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 (eg tawny owl,) but if you've seen something in this area that's not on the list then please let me know.
Please note that some of the birds (eg ruddy shelduck, barnacle goose etc) are probably escapee's but I've included them anyway. They are listed within square brackets.
2009 Year List - Current Total 125
001 Mallard 01/01/2009
002 Swan, Mute 01/01/2009
003 Shoveler 01/01/2009
004 Dunlin 02/01/2009
005 Godwit, Black-tailed 02/01/2009
006 Goose, Greylag 02/01/2009
007 Lapwing 02/01/2009
008 Pipit, Meadow 02/01/2009
009 Plover, Golden 02/01/2009
010 Redshank, Common 02/01/2009
011 Ruff 02/01/2009
012 Snipe, Common 02/01/2009
013 Thrush, Mistle 02/01/2009
014 Wren 02/01/2009
015 Crow, Carrion 02/01/2009
016 Gull, Black-headed 02/01/2009
017 Gull, Great Black-backed 02/01/2009
018 Gull, Herring 02/01/2009
019 Gull, Lesser Black-backed 02/01/2009
020 Moorhen 02/01/2009
021 Redwing 02/01/2009
022 Teal 02/01/2009
023 Wagtail, Pied 02/01/2009
024 Wigeon 02/01/2009
025 Redpoll, Lesser 08/01/2009 OXB (SHG)
026 Siskin 08/01/2009
027 Blackbird 09/01/2009
028 Blackcap 09/01/2009
029 Bunting, Reed 09/01/2009
030 Chaffinch 09/01/2009
031 Coot 09/01/2009
032 Dove, Collared 09/01/2009
033 Dunnock 09/01/2009
034 Goldfinch 09/01/2009
035 Greenfinch 09/01/2009
036 Jackdaw 09/01/2009
037 Kestrel, Common 09/01/2009
038 Linnet 09/01/2009
039 Magpie 09/01/2009
040 Pheasant 09/01/2009
041 Pigeon, Feral/Dove, Rock 09/01/2009
042 Pigeon, Wood 09/01/2009
043 Robin 09/01/2009
044 Sparrow, House 09/01/2009
045 Starling 09/01/2009
046 Thrush, Song 09/01/2009
047 Tit, Blue 09/01/2009
048 Tit, Great 09/01/2009
049 Tit, Long-tailed 09/01/2009
050 Gadwall 12/01/2009
051 Kite, Red 12/01/2009
052 Pintail 12/01/2009
053 Rook 12/01/2009
054 Owl, Short-eared 13/01/2009
055 Woodpecker, Green 14/01/2009
056 Sparrowhawk 14/01/2009
057 Stonechat, European 14/01/2009
058 Common Gull 16/01/2009
059 Peregrine 17/01/2009
060 Great Crested Grebe 18/01/2009
061 Skylark 18/01/2009
062 Little Grebe 18/01/2009
063 Greater Spotted Woodpecker 19/01/2009
064 Grey Heron 19/01/2009
065 Canada Goose 23/01/2009
066 [Ring-necked Duck] 23/01/2009
067 Chiffchaff 24/01/2009
068 Goosander 27/01/2009 WoM (MBG)
069 Kingfisher 27/01/2009
070 Cormorant 27/01/2009
071 Bullfinch 30/01/2009
072 Stock Dove 30/01/2009
073 Treecreeper 30/01/2009 WoM
074 Goldcrest 30/01/2009
075 Coal Tit 30/01/2009 WoM (SM)
076 Common Buzzard 07/02/2009
077 Shelduck 11/02/2009
078 Pochard 11/02/2009
079 Fieldfare 14/02/2009
080 Yellow-legged Gull 12/02/2009
081 Iceland Gull 14/02/2009 WoM (JG)
082 Little Egret 27/02/2009
083 Raven 05/03/2009 OXB (SHG)
084 Oystercatcher 07/03/2009
085 Jack Snipe 08/03/2009
086 Ringed Plover 11/03/2009
087 Avocet 14/03/2009
088 Sand Martin 14/03/2009
089 Curlew 14/03/2009 OOS
090 Mediterranean Gull 14/03/2009
091 Little Ringed Plover 16/03/2009
092 Grey Wagtail 16/03/2009
