Hackpen Hill, 6th April

Wheatear : 3

Corn Bunting : 1

David Hastings

Wheatear © David Hastings

Otmoor RSPB 6th April

SPOONBILL flew in from the north and landed on Big Otmoor 12:56 then flew to Ashgrave and lost to view (per Rob Cadd et al)

Ruff Big Otmoor 18:12 (per Ben Sheldon)

Video grab courtesy of Rob Cadd 

Courtesy of Rob Cadd

Various locations 6th April

Yellow Wagtail Pit 60 Key Holder Reserve (Stuart Thomson)
Redstart male Bagley Woods (Anthony Bentley)
Whitethroat Blewbury Chalk Pit (Conor Mackenzie)
Lesser Whitethtoat 2 Marston Meadows (Tom Evans) 

Wheatear Devil's Punchbowl courtesy of Geoff Dymott 

Stoke Row: 6th April

Stoke Row
Brambling: male. 17:56.

John Taylor

Eynsham: Oxford Road: 6th April

Eynsham: Oxford Road
Redstart: Male on hedgerow. SP410089. 15:18.

Yacky Morris

Ardley ERF Lagoon 6th April

Little-ringed Plover 3
Shelduck 2

(per Simon Myers) 

Northbrook 6th April

Cattle Egret 3 viewed from towpath 11:43 (per Sandra Bletchly)

Port Meadow 6th April

Black-tailed Godwit 8 viewed from Burgess Field Gate 12:14 originally 10
Oystercatcher 3

Yellow Wagtail (per Simon Myers)

(M.M et al)

Godstow nunnery: 6th April

Godstow nunnery
Wheatear: male. It was behind. Godstow nunnery. SP483086. 08:00.

Matthew Southwell

Radley GP: 6th April

Radley GP
Cattle Egret: In breeding plumage. 08:00.
3 Oystercatcher: Pair copulation (plus an interloper). 08:00.
Snipe: Put up by a hot air balloon. 08:00.
Swallow 08:00.

Ian Elkins

Grimsbury Reservoir 6th April

Little-ringed Plover 

Common Sandpiper 

White Wagtail along west bank

(Per Adrian Tysoe)

RSPB Otmoor; Sunday 5th April

 An interesting Easter Sunday lunch for this Red Kite; a severed Greylag Goose head. Yummy!!

Old Caley's Diary

Port Meadow 5th April

Black-tailed Godwit c30 until 17:00 then flew west (P.P)

Swallow at Wolvercote Bridge (W.H.)

 

Farmoor Reservoir: Farmoor I: 5th April

Black-tailed Godwit 15 through 19:24

(per Paul Butler)

Gt.Northern Diver: A distant view from the Causeway hide - bird almost opposite on far side of F1 , poor view , then it 'disappeared' . Seemed to be drifting E from the NW corner . v. strong wind & extremely choppy water hampered viewing . SP445068. 14:10.
Scaup: The duck, with a drake Tufty in close attendance, on N side of F1. SP447068. 20:56.

Mike Amphlett

Bicester Wetland Reserve 5th April

3 Green Sandpiper
8 Snipe
8 Little Egret
2 LRP Cattle Bridge Pool
Pair Shelduck Cattle Bridge Pool

A Peters
Key Holder Reserve

Sandford Lock 5th April

White Stork (ringed) flew over Sandford Lock (per Andy Pullen)

Above & below courtesy of Andy Pullen 

Kings Lock: 5th April

Kings Lock
2 Goosander: fem. SP481093. 16:30.

Wylie Horn

Farmoor Reservoir 5th April

Osprey flew north over F1 17:02 (per Steve Sansom)

Great northern Diver F1 14:11

Goldeneye 2 m&f

Scaup f F1

Little-ringed Plover 3 over

Common Sandpiper 

Shelduck 2 yesterday evening 

(per Simon Myers, JustinTaylor et al)

Otmoor RSPB; 5th April 2026

 09-12:00

Glossy Ibis 3 (1st screen)

Bittern (1st screen)

Ringed Plover 12 (flew north over southern lagoon)

Swallow 3

Sand Martin 8

Willow Warbler (Roman Road near carpark)

Old Caley's Diary

Waterstock: River Thame: 4th April

2 Blackcap 08:30.
12 Chiffchaff 08:30.
2 Egyptian Goose 08:30.
2 Gadwall 08:30.
Goldcrest 08:30.
Goosander: F. 08:30.
Great White Egret 08:30.
Grey Wagtail 08:30.
Kingfisher 08:30.
34 Lapwing 08:30.
4 Linnet 08:30.
Little Egret 08:30.
Little Grebe 08:30.
Nuthatch 08:30.
5 Reed Bunting 08:30.
36 Snipe 08:30.
21 Teal 08:30.
6 Wigeon 08:30.

11 Blackcap 09:00.
4 Bullfinch 09:00.
17 Chiffchaff 09:00.
2 Coal Tit 09:00.
Gadwall 09:00.
2 Goldcrest 09:00.
Goosander: Pr. 09:00.
Great White Egret 09:00.
2 Grey Wagtail 09:00.
Jack Snipe 09:00.
12 Lapwing 09:00.
6 Linnet 09:00.
5 Little Egret 09:00.
Little Grebe 09:00.
Nuthatch 09:00.

