Cutteslowe 1st April

Osprey over 14:51 (N.B)

Stanton St. John: 31st March

Stanton St. John
Swallow: First one back at regular nest site. SP587097. 19:10.

David Brown

Abingdon 1st April

Osprey following the Thames 15:10 (per Martin Green)

Courtesy of Martin Green 

Stanton St. John: 1st April

Stanton St. John
Swallow: One today. SP587097. 15:01.

David Brown

Otmoor rspb 1st April

Glossy Ibis 3 on Big Otmoor 

Reed Warbler

(per Birdguides)

Farmoor Reservoir 1st April

Great northern Diver F1 12:58 

(per Ewan Urquhart,Richard Parsons)

Port Meadow 1st April

Osprey over heading north 08:29 (per Thomas Miller)

Sarsgrove: 31st March

Sarsgrove
11 Skylark 12:33.
Mistle Thrush 12:33.
2 Red Kite 12:33.

Steve Akers

Chinnor: Cement Works: 31st March

Chinnor: Cement Works
2 Little Ringed Plover: Lake 2b. 11:00.

David Stracey

Farmoor

Osprey - west of F2 over Thames and lost to view below tree line

Great Northern Diver - NW F1

Scaup - female still F1

Great White Egret - over Pinkhill 

Goldeneye - 2

Willow Warbler - Pinkhill

Sand Martin 

Peregrine 

Tar Lakes, Rushy Common: 31st March

Tar Lakes, Rushy Common
8 Sand Martin 17:30.
Great White Egret 17:30.
2 Shelduck 17:30.

Richard Parsons

Bicester Wetlands Reserve 31st March

Green Sandpiper 5

Shelduck 2

(C.O)

Cornwell Marsh and Wetland: 31st March

Stonechat: ad male. 07:24.
Little Egret 07:24.
2 Grey Heron 07:24.
9 Teal 07:24.
36 Mallard 07:24.
4 Canada Goose 07:24.
2 Great Spotted Woodpecker 07:24.
Green Woodpecker 07:24.
Reed Bunting: male. 07:24.
Yellowhammer 07:24.
3 Chiffchaff 07:24.
Nuthatch 07:24.
2 Bullfinch 07:24.
Kestrel 07:24.

Steve Akers

Fyfield Wick: 31st March

Fyfield Wick
Great White Egret: Flew low west. 07:16.

Jed Cleeter

Cornwell Marsh and Wetland: 30th March

Cornwell Marsh and Wetland
Jack Snipe: No public access. STRICTLY PRIVATE. Marsh can be viewed from nearby footpath. 13:12.
Swallow 13:12.
3 Teal 13:12.
31 Mallard 13:12.
Water Rail 13:12.
3 Moorhen 13:12.
Grey Heron 13:12.
Chiffchaff 13:12.
Grey Wagtail 13:12.
3 Reed Bunting 13:12.

Steve Akers

Port Meadow: 30th March

Port Meadow
Little Ringed Plover 18:00.
Pintail 18:00.
5 Shelduck 18:00.
Oystercatcher 18:00.

Tom Jordan

Farmoor Reservoir 30th March

0730-1230hrs

Great Northern Diver 1 - busy crunching up crayfish

Little Ringed Plover 1 

Common Sandpiper 1

Cattle Egret 1

Little Egret 1

Great Egret 1

House Martin 2

Sand Martin 100+

European Swallow 2

Willow Warbler 2

Grey Wagtail 2 - pair

Common Goldeneye 2 - pair

Greater Scaup 1f

Eurasian Wigeon 2 - pair

Eurasian Sparrowhawk 1

Little Grebe 3

Farmoor Reservoir 30th March

Great northern Diver F1 10:30

Scaup f

Goldeneye 2 m&f

Great white Egret 2

Cattle Egret 

Snow Goose 80

Sand Martin 80

House Martin 2

Willow Warbler 2

(per Dave Lowe, Ewan Urquhart et al)

Courtesy of Dave Lowe 

Days Lock 29th March

Garganey drake still present in vicinity (M.B)

Farmoor Reservoir: 29th March

Farmoor Reservoir
Great Northern Diver: F1. 16:00.
Scaup: F1. 16:00.
7 House Martin: 4 Initially, joined by 3 more feeding over N end of F1. 16:00.
100 Sand Martin: Feeding over SW end of F2. 16:00.
13 Golden Plover: Flew high N. 16:00.