093 Ring-necked Parakeet 18/03/2009
094 Swallow 27/03/2009
095 Ruddy Shelduck 28/03/2009
096 Barn Owl 29/03/2009 OOS (JT)
096 House Martin 30/03/2009
098 Osprey 30/03/2009
099 Tufted Duck 01/04/2009 WoM (MBG)
100 Common Sandpiper 07/04/2009
101 Yellow Wagtail 07/04/2009
102 Willow Warbler 12/04/2009
103 Grasshopper Warbler 12/04/2009
104 Wheatear 12/04/2009
105 Red-legged partridge 14/04/2009
106 Cetti's warbler 15/04/2009
107 Bar-tailed godwit 16/04/2009
108 Sedge warbler 17/04/2009
109 Whimbrel 17/04/2009
110 Lesser Whitethroat 17/04/2009
111 Common Tern 18/04/2009
112 Reed warbler 20/04/2009
113 Whitethroat 22/04/2009
114 Greenshank 23/04/2009
115 Swift 25/04/2009
116 Little Tern 25/04/2009
117 Jay 26/04/2009
118 Cuckoo 26/04/2009
119 Garden warbler 28/04/2009
120 Whinchat 28/04/2009
121 Red-crested pochard 08/05/2009
122 SPOONBILL 15/05/2009
123 Hobby 23/08/2009
124 Tawny Owl 17/10/2009 WoM (JG)
125 Egyptian Goose 14/11/2009
2008 Sightings Summary
Interesting sightings for 2008 include:
Waders: ruff, dunlin, redshank, spotted redshank, greenshank, sanderling, turnstone, little stint, TEMMINCK'S STINT, oystercatcher, curlew, whimbrel, snipe, jack snipe, lapwing, golden plover, grey plover, AMERICAN GOLDEN PLOVER, ringed plover, little ringed plover, common sandpiper, wood sandpiper, green sandpiper, knot, black-tailed godwit, little egret
Water Fowl: garganey, ruddy shelduck, barnacle goose, egyptian goose, whooper swan, bewick's swan.
Gulls/Terns: mediterranean gull, iceland gull, little gull, yellow-legged gull, caspian gull, arctic tern, common tern
Misc others: yellow wagtail, blue-headed wagtail, white wagtail, common redstart, wheatear, spotted flycatcher, whinchat, waxwing
Birds of prey: peregrine, barn owl, sparrowhawk, red kite, hobby, kestrel, buzzard
Burgess Field/Trap Grounds warblers: willow warbler, chiffchaff, blackcap, garden warbler, whitethroat, sedge warbler, grasshopper warbler, reed warbler, lesser whitethroat
2008 Year List - Total 140
1 Blackbird
2 Blackcap
3 Bullfinch
4 Bunting, Reed
5 Buzzard, Common
6 Chaffinch
7 Chiffchaff
8 Coot
9 Cormorant
10 Crow, Carrion
11 Cuckoo
12 Curlew
13 Dove, Collared
14 Dove, Stock
15 Duck, Tufted
16 Dunlin
17 Dunnock
18 Egret, Little
19 Falcon, Peregrine
20 Fieldfare
21 Flycatcher, Spotted
22 Gadwall
23 Garganey
24 Godwit, Black-tailed
25 Goldcrest
26 Goldfinch
27 Goosander
28 [Goose, Barnacle]
29 Goose, Canada
30 Goose, Egyptian
31 Goose, Greylag
32 Grebe, Great Crested
33 Grebe, Little
34 Greenfinch
35 Greenshank
36 Gull, Black-headed
37 Gull, Common
38 Gull, Great Black-backed
39 Gull, Herring
40 Gull, Iceland
41 Gull, Lesser Black-backed
42 Gull, Little
43 Gull, Mediterranean
44 Gull, Yellow-legged
45 Heron, Grey
46 Hobby
47 Jackdaw
48 Jay
49 Kestrel, Common
50 Kingfisher, Common
51 Kite, Red
52 Knot
53 Lapwing
54 Lark, Sky
55 Linnet
56 Magpie
57 Mallard
58 Martin, House
59 Martin, Sand
60 Moorhen
