Farmoor Reservoir: 4th May

Sanderling 10:20.
Dunlin 10:20.

Brian Walker

04 May 2026 11:35

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: 4th May

Mandarin Duck: drk. 10:03.

Marek Walford

04 May 2026 10:04

Rushy Common: 3rd May

Cuckoo: SP382072. 16:55.

JB Woodford

03 May 2026 23:39

Farmoor 3rd May 2026

 The Sandling remained until at least 7pm accompanied by 2 Dunlin

2 Yellow Wagtails were also present.

Otmoor: RSPB reserve: 3rd May

2 Cuckoo 12:37.
12 Hobby 12:37.
Marsh Harrier: m. 12:37.
Oystercatcher 12:37.
Redshank 12:37.
32 Lapwing: Whole colony came up to defend territories each time a Red Kite came anywhere near. 12:37.
Little Egret 12:37.
5 Sedge Warbler 12:37.
9 Reed Warbler 12:37.
5 Cetti's Warbler 12:37.

Steve Akers

03 May 2026 22:04

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

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

Farmoor 2nd May

 

23 Black Terns (in flocks of 8 & 15) in from the south, circled reservoir and then headed off high to the north-east ~1850.

Also 1 Grey Plover through

Simon Myers & Ben Sheldon

Otmoor: 2nd May

Greenshank: In front of Wetlands Watch hide. 16:23.

Matthew Lloyd

02 May 2026 16:24

Access at Bicester Wetland Reserve

 Unfortunately one of our Key Holders has snapped their key in the BOS padlock. This means that if you visit the reserve out of normal Thames Water working hours 07.30 to 15.30 Monday to Friday you could get locked in by a Thames Water employee.

We hope to have a new padlock with 7 to 10 days that takes you key.

Alan Peters

Otmoor 2nd May

No sign of Stilt on Otmoor this morning between 7-9 am. Greenshank and wood sand still. Per Tom Wickens

Rushy Common - hide now open

Message from Martyn Lane of the LWVP:

The lock on the Rushy Common hide door has been fixed and so the hide is now open.

Marsh Baldon: 2nd May

Peregrine: Calling and flying over house at 7-15 this morning. 07:25.

Paul Torevell

02 May 2026 07:26

Ardley 2nd May

Shelduck - 1

Pintail - pair on quarry briefly before flying east.

Little Ringed Plover - 5

Wantage: Lark Hill: 1st May

Wheatear: fem. 08:00.
2 Grey Partridge 08:00.

Jed Cleeter

02 May 2026 07:04

Fyfield Wick: 2nd May

Cuckoo: male. Singing. FOY here. 06:53.

Jed Cleeter

02 May 2026 06:54

Farmoor Reservoir: 1st May

Little Tern 19:10.
2 Common Tern 19:10.
4 Yellow Wagtail: East end of causeway. 19:10.

Jed Cleeter

02 May 2026 06:37

A329 near Moulsford: 2nd May

Cuckoo: In the dawn chorus, quite distant, prob nr to Ferry Lane on Cholsey Marsh. 05:55 much closer, toward Four-Arches bridge. SU5985. 04:48.

Mike Amphlett

02 May 2026 06:01

Otmoor Black-winged Stilt 1st May

Kidlington: 1st May

2 Ring-necked Parakeet: 2 flying along the A34 between Gosford and Peartree. 18:43.

Trance International

Wytham: 1st May

Grasshopper Warbler: Singing. Found earlier in the day by Sam Fabian. SP478097. 17:45.

Steven Portugal

01 May 2026 20:45

Otmoor 1st May

 Black-winged Stilt

Farmoor Reservoir: Farmoor II: 1st May

Little Tern still at 18:10     (per Dave Murphy et al)

Bar-tailed Godwit 2

Grey Plover

Courtesy of Dave Murphy 

Cornwell Marsh and Wetland: 1st May

Marsh Harrier: juv fem. Mobbed by Red Kite and two Carrion Crows. 07:13.
Stonechat: ad male. 07:13.
4 Sedge Warbler: male. At least 4 singing males and displaying over territories. 07:13.
Whitethroat 07:13.
3 Blackcap 07:13.
8 Reed Bunting 07:13.
4 Linnet 07:13.
Snipe 07:13.
2 Mute Swan 07:13.
Kestrel 07:13.

Steve Akers

01 May 2026 13:28

Otmoor 1st May

Black-winged Stilt still at the new Noke Pool at 10:30am

Also
Wood Sandpiper 

Paul Willis 

Farmoor 1st May

1 Little Ringed Plover briefly causeway, 
Oystercatcher, 
multiple Common Sandpiperss, 
1 Common Tern, 
Swifts and Hirundines, 
1 Yellow Wagtail

Also "mixed singer" Willow Warbler

Simon Myers 

 

Venn Mill: 30th April

Greenshank 16:40.

