Otmoor: 9th May

2 Glossy Ibis: 2 on ashgrave. 11:09.
Whimbrel: On ashgrave. 11:09.

Yacky Morris

9 May 2026 11:09

Venn Mill: 9th May

2 Ringed Plover
Greenshank

Mark Merritt

9 May 2026 07:15

Hobby Otmoor rspb courtesy of Nick Truby

 

Farmoor Reservoir: 8th May

2 Hobby 17:20.
2 Yellow Wagtail 17:20.

Jed Cleeter

8 May 2026 20:35

Tar Lakes: 8th May

2 Hobby 15:40.

Jed Cleeter

8 May 2026 20:33

Venn Mill: 8th May

Greenshank 12:50.
Ringed Plover 12:50.

Jed Cleeter

8 May 2026 20:31

Otmoor RSPB 8th May

BLACK KITE over the 1st screen drifting north c10:30 (per Robert Crofton, Thomas Miller, Ben Sheldon) originally seen independently over Greenaways at 10:15 (R.C)

Black Kite above and below courtesy of Thomas Miller

 

Glossy Ibis 3 again from the first screen

Ibis courtesy of Nick Truby 

North Cross Valley Way (NCVW) 8th May

Whimbrel 16:41-16:50 then flew N/W

Hobby 2

(et al)

Farmoor Reservoir 8th May

Sanderling 1+

Ringed Plover

Little-ringed Plover 

Dunlin 2

Common Sandpiper 

Oystercatcher 

Common Tern

(et al)

Sonning Eye GPs: 8th May

Hobby 13:46.

Marek Walford

8 May 2026 13:46

Juniper Valley: 7th May

Wheatear: fem. SU538827. 19:12.

Steve Violette

7 May 2026 19:14

Stanton St John: 7th May

Cuckoo: male. One seen over calling. SP587097. 16:57.

David Brown

7 May 2026 16:58

Rushy Common: 7th May

Cuckoo 15:30.

Richard Catling

7 May 2026 16:50

Venn Mill: 7th May

Whimbrel 16:15.

Anthony Roberts

7 May 2026 16:15

Faringdon 7th May

White Stork reported at Radcot Meadows this afternoon (per Bird Guides)

Farmoor Reservoir: 7th May

2 Cuckoo: Male and Female flying and calling over Buckthorn Meadow. 13:24.

Richard Parsons

7 May 2026 13:27

Sonning Eye GPs: 7th May

2 Hobby 12:25.

Marek Walford

7 May 2026 12:25

Otmoor RSPB 7th May

Glossy Ibis 3 at the 1st screen 10:30 

Greenshank on Ashgrave 12:30

Little-ringed Plover on Ashgrave 12:30

(R.C)

Otmoor RSPB 6th May

White Stork 3 flying over Ashgrave towards Big Otmoor 07:38 (P.S)

Blewbury: 6th May

Yellow Wagtail: High over cricket pitch calling. 19:35.

Jed Cleeter

6 May 2026 21:28

Otmoor RSPB May

Cuckoo courtesy of Richard Stevens 

Farmoor Reservoir: Causeway: 5th May

Sanderling 15:30.
Common Sandpiper 15:30.

Alan Horsley

5 May 2026 21:19

Sanderling courtesy of Brian Walker 

Chinnor: Cement Works: 5th May

2 Little Ringed Plover: Lake 2b. 11:00.
2 Oystercatcher: Lake 2b. 11:00.

David Stracey

5 May 2026 19:16

: 5th May

Corn Bunting: Singing from top of hedge on west side of road. SP500218. 11:07.

Patrick Keiller

5 May 2026 15:12

Little Owl West Oxon courtesy of Jason Hornblow 

 

Sonning Eye GPs: 5th May

3 Hobby 12:36.

Marek Walford

5 May 2026 12:37

: 5th May

2 Oystercatcher: On grassy bank to right of Wandering Kitchen, foraging, then flew E, up and over trees - presumably to the old pit on the Drayton road...?. SU579954. 14:00.

Mike Amphlett

6 May 2026 00:13

Farmoor Reservoir: Farmoor I: 5th May

2 Common Tern: flew north. 16:00.

Alan Horsley

5 May 2026 21:59

Didcot: 4th May

Peregrine: 1 in the skies between pylons and Tesco. 15:00.

6 Yellow Wagtail: 6 in total, much like the last few years. all come back to the same small part of Oxon. SU536886. 15:00.

W. Holden

04 May 2026 21:21

Cote: 4th May

Wheatear: fem. On ploughed field. 16:45.
3 Yellow Wagtail: On wires. 16:45.

Jed Cleeter

04 May 2026 20:50

Hatford: Sandpit: 4th May

4 Shelduck 16:55.

Jed Cleeter

04 May 2026 20:49

Grimsbury Reservoir: 4th May

2 Whinchat

Dunlin

Per Clive Payne

Farmoor Reservoir; 4th May 2026

09-11:00

Sanderling

Dunlin

Swift c30

Yellow Wagtail 2

Old Caley's Diary

Blenheim 4th May

Goosander - 1

Red-crested Pochard - 1

Oystercatcher - 1

Reed Warbler - 2

South Leigh: 4th May

Cuckoo 19:30.

Richard Catling

5 May 2026 10:02

Farmoor Reservoir: 4th May

Sanderling  
Dunlin 
2 Yellow Wagtails
A 'decent' number of Swifts

Brian Walker, et al

Sonning Eye GPs: 4th May

Mandarin Duck: drk. 10:03.

Marek Walford

04 May 2026 10:04

Rushy Common: 3rd May

Courtesy of Max Buckley 

Osprey through
Cuckoo: SP382072. 

Max Buckley, et al. 

Farmoor 3rd May 2026

 The Sanderling remained until at least 7pm accompanied by 2 Dunlin.

2 Yellow Wagtails were also present.

Otmoor: RSPB reserve: 3rd May

Drake Mandarin Duck from hide

Also,
2 Cuckoo 
12 Hobby 
Marsh Harrier: m.
Oystercatcher 
Redshank 1
32 Lapwing: Whole colony came up to defend territories each time a Red Kite came anywhere near. 
Little Egret 
5 Sedge Warbler 
9 Reed Warbler 
5 Cetti's Warbler

Maxime Lacoult, Steve Akers

Farmoor Reservoir: 3rd May

Sanderling: On F1 causeway. 11:11.
Greenshank: Flew Through. 11:11.
2 Common Sandpiper: Northern side of F1 10am. 11:11.
2 Oystercatcher: Flying around calling. 11:11.
3 Yellow Wagtail: Singles flew through. 11:11.
2 Cuckoo: mal. 1 Singing plus female. 11:11.

Jed Cleeter

03 May 2026 13:22 

Courtesy of Jed Cleeter

 

Farmoor Reservoir: 3rd May

Sanderling: One along causeway. 
2 Cuckoo 
Great White Egret: Flew over pinkhill. 
3 Cetti's Warbler: Along Thames, one showed well.
2 Oystercatcher 
4 Grey Wagtail: Family along causeway. 

Yacky Morris

Cetti's Warbler courtesy of Yacky Morris

Chipping Norton: 3rd May

Peregrine: Circling over The Leys before heading NE over the town - great to see. 18:30.
4 Swift 18:30.

Steve Akers

04 May 2026 11:16

Sonning Eye GPs: 3rd May

Cuckoo 09:22.
Ring-necked Parakeet: Heard. 09:22.
16 Common Tern 09:22.

Marek Walford

03 May 2026 09:23