Cornwell Marsh 19th September

2 Stonechat: m f. 10:28.
7 Meadow Pipit 10:28.
8 Swallow 10:28.
2 House Martin 10:28.
Kingfisher 10:28.
4 Grey Heron 10:28.
52 Lesser Black-backed Gull 10:28.
2 Kestrel 10:28.

Farmoor Reservoir: Farmoor I, Farmoor Reservoir: Causeway & Farmoor Reservoir: Farmoor II: 18th September

Farmoor Reservoir: Farmoor I
Manx Shearwater: near NE corner F1. 11:30.

Farmoor Reservoir: Causeway
3 Ringed Plover: juv. F1 side of causeway - not LRPs. 11:30.

Farmoor Reservoir: Farmoor II
Yellow-legged Gull: ad. 11:30.

Anthony Cheke

Friday 18th September; Farmoor Reservoir

12-13:00

Manx Shearwater (NE corner of F1) 

Henley Road GPs: 18th September

6 Mandarin Duck 13:13.

Marek Walford

Sonning Eye GPs: 18th September

Yellow-legged Gull: ad. 12:58.

Marek Walford

Farmoor Reservoir 18th September

Manx Shearwater F1 close to north shore 11:14-c14:30 then taken in to care  (AR et al)

New Marston: New Marston Meadows: 18th September

Hobby: Over Marston Hamms, plus a steady trickle of meadow pipits all heading S or SW. 07:50.

Steve Jennings

Port Meadow: 17th September

350 Barnacle Goose
100 Linnet
Kingfisher

Bob Pomfret

Henley Road GPs: 17th September

10 Mandarin Duck 18:27.

Marek Walford

Sonning Eye GPs: 17th September

Yellow-legged Gull: ad. 18:05.
Mandarin Duck: drk. 18:05.
Cetti's Warbler 18:05.

Marek Walford

RSPB Otmoor Thursday 17 September

Grey Partridge 10 (Ashgrave)
Raven 1 (Greenaways)
Pintail 1 (1st screen)
Yellow Wagtail 1 (2nd screen)
Jay 1 (Roman Road) 
Snipe 7 (1st screen)
Whitethroat 2 (Greenaways)

Farmoor Reservoir 17th September

4 Ringed Plover Causeway Common Tern F2 still, Dunlin SE F2, c85 Snow Geese & c50 Barnacle Geese in fields to south, Curlew over south earlier.

2 Sandwich Terns flew through Farmoor early yesterday

(JB et al)

Henley Road GPs: 16th September

6 Mandarin Duck 13:00.

Marek Walford

Bicester Wetland Reserve 16th August

9 Green Sandpiper
9 Snipe
29 Moorhen
37 Gadwall
15 Teal

A Peters
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Farmoor Reservoir 15th September

Black Tern 3 in S/W corner of F2 10:18 (per Lew)

Yellow-legged Gull: Adult seen on wall of F1. 11:30.
4 Grey Wagtail: Juvenile birds feeding at waters edge. 11:30.

(per Simon Cousins)

Above & Below courtesy of Lisa Dobson

Sonning Common: 15th September

2 Tawny Owl: 1 male 1 fem. Old Copse. 19:45.

Ian Young

15 Sep 2026 20:42

Henley-on-Thames: 15th September

2 Peregrine: On St Mary's Church Tower ledge seen from chamtry seat. Cracking views of both birds. SU762826. 13:10.

Ralph Watts

15 Sep 2026 14:45

Henley Road GPs: 15th September

6 Mandarin Duck 12:45.

Marek Walford

15 Sep 2026 13:28

Sparsholt: 15th September

OTHER SPECIES: Clouded Yellow Butterfly. 12:37.

Jed Cleeter

15 Sep 2026 12:38

Sonning Eye GPs: 15th September

Yellow-legged Gull: ad. 12:20.

Marek Walford

15 Sep 2026 12:21