Otmoor rspb June

Juvenile Marsh Harriers from this years brood.

All photos courtesy of Malcolm Bowey.

Bicester Wetlands Reserve 22nd June

Green Sandpiper 9 08:47 (per Colin Oram)

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Farmoor 21st June

 

Braving the heat at Farmoor this afternoon a Kingfisher showed well at Pinkhill and a Common Sandpiper on F1.

 

Blewburton Hill: 19th June

3 Yellow Wagtail: SU541859. 10:40.
4 Corn Bunting: SU541859. 10:40.

Oliver Hedley

19 Jun 2026 20:26

North kidlington: 19th June

10 Ring-necked Parakeet: Local number now grown to at least 10 in area near St Mary's church. SP502149. 19:16.

Terry Tossell

19 Jun 2026 19:20

Whitecross Green Wood: 19th June

Raven: cronking. 16:54.

John Edwards

19 Jun 2026 16:55

Standlake: 18th June

Hobby: Flew over the A415. 07:35.

Jed Cleeter

18 Jun 2026 20:53

Daisy Bank & Abingdon: 18th June

2 Swift: Only second sighting so far this year, pair chasing over rooftops. SU508979. 11:10.

Paul Watson

18 Jun 2026 11:12

Chinnor: Chinnor Hill: 17th June

Spotted Flycatcher: Fourth trip to find it 19:30.

Mark Mckeown

17 Jun 2026 20:24

Blenheim: Blenheim Lake: 16th June

2 Red-crested Pochard: Pair back together but no juvenile.
10 Cattle Egret: Very much an estimated total. Mix of Little and Cattle Egret difficult to be sure which is which.
10 Little Egret: Approx. See note on Cattle i.
10 Grey Heron
11 Cormorant
30 Sand Martin: At least 30.

Bob Pomfret

16 Jun 2026 21:16

Chinnor: Cement Works: 16th June

2 Little Ringed Plover: Lake 2b. 11:00.
2 Egyptian Goose: Lake 2b. 11:00.
Pochard: fem. Lake 2b. 11:00.

David Stracey

16 Jun 2026 20:05

Stadhampton: 16th June

Reed Warbler: calling in Stadhampton Meadows LNR. SU595988. 16:00.

Peter Law

16 Jun 2026 17:48

Warburg Reserve: 16th June

3 Bullfinch: m/f juv. Twice within 3/4 Hour. 14:25.
Marsh Tit 14:25.

Ralph Watts

16 Jun 2026 15:52

Stoke Row: 15th June

Woodcock: Roding over the main Forestry track in Burnt Platt Wood. 20:55.

John Taylor

16 Jun 2026 12:35

Bicester Wetland Reserve 16th June

 

 Green Sandpiper at Cattle Bridge Pool

Key Holder Reserve

Alan Peters

Warburg Reserve: 15th June

Buzzard: With prey in claws. 13:20.

Ralph Watts

15 Jun 2026 17:02

Buckland: 15th June

4 Lapwing: defending territory from corvids and a kite.

Bob Pomfret

15 Jun 2026 11:02

River Thames: Rushey Lock to Old Mans Bridge: 14th June

2 Cuckoo: Still at least two, possibly three, calling.
2 Cetti's Warbler
Corn Bunting
5 Reed Bunting

Bob Pomfret

15 Jun 2026 10:59