Jed Cleeter

 

Shelduck Bicester Wetland Reserve
Courtesy of Russell Allen 

Courtesy of Russell Allen 

Tar Lakes, Rushy Common: 29th March

Tar Lakes, Rushy Common
Little Ringed Plover: On new workings between Tar Lake and NCVW. 13:30.
2 Oystercatcher: On new workings between Tar Lake and NCVW. 13:30.

Jed Cleeter

Otmoor: 29th March

Otmoor
3 Glossy Ibis: Feeding on Big Otmoor.
3 Great White Egret: Together on Greenaways.
2 Peregrine: Hunting over Big Otmoor.
Pintail
2 Bittern

Tom Jordan

Cornwell Marsh and Wetland: 29th March

Cornwell Marsh and Wetland
Little Egret 12:04.
2 Grey Heron 12:04.
13 Mallard 12:04.
Grey Wagtail 12:04.
Chiffchaff 12:04.
3 Bullfinch 12:04.
Kestrel 12:04.

Steve Akers

Lockinge 29th March

Ring Ouzel 2 males still this morning (E.U)

Kidlington 29th March

Ring Ouzel male at Cooks Cottage (per Birdguides)

Farmoor; 29th March 2026

10-12:00

Great Northern Diver (F1)

Greater Scaup (F1)

Grey Wagtail pair (F1)

Goldeneye pair (F1)

Sand Martin 50+ (F2)

Old Caley's Diary

Farmoor 29th March

Great northern diver showing well at north side of F1. 

Sent from my iPhone

Farmoor Reservoir 29th March

Great northern Diver F1

Scaup f F1

Goldeneye F1

Sand Martin 50+ S/W corner of F2

12:00 (per Nick Truby et al)

Ardley 29th March

Shelduck - 2 on ERF lagoon 

Peregrine - 1 on ERF chimneys 

Little Ringed Plover - 5 on quarry

Ardley Field Quarry
Wheatear 10:05

Laurie Bryant

Otmoor rspb 29th March

Glossy Ibis 3 on Big Otmoor 

Sedge Warbler 2nd screen

(per Sue Carruthers)

Otmoor: RSPB reserve: 28th March

Otmoor: RSPB reserve
3 Glossy Ibis 13:48.
2 Redshank 13:48.
2 Oystercatcher 13:48.
Bittern: Heard booming. 13:48.
16 Lapwing 13:48.
2 Marsh Harrier: Possibly a third bird. Very active. 13:48.
4 Cetti's Warbler 13:48.
14 Reed Bunting 13:48.
Bullfinch 13:48.
6 Gadwall: Three pairs. 13:48.
10 Shoveler 13:48.
2 Mute Swan 13:48.
2 Kestrel 13:48.

Steve Akers

Lockinge 28th March

Courtesy of Jed Cleeter 

Ring Ouzel 2 still 17:18 though mobile (et a)

Farmoor Reservoir 28th March

Great northern Diver F1 16:46

Goldeneye 2 m&f F1 (C.C)

Cattle Egret 

Sand Martin 24+

Willow Warbler Pinkhill

(per Dave Lowe et al)

Osprey: Over F2, moving quite quickly. 14:10 (M.L)

Scaup f

Dunlin 3 

(per Sylfest Muldal)

Swallow 14:22 (per Matthew Lloyd)

Rushy Common 28th March

Long-tailed Duck male still present viewable from the screen (per Birdguides)

Day's Lock/Bishop's Court Farm - Sat 28th a.m.

Garganey 1m, 

Seen briefly, in flight only, with c40 Teal over Church Farm Backwaters/River of Life 2. The Teal flock are favouring a channel that is not viewable.

Snipe 12

Oystercatcher 1

Little Egret 3

BCF Scrapes 

Cattle Egret 5 

Oystercatcher 2

Shelduck 3

Letcombe Regis: 28th March

This green woodpecker has been very active by the lake in Richmond Retirement Village of late

 

Devil’s Punchbowl: 28th March

One of six wheatear on the south facing slopes of the Punchbowl, out of the wind 

 

Cornwell Marsh and Wetland: 28th March

Cornwell Marsh and Wetland
2 Stonechat: ad pair. On the marsh. 10:37.
2 Raven: Over. 10:37.
Snipe 10:37.
2 Teal 10:37.
14 Mallard 10:37.
2 Grey Heron 10:37.
Water Rail 10:37.
2 Moorhen: Heard. 10:37.
2 Kestrel 10:37.

