Farmoor Reservoir 7th October

Rock Pipit 2 along causeway (per Birdguides)

Oxfordshire Golf Course 7th October

Pectoral Sandpiper juv still present late morning (per Birdguides)

Please keep to the public footpath.

Limited parking.

Blewbury 7th October

Brambling at Churn Hill 11:40 (CM)

Mapledurham - Tuesday 6th October 2026

 4 x Stonechat (2m 2f),  3 x Meadow Pipit, Pied Wagtail x 15, Wren, Buzzard x 2

                                                   

                                                             Stonechat - female

Stonechat - male

Chinnor: Cement Works: 6th October

Dartford Warbler: Found by D.Stracey 16:30.

It was seen on the West side of Lake 2b, the southern lake, by the concrete road just north of the bird screen.

Redstart: Female flycatching. 16:30.

 

(per David Stracey, Mark Mckeown)

Courtesy of David Stracey

Otmoor rspb 6th October

Glossy Ibis again at the 1st screen (per Birdguides)

Oxfordshire Golf Course Thame 6th October

Pectoral Sandpiper juv still present 12:01 (per Birdguides)

Please keep to the public footpath.

Limited parking.

Courtesy of Steve Sansom 4/10

Pit 60 Standlake 6th October

2 Ruff

12 GW Egret  

Snipe, 

Marsh Harrier 2

Peregrine juv

0900-1200 (JB et al)

Key Holder Reserve 

Bicester Wetlands Reserve 6th October

Wigeon

5 Green Sandpiper

12+ Snipe 

Little Egret 

(JT)

Key Holder Reserve 

Otmoor: RSPB reserve: 5th October

Bittern: One in front of second screen. 17:39.
Glossy Ibis: Feeding in front of first screen. 17:39.
Hobby 17:39.

Kosmo Dossett

Farmoor Reservoir 5th October

Rock Pipit 16:13 (M)

Oxfordshire Golf Course Thame 5th October

Pectoral Sandpiper juv still present 16:07 (per Richard Tyler et al)

Please keep to the public footpath.

Limited parking.

Henley Road GPs: 5th October

2 Mandarin Duck 12:56.

Marek Walford

Sonning Eye GPs: 5th October

Yellow-legged Gull: ad. 12:38.
6 Mandarin Duck 12:38.

Marek Walford

Radley GP: 4th October

Cattle Egret: In evening roost. 18:45.
2 Water Rail: Feeding on open mud. 18:45.
2 Snipe: On exposed shore of Thrupp Lake. 18:45.
Tawny Owl: Heard hooting at dusk. 18:45.

Ian Elkins

Oxfordshire Golf Course Thame 4th October

Pectoral Sandpiper still present 15:10 (per Steve Roby et al).

Limited parking, keep to the public footpath.

Courtesy of Steve Sansom 

Courtesy of Steve Sansom 

Sonning Eye GPs: 4th October

Yellow-legged Gull: ad. 10:15.

Marek Walford

New Marston: New Marston Meadows: 4th October

Stonechat: male. Marston Hamms, still. 07:50.

Steve Jennings

Otmoor rspb 3rd October

Glossy Ibis c07:00 (JE)

Saturday 3rd October; Oxfordshire Golf Club, Thame

13:00-14:00

Pectoral Sandpiper

Common Sandpiper

Stonechat 2

Meadow Pipit

Grey Wagtail

Marsh Baldon: 3rd October

Nuthatch: Regularly visiting garden feeders. 14:22.

Paul Torevell

Oxfordshire Golf Course Thame 3rd October

Pectoral Sandpiper still present 11:57 (per Nick Marriner et al) 

Keep to public footpath.

Limited parking.