2 Treecreeper 09:00.
Raven 09:00.
2 Redwing 09:00.
2 Reed Bunting 09:00.
17 Snipe 09:00.
2 Swallow 09:00.

Nick Marriner

Hatford: Sandpit: 5th April

Hatford: Sandpit
Osprey: Over, north. Didn't stop.
2 Little Ringed Plover
3 Shelduck
4 Sand Martin

Mark Merritt

Fyfield Wick 5th April

Osprey over north 12:34 (per Jed Cleeter)

Letcombe Regis: Blandys Farm: 5th April

Letcombe Regis: Blandys Farm
Wheatear
Willow Warbler
Swallow

Mark Merritt

Ardley 4th April

Wheatear - 2 (male and female)

Dix Pit 4th April

Common Scoter

Farmoor Reservoir: 4th April

Osprey over F1 15:33 (per Jed Cleeter)
Great Northern Diver: On F1. 08:30 (per Brian Walker)
Scaup f

White Wagtail 4 18:33 (per Ben Sheldon)

Ardley ERF Lagoon: 4th April

Peregrine: male. 10:30.

Ardley Field Quarry
3 Little Ringed Plover: Very mobile. Flying around calling. 10:40.
2 Shelduck 10:40.

Laurie Bryant

Wheatear 2

White Wagtail

15:10 (per Gareth Casburn)
 

Bicester Wetlands Reserve 4th April

Little-ringed Plover 3

Redshank

Green Sandpiper 

(per Pat Gulka)

Key Holder Reserve 

Courtesy of Pat Gulka 

Blenheim 4th April

Red-crested Pochard - Pair still present

Oystercatcher - Pair

Little Egret - 12 approx

Cattle Egret - 6 approx

Great White Egret - 1

Sand Martin - 20 approx

Dix Pit: 4th April

Common Scoter 1m
Goldeneye 5
Oystercatcher 2
Swallows & Sand Martins

Radley GP: 4th April

Radley GP
Peregrine 08:00.
6 Egyptian Goose: pair with four juv. 08:00.
2 Oystercatcher 08:00.

Ian Elkins

Swallow

Blackcap 

(per Badger)

Pit 60 Standlake 3rd March

Common Tern (per Stuart Thomson)

Otmoor rspb 3rd April

Glossy Ibis 2 (per Birdguides)

Chadlington: 3rd April

Chadlington
Grey Heron: Beside the River Evenlode. 11:13.
3 Blackcap: male. At least three newly arrived singing males in woods in the Evenlode valley. 11:13.
6 Chiffchaff 11:13.
2 Skylark 11:13.
Buzzard 11:13.
2 Red Kite 11:13.

Steve Akers

Farmoor Reservoir 3rd April

Great northern Diver F1 10:25 (per Ewan Urquhart)

Farmoor Reservoir 2nd April

Scaup: Amongst the Tuftie's - continuously preening on F1 SP4406. 10:30.

Mike Amphlett

Farmoor Reservoir: 2nd April

Great northern Diver F1 10:06 

Common Sandpiper 

Great white Egret Shrike Meadow

Scaup f

(per Ewan Urquhart et al)

Marsh Harrier: Flew up the Thames. 15:50.
2 Swallow: Singles flew N at 17:53 and 17:59. 15:50.

(per Jed Cleeter)

Great White Egret: Flew along Thames then feeding on Shrike Meadow by the hide. 09:33.
Little Egret 09:33.
Grey Heron 09:33.
33 Great Crested Grebe 09:33.
8 Coot 09:33.
19 Tufted Duck 09:33.
Mallard: Female with 13 ducklings on F2. 09:33.
5 Herring Gull 09:33.
3 Lesser Black-backed Gull 09:33.
5 Swallow 09:33.
3 Cetti's Warbler 09:33.
7 Blackcap: male. 09:33.
5 Chiffchaff 09:33.
2 Grey Wagtail 09:33.
6 Pied Wagtail 09:33.
8 Reed Bunting 09:33.
Goldcrest 09:33.
2 Buzzard 09:33.

Steve Akers

Hatford: Sandpit: 2nd April

Hatford: Sandpit
Little Ringed Plover
Shelduck

Mark Merritt

Stanton St. John: 2nd April

Stanton St. John
2 Swallow: Two today. SP587097. 16:11.

David Brown

Bagley Wood: Sawmill: 2nd April

Bagley Wood: Sawmill
Brambling

Mark Merritt

Wallingford: Wallingford Bridge: 2nd April

Wallingford: Wallingford Bridge
Kingfisher: Crossing Thames a short distance north of bridge. 12:04.

Ian Young

Henley Road GPs: 2nd April

Henley Road GPs
2 Mandarin Duck: m+f. 11:05.

Marek Walford

Blewbury Downs

Hen Harrier - ringtail flying west from Churn Farm towards A34/Chilton 

Cornwell Marsh and Wetland: 1st April

Cornwell Marsh and Wetland
9 Lapwing: One male in display flight to female. 14:27.
Little Egret 14:27.
2 Swallow: 3rd sightings this year. 14:27.
Sand Martin 14:27.
7 Mallard: On the bottom wetland. 14:27.
Kestrel 14:27.
Buzzard 14:27.
Red Kite 14:27.

Steve Akers

Addlestrop Hill/Chastleton Woods: 1st April

Addlestrop Hill/Chastleton Woods
15 Skylark: SP258282. 13:25.
4 Linnet: SP258282. 13:25.
Blackcap: SP258282. 13:25.
3 Chiffchaff: SP258282. 13:25.
Nuthatch: SP258282. 13:25.
Great Spotted Woodpecker: SP258282. 13:25.
2 Mistle Thrush: SP258282. 13:25.
6 Buzzard: SP258282. 13:25.

Steve Akers

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