Steve Akers

Otmoor rspb 28th March

Glossy Ibis 3 on Big Otmoor 

Wheatear on Ashgrave 

(per Steve Roby)

Farmoor - F1 : 27th March

Great Northern Diver

Cornwell Marsh and Wetland: 27th March

Cornwell Marsh and Wetland
Green Sandpiper 15:05.
2 Snipe 15:05.
9 Teal 15:05.
22 Mallard 15:05.
Water Rail: Heard. 15:05.
2 Moorhen 15:05.
Stonechat: ad male. 15:05.
Lesser Black-backed Gull 15:05.
Mistle Thrush 15:05.
38 Jackdaw 15:05.

Steve Akers

Farmoor Reservoir 27th March

Great Northern Diver 1 - flushed by yachts from F2 @1140 and re-located to F1

Willow Warbler 1

Sand Martin 40+

Common Goldeneye 2 (pair)

Greater Scaup 1f

Otmoor rspb 27th March

Glossy Ibis 3 on Big Otmoor 12:18 (L.H)

Farmoor Reservoir 27th March

Great northern Diver F1 11:40 

Scaup f

House Martin 

Sand Martin 50

Willow Warbler 

(per Simon Myers et al)

Bicester Wetland Reserve 27th March

 3 Green Sandpiper

A Peters
Key Holder Reserve

Grimsbury Reservoir 27th March

House Martin

Sand Martin 3

Swallow 3

Willow Warbler 

(per John Friendship-Taylor)

Balscote Quarry Reserve 26th March

Little-ringed Plover 3

Lapwing

Swallow

Sand Martin 3

(C.P)

Farmoor Reservoir 26th March

Great northern Diver still 18:24 F2 (per Birdguides, Andy Last)

Rushy Common: 26th March

26th March

Rushy Common
Long-tailed Duck: Visible from the car park. 12:20.
3 Cetti's Warbler 12:40.
2 Red-crested Pochard: Pair on Tar Lake. 12:40.
5 Goldeneye 12:20.

Oliver Hedley

26th March: Lye Valley area, Oxford

 

OSPREY: one circling over the Churchill Hospital in Headington for three minutes this morning, before drifting north, an incredible patch tick! Blog post here. 

Radley GP: Thrupp Lake: 26th March

Radley GP: Thrupp Lake
2 Willow Warbler: 2 singing close to each other. 1st of year for me. 13:30.

Richard Parsons

Cornwell Marsh and Wetland: 26th March

Cornwell Marsh and Wetland
Stonechat: ad male. 07:59.
4 Reed Bunting 07:59.
2 Chiffchaff 07:59.
Nuthatch 07:59.
Great Spotted Woodpecker 07:59.
Jay 07:59.
2 Kestrel 07:59.

Steve Akers

Cornwell Marsh and Wetland: 26th March

Cornwell Marsh and Wetland
Peregrine: Circling directly overhead. 07:59.
Green Sandpiper 07:59.
Jack Snipe: NB recorded on strictly private area of the marsh NO PUBLIC ACCESS. 07:59.
7 Snipe 07:59.
Water Rail: Heard. 07:59.
3 Moorhen 07:59.
Little Egret 07:59.
3 Grey Heron 07:59.
26 Mallard 07:59.

Steve Akers

Farmoor Reservoir 26th March

Sand Martin 20+

Dunlin 1

Common Goldeneye 2

Greater Scaup 1f

Northern Cross Valley Way 25th March

Little Ringed Plover 2

Great Egret 1

Little Egret 1

Oystercatcher 3

and just down the road at Rushy Common, the male Long tailed Duck was showing well from the car park

Farmoor Reservoir 25th March

0730-1130hrs

Osprey 1  -  found by Paul Butler at 0825. It caught a sizeable Rainbow Trout from F1 which it took to eat on the perimeter track near the water works. It managed to consume the head of the fish before it was mugged by two  Carrion Crows and abandoned the fish and flew further round F1 to briefly land on the wall before flying off to the North.

The second image would appear to show the Osprey is unringed

Merlin 1f @ 0800 -flew through low over F2 making an unsuccesssful tilt at a Sand Martin before hurtling over the causeway and across the far end of F1 heading North.