Courtesy of Nick Marriner 

Pit 60 3rd October

No sign of the Yellow-browed Warbler (et al)

New Marston: New Marston Meadows: 3rd October

2 Common Crossbill: Marston Hamms, over. 07:45.

Steve Jennings

Blewbury 3rd October

Whinchat Churn Hill

Wheatear 

Redwing 2 over

(CM)

Grimsbury Reservoir 2nd October

Glossy Ibis S/SE over Grimsbury Res, roughly following the river 17:19 (JFT)

Henley Road GPs: 2nd October

10 Mandarin Duck 13:31.

Marek Walford

Sonning Eye GPs: 2nd October

Yellow-legged Gull: ad. 13:10.

Marek Walford

Oxfordshire Golf Course nr Thame 2nd October

Pectoral Sandpiper still present 12:23 (per Nick Marriner et al) Please stay on the tarmac public footpath. Limited parking.

Courtesy of Nick Marriner 

Pit 60 Standlake 2nd October

Yellow-browed Warbler No further sign 100m east of North Hide area since 10:45 (per Lew, Martin Hallam et al)

Boars Hill: Old Berkley Golf Course: 1st October

Stonechat: m.

Adam Hartley

Farmoor Reservoir 1st October

Black Tern F2 07:20 (MB)

Farmoor Reservoir 30th September

Black Tern F2 16:39 (per Paul Butler)

Kidlington 30th September

Little Gull 2 flew over Bicester Road 14:00 calling and heading East.

Rousham Gap 30th September

6 Cattle Egrets at Rousham gap from road by river in field with the Cattle ( 11 there on Saturday)

(CO)

Bicester Wetlands Reserve 30th September

9 Green Sandpipers and 4 Snipe this morning (CO)

Key Holder Reserve 

Oxford 30th September

Redwing over east Oxford 08:17 (per Ben Sheldon)

Grimsbury Reservoir 30th September

Rock Pipit on western bank 07:34-08:18 then flew N/W (per Gareth Blockley).

Farmoor Reservoir 29th September

Little Gull 3 (2 ad) 

Mediterranean Gull 

Rock Pipit 2 along causeway 

(TM)

Gallowstree Common: 29th September

5 Tawny Owl: 3 male 2 fem. New Copse/Wyfold Wood. 19:30.

Ian Young

Henley-on-Thames: 29th September

2 Peregrine: m + juv. Seen at the St Mary Church Tower from chantry house from seat Juvenile calling and then the Adult flying in on side of tower. SU762826. 13:10.

Ralph Watts

New Marston: New Marston Meadows: 29th September

2 Stonechat: Marston Hamms. 07:40.

Steve Jennings

Cornwell Marsh and Wetland: 28th September

Green Sandpiper 16:57.
Little Egret 16:57.
Grey Heron 16:57.
8 Meadow Pipit 16:57.
2 Grey Wagtail 16:57.
Chiffchaff 16:57.
11 Goldfinch 16:57.

Steve Akers

Farmoor Reservoir 28th September

Rock Pipit 2 along the causeway (per Birdguides)

No sign of the Ferruginous Duck by 13:06 (B.M)

Leucistic Pied Wagtail
Courtesy of Brian Walker

Courtesy of Brian Walker

Bicester Wetlands Reserve 28th September

Great white Egret 3 briefly until 09:02

Green Sandpiper 3

Snipe 20+

(per Justin Taylor)

Key Holder Reserve 

Pit 60 28th September

4 Ruff, 6 Great white Egret, 5+ Little Egret,Snipe,2 Common Sand, 2 Peregrine perched on pylon, several Water Rail (JB)

Key Holder Reserve 

Cornwell Marsh and Wetland: 27th September

Whinchat 19:30.
9 Red Kite: Going to roost. 19:30.
Kestrel 19:30.
Grey Heron 19:30.
Snipe 19:30.
Tawny Owl: Calling as night fell. 19:30.
10 Mallard: Flew into roost on the wetland - very noisy. 19:30.

Steve Akers

Farmoor Reservoir 27th September

Ferruginous Duck f S/W corner of F2 18:46

Rock Pipit 2 along the causeway 18:23 (per Dave Lowe et al).

