I have compiled this
list from various sources* and it may not be 100% accurate. Please let me know
if you know of any additional species to add onto the list.
1.
Brent Goose - Rare - 8 (over) in January 87,
1 in December 88, 1 in December 15
2.
Canada Goose – Common
3.
Barnacle Goose - Rare - 1 in May 19, 1 in October 23
4.
Greylag Goose - Occasional
5.
White-fronted Goose - Rare - 8 in
January 87, 2 over November 18
6.
Mute Swan - Common
7.
Bewick's Swan - Rare - 43 in March 66, 5 in
November 88 and 4 in November 90
8.
Whooper Swan - Scarce - historical
records from U.C.V., 1 in March 2019
9.
Egyptian Goose - Rare - but a few recent records
10. Common Shelduck
- Scarce
11. Mandarin Duck - Scarce
12. Garganey - Rare -
recorded (Clews, 87), 1 in April 16 (in the U.C.V.)
13. Shoveler - Occasional
14. Gadwall - Occasional
15. Wigeon - Occasional
(used to be common with one count of 100+ !)
16. Mallard - Common
17. Pintail - Scarce
18. Teal - Occasional
(more common in the U.C.V.)
19. Red-crested Pochard - Scarce
20. Pochard - Occasional
(used to be common with regularly up to 150 !)
21. Ferruginous Duck - Rare - 1 in
January 87
22. Tufted Duck -
Occasional (more common in the U.C.V.)
23. Scaup - Rare - 1 in
1966, 2 in November 88
24. Common Scoter - Scarce
25. Goldeneye - Occasional
26. Smew - Rare - 3 in
December 88
27. Goosander - Occasional
28. Red-breasted
Merganser - Rare - 1 in April 79
29. Ruddy Duck - Rare - 1 in
November 97
30. Red-legged Partridge – Rare,
recorded (Clews, 87). 1 in April 19, 1 in March 2024
31. Grey Partridge - Rare - historical
(Clews, 87), 1 in February 95, 1 in April 2024!
32. Pheasant - Occasional
33. Red-throated
Diver - Rare - 1 in February 76
34. Black-throated Diver - Rare - 1 in
Nov to Dec 91, 1 reported in December 09
35. Fulmar - Rare
- 1 in May 2017
36. Little Grebe -
Occasional (more common in the U.C.V.)
37. Red-necked Grebe - Rare - 1 in
1968, 1 in Feb to Mar 79, 1 in February 01
38. Great Crested Grebe
- Common
39. Black-necked Grebe - Rare - 1 in
February 02, 1 in April 16 (in the U.C.V.), 1 in April 18
40. Grey Heron - Common
41. Cattle Egret – Rare – 1 (over) in October 21, 1 in October 23
42. Great White Egret - Rare - but several recent records
43. Little Egret – Occasional
44. Cormorant – Common
45. Shag - Rare - 1 in April 18
46. Osprey - Scarce
47. Sparrowhawk - Common
48. Marsh Harrier - Rare - 1 in
July 15 (in the U.C.V.), 1 in April 19 (over)
49. Red Kite - Occasional
50. Buzzard - Common
51. Water Rail - Scarce
52. Moorhen - Common
53. Coot - Occasional
(more common in the U.C.V.)
54. Oystercatcher – Occasional
55. Lapwing - Occasional
56. Golden Plover - Occasional
57. Grey Plover - Rare - 1 in
October 67, 1 in September 14
58. Ringed Plover - Occasional
59. Little Ringed Plover - Occasional
60. Whimbrel - Scarce
61. Curlew - Occasional (more
common in the U.C.V.)
62. Bar-tailed Godwit
- Rare - 1 to 3 in August 74, 2 in April 21
63. Black-tailed Godwit
- Scarce - recorded (Easterbrook, 2013), 1 in September 15
64. Turnstone - Scarce
65. Knot - Rare - 1 in
January 76
66. Ruff - Rare -
Irregular in the 80s, 1 in September 14, 1 in September 17
67. Sanderling – historically Rare,
but in recent years several records
68. Dunlin - Occasional
69. Little Stint - Rare - 4 in
September 96
70. Woodcock - Scarce
71. Jack Snipe - Scarce
72. Snipe - Common
73. Grey Phalarope - Rare - 1 in
September 17, 1 in September 18
74. Common Sandpiper - Common
75. Green Sandpiper - Occasional
76. Redshank - Occasional
77. Wood Sandpiper - Rare - 1 in July 15
(in the U.C.V.)