Sand Martin 100+

European Swallow 5

Common Redshank 1

Common Goldeneye 2 (pair)

Greater Scaup 1f

Little Egret 2

Reed Bunting 8 - tight flock of 6 males and 2 females on F2 perimeter track were probably migrants

Day's Lock/Bishop's Court Farm - Weds 25th

BCF Scrapes 

Little Ringed Plover 2

Oystercatcher 4

Shelduck 3

Sand Martin 1

Cattle Egret 5 - Alpaca Paddocks 

Radley GP: Thrupp Lake: 25th March

Radley GP: Thrupp Lake
11 Sand Martin 15:33.

Richard Parsons

Cornwell Marsh and Wetland: 25th March

Cornwell Marsh and Wetland
Green Sandpiper 07:11.
Grey Heron 07:11.
Mute Swan 07:11.
18 Mallard 07:11.
Moorhen 07:11.
3 Lesser Black-backed Gull 07:11.
Blackcap 07:11.
Bullfinch: male. 07:11.
Nuthatch 07:11.
Kestrel 07:11.

Steve Akers

Henley Road GPs: 25th March

Henley Road GPs
5 Oystercatcher 09:58.
Mandarin Duck 09:58.

Hugh Netley

Farmoor Reservoir 25th March

Osprey over F1 08:25 then flew north

Merlin

Swallow

Sand Martin c100

Redshank 

Scaup f

(per Paul Butler, Ewan Urquhart)

Song Thrush courtesy of Andy Pullen

 

Cornwell Marsh and Wetland: 24th March

2 Green Sandpiper 07:04.
3 Snipe 07:04.
Swallow: FOY - flying SW over the marsh. 07:04.
2 Chiffchaff 07:04.
4 Teal 07:04.
33 Mallard 07:04.
Moorhen 07:04.
2 Mute Swan 07:04.
2 Canada Goose 07:04.
Grey Heron 07:04.
2 Cormorant: Over. 07:04.
Black-headed Gull 07:04.
17 Redwing 07:04.
3 Mistle Thrush 07:04.
5 Song Thrush 07:04.
Pied Wagtail 07:04.
7 Reed Bunting 07:04.
Meadow Pipit 07:04.
8 Goldfinch 07:04.
Kestrel 07:04.

Steve Akers

Otmoor: RSPB reserve: 24th March

Sedge Warbler singing along the bridleway by Big Otmoor. 08:58 (Steve Roby)

Grey Plover on The Flood field until 08:11 then flew north

Golden Plover 28

Black-tailed Godwit 2 16:46

Little-ringed Plover 3

Redshank 10

Curlew 2

Marsh Harrier 2

Bittern

Great white Egret 2 (per Dave Lowe)

Swallow

(T.M, M.B)

Distant Grey Plover courtesy of Thomas Miller 

Grimsbury Reservoir 24th March

Swallow 2

Sand Martin 15

Peregrine 

(per Kevin Heath et al)

Rushy Common 24th March

Long-tailed Duck male still present this morning (per Birdguides)

Red-crested Pochards West Oxon courtesy of Mark Chivers 

 

Farmoor Reservoir 24th March

Osprey over Pinkhill heading east 07:58 

Redshank on causeway 

Scaup f on F1

(per Paul Butler et al)

Corn Bunting Wantage courtesy of Brian Walker 

 

Lowbury Hill, nr Churn Farm: 22nd March

22nd March

Lowbury Hill, nr Churn Farm
3 Raven: Calling heard for 10 mins, finally seen low over fields twrds Lowbury Hill/Juniper valley area. Almost certainly crossing boundary between Oxon and Berks. SU523822. 16:00.

Churn Farm
2 Stonechat: Both males, one in scrub nr the grey Barn/House, another just West along the concrete road on power wires. SU5282. 16:30.

Mike Amphlett

Port Meadow: 23rd March

Port Meadow
3 Little Ringed Plover
2 Shelduck
3 Pintail
 

Ben Sheldon

Blenheim 23rd March

Red-crested Pochard - pair on Queen Pool.

Oystercatcher - 3 briefly this morning.

Fieldfare - a flock of approximately 120 feeding in a field in the north west of the estate.

Crossbill - 1

The Queen Pool island is busy with egrets once again.

