Oxford Golf Hotel & Spa Moreton 5th September

Courtesy of Simon Myers 

Red-necked Phalarope juv 10:39 on first lake viewable strictly from footpath (per Nick Marriner)

Very limited parking along road.

Pit 60 Standlake 5th September

4 Ruff 

Ringed Plover 

1 Green Sandpiper 

3 Common Sandpiper 

Hobby

2 Marsh Harrier

(AL)

Key Holder Reserve 

Churn Hill 5th September

Tree Pipit
Redstart
Marsh Harrier 

(CM)

Blenheim 5th September

Teal - 3

Great White Egret - 3

Grimsbury Reservoir 5th September

Goosander 3
Common Sandpiper 
Yellow Wagtail 3House Martin c90
Swift 2

(AT)

Grimsbury Reservoir 4th September

Ringed Plover
Little Egret 

(GB)

John Allen Pit, Bishop's Court Farm, Dorchester/Day's Lock - Fri a.m.

 

Ruff juv still present on small lake south of John Allen Pit.

Redstart juv m in southern boundary hedge.

c20 Yellow Wagtail in Alpaca paddocks.

Cattle Egret 1 with Cows at Church Farm.

Farmoor 4th September: Osprey

 

Adult female Osprey south 09:51

Plus 500 House Martin, 10 Sand Martin, 20 Swallow, Greenshank, Green Sandpiper, 2 Common Sandpiper

TM, RW, JB

Farmoor Reservoir 4th September

Osprey south over causeway 09:51

Turnstone 2 N/E corner of F1 12:10

(JB)

Courtesy of Steve Liptrot 

Dix Pit 3rd September

Ferruginous Duck f type still present in evening (per Birdguides)

Uffington: Fawler Road: 3rd September

3 Yellow Wagtail: At least with c30 pied Wagtail on the cricket pitch. 16:30.

Jed Cleeter

3 Sep 2026 18:11

Farmoor Reservoir 3rd September

Turnstone 6 early evening 

Caspian Gull 2

(TM)

Cornwell Marsh and Wetland: 3rd September

3 Green Sandpiper 10:48.
Little Grebe 10:48.
3 Grey Heron 10:48.
Whinchat 10:48.

Steve Akers

3 Sep 2026 16:22

Stratfield Brake 3rd September

Ruff 1 still present this afternoon (GC)

Henley Road GPs: 3rd September

Mandarin Duck 12:36.

Marek Walford

3 Sep 2026 12:36

Standlake Pit 60: 1st September

Black Tern 11:00.
4 Ruff 11:00.
2 Common Sandpiper 11:00.
Hobby 11:00.
Great White Egret 11:00.
Cattle Egret 11:00.
Shelduck: juv. 11:00.

Anthony Cheke

3 Sep 2026 11:26

Dorchester 3rd September

Juv Ruff, small lake south of John Allen Pit, Bishop's Court Farm, Dorchester/Day's Lock (GW)

Cornwell Marsh and Wetland: 2nd September

2 Green Sandpiper 10:33.
Little Egret 10:33.
Grey Heron 10:33.
Kingfisher 10:33.
Raven 10:33.

Steve Akers

2 Sep 2026 21:47

Eastleach Downs Oxon. 2nd September

   Hen Harrier

                                                                            Long-tailed Shrike

 10 Grey Partridge

2 Whinchat

1 Redstart

6 Corn Bunting

Wytham Wood: 2nd September

Spotted Flycatcher 15:54.

Brendan Harris

2 Sep 2026 15:54

Bicester Wetland Reserve 2nd September

1 Snipe
2 Green Sandpiper
2 Cetti's Warbler
4 Chiffchaff
46 Teal
28 Gadwall

A Peters
Key Holder Reserve

Stratfield Brake 2nd September

Ruff 2

Snipe 2

Mandarin 2

Cetti's Warbler 

Kingfisher

07:25

Farmoor Reservoir 1st September

Little Stint along the causeway on F1 side but no further sign at 13:36

Ringed Plover 5+  until c11:40 then flew west

Little-ringed Plover 

(per Bryan Manston, Simon Myers)

Courtesy of Bryan Manston 

Bicester Wetlands Reserve 1st September

Spotted Flycatcher by main gate

Great white Egret 

Green Sandpiper 3

(LB)

Keys Holder Reserve 

Sarsgrove: 1st September

4 Wheatear: 1m, 3f. 12:31.
Raven 12:31.
7 Skylark 12:31.

Steve Akers

1 Sep 2026 18:59

Spotted Flycatcher 
Stonesfield Common 31/8
Courtesy of Paul Wren

 

Abingdon: Peep-o-Day Lane: 1st September

2 Cattle Egret: Two with cows this evening. SU492946. 17:15.

Phil Chapman

1 Sep 2026 17:53

Otmoor rspb 1st September

Black-tailed Godwit 4 at the 1st screen 15:45 (per Luke O'Byrne)

Ruff 2 yesterday afternoon (31/8)

Rushy Common: 1st September

Peregrine 13:30.
Marsh Harrier: fem. 13:30.
Green Sandpiper 13:30.

