
098    [black swan]                18/04/2010
099    whitethroat                 21/04/2010
100    sedge warbler               21/04/2010
101    lesser whitethroat          22/04/2010
102    reed warbler                21/04/2010
103    garden warbler              24/04/2010
104    swift                       24/04/2010
105    common tern                 24/04/2010
106    Egyptian goose              29/04/2010
107    common sandpiper            29/04/2010
108    SPOONBILL                   01/05/2010         Tony Edwards
109    wheatear                    02/05/2010
110    turnstone                   02/05/2010
111    greenshank                  07/05/2010
112    hobby                       09/05/2010
113    wood sandpiper              11/05/2010
114    little egret                13/05/2010
115    grey wagtail                13/05/2010
116    TEMMINCK'S STINT            23/05/2010
117    marsh tit                   26/08/2010    Ben Sandford-Smith
118    avocet                      27/08/2010
119    tree pipit                  08/09/2010         (heard only)
120    grey partridge              17/09/2010         Steve Goddard
121    bar-tailed godwit           27/09/2010
122    cuckoo                      22/05/2010    Peter Higgins (Trap Grounds)
123
   rock pipit                  30/09/2010
124    little stint                11/10/2010
125    LESSER YELLOWLEGS           14/10/2010
126    GREY PHALAROPE              17/11/2010
127    Caspian gull                23/11/2010
128    Woodcock                    03/12/2010       Richard Foster
129    Curlew                      11/12/2010
130    coal tit                    01/11/2010      (Heard only)
131    Pochard                     29/12/2010



2009
Total 130
Sightings  
Waders: ruff, dunlin, redshank, greenshank, common sandpiper, snipe, jack snipe, lapwing, golden plover, ringed plover, little ringed plover, black-tailed godwit, bar-tailed godwit, little egret, oystercatcher, avocet, curlew, whimbrel, spotted redshank, SPOONBILL
Water Fowl:
pintail, [ring-necked duck], shelduck, egyptian goose, ruddy shelduck, red-crested pochard, [barnacle goose],[bar-headed goose], [black swan]
Gulls/Terns: yellow-legged gull,common tern, Iceland gull, mediterranean gull, little tern, Caspian Gull
Misc. Others:
stonechat, whinchat, raven, white wagtail, grey wagtail, ring-necked parakeet, wheatear, red-legged partridge, cuckoo
Birds of Prey: sparrowhawk, kestrel, tawny owl, short-eared owl, osprey, barn owl, red kite, peregrine, buzzard, hobby
Warblers:
willow, chiffchaff, blackcap, garden, grasshopper, cetti's, sedge, reed, lesser whitethroat, whitethroat