Rushy Common 23rd March

Long-tailed Duck male still present this morning (per Paul Willis)

Courtesy of Paul Willis 

Otmoor rspb 23rd March

AMERICAN WIGEON drake still on The Flood field 17:07 (per Steve Violette)

Avocet 2 on Big Otmoor 13:52

Glossy Ibis 2 on Big Otmoor 

Bittern

(per Steve Roby et al)

Above & below courtesy of Pete Roby 

Farmoor Reservoir 23rd March

Mediterranean Gull 2 2cy & ad in field opposite Farmoor Stores 10:12

Little Gull 2cy

Scaup f

Sand Martin 

(per Dave Lowe et al)

Courtesy of Dave Lowe

Cornwell Marsh and Wetland: 23rd March

2 Green Sandpiper: Two now present and feeding in the centre of the wetland. 09:12.
2 Lapwing 09:12.
Little Egret 09:12.
2 Grey Heron 09:12.
Snipe 09:12.
3 Teal 09:12.
19 Mallard 09:12.
Mute Swan 09:12.
2 Grey Wagtail 09:12.
3 Reed Bunting 09:12.
2 Yellowhammer: ad pair. 09:12.
3 Skylark 09:12.
Nuthatch 09:12.
8 Goldfinch 09:12.
7 Wren 09:12.
Great Spotted Woodpecker 09:12.
2 Kestrel 09:12.

Steve Akers

Grimsbury Res 22nd March

Both Wheatear and Swallow from Grimbsbury Res this morning.

Aston Upthorpe: 22nd March

Aston Upthorpe
Wheatear 15:44.

John Taylor

Port Meadow: 22nd March

Port Meadow
Little Ringed Plover
5 Sand Martin
2 Oystercatcher
2 Shelduck

Adam Hartley, Thomas Miller, Steve Sansom

Abingdon: Peep-o-Day Lane: 22nd March

Abingdon: Peep-o-Day Lane
2 Little Ringed Plover: SU496939. 15:30.

Beryl Tillin

Grimsbury Reservoir 22nd March

Swallow

Sand Martin 2

Wheatear 12:04

08:09 (JFT et al)

Wheatear courtesy of Edwin Barson 

Otmoor rspb 22nd March

Glossy Ibis 12:42 on Big Otmoor (G.L)

Rushy Common 22nd March

Long-tailed Duck male still present (per Birdguides)

Balscote Quarry Reserve 22nd March

Wheatear male 12:04 

Green Sandpiper 

Little-ringed Plover 

(M.P et al)

Cornwell Marsh and Wetland: 22nd March

Green Sandpiper 07:41.
Little Egret 07:41.
3 Teal 07:41.
26 Mallard 07:41.
3 Lesser Black-backed Gull 07:41.
Black-headed Gull 07:41.
8 Reed Bunting 07:41.
2 Yellowhammer 07:41.
2 Chiffchaff 07:41.
2 Red Kite: pair. Copulating in tree - much mewing. 07:41.
2 Kestrel 07:41.
2 Buzzard 07:41.
4 Long-tailed Tit 07:41.
5 Wren 07:41.
2 Song Thrush 07:41.

Steve Akers

Devil's Punchbowl: 22nd March

Devil's Punchbowl
2 Wheatear

Mark Merritt

Rushy Common 21st March

Long-tailed Duck male again from the screen (per Birdguides)

Cornwell Marsh and Wetland: 21st March

Cornwell Marsh and Wetland
Green Sandpiper 08:05.
Little Egret 08:05.
2 Grey Heron 08:05.
14 Mallard: First ducklings of the year - 8 seen with mother on the wetland. 08:05.
Black-headed Gull 08:05.
Lesser Black-backed Gull 08:05.
2 Grey Wagtail 08:05.
Reed Bunting 08:05.
Fieldfare 08:05.

Steve Akers

Blenheim 21st March

Sand Martins gathering nest material around the Grand Bridge.

Otmoor: 21st March

Otmoor
American Wigeon: Still present on the Flood Field at 18:00. 18:00.

Felix Bird

Lower Shiplake: 21st March

Lower Shiplake
4 Raven: Feeding on polo field. 14:00.
5 Chiffchaff: All birds seen or heard on our walk round. 14:00.