Dave Murphy

1 Sep 2026 15:16

Chimney: 31st August

2 Green Sandpiper

Bob Pomfret

1 Sep 2026 15:05

Henley Road GPs: 1st September

Mandarin Duck 14:07.

Marek Walford

1 Sep 2026 14:07

Churn Hill & Churn Farm: 1st September

Churn Hill
Wheatear: Along Gallops at top of Churn Hill. SU525843. 08:00.
5 Yellow Wagtail: Flying south. SU525843. 08:05.
Hobby: Flew south over Blewbury Chalkpit. SU525852. 10:15.

Churn Farm
Redstart: SU503838. 09:00.
Wheatear: SU509832. 09:25.
3 Whitethroat: SU509832. 09:25.

Oliver Hedley

1 Sep 2026 13:45

Port Meadow: Burgess Field Nature Park: 31st August

2 Spotted Flycatcher: 2 in the south west corner of Burgess Field.

Thomas Miller, Gnome

Courtesy of Gnome

 

Farmoor Reservoir 31st August

Black Tern 2 F2 c19:14 (WP)

Moreton nr Thame: Moreton Golf Course: 31st August

4 Whinchat 06:45.

Wheatear 06:45.
45 Yellow Wagtail 06:45.
3 Common Sandpiper 06:45.

Nick Marriner

31 Aug 2026 19:28

Day's Lock/Bishop's Court Farm, Dorchester - Mon 31st

Church Farm backwaters - 

Greenshank 1

Cattle Egret 7

Hobby 2

Lapwing c40

Bishops Court Farm -

Redstart 1

Yellow Wagtail c20

Standlake Pit 60, 31 August AM

08:00 - 11:00:

Black Tern 1
Ruff 4
Green Sandpiper 2
Common Sandpiper 3
Marsh Harrier 1
Shelduck 2
GWE, LE & Grey Heron

Stephen Burch

Distant Black Tern © Stephen Burch

LWV: 31st August

Rushy Common:

Hobby 1 juv

Marsh Harrier 1

Green Sandpiper 3

Yellow Wagtail 2

Dix Pit:

Ferruginous Duck f type (no sign of male in quick visit)

Ruff 3

Pit 60, Standlake:

Black Tern 1 juv (13.30)

Ruff 2

Green Sandpiper 3

North Leigh: 31st August

Wheatear: One on wall near church. 14:03.

Yacky Morris

31 Aug 2026 14:05

Sonning Eye GPs: 31st August

Yellow-legged Gull: ad. 13:56.

Marek Walford

31 Aug 2026 13:56

Letcombe Bassett: Gramps Hill: 31st August

2 Whinchat
Marsh Harrier
Yellow Wagtail
Willow Warbler
22 Lapwing
6 Grey Partridge
2 Raven

Mark Merritt

31 Aug 2026 10:00

Grimsbury Reservoir 31st August

Common Sandpiper 3

Ringed Plover
Yellow Wagtail 

Sand Martin 15

Redstart 2 along cattle field ditch

(AT)

Stratfield Brake 30th August

Ruff 11:30 (per Russell Allen)

Above & Below courtesy of Russell Allen 

Standlake Pit 60 30th August

 

Snipe © David Hastings

Steeple Aston: 29th August

4 Cattle Egret: SP478256. 17:40.

Martin Clust

30 Aug 2026 12:37

Standlake Pit60 30th Aug

Black Tern

3 Shelduck

Hobby

c5 green sandpiper

4 common sandpiper

4 snipe

GWE

2 Cattle Egret

Redstart

Steeple Aston: 30th August

4 Cattle Egret: SP477255. 12:32.

Martin Clust

30 Aug 2026 12:35

Ardley 30th August

Teal - 24 on lagoon

Little Ringed Plover - 1

Green Sandpiper - 1

Common Sandpiper - 1

Snipe - 1

Water Rail - 1

Yellow-legged Gull - 2cy

Whinchat - 1

Letcombe Regis: Blandys Farm & Childrey: Childrey Field: 30th August

Letcombe Regis: Blandys Farm
Peregrine
Redstart

Childrey: Childrey Field
3 Marsh Harrier

Mark Merritt

30 Aug 2026 10:19

Oxford Golf Course Thame 30th August

5 Common Sand still

Hobby

4 Whinchat

2 Wheatear

35 Yellow Wagtail

50 Sand Martin

75 Swallow

40 House Martin

7 Grey Partridge

5 Little Egret 

(per Nick Marriner)

Stonesfield Common 30th August

Hobby

Redstart

2 Yellow Wags

3 Spotted Flycatcher 

(per Paul Wren)

Grimsbury Reservoir 30th August

Ringed Plover 

Redstart in hawthorn hedge adjacent to footpath 

Balscote Quarry 

Merlin f

(per Steve Holliday et al)