78. Greenshank - Scarce
79. Kittiwake - Scarce
80. Black-headed
Gull - Common
81. Little Gull - Scarce
82. Mediterranean Gull
– Occasional
83. Common Gull - Common
84. Great Black-backed
Gull - Scarce
85. Glaucous Gull - Rare -
recorded (Clews, 87)
86. Herring Gull - Occasional
87. Caspian Gull - Scarce -
first record in December 16, but a few since
88. Yellow-legged Gull - Occasional
89. Lesser Black-backed
Gull - Common
90. Sandwich Tern - Rare - 1 in
September 88, 1 in April 11
91. Little Tern - Rare - 1 in
May 66, 1 in April 08, 1 in May 15
92. Common Tern - Common
93. Arctic Tern - Occasional
94. Black Tern - Scarce
95. Great Skua - Rare - 2 in
October 14
96. Pomarine Skua - Rare
97. Arctic Skua - Rare - May 78
98. Feral Pigeon - Occasional
99. Stock Dove - Occasional
(more common in the U.C.V.)
100.
Woodpigeon - Common
101.
Turtle Dove – Rare – historical
102.
Collared Dove - Common
103.
Cuckoo - Rare
104.
Barn Owl - Rare (more common in the U.C.V.)
105.
Tawny Owl - Rare
106.
Little Owl - Occasional
107.
Short-eared Owl - Rare - recorded
(Clews, 87), 1 in May 08, 1 in December 14
108.
Swift - Common
109.
Kingfisher - Common
110.
Lesser Spotted Woodpecker - Rare - 1 in
March 08
111.
Great Spotted Woodpecker - Common
112.
Green Woodpecker - Common
113.
Kestrel - Common
114.
Merlin - Rare - 1 in February 12, 1 in October 23
115.
Hobby - Scarce
116.
Peregrine - Occasional
117.
Ring-necked Parakeet - Occasional
118.
Jay - Common
119.
Magpie - Common
120.
Jackdaw - Common
121.
Rook - Common
122.
Crow - Common
123.
Raven - Occasional
124.
Waxwing - Rare - 2 in December 12
125.
Coal Tit - Common
126.
Marsh Tit - Scarce - was common but has declined locally
127.
Willow Tit – Rare – was one of the last
sites in Oxfordshire, but unlikely to occur at all anymore
128.
Blue Tit - Common
129.
Great Tit - Common
130.
Skylark - Common
131.
Sand Martin - Common
132.
Swallow - Common
133.
House Martin – Common
134.
Red-rumped Swallow - Rare - 1 in May 2019 (fourth
record for Oxon)
135.
Long-tailed Tit - Common
136.
Willow Warbler - Common
137.
Chiffchaff - Common (and Siberian Chiffchaff,
winter 2014/15)
138.
Wood Warbler - Rare - 1 in April
16, 1 in April 18
139.
Sedge Warbler - Common
140.
Reed Warbler - Occasional
141.
Grasshopper Warbler - Occasional (more
common in the U.C.V.)
142.
Blackcap - Common
143.
Garden Warbler - Common
144.
Lesser Whitethroat - Common
145.
Whitethroat - Common
146.
Firecrest - Rare - 1 in February 99, 1 Jan
to Mar 02, 1 in January 03, 1 in October 22
147.
Goldcrest - Common
148.
Wren - Common
149.
Nuthatch - Scarce
150.
Treecreeper - Common
151.
Starling – Common
152.
Ring Ouzel – Rare – 1 in April 23
153.
Blackbird - Common
154.
Fieldfare - Common
155.
Redwing - Common
156.
Song Thrush - Common
157.
Mistle Thrush - Occasional
158.
Spotted Flycatcher - Occasional
159.
Robin - Common
160.
Pied Flycatcher - Rare - 1 in September
95, 1 in April 96, 1 in August 97, 1 in June 18, 1 in April 23
161.
Black Redstart - Rare - 1 in November 14, 1 in
November 15
162.
Redstart - Occasional
163.
Whinchat - Occasional (more common in
the U.C.V.)
164.
Stonechat - Occasional (more common in
the U.C.V.)
165.
Wheatear - Common
166.
House Sparrow - Occasional
167.
Tree Sparrow - Historical (a count of 200+ in
Aug 90!)
168.
Dunnock - Common
169.
Yellow Wagtail - Common
170.
Grey Wagtail - Common
171.
Pied Wagtail - Common (also White Wagtail on
passage)
172.
Meadow Pipit - Common
173.
Tree Pipit - Scarce
174.
Water Pipit - Rare
175.
Rock Pipit -
176.
Chaffinch - Common
177.
Brambling - Occasional
178.
Hawfinch - Rare - 1 (over) in
October 11, 1 (over) in October 21
179.
Bullfinch - Common
180.
Greenfinch - Common
181.
Linnet - Common
182.
Redpoll (Lesser) - Occasional
183.
Crossbill - Scarce
184.
Goldfinch - Common
185.
Siskin - Common
186.
Corn Bunting - Rare - historical, 1 in January
97
187.
Yellowhammer - Occasional
188.
Reed Bunting - Common
* References:
- B.O.S. and O.O.S.
annual reports
- Birds of the Heart
of England (B.O.S. / Easterbrook, 2013)
- Where to Watch Birds in Beds, Berks, Bucks, Herts and Oxon (Clews et al, 1987)
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