Ralph Watts

Blenheim: Blenheim Lake: 19th March

Blenheim: Blenheim Lake
3 Egyptian Goose
115 Canada Goose
145 Greylag Goose
2 Oystercatcher: On the island.
3 Mute Swan
7 Cormorant
17 Great Crested Grebe
7 Lesser Black-backed Gull
7 Sand Martin

Bob Pomfret

Blenheim: Blenheim Lake: 19th March

Blenheim: Blenheim Lake
2 Cattle Egret: Apparently nesting on the island agan.
7 Little Egret: on the island.
13 Grey Heron: 13 nests at least on the island.
4 Shoveler
52 Tufted Duck
245 Mallard
50 Coot
14 Moorhen

Bob Pomfret

Farmoor Reservoir 21st March

Cattle Egret 1

Common Sandpiper 1

Common Snipe 3

Dunlin 1

Tawny Owl 1 calling male 

Common Goldeneye 2 pair

Blackcap 2 singing males

Cetti's Warbler 2

Common Chiffchaff  widespread

Port Meadow: 21st March

Port Meadow
Black-tailed Godwit
2 Little Ringed Plover
3 Great White Egret
4 Oystercatcher
2 Lesser Redpoll: In the usual place by the canal near Aristotle Lane.

Adam Hartley, Jacek S

Oxford 21st March

Black Redstart male still present 09:00 on and around Christ Church college (per Luke O'Byrne)

Radley GP: 21st March

Radley GP
Swallow: FOY here. 07:45.
Sand Martin 07:45.
2 Oystercatcher 07:45.
Egyptian Goose 07:45.
Raven 07:45.
Water Rail: Heard. 07:45.
Lesser Redpoll: Song-flight. 07:45.

Ian Elkins

Otmoor rspb 21st March

AMERICAN WIGEON still present on The Flood field 07:18 (J.S)

Glossy Ibis 2 (D.L)

Bletchingdon: 21st March

Bletchingdon
2 Mandarin Duck: Pair seen in flight twice - prospecting?. SP510181. 07:53.

David Watkinson

Day's Lock/Bishop's Court Farm - Fri 20th

Swallow 1

Cattle Egret 5

Little Egret 1

Shelduck 3

Oystercatcher 3

Shoveler 28

Wigeon c180

Teal c100

Cetti's Warbler 1

Curlew 1 on the 18th.

Marsh Baldon 20th March

Cranes 2 flying high over Marsh Baldon at 4pm heading NW (general direction of Kennington).

(per Ben Carpenter)

Rushy Common 20th March

Long-tailed Duck male from viewing screen (per Birdguides)

Otmoor rspb 20th March

Glossy Ibis 2 

Osprey reported 

(per Birdguides)

Cornwell Marsh and Wetland: 20th March

Cornwell Marsh and Wetland
Green Sandpiper 12:42.
2 Snipe 12:42.
Shoveler: drk. 12:42.
31 Mallard 12:42.
Water Rail: Heard. 12:42.
Moorhen 12:42.
2 Grey Heron 12:42.
2 Stonechat: pair. 12:42.
6 Reed Bunting 12:42.
2 Grey Wagtail 12:42.
2 Pied Wagtail 12:42.
Chiffchaff 12:42.
Great Spotted Woodpecker 12:42.
2 Kestrel 12:42.
3 Buzzard 12:42.
3 Red Kite 12:42.

Steve Akers

Cholsey: 20th March

Cholsey
Oystercatcher: On the flood next to Wallingford Road, with 1 lapwing and 8 teal. All birds had gone by 10.30am. 10:00.

Michael Pocock

Port Meadow 20th March

Little-ringed Plover along the northern edge of flood 

Sand Martin 

(T.M)

Balscote Quarry 20th March

Little-ringed Plover 

Green Sandpiper 

Shoveler 7

Wigeon 2

(et al)

Letcombe Regis: 19th March

 

Lapwing displaying in fields northwest of Letcombe Regis

RSPB Otmoor Thursday 19th March

Glossy Ibis 2
Bittern 4
Little Egret 2
Curlew 7
Redshank 8
Oystercatcher 4
Common Crane 1

Otmoor: The Flood Field 
American Wigeon: Still late afternoon.
Great White Egret

Adam Hartley

Courtesy of Di Stone 

Oxford 19th March

Black Redstart male still present on and around Christ Church college (per Birdguides)

Henley Road GPs: 19th March

Henley Road GPs
2 Shelduck: m+f. North Lake. 12:59.
6 Egyptian Goose: 2ad+4juv. 12:59.

Marek Walford

Farmoor Reservoir

Scaup f on F1

Marsh Harrier Pinkhill

(per Paul Butler)

New Marston: New Marston Meadows: 19th March

New Marston: New Marston Meadows
Brambling: Marston Hamms, by river. 09:26.

