Farmoor Reservoir 5th April

Great northern Diver F1 14:11

Goldeneye 2 m&f

Little-ringed Plover 3 over

Common Sandpiper 

Shelduck 2 yesterday evening 

(per Simon Myers, JustinTaylor)

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

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