61 Nuthatch
62 Owl, Barn
63 Owl, Little (heard only)
64 Owl, Tawny (heard only)
65 Oystercatcher
66 Parakeet, Ring-necked
67 Pheasant
68 Pigeon, Feral/Dove, Rock
69 Pigeon, Wood
70 Pintail
71 Pipit, Meadow
72 Plover, Golden
73 Plover, Grey
74 Plover, Little Ringed
75 Plover, Ringed
76 Pochard
77 Redshank, Common
78 Redstart, Common
79 Redwing
80 Robin
81 Rook
82 Ruff
83 Sanderling
84 Sandpiper, Common
85 Sandpiper, Green
86 Sandpiper, Wood
87 Shelduck
88 [Shelduck, Ruddy]
89 Shoveler
90 Siskin
91 Snipe, Common
92 Sparrow, House
93 Sparrowhawk
94 Starling
95 Stint, Little
96 Stint, Temminck's
97 Stonechat, European
98 Swallow
99 Swan, Mute
100 Swan, Whooper
101 Swift, Common
102 Teal
103 Tern, Arctic
104 Tern, Common
105 Thrush, Mistle
106 Thrush, Song
107 Tit, Blue
108 Tit, Coal
109 Tit, Great
110 Tit, Long-tailed
111 Tit, Marsh/Willow (reported as Willow tit on OOS but more likely actually a Marsh tit)
112 Treecreeper, Common
113 Turnstone
114 Wagtail, Grey
115 Wagtail, White/Pied
116 Wagtail, Yellow
117 Warbler, Garden
118 Warbler, Grasshopper
119 Warbler, Reed
120 Warbler, Sedge
121 Warbler, Willow
122 Wheatear, Northern
123 Whimbrel
124 Whinchat
125 Whitethroat, Common
126 Whitethroat, Lesser
127 Wigeon
128 Woodpecker, Great Spotted
129 Woodpecker, Green
130 Wren
131 Water Rail (heard only)
132 [Duck, Ring-necked]
133 American Golden Plover
134 Swan, Bewick's
135 Lesser Redpoll
136 Caspian Gull
137 Waxwing
138 Jack Snipe
139 Woodcock
140 spotted redshank
2007
For a summary of sightings in autumn/winter 2007 including some great photos of the PECTORAL SANDPIPERS click here
Please note that some of the birds (eg ruddy shelduck, barnacle goose etc) are probably escapee's but I've included them anyway. They are listed within square brackets.
2009 Year List - Current Total 125
001 Mallard 01/01/2009
002 Swan, Mute 01/01/2009
003 Shoveler 01/01/2009
004 Dunlin 02/01/2009
005 Godwit, Black-tailed 02/01/2009
006 Goose, Greylag 02/01/2009
007 Lapwing 02/01/2009
008 Pipit, Meadow 02/01/2009
009 Plover, Golden 02/01/2009
010 Redshank, Common 02/01/2009
011 Ruff 02/01/2009
012 Snipe, Common 02/01/2009
013 Thrush, Mistle 02/01/2009
014 Wren 02/01/2009
015 Crow, Carrion 02/01/2009
016 Gull, Black-headed 02/01/2009
017 Gull, Great Black-backed 02/01/2009
018 Gull, Herring 02/01/2009
019 Gull, Lesser Black-backed 02/01/2009
020 Moorhen 02/01/2009
021 Redwing 02/01/2009
022 Teal 02/01/2009
023 Wagtail, Pied 02/01/2009
024 Wigeon 02/01/2009
025 Redpoll, Lesser 08/01/2009 OXB (SHG)
026 Siskin 08/01/2009
027 Blackbird 09/01/2009
028 Blackcap 09/01/2009
029 Bunting, Reed 09/01/2009
030 Chaffinch 09/01/2009
031 Coot 09/01/2009
032 Dove, Collared 09/01/2009
033 Dunnock 09/01/2009
034 Goldfinch 09/01/2009
035 Greenfinch 09/01/2009
036 Jackdaw 09/01/2009
037 Kestrel, Common 09/01/2009
038 Linnet 09/01/2009
039 Magpie 09/01/2009
040 Pheasant 09/01/2009
041 Pigeon, Feral/Dove, Rock 09/01/2009