Steve Jennings

Eynsham: 19th March

Eynsham
Brambling: Female in the garden, first time in garden. 07:49.

Yacky Morris

Port Meadow 18th March

Wheatear courtesy of Carl Stockwell 

Dorchester: Days Lock: 17th March

17th March

Dorchester: Days Lock
2 Shelduck 12:30.
2 Oystercatcher 12:30.
2 Cattle Egret: Had what seemed to be a small mammal in its bill. 13:00.
Sparrowhawk: Grabbed an unsuspecting Starling and flew off with it. 13:00.

Oliver Hedley

Pit 60 Standlake 18th March

Hen Harrier rt 

Marsh Harrier 

Oystercatcher 2

(per Debbie Cummins)

Key Holder Reswrve

Hen Harrier courtesy of Debbie Cummins 

Otmoor rspb 18th March

AMERICAN WIGEON drake still present 15:44 on The Flood field, #4 on map,viewable from the bridleway east of Oddington.

Glossy Ibis (per Birdguides)

Great white Egret 3

Bittern booming

(per Simon Myers et al)

Little-ringed Plover on Ashgrave in front of the Wetlands Watch hide (per Steve Roby)

Blenheim: Grand Bridge: 18th March

Blenheim: Grand Bridge
6 Sand Martin 16:21.

Matthew Lloyd

Rushy Common 18th March

Long-tailed Duck male still present and viewable from the screen 13:57 (per Ewan Urquhart)

Radley GPs 18th March

Marsh Harrier over Orchard Lake 09:04 (W.B)

Port Meadow: 17th March

Port Meadow
White Wagtail
4 Oystercatcher
3 Shelduck
Great White Egret
53 Gadwall

Adam Hartley

Gallowstree Common: 17th March

Gallowstree Common
3 Tawny Owl: male. Wyfold Wood. 20:27.

Ian Young

Cornwell Marsh and Wetland: 17th March

Cornwell Marsh and Wetland
2 Grey Heron 16:15.
15 Mallard 16:15.
2 Canada Goose 16:15.
2 Reed Bunting 16:15.
Grey Wagtail 16:15.
2 Linnet 16:15.
3 Buzzard: Including a pair who were copulating perched on a gate post. 16:15.
3 Red Kite 16:15.

Steve Akers

Farmoor Reservoir: 17th March

17th March

Farmoor Reservoir
Common Sandpiper: By pumping station channels at far end of causeway. 11:15.
Redshank: Heard calling but not seen so must have been flying over. 13:45.

Farmoor Resr
Curlew Sand.: Along causeway , not there when crossed earlier . Large wader almost sandy coloured , seemed longer legged & larger than Dunlin , no hint of any black underneath & v. cleanly marked . It did not behave like Dunlin but might have been a large Dunlin. 13:10.

Peter Scudamore

Henley Road GPs: 17th March

Henley Road GPs
2 Oystercatcher 13:00.

Marek Walford

New Marston: New Marston Meadows: 17th March

New Marston: New Marston Meadows
Stonechat: fem. Marston Hamms, still. Also a very vocal male peregrine tussling with a pair of red kites for a good 5mins. 10:04.

Steve Jennings

Otmoor rspb 17th March

GREEN-WINGED TEAL male on The Flood field 

AMERICAN WIGEON male on The Flood field

 

Also 

9 Black-tailed Godwits

 

per Thomas Miller 08:28

Viewable from the bridleway east of Oddington 

Port Meadow 16th March

Sand Martin 2

White Wagtail

(M.G et al)

Rushy Common 16th March

Long-tailed Duck male from the screen 17:25 (per Birdguides)

Otmoor RSPB 16th March

Glossy Ibis 2

Merlin 1

Marsh Harrier 2

Common Crane 1

Bittern 3 booming males

Great Egret 1

Wytham: Field Station: 16th March

Wytham: Field Station
4 Cattle Egret: SP476090. 09:05.

Steven Portugal

Day's Lock/Bishop's Court Farm

The 2nd c/yr Caspian Gull here on Friday 13th, Yellow ring code B:G was ringed at the nest on De Kreupel island, Ijsselmeer, Netherlands 16/5/25

Tate Lloyd reported it was also seen at the Ogmore estuary, South Wales, 4th March.