Oxon Birding Blog

Saturday, 12 September 2026

Farmoor 12th September 2026

Common Sandpiper

Little Ringed Plover

Dunlin

Great Black-backed Gull

Farmoor Reservoir: 12th September

Dunlin: juv. 18:00.
Ringed Plover 18:00.

Felix Bird

12 Sep 2026 21:27

Uffington: Fawler Road: 12th September

2 Yellow Wagtail: On cricket pitch. 14:40.

Jed Cleeter

12 Sep 2026 19:13

Lye Valley, Oxford: 12th September

An Osprey flew south over the Churchill Hospital this morning. It has a distinctive notch in its left wing, so it may be identifiable elsewhere. Also Tree Pipit overhead and Lesser Whitethroat on Churchill Meadow. https://ebird.org/checklist/S392022850

Friday, 11 September 2026

Enslow: Enslow Bridge: 11th September

Grey Wagtail 12:35.

Patrick Keiller

11 Sep 2026 17:34

Woodstock 11th September

Hobby - 1

Stonechat - 2

Whinchat - 1

Spotted Flycatcher - 2

Henley Road GPs: 11th September

Great White Egret: In the bay to the left of the spit. 12:55.

Marek Walford

11 Sep 2026 12:55

Sonning Eye GPs: 11th September

Yellow-legged Gull: ad. 12:41.

Marek Walford

11 Sep 2026 12:42

Thursday, 10 September 2026

Dix Pit 10th September

Ferruginous Duck f type still present 14:00

Caspian Gull

Red-crested Pochard 11

(per Birdguides)

Port Meadow: 10th September

3 Yellow Wagtail: 3 or 4 in amongst the horses.
4 Little Egret: Along the river.

Adam Hartley

10 Sep 2026 14:13

Henley Road GPs: 10th September

14 Mandarin Duck 12:44.

Marek Walford

10 Sep 2026 12:45

Sonning Eye GPs: 10th September

Yellow-legged Gull: ad. 12:33.

Marek Walford

10 Sep 2026 12:33

Henley Road GPs: 10th September

Green Sandpiper 11:11.

Mick Hannington

10 Sep 2026 11:12

Wednesday, 9 September 2026

Carterton: 9th September

Wheatear: Around gardens in the new housing estate west of the town. 18:21.

John Edwards

9 Sep 2026 18:22

Grimsbury Reservoir 9th September

2 Great white Egret flew over heading south 08:07 Whinchat on fencing top end left hand side (C)

Oxford Golf Course Thame 9th September

No sign of the juvenile Red-necked Phalarope this morning by 08:23 (NM)

East Challow & A417 between Ardington & West Hendred: 9th September

East Challow
Raven: Kronking over my house first thing.

A417 between Ardington & West Hendred
Yellow-legged Gull: ad. Stonker among LB-Bs in ploughed field.

Mark Merritt

9 Sep 2026 08:04

Tuesday, 8 September 2026

Dix Pit 8th September

Ferruginous Duck m reported 12:11 (KJD)

Farmoor: 7th September

Adult Baltic-type gull - adults currently are not considered by BBRC but latest guidance e.g. in Princeton Gulls of Europe, North Africa, and the Middle East suggests that dark-mantled birds which have yet to start or have arrested primary moult at P1/2 in September/October are most likely nominate fuscus. Individuals with extreme structure (small-bodied, small-headed and with attenuated rear end) like this candidate support the identification. Ringing recoveries and satellite tracking data suggest a small but significant proportion of Baltic Gulls move west in autumn through Europe rather than straight south through the Middle East.