Ardley 27th September

Merlin - 1

Green Sandpiper - 2

Grey Partridge - 12

Farmoor 26th September evening

 Little Stint 1 juv (per Dave John who saw 2)

Ringed Plover 3 juv

Caspian Gull 1 ad and 1 juv/1stw

Yellow-legged Gull 35+ in a substantial roost

Cornwell Marsh and Wetland: 26th September

Whinchat 17:45.
15 Lapwing 17:45.
2 Snipe 17:45.
Grey Heron 17:45.

Steve Akers

Otmoor rspb 26th September

Short-eared Owl (per Birdguides)

Farmoor 26th September 2026

 Chiffchaff in good numbers were flycatching in the sunshine

Blackcap

Bullfinch

Common Sandpiper

Great Black Backed Gull x 2 

Yellow Legged Gull x several

Meadow Pipit x several

Pochard Male

Standlake Pit 60 26th September

Must have been a heron & egret convention at pit 60 today!

Grey Heron 11
Great White Egret 9
Little Egret 8

Also:

Common Sandpiper 2
Ruff 4

Other:

Otter - surfaced in front of of LL hide with a large pike in its jaws

David Hastings

Great White Egret © David Hastings

Otter © David Hastings

Bablock Hythe 26th September

C 40 cattle egrets flying over Thames near Bablock Hythe 14:29 (CW)

Childrey: Childrey Field: 26th September

Marsh Harrier
19 Grey Partridge

Mark Merritt

Dorchester: Days Lock: 26th September

Hobby 12:27.
Stonechat 12:27.
Egyptian Goose 12:27.
Negative news Wryneck: No further sign by 12:25. 12:27.

Ian Elkins

Days Lock 26th September

Wryneck again 07:34 but no further sign by 11:35 (et al) Day's Lock/Bishop's Court Farm.

In the southern boundary hedge to the John Allen Pit field, Red X on map. had been feeding amongst the seeding dock, purple highlighted area.

You can access the field at the gate by the public footpath, 1 on the map.

Courtesy of Geoff Wyatt filmed yesterday 25/9

Cornwell Marsh and Wetland: 25th September

2 Raven 09:33.
3 Meadow Pipit 09:33.
2 Willow Warbler 09:33.
5 Chiffchaff 09:33.

Steve Akers

Farmoor Reservoir: 25th September

3 Ringed Plover: Along edge of F2. 16:12.
Dunlin: Along edge of F2. 16:12.
Water Rail: Heard in Reeds in Shrike meadow but not seen. 16:12.
Pochard: On F2. 16:12.
Little Egret 16:12.
Cetti's Warbler 16:12.
Kestrel 16:12.

Richard Parsons

Days Lock 25th September

Courtesy of Geoff Wyatt 

Wryneck 13:46 though elusive Day's Lock/Bishop's Court Farm.

In the southern boundary hedge to the John Allen Pit field, Red X on map. had been feeding amongst the seeding dock, purple highlighted area.

You can access the field at the gate by the public footpath, 1 on the map.

Also juv Marsh Harrier, 4 Cattle Egret (2 juvs) and GWE opposite side of the river, Church Farm backwaters.

(per Geoff Wyatt)

Henley Road GPs: 25th September

5 Mandarin Duck 13:22.

Marek Walford

Sonning Eye GPs: 25th September

Yellow-legged Gull: ad. 13:04.

Marek Walford

Letcombe Bassett: Gramps Hill: 25th September

Spotted Flycatcher
22 Grey Partridge
2 Raven
12 Corn Bunting

Mark Merritt

Standlake, pit 60: 24th September

Spoonbill 3 present until 18:39 then flew off.

Ruff 3, Common Sandpiper 2, Marsh Harrier 1, Snipe 11, GW Egret 6, Cattle Egret 2, Water Rail 1

Key Holder Reserve 

Courtesy of Jamie Mayall 

Chinnor: Cement Works: 24th September

2 Hobby: Hawking dragonflies over lake 2b. SU753996. 13:34.

Jez March

Henley Road GPs: 24th September

Mandarin Duck 12:44.

