27th August: Pit 60

13 Black Terns - mostly adults

Cornwell Wetland: 27th August

Whinchat: SP280265. 16:47.
Little Egret: SP280265. 16:47.
2 Grey Wagtail: pair. SP280265. 16:47.
2 Grey Heron: SP280265. 16:47.

Steve Akers

27 Aug 2026 20:31

Ardley ERF lagoon 27th August

Black-tailed godwit - 1 juv still

Green sandpiper - 2

Little Ringed Plover - 2

Swift - 1 over

Farmoor - 27 August 2026

 

A few highlights from a classic 'Farmoor day': Black-necked Grebe, Knot, Little Gull

Farmoor Reservoir 27th August

Courtesy of Simon Myers 

Black-necked Grebe juv still F1 15:55 (BS et al)

Curlew Sandpiper briefly on the causeway then flew high south (per Ben Sheldon)

Black Tern juv F2 08:34

Knot juv on causeway 15:41

Little Gull juv F2

Mediterranean Gull 2

Whimbrel over

Greenshank 2 over

Turnstone over

Ringed Plover 4

Little-ringed Plover 

Dunlin

Green Sandpiper over

(per Dave Lowe et al)

Courtesy of Paul Willis 

Pit 60 27th August

Black Tern 11 12:18 (per Jeremy Dexter)

Key Holder Reserve 

Farmoor Reservoir 26th August

Little Gull juv Courtesy of Conor MacKenzie 

Little Gull still present on F2 along causeway 17:49 (BS)

Cholsey & Westfield Road: 26th August

Merlin: Caught my eye as we went past in the car; small falcon, dark upper surface, presumed juv. Very agile swooping over rough field, just S of the railway bridge on N side of road. A huge surprise!. SU582856. 18:55.

Mike Amphlett

27 Aug 2026 01:05

Farmoor Reservoir - 26th August

1100-1230hrs

Common Greenshank 1

Turnstone 2 

Dunlin 1

Common Sandpiper 1

Cornwell Wetland: 26th August

Whinchat: SP280265. 08:33.
Green Sandpiper: Possibly two birds. SP280265. 08:33.
2 Little Egret: SP280265. 08:33.
Grey Heron: SP280265. 08:33.
Lapwing: SP280265. 08:33.
2 Lesser Whitethroat: SP280265. 08:33.
25 Goldfinch: SP280265. 08:33.
Raven: SP280265. 08:33.

Steve Akers

26 Aug 2026 17:18

Dix Pit 25th August

Ferruginous Duck m still present 13:58 (per Ewan Urquhart)

Farmoor Reservoir 26th August

Little Gull juv still 13:54

Black Tern 5 08:16 

Greenshank over (h/o)

juv Turnstone 2 until 13:44

(per Dave Lowe et al)

Courtesy of Steve Liptrot

Above & Below Courtesy of Steve Liptrot

Ashbury: 26th August

Peregrine: male. 07:56.

Jed Cleeter

26 Aug 2026 07:57

Otmoor rspb 25th August

Short-eared Owl late afternoon (et al)

Eastleach Downs - 25th August

1600-1930 hrs

Long tailed Shrike 1

Whinchat 3

European Stonechat 1

Common Redstart 1f

Northern Wheatear 1

Common Whitethroat 2+

Corn Bunting 17

Grey Partrdige 2

Common Raven 1

Cornwell Marsh and Wetland: 25th August

Green Sandpiper 20:30.
8 Lapwing 20:30.
Grey Heron 20:30.
25 Swallow 20:30.
Kestrel 20:30.
Barn Owl 20:30.

Steve Akers

25 Aug 2026 21:26

Farmoor F2 : 25th August 2026

Greenshank

 

Black-tailed Godwit F1 18:27 (TM)

Ringed Plover 4 F2 08:33 (RGW)

Greenshank 

Watlington Hill: 25th August

Redstart 16:30.
Spotted Flycatcher 16:30.
Marsh Tit 16:38.

Matthew Lloyd

25 Aug 2026 16:30

Henley Road GPs: 25th August

Mandarin Duck 12:45.

Marek Walford

25 Aug 2026 12:45

Sonning Eye GPs: 25th August

Little Gull: juv. 12:22.
Yellow-legged Gull: ad. 12:22.
Common Tern: ad. 12:22.