042 Pigeon, Wood 09/01/2009
043 Robin 09/01/2009
044 Sparrow, House 09/01/2009
045 Starling 09/01/2009
046 Thrush, Song 09/01/2009
047 Tit, Blue 09/01/2009
048 Tit, Great 09/01/2009
049 Tit, Long-tailed 09/01/2009
050 Gadwall 12/01/2009
051 Kite, Red 12/01/2009
052 Pintail 12/01/2009
053 Rook 12/01/2009
054 Owl, Short-eared 13/01/2009
055 Woodpecker, Green 14/01/2009
056 Sparrowhawk 14/01/2009
057 Stonechat, European 14/01/2009
058 Common Gull 16/01/2009
059 Peregrine 17/01/2009
060 Great Crested Grebe 18/01/2009
061 Skylark 18/01/2009
062 Little Grebe 18/01/2009
063 Greater Spotted Woodpecker 19/01/2009
064 Grey Heron 19/01/2009
065 Canada Goose 23/01/2009
066 [Ring-necked Duck] 23/01/2009
067 Chiffchaff 24/01/2009
068 Goosander 27/01/2009 WoM (MBG)
069 Kingfisher 27/01/2009
070 Cormorant 27/01/2009
071 Bullfinch 30/01/2009
072 Stock Dove 30/01/2009
073 Treecreeper 30/01/2009 WoM
074 Goldcrest 30/01/2009
075 Coal Tit 30/01/2009 WoM (SM)
076 Common Buzzard 07/02/2009
077 Shelduck 11/02/2009
078 Pochard 11/02/2009
079 Fieldfare 14/02/2009
080 Yellow-legged Gull 12/02/2009
081 Iceland Gull 14/02/2009 WoM (JG)
082 Little Egret 27/02/2009
083 Raven 05/03/2009 OXB (SHG)
084 Oystercatcher 07/03/2009
085 Jack Snipe 08/03/2009
086 Ringed Plover 11/03/2009
087 Avocet 14/03/2009
088 Sand Martin 14/03/2009
089 Curlew 14/03/2009 OOS
090 Mediterranean Gull 14/03/2009
091 Little Ringed Plover 16/03/2009
092 Grey Wagtail 16/03/2009
093 Ring-necked Parakeet 18/03/2009
094 Swallow 27/03/2009
095 Ruddy Shelduck 28/03/2009
096 Barn Owl 29/03/2009 OOS (JT)
096 House Martin 30/03/2009
098 Osprey 30/03/2009
099 Tufted Duck 01/04/2009 WoM (MBG)
100 Common Sandpiper 07/04/2009
101 Yellow Wagtail 07/04/2009
102 Willow Warbler 12/04/2009
103 Grasshopper Warbler 12/04/2009
104 Wheatear 12/04/2009
105 Red-legged partridge 14/04/2009
106 Cetti's warbler 15/04/2009
107 Bar-tailed godwit 16/04/2009
108 Sedge warbler 17/04/2009
109 Whimbrel 17/04/2009
110 Lesser Whitethroat 17/04/2009
111 Common Tern 18/04/2009
112 Reed warbler 20/04/2009
113 Whitethroat 22/04/2009
114 Greenshank 23/04/2009
115 Swift 25/04/2009
116 Little Tern 25/04/2009
117 Jay 26/04/2009
118 Cuckoo 26/04/2009
119 Garden warbler 28/04/2009
120 Whinchat 28/04/2009
121 Red-crested pochard 08/05/2009
122 SPOONBILL 15/05/2009
123 Hobby 23/08/2009
124 Tawny Owl 17/10/2009 WoM (JG)
125 Egyptian Goose 14/11/2009
2008 Sightings Summary
Interesting sightings for 2008 include:
Waders: ruff, dunlin, redshank, spotted redshank, greenshank, sanderling, turnstone, little stint, TEMMINCK'S STINT, oystercatcher, curlew, whimbrel, snipe, jack snipe, lapwing, golden plover, grey plover, AMERICAN GOLDEN PLOVER, ringed plover, little ringed plover, common sandpiper, wood sandpiper, green sandpiper, knot, black-tailed godwit, little egret
Water Fowl: garganey, ruddy shelduck, barnacle goose, egyptian goose, whooper swan, bewick's swan.