Marek Walford

Sonning Eye GPs: 24th September

Yellow-legged Gull: ad. 12:20.

Marek Walford

Standlake Pit 60: 24th September

Spoonbills

Sonning Eye GPs: 23rd September

Yellow-legged Gull: ad. 18:05.

Marek Walford

Cornwell Marsh and Wetland: 23rd September

Whinchat 09:09.
5 Meadow Pipit 09:09.
8 Swallow 09:09.
2 Chiffchaff 09:09.
9 Linnet 09:09.
Little Egret 09:09.
2 Grey Heron 09:09.
Raven 09:09.
Kestrel 09:09.

Steve Akers

Woodstock: Perdiswell Farm: 23rd September

Grey Partridge: Calling. 07:30.

Bob Pomfret

Gallowstree Common: 22nd September

5 Tawny Owl: m 4 f 1. Wyfold Wood. 20:17.

Ian Young

Dorchester: Days Lock: 22nd September

2 Wheatear: Around Bishops Court Farm scrape. 14:50.
6 Egyptian Goose: Bishops Court Farm. 15:00.
Little Grebe 15:00.
4 Cattle Egret: Two adults and two juveniles with cows upstream of the lock. 15:40.
2 Snipe 16:00.

Oliver Hedley

Henley Road GPs: 22nd September

4 Mandarin Duck 12:03.

Marek Walford

Otmoor rspb 21st September

Hen Harrier from the 1st screen this morning (per Trevor Westlake)

Above & Below courtesy of Trevor Westlake 

Courtesy of Trevor Westlake 

Cornwell Marsh and Wetland: 21st September

Whinchat 17:38.
2 Grey Heron 17:38.
120 Lesser Black-backed Gull: Flying over. 17:38.
3 Chiffchaff 17:38.
4 Yellowhammer 17:38.
Green Woodpecker 17:38.
2 Great Spotted Woodpecker 17:38.

Steve Akers

Blenheim 21st September

12 Teal
3 Little Grebe
4 Shoveler
Mandarin Duck: male.

20th September
Stonechat

Henley Road GPs 21st September

6 Mandarin Duck 13:09.

Standlake, pit 60; 21st September

Ruff 4 Common Sandpiper 1 Firecrest 1 (from north hide footbridge) GW Egret 6 (SNT)

Rushy Common:

Green Sandpiper
Snipe 3
Hobby 

(Badger)

Very quiet at NCVW.

Sonning Eye GPs: 21st September

Yellow-legged Gull: ad. 12:52.

Marek Walford

Dix Pit 21st September

No sign of the juvenile Grey Phalarope by 11:00

Ardley ERF Lagoon 21st September

No sign of the juvenile Baird's Sandpiper by 11:00

(FM)

Farmoor 20th September 2026

Excitement was elsewhere but at Farmoor a small number of waders were on view.

Ringed Plover

Common Sandpiper x 2 

Dunlin

Ardley ERF Lagoon 20th September

BAIRD'S SANDPIPER- Juvenile on ERF lagoon again 17:47 

Green Sandpiper - 3

Courtesy of Gareth Casburn 

Above & Below Courtesy of Lew

Dix Pit : 20th September

 

Grey Phalarope - (the good side, the left eye appears to be damaged)

Still present at 17:33 (per Dave Lowe)

Sunday 20th September; Ardley ERF Lagoon

1030-11:15 

Baird's Sandpiper

Green Sandpiper 3

Meadow Pipit

Henley Road GPs 20th September

6 Mandarin Duck 13:52.

Dix Pit - Sat 19 Sept

Grey Phalarope - First winter mobile along the north side 14:50 at least (Steve Sansom et al,)

Above & Below courtesy of Steve Sansom 

Saturday 19th September; Dix Pit

10-12:00

Grey Phalarope 

Common Swift

House Martin 50+

Sand Martin 100+