Jed Cleeter

01 May 2026 05:53

Farmoor 30th April

2 Grey Plover briefly on causeway early morning
Sanderling on causeway
Whimbrel heard farmoor. 
2 Greenshanks reported earlier

In the evening:
1 Dunlin
6+ Common Sandpiper, 
2 Common Terns

et al. 

Sanderling courtesy of Carl Salmon

 

Emmington: 30th April

2 Grey Partridge: Pair in field south of the Emmington to Henton track. SP749024. 12:30.

David Stracey

30 Apr 2026 20:51

Otmoor rspb 30th April

Black-winged Stilt still present on pond adjacent to the bridleway 18:42 (Phil Birch et al)

Black Tern reported screen 1

Greenshank 

Wood Sandpiper 

Little-ringed Plover 3

Black Tern reported at first screen 

(per Ben Sheldon)

White Stork over Flood field 11:06 (per Oz)

Sonning Eye GPs: 30th April

2 Oystercatcher 13:35.
2 Hobby 13:35.
Mandarin Duck: drk. 13:35.
20 Common Tern 13:35.

Marek Walford

30 Apr 2026 13:36

Cornwell Marsh and Wetland: 30th April

2 Sedge Warbler: FOY here. 07:27.
Whitethroat 07:27.
3 Blackcap 07:27.
Swift 07:27.
2 Raven: Pair flying through. 07:27.
2 Kestrel 07:27.
5 Reed Bunting 07:27.
Grey Heron 07:27.

Steve Akers

30 Apr 2026 13:02

New Marston: New Marston Meadows: 30th April

Hobby: Marston Hamms, hawking. Also first 2 swifts of the year for the site. 07:20.

Steve Jennings

Cornwell Marsh and Wetland: 29th April

Marsh Harrier: fem. Hunting over the marsh - possibly on Spring migration. 17:55.
Swift: FOY here. 17:55.
8 Swallow 17:55.
10 House Martin 17:55.
2 Blackcap 17:55.
Reed Bunting: m. 17:55.
Grey Heron 17:55.

Steve Akers

Oxon Round-up 29th April

Down Valley Way, Witney: 2 Hobby
Ardley Quarry: 3 Greenshank at W end of Ardley Quarry lake
Cornwell Marsh: Marsh Harrier 

et al.
 

Farmoor 29th April

Single Dunlin along the causeway

Conor Mackenzie 

Sonning Eye GPs: 29th April

2 Hobby 12:42.
15 Common Tern 12:42.

Marek Walford

Otmoor 29th April

The Black-winged Stilt still this morning on the new pool by Noke Farm. Viewed from either the Noke path or from the start of the bridleway. 

Still present 12:15pm

Also
Greenshank still on Big Otmoor 
Wood Sandpiper on Big Otmoor 

Wayne Bull et al 

Eynsham: 29th April

Cuckoo: Between the Wharf Stream and Wytham Woods. 11:53.

Richard Parsons

Otmoor RSPB 28th April

The Stilt and Wood Sandpiper this afternoon.

Farmoor 28th April 2026

 At Farmoor at 6.00 PM today from the Causeway there were 1 Dunlin, 3 Common Sandpiper, 2 Yellow Wagtail, 3 juvenile Grey Wagtail and 1 Common Tern on F1.

Sarsgrove: 28th April

Wheatear: fem. Still present at stone wall in 2nd field. 12:30.
7 Skylark 12:30.
Yellowhammer 12:30.
2 Mistle Thrush 12:30.

Steve Akers

Otmoor rspb 28th April

Black-winged Stilt 
On new pool by path to Noke at 16:00
Earlier in north west corner of Big Otmoor though surprisingly difficult to see 15:03

Wood Sand location 

 

Courtesy of Andy Brown

Ring Ouzel in car par 

Wood Sandpiper mid way along west of Ashgrave (not viewable from hide)
Greenshank & 3 Little Ringed Plover on Big Otmoor
3 Whimbrel on Ashgrave
20 Hobbies

Max Buckley et al.

Photo courtesy of Max Buckley

 

Sonning Eye GPs: 28th April

Oystercatcher 12:42.

Marek Walford

Sarsgrove: 27th April

Wheatear: fem. 18:35.
Lesser Whitethroat 18:35.
3 Whitethroat 18:35.

Steve Akers

Henley Road GPs: 28th April

Oystercatcher 13:01.

Marek Walford

Radley GPs 28th April

Lesser Whitethroat this morning (FOY here), plus Common Sand and a pair of Common Terns

Ian Elkins 

Farmoor 28th April

2 Arctic Terns F2
Dunlin on causeway 
4 Common Sand, 
4 Yellow Wags 

Conor Mackenzie et al