Gulls/Terns: mediterranean gull, iceland gull, little gull, yellow-legged gull, caspian gull, arctic tern, common tern
Misc others: yellow wagtail, blue-headed wagtail, white wagtail, common redstart, wheatear, spotted flycatcher, whinchat, waxwing
Birds of prey: peregrine, barn owl, sparrowhawk, red kite, hobby, kestrel, buzzard
Burgess Field/Trap Grounds warblers: willow warbler, chiffchaff, blackcap, garden warbler, whitethroat, sedge warbler, grasshopper warbler, reed warbler, lesser whitethroat
2008 Year List - Total 140
1 Blackbird
2 Blackcap
3 Bullfinch
4 Bunting, Reed
5 Buzzard, Common
6 Chaffinch
7 Chiffchaff
8 Coot
9 Cormorant
10 Crow, Carrion
11 Cuckoo
12 Curlew
13 Dove, Collared
14 Dove, Stock
15 Duck, Tufted
16 Dunlin
17 Dunnock
18 Egret, Little
19 Falcon, Peregrine
20 Fieldfare
21 Flycatcher, Spotted
22 Gadwall
23 Garganey
24 Godwit, Black-tailed
25 Goldcrest
26 Goldfinch
27 Goosander
28 [Goose, Barnacle]
29 Goose, Canada
30 Goose, Egyptian
31 Goose, Greylag
32 Grebe, Great Crested
33 Grebe, Little
34 Greenfinch
35 Greenshank
36 Gull, Black-headed
37 Gull, Common
38 Gull, Great Black-backed
39 Gull, Herring
40 Gull, Iceland
41 Gull, Lesser Black-backed
42 Gull, Little
43 Gull, Mediterranean
44 Gull, Yellow-legged
45 Heron, Grey
46 Hobby
47 Jackdaw
48 Jay
49 Kestrel, Common
50 Kingfisher, Common
51 Kite, Red
52 Knot
53 Lapwing
54 Lark, Sky
55 Linnet
56 Magpie
57 Mallard
58 Martin, House
59 Martin, Sand
60 Moorhen
61 Nuthatch
62 Owl, Barn
63 Owl, Little (heard only)
64 Owl, Tawny (heard only)
65 Oystercatcher
66 Parakeet, Ring-necked
67 Pheasant
68 Pigeon, Feral/Dove, Rock
69 Pigeon, Wood
70 Pintail
71 Pipit, Meadow
72 Plover, Golden
73 Plover, Grey
74 Plover, Little Ringed
75 Plover, Ringed
76 Pochard
77 Redshank, Common
78 Redstart, Common
79 Redwing
80 Robin
81 Rook
82 Ruff
83 Sanderling
84 Sandpiper, Common
85 Sandpiper, Green
86 Sandpiper, Wood
87 Shelduck
88 [Shelduck, Ruddy]
89 Shoveler
90 Siskin
91 Snipe, Common
92 Sparrow, House
93 Sparrowhawk
94 Starling
95 Stint, Little
96 Stint, Temminck's
97 Stonechat, European
98 Swallow
99 Swan, Mute
100 Swan, Whooper
101 Swift, Common
102 Teal
103 Tern, Arctic
104 Tern, Common
105 Thrush, Mistle
106 Thrush, Song
107 Tit, Blue
108 Tit, Coal
109 Tit, Great
110 Tit, Long-tailed
111 Tit, Marsh/Willow (reported as Willow tit on OOS but more likely actually a Marsh tit)
112 Treecreeper, Common
113 Turnstone
114 Wagtail, Grey
115 Wagtail, White/Pied
116 Wagtail, Yellow
117 Warbler, Garden
118 Warbler, Grasshopper
119 Warbler, Reed
120 Warbler, Sedge
121 Warbler, Willow
122 Wheatear, Northern
123 Whimbrel
124 Whinchat
125 Whitethroat, Common
126 Whitethroat, Lesser
127 Wigeon
128 Woodpecker, Great Spotted
129 Woodpecker, Green
130 Wren
131 Water Rail (heard only)
132 [Duck, Ring-necked]
133 American Golden Plover
134 Swan, Bewick's
135 Lesser Redpoll
136 Caspian Gull
137 Waxwing
138 Jack Snipe
139 Woodcock
140 spotted redshank
2007
For a summary of sightings in autumn/winter 2007 including some great photos of the PECTORAL SANDPIPERS click here