Marek Walford

25 Aug 2026 12:22

Bicester Wetland Reserve 25th August

 8 Green Sandpiper
20 Teal

A Peters
Key Holder Reserve

5 of the 8 Green Sandpiper

Dix Pit 25th August

Ferruginous Duck m 10:40

Ruff 4

(per Dave Lowe)

Ardley Quarry 25th August

Black-tailed Godwit juv

Green Sandpiper 

Snipe

Peregrine 

Yellow Wagtail 2

(per JFT)

Otmoor: RSPB reserve: 24th August

320 Yellow Wagtail: Over 300 going to roost in front of the first screen.
30 Cattle Egret

Steve Roby

Farmoor Reservoir 24th August

Spotted Redshank 20:18 southern end of F2 though mobile 

Greenshank 2

Turnstone 2

(et al)

Eastleach Downs -24th August

Long tailed Shrike 1m

Whinchat 3

Common Redstart 1f

Northern Wheatear 1

Corn Bunting 6

Common Whitethroat 3

Dix Pit 24th August

Distant Ruff

 Female Ferruginous Duck (Didn't find the drake)

Rushy Common & Dix Pit: 24th August

Rushy Common
2 Little Ringed Plover: Down Valley Way pits - scored under Rushy common as not yet on GoingBirding. 10:00.
Great White Egret: Down Valley Way pits - scored under Rushy common as not yet on GoingBirding. 10:00.
Wheatear: Down Valley Way pits - scored under Rushy common as not yet on GoingBirding. 10:00.

Dix Pit
4 Ruff: feeding on floating vegetation in the middle of the lake. 12:00.

Anthony Cheke

24 Aug 2026 17:55

Dix Pit 24th August

Ferruginous Duck m still present 12:46 

(per Birdguides)

Ruff 4 12:17 (per Ewan Urquhart)

Cornwell Marsh and Wetland: 24th August

Peregrine 08:36.
Green Sandpiper 08:36.
3 Lapwing 08:36.
Grey Wagtail 08:36.
Kingfisher 08:36.
30 Goldfinch: ad and juvs. 08:36.
Blackcap: fem. 08:36.
Raven 08:36.
Kestrel 08:36.

Steve Akers

24 Aug 2026 12:01

Henley Road GPs: 24th August

Green Sandpiper 11:31.

Mick Hannington

24 Aug 2026 11:32

Farmoor Reservoir: 24th August

Marsh Harrier: Flew over heading south. 11:03.

(per Steve Roby) 

Ringed Plover

Common Sandpiper 

Wheatear f

(LB)

Churn: 24th August

4 Wheatear: 4 birds south of bridge near small billing - just in Oxfordshire. 07:46.
(per John Geddes)

Tree Pipit 2 over Churn Hill 07:37 

(per Conor MacKenzie)

Farmoor Reservoir 23rd August

Caspian Gull ad in roost

Mediterranean Gull  ad

Yellow-legged Gull  60

(TM)

Cornwell Marsh and Wetland: 23rd August

2 Green Sandpiper 19:44.
2 Little Egret 19:44.
3 Grey Heron 19:44.
Lapwing 19:44.
6 Lesser Black-backed Gull: Over. 19:44.
Raven 19:44.

Steve Akers

23 Aug 2026 21:16

Rushy Common - 23rd August

Marsh Harrier 1 f/imm

Great White Egret 1

Red crested Pochard 18

Green Sandpiper 1

Snow Geese 101

Cothill Fen, 23rd Aug

Spotted flycatcher

Rushy Common: 23rd August

Green Sandpiper 19:53.

Yacky Morris

23 Aug 2026 20:19

Northern cross valley way: 23rd August

4 Ruff: 4 flew in briefly. SP369079. 20:11.

Yacky Morris

23 Aug 2026 20:17

Hackpen Hill 23rd August

Wheatear : 3

David Hastings

Aston Upthorpe: 23rd August

Spotted Flycatcher: At top of Juniper Valley. 15:20.

Matthew Lloyd

23 Aug 2026 16:57

Letcombe Bassett: Gramps Hill: 23rd August

Tree Pipit
2 Grey Partridge
5 Raven
Yellow Wagtail

Mark Merritt

23 Aug 2026 16:33

Dix Pit 23rd August

Ferruginous Duck m  still present (per Birdguides)

Ruff 2 09:17 (DD)

Eastleach Downs 23rd August

LONG-TAILED SHRIKE still present this morning along the border 

Redstart

Whinchat 

(per Paul Wren, Nick Truby)

Above & Below courtesy of Paul Wren

Courtesy of Nick Truby 22/8

Pit 60 23rd August

No sign of the Spotted Redshank this morning (SM)

Key Holder Reserve 

Bletchingdon Park: 22nd August

22nd August
3 Great White Egret: Flying together to their roost?. SP508175. 19:15.

23rd August
2 Yellow Wagtail: Feeding in horse paddocks with c. 20 pied wagtails. SP496173. 07:20.

David Watkinson

23 Aug 2026 08:15

Eastleach Downs - 22nd August

 

Long tailed Shrike - its moult appears to be virtually complete

Whinchat 4

Common Redstart 2

Northern Wheatear 1

Common Whitethroat 10+

Lesser Whitethroat 1

Spotted Flycatcher 1

Corn Bunting 6

Goldfinch 50+

Common Raven 1

Standlake Pit 60

Spotted Redshank 18:00

Spotted Redshank 1 juv Green Sandpiper 5 Common Sandpiper 2 Snipe 2 Redstart 1m (Thames Fields) Great White Egret 1 Cattle Egret 2 Marsh Harrier 1

(SNT, et al)

Eastleach Downs 22nd August

LONG-TAILED SHRIKE still present and occasionally in Oxon 16:38

(per Birdguides)

Car parking field

Above & Below Courtesy of Nick Truby

Farmoor Reservoir: 22nd August

Ringed Plover: Causeway on F1 side. 12:26.

7 Yellow-legged Gull 12:00.
Ruff: Along causeway on F2 side. 12:23.
Dunlin: Causeway on F1 side. 12:23.
3 Common Sandpiper: Causeway on F1 side. 12:23.

Oliver Hedley

22 Aug 2026 12:25

Henley Road GPs: 22nd August

12 Mandarin Duck 08:00.
Green Sandpiper 08:00.

Hugh Netley

22 Aug 2026 09:15

Dix Pit 22nd August

Ferruginous Duck m 09:38

Ruff 2

Red-crested Pochard 5

Cattle Egret

Common Sandpiper 

Kingfisher 2

(per Dave Doherty, Nick Truby)

Sonning Eye GPs: 22nd August

Yellow-legged Gull: ad. 07:00.
2 Mandarin Duck 07:00.

Hugh Netley

22 Aug 2026 09:13

Fyfield Wick: 22nd August

Spotted Flycatcher: Briefly in garden. 08:05.

Jed Cleeter

22 Aug 2026 08:13

Stonesfield Common 21st August

Grasshopper Warbler 

Spotted Flycatcher 4

Redstart

Yellow Wagtail 3

(per Paul Wren)

All photos courtesy of Paul Wren

Farmoor F2: 21st August

Black-necked Grebes

Ruff

Warburg Reserve Friday 21st August 2026.

Spotted Flycatcher

The trackside hide at the reserve is now mainly mud. Birds are not visiting for a drink or a bath. Throughout August there have been daily visits by the Hawfinch family. There have been 2 x adult males, 2 x adult females and 2 juveniles. It is thought two were a returning pair from last year, the second two are younger and possibly last years juveniles. The adult Hawfinches have not been seen on the reserve since Monday. A juvenile hawfinch was seen yesterday at 1315 hrs. On the positive side a number of Spotted Flycatchers were seen today on the wider reserve but not visiting the pond at the moment. Seen today from the hide - Marsh Tit, Coal Tit.

Spotted Flycatcher

The elder of the two male Hawfinches 17/08

Hatford: Sandpit: 21st August

Common Sandpiper
2 Egyptian Goose

Mark Merritt

21 Aug 2026 20:17

Farmoor Reservoir: 21st August

Black-necked Grebe 2 on F2 16:55

(per Jeremy Dexter)

Black-tailed Godwit over 19:00 (AL)

Turnstone 3 20:01 (TM)

Dunlin 3

Ruff still present 12:09

Ringed Plover 

Little-ringed Plover 

Common Sandpiper 

Caspian Gull 1w

(per Ewan Urquhart, Conor MacKenzie,Richard Parsons,)

Dix Pit 21st August

Ferruginous Duck m still present 13:00 (per Birdguides)

Otmoor: RSPB reserve: 21st August

4 Whinchat: West side of Greenaways. 11:46.
Green Sandpiper 11:46.

Steve Roby

21 